Nursery worksheets
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.
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.
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.
Examining materials
Our lives are full of wonderful and different materials. Today you are going to have a look at some of the things you have in your home and see if you can sort them into different types of materials.
Thirsty flowers experiment
Plants need water to live and grow, and they usually get it from the soil. But how does the water get from the roots up to the leaves and flowers? This exciting experiment will help you to see how a flower gets its water.
Thinking about feelings
Sometimes we feel happy, and sometimes we feel sad. Our feelings are important! Today you are going to have a look at emotions and think about how different things make you feel.
Simple friction experiment
Friction is a force between surfaces that are rubbing against each other, and it slows objects down. Today you are going to investigate how friction acts on a toy car.
Paint your favourite song
Music can make you feel lots of different things. Think about your favourite song. How does it make you feel? Now grab your art materials and let's pain your favourite song.
Make your own paper flower
Today, you will learn about the different parts of a flower while building your own fabulous flower picture.
Make your own magnetic bee
Bees are amazing little creatures that do so much for our amazing world. They help pollinate flowers as they fly from one to another to collect nectar and pollen. Today, you will make your own magnetic bee to amaze your friends and family.
Make your own litter bugs
Using our litter or rubbish to make something new and special is an exciting way to recycle. Today you are going to design and make your own litter bugs.
Make your own instrument
Did you know that you can make musical instruments by recycling some of your rubbish? Today you are going to have a go yourself.
Make your own air-powered rocket
It’s time to have a blast with your very own straw rocket! All you need is some paper, a straw and some tape.