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Online activities to share with children
Letters and words
Websites to visit
Write letters and words
Write a letter or word, then watch it replay, without your hand in the way.
Read some simple words
Collect letters then read the word they spell. (Note: Some of the letters are written differently in your Little Wipe-Clean Word Book.)
Spot the words
Try a hide and seek word game. (Click on "Launch Sighties".)
Write and draw online
Have fun making lines and marks of different colours.
A matching game
Match school words to their pictures.
Teach Your Monster to Read online game
An award-winning series of free games developed by the Usborne Foundation to help children learn to read.
Numbers
Websites to visit
A number song
Listen to a song about a plane that makes numbers, and draw numbers in the air.
Seaside counting to 10
Click on objects in each scene to count. (Note: The number "9" in this activity is written differently in your Little Wipe-Clean Word Book.)
Count a ladybird's spots
Choose the game you want to play. (Note: The number 1 is written differently in your Little Wipe-Clean Word Book.)
Animal count
Roll over the red spot to see the number. (Note: The numbers 4 and 9 are written differently in your Little Wipe-Clean Word Book.)
Colours and shapes
Websites to visit
Match the colours
Click on the colour word then the matching picture.
Draw some shapes
Click on the shapes activity.
Listen to a song about circles
Click on the playlist for lots more songs.
Advice for grown-ups
Websites to visit
Making handwriting fun
Tips for getting children interested in writing.
Handwriting activities and advice
Click on an age range, or for advice about reading click on "Reading" at the top. (Note: Printable sheets on letter formation differ from the examples shown in Little Wipe-Clean Word Books.)
Simple ways to help
Click on an age and choose a sub-topic. (Some online activities and video clips may not work where you are due to copyright restrictions.)
Reading and writing activities
Guide to letter forms
A printable guide to letter forms and how to hold a pencil.
Literacy milestones
Find tips, rhymes and lots more activities.
Important!
Internet safety
Children, make sure you follow these three simple rules when using the internet:
- Always ask an adult's permission before using the internet.
- Never give out personal information, such as your name, address, school or telephone number.
- If a website asks you to type in your name or email address, check with an adult first.
For more tips, see Internet safety for children.
Adults - we recommend that children are supervised while on the internet. The content of a website may change at any time and Usborne Publishing is not responsible for content on sites other than its own.
For more on internet safety, see Internet advice for adults.
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About this book
Little wipe-clean word books
School
This fun book is a perfect way for young children to improve their language and writing skills. Trace over 130 school-themed words, from classroom objects to PE activities and colours, shapes and numbers. With durable, wipe-clean pages for endless practice and links to websites with advice and more reading and writing activities.
Felicity Brooks
Felicity Brooks is an Editorial Director and writer at Usborne Publishing. She studied English and Drama at Exeter University and worked as an actor, teacher and lexicographer before starting work in children’s publishing in the late 1980s. She has written and edited hundreds of children’s titles, including stories and novelty books for pre-schoolers and books about history, geography, languages, science, maths, nature and the arts. Her books have won the TES Senior Information Book Award, the Aventis Science Books Prize, the SLA Information Book Award, the Sheffield Baby Books Award and Practical Pre-school Gold and Silver Awards.
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Sound files
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