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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.
Optional SATs papers: Y3 English 2003
Optional tests help teachers assess children's progress at the end of each school year, and are used in some schools to help children get used to working in exam conditions. This Y3 English SATs paper from 2003 is free to download and can be used for at-home revision and practice.
Optional SATs papers: Y3 maths 2003
Download this Y3 maths optional SATs paper from 2003, used in school to assess pupils' progress at the end of the school year, to offer your child some at-home practice.
Optional SATs papers: Y5 English 2003
Optional SATs were used in some schools prior to 2016 in Y3, Y4 and Y5 to track pupils' progress in English and maths. This official Y5 English SATs paper from 2003, free to download, can be used as an at-home revision and study aid.
Optional SATs papers: Y5 maths 2003
The Year 5 maths optional SATs paper for 2003, available to parents for free download. Children may take tests in English and maths in Y3, Y4 and Y5 as part of the end-of-year teacher assessment process.
Optional SATs papers: Y4 English 2003
At the end of Y4 your child may take tests to help the teacher assess their progress and achievement. This Y4 English SATs paper from 2003 is free to download and may help your child practise and revise at home.
Optional SATs papers: Y4 maths 2003
Children are often tested to assess their progress at the end of the school year in Years 3-5. This download is the Year 4 maths optional SATs paper for 2003, free for parents to download and use at home.
Forming letters: words in upper and lower case
A cursive handwriting sample alphabet and guidance sheet, created by a handwriting expert for KS1 children in primary school.
Join vowels: handwriting practice worksheet
Practise the correct joins between vowels and improve your joined-up (cursive) handwriting with our expert-created worksheet for KS1 children.
Cursive handwriting: poetic practice
Make handwriting practice wonderfully silly by rewriting Spike Milligan's famous poem about rain in your best joined-up writing. Guide lines are provided to help you size your letters correctly.
Handwriting practice on shapes
As your child moves from drawing and patterning to writing letters and words make practice fun with this artistic worksheet. Can they cover each of the shapes with relevant and colourful words, all produced in their best handwriting?
More handwriting silly sentences
Handwriting practice of the silly sentences sort! Help your child develop their joined-up writing style with this cursive handwriting activity.
Handwriting practice: cursive letters
Your step-by-step guide to handwriting cursive letters, with worksheets for every letter, including how to write in cursive with capital letters. Whether your child is new to cursive writing or needs to improve their cursive letters these worksheets will take them through every join and shape to help boost their confidence and ability.
Stretching up tall patterns cursive patterning practice
Getting ascenders (the tall strokes of the letters b, h, k, etc) and descenders (the under-line parts of p, q, y, etc) the correct relative size takes practice. Help your child develop the flowing movements needed to join letters correctly with our cursive patterning worksheets.
Washing line patterns cursive patterning practice
Making flowing movements, making shapes the same size, writing ascenders and descenders correctly (and the correct relative size) and sitting shapes on the writing line... Getting the hang of joined-up writing is a slow and painstaking process! Help your child practise the movements needed with our cursive patterning worksheets, developed with the National Handwriting Association.
Curly caterpillar and one-armed robot letters cursive patterning practice
Our cursive patterning worksheets have been designed to help children feel confident about the movements needed to join letters together. They'll be writing on shapes and experimenting with colour to develop the flowing, smooth hand movements needed for cursive writing.
Handwriting silly sentences
Do some joined-up handwriting practice and think of some absurd sentences to write! Which member of the family can think of the silliest sentence to write?
One armed robot letters cursive patterning practice
Learning to make smooth, flowing movements is vital to develop a confident cursive writing style. Help your child get to grips with joined-up writing with our patterning worksheets, developed in association with the National Handwriting Association.
Handwriting pangrams
Pangrams are sentences that contain every letter of the alphabet. Have a go at writing out these pangrams to practise joining letters correctly and develop your cursive writing style.
Curly caterpillar letters cursive handwriting practice
Grab some felt tips and settle down for some handwriting practice! Our cursive patterning worksheets help children develop their 'joined-up' writing skills by encouraging smooth, flowing movements and shapes that are consistent in size and setting.
Make a handwriting collage
Add some colour and fun to handwriting practice by creating a patterns collage. Perfect for developing 'joined-up' writing skills, especially if the resulting artwork takes pride of place on the fridge!