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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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Year 1 worksheets
Free worksheets: Science, KS1, Y1
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Be a scientist
This activity will develop your child's imagination and design skills.
Animal spinners
Cut the spinners out, stick them on card and push a pencil through the middle. Spin both wheels at the same time and act out or talk about the two animals that you land on (for example, talk like a frog or grow like a caterpillar!). Now research your favourite animal.
A to Z of body parts
Play a car game listing an A to Z of parts of the body, for example: arm, belly button, cuticles… If you get stuck you may need to be creative and think of variations (for example, digits instead of fingers). If you’re playing with older children they could also list internal organs!
Identify the parts of a plant
A Year 1 science worksheet on identifying the parts of a plant, created by a primary school teacher to support learning at home.
Counting up in 2s, 5s and 10s
Help these footballers get along the paths to the pitch by filling in the missing numbers in the sequences.
Comparative adjectives: adding -er
The comparative form of an adjective is used to compare two people or things. To form it we add -er to the adjective. Look at these sentences which compare two football players and add the correct ending to the adjectives.
Reading comprehension: The New Girl
Can you read this story with your mum or dad? Underline any important words or names you might need to remember. then have a go at answering the questions.
Reading comprehension: The Hare and the Tortoise
Here is the story of The Hare and the Tortoise. Can you read it with your mum or dad? Underline any important words or names you might need to remember and then have a go at answering the questions.
Reading comprehension: The Cat and the Mouse
Here is the story of The Cat and the Mouse. Can you read it with your mum or dad? Underline any important words or names you might need to remember then have a go at answering the questions.
Reading comprehension: The Birthday Party
Can you read this story with your mum or dad? Underline any important words or names you might need to remember and then have a go at answering the questions.
Reading comprehension: My Little Brother
Can you read this poem with your mum or dad? Underline any important words or names you might need to remember then have a go at answering the questions.
Reading comprehension: Cinderella
Here is part of the story of Cinderella. Can you read it with your mum or dad? Underline any important words or names you might need to remember then have a go at answering the questions.
Reading comprehension: The Camping Holiday
Can you read this story with your mum or dad? Underline any important words or names you might need to remember then have a go at answering the questions.
Square words wordsearch
Can you find all these Goldilocks-themed words in the wordsearch?
Number crossword: days and time
Fill this like an ordinary crossword, except the answers are numbers not words.
Mini word Sudoku 4 x 4
Put the letters from the word EASY in the squares so that each column, row, and mini-grid contains all the letters that make up the word.
Double letter: opposites
Cross out the letters that are in the grid twice. The letters that are left will spell two words that are opposites.
Rhyming words: creatures word puzzle
Practise your rhyming and spelling skills by thinking of names of animals that rhyme with each of these words. There could be more than one answer... how many can you identify?
Number Bond Snap
Make number bond recall fun for Y1, Y2 and above with a game of Number Bond Snap. All you need is an ordinary pack of cards and a competitive streak!
Maths card games for KS1 and KS2
Playing with cards might seem old-fashioned in our screen-loving age, but maths card games will help your child become fluent and confident with numbers – without them even realising they're exercising their maths thinking brain. From number bonds to fractions and probability, try some of our traditional or adapted card games to practise basic maths concepts.
Number ladders
Number lines are vertical versions of number lines, used in primary-school maths to help children become familiar with our number system and perform simple calculations like addition and subtraction.
Number lines
Number lines are an essential tool in primary-school maths. Print out our colourful versions for use with your child at home, or use them as inspiration to help your child design (and perhaps decorate) their own number line.
Split words: colours
Four names of colours have been split in half. Can you find the matching parts to see what they are?
Number colouring: odd and even numbers
Colour in the squares with odd numbers green. Don’t forget: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are odd numbers. Colour in the squares with even numbers brown. Don’t forget: 2, 4, 6, 8 are even numbers.