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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.

What this means for subscribers:

  • Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
  • In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

A few changes to be aware of:

  • The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
  • The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.

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Word puzzles worksheets

Word puzzles for Key Stage 1 English learning pack

Word puzzles for Key Stage 1 English

Take a break from homework and spelling drills with this collection of word puzzles for Key Stage 1! Each one covers a different concept that your child will learn in English lessons, but presents it as something to solve by remembering what they've been taught in class.
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Christmas KS2 wordsearch

Christmas KS2 wordsearch

This tree-shaped wordsearch is filled with fun Christmas words to find...
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Christmas KS1 wordsearch

Christmas KS1 wordsearch

A free Christmas-themed wordsearch created by a primary school teacher for KS1 children to enjoy at home or in the classroom.

There are 14 Christmas-related words to find in this fun wordsearch. How quickly can you finish it?
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Christmas crossword puzzle

Christmas crossword

Test your knowledge of Christmas songs, characters and traditions with this fun quick crossword!
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St Andrews Day crossword puzzle

St Andrews Day crossword puzzle

Test your knowledge of all things Scottish, and see how long it takes you to solve this quick crossword!
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Guy Fawkes wordsearch

Guy Fawkes wordsearch

Remember, remember the fifth of November… but can you complete this challenging wordsearch?
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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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Rhyming word games worksheet

Rhyming word games

These fun word games give your child an opportunity to practise rhyming and alliteration.
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Identify words associated with time wordsearch

Wordsearch - Identify words associated with time

Use this fun wordsearch to help develop your child's vocabulary with words associated with time.
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Dragon's Gold spelling game

Spelling games - Dragon's gold

Suitable for KS1 and KS2, Dragon's Gold is a spelling game for two players and will help your child practise any list of words. A great way to help your child prepare for the weekly spelling test (painlessly!).
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Have fun with spelling cover

Have fun with spelling

Does your child’s spelling really let their writing down? Have fun with spelling offers you practical and effective strategies to help support your child’s learning at home, based on a real understanding of how spelling is taught and why it’s tricky to master. The bad news? Your child will be beating you at Scrabble before you know it!
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Reception wordsearch

Reception wordsearch

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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Looking for igh worksheet

Looking for igh

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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Wordsearch: length or distance

Wordsearch: length or distance

This wordsearch activity will help your child to identify the words we use to talk about length.
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Spelling game: Little Red Riding Hood

Spelling game Little Red Riding Hood

This game actively helps your child to memorise spellings and can be adapted for their personal level.
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Spelling game fish

Spelling game fish

Create your own game by colouring in the fish and then cutting them out. The game involves memorising spellings in order to collect as many fish as you can.
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