Writing
Practice tracker
Choose one skill and practise it for a few minutes every day for a week, keeping a simple record.
- 5 minutes
- On your own
- Ages 7–9, Ages 9–12, Ages 12+
- At home or classroom
- Printable: weekly tracker
What to do
- Read the saying and its meaning: practice makes perfect.
- Choose one small skill to practise. A song, a football trick, a drawing, tying a knot. Write it at the top of the sheet.
- Each day for a week, practise for about five minutes.
- Fill in the tracker each day: tick that you practised, write how many minutes, and draw a face for how it went.
- At the end of the week, write what got easier on the lines at the bottom.
Questions to talk about
- Which day felt hardest? Did you still practise?
- Is perfect the goal, or is better enough?
You will need
- The printed tracker
- A pencil
- A timer
Make it fit
Simpler: Practise for two minutes a day and just tick the box.
More of a stretch: Before you start, write what you can do on day one. At the end, compare it with day seven.
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The weekly tracker
Practice tracker
Name
My skill this week: ____________
| Task | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I practised | |||||||
| Minutes | |||||||
| How it went (draw a face) |
At the end of the week: what got easier?
The instructions card
How to run it · Writing
Practice tracker
Choose one skill and practise it for a few minutes every day for a week, keeping a simple record.
5 minutesOn your ownAges 7–9, Ages 9–12, Ages 12+
What to do
- Read the saying and its meaning: practice makes perfect.
- Choose one small skill to practise. A song, a football trick, a drawing, tying a knot. Write it at the top of the sheet.
- Each day for a week, practise for about five minutes.
- Fill in the tracker each day: tick that you practised, write how many minutes, and draw a face for how it went.
- At the end of the week, write what got easier on the lines at the bottom.
You will need
- The printed tracker
- A pencil
- A timer
Talk about
- Which day felt hardest? Did you still practise?
- Is perfect the goal, or is better enough?
Make it fit
Simpler: Practise for two minutes a day and just tick the box.
Stretch: Before you start, write what you can do on day one. At the end, compare it with day seven.
Goes with the printable weekly tracker.