10 activities to further develop reading and writing skills in Early Years and KS1. Keywords and common blends. Many children will learn to read simple and more unusual, or difficult words before they can write these words. Their reading will develop quicker than their writing. When a child learns to read they will be blending sounds together to read the word, some words they will know by sight (these are words that can’t always be sounded out to read e.g. one, are, all etc). When a child is learning to write they have many more things to focus on. The process is a bit more complicated. For each word they write, they need to: - know what they want to write - spell the word / words e.g. by sounding out - associate the sounds in each word to a letter/ letters - hold a pencil - use the pencil to form the letters

10 activities to further develop their reading and writing for Early Years and Key Stage 1. Covers keyword requirements form the National Curriculum. Helping to develop reading, writing, punctuation and spelling skills. The key words provided can be cut out and used as flash cards to help children read and recognise the word. They can use each word individually to practise writing it. The sound cards can be cut out and used as flashcards. Continually repeating sounds can help children automatically read words that contain these sounds. Once they can do this, children should be encouraged to read the word straight off without sounding out. Making rhyming word lists can help children with their spellings. For each word they write, they need to: - know what they want to write - spell the word / words e.g. by sounding out - associate the sounds in each word to a letter/ letters - hold a pencil - use the pencil to form the letters

Children are given 4 shapes: square, circle, 2 x triangles. Cut out each shape. Cut along the dotted lines. Now put the shape back together. What is your shape called? Helps children with recognising and naming shapes. Helps with spacial awareness and matching. Shapes can be coloured in prior to cutting.

Worksheet focus: Practice writing numbers using Roman Numerals to 1000 Introduce rules for writing numbers using Roman Numerals Introduce subtraction combinations Useful table for children to keep as a resource. Links roman numerals to addition. Can be used to reinforce classwork, or as homework.

Read the words on the rug. Colour them in when you can read them by yourself. Write the words you can read below the rug. Words include: said, have, like, so, come, were, one, do, when, little, what, out, there. Practise and reinforce reading and writing EYFS/ Yr1 keywords. Can be used for record keeping, assessment or at home.

Read the words in the jar. Colour them in when you can read them by yourself. Write the words you can read below the jar. Words include: he, be, she, you, was, my, all, me, her, we, they, are Extends vocabulary, spelling, reading and writing skills. Helps children recognise keywords. Ideal for reinforcement, record keeping, assessment or to learn words at home.

An introduction to number lines and number sentences. Ideal for EYFS or Year 1 children. Choose a subtraction sum, use the number line to find the answer. Colour in a piece of the hot air balloon using the correct colour. Can be used in the classroom, for assessment or as homework.

Structured worksheet to help children write a book review. Prompts given to help extend children's thinking. Extension activity also included.

This worksheet will help children understand what a verb and adverb is. It also shows how to use an adverb within a sentence to make it more interesting. Children are asked to join a verb to an appropriate adverb, they are then encouraged to write interesting sentences using the given verb and adverb.