Spelling through primary school
Spelling from Year 1 to Year 6: 13 topics, each building on the year before. A gap in one year tends to show up in the next, so this is the order to look back through when something isn't sticking.
Practise spelling at the right level
Daily challenges that start from what your child already knows in this topic, close gaps from earlier years first and keep pace with their school year.
- Spelling simple wordsAutumn 2
- Plurals with s and esSummer 1
- Phonics: other ways to spell soundsAutumn 1
- Year 2 spelling rulesSpring 1
- Words that sound the sameSpring 2
- Year 3 spelling rules, prefixes and suffixesAutumn 2
- HomophonesSpring 2
- Year 4 spelling rulesAutumn 2
- HomophonesSpring 1
- Year 5 and 6 spelling wordsAutumn 2
- Year 5 spelling rulesSpring 1
- Year 6 spelling rulesAutumn 2
- Homophones and near homophonesSpring 1
Topics from the national curriculum programmes of study for english, in the half term they usually come. A school's own timing can differ by a few weeks.
Helping at home
- Pick three tricky words a week and stick them on the fridge. Test each other at breakfast.
- Ask them to spot the tricky part of a word and say it the way it's spelt.
Other english topics
- ReadingYears 1 to 6
- Grammar and punctuationYears 1 to 6
Practise spelling at the right level
Daily challenges that start from what your child already knows in this topic, close gaps from earlier years first and keep pace with their school year.