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Our free one worksheet a day for year 1 focuses on teaching skills like spellings, arithmetic, reasoning and literacy all in just one sheet. Start progress and attainment straight away. Once your child will finish all of the worksheets your child will get a much better grasp on year 1 curriculum.

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It’s a big leap from Reception to Year 1, but we've got everything you need to support Year 1 maths , Year 1 English and Year 1 science . 

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We've got hundreds of teacher-created Year 1 learning resources, including Y1 activities, worksheets and games for core topics covered, including partitioning , shape , telling the time and handwriting . You'll also find resources to prepare for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check as well as Year 1 maths tutorials and complete learning programmes in Year 1 English , Year 1 maths and Year 1 science . 

Year 1 is a really important year for your child, and parents will be expected to support learning at home. But with these fun and engaging Year 1 resources, your child will love the time you spend with them and you'll soon see them grow in learning ability and confidence.

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Year 1 english and year 1 maths booster packs.

Reading, writing and spelling practice for KS1 children means wordsearches, matching games, writing missing posters and more! Our Year 1 English booster pack covers all the main literacy topics your child will learn in the first year of KS1. Just one worksheet a day will offer a fun revision session to help them with their handwriting, phonics and punctuation – and why not let your child organise a little party to make the 'writing for purpose' activity even more exciting? Maths revision – the fun way! Our Year 1 maths booster pack covers all the main maths topics your child will learn in the first year of KS1 to help them practise their skills. Use the colourful worksheets to boost your child's confidence with number bonds, telling the time, simple addition and subtraction and first story problems, or try some of the suggested extension activities to consolidate what they've learnt at school.

Y1 Phonics screening check

The Phonics screening check is used to test children's reading and phonics skills and what they've learnt in their first two years at school. Find out what you need to know about the Phonics screening check and get an idea of what your child will be asked to do in the June test by looking through the official past papers. Then check out all the practice checks we have created.

Discover a unique Year 1 Learning Journey programme for  maths and English

Each Learning Journey programme contains 40 worksheets that roughly match the order that your child is being taught topics at school during the year. Work through them in order to be sure your child keeps up with all the core areas of learning they need to have mastered by the end of Year 1 or, if you are a subscriber, we'll send you an email every Wednesday with recommendations for two worksheets to complete that week (one English, one maths). There are also 24 fun worksheets that we'll send you during the school holidays! Want to know if your child's Year 1 learning is on track? Get your child to work through the Year 1 Maths Progress Check and Year 1 English Progress Check and you'll be instantly be able to see where there are gaps in their knowledge.

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Year 1 English Printable Worksheets

Year 1 is an important year for reading, writing, and speaking. Our year 1 English worksheets will help support your child as they learn to use phonics to spell simple words, read stories, memorise common sight words, identify rhyming words, tell simple narratives, improve their vocabulary, and much more.   

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Reading comprehension - Toby Goes On An Adventure

This reading comprehension is great for testing your KS1 pupils' reading comprehension skills. Perfect for any English lesson, this worksheet can be used in a group or as a one-to-one activity. Encourage your young learners to read through the story, or read the story to your class and help them answer the accompanying questions. There are 5 questions for children to answer. Reading comprehension exercises expose students to new words and concepts, helping them expand their vocabulary. They learn to recognise and understand different word meanings and learn to extract information from the text.

Fill in the blanks cloze activity - Dogs

Children read through the passages and use the words from the word bank to fill in blank spaces. Use this time-saving cloze activity worksheet to help your students become better readers. Cloze activities are a great way to engage learners and improve reading comprehension and grammar skills.

Fill in the blanks cloze activity - Cats

Cloze activities are a great way to engage learners and improve reading comprehension and grammar skills. Children read through the reading passages and use the words from the word bank to fill in blank spaces. Use this time-saving worksheet to help your younger students become better readers.

Introducing Reading Comprehension - A Trip To London

This short introduction to reading comprehension will help struggling readers build their confidence and improve their reading skills at home and at school. Children read through the text and answer 4 reading comprehension questions. Reading will help your child to improve their understanding of the language, build their vocabulary, practise sequencing and summarising, and help them as they progress in their studies. This resource is about a mother and son who go to London.

Introducing Reading Comprehension - Ben Goes To The Zoo

This short introduction to reading comprehension will help struggling readers build their confidence and improve their reading skills at home and at school. Children read through the text and answer 4 reading comprehension questions. Reading will help your child to improve their understanding of the language, build their vocabulary, practise sequencing and summarising, and help them as they progress in their studies.

