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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.
Painting a picture with words
This worksheet will help improve your child's descriptive writing by encouraging them to draw on their sensory experiences. Can they describe a scary place through smell, hearing, sight, touch and taste? What will a reader picture after hearing their text?
Homophones: which or witch?
Is your child finding it hard to remember how to use and spell the homophones 'which' and 'witch'? Help them clear up the confusion with this practice worksheet.
Homophones: there, their, they're
Help your child get a few difficult homophones straight with this worksheet. There, their and they're all sound the same, but their meanings are very different. Master the tricky spellings with a simple, four-step learning trick.
Finding clues in text
Test reading comprehension skills with some thorough analysis of a short piece of text. What atmosphere, emotion and setting does the writer convey? What effective techniques are used? A KS3 worksheet, also suitable to stretch gifted Year 6 pupils.
Apostrophes revision
A revision worksheet to remind your child of the rules of correct apostrophe use. Can they reword sentences to show they understand when an apostrophe indicates belonging and when it's used to show that letters have been taken out of a word?
All about imagery
Imagery is used in writing to help us imagine a place or character more clearly. This worksheet helps your child practise identifying imagery and then come up with their own metaphors and similes to enrich their descriptive writing.
Your guide to KS2 SATs success
SATs tests in Year 6 can be a daunting prospect for teachers, parents and children. Give your child a head start with SATs preparation and boost their confidence about the exams with our guide, packed with tips, tricks and practical suggestions.
Fabulous phonics
Learning to read is all about phonics these days, so if you don't know your phonemes from your digraphs our phonics learning pack is for you. You'll get a complete overview of how and why phonics is taught, as well as teacher tips to help you make phonics learning part of your child's everyday life and 50 printable games and activities to put the theory into practice.
Key Stage 2 - 2011 English SATs papers
Download and print this complete 2011 English SATs papers pack and help your child to prepare for their SATs.
Key Stage 2 - 2011 Maths SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of maths SATs papers from 2011 and the associated mark scheme to assist your child in preparing for the Y6 tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2003 Science SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of Science SATs papers from 2003 to assist your child in preparing for the Y6 tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2004 Science SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of Science SATs papers from 2004 to assist your child in preparing for the Y6 tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2005 Science SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of 2005 Science SATs papers to assist your child in preparing for the Y6 tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2006 Science SATs papers
Download and print this complete set of Science SATs papers from 2006 to assist your child in preparing for the tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2007 Science SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of Science SATs papers from 2007 to assist your child in preparing for the tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2008 Science SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of Science SATs papers from 2008 to assist your child in preparing for the Y6 tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2008 Maths SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of KS2 Maths SATs papers from 2008 to assist your child in preparing for the tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2007 Maths SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of Maths KS2 SATs papers from 2007 to assist your child in preparing for the tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2005 Maths SATs papers
Download and print this complete set of Maths SATs papers from 2005 to assist your child in preparing for the tests.
Key Stage 2 - 2005 English SATs Papers
Download and print this complete set of English SATs papers from 2005 to assist your child in preparing for the Year 6 tests.