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TheSchoolRun.com closure date
As we informed you a few months ago, TheSchoolRun has had to make the difficult decision to close due to financial pressures and the company has now ceased trading. We had hoped to keep our content available through a partnership with another educational provider, but this provider has since withdrawn from the agreement.
As a result, we now have to permanently close TheSchoolRun.com. However, to give subscribers time to download any content they’d like to keep, we will keep the website open until 31st July 2025. After this date, the site will be taken down and there will be no further access to any resources. We strongly encourage you to download and save any resources you think you may want to use in the future.
In particular, we suggest downloading:
- Learning packs
- All the worksheets from the 11+ programme, if you are following this with your child
- Complete Learning Journey programmes (the packs below include all 40 worksheets for each programme)
You should already have received 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep. If you haven’t received these, please contact us at [email protected] before 31st July 2025, and we will send them to you.
We are very sorry that there is no way to continue offering access to resources and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Year 2 English worksheets
Free worksheets: Word puzzles, KS1, Y2
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Homophones wordsearch
Can you find these homophone pairs hidden in the wordsearch below?
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.
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.
High frequency words sentence challenge
Cut out this shape. Fold along the lines and stick down the flaps to make a cube. Roll the word die, then roll it again. Can you write a sentence with both of those high frequency words in? If you roll the same word twice, can you fit it into your sentence twice? Then write your sentences down.
Favourite words collection
Can you think of great words or expressions to use in your writing? We’ve made some suggestions for you. What are your favourite words about your feelings? What are your favourite words to describe places? What about describing characters or actions?
Extending vocabulary: synonyms
Can you think of some synonyms for these words? Synonyms are words with similar or identical meanings. You can look for synonyms in a special reference book called a thesaurus.
Exploring story characters
Think of a character from a story that you know well (you’ll find a few suggestions here, do you recognise them?). What is your character’s name? Draw their picture! What happens to them at the start of the story? What happens to them at the end of the story?
Diary writing practice
Can you write a diary entry for a very special day? When was it? What did you do? What did you enjoy the most? Who was there? What did you eat? How did the day end?
Creating a story character
Think up your own character that you might like to write a story about. Draw a picture of your character in the frame, answering questions like: How old is your character?; What is your character's name?; What's something they might say? If it helps, think about some of the characters you like from stories and why you like them.
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?
Character detective: emotions and actions
Get your magnifying glass out and put on your thinking cap: it’s time to be a detective! Why do these characters behave the way they do? Think about their feelings and suggest an explanation. Write it down in the right box.
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!
All about me fact file
Fill in this fact file all about yourself. What is your favourite colour? Your favourite book? Who are your best friends? Your favourite teacher? This is the place to put all those really important facts.
Y2 spelling: high frequency words
A list of high frequency words created by an experienced teacher and based on the National Curriculum. Children will need to learn these in Year 2 spelling.
Spelling words ending in -le
Words ending in -le can be tricky to spell. Look at these words and practise writing them three times in the box to the right of each word. Next, get someone to read the words out loud to you and write them on a separate piece of paper.
Question marks and exclamation marks practice
This poster has been written to encourage people to buy a ticket for the circus. The capital letters have been put in the right place, but you need to go through and finish each sentence with either a question mark or an exclamation mark.
Improving writing with adjectives
Lottie and James have both written about the same day out. Who has written a better piece? Why do you think this is? How do the sentences start in Lottie’s and James’s writing? Can you underline the nouns in James’s paragraph? What describing words has he used with them?
Homonyms
Homonyms are words that share the same spelling and sound the same but can have two completely different meanings. Look at these pairs of sentences. Can you fill in the homonyms from the box below?
Patterns playbook
Before children are able to start writing letters and words their hands and muscles need to get used to producing marks on paper. Our Patterns playbook offers your child the opportunity to
practise common writing patterns in preparation for handwriting letters at age 4 or 5. It's also a fun way to encourage an older child who has trouble writing particular letters. Can they make some waves, draw some curly baby hair and decorate a birthday cake with Smarties, all while doing some vital handwriting practice?
practise common writing patterns in preparation for handwriting letters at age 4 or 5. It's also a fun way to encourage an older child who has trouble writing particular letters. Can they make some waves, draw some curly baby hair and decorate a birthday cake with Smarties, all while doing some vital handwriting practice?
Writing titles and blurbs
Choose one of your favourite stories and write down its title. Write a blurb for this story, too – two or three sentences would be perfect. Then, just for fun, think up a new title for the story!
Roald Dahl wordsearch
A fun Roald Dahl wordsearch for primary school children, created by a teacher and featuring the names of Roald Dahl's famous characters!
Witches, foxes, earthworms and more – they're all wonderful characters from Roald Dahl's books. See if you can spot the names of 20 children, villains and creatures from The BFG, Danny the Champion of the world, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other Dahl classics in this wordsearch. How quickly can you complete it?
Witches, foxes, earthworms and more – they're all wonderful characters from Roald Dahl's books. See if you can spot the names of 20 children, villains and creatures from The BFG, Danny the Champion of the world, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other Dahl classics in this wordsearch. How quickly can you complete it?