Introducing Reading Comprehension - Jack Gets A Kitten

Children read through the text and answer 4 reading comprehension questions. This short reading comprehension activity about a boy and his kitten offers children the chance to practise and improve their reading skills. Reading will help your child to improve their understanding of the language and build their vocabulary.

Introducing Reading Comprehension - The Dinosaur

This short reading comprehension activity about a dinosaur offers children the chance to practise and improve their reading skills. Children read through the text and answer 4 reading comprehension questions.

Reading Booster - Set 5

With this reading booster activity, children read the sentences, read the question twice, and then circle the correct answer. Our reading boosters for early learners will help children recognise common sight words and use capitalisation and punctuation correctly. Use this reading resource to help your child read with greater confidence and fluency.

Reading Booster - Set 4

Our reading boosters for early years will help children recognise common sight words and use capitalisation and punctuation correctly. Children read the sentences, read the question twice, and then circle the correct answer.

Reading Booster - Set 3

Reading helps to improve a child's concentration and improves vocabulary and language skills. Use our fun and engaging reading booster activity to develop a child's imagination and creativity. Quick and easy to print or download, use this resource in the classroom or at home.

Reading Booster - Set 2

This fun and engaging reading booster activity will help children read with greater confidence and recognise common words that are used in early reading books. Use this fun reading booster activity to help develop a child's early reading skills. Children read each question twice and circle the correct answer.

Reading Booster - Set 1

Use this fun reading booster activity to help develop a child's early reading skills. Children read each question twice and circle the correct answer. This engaging reading booster resource will help your child read with greater confidence and fluency.

Yes/No questions - Transport

Is this a van? Is this a car? Is this a train? Children look at the images and write 'Yes, it is' or 'No, it isn't'. This activity will help improve a student's reading skills and also help educators to check a childrens' understanding of a topic.

Yes/No questions - School items

This school items-themed resource asks students to look at the pictures and write 'Yes, it is' or 'No, it isn't. By asking children questions, you are encouraging them to engage with their work and develop their interest in a topic. This activity can also be used in any ESL class.

Yes/No questions - Animals

By asking children questions, you are encouraging them to build their critical thinking skills and develop their interest in a topic. This animal-themed English resource asks students questions about animals and they must reply 'Yes, it is' or 'No, it isn't. This activity can also be used in any ESL class.

Picture description - Christmas

This fun Christmas-themed resource asks students to look at the picture and answer the questions.

Autumn read and colour

Children read the sentences and colour the autumn pictures to match the sentences.

Reading Comprehension - Marcus the Monkey

This worksheet can be used as an extra resource for a Chinese New Year theme or used in an English lesson. It is about a monkey called Marcus. Students read through the text and then answer the multiple choice questions.

Reading comprehension - My Baby Brother

This short story is for early readers. A girl is talking about her baby brother. Students are asked to read through the short passage and then answer the multiple choice questions.

Reading comprehension - Getting Ready for School

Students are asked to read the short story about a boy who gets ready for school. They are asked to put the sentences in order from 1 - 5, then answer the questions.

Reading comprehension - A Trip to the Zoo

Students are asked to read the short story about Lizzy going to the zoo with her parents. They are then asked to answer the questions by putting a circle around the correct letter.

Reading comprehension - Ollie the Octopus

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about an octopus called Ollie and answer the study questions.

Animal riddles - Who Am I?

Year 1 English - This activity is great fun for kids. They can work in pairs, groups or by themselves. They must read through the riddles and see if they can figure out which animal is being described.

Picture sentences

Choose the Correct Sentence to Match the PictureIn this worksheet, students will be presented with a series of charming pictures, each depicting a different scene or scenario. Their task is to carefully read the sentences provided and select the one that best matches the picture. This activity encourages students to develop their understanding of sentence structure, vocabulary, and context. Engage Year 1 pupils in an enjoyable activity that enhances their reading comprehension and language skills.

Reading comprehension - Molly the Meerkat

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a meerkat called Molly and answer the study questions.

Reading comprehension - I am a monkey (short text)

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a monkey and answer the multiple choice questions.

Reading comprehension - I am a fox

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a fox called Farley and answer the multiple choice questions.

