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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.
Key Stage 1 - 2022 Maths SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the end-of-Y2 maths KS1 SATs with some at-home practice. These 2022 Y2 SATs Maths past papers are the official Department for Education papers used in schools.
Key Stage 1 - 2022 English SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the English KS1 SATs, taken at the end of Year 2, with some at-home practice. These complete Y2 SATs past papers from 2022 are the official Department for Education papers used in schools.
Key Stage 2 - 2022 English SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the Year 6 English SATs, taken at the end of Key Stage 2, with some revision and at-home practice. These KS2 SATs past papers from 2022 are the official past papers from the Department for Education, used in schools.
Key Stage 2 - 2022 Maths SATs Papers
Download the official 2022 KS2 SATs maths papers for free from TheSchoolRun to help your child practise for the Y6 assessments at home.
More or fewer apples and acorns
Sammy squirrel is struggling to learn the difference between the words more and fewer. Can you help him by making apples or acorns for the trees?
Make a hedgehog and complete a story
Today you are going to create a character for a story of your own. You can then decide what your character does in the story. Get ready for some prickly fun!
Coffee filter leaves activity
Today you are going to use science to make a beautiful selection of autumn leaves.
The Enormous Turnip: read and respond
Read the story of “The Enormous Turnip’ to your little learner, then cut out the story characters and retell the story.
Pumpkin spice playdough activity
Today you are going to make some seasonal pumpkin spice playdough. Are you ready to get stuck in?
Milk fireworks science activity
Can you make fireworks using food colouring and milk? Let's find out in this fun science experiments for Nursery children.
Harvest crops: ordering by size
Farmer Florence has a lot of crops to sell at the market. Can you help Florence put the crops in order of size?
Corn-filled scarecrow shaker
Let's make some noise! Follow these instructions to make your own scarecrow shaker. This is a great activity for Nursery children, that will improve their co-ordination skills and keep them occupied for hours.
Platinum Jubilee Activity Pack
Celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in style with these fun, free, family-friendly activities from TheSchoolRun. What better way to spend a day than creating, crafting and colouring?
Unscramble the Jubilee-themed words and put your creative writing skills to the test. Go colour-crazy and let your inner designer go wild with our colouring-in activity. Write a letter to the Queen and send it in the post – she might even write back!
And finally, play a fun game with your family with our Hide and Seek the Crown. Whose team will you be on, and who will be 'crowned' the winner?
Unscramble the Jubilee-themed words and put your creative writing skills to the test. Go colour-crazy and let your inner designer go wild with our colouring-in activity. Write a letter to the Queen and send it in the post – she might even write back!
And finally, play a fun game with your family with our Hide and Seek the Crown. Whose team will you be on, and who will be 'crowned' the winner?
Battleships!
The goal behind this classic strategic game is to try and sink your opponent’s battleships. Each player tries to hide their ships on the grid and avoid being ‘hit’ by the other player’s ‘shots’. A player is given two grids, one to put their own ships on and one to mark their guesses and whether or not their shots succeeded.
Phonics taster pack
Introduce your child to phonics sounds with TheSchoolRun's FREE Phonics taster pack. You'll find phonics sounds mats and five games to play with Reception and Year 1 children, all designed to boost their confidence with phonics learning and help them practise their skills the fun way.
Multiplication square
A multiplication number square will help your child spot number patterns and begin to learn their multiplication tables and square numbers. Download TheSchoolRun's free, colour-coded multiplication tables to help them practise their multiplication facts and times tables at home.
Reading comprehension: the ‘ue’ and ‘ew’ graphemes (Phase 5 phonics)
Practise the ‘ue’ and ‘ew’ graphemes with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Reading comprehension: the ‘ee’ and ‘ea’ graphemes (Phase 5 phonics)
Practise the ‘ee’ and ‘ea’ graphemes with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Reading comprehension: the /ow/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)
Practise the /ow/ sound with this reading comprehension – read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.
Reading comprehension: the /oo/ and /oo/ sound (Phase 3 phonics)
Practise spotting words with ‘oo’ in them with this reading comprehension. Read the passage with your child and then ask them the questions that follow.