Read short stories using known sounds, explore number bonds, practice handwriting and make something with your own hands. Choose a comfortable challenge and follow school guidance on phonics and letter formation.
Join numbered dots to reveal a cat, bunny, fox, turtle, dragon or rocket. Try 20, 25 or 30 dots, then color an adventure of your own.
Explore dot-to-dot pictures ↗Choose by the skill already learned, not a birthday deadline. Change the starting point whenever useful.
No activities match. Try another word or starting point.
Choose familiar sounds and enjoy a connected story.
Read Sam and a cat: an original 12-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 1, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Ben and a red hen: an original 12-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 1, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Kit and a dog: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 1, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Sam and the missing map: an original 12-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 1, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Ben and the lost hat: an original 12-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 1, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Pip and a fish: an original 14-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 2, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Kit and the chip trail: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 2, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Sam and the thin box: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 2, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Ben and the ringing bell: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 2, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Pip and the shell: an original 14-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 2, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read A duck in the rain: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 3, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read A goat on a boat: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 3, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Sam and the seed: an original 14-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 3, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Kit and the night light: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 3, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Ben and the fair: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 3, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Sam and the cake plan: an original 14-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 4, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Kit and the kite rescue: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 4, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Pip and the flute tune: an original 14-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 4, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read The duck and the little crew: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 4, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Read Ben and the way home: an original 13-sentence mini-adventure in reading group 4, with a problem to solve, clear sound prerequisites and discussion questions.
Hear a sound, read its examples and make time to practice.
A clear A–Z chart with matching capital and lowercase letters for pointing, comparing and finding familiar names.
Printable A–Z cards with capital and lowercase pairs for small, playful letter-recognition sessions.
Small matching games for noticing letters, with easy starting points and ideas to make a familiar game harder.
Free letter A and a tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter B and b tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter C and c tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter D and d tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter E and e tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter F and f tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter G and g tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter H and h tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter I and i tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter J and j tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter K and k tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter L and l tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter M and m tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter N and n tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter O and o tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter P and p tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter Q and q tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter R and r tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter S and s tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter T and t tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter U and u tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter V and v tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter W and w tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter X and x tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter Y and y tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Free letter Z and z tracing, a mixed-case letter hunt and a playful making activity, with an adult answer guide.
Six simple consonant–vowel–consonant words with picture checks, missing-vowel practice and a separate answer page.
Match four spoken rhyming pairs with picture cards and a shuffled matching sheet; no independent reading needed.
Sort six pictures by their initial /s/, /p/ or /b/ sound, with three labeled mats and an answer guide.
26 printable sound cards with three example words each, tap-to-play sound models and word audio. Choose sounds already taught.
10 printable sound cards with three example words each, tap-to-play sound models and word audio. Choose sounds already taught.
18 printable sound cards with three example words each, tap-to-play sound models and word audio. Choose sounds already taught.
14 printable sound cards with three example words each, tap-to-play sound models and word audio. Choose sounds already taught.
Short-vowel words: read, cover, write. 15 words across 5 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
sh and ch spelling practice. 6 words across 2 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
th, ng and nk word practice. 12 words across 4 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
ai and ay: words to read and spell. 6 words across 2 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
ee, ea and oa word practice. 9 words across 3 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
Two oo sounds: read and sort. 6 words across 2 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
Split-vowel spelling practice. 18 words across 6 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
ew and ue: two sounds to compare. 12 words across 4 spelling groups, with read-cover-write practice, a mixed review and separate answers.
Fourteen words in two ending families, with read-cover-write sheets and a mixed review. -at and -um are word parts, not single sounds.
Move from small groups to number bonds and stories within twenty.
Clear number cards from 1 to 10 for matching numerals with small groups of real objects.
Count small picture groups and match each total with its numeral, with a straightforward answer key.
Use ten-frame spaces to find the missing partner that makes ten. Twelve varied examples across three practice pages, with separate answers.
Count two visible groups, join them and find how many there are altogether. Twelve varied examples across three practice pages, with separate answers.
Remove a stated number from a small group and count what remains. Twelve varied examples across three practice pages, with separate answers.
Compare two groups by pairing or counting, including a pair with the same amount. Twelve varied examples across three practice pages, with separate answers.
Use a visible number strip to identify one missing numeral in a short sequence. Twelve varied examples across three practice pages, with separate answers.
Ten cutout number rods with one equal-sized square per unit, plus a labeled 1–10 counting strip.
Twenty large cutout counters, two sorting mats and a numbered strip for practical counting together.
Count dots in ten-frame examples, then use two empty ten-frames with your own counters.
Little number stories within five: eight illustrated adding problems, space to draw or use counters, and separate worked answers.
Join groups: number stories to ten: eight illustrated adding problems, space to draw or use counters, and separate worked answers.
Take-away stories within ten: eight illustrated taking-away problems, space to draw or use counters, and separate worked answers.
