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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.
Make egg box poppies
Let's make some beautiful egg box poppies for Remembrance Day.
Find, colour and count the firework shapes
Use coloured pencils to complete these fireworks and reveal the shapes. Can you count how many of each shape you can find and match the shape to the correct number?
Easter egg collection board game
This egg-citing Easter game will help you practise your number recognition and counting skills. Will you be the bunny who collects the most eggs?
Create a kitchen roll dragon
Read a story about a dragon or find some information about the Chinese New Year with your little learner to inspire their imagination and provide context to the activity below.
Christmas tree craft activity: count 1-6
In this festive activity, your Nursery child will practise recognising and counting the numbers 1-6.
Caterpillar and butterfly playdough patterns
Did you know that butterflies start as caterpillars? Perhaps you have heard stories about caterpillars and butterflies or seen some outside. Practise your pattern making skills on these caterpillars and butterflies.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2022
The Y1 Phonics screening check is used to test children's reading and phonics skills and what they've learnt in their first two years at school. Get an idea of what your child will be asked to do in the June test by looking through the official past paper for 2022.
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.
Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee Activities
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?