<p>This assessment can be used in the first weeks of Autumn term Year 1 to help assess where your class are in Maths and Writing.</p> <p>I find that after the summer lots of pupils coming up to Year 1 have forgotten some of their writing and maths skills of the summer break. This simple assessment allows you to get a quick snapshot of where they’re at after their 6 week holiday.</p> <p>Writing assessment:</p> <ul> <li>Children write their name.</li> <li>Reading sounds out loud and teacher ticks off/notes down corrections.</li> <li>Teacher says the letter and pupil writes it.</li> <li>I ask the pupil to draw a pig and label it. This is a good opportunity to assess their cvc writing skills.</li> <li>Teacher makes a note of their dominant hand and whether they use a tripod grip.</li> </ul> <p>Maths assessment:</p> <ul> <li>Pupil reads out numbers.</li> <li>Teacher reads out numbers and pupil writes them. Formation check.</li> <li>Naming 2D shapes</li> <li>Ask the pupil to count out different amounts using cubes/bears/counters.</li> <li>What can they count up to?</li> </ul>