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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

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.
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Handwriting high frequency words

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.
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Handwriting practice sheets

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.
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Make playdough patterns

Make playdough patterns

This activity is a fun way to help train your finger muscles. Can you roll, twist, squash and squeeze the playdough into the shapes of the patterns below? What other patterns can you make?
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Finger strength drawing

Finger strength drawing

Here is a fun activity to help get your fingers ready for writing when you start school.
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Make your own picture Advent calendar

Make your own picture Advent calendar

A handwriting, art and festive activity rolled into one: a picture Advent calendar for KS1 children to fill in and make in the run-up to Christmas.
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Pencil control: trace the lines worksheet

Pencil control: trace the lines

Can you trace the dotted lines below and in the picture?
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Handwriting numbers 1 to 10 worksheet

Handwriting numbers 1 to 10

Can you write the numbers 1 to 10 in your best handwriting?
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 10 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 10

Practise writing lots of 10s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 9 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 9

Practise writing lots of 9s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 8 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 8

Practise writing lots of 8s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 7 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 7

Practise writing lots of 7s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 6 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 6

Practise writing lots of 6s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 5 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 5

Practise writing lots of 5s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 4 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 4

Practise writing lots of 4s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 3 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 3

Practise writing lots of 3s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 2 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 2

Practise writing lots of 2s in your best handwriting!
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Handwriting practice: writing the number 1 worksheet

Handwriting practice: writing the number 1

Practise writing lots of 1s in your best handwriting!
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Dot to dot puzzles

Dot to dot puzzles

Help your child improve their pencil control and number sequencing with a few dot to dot puzzles. An exclusive extract from The Puzzle Activity Book (£5.99, Buster Books).
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Writing b and d worksheet

Writing b and d (Phase 2 phonics)

The letters b and d are often confused by children when they are earning to read. Show them this mnemonic to help them remember which is which, then practise writing b and d. Then, using the phoneme frame, put the b at the beginning of the word and the d at the end. Keep changing the vowel to see what the new word says.
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The letters j, v, w, x and y worksheet

The letters j, v, w, x and y (Phase 3 phonics)

First practise writing each of the letters j, v, w, x and y. Now cut these words out and play bingo with your child to help them practise reading j, v, w, x and y words. Take it in turns to be the bingo caller.
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Reading and writing h, f and l worksheet

Reading and writing h, f and l (Phase 2 phonics)

This worksheet all about these three letters: h, f and l. Here are some words with the first letter missing. Which letter do you need to fill in to make real words? Can you write the words in the boxes? Now read these sentences and answer yes or no.
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Reading and writing b and d, h and n, f and t worksheet

Reading and writing b and d, h and n, f and t (Phase 2 phonics)

Children often muddle up the letter shapes b and d, h and n, f and t as they look similar. Practise writing these letters and talk about why they look similar and what is different about them. Then have a quick game of letter bingo!
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