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Word split: compound words puzzle

Word split: compound words

A mix and match puzzle created by teachers, using compound words, to support primary school literacy and demonstrate examples of compound words.
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Word colouring: nouns and pronouns

Word colouring: nouns and pronouns

Colour the squares with nouns in green. Colour the squares with pronouns in brown. Leave the blank squares empty, then work out what the picture is.
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Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch

Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch

A fun and free activity created by an experienced teacher with the aim of teaching KS2 children about irregular past tense verbs. Each of the sentences on the worksheet includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and then find the correct form of the verb in the wordsearch.
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Spelling patterns: the prefix cir- worksheet

Spelling patterns: the prefix cir-

Can you complete this mini-wordsearch? All the words you need start with the prefix circ- and are below. What do you think circ- means?
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Write your own homonyms crossword puzzle

Write your own homonyms crossword puzzle

Homonyms are pairs of words that are spelled and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings. Look at these words. Can you work out the two different meanings?
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
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KS2 UK cities wordsearch

UK cities wordsearch

Can you find all of these cities in this very challenging wordsearch? How many have you been to?
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KS1 Ice cream wordsearch

Ice cream wordsearch

Whatever your favourite ice cream flavour is, you'll love our fun ice cream wordsearch!
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Summer holiday wordsearch for Reception and Y1

Summer holiday wordsearch

Can you find the words in our summer holiday wordsearch?
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Halloween wordsearch

Halloween wordsearch

A spook-tacular wordsearch that your child can do in preparation for Halloween!
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Half-term wordsearch

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!
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Write a party invitation worksheet

Write a party invitation

What would your child's friends need to know if they were being invited to a party? Help your child think about giving information and instructions by filling in the blanks on the worksheet.
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Write a letter about your holiday worksheet

Write a letter about your holiday

This exercise is a great way to help your child practise descriptive writing. Talk about recent holidays your family has gone on, and what your child remembers from them. Can they write a letter to a friend, telling them about the holiday?
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Looking for the silent letter worksheet

Looking for the silent letter

Help your child learn tricky spelling words with this worksheet. Can they use the words in sentences of their own afterwards?
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What would you put in a time capsule worksheet

What would you put in a time capsule?

Time capsules are fun ways to find out what life was like in decades past. If your child could make a time capsule, what would they put in it? Encourage them to think carefully about what they'd include, and explain their reasons on the worksheet.
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Writing the /e/ sound: ‘ea’

Writing the /e/ sound: ‘ea’ (Phase 5 phonics)

Use this worksheet to help your child recognise the grapheme 'ea', representing the /e/ sound, and then use those words in the sentences provided.
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Find the silent letter worksheet

Find the silent letter

Spelling words with silent letters can be tricky, but help your child remember to watch for them with this practice worksheet.
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Instruction text puzzle

Instruction text puzzle

This instruction text worksheet helps your child understand the correct way to explain a detailed process, and also gives you a recipe for a tasty treat!
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Giving instructions worksheet

Giving instructions

Help your child understand how instructions are ordered by having them fill in the blanks on this worksheet to complete the recipe.
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Reading comprehension: the visit

Reading comprehension: the visit

An excellent worksheet to familiarise your child with reading comprehension and how it's tested and evaluated.
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Reading comprehension: the bad haircut

Reading comprehension: the bad haircut

Reading comprehension is a big part of SATs. Help your child feel confident with the format with our worksheet, compiled by a primary school teacher. A marking scheme is provided so you can evaluate your child's work.
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Using tricky words worksheet

Using tricky words

This worksheet helps your child to read and write some tricky high frequency words, by putting them into sentences.
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Working on /s/ and /sh/

Working on /s/ and /sh (Phase 3 phonics)

Need some practice identifying where to use /s/ and where to use /sh/? This is the perfect say-then-write activity for you.
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Write your own kenning worksheet

Write your own kenning

Learn all about kennings: practise using just two words words to create a highly descriptive image.
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Finding the /ee/ sound worksheet

Finding the /ee/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)

Help your child read different words and identify the /ee/ sound, then colour in the words that contain it.
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Writing a riddle worksheet

Writing a riddle

A worksheet prompting your child to use descriptive phrases and rhyming words to write a riddle about an everyday object.
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