Learn by topic

Each topic lets your child hear the words, gives you quick ideas to practise at home, and links to the game that practises it.

Word Island

30 animals from the farm, the zoo and the sea.

30 words for fruit, vegetables, drinks and treats.

Eye, ear, nose, hand, foot: 12 face and body words.

Hat, shirt, socks, coat, gloves: 12 words for getting dressed.

Ball, kite, robot, teddy bear, piano: toys and music.

Book, pencil, crayon, ruler, scissors: classroom words.

Car, bus, train, boat, airplane: 13 ways to travel.

Door, bed, chair, clock, spoon: 17 things at home.

Sun, rain, rainbow, tree, river: 18 words from outdoors.

"I see a cat." "This is a ball." The first two sentence patterns.

"The ball is red." "It is a big red ball." Word order for describing.

"I have a dog." "I like pizza." Talking about me.

"I can run." "The bird can fly." Eight action words.

"The cat is on the bed." Three words for where things are.

"I am happy." "I am hungry. I can eat." Feelings and tiny stories.

Hear the name of every letter from A to Z, with a picture word for each.

Hear and say every number from one to twenty, with tips for the tricky ones.

Plus, take away, equals, more and fewer: the words of early maths.

Ten shape names, from circle to hexagon, with a side-counting tip.

Six colour names and the one rule that matters: the colour comes first.