Tracing: start with the movement
A tracing sheet is a place to try a movement, not a race to stay inside a line. Start by looking at the whole path. Let the child trace it with a finger before picking up a pencil.
Read the guide →For grown-ups
Practical ideas for choosing an activity, supporting a first attempt and printing with confidence.
Counting without skipping objects
Counting means giving each object one number and understanding that the last number tells us how many there are altogether. A child may recite numbers confidently and still need practice matching them to objects.
Read the guide →Looking closely at printed letters
Looking at a letter, naming it and writing it are different tasks. These sheets explore printed capital letters and matching lower-case forms. They do not teach a particular handwriting scheme.
Read the guide →First reading: sounds before guessing
Choose letter–sound correspondences the child has already met. The English M and L sheets use short words such as mat and lap. Read the model aloud before looking for its identical copy; visual matching alone does not demonstrate decoding.
Read the guide →Making addition visible
Before writing a sum, put two groups of counters on the table. Count each group, bring them together and count the total. Link this action to the plus and equals signs on the sheet.
Read the guide →Choose and print a worksheet
Choose one familiar skill and one manageable challenge. The age ranges are approximate: the child's previous experience matters more than completing everything suggested for an age. Download the PDF rather than printing the small website preview.
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