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. 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. Writing assessment: Children write their name. Reading sounds out loud and teacher ticks off/notes down corrections. Teacher says the letter and pupil writes it. I ask the pupil to draw a pig and label it. This is a good opportunity to assess their cvc writing skills. Teacher makes a note of their dominant hand and whether they use a tripod grip. Maths assessment: Pupil reads out numbers. Teacher reads out numbers and pupil writes them. Formation check. Naming 2D shapes Ask the pupil to count out different amounts using cubes/bears/counters. What can they count up to?