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Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
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Eyfs Handwriting worksheets
Free worksheet: Handwriting, EYFS, Reception
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Handwriting practice: patterning 1
This handwriting worksheet was created by an expert to help prepare young children for writing the letters of the alphabet.
Patterning is a vital first step for learning handwriting. Introduce your child to creative, fun doodling and start building their handwriting skills today.
Patterning is a vital first step for learning handwriting. Introduce your child to creative, fun doodling and start building their handwriting skills today.
Handwriting high frequency words
Boost handwriting and spelling skills with this worksheet. The focus is on some of the high-frequency words your child will learn to read, spell and write in Reception and Year 1; letter formation guides and dotted line versions are provided to help them practise.
Handwriting practice sheets
Help your child form letters at the correct relative size and place them correctly on the 'base' writing line with our free printable handwriting practice sheets. Two formats with guidelines are included, one for beginner writers and one to help children improve their handwriting skills.
Portrait and name writing
This portrait and peg activity will help you learn to read and spell your name and give you a fantastic opportunity to look at how wonderfully unique and special you are.
Starting school practice: handwriting and numbers
Starting school is a very exciting time! Think about what you are excited about and practise some of the skills you have developed this year with this activity sheet.
Paint a pot and plant flower seeds
At the beginning of May and on May Day people celebrate with lots of traditions like maypole dancing and making flower crowns. The celebrations usually involve lots of colours and flowers. Today, you are going to have your own celebration, paint your own super colourful plant pot and plant some flower seeds.
Maypole finger strength activity
Building the strength in your fingers will help you when you start to write at school. Use matching coloured pencils or crayons to trace over the dotted lines to create the colourful ribbons of the maypole.
Father’s Day activity
Father’s Day is a special day to celebrate the fantastic dads, grandpas or other special people in your life and all that they do for you. Today you are going to think about your daddy or special someone and why they are special to you.
Colours of the month nature walk
Today you are going to explore the colours you can see during this time of year. Visit a nature reserve or a local park with some crayons and this sheet and have a look at all the different colours you can see. Which colours can you find?
Butterfly colour by number: numbers 1-6
This creative colouring activity will help you practise your number recognition skills and strengthen your writing muscles.
Build your name race game
Knowing how to read and write your name is an important skill to master. Playing this game will help you learn to recognise, spell, and write your own name.
Snowman name building
Do you want to build a snowman? Today, you will build a snowman that will spell out your name (no real snow required!).
People I love portrait
In February, many people worldwide celebrate Valentine’s Day and show someone how much they love them. This activity will help you to think about all the people and things in your life that you love and make you feel loved.
New year inspiration activity
The start of a new year is very exciting! Help your little one to think about the year ahead and challenge them to draw a picture of something they are excited about this year.
Mother’s Day activity
Mother’s Day is a special day to celebrate amazing mummies, grandmothers or other special mummy figures in your life. Today, you will think about your mummy and why she is special to you.
Make snow dough
Let it snow with this fun sensory activity! Are you ready to make your own snow? Follow these instructions and then play to your heart’s content.
Make egg box poppies
Let's make some beautiful egg box poppies for Remembrance Day.
Number formation 6 to 10
Once you have mastered writing numbers from 1 to 5, it’s time to begin your training to write the numbers 6 to 10. Can you complete these three ninja tasks?
Number formation 1 to 5
Now you recognise the numbers 1 to 5, it’s time to become a number writing ninja! Count the ninja to see which number you are writing, then trace over the dotted numbers. When you have ninja-trained your fingers, try writing some of your own numbers.
Practise following instructions
At school, you will need to follow your teacher’s instructions. This activity will help you to practise following instructions carefully and develop finger strength.
Nursery rhyme actions
Can you sing the nursery rhyme and make up some actions? What do you think Incy Wincy spider might have done when he got to the top of the waterspout? Doing the actions with your hands helps to make your fingers nice and strong.
Name writing challenge
You will need to write your name on all your work at school, so your teacher knows who it belongs to. Try this name writing challenge.
Mark-making practice
Penny the penguin has sent a postcard from where he lives in Antarctica. She would love it if you could send a postcard back!