Please see our newest Home Learning Activity Grids for Literacy and English here. There are three levels to choose from: Mild, Medium or Spicy!

Please find our Literacy and English Activity Grids for stages and classes below:

Primary 1D Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 1M Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 2 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 3 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 4 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 5K Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 5L Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 6 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Primary 7 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

ELR Class 1 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

ELR Class 2 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

ELR Class 3 Literacy and English Home Learning Activities

Please see our list of Spelling Home Learning Grids for each stage below:

Primary 1 Spelling Activities

Primary 2 Spelling Activities

Primary 3 Spelling Activities

Primary 4 Spelling Activities

Primary 5 Spelling Activities

Primary 6 Spelling Activities

Primary 7 Spelling Activities

Here is a list of our Parent and Carer guides to support your child(ren) with Literacy and English:

WCPS Active Spelling Guide Stages 1-3

WCPS Active Spelling Guide Stages 4-7

We have also put together a number of video guides to support an Active Spelling approach at home. Please see our playlist of these videos here or individually below:

Guide to CVC and CVCC Words

Five Finger Strategy for Spelling

Guide to Active Spelling at Home

Guide to Initial Sounds, Alphabet Sounds and Phonemes

Please click the link here to access our playlist of online book readings by staff from Wester Cleddens Primary.

Please find a list of useful websites below to support Literacy and English learning activities at home:

BBC Alphablocks has interactive games, video clips and colouring pages for children to help them learn about phonics.

BBC Bitesize has daily lessons available for Literacy and English for P2-S4.

Doorway Online has features to support children to practice their letter formation.

Fun English Games provides children with examples and activities on how to create writing pieces from different genres of writing.

Mr. Thorne Does Phonics Playlist has a number of videos to support the learning of various phonemes and the application of these in words.

National Geographic for Kids (Literacy section) has a range of Literacy activities and ideas.

Oxford Owls has a free e-book library and guidance for parents on how to support their child at home with Literacy e.g. phonic sounds, reading, and grammar.

Phonics Play has games for children to help them practice their phonic sounds and blending skills. (Subscription is free during COVID-19 circumstances.)

Read, Write, Think also provides children with different examples and activities to explore different genres of writing.