Reading comprehension - I am a crocodile

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a crocodile called Snappy and answer the multiple choice questions.

Reading comprehension - I am a sheep

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a sheep called Shaun and answer the multiple choice questions. This is a fun way to learn about animals!

Reading comprehension - I am a badger

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a badger called Brock and answer the multiple choice questions. This is a fun way to learn about animals!

Reading comprehension - I Like To Dance

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a girl called Louise who likes to dance and answer the study questions.

Reading comprehension - Ben's New House

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about Ben's new house and answer the study questions.

Reading comprehension - Otis the owl

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about an owl called Otis and answer the multiple choice questions.

Reading comprehension - Percy the Pig

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a pig called Percy and answer the multiple choice questions.

Reading comprehension - I am a koala

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a koala called Kara and answer the multiple choice questions.

Father's day - Picture sentences 2

Match the correct sentence to the picture.

Father's day - Picture sentences 1

Easter - Matching colours with words

Match the egg on the left to the word on the right, then colour the egg.

Mother's Day - Correct sentences 5

Children must look at the pictures and match them to the correct sentences.

Mother's Day - Correct sentences 4

Mother's Day - Correct sentences 3

Children must look at the pictures and match them with the correct sentences.

Mother's Day - Correct sentences 2

Mother's Day - Correct sentences

Reading comprehension - Zak Goes To The Zoo

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a boy called Zak who goes to the zoo. They must then answer the study questions.

Reading comprehension - Tilly Gets Lost

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a little yellow duckling that gets lost. They must then answer the study questions.

Reading comprehension - Gracie Visits Grandma

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read a story about a girl called Gracie who visits her grandma and then answer the study questions.

Reading comprehension - Ned and the Spiky Ball

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a boy called Ned and a strange looking ball. There are study questions to answer.

Reading comprehension - I am a woodpecker

Year 1 English - Reading comprehension. Having strong reading comprehension skills will also help in other subjects. Students read the text about a woodpecker and answer the multiple choice questions.

Boost your child's confidence with our year 1 English printable worksheets

Watch your child’s reading and writing skills develop in leaps and bounds as they progress through our fun and engaging activities. We have hundreds of year 1 English worksheets that are great for starting a lesson, reinforcing key language skills, expanding vocabulary, improving punctuation and grammar, and much more.  

One of the best things about printable worksheets is that they make learning fun and easy. Explore our educational resources based on Year 1 English and keep your children learning through these fun and engaging exercises.

Our Year 1 English printable worksheets are designed for progressive learning. Our engaging content enables a child to learn at their own speed and gain confidence quickly. When we help a child believe in themselves, we empower them for life.

Printable worksheets are a great way to enhance creativity and improve a child’s knowledge. Help your child learn more about Year 1 English with this great selection of worksheets designed to help children succeed.

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If you have access to a printer,  please find below a home learning pack and other activities that you can download and print at home for your children to independently work through, at their own pace to allow opportunities for a screen break:

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Week Beginning 13th July 2020

• KS1- Home Learning Pack (week commencing 13th July 2020)
• KS1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 13th July 2020)
• English - Handwriting Template for Books
• Maths - Lesson 1 - Find a Half (Part 1)
• Maths - Lesson 2 - Find a Half (Part 2)
• Maths - Lesson 3 - Find a Quarter (Part 1)
• Maths - Lesson 4 - Find a Quarter (Part 2)
• Maths - Daily Challenges
• Maths - 'One More and One Less' Card Game
• Maths - The Place Value Mystery in the Palace Game
• Topic - PSHE - Memories
• Topic - Geography - Clothes sorting Weather Activity
• Topic - Science - Animal Fact File Templates

Week Beginning 6th July 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 6th July 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 6th July 2020)
• English - Postcard
• English - Wordsearch
• Topic - PSHE - Eat Well Plate
• Topic - Science - Habitat Exploration Log
• Maths - Lesson 1 - Ordering Numbers
• Maths - Lesson 2 - Recognising Coins
• Maths - Lesson 3 - Recognising Notes
• Maths - Lesson 4 - Counting in Coins
• Phonics Grid (week commencing 6th July 2020)
• Phonics - Roll and Read 'IE'

