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Investigating animal homes
Think about all the ways our houses protect us. Now think about animals or bugs living in your garden or house. Where do animals and bugs like to live? Draw a picture and/or write the name of their home. Cut out all the cards and make two piles, one for creature cards and one for house cards; mix them up. Pick one card from each pile. Would a mouse like to live in a fish pond? Would a frog like to live in a bee hive? Why?
Bird watch
Have a look at the different trees in your neighbourhood and find one birds like to land in. Why might the birds have chosen that tree? Does it have a nest in? Then draw a picture of the tree and label your picture with all the reasons why you think this is a good tree for birds to nest in.
What is good food?
A cutting and sticking activity to help children understand which foods belong to which group.
How an electrical circuit works
A worksheet designed to illustrate the fact that a circuit must be complete for electricity to flow and a bulb to work.
Create your own micro-habitat
A micro-habitat is a small habitat within a larger one (for example: a tree within a forest). Today, you are going to create your own!
Create an autumn scrapbook
Autumn is a great time for collecting! Why not go on an autumn treasure hunt and make a scrapbook with all the things you discover.
Be a butterfly spotter
You will see lots of butterflies around in the summer. Flowers are in bloom and butterflies get their food by flying from flower to flower, sticking their long tongues out to suck the nectar (a sugary liquid) up. Can you spot any butterflies in your garden or to a nearby park. Look in the bushes. Did you see any of these butterflies?
Writing numerals up to 100
In Year 1, your child needs to be able to write the numbers 1 to 100 in numerals. Cut out the two passages below. Give the pink one to your child. Read out the blue one, and ask them to write the numbers into the gaps as you say them out loud.
Using times tables to solve multiplication problems
Can you use your times tables knowledge to solve these multiplication problems?
Using times tables to solve division problems
Let's have a go at some multiplication and division problems. For each of the problems below, write the number sentence with the answer at the end.
Subtraction problems with a number line
Can you use a number line to solve these subtraction problems? Let's find out...
Simple subtraction word problems for Y2
Have a go at these subtraction word problems and see how well you do.
Read and write numbers 1 to 20 in numerals
Shall we have a go at reading and writing numbers up to 20? For each of the following numbers, write the number in numerals and words in the blank boxes. When you have finished, cut the coloured strips out then put the strips into order.
Number bonds to 100
These frogs need to find the right lily pad to sit on. Cut out the frog cards and then match each one to the right lily pad below, so that you are making a pair that totals 100.
Finding multiples of 10
Sid the snake can only eat multiples of 10. Can you put a circle around all the multiples of 10 below? Then draw a line joining them all up so Sid knows where to go!
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2014
The Y1 Phonics Screening Check tests children's knowledge of phonics with a mixture of real and nonsense words. Look through the official past paper for 2014 to see what sort of words your child will be asked to read.
Counting in 10s: colour-in grid
Tom Ten needs to get across this grid, but he can only step on multiples of 10. Help him find his way by counting in tens and colouring each number as you go.
Counting in 5s: colour-in grid
Finn Five needs to get across this grid, but he can only step on multiples of 5. Help him find his way by counting in fives and colouring each number as you go.
Counting in 2s: colour-in grid
Tallulah Two needs to get across this grid, but she can only step on multiples of 2. Help her find her way by counting in twos and colouring each number as you go.
Comparing the weight of objects
Cut out these cards showing the weights of different things in Mary’s kitchen. Can you put them in order from lightest to heaviest?
Comparing numbers up to 10
Look at these monkeys. They are each holding a different number of bananas. Can you count how many bananas each monkey is holding and write the number on his chest?
Comparing capacity
Cut out all these cards showing the capacities of different things in Tom’s kitchen. Can you put them in order from smallest to largest?