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TheSchoolRun gives you all the tools you need to understand what and how your child is learning at primary school.

Download English worksheets, maths worksheets and science worksheets to support your child's schoolwork at home, find out all about KS1 SATs and KS2 SATs (and download free SATs past papers), get to grips with new educational techniques and get free homework help and information.

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If you want to support your child’s learning at primary school with some extra practice at home, TheSchoolRun has thousands of resources for you to choose from. Use our Worksheet finder and select subject and year group to find the resources you need for your child.

Our free English worksheets cover phonics, spelling, handwriting, grammar, reading comprehension and more.

Our free maths worksheets for Reception, KS1 and KS2 offer activities and games to help with multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, times tables and all other areas covered in the national curriculum.

Our free primary science worksheets will help you revise key science concepts with hands-on experiments.

Find maths worksheets, English worksheets and science activities to support your child's learning at home. Filter your search by year group, subject (English, maths, science, SATs) and category.

We have hundreds of free worksheets and free SATs papers to download, plus subscriber-only learning packs, practice papers and activities for primary school children.

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Brand-new! We've just launched interactive tutorials. So far we've added maths tutorials, with English to follow. In each tutorial, our teacher will explain the method, show you examples and then give you a chance to practise what you've learned. Use the filters below to search by year group and category.

Tutorials are available to TheSchoolRun subscribers only but here are three you can try for free: Learning the 4 times table tutorial, Long multiplication tutorial and Finding multiples

Find out more.

Baffled by bar charts? Confused by CVC words? Foxed by food webs? Puzzled by phrases (and programs!)?

TheSchoolRun's primary-school glossaries explain all the maths, English, grammar and science terms you need to know to support your child's learning at home. Find the term you want to read in our comprehensive list, then click through for a plain-English, parent-friendly guide packed with examples, teachers' tips and step-by-step explanations.

Need some help with a homework project?

From essential information to weird (but true!) facts, picture galleries, videos and more, TheSchoolRun’s Homework Gnome offers your child a fantastic launching pad for learning about the history, geography and science topics they’re covering in school.

Each national-curriculum area has been researched and presented in child-friendly language to help your child with at-home research.

The official SATs past test papers on TheSchoolRun can be downloaded for free and used to help with SATs revision. Parents' information and advice will improve your child’s chances of success in their exams and help you understand SATs and SATs results.

Free KS1 SATs past papers, advice and information for Year 2 parents
Free optional SATs past papers for Y3, Y4 and Y5
Free KS2 English, science and maths SATs papers (2003-2019), including the new KS2 Grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Free Level 6 past SATs papers (2012-2015) for English and maths (Y6 very able children)

Subscribers have access to exclusive TheSchoolRun practice papers for KS1 SATs, KS2 SATs and optional SATs.

Fractions? Punctuation? Telling the time? Handwriting?

If there’s a specific area of learning your child needs support with, our packs offer information, advice and plenty of engaging practical activities to help you. Written by teachers and experts and exclusively available to TheSchoolRun subscribers, learning packs (each 50+ pages long) are fun as well as practice-packed.

Browse all our learning packs or find out more about our subscriber offering.

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Featured topic: Creative writing and fiction

What is creative writing?

Children are encouraged to read and write a range of genres in their time at primary school. Each year they will focus on various narrative, non-fiction and poetry units; we explain how story-writing lessons help develop their story structure, grammar and punctuation skills.

Best creative writing books for kids

Does your child love writing stories but feel daunted by the blank page? Get them started with creative writing and boost their confidence with a "workbook" packed with story starters, technique tips, example passages and more. Whether they're planning an epic comic strip series, a poetry collection, a ghost story or a fairy tale, these write-your-own-story guides will help them put pen to paper.

Creative writing techniques for kids: a step-by-step guide to writing a story

Encouraging children to write a story of their very own can give them an enormous confidence boost, as well as help them consolidate their literacy learning by putting their phonics, grammar and reading skills into practice. Primary teacher Phoebe Doyle offers parents tips on how to get their children’s creative thoughts flowing.

Best story-making apps for kids

Help your child unleash their creative side with these brilliant apps that'll get them started with story-writing.

How to turn your child into a budding writer

5 ways to turn your child into a budding writer

While some children love nothing more than sitting down with a blank sheet of paper and a pen, others are filled with dread at the thought of writing much more than their name at the top of their worksheet. Teacher and author Alison Wilcox shares her tips for encouraging the writing bug.

Creative writing prompts for kids

From pictures to music, using prompts can inspire your child to produce great writing. We look at the benefits of creative writing prompts, and how to use them.

Story map, story mountain, story flowchart

What is a story map or story mountain?

Your child will be taught to use different planning and analysis tools in primary literacy. Story map, story flowcharts and story mountains are diagrams to help them think clearly about the plot and structure of what they're writing. We explain what parents need to know.

Lauren Child’s 7 tips for raising a creative child

Best-selling author, illustrator and Children’s Laureate Lauren Child shares her strategies for nurturing creativity.

Editing creative writing

Learning how to revise a piece of written work is an important skill for primary school children, and one that it’s never too soon to help them master.

Teachers' tips for creative writing

How can children get to grips with creative writing? We asked teacher and author Jacqueline Harris for her insider advice.

8 ways to nurture your child's creativity

Bring out your primary school child's innate storytelling ability with these great strategies for encouraging their creativity.

How to build your child’s vocabulary

Help your child become a master of words with these great tips for boosting vocabulary at home.

6 ways to bring creative writing to life

Does your child’s writing lack a certain spark? We asked the experts for their top tips for injecting some colour into primary-school children's prose.

Why writing book reviews is great for kids

Writing book reviews can help your child engage more deeply with what they're reading, find their next favourite series or author and develop their writing skills. Georgina Atwell, founder of kids' book review website Toppsta, offers her tips for helping your child share their love of reading with other bookworms.

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