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!
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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.
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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.
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Keep boredom at bay with some brilliant puzzles for KS1 and KS2! Your child will need to use all their spelling and numeracy skills to solve wordsearches, crosswords, Sudoku and Wordoku – and there are a few extra challenges to keep them busy, too!
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Your child will do lots of phonics learning at school – so why not use games to help them put their new skills into practice at home? Our Phonics games learning pack, created by a KS1 teacher (and parent), offers ten games and activities to choose from. Everything you need to start playing, from instructions to game boards and a sound die, is included in your download – print off your bingo counters, sharpen your pencils and have some fun!
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What is dyslexia? Who does it affect and what are the key signs a child might be dyslexic? The Resources and support for dyslexia pack offers a complete overview, from how dyslexia is identified to at-home support strategies, expert tips to encourage a love of reading and links to further resources and advice.
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This handy phonics letters and sounds worksheet will help you practise each phonics sound with your child by the 7 groups they'll be learning them in. How many other words can you think of that give examples of each sound?
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Why are some children reluctant to read, and what can you do to help them fall in love with books? From exploring non-fiction to making reading a feel-good pleasure, we explain how you can turn a reluctant reader into a bookworm. Happy reading!
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Can you find the words in our summer holiday wordsearch?
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A teacher-created Phase 2 phonics worksheet for EYFS/Reception children. This activity uses rhyming words to help children practise phonics (as taught in UK primary schools).
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This worksheet shows children how to sound out the phonemes in words ending 'ck'.
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A colourful worksheet to help your child identify the first sound in a word, write it down, and move on to reading the word.
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A very first wordsearch for beginner readers. This puzzle contains phonemes and words your child will be learning in Reception and is easy enough for Reception children, though they might need some support from you. A solution to the puzzle is also included!
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Encourage your child to use these sounds and put them together to make a variety of different words.
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Digraphs can be tricky for young children to master. Help your child to identify words containing the sounds /oo/ and /ee/ with this download.
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A first wordsearch puzzle containing the /igh/ phoneme. Your Reception child may need help completing it. The solution is also included.
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This fun worksheet will help your child identify the vowel in six CVC words. Great for beginner readers.
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Help your child familiarise themselves with word sounds with this rhyme-matching worksheet. Read the words with them and help them find the sound pairs.
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Sometimes two letters can make just one sound! This activity will enable children to practise the consonant digraph sound /ch/. Write in the boxes, then read together!
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Help your child read different words and identify the /ee/ sound, then colour in the words that contain it.
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