Pencil control worksheets for EYFS: 40+ pre-writing pages of lines, zigzags, curves, loops, spirals and shapes, from start dot to finish, for Nursery and Reception. WHAT’S INSIDE (47 A4 pages) Straight lines (down, across, up), diagonals and crosses Zigzags, corners and steps, then wavy lines, rainbows and bumps Loops, spirals and circles, then squares, triangles, ovals, stars and hearts Picture paths (bee to flower, rocket to moon, car to garage), copy-the-pattern and finish-the-picture pages Regular ‘your turn’ drawing pages, a skills check page and a certificate HOW TEACHERS USE IT Morning work or a fine motor table in Nursery and Reception Warm-up before letter formation: the strokes lead straight into letter families (l i t, c o a, v w x z) Fine motor intervention groups and OT-style practice at home Laminate or use plastic wallets so pages can be traced again and again CURRICULUM LINKS EYFS ELG Fine Motor Skills: hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing, using the tripod grip in almost all cases; begin to show accuracy and care when drawing EYFS ELG Writing: groundwork for writing recognisable, correctly formed letters WHAT YOU DOWNLOAD Two PDF files with the same 47 A4 pages: pencil-control-worksheets-eyfs-pre-writing-colour.pdf: full colour pencil-control-worksheets-eyfs-pre-writing-black-and-white.pdf: black and white, kinder on the printer, with pictures left plain to colour Both print on US Letter too: choose “fit to page” in your print settings. LICENCE Your Tes licence lets you print as many copies as you need for the pupils you teach. To share it with colleagues in your school, tick the School Licence option at checkout. ABOUT THIS RESOURCE Made by Trace & Grow, a small early-years publisher in Birmingham. We used AI tools to help create some of the text and illustrations, and every page has been checked and edited by us before publishing. Last updated: October 2026.

Name writing practice booklet for EYFS: children trace and copy their own name (capital first, then lower case) across 30+ playful pages, ideal for September. WHAT’S INSIDE (37 A4 pages) Pages where an adult writes the child’s name in pencil to trace and copy (works for any name, no editing needed) Capital and lower-case alphabet tracing A to M and N to Z Name games: count my letters, clap my name, find my letters, rainbow name, name train, name detective All-about-me pages: family, friends, birthday, favourite things, when I grow up Make-it pages: name tags, door sign and bookmarks, plus a certificate HOW TEACHERS USE IT Baseline and transition: a booklet per child in the first half term of Reception Self-registration practice and name recognition in Nursery Send home so families can model the name in the school’s letter style Print the colour copy once and the black and white copy for every child CURRICULUM LINKS EYFS ELG Writing: write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed EYFS ELG Fine Motor Skills: hold a pencil effectively in preparation for fluent writing PSED: the all-about-me pages support talk about self, family and friends WHAT YOU DOWNLOAD Two PDF files with the same 37 A4 pages: name-writing-practice-booklet-eyfs-colour.pdf: full colour name-writing-practice-booklet-eyfs-black-and-white.pdf: black and white, kinder on the printer, with pictures left plain to colour Both print on US Letter too: choose “fit to page” in your print settings. LICENCE Your Tes licence lets you print as many copies as you need for the pupils you teach. To share it with colleagues in your school, tick the School Licence option at checkout. ABOUT THIS RESOURCE Made by Trace & Grow, a small early-years publisher in Birmingham. We used AI tools to help create some of the text and illustrations, and every page has been checked and edited by us before publishing. Last updated: October 2026.

Phase 2 phonics worksheets for Reception: say, trace and blend each sound from s a t p to h b f l, with tricky words and simple reading, plus j to qu. WHAT’S INSIDE (59 A4 pages) 29 sound pages: s a t p, i n m d, g o c k, ck e u r, h b f l, then j v w x y z qu. Each has the sound to say, the letter to trace from a start dot, and words to blend Group review pages after every set: blend and match, read and circle, read and colour, sound hunts and ‘spot the sound’ pages Tricky word pages after every group, with a wavy line marking tricky words in sentences A ‘well done’ certificate at the end HOW TEACHERS USE IT Follow-up after the daily phonics session, one or two pages at a time Keep-up or catch-up groups for children who need extra blending practice Homework packs: send the matching page home the week you teach the sound Slip a page into a plastic wallet for dry-wipe practice in continuous provision CURRICULUM LINKS EYFS ELG Word Reading: say a sound for each letter; read words consistent with phonic knowledge by sound-blending EYFS ELG Writing: write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed The sound order follows the familiar Letters and Sounds (2007) Phase 2 sets, with j v w x y z qu from the start of Phase 3. This is not a DfE-validated SSP programme: use it as extra practice alongside your school’s scheme and check your scheme’s order first WHAT YOU DOWNLOAD Two PDF files with the same 59 A4 pages: phase-2-phonics-worksheets-letter-sounds-colour.pdf: full colour phase-2-phonics-worksheets-letter-sounds-black-and-white.pdf: black and white, kinder on the printer, with pictures left plain to colour Both print on US Letter too: choose “fit to page” in your print settings. LICENCE Your Tes licence lets you print as many copies as you need for the pupils you teach. To share it with colleagues in your school, tick the School Licence option at checkout. ABOUT THIS RESOURCE Made by Trace & Grow, a small early-years publisher in Birmingham. We used AI tools to help create some of the text and illustrations, and every page has been checked and edited by us before publishing. Last updated: October 2026.