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Square words wordsearch

Square words wordsearch

Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
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Mini word Sudoku

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.
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Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle

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?
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Homophones wordsearch

Homophones wordsearch

Can you find these homophone pairs hidden in the wordsearch below?
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Wordssearch with silent letters w and k

Spelling patterns: silent letters w and k

All these words have a silent letter at the beginning. This means that you write the letter when you spell the words, but you don’t make the sound of that letter when you say it out loud. Can you find each of these words in the wordsearch below?
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Creating a story character worksheet

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.
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Correcting spelling using phonic knowledge worksheet

Correcting spelling using phonic knowledge

Sammy has had a spelling test today. Some of the words he has written correctly, others he has got wrong. Can you put a tick next to the words he has spelled correctly and help him by writing the wrong words out properly below?
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Choosing books to read worksheet

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?
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Character detective: emotions and actions worksheet

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.
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Breaking words into phonemes: sound button worksheet

Breaking words into phonemes: sound button (Phase 5 phonics)

This worksheet focuses on breaking words into phonemes. Look at these words, then use the sound button as you read them out! Press the button underneath the word, say the sound then say the word.
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Book reviews in Y2: responding to texts worksheet

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?
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Alphabetical ordering worksheet

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!
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All about me fact file worksheet

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.
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Turning nouns into adjectives worksheet

Turning nouns into adjectives

A word can be changed from a noun into an adjective by adding a -y on the end. Can you complete these sentences with the missing adjectives?
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Y2 spelling: high frequency words worksheet

Y2 spelling: high frequency words

High frequency words are used a great deal in written texts. Children will find that they will use them a lot when they are writing, which is why it is really important to learn the correct spellings!
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Spelling words ending in -le worksheet

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.
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Question marks and exclamation marks practice worksheet

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.
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Improving writing with adjectives worksheet

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?
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Homonyms worksheet

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?
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Forming comparatives and superlatives by adding -er and -est worksheet

Forming comparatives and superlatives by adding -er and -est

Can you write the comparative (ending in -er) and superlative (ending in -est) of each of these adjectives? Remember, the comparative form of an adjective is used for comparing two people or things (for example, Tom is taller than me). The superlat ive is used for comparing one person or thing with every other member of a group (for example, Tom is the tallest boy in the class).
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Halloween crossword puzzle

Halloween crossword

Demons and ghouls and black cats, oh my! Prepare for the pumpkin season with our Halloween crossword and increase your child's supernatural vocabulary.
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Patterns playbook learning pack

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?
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Writing: improving sentences worksheet

Writing: improving sentences

Here are some sentences. Using some of the words below, and some of your own, too, can you try to improve them?
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Writing CCVC words worksheet

Writing CCVC words (Phase 4 phonics)

Look at the pictures. Can you write the word underneath the image? Remember to pick a word with the right number of letters!
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Writing about a sequence of events worksheet

Writing about a sequence of events

Think about what you usually do in a day. Can you write about it in the diary below?
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