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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.
Creating a symmetrical pattern
This shape has a vertical mirror line. Can you shade in more of the small rectangles so that both sides of the shape are symmetrical?
Budgeting problem
Lorraine needs 1kg of rice. Will be it cheaper for her to buy a large box or two medium boxes or four small boxes? Can you help her work out her budgeting problem?
KS1 maths puzzles
Number bonds, odd and even, halving and doubling, reading information tables... Horatio the wizard needs your child's help with all his KS1 maths skills if he's to complete his quest and become a real magician. Puzzles to solve, games to play and a tricky code to crack... who says playing with numbers isn't fun?
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2012
The Y1 Phonics screening check is used to test children's reading and phonics skills and what they've learnt in their first two years at school. Get an idea of what your child will be asked to do in the June test by looking through the official past paper for 2012.
Year 1 Phonics Screening practice checks
Boost your child's confidence in the run-up to the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check with our mock checks, written by a KS1 teacher to mirror the official check format exactly. Packed with weird and wonderful aliens and "pseudo" nonsense words, just like the real test, they offer a great way to help your child practise reading sounds and blending them to read words.
Year 1 English Progress checks
Phonemes (and graphemes), rhyme, basic punctuation and handwriting will all be part of your child's Y1 English learning journey. Use our Progress checks to see how they're getting on, help them prepare for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check and find out if there are any areas they're finding tricky so you can support them at home.
Reception English Progress checks
In just under a year your four- or five-year-old will learn to read and write, making giant literacy leaps and laying the foundations of all their future learning. Marvel at their progress and identify any areas they need extra support and practice in at home with our Reception English Progress checks.
Year 2 English Progress checks
Working with phonemes to read and write, learning to spell high frequency words, using non-fiction texts and creating stories... literacy is demanding in Year 2. Check your child's progress and identify any areas they need extra practice in with our Y2 English Progress checks.
Reception maths Progress checks
In Reception your child will develop the foundations of all their future numeracy work, learning to count accurately, add, subtract, order numbers correctly and use mathematical language. Find out where to support their learning at home with our Reception maths Progress check, then plan lots of numbers fun to boost their confidence.
Year 1 maths Progress checks
From counting to counting in tens, adding and subtracting on a number line, recognising coin values and identifying 2D and 3D coins – in Y1 your child's numeracy education steps up a level and becomes more structured. Review their understanding of the fundamental concepts with our Progress checks and identify any areas where they might benefit from extra maths practice, games and support at home.
Year 2 maths Progress checks
Number bonds, partitioning, 2D and 3D shapes and telling the time – all skills children master in KS1 and are tested on in Y2 SATs. Check your child's progress and understanding with our Y2 maths Progress checks, designed to help you spot any gaps in their knowledge so you can support them with extra practice and activities at home.
Year 6 English Progress checks
From persuasive arguments to punctuation, text analysis to narrative techniques and spelling to sentence structure, Year 6 brings all your child's primary school literacy learning together. Check their progress and identify any areas they might need to revise in the run-up to KS2 SATs with our Progress checks.
Year 5 English Progress checks
In Y5 English your child will be using prefixes and suffixes to spell words correctly, analysing texts and punctuating with speech marks and apostrophes. Check that they're on track with our Y5 English Progress checks, written by a KS2 teacher to help you identify any topics your child finds tricky and might need extra help with.
Year 4 English Progress checks
Homophones, non-fiction texts, using paragraphs correctly and the possessive apostrophe – all part of the literacy curriculum for Y4. Check your child's understanding of key topics and identify any areas they need to practise and revise with our Y4 English Progress checks.
Year 6 maths Progress checks
Positive and negative numbers, partitioning and rounding, equivalent percentages, decimals and fractions – all Y6 numeracy topics your child will cover in their last year of primary school. Check their progress with our Y6 maths mini-tests, designed to help you identify any areas they need to revise and work on at home.
Year 5 maths Progress checks
Decimals, negative numbers, equivalent fractions and nets of 3D shapes... does your child find any Y5 maths topics tricky? Our Y5 maths progress checks, written by a teacher, are designed to help you see how your child is progressing and identify any areas where they need some extra practice.
Year 4 maths Progress checks
How is your child progressing in Y4 maths? Check they've grasped the essential skills and identify any areas where they need some revision and practice with our Progress Checks. Download the three tests (one for each term) now to see the kind of calculations your child will be working on at school this year.
Year 3 English Progress checks
Our Year 3 English Progress Checks are designed to help you understand if your child has grasped key areas of literacy for Y3, and to help you identify any topics they might need more practice with. Three tests, each tailored to one of the school terms, are included, as well as answers to help you evaluate your child's work.
Year 3 maths Progress checks
Get a sense of your child's progress in maths, and the areas they might need extra practice in, with our Year 3 maths Progress Checks. Three tests, each tailored to one of the school terms, are included, as well as answers to help you mark your child's work and identify any tricky topics.
Handwriting practice sheets
Help your child form letters at the correct relative size and place them correctly on the 'base' writing line with our free printable handwriting practice sheets. Two formats with guidelines are included, one for beginner writers and one to help children improve their handwriting skills.