Week Beginning 29th June 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 29th June 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 29th June 2020)
• English - Popping Punctuation
• English - Design a New Front Cover
• English - Handwriting Practise
• Topic - Science - Animal Groups
• Maths - Lesson 1 - Counting to 100
• Maths - Lesson 2 - Partitioning Numbers
• Maths - Lesson 3 - Comparing Numbers (1)
• Maths - Lesson 4 - Comparing Numbers (2)
• Maths - Diving into Mastery - Activity Cards
• Maths - Diving into Mastery - Answer Sheet
• Phonics Grid (week commencing 29th June 2020)
• Phonics - 'ph' Real or Nonsense Words
• Phonics - Hard and Soft 'g' Sound Sorting Game

Week Beginning 22nd June 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 22nd June 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 22nd June 2020)
• Phonics Grid (week commencing 22nd June 2020)
• Phonics - 'ee' Phoneme Spotter
• Phonics - 'ee' Sorting Grid
• Phonics - 'ee' Alternative Pronunciation Sorting Game
• Phonics - 'i' Alternative Pronunciation Sorting Game
• Phonics - 'o' Alternative Pronunication Sorting Game
• Maths - Lesson 1 Make arrays 2020
• Maths - Lesson 2 Make doubles 2020
• Maths - Lesson 3 Make equal groups - sharing 2020
• Maths - Lesson 4 Make equal groups - grouping 2020
• Maths Reasoning Challenge
• English - Helping Others
• English - 'Doing Chores' Worksheet
• English - Reading comprehension
• Topic - PHSE - Emotions Board Game
• Topic - PE - Fitness Challenge Cards
• Topic - Science - Identifying Trees

Week Beginning 15th June 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 15th June 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 15th June 2020)
• Phonics Grid (week commencing 15th June 2020)
• Phonics - 'ai' Matching Cards
• Phonics - 'u-e' Magic Wand
• Maths - Lesson 1 'Count in 2s'
• Maths - Lesson 2 'Count in 5s'
• Maths - Lesson 3 'Count in 10s'
• Maths - Lesson 4 'Add Equal Groups'
• Maths - Reasoning Challenge
• English - Handwriting Sheet
• English - Ocean Animals Fact Files
• English - Under the Sea Wordsearch
• English - 'The Runaway Iceberg' Comprehension
• Topic - History 'Gandhi' Comprehension
• Topic - Science 'Nature Walk Diary'

Week Beginning 8th June 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 8th June 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 8th June 2020)
• Phonics Grid (week commencing 8th June 2020)
• Phonics - 'u-e' Words
• Phonics - Phase 5 - Spot the 'i-e' Words
• Phonics - 'i-e' Four in a Row
• Maths - Lesson 1 - Measure Mass
• Maths - Lesson 2 - Compare Mass
• Maths - Lesson 3 - Introduce Capacity and Volume
• Maths - Lesson 4 - Measure Capacity
• Maths - Addition & Subtraction Challenge
• Maths - Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s
• English - Describe the Monster
• English - Story Boards
• English - Comic Book
• English - Rainbow Simile Poem
• Topic - PSHE - Friendship Wordsearch
• Toipc - History - Queen Victoria Fact File
• Topic - History - Queen Victoria Comprehension Sheet
• Topic - Science - Plant Life Cycle
• Twinkle Twinkle

Week Beginning 1st June 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 1st June 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 1st June 2020)
• Phonics Grid (week commencing 1st June 2020)
• Phonics - Tuesday's ' a-e' Recap Activity
• Phonics - Thursday's Alternative 'ee' Activity
• Maths - Daily Maths Challenges
• Maths - Lesson 1 - Compare Lengths and Heights
• Maths - Lesson 2 - Measure Length (1)
• Maths - Lesson 3 - Measure Length (2)
• Maths - Lesson 4 - Introduce Weight and Mass
• Maths - Number Bonds to 20 Challenge
• Topic - Gross motor skills
• Topic - Geography - Australia
• Topic - Leaf Activity
• Topic - Plants and Flower Hunt

Week Beginning 18th May 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 18th May 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 18th May 2020)
• Phonics Grid - Week Commencing 18th May 2020
• Phonics - My 'a_e' Workbook
• Maths - Add by Making 10 (Lesson 1)
• Maths - Subtraction - Crossing 10 (Lesson 2)
• Maths - Subtraction - Crossing 10 (Lesson 3)
• Maths - Compare Number Sentences (Lesson 4)
• Maths - 'A Challenge a Day' Booklet
• English - Book Review
• English - The Bear Who Came to Babysit
• Topic - Observe Draw Imagine Worksheet
• Topic - Science 'Investigation Flowers'

