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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.
Y4 place value grids
Consolidate your child's knowledge of place value with this Year 4 place value grid activity. This will involve a bit of cutting and some adult help!
Y3 place value grids
Cut out the Questions and answers card below (try not to let your child see it). Give your child the Place value grid. Call out each question. Your child needs to write the digits in the correct places in the grid and work out the correct number. Ask them to say it out loud once they have done this.
Understanding place value
Cut out the following cards. For each orange number, there is a purple number that is one more. See if you can match up the pairs. Then mix all the numbers up. Can you put them back into their pairs and then organise them into their four groups (1 more, 10 more, 100 more and 1000 more)?
Two-digit place value arrow cards
Arrow cards can help your child to understand place value. Ask your child to cut these cards out. Either write down or call out various two-digit numbers and ask your child to make them with their arrow cards, lining up the arrows so that the number 43, for example, is made up of the 40 card and 3 card together.
Three-digit place value matching cards
Each blue number is made up of three pink numbers. Can you match up the correct cards?
Six-digit numbers: place value grids
Read each of these numbers, then write the number in digits in the place value grid. Don’t forget to include a comma in the correct place!
Seven- and eight-digit numbers: understanding place value
For each of these numbers, follow the command and write your answer in the box on the right-hand side.
Seven- and eight-digit numbers puzzle
Cut out the cards below. Can you match each number card with its correct description?
Place value grids for KS2
Read each of the numbers in this KS2 place value worksheet, and then write the number in digits in the place value grid. Don’t forget to include commas in the correct places!
Reading and writing six-digit and seven-digit numbers
The blue cards show numbers written in digits; the orange cards show the same numbers in words. Can you match them up?
Place value quiz
Ask your child to cut out the number cards below while you cut out the question card. Your child then needs to lay out all the number cards on a table, face up. Call out each question. Your child needs to find the number card that has the answer on it. If they get it right, they turn the card over. Continue until all the cards have been turned over.
Place value matching cards
Cut out all the cards. Each blue number is made up of two pink numbers. Can you match up the correct cards?
Ordering seven- and eight-digit numbers
Cut out the cards below. Can you put them in order, from smallest to largest?
Match the place value
Cut out all the cards. Look at each red card and the digit that has been underlined. Can you match it with a green card that represents the value of that digit?
Shading and naming fractions of shapes
In this Year 3 fractions worksheet, your child is asked to identify and colour in different fractions of shapes.
Addition magic square
An addition puzzle challenge for Year 2 children, to help them practise adding number to 15.
Maths magic square
A magic square contains the numbers 1 to 9. Each number is only used once and each row of numbers (horizontal, vertical and diagonal) must add up to 15. Can you follow the rules and work out what the missing numbers are?
Incomplete number sentences multiplication and division
The number sentences in this worksheet each have one number or one symbol (x or ÷) missing. You’ll need to know your 2, 5, 10, 3, 6 and 8 times tables to work out what it is!
Incomplete number sentences addition and subtraction
The number sentencesin this worksheet each have one number or one symbol (+ or -) missing. Can you work out what it is and add it in?
Reading comprehension: THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF
Read this passage about a boy who cries wolf, and then answer the questions below.