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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.
Reading comprehension: THE PLANE TREE
Read this short story about two men and a tree, then have a go at answering the questions.
Reading comprehension: THE KID AND THE WOLF
Read this story about the kid and the wolf and then see if you can answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: THE HEN AND THE RUBY
Read this story about the hen and the ruby and then see if you answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: THE DRIVER AND HIS HORSES
Read this story about a driver and his horses and then see if you can answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: THE CROW AND THE JUG
Read this story about the crow and the jug and then see if you can answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: THE BOYS AND THE FROGS
First read this story about the boys and the frogs and then answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: THE BOASTFUL MAN
