Blast off into confident writing with Space Explorers — a 25-page, SEN-friendly writing workbook designed especially for Year 2 explorers (ages 6–7). Every page follows a calm, predictable space-mission theme with generous white space, large writing lines, gentle prompts, and a "no rush, one page at a time" approach that's ideal for children who need extra support, structure, and encouragement with their writing.
From pencil grip and letter tracing all the way through to independent story writing, this workbook builds skills step by step — and finishes with a personalised certificate every child will be proud of.
What's included (25 pages):
Getting started
- A personalised cover page with a "This workbook belongs to" name box
- A "For Grown-Ups" tips page with SEN-friendly guidance on pacing, encouragement, and taking breaks
- A full table of contents ("mission map")
Handwriting foundations
- Getting Ready to Write — pencil grip and posture guide, plus warm-up tracing (straight and wavy lines)
- Trace the Lines & Shapes — straight, wavy, and zigzag lines, plus big loops
- Tricky Letter Strings – Part 1 — tracing and writing digraphs th, sh, ch, wh, qu, ck, ng
- Tricky Letter Strings – Part 2 — tracing and writing letter strings ee, oo, ar, or, ai, oa, ir
- Write My Name — guided name-tracing and independent name-writing practice
Word and spelling skills
- Tricky Word Writing – Part 1 — trace and write common exception words: because, people, water, again
- Tricky Word Writing – Part 2 — trace and write common exception words: every, could, should, great
- Plurals: Adding -s and -es — cat→cats, box→boxes, star→stars, wish→wishes
- Past Tense: Adding -ed — jump→jumped, land→landed, wave→waved, watch→watched
- Describing Words — matching describing words (shiny, tall, cosy, little) to pictures
Sentence building
- Finish the Sentence — joining sentences using because, and, but, so
- Put the Words in Order — unscrambling words to build correct sentences
- Capitals, Full Stops & More — fixing telling, asking, and exclamatory sentences with the right capital letters and end punctuation
Personal and creative writing
- Writing About My Day — draw-and-write page with sentence starters and a feelings word bank
- Writing About My Family — draw-and-write page with sentence starters and a describing-words bank
- My Favourite Animal — draw-and-write page with a describing-words bank
- Story in 3 Parts: The Rocket Trip — guided beginning/middle/end story writing with illustrated rocket prompts
- Creative Writing: My Superhero — draw-and-write page imagining an original superhero, with a word bank
- Journal Page: Today I Feel... — an emotions check-in with word choices and free-writing lines
Wrap-up
- Writing Mission Review — a mixed recap combining tracing, sentence-fixing, and independent writing
- Certificate of Completion — a personalised "Certified Space Writer" award to fill in and celebrate
- Notes for Grown-Ups — marking guidance plus a full answer key for every fixed-answer page (plurals, past tense, sentence joining, word order, and punctuation)
Why families and teachers love it
- SEN-friendly pacing: no timers, no pressure — just steady, encouraging progress
- A gentle mix of guided tracing and open-ended creative writing so every child finds their own level of challenge
- Space theme keeps motivation high from cover to certificate
- Built-in answer key makes marking quick and easy for parents and teachers
- Instant digital download — print at home or in the classroom as many times as needed
