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Year 1

Year 1 children

It’s a big leap from Reception to Year 1, but we've got everything you need to support Year 1 maths, Year 1 English and Year 1 science

Discover Year 1 activities and information to boost learning

We've got hundreds of teacher-created Year 1 learning resources, including Y1 activities, worksheets and games for core topics covered, including partitioning, shape, telling the time and handwriting. You'll also find resources to prepare for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check as well as Year 1 maths tutorials and complete learning programmes in Year 1 English, Year 1 maths and Year 1 science

Year 1 is a really important year for your child, and parents will be expected to support learning at home. But with these fun and engaging Year 1 resources, your child will love the time you spend with them and you'll soon see them grow in learning ability and confidence.

Articles

Little girl in classroom smiling
How your Year 1 child develops
With less play and more learning on the cards at school, here’s how your child will change and grow during Year 1.
7 key areas for Year 1 home learning
7 key areas for supporting your Year 1 child with maths and English
Primary-school teacher, education writer and mum of three Phoebe Duffy highlights the key skills children learn in Year 1, and how you support their learning at home.
Children in a year 1 classroom
What your child learns in Year 1 maths, English and science
Be prepared for what your child will learn in Year 1 with our quick reference guide to the key concepts and skills they’ll cover in class – find out how you can help them at home, too!

Tutorials

Number bonds to ten tutorial
Number bonds to ten tutorial
After our digital teacher has shown you how to make number bonds to 10, can you help George the goblin collect gold coins?
Recognising one quarter of an object tutorial
Recognising one quarter of an object tutorial
Let our digital teacher show you how to recognise one quarter of an object, then see if you can divide some objects into quarters.
Subtracting a one-digit number from a two-digit number under 20 tutorial
Subtracting a one-digit number from a two-digit number under 20 tutorial
Let our digital teacher show you how to subtract a one-digit number from a two-digit number under 20 in this tutorial, then answer some online questions to check you've got it!

Worksheets

Using high frequency words in sentences worksheets
Using high frequency words in sentences
Here is a Year 1 high frequency words activity, created by an educational expert. Can you read the high frequency words? Write four sentences. In each sentence try to use two or three of the high frequency words.
Addition and place value worksheet
Addition and place value
Can you use partitioning and your knowledge of number facts to help Pirate Pegleg with these word problems?
Number bonds to 10 matching worksheet
Number bonds to 10 matching
Father Christmas wants 10 presents to put in each stocking. Can you draw lines linking two piles that add up to 10? This Christmas-themed worksheet will help your child practise number bonds to 10 and simple addition.
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Year 1 maths booster pack

Year 1 English and Year 1 Maths Booster packs

Reading, writing and spelling practice for KS1 children means wordsearches, matching games, writing missing posters and more! Our Year 1 English booster pack covers all the main literacy topics your child will learn in the first year of KS1. Just one worksheet a day will offer a fun revision session to help them with their handwriting, phonics and punctuation – and why not let your child organise a little party to make the 'writing for purpose' activity even more exciting?

Maths revision – the fun way! Our Year 1 maths booster pack covers all the main maths topics your child will learn in the first year of KS1 to help them practise their skills. Use the colourful worksheets to boost your child's confidence with number bonds, telling the time, simple addition and subtraction and first story problems, or try some of the suggested extension activities to consolidate what they've learnt at school.

Phonics screening check

Y1 Phonics screening check

The Phonics screening check is used to test children's reading and phonics skills and what they've learnt in their first two years at school. Find out what you need to know about the Phonics screening check and get an idea of what your child will be asked to do in the June test by looking through the official past papers. Then check out all the practice checks we have created.


Discover a unique Year 1 Learning Journey programme for maths and English

Each Learning Journey programme contains 40 worksheets that roughly match the order that your child is being taught topics at school during the year. Work through them in order to be sure your child keeps up with all the core areas of learning they need to have mastered by the end of Year 1 or, if you are a subscriber, we'll send you an email every Wednesday with recommendations for two worksheets to complete that week (one English, one maths). There are also 24 fun worksheets that we'll send you during the school holidays!

Want to know if your child's Year 1 learning is on track? Get your child to work through the Year 1 Maths Progress Check and Year 1 English Progress Check and you'll be instantly be able to see where there are gaps in their knowledge.

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