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TheSchoolRun.com closure date
As we informed you a few months ago, TheSchoolRun has had to make the difficult decision to close due to financial pressures and the company has now ceased trading. We had hoped to keep our content available through a partnership with another educational provider, but this provider has since withdrawn from the agreement.
As a result, we now have to permanently close TheSchoolRun.com. However, to give subscribers time to download any content they’d like to keep, we will keep the website open until 31st July 2025. After this date, the site will be taken down and there will be no further access to any resources. We strongly encourage you to download and save any resources you think you may want to use in the future.
In particular, we suggest downloading:
- Learning packs
- All the worksheets from the 11+ programme, if you are following this with your child
- Complete Learning Journey programmes (the packs below include all 40 worksheets for each programme)
You should already have received 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep. If you haven’t received these, please contact us at [email protected] before 31st July 2025, and we will send them to you.
We are very sorry that there is no way to continue offering access to resources and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Reception Reading worksheets
Reading two-syllable words (Phase 2 phonics)
Start off by reading these words one syllable at a time, then show your child how to read them as one whole word. The cut out the jigsaw pieces and see if you can match together the first and second syllable to make a real word.
Reading and writing silent ‘h’ (Phase 5 phonics)
Lots of our question words start with ‘wh’. Can you read these words? Can you think of a question using each of these question words? Now fill in the gaps in these questions with the right ‘wh’ words.
Reading and writing h, f and l (Phase 2 phonics)
This worksheet all about these three letters: h, f and l. Here are some words with the first letter missing. Which letter do you need to fill in to make real words? Can you write the words in the boxes? Now read these sentences and answer yes or no.
Reading and writing e, u and r (Phase 2 phonics)
What letters do these words start with? Write the letter under each picture. Now can you highlight the letters e, ur and r in these words?
Reading and writing b and d, h and n (Phase 2 phonics)
Sometimes b gets muddled with d and h gets muddled with n. Can you highlight all the bs and all the ds in two different colours? Now cut out these words and play Pairs or Snap!
Reading and writing b and d, h and n, f and t (Phase 2 phonics)
Children often muddle up the letter shapes b and d, h and n, f and t as they look similar. Practise writing these letters and talk about why they look similar and what is different about them. Then have a quick game of letter bingo!
Phonics sentences art (Phase 2 phonics)
Read each of these sentences and then draw a picture that describes what the sentence says.
Phonics dominoes (Phase 2 phonics)
Play dominoes with these Phase 2 phonics cards. The winner is the first player to put all their cards down on the table
Phase 3 phonics tricky words practice (Phase 3 phonics)
Tricky words are ones that your child can’t sound out with their phonics knowledge but need to be learned and remembered. Here are some ideas to help your child learn tricky words.
Phase 2 phonics tricky words practice (Phase 2 phonics)
These are sight words that should not be sounded out before reading but just need to be memorised. Read the word out loud, then trace the word and finally try writing the word.
Phase 2 phonics bingo (Phase 2 phonics)
Cut out these word cards and play bingo with your child. Sometimes you can be the bingo caller and sometimes they should take a turn.
First 100 high-frequency words list
Children learn to read and spell high-frequency words, the most common words in English-language texts, throughout primary school. Download a list of the first 100 high-frequency words to use for at-home spelling practice and revision.
V, X, Y, Z words Snap (Phase 3 phonics)
Shuffle the word cards and share them between two players. The oldest player starts the game by turning over a card and placing it face up on the table or floor. Each player then takes turns placing cards, face up, next to the card. When the word card and picture card match that’s SNAP! The player with most cards at the end wins.
Tricky word sentences
Cut out the words and see if you can put some of them together to make sentences. You can stick them onto another sheet of paper if you like, and add a full stop at the end.
Simple words memory game
A free word game created by a teacher for Reception children to help them learn simple, common words for their age group.
/Sh/ and /ch/ words Snap (Phase 3 phonics)
A free Phase 3 phonics game created by an experienced teacher to help your child practise their Phase 3 phonics learning. This printable activity covers /Sh/ and /Ch/ words in a simple game of Snap.
Blending sounds to read (Phase 3 phonics)
Cut out the pointy hand and use it to press each sound in the word. Once you’ve said each sound can you say all the sounds together to make the whole word?
Using simple sentences
Cut out the sentences below. Read them with your mum and dad, then sticky-tape them to objects around your house. Challenge an adult to find where you have placed them all!
The sounds /sh/ and /ch/ (Phase 3 phonics)
Have a look at the sounds /sh/ and /ch/. Have fun saying the two sounds – do you sound like a train?
Sound die: words containing /i/ and /u/ (Phase 2 phonics)
Cut out the shape below. Fold along the lines and stick down the flaps to make a cube. Then take turns to roll the sound die. Each player has to think of a word containing the ‘u’ or ‘i’ sound they roll. Then write down your words.