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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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Ks1 English worksheets
Free worksheets: Word puzzles, KS1
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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.
Highlighting punctuation in a text
This sheet shows a passage of text. Children are required to highlight different types of punctuation with different colours.
Handwriting downs and ups
This sheet shows how to join various letters, paying particular attention to where your pencil needs to go up or down.
Early letter shapes
This activity helps children to practise basic letter shapes and move the pencil from left to right.
Early handwriting patterns
This sheet gives various patterns for children to practise to get them into the habit of forming letters correctly.
Changing 'went' for a better word
This worksheet encourages children to think about how they could improve a sentence by using a more interesting verb than 'went'.
Brainstorming how my actions affect others
This worksheet helps children to develop some understanding of how their choice of behaviour can affect others. It gives them the opportunity to think about the best way to deal with a situation.
Full stops and capitals: a space story
This task involves cutting the words up and then arranging them into four sentences. Children then need to write these sentences with full stops and capital letters.
Following instructions puzzle
Children need to read and follow the instructions given to make a mystery object out of paper.
Improve your child's handwriting in 8 weeks
Handwriting is a crucial life skill, but how can you help your child write neatly and legibly? Our eight-week learning pack is packed with information and tips from handwriting experts, as well as fun and practical steps you can take to help your child put theory into practice.
What are homophones?
Pairs of homophones for children to cut up and then insert into the incomplete sentences given. Encourages your child to think about the meaning and spelling of these words.
Using apostrophes
A passage of text containing words that need shortening with the use of apostrophes. Children are encouraged to 'mark' the text and write alternatives above each part that is underlined.
Spelling rules: plurals
A worksheet explaining the spelling rules for turning words with different endings into their plural form. Includes cards to sort into 'correct' and 'incorrect' piles.
Spelling rules: adding -ed and -ing
A worksheet explaining the spelling rule for adding 'ed' and 'ing' to verbs that have either a long or short vowel. Includes cards for your child to cut out and re-arrange to help with their spelling.
Possessive apostrophes
Explanation of how to use possessive apostrophes and then some activities to help your child put this concept into practice.
Homophones puzzle
Encourage your child to cut up the pairs of homophones and the mixed-up definitions and then work out which should go with which.
Crazy sentences game
A fun game to encourage your child to use the word 'because' in longer sentences when they are speaking and writing.
Changing verbs to add -ing and -ed
This worksheet explains the rules for changing the tense of verbs ending in 'e' and also those that end in 'hissing' and 'buzzing' sounds.
Apostrophes in shortened words
This worksheet explains the use of apostrophes to shorten words and then gives example sentences containing words for children to alter.
Using adjectives
This worksheet gives children the opportunity to cut out adjectives and then choose the ones they think fit the given picture.
Understanding connectives
This worksheet consists of sentences which need connectives adding in the middle. This will help children to understand which connectives are used in which sentences.