5+ downloadable practise worksheet reccomendation anyone?

[paperclippy]

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody knew where I could download 5+ practise material? I am not keen to send my DC to a tutor, but would like workbooks / booklets to help bring some structure to their learning. Does anyone know of websites or tutors who might be selling just the worksheets? I have the bond series of books already; I am looking for worksheets that compile Maths, English, Handwriting, Sequencing etc such that everything is in one place. Any help is appreciated

[Bigbiscuits]

I don't think such a thing exists

I think you need to chill out. There is very little prep you can do. And believe me the last thing you want to have a an over-prepared child selected as they just won't keep up.

And I saw this as a mum who had 2 boys admitted to one of the more popular schools on here at 5+

[lunchboxtroubles]

for the assessments coming up next month, or next year?

[paperclippy]

Next year

[Bigbiscuits]

Would recommend reading and talking together

Do some nice trips to museums / landmarks etc and chat about what you see. If in London, visit tower bridge and Big Ben etc.

They want to see a bright confident boy with an interest in the world. Not someone who has been subjected to death by worksheet.

[lunchboxtroubles]

I'm not aware of any branded for 5+, but Kumon do a huge range of workbooks (here is an example www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/My-First-Book-Tracing-Kumons-Practice-Books/4774307076?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21 ) - they have them for mazes, cutting, tracing, letters, number and basic sums. They would all be good for 5+ and you could just start at the level your child is at now and work up

[Pud2]

Read to your child, play with your child and talk with them. Put the workbooks away. Their natural intelligence will emerge

[Nneoma]

Ubrainy is a good website

[LondonGirl83]

Your child will be applying for year 1?

Entry to pre-preps for reception and year 1 aren’t typically in the format you are preparing for. My DD goes to a very academically selective London prep and the assessment isn’t at all like that.

Children this age learn best through play so I’d really rethink your approach as you run the risk of really putting him or her off learning which wouldn’t increase their chance of success for getting in.

[pianolessons1]

@LondonGirl83

Your child will be applying for year 1?

Entry to pre-preps for reception and year 1 aren’t typically in the format you are preparing for. My DD goes to a very academically selective London prep and the assessment isn’t at all like that.

Children this age learn best through play so I’d really rethink your approach as you run the risk of really putting him or her off learning which wouldn’t increase their chance of success for getting in.

5+ is a thing. Habs boys do it (though they are moving to 4+ soon, I don't know exactly when) and a few other schools. Not as common as 4+ and 7+ but unsurprisingly the OP does know what test her child is sitting.

[LondonGirl83]

@pianolessons1 perhaps read my post properly before scolding me in such a condescending manner...

I know there is a 5+. I said to the OP that the assessments at 4+ and 5+ aren’t in a format that loads of handwriting, English etc worksheets would be conducive for.

It’s typically an interview / play based assessment unlike the assessment for older children. Learning should be play based still at this age which is why even the most academic schools assess accordingly.

[pianolessons1]

[quote LondonGirl83]@pianolessons1 perhaps read my post properly before scolding me in such a condescending manner...

I know there is a 5+. I said to the OP that the assessments at 4+ and 5+ aren’t in a format that loads of handwriting, English etc worksheets would be conducive for.

It’s typically an interview / play based assessment unlike the assessment for older children. Learning should be play based still at this age which is why even the most academic schools assess accordingly.[/quote]
That's what the schools say. But what they actually test is at least partly worksheet type stuff, less than at 7 of course but dramatically more than at 4.

[LondonGirl83]

Okay @pianolessons1, what worksheets do you recommend to the OP based on your experience then?

All schools are different but I’ve personally seen children who had more learned knowledge of math and phonics not get in compared to children with less. The school was aware based on the written report from their previous setting what the children were capable of too. A good part of the assessment at my child’s school at that age was actually comprehension, practical reasoning and assessing cognitive development which is why knowledge alone couldn’t get you in. This isn’t super reliable in very young children as they develop at different rates but it was what counted more than having been crammed with facts.

I’d be really wary of a school that assessed children in a worksheet based manner at this age as it’s not developmentally appropriate which a good school will know.

[pianolessons1]

The very earliest bond books, taken with a dollop of common sense as to what your child can and can't do would be a place to start. WH Smith's also sells lots of different ones so a browse as to what the OP feels that her child can usefully do and that will encourage rather than put off would be a reasonable thing to do.