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Highlighting punctuation in a text worksheet

Highlighting punctuation in a text

This sheet shows a passage of text. Children are required to highlight different types of punctuation with different colours.
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Handwriting downs and ups worksheet

Handwriting downs and ups

This sheet shows how to join various letters, paying particular attention to where your pencil needs to go up or down.
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Early letter shapes worksheet

Early letter shapes

This activity helps children to practise basic letter shapes and move the pencil from left to right.
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Early handwriting patterns worksheet

Early handwriting patterns

This sheet gives various patterns for children to practise to get them into the habit of forming letters correctly.
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Changing 'went' for a better word worksheet

Changing 'went' for a better word

This worksheet encourages children to think about how they could improve a sentence by using a more interesting verb than 'went'.
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Brainstorming how my actions affect others worksheet

Brainstorming how my actions affect others

This worksheet helps children to develop some understanding of how their choice of behaviour can affect others. It gives them the opportunity to think about the best way to deal with a situation.
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Full stops and capitals: a space story worksheet

Full stops and capitals: a space story

This task involves cutting the words up and then arranging them into four sentences. Children then need to write these sentences with full stops and capital letters.
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Following instructions puzzle activity

Following instructions puzzle

Children need to read and follow the instructions given to make a mystery object out of paper.
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Improve your child's handwriting pack

Improve your child's handwriting in 8 weeks

Handwriting is a crucial life skill, but how can you help your child write neatly and legibly? Our eight-week learning pack is packed with information and tips from handwriting experts, as well as fun and practical steps you can take to help your child put theory into practice.
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What are homophones? worksheet

What are homophones?

Pairs of homophones for children to cut up and then insert into the incomplete sentences given. Encourages your child to think about the meaning and spelling of these words.

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Using apostrophes worksheet

Using apostrophes

A passage of text containing words that need shortening with the use of apostrophes. Children are encouraged to 'mark' the text and write alternatives above each part that is underlined.
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Spelling rules: plurals worksheet

Spelling rules: plurals

A worksheet explaining the spelling rules for turning words with different endings into their plural form. Includes cards to sort into 'correct' and 'incorrect' piles.
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Spelling rules: adding -ed and -ing worksheet

Spelling rules: adding -ed and -ing

A worksheet explaining the spelling rule for adding 'ed' and 'ing' to verbs that have either a long or short vowel. Includes cards for your child to cut out and re-arrange to help with their spelling.
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Possessive apostrophes worksheet

Possessive apostrophes

Explanation of how to use possessive apostrophes and then some activities to help your child put this concept into practice.
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Homophones puzzle worksheet

Homophones puzzle

Encourage your child to cut up the pairs of homophones and the mixed-up definitions and then work out which should go with which.
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Crazy sentences game activity

Crazy sentences game

A fun game to encourage your child to use the word 'because' in longer sentences when they are speaking and writing.
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Changing verbs to add -ing and -ed worksheet

Changing verbs to add -ing and -ed

This worksheet explains the rules for changing the tense of verbs ending in 'e' and also those that end in 'hissing' and 'buzzing' sounds.
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Apostrophes in shortened words worksheet

Apostrophes in shortened words

This worksheet explains the use of apostrophes to shorten words and then gives example sentences containing words for children to alter.
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Using adjectives worksheet

Using adjectives

This worksheet gives children the opportunity to cut out adjectives and then choose the ones they think fit the given picture.

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Understanding connectives worksheet

Understanding connectives

This worksheet consists of sentences which need connectives adding in the middle. This will help children to understand which connectives are used in which sentences.
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