Adding stories within twenty: eight illustrated adding problems, space to draw or use counters, and separate worked answers.
Take-away stories within twenty: eight illustrated taking-away problems, space to draw or use counters, and separate worked answers.
Find the missing part: ten and twenty: eight illustrated missing-part problems, space to draw or use counters, and separate worked answers.
Two original 20-dot adventures to join in number order, then color. Large printable pictures, separate completed guides and a tap-to-join game.
Two original 25-dot adventures to join in number order, then color. Large printable pictures, separate completed guides and a tap-to-join game.
Two original 30-dot adventures to join in number order, then color. Large printable pictures, separate completed guides and a tap-to-join game.
Choose pencil routes, letter practice or an original craft.
Straight, curved, wavy and zigzag paths with room to move. Trace with a finger first, then try a drawing tool.
Large dot targets for dabbing, pointing and pattern play, using a selection of familiar shape outlines.
Match familiar picture pairs, then cut and glue with an adult. Pre-cut pieces keep the matching game open to everyone.
Short straight and curved paper routes for supervised cutting practice, with simpler ways to join in.
A real cut-and-place sorting board: put clothing and food pictures into two groups, then explain your choices.
Notice a familiar lowercase letter, trace its form and try a mark on an empty line. Spacious pages with clear examples and room to try.
Connect a numeral with an example, then trace and try writing it with adult support. Spacious pages with clear examples and room to try.
Follow a generous route with a finger, then explore a similar pencil movement. Spacious pages with clear examples and room to try.
Add six red apples to the tree. Two spare apples are included. Illustrated scene, matching cutouts and an assembly guide in color or coloring outlines.
Choose six petals and arrange them around the center of the flower. Illustrated scene, matching cutouts and an assembly guide in color or coloring outlines.
Add three spots to each wing: six spots altogether. Illustrated scene, matching cutouts and an assembly guide in color or coloring outlines.
Choose eight triangular rays and arrange them around the sun. Illustrated scene, matching cutouts and an assembly guide in color or coloring outlines.
Put five raindrops below the cloud. Two spare drops are included. Illustrated scene, matching cutouts and an assembly guide in color or coloring outlines.
Use one big square, one triangle, one rectangle and two small squares to build a house. Illustrated scene, matching cutouts and an assembly guide in color or coloring outlines.
Pencil trails: straight routes and corners. Three pages with six different trail missions, three tracing routes per mission and open space for a route of your own.
Pencil trails: bends, waves and arches. Three pages with six different trail missions, three tracing routes per mission and open space for a route of your own.
Pencil trails: loops and mixed journeys. Three pages with six different trail missions, three tracing routes per mission and open space for a route of your own.
Explore shapes, pictures, feelings and everyday routines.
Eight clear shape cards to show, name and print, with hidden labels and a simple answer guide for adults.
Trace generous shape outlines, match the names and turn a printed page into a simple shape hunt.
Ten bold color cards for naming, sorting and finding familiar objects, with clear labels for grown-ups.
Make predictions, mix small amounts of paint and compare the colors you actually create.
A flexible color hunt for the living room, classroom or outdoors. Point to a find or bring back a safe object.
Eight familiar pet and farm-animal pictures to name, compare and use in quick guessing games. Includes 9 picture words across multiple printable sheets.
Familiar home objects with British and American labels, ready for pointing, naming and “what do we use it for?” games. Includes 16 picture words across multiple printable sheets.
Books, pencils and other familiar classroom objects, with rubber/eraser vocabulary and easy adult prompts. Includes 9 picture words across multiple printable sheets.
Six feelings words with gentle conversation prompts. Use the pictures as invitations, never as a test of someone’s feelings.
Six weather pictures for looking outside, naming what you notice and keeping a simple daily observation.
Seven clear day cards for simple sequences and conversations about today, yesterday and tomorrow.
Twelve month cards for ordering, spotting a birthday month and talking about the year without weather stereotypes.
Choose familiar routine pictures and put them in your own order for a simple now-and-next or longer visual timetable.
A simple morning picture sequence you can adapt to your household, with no scores, streaks or pressure to race.
Five clearly illustrated comparisons for big and small, open and closed, full and empty, high and low, long and short.
Eight clothing pictures for naming, describing and pretend packing, with pants/pants and sweater/sweater vocabulary.
Eight familiar foods to name and compare, with open-ended prompts and no pressure to taste anything.
Four season-name cards and a local observation sheet, without assuming snow in winter or sunshine in summer.
Pentagon, hexagon, octagon, semicircle, rhombus and trapezium cards for a closer look at sides and outlines.
Try pointing or talking before using a pencil. Offer a smaller set, show an example, or use a familiar toy alongside the picture. You can stop halfway through and come back another day.
Use it. Interests, experience and comfort vary. Choose by the activity and your child’s response, and ask their school or early-years setting if you need individual guidance.
