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Phonics, spelling, grammar and word meaning. 46 skills from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6, each a short lesson in Star Steps that explains the idea first, then practises it.

Senior Kindergarten

5 skills · ages 5 to 6. Everything in Senior Kindergarten

  • Letter SoundsThe noise a letter makes
  • Words That RhymeSounds that match
  • My NameLetters make your name
  • Words I KnowReading them in a snap
  • Same First SoundWords that begin alike
Try a question

The word fish begins with the letter?

  • i
  • f
  • s
  • h

Answer: f

Grade 1

7 skills · ages 6 to 7. Everything in Grade 1

  • Letter SoundsHear the first sound
  • Rhyme TimeWords that end alike
  • Word FamiliesSame ending, new word
  • Sight WordsWords you just know
  • OppositesWords that flip
  • Capital LettersBig letters have jobs
  • Full StopsWhere a sentence ends
Try a question

Which word starts with P?

  • UMBRELLA
  • NOSE
  • PIG
  • QUEEN

Answer: PIG

Grade 2

7 skills · ages 7 to 8. Everything in Grade 2

  • Naming and Doing WordsNouns and verbs
  • One and ManyMaking plurals
  • Describing WordsAdjectives
  • Two Words, One WordCompound words
  • Capitals and Full StopsSentence rules
  • One and ManyAdding s and more
  • Doing WordsVerbs tell the action
Try a question

Which one is a naming word?

  • cloud
  • sing
  • throw
  • dig

Answer: cloud

Grade 3

7 skills · ages 8 to 9. Everything in Grade 3

  • ContractionsTwo words squashed into one
  • Same and OppositeSynonyms and antonyms
  • Adjectives and AdverbsDescribing things and actions
  • Beginnings and EndingsPrefixes and suffixes
  • Punctuation MarksSmall marks, big jobs
  • Describing WordsAdjectives add detail
  • Same and OppositeSynonyms and antonyms
Try a question

What does "it's" stand for?

  • have not
  • should not
  • could not
  • it is

Answer: it is

Grade 4

8 skills · ages 9 to 10. Everything in Grade 4

  • Tricky SpellingsThe ones everyone gets wrong
  • HomophonesSound alike, mean different
  • Fact or OpinionCheckable or arguable?
  • Similes and IdiomsLanguage that paints
  • Find the Main IdeaWhat is it really about?
  • Alphabetical OrderFinding it in a list
  • Direct SpeechWriting what people say
  • ParagraphsOne idea at a time
Try a question

Which word is spelled WRONG?

  • February
  • beutiful
  • friend
  • because

Answer: beutiful

Grade 5

6 skills · ages 10 to 11. Everything in Grade 5

  • PrefixesThe front of a word
  • SuffixesThe tail of a word
  • ClausesHow sentences are built
  • Figurative LanguageSaying more than you mean
  • ClausesBuilding longer sentences
  • Persuasive WritingMaking a case
Try a question

'trans' in transport means?

  • under
  • not
  • over
  • across

Answer: across

Grade 6

6 skills · ages 11 to 12. Everything in Grade 6

  • Active and PassiveWho is doing it?
  • PunctuationThe small marks
  • Reported SpeechTelling it second-hand
  • Word RootsWhere words come from
  • Active and PassiveWho does the doing
  • Where Words Come FromRoots and history
Try a question

Active writing is usually?

  • more formal always
  • clearer and shorter
  • poetic only
  • incorrect

Answer: clearer and shorter

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