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Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
Mini word Sudoku 4 x 4
Put the letters from the word EASY in the squares so that each column, row, and mini-grid contains all the letters that make up the word.
Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle
Practise your rhyming and spelling skills by thinking of names of animals that rhyme with each of these words. There could be more than one answer... how many can you identify?
Homophones wordsearch
Can you find these homophone pairs hidden in the wordsearch below?
Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k
A Year 2 English wordsearch created by a teacher, which focuses on the silent letters w and k. Examples and answers are included.
Key Stage 1 SATs English practice papers C
By completing practice papers your child will become familiar with the SATs format and feel more confident about the Year 2 assessment process. This download (based on the pre-2016 SATs format) includes tasks similar to those required by the KS1 SATs, from reading comprehension to spelling tests.
Key Stage 1 SATs English practice papers A
Help your child get used to the KS1 SATs format with our English practice papers (based on the pre-2016 SATs format), exclusive to theSchoolRun and written by a primary school teacher. Each practice paper includes reading comprehension papers (information text and story text), a writing assessment and a spelling test, as well as answers.
Christmas activity bundle
A brilliant bundle of 10 Christmas-themed literacy and numeracy worksheets, as well as fun activities for children of all ages.
Christmas KS1 wordsearch
A free Christmas-themed wordsearch created by a primary school teacher for KS1 children to enjoy at home or in the classroom.
There are 14 Christmas-related words to find in this fun wordsearch. How quickly can you finish it?
There are 14 Christmas-related words to find in this fun wordsearch. How quickly can you finish it?
St Andrews Day crossword puzzle
Test your knowledge of all things Scottish, and see how long it takes you to solve this quick crossword!
Phonics letters and sounds
This handy phonics letters and sounds worksheet will help you practise each phonics sound with your child by the 7 groups they'll be learning them in. How many other words can you think of that give examples of each sound?
The Parents' Guide to turning a reluctant reader into a literacy lover
Why are some children reluctant to read, and what can you do to help them fall in love with books? From exploring non-fiction to making reading a feel-good pleasure, we explain how you can turn a reluctant reader into a bookworm. Happy reading!
Words with split digraphs (Phase 5 phonics)
Help your child understand split digraphs (the magic 'e' rule) by having them group similar split digraphs into the correct categories on this worksheet.
Descriptive writing practice
If you could be any animal, what would you be? Fill in the blanks on this worksheet to describe your favourite animal.
Spell high frequency question words
Help your child practise spelling these high-frequency question words.
Reading comprehension: Swimming class
Read this short passage about going to swimming lessons, then answer questions based on the text.
Question marks practice
Have your child decide which sentences need question marks, and which need full stops.
Practise the -ing rule
In this worksheet, your child can practise the -ing rule and add it onto the ends of words.
Practise adding adjectives
Help your child get used to using adjectives by turning these plain sentences into ones that are interesting to read.
Reading comprehension practice: Growing vegetables
With this worksheet, have your child answer questions after reading about how to grow their own vegetables.
Practise -tion words
In this worksheet, your child can learn how to spell words that end in -tion, and write them in sentences.
Ice cream wordsearch
Whatever your favourite ice cream flavour is, you'll love our fun ice cream wordsearch!
Summer holiday wordsearch
Can you find the words in our summer holiday wordsearch?
Halloween wordsearch
A spook-tacular wordsearch that your child can do in preparation for Halloween!
Half-term wordsearch
Use this wordsearch during half-term to help your child with vocabulary and spelling while recognising words that are all about having fun!