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Important update from TheSchoolRun

For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.

What this means for subscribers:

  • Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
  • In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
  • As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.

A few changes to be aware of:

  • The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
  • The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.

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Science worksheets

Materials: similarities and differences activity

Materials: similarities and differences

This activity is designed to encourage your child to observe the similarities and differences between different materials.
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Make your own wormery investigation

Make your own wormery

Fancy some pet worms? Discover the amazing life of worms by making your own wormery.
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Investigating sound

Investigating sound

Fill a glass or some empty glass bottles with water halfway to the top. Now tap the side of the glass with a teaspoon. Can you describe the sound that you hear?
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Moving balls investigation

Investigating moving balls

Let's explore how air moves by playing a fun game!
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Introduction to habitats: animal homes activity

Introduction to habitats: animal homes

There are many different animals living all over the world.They all like to live in different places; some animals like it hot, some like it cold, some like it wet and some like it dry. Cut out the animals on the next page and stick them back into their home environments. Why do you think each animal is suited to living in its home?
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Ice hand investigation

Ice hand investigation

Close your eyes. Your mum or dad have made a strange object for you... can you guess what it is? Open your eyes and investigate!
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I am growing activity

I am growing!

In understanding that living things grow, it is fun for children to observe how they themselves have grown and changed. Children are usually very enthusiastic about talking about all the things they can do!
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Grow your own mini islands activity

Grow your own mini islands

How would you like to have your own little island? Let's find out how...
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Grow a grass head activity

Grow a grass head

It’s easy to make your very own grass head. You can keep your head on the window sill, and you’ll be amazed at how fast it grows!
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Find the right mother worksheet

Find the right mother

Can you draw a line to take each baby to its mum?
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Find patterns all around you activity

Find patterns all around you

There are patterns all around us. Take a large piece of white paper and a crayon and see if you can capture some!
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Chocolate challenge experiment

Chocolate challenge

Here's a tasty science experiment for you, investigating solids and liquids!
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Building a paper bridge activity

Building a paper bridge

Sam wants to build a bridge for his toy car. He has four different types of paper. How could you find out which one is best? Have a go yourself and find out!
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Your own seed dispersal experiment

Your own seed dispersal experiment

Try this experiment and discover if spreading seeds out helps them to grow better than keeping them all in one place.
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Year 2 super science quiz

Year 2 Super Science Quiz

This quiz covers all the topics you have learnt in Y2 science. Can you answer all the questions?
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What happens to nature in the winter worksheet

What happens to nature in the winter?

Use your local library or the internet to find out how each of these animals keep warm in the winter.
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What happens to nature in the spring worksheet

What happens to nature in the spring?

Cut out these cards. Match each picture to the correct group of sentences!
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What do we do in spring and summer worksheet

What do we do in spring and summer?

Can you think of things you do only in the spring and summer?
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What do we do in autumn and winter worksheet

What do we do in autumn and winter?

Draw a picture of yourself in the autumn and a picture of yourself in the winter, then answer these questions about what you do in these seasons.
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What do fossils tell us about the past worksheet

What do fossils tell us about the past?

A fossil is the remains or the impression of a prehistoric animal which has been left embedded in rock. Fossils can tell us lots of things about the past. Have a look at this image and see if you can answer the following questions.
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