Ks1 Reading worksheets
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My first book review
As your child grows more confident in their reading they will be asked to reflect on what they read and review it. Help them get used to reviewing books with our template – they can use words and pictures to share their views. Will they give the latest reading practice book five stars or one?
Breaking words into syllables
Use this worksheet to encourage your child to read words aloud and then break them into syllables.
Book reviews in Y2: responding to texts
A template for a book review, to encourage children to respond to texts. Answer questions including: Title of book?; Who wrote the book?; Who illustrated the book?; What happened in the book?; Draw a picture of one of the settings in the book; Did you like the book? Why?
Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
Reading unfamiliar words using phonics
A KS1 worksheet of nonsense words, based on the National Curriculum and created by a phonics expert to get Year 1 children using their phonics skills to decode unfamiliar words.
These robots have such funny names! Can you read them?
These robots have such funny names! Can you read them?
Putting names in alphabetical order
Write the name of one of your friends or someone in your family in each box, and draw a portrait of them. Can you cut the boxes out and put portraits in alphabetical order?
Choosing books to read
Borrow some books from the library or a friend, then choose your four favourites. Why did you like them best? Ask your mum, dad or another adult to be your scribe (write for you) and explain why you enjoyed them. Or why not set up a book club with your friends to discuss your book choices?
Book reviews in Y2: responding to texts
A template for a book review, to encourage children to respond to texts. Answer questions including: Title of book?; Who wrote the book?; Who illustrated the book?; What happened in the book?; Draw a picture of one of the settings in the book; Did you like the book? Why?
Alphabetical ordering
Can you cut out the words below and put them in alphabetical order? Use the alphabet at the bottom of the page if you need to!
Breaking words into phonemes (Phase 4 phonics)
Learn about phonemes: press the button and say the sound, then say the word.
Roll the die initial sound game (Phase 5 phonics)
Roll the die and see how many words you can think of that start with that sound.
Understanding story settings
Stories take place in different settings. Can your child use their knowledge of traditional tales to identify the story settings for these well-known stories?
Book reviews practice
Book reviews are a very common writing activity for KS1 children. Help your child get used to the format and including all the different elements with this template worksheet. They can use pictures to express their views, too! Ideal for Y1 learners.
My first book review
As your child grows more confident in their reading they will be asked to reflect on what they read and review it. Help them get used to reviewing books with our template – they can use words and pictures to share their views. Will they give the latest reading practice book five stars or one?
Word puzzles for Key Stage 1 English
Take a break from homework and spelling drills with this collection of word puzzles for Key Stage 1! Each one covers a different concept that your child will learn in English lessons, but presents it as something to solve by remembering what they've been taught in class.
Phonics sounds - interactive worksheet
This handy interactive phonics sounds worksheet will help you practise the sound of each phonic with your child by the 7 groups they'll be learning them in. See how many other words can you think of that give examples of each sound. Move your mouse over the letters to hear the sounds.
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!
Counting syllables
Use this worksheet to encourage your child to clap out syllables in words and then write down how many they think there are.
Find the phoneme (Phase 5 phonics)
A Phase 5 phonics worksheet to help children understand how to use the correct phoneme / grapheme.
Blending sounds
Use this worksheet to help your child sound out and identify the phonemes in various words.
Match the sentence halves
Use this worksheet to help your child understand that sentences need to make sense, by matching the sentence halves.
Reading non-fiction books
Encourage your child to take out a non-fiction book from the library. These questions will prompt them to look for and use the features of the book, such as blurb and contents.
Using tricky words
This worksheet helps your child to read and write some tricky high frequency words, by putting them into sentences.
Reading the /igh/ sound
Does the igh sound make you sigh in the night? This worksheet will help you see the light! Practice with all your might and you will soon be soaring high!