Just Write in Junior Infants

Words with Mm
mat map mop mammy mud man monster Mary jam Jim mouse muck money Master Manor Manorhamilton monkey Molly

For additional activities on the letters and sounds go to the Starfall website here.

Remember World Book Day is fast approaching - March 7th 2013, view their website here.

Story Teller Videos on Oxford Owl are also great to promote reading at home (and school).

Teach your Monster to Read is a great game to help children reinforce their reading through play. 

Oxford Owl Expert Help with Reading

Click here to visit a new section on Oxford Owl website. This section has tips for parents on helping them with their reading at home. This is an excellent resource and is applicable to all reading levels rather than struggling readers alone.

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Question/Index/11

eBooks to read online

Songbirds Phonics by Julia Donaldson

Lilac Level 1+ Mix Mix Mix click here to read
Green Stage 2 The Ox and the Yak click here to read
Blue Stage 3 Ron Rabbit's Big Day click here to read
Red Stage 4 Queen Aneena's Feast click here to read
Gold Stage 5 Sue Kangaroo click here to read
Yellow Stage 6 Paula the Vet click here to read

                                      Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales

Lilac Stage 1 The Little Red Hen click here to read
Pink Stage 1+ The Big Carrot click here to read
Red Stage 2 The King and His Wish click here to read
Yellow Stage 3 Chicken Licken click here to read
Blue Stage 4 Tom, Dad and Colin click here to read
Green Stage 5 The Magic Paintbrush click here to read
Orange Stage 6 The Frog Prince click here to read
Turquoise Stage 7 Rumplestiltskin click here to read
Purple Stage 8 Finn MacCool click here to read
Gold Stage 9 East of the Sun, West of the Moon click here to read

Project X 

 A Home for Ted click here to read
Tiger's Family click here to read
Is Dad in Here? click here to read
Ducks click here to read
Ant and the Baby click here to read
My Cat Moggy click here to read
Paco's Pet click here to read
A Dog's Day click here to read
Don't Jump on the Bed Fred! click here to read
What is it? click here to read
Tortoise, tortoise! click here to read
Diggers click here to read
The Birthday Cake click here to read
Stop Pot, Stop! click here to read
The Rainy Day click here to read
What's the Weather Like today? click here to read
Patterns click here to read
When Animals Invade click here to read
Animal Magic click here to read
The Play Park click here to read
Bug Hunt click here to read

The Noisy Day click here to read
What' s that Noise? click here to read
Hide and Cheat click here to read
Dinosaur Safari click here to read
Power Racers click here to read
Attack of the Centipede click here to read
Animal Conflicts click here to read

Oxford Owl Summer Sports Page

On your marks... get set... go...! There's no doubt that our summer of sport has begun! To help you get your children into the sporting spirit and 'actively' enjoying their reading and maths, take a look at the special Oxford Owl Summer Sports page

You'll find brand-new FREE sporty eBooks to explore with your child, new activities to download and share and a special maths challenge - all with a sporting theme. So, join in with the spirit of sport this summer and visit Oxford Owl now for learning at home that's guaranteed to be fun!


Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales Storyteller Videos


For Parents
Top Tips for Getting Started with Phonics (click on Ruth Miskin's movie when page opens)
Julia Donaldson's Top Tips for Reading with your child.


Here are the free ebooks
Sport is Fun 
Sports Poems
Against All Odds
Sport - Now and Then
Training Like an Athlete
Olympic Dreams

Oxford Owl eBooks

We read books from the Oxford Reading Tree Series. We have series such as Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper, Songbirds Phonics, Oxford Reading Tree, Treetops and Traditional Tales.

There is a website called Oxford Owl. Some of the books can be read as eBooks online. Some we have not read and others we have. The site is full of resources for all reading ages.

Here are some of the eBooks

• The Three Bears
• How many?
• Find the Shapes
• What time is it?
• The Snowman
• In the Garden
• Gran's New Blue Shoes

Songbirds Phonics

• The Ox and the Yak - Stage 2 Green
• Queen Anneena's Feast - Stage 4 Red

Traditional Tales

• The Little Red Hen - Stage 1 Lilac
• The Big Carrot - Stage 1+ Pink
• The King and His Wish - Stage 2 Red
• Chicken Licken - Stage 3 Yellow
• Tom, Dad and Colin - Stage 4 Blue
• The Magic Paintbrush - Stage 5 Green
• The Frog Prince - Stage 6 Orange
• Rumpelstiltskin - Stage 7 Turquoise
• Finn MacCool and the Giants Causeway - Stage 8 Purple
• East of the Moon, West of the Moon, Stage 9 Gold]