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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

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  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

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Phonics worksheets

Write the /ch/ sound worksheet

Write the /ch/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)

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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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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Write /oa/ /oo/ /ee/ /ea/ and /igh/ sounds

Write /oa/ /oo/ /ee/ /ea/ and /igh/ sounds (Phase 5 phonics)

Choo choo! All aboard the phonics train! Check how much your child has learned with this revision worksheet for Year 1. I wonder how many words they can think of?
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Blending CCVC words

Blending CCVC words

Help your child practise reading CCVC words – consonant consonant vowel consonant – with this worksheet. They will need to read out each sound and then blend them together.
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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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Recognising short vowels in CVC words worksheet

Short vowels in CVC words (phase 2 phonics)

A worksheet to support your child with reading and recognising the vowels in the centre of CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words.
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The /oo/ sound

The /oo/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)

Help your child master this vowel digraph with a do-together colouring activity based on the /oo/ sound.
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Find the phoneme worksheet

Find the phoneme (Phase 5 phonics)

A Phase 5 phonics worksheet to help children understand how to use the correct phoneme / grapheme.
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Say the /s/ sound

Say the /s/ sound (Phase 2 phonics)

Which words end with 'ss'? This worksheet will help your child identify /s/ at the end of a word, enjoying themselves with a fun colouring sheet at the same time.
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Sound buttons: reading 'ck' worksheet

Sound buttons: reading 'ck' (Phase 3 phonics)

This worksheet shows children how to sound out the phonemes in words ending 'ck'.
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Reception high-frequency words flashcards

Reception high frequency words flashcards

A cut-out-and-keep flashcard set containing all the Reception year high frequency words. Why not slip a set into your bag or wallet for a quick practice during quiet moments?
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Using sounds to make words worksheet

Using sounds to make words (Phase 3 phonics)

Encourage your child to use these sounds and put them together to make a variety of different words.
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Reading the /ee/ sound

Reading the /ee/ sound (Phase 5 phonics)

This activity will enable your child to recognise the /ea/ sound, which can be represented by a number of different graphemes, and practise reading and writing it.
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Match the initial sounds

Match the initial sounds (Phase 2 phonics)

A matching game to help children identify the initial sound of a word. With your help, they can then sound out the letters in the rest of the word and read the word in full, using the picture as prompt. Excellent confidence booster for beginner readers.
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All about the /igh/ sound

All about the /igh/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)

A colouring activity sheet to help your child identify words with the /igh/ sound.
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Blending CVC words

Blending CVC words (Phase 2 phonics)

It's so exciting when children start to put sounds together and realise that they can read! Practise some CVC words together with this handy activity sheet created by an experienced teacher and watch their confidence grow.
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Blending CVVC words

Blending CVVC words (Phase 3 phonics)

Help children understand more about vowel digraphs with this practice activity. Children can use their existing knowledge of decoding CVC words to read words that have two vowels but make one sound.
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Identifying words that rhyme worksheet

Identifying words that rhyme (Phase 2 phonics)

Stretch your child's beginner phonics skills with this rhyming exercise. Find the words that rhyme and write them on the correct lines.
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Fabulous phonics pack

Fabulous phonics

Learning to read is all about phonics these days, so if you don't know your phonemes from your digraphs our phonics learning pack is for you. You'll get a complete overview of how and why phonics is taught, as well as teacher tips to help you make phonics learning part of your child's everyday life and 50 printable games and activities to put the theory into practice.
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KS2 high-frequency words flashcards

KS2 high frequency words flashcards

After learning to read and spell the most common words in Reception and KS1, your child will move on to a longer list of common words including 'brought' and 'thought'. Support their learning at home with our KS2 high frequency words practice flashcards.
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