What to teach, and in what order
Each level is one small step. A pack belongs to a level, so you always know what comes next. Not sure where your child is? Answer a few questions and get a plan.
The reading levels follow the order letter-sounds are taught in. Inside the reading app and the reading books a level is called a Set: Level 3 is Set 3. Every word in a level uses only the sounds taught up to that level.
Your child learns four sounds and hears how sounds join into words such as “sat” and “tap”.
A pack for this level is being made.
Play Level 1 in the free reading app (choose Set 1)
With eight sounds your child can read many short words, such as “pin”, “man” and “dad”.
Play Level 2 in the free reading app (choose Set 2)
More short words open up: “dog”, “cat”, “kid”, “top”.
Play Level 3 in the free reading app (choose Set 3)
Your child meets the first sound written with two letters, ck, and reads words such as “duck”, “red” and “sun”.
Play Level 4 in the free reading app (choose Set 4)
Words such as “hat”, “bell”, “fuss” and “bus”.
Play Level 5 in the free reading app (choose Set 5)
Words such as “jet”, “van”, “wet” and “fox”.
Play Level 6 in the free reading app (choose Set 6)
The last single sounds: “yes”, “zip”, “buzz”, “quit”.
Play Level 7 in the free reading app (choose Set 7)
The math levels go from counting to adding and taking away within 20. Each pack stays inside its level, so a pack for adding to 5 never has an answer bigger than 5.
Your child counts things one by one and learns that the last number said is how many there are.
Reading and writing each number from 1 to 10 and matching it to that many things.
Counting on past ten, and reading and writing the numbers 11 to 20.
Putting two small groups together, with pictures to count.
Starting with up to five things, taking some away and counting what is left.
Adding with answers up to 10, first with pictures and then on a number line.
Subtracting from numbers up to 10, with pictures to cross out and a number line.
Adding past ten, using a number line from 0 to 20.
Subtracting from numbers up to 20, using a number line.
A pack for this level is being made.
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