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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:
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- 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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Year 1 English worksheets
Free worksheets: Word puzzles, KS1, Y1
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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?
Handwriting practice: patterning 2
By creating patterns your child will learn to hold a pencil, produce shapes with it and train their muscles for handwriting. They'll also enjoy using their 'handwriting' pens and pencils to draw and colour!
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: Zig-zag monster patterns practice
Help your child master the diagonal strokes used in the formation of Zig-zag monster letters with our handwriting worksheets, which group the shapes of the alphabet according to the movement made to start writing the letters.
Handwriting: One-armed robot patterns practice
Help your child master the shapes and patterns used in the formation of One-armed robot letters with our handwriting worksheets. Regular handwriting practice is essential to ensure your child develops a neat, confident handwriting style in KS1.
Handwriting: Curly caterpillar patterns practice
Help your child master the shapes and patterns used in the formation of Curly caterpillar letters with our handwriting worksheets. Regular practice will help your child produce even, neat shapes on a line, in preparation for writing letters, words and sentences.
Handwriting: Long ladder patterns practice
Help your child master the shapes and patterns used in the formation of Long ladder letters with our handwriting worksheets. Regular practice will help your child write in with flowing, confident movements in preparation for writing the complete alphabet.
Handwriting letter patterns practice
Help your child practise different patterns (Long ladder shapes, Curly caterpillar shapes, One-armed robot shapes and Zig-zag monster shapes) in preparation for correct letter formation. Our handwriting worksheets are produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association.
Handwriting practice: the alphabet step-by-step
A complete, step-by-step guide to writing each letter of the alphabet, a great practice workbook to help reinforce the handwriting skills your child is learning at school. Developed with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association and packed with parent tips.
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: words in upper and lower case
After practising letter groups and individual letters your child is ready to progress onto writing words in upper and lower case. The alphabet is provided in dotted outline form to help them form letters correctly and size each letter appropriately.
Handwriting practice: words in upper case
Help your child practise correct upper-case letter formation with our handwriting worksheet. Guide letters and dotted line letters are provided to help them use the correct technique and letter sizing.
Handwriting practice: words in lower case
Help your child practise writing the letters of the alphabet in lower case with our worksheet. Each letter is outlined in a dotted and guide version to encourage correct formation and letter sizing.
Writing numbers 1 to 10
Help your child practise writing numbers from 1 to 10 with our handwriting worksheet. There are guide numbers and dotted line versions to follow so you can check they are forming each digit correctly.
Writing letters: ascenders and descenders
As your child learns to form letters correct they will need to practise the size of their letters and the size of any ascenders and descenders (the tops and tails of the different letters). Help them space and size their letters correctly with our handwriting worksheet, written with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association's experts.
Zig-zag monster handwriting worksheet
Our handwriting worksheets, produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association, are designed to help your child practise letter-writing at home. These worksheets group letters into 'movement groups': these are the Zig-zag monster letters z, x, v, w, y and k.
One-armed robot letters handwriting worksheet
Help your child learn to form letters correctly with our handwriting worksheets, produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association. These worksheets group letters into 'movement groups': these are the One-armed robot letters r, n, m, h, b, k and p.
Long ladder letters handwriting worksheet
Help your child get to grips with letter formation with our handwriting worksheets, produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association. These worksheets group letters into 'movement groups': these are the Long ladder letters l, i, u, t and y.
Curly caterpillar letters handwriting worksheet
Boost your child's handwriting skills with our practice worksheets, produced with the guidance of the National Handwriting Association. These worksheets group letters into 'movement groups': these are the Curly caterpillar letters c, a, d, g, q, o, e, s and f.
Capital letters (rounded): C G O Q S
Help your child with rounded letter formation: this handwriting worksheet focuses on the capital letters C G O Q and S.
Capital letters (straight and curved) B D J P U R
Straight and curved lines are used to form these capital letters: B D J P U and R. Help your child practise them with a handwriting worksheet.