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If you want to support your child’s learning at primary school with some extra practice at home, TheSchoolRun has thousands of resources for you to choose from. Use our Worksheet finder and select subject and year group to find the resources you need for your child.

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Our free primary science worksheets will help you revise key science concepts with hands-on experiments.

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Featured topic: Summer holidays 2017

101 fantastic activities for the summer 2017 school holidays

Cheer on a Roman gladiator, train to be an astronaut in Cornwall or come face-to-fetlock with Joey from War Horse (yes, really) – we've got a whole host of adventures for you to enjoy together this summer with 101 amazing and educational activities from across the UK. By Hetty Walton

How to have your best summer ever with the kids

Does the thought of six weeks with your children fill you with dread or delight? Try these low-budget, big-fun tips for making the most of the school hols.

10 things you must do during the summer holidays

Boring-but-essential or simply fun, Wendy Golledge has spoken to mums and teachers and rounded up the top things you must do with your kids before the end of the summer holidays.

Holiday learning in theme parks, museums and on the move

Holidays are anything but an education-free-zone says Phoebe Doyle, teacher and mum. Make the most of your children's experiences outside the classroom by turning them into literacy and numeracy learning adventures.

10 steps to a book-filled summer

Want to make sure books feature strongly during your child’s summer break? TheSchoolRun suggests ways to help you make reading a pleasure.

Stop summer brain drain

The holidays are stretching out before us, and whilst children gladly throw their schoolbags in a cupboard and declare themselves done with learning, you might not be quite so keen on the idea! Here are a few ideas to keep kids engaged and interested over the summer.

16 of the best books for children for summer 2017

There's no better way to while away the long summer holidays than getting lost in a book. From beautiful picture books to pore over to thrilling adventures and historical tales to savour, we pick some of the best new kids' books for summer 2017.

5 learning activities for summer weather

Summer is finally here! Make that wonderful, warm globe of loveliness in the sky into a fantastic learning aid with our hands-on activities, perfect for whiling away the hours on a hot afternoon.

Simple science activities to try today

Science doesn't have to mean complicated experiments with chemicals and Bunsen burners. Children in the Early Years Foundation Stage can get involved in science with these fun, fast-results experiments. Sarah Cruickshank reports.

The benefits of summer camps

In American movies 'summer camp' is a rite of passage. Could UK activity holidays prove to be just as popular? Providing some excellent and unusual learning opportunities, read on to find out how summer camps could benefit your child.

How to turn your child into a budding writer

5 ways to turn your child into a budding writer

While some children love nothing more than sitting down with a blank sheet of paper and a pen, others are filled with dread at the thought of writing much more than their name at the top of their worksheet. Teacher and author Alison Wilcox shares her tips for encouraging the writing bug.

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