Week Beginning 11th May 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 11th May 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 11th May 2020)
• Phonics Grid - Week Beginning 11th May 2020
• Phonics - 'ew' Sounds
• Maths - Addition Recap
• Maths - Adding by Counting On
• Maths - Number Bonds
• Maths - Find a Part
• Maths - Related Facts
• Science - Naming Flowers

Week Beginning 4th May 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 4th May 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Guidance and Answers (week commencing 4th May 2020)
• Phonics Activites - week beginning 4th May 2020.pdf
• Phonics - My 'OY' Workbook
• Phonics - 'UE' Roll and Read Activity
• Phonics - 'IR' Real and Nonsense Words Activity
• English - 'Nouns' Activity.pdf
• Maths - 'White Rose' Find a Quarter
• Maths - 'White Rose' - Find a Quarter (2)
• Maths - 'White Rose' - Finding Half
• Maths - 'White Rose'Problem Solving challenge
• Maths - Place Value Recap Activity
• Growth Mindset Statements
• Topic - NHS Collage Rainbow
• Topic - Make your own Hero Mask
• Topic - Pyjamarama Wordsearch
• Topic - Pyjamarama 'Create a Comic Strip'
• Topic - Parts of a Plant Worksheet

Week Beginning 27th April 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 27th April 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack Guidance and Answers (week commencing 27th April 2020)
• 'Pippety Skycap - A Tale of Mischief' - Talk for Writing Home-School Booklet (supporting GOSH)
• Phonics Activities (week commencing 27th April 2020)
• Maths - Learning Grid
• Maths Activities
• Float or Sink Activity
• Weather Diary
• Four Seasons Tree Drawing
• Design an Outfit
• Five Ways I Can Help the Earth

Week Beginning 20th April 2020

• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack (week commencing 20th April 2020)
• Year 1 - Home Learning Pack - Parent Guidance and Answers (week commencing 20th April 2020)
• Maths - Homework Grid
• Maths - 'Measuring' Activity
• English - 'Question Mark or Full Stop' Activity

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10 Helpful Homework Ideas and Tips for Primary School Teachers

Written by Holly (Teach Starter)

Homework ideas… Yep, I’m going there! It is always a hot topic of debate between everyone involved in the education field. Here at Teach Starter , we want to help you ensure that the homework you set meaningful and manageable  for your students, their parents and yourself! Deciding on how to set homework, or whether to set homework at all, can be hard when there are so many different opinions and factors pushing and pulling against it.

Parents, either love it or hate it! Principals and leadership teams, either love it or hate it! Teachers are usually the ones stuck in the middle, trying to balance these external pressures with their own beliefs about homework and what is best for the children in their class. We know that it can be a tricky position to be in…

It’s very easy for teachers and schools to say, the research states that homework is not beneficial so no work will be going home! However, there are definitely aspects of the ‘homework’ concept that are beneficial to children and their parents. This blog will outline some helpful homework ideas and concepts that are suitable for primary teachers.

Homework Ideas for Teachers

Here you’ll find practical ideas, homework activities and printable resources. This collection of homework ideas will help you to send your students home with tailored homework activities that will be beneficial to their learning, reinforcing and practising the skills and knowledge they are currently exploring in class. They are homework activities that will help to inform you about student understanding and ensure that students experience success and a degree of independence, which is so great for their confidence as young learners!

Reading is Essential

Reading for homework each night is a no-brainer! All children should be given the opportunity to take home something to read. This means weekly readers for lower years students to read with their parents and a library book or another appropriate book from home for middle and upper years students.

When I was teaching in the lower years, I provided the students in my class with a homework activity sheet, home readers and sight words at their level. I would always reinforce with parents that if only one thing gets done in the after school chaos that I now know (having school-aged children myself), it’s reading! Reading was always the highest priority.

I found that if students were held accountable for their reading by having to log each time they read with a parent, they were more inclined to do it. Middle and upper years students may also benefit from maintaining a home reading log. Check out our Home Reading Journal  to send home with your students.

Homework Apps

In this day and age, most children will have access to either a home computer or an iPad.

Why not encourage your children to practise their maths and reading skills at home, using apps that they are already exposed to in your classroom?

