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Be a scientist
This activity will develop your child's imagination and design skills.
Animal spinners
Cut the spinners out, stick them on card and push a pencil through the middle. Spin both wheels at the same time and act out or talk about the two animals that you land on (for example, talk like a frog or grow like a caterpillar!). Now research your favourite animal.
A to Z of body parts
Play a car game listing an A to Z of parts of the body, for example: arm, belly button, cuticles… If you get stuck you may need to be creative and think of variations (for example, digits instead of fingers). If you’re playing with older children they could also list internal organs!
Identify the parts of a plant
This Year 1 science worksheet is all about plants and their different parts and offers you the opportunity to discuss how plants grow with your child.
Writing descriptive sentences
This worksheet encourages children to improve sentences by adding descriptive words.
Find and label materials
This activity will teach your child the different properties of many common materials and help them identify why they are used.
Practise number bonds to 10
Knowing the number bonds to 10 gives a firm foundation to so many other mathematical areas, so it's vital your child has a good understanding. Give them a little extra practice with this practical worksheet.
Count in order to 20 or more
This maths download will help your child's number skills. The activity is for you and your child to do together. Please let your child take the lead.
Make reasonable estimates
This mathematics worksheet will help your child to estimate, measure using a ruler and gain an understanding of centimetres.
Learning about living things: using a microscope
The complexity of nature is studied in intricate detail using a digital microscope in this fascinating science activity for EYFS and KS1 children.
It is aimed at Key Stage 1 and EYFS pupils and should be done with a parent or carer.
It is aimed at Key Stage 1 and EYFS pupils and should be done with a parent or carer.
Breaking words into syllables
Use this worksheet to encourage your child to read words aloud and then break them into syllables.
Writing sentences in order
This worksheet gives sentences that can be cut up and re-ordered to help children with structuring text.
Identify the parts of a plant
This Year 1 science worksheet is all about plants and their different parts and offers you the opportunity to discuss how plants grow with your child.
Pairs to 10 rapid recall cards
A set of cards to cut out and keep. Use them to play pairs, choosing two numbers that make 10, or why not keep a spare set handy to use as number bonds to 10 flashcards?
Add and subtract numbers in your head
This maths game will help your child to practise adding and subtracting numbers in their head. It is suitable for Key Stage 1 pupils.
Practise measuring capacity
This mathematics download will help your child to practise the vocabulary associated with capacity, eg. 'This container holds more water than that container'. It is aimed at Key Stage 1 pupils and a parent or carer should help the child.
Comparative sentences
Use this worksheet to encourage your child to use comparative words ending in 'er' to complete the given sentences.
Blending sounds
Use this worksheet to help your child sound out and identify the phonemes in various words.
Investigating and comparing materials
Develop your child's understanding of materials and their different properties.
Find all the pairs that make 10
How fast can you find all the pairs of numbers that make ten? Why not do it against the clock... can you improve your time with practice?
Add and subtract numbers game
This maths problem will help your child to practise adding and subtracting numbers mentally.
Wordsearch: length or distance
This wordsearch activity will help your child to identify the words we use to talk about length.
Engaging With English
Created by an early years education expert, the Engaging with English pack will provide you with lively and original ideas to help bring four popular children’s books vividly to life. Whether your child is in the EYFS or KS1 these activities are the perfect starting point for turning book-shy children into bookworms.
Counting syllables
Use this worksheet to encourage your child to clap out syllables in words and then write down how many they think there are.