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What stores and transfers energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store into another. In these pictures, which items do you think use energy? Which ones store energy? Do they all store/use the same type of energy? Cut them out and sort them into groups.
Understanding friction: Build your own balloon hovercraft
When a moving surface slides on a stationary surface it rubs against it, which slows it down. This is due to friction, a force which resists the movement of one object sliding past another. Understand more about friction with a fantastic practical project: make your own balloon hovercraft!
Super scientist quiz
Quiz questions to encourage your child to think about how scientists work and why they do the things they do.
Reaching conclusions
A worksheet showing results of an experiment with questions underneath to consider.
Find the silent letter
Spelling words with silent letters can be tricky, but help your child remember to watch for them with this practice worksheet.
Instruction text puzzle
This instruction text worksheet helps your child understand the correct way to explain a detailed process, and also gives you a recipe for a tasty treat!
Giving instructions
Help your child understand how instructions are ordered by having them fill in the blanks on this worksheet to complete the recipe.
Reading comprehension: the visit
An excellent worksheet to familiarise your child with reading comprehension and how it's tested and evaluated.
Reading comprehension: the bad haircut
Reading comprehension is a big part of SATs. Help your child feel confident with the format with our worksheet, compiled by a primary school teacher. A marking scheme is provided so you can evaluate your child's work.
Test a statement about fractions
If the numerator of a fraction is half that of the denominator, the fraction will always be equivalent to ½. Is this statement true or false? Challenge your child to find out!
Fractions, decimals and percentages practice
A revision worksheet which tests understanding of fractions, percentages and decimals and how they are linked with a series of story problems to solve.
Fractions of amounts: number problems
Test your child's understanding of fractions and how to calculate them with these number problems.
Calculating equivalent fractions
Are 4/5 and 8/10 equivalent? How about 1/3 and 2/4? Revise the method used to calculate equivalent fractions with this KS2 worksheet.
Fractions number problems
Help your child revise their fractions knowledge with a selection of story problems involving unit fractions.
Find unit fractions of numbers
A fractions practice worksheet which asks your child to calculate 1/2, 1/4, 1/5 and 1/10 of numbers. Answers are provided.
Calculating halves and quarters
Once your child has mastered halving even numbers they'll need to try quartering. Show them how to halve and then halve again to calculate a quarter of a number.
Reading the time to the half hour and quarter hour
In year 2 your child will be learning to read the time to the half and quarter hour. Help them practise both clock-reading and fractions skills with this worksheet.
Halves to 20 speed challenge
How fast can your child divide numbers 2 to 20? Challenge them to a speed test! Can they better their time each time they complete the challenge?
Half and quarter turns
Your child will learn about half and quarter turns at school by physically turning their body and facing different parts of a room. Can they use their knowledge to solve these simple problems?
Finding half of a number
Using their choice of counter (Lego bricks, beds or chocolate buttons!) your child will need to find half of numbers by sharing counters equally into two boxes. A useful practical exercise to help your child understand the concept of halving.
Finding a quarter of a shape
Can a shape be cut into four pieces that are all the same shape and size? Help your child understand quarters with this practical worksheet.
Finding half of a shape
Help your child understand whether shapes can be halved equally with this worksheet. They'll put theory into practice by cutting out shapes and folding them in half.
Fractions made simple
Foxed by fractions? Not any more! From the foundations of fractions learning in Reception to converting fractions to decimals and percentages in Year 6, our teacher-created learning pack explains everything your child needs to know in fractions. We'll break fractions down and show you, step by step, how to teach your primary school child fractions.
Writing in the correct style
What's your child's dream holiday destination? Their task is to write a leaflet advertising it to persuade people to book their holiday there. They'll need to understand holiday-brochure writing, select the right style and write persuasively. Can their writing convince you to visit?