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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.
Writing a haiku
This worksheet shows children how to structure a haiku and then gives them prompts on how to write their own.
Comparative sentences
Use this worksheet to encourage your child to use comparative words ending in 'er' to complete the given sentences.
Writing a poem
This worksheet encourages children to recognise rhyming words and then complete a poem using the word list given.
Using the present and past tense
Encourage your child to think about sentences written in the present and past tense and use some of their own.
Different forces in action
This worksheet has pictures to prompt children into thinking about the different forces that are at work in everyday life. It also gives another sheet with explanations of the different forces.
Putting together a circuit
This worksheet encourages children to think about how they would carry out an experiment into circuits. It requires them to draw a diagram using the correct symbols.
Y4 column addition practice
This worksheet provides lots of sums for children to do in order to practise their column addition.
Setting out and solving column addition problems
This worksheet involves real-life word problems that need to be solved using column addition. All the numbers used have three or four digits.
Learning vocabulary related to time
Use these fun activities to help develop your child's knowledge of vocabulary related to time.
Find the rhyming words
Can you find all the words that rhyme with 'right'? An excellent activity to help your child practise listening carefully to see if a word rhymes.
Letter to Father Christmas
Help your KS1 child handwrite their Christmas list with style with our Father Christmas handwriting template. The dotted font will show them how to form letters correctly and there's plenty of space to include three wished-for items! Writing this most exciting letter will also help them understand that letters have a purpose and a particular audience.
What plants need to grow part 2
Following on from part 1 of the experiment, this further develops your child's knowledge of healthy plant growth and encourages their skills of comparison and conclusion.
Colour the shapes
Can your child recognise a square, triangle or circle? Look at the different shapes together and ask them to colour them in.
Where is the object?
In, on, over, under, inside, outside... all concepts your child will learn in their Reception year. Help reinforce their understanding by labelling things around the house as part of this activity.
Odd and even: sorting pairs
Sort the socks! These socks have got all muddled up. Can you sort them into pairs? Are there any left over? An excellent worksheet for counting in twos and odd and even numbers.
Terrific Times Tables
Our Terrific Times Tables pack is full of ideas and tips to help your child learn – and even enjoy it! We share practical ideas for memorising all 12 sets, as well as tips to help make practice easy. Download your pack now to reinforce your child's learning with fun games and quizzes and print out achievement certificates to reward their effort.
Number bonds to 20 challenge
Are you ready for a challenge? Think of as many number bonds to 20 as you can. Ready, set, GO!
Measure length using centimetres
This maths Key Stage 1 activity will help your child to practise using vocabulary related to length, such as 'how long', 'centimetres', 'longer than' and 'shorter than'.
Design a toy
Work with your child to draw a design for a toy using labels. Your child can then make the toy and invite someone to play-test it.
Understanding my body
A worksheet to help children think about the names of the parts of the body and write the words on a picture.