Mathletics for Homework

Mathletics is a web-based homework scheme that a lot of primary schools are utilising. This app empowers classroom teachers to set activities for homework which their students must complete before students can then go on to choose their own activities. This enables the teachers to set mathematics tasks that are suitable to each students level of ability which is so important when it comes to setting meaningful homework.

Reading Eggs

More and more Australian schools are adopting the use of the Reading Eggs scheme as a homework option. The multi-award winning online reading program for school students has been designed by Australian literacy experts and makes learning essential reading and phonics skills easy and fun. The online reading lessons, activities and books are sequenced to ensure students are working at their level!

Homework Activity Baskets

This idea came to me after writing about English rotations and Mathematics rotations for other blog posts. Why not create a similar concept, but for homework activities? Yes, it would take some time to collate the activities and set up them up, but what a fantastic way to engage your students in levelled homework activities!

• Firstly, divide your class into smaller ability groups, 3 or 4 groups would work. Each group can be given their own coloured homework basket.
• You then fill the coloured homework baskets with activities, games and task cards that the students can take home and play with parents, carers or older siblings throughout the week.
• Each Monday, students return the activity they had for the previous week and choose another one.

Check out our homework basket activities collection  for a range of great hands-on activities that would suit this style of homework set up.

Homework Grids

Homework grids have been around for a number of years now! This is a fantastic concept that can usually take a lot of time for teachers to plan and set up…

Editable Curriculum Aligned Homework Grids

Well, we have done the hard work for you! Check out our editable homework grids, each with matching activities that link with the Australian Curriculum for every year level.

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Editable Spelling Activity Grids

Our editable  spelling activity grids are another fantastic way for students to engage with their spelling words without simply writing them out on a piece of paper or rote learning them.

Homework Folders

Creating homework folders for your students to keep their important homework information in is a fantastic way to encourage a sense of ownership and develop their independence.

Below is an example of what you might like to include in a lower years homework folder including a ring of sight words for students to practise at home.

Middle and upper years homework folders may include their homework grid, reading log and other relevant learning prompts such as editing guidelines, generic comprehension questions, times tables and grammar and punctuation reminders.

Homework Task Cards

Sending home a challenge or a task card with one activity for students to do that week is another way to engage kids in a meaningful task that they can complete with their family members.

We have a range of task cards that could suit this homework style and make great additions to the levelled homework baskets described above.

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Create Homework Booklets Using Teach Starter Widgets

Tailored activities aside, if the above homework ideas don’t really suit what you need for your class and a traditional homework booklet/worksheet is something that you would prefer, we do have a few options that suit your needs! Our Maths Mentals widget can be used to create weekly maths questions for specific year levels. These are a great way for students to practise their all-important mental maths in a homework booklet style.

Communicate to Parents

Sending home a homework information sheet.

After deciding how your homework will look in your classroom, it is important that you communicate this to the parents of your students, especially in the early years. Sending home an information sheet at the beginning of the year will empower your students’ parents and carers, helping them to feel comfortable with how the year will look and what they can expect to be doing with their kids at home.

You may like to use our Editable Homework Information Sheet to give you an idea of what information to send home to parents.

Include Homework Information in Classroom Newsletters

Another way to communicate to parents is by sending home weekly classroom newsletters. Although this seems like a lot of work, once you have the template ready to go, it really doesn’t take long to fill in the bits of information for the week.

By including a simple homework task in your classroom newsletter, you can steer away from the traditional homework sheet, instead providing a relevant and engaging task for your students to complete that week.

You may even wish to set up a show and tell timetable for the students to present their findings or talk about their experiences from homework task each week. This also encourages them to talk in front of the peers and gives you more opportunities to sort out that speaking mark for report cards!

Use our editable classroom newsletter which is available in colour and black and white.

Do you prefer traditional homework styles or new concepts?

Let us know in the comments section of this blog..

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11 Comments

Yes Sarah. LOVE IT!!!

Would love there to be a button here where I can download all the resources at once rather than go into each activity and download it separately.

Hi Sarah, This is an awesome idea and we are discussing ways to implement this for our future blog posts. We really appreciate your feedback. If there is anything else I can assist you with, please don't hesitate to contact me.

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Year 1 open homework tasks maths english topic

Subject: English

Age range: 5-7

Resource type: Worksheet/Activity

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1 October 2014

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Wonderful. Just what I needed for SEN pupils in my Y3 class. Thank you.

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