Every "can do" from every Ready for Class 1 unit, in teaching order. Tick what you have seen your child do, more than once and without much help. Ticks match the ones on the unit pages.

This is not a test. This is the last stage of the path. When most of it is ticked, your child is ready to start Class 1 with confidence. Children get there at different speeds; a gap just shows what to practise next.

Reading & talking

Building Longer Words

Reads words built from sounds like g + r + ow + l
Makes five compound words from word cards
Splits two-syllable words and reads them

Poems and Stories

Reads a short poem aloud with expression
Says how a character feels and gives a reason
Tells a story book from an information book

Question Words and Understanding

Answers who, what and where questions about a short passage
Finds the sentence that answers a question
Asks their own question about a story

Signs, Labels and Lists

Reads ten common signs
Explains what a sign is telling people to do
Writes labels for five objects

Reading for Information

Uses a contents page to find a topic
Reads a labelled diagram and says one fact
Explains what a glossary is for

Writing & pencil control

Neat Handwriting

Forms every small letter from the correct starting point
Writes tall letters, small letters and tails the right size
Copies a two-line sentence neatly with even spaces

Writing About My Day

Writes four sentences about a real event in order
Uses at least three time words
Uses capital letters for names and days of the week

Spelling Common Words

Reads the common words chosen for practice
Spells two practised words with the model covered, then checks
Uses a practised word in a short message with support

Writing Simple Instructions

Orders three steps for a familiar task
Writes or helps write a short instruction for each step
Improves an instruction after someone tries following it

Numbers & shapes

Numbers to 100: Tens and Ones

Counts to 100 in ones and tens
Shows any number to 100 as tens and ones
Puts three two-digit numbers in order

Odd and Even Numbers

Says whether numbers to 20 are odd or even
Explains odd and even using pairs
Knows that even numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8

Adding and Subtracting within 100

Adds a one-digit number to a two-digit number
Adds and subtracts tens (36 + 20, 57 − 30)
Solves a one-step word problem and writes the number sentence

Equal on Both Sides

Explains equals as having the same value
Checks a statement with an addition on both sides using objects
Finds a missing part in a simple equality with support

Equal Groups (Multiplication)

Makes equal groups from a set of objects
Writes equal groups as repeated adding
Reads and solves simple multiplication like 3 × 2 using objects

Sharing and Grouping (Division)

Shares up to 20 objects equally between 2, 3, 4 or 5
Groups objects into equal groups and counts the groups
Solves a sharing word problem using objects

Halves, Quarters and Turns

Shows a half and a quarter of a shape
Finds half of an even number of objects
Makes quarter, half and whole turns in both directions

Telling the Time: O'clock and Half Past

Reads o'clock and half past on a clock with hands
Draws the hands for o'clock and half past times
Says what they do at three times of the day

Coins and Notes

Recognises the local coins and notes selected for practice, with values up to 100
Counts a mix of coins and notes up to 100
Works out the change from 50 or 100 in a simple purchase

Length and Mass

Measures objects in centimetres starting from 0
Compares two objects as heavier or lighter and, if a balance is available, checks with adult help
Estimates a length before measuring