St George’s Day is on 23rd April each year and celebrates Saint George, the patron saint of England. The legend of St George and the Dragon tells the story of how George, a Christian soldier, bravely fought a dragon to save a princess and her people.
Engage your learners in some fun handwriting with Letter-join’s latest series of worksheets for St George’s Day (available for each key stage). Download these worksheets in your chosen font or find them using the search bar by typing ‘st george’.
Early Years
This worksheet provides plenty of opportunity for discussion, while children trace the words describing the scary dragon, followed by colouring the picture.
Key Stage 1
Pupils can practise their printed handwriting and learn some new adjectives by labelling the picture of St George fighting the dragon, before colouring the picture.
Key Stage 2
Your learners can expand their vocabulary by matching the best adjectives to each scenario in the story of George and the Dragon and then practise using them to level up their sentence writing.
The Letter-join Team have created a document complete with useful tips and handwriting support for your left-handed learners.
Packed full of practical guidance for making the appropriate provision for left-handed children, such as how to:
• recognise the needs and challenges of left-handed pupils
• model left-handed writing
• practise the correct pencil grip
• sit and position the paper correctly
Some practical help right from the start can make a huge difference to the learning outcomes of left-handed children.
Download Letter-join’s Guide to Provision for Left-handed Writers >
Introduce some seasonal spring words using Letter-join’s Word of the Week template. In addition to handwriting practice, children can explore new and unfamiliar words to help them use more adventurous and exciting language in their writing.
Here are some spring vocabulary suggestions: abloom, verdant, rejuvenating, vibrant …
And, to put a spring into everyone’s step, here are some cheerful and colourful handwriting spring-themed worksheets and Easter worksheets from Letter-join!
Bring your Key Stage 2 pupils up to speed with these great resources from Letter-join to support SPaG practice.
Year 6 classes can choose from Letter-join’s series of KS2 SATs support worksheets aimed at supporting learners in preparation for Key Stage 2 SATs.
Help your year 6 pupils meet the expected standards for spelling, punctuation and grammar, while boosting their confidence and improving their handwriting too.
To further strengthen pupils’ spelling skills, select Example Word Banks from ‘Word Bank’ in the Fun section. From this pull-down list, children can practise common exception words (CEW) from the Year 5/6 statutory spelling lists at school or at home.
For extra, fun practice on the Word Bank page, children can click on ‘Activities’ to:
• Automatically create look, trace and copy spelling lists.
• Produce word searches to complete online or print out.
Finally, don’t forget to check out our handy Maths worksheets (also in the Key Stage 2 section) designed to help reinforce some key concepts in time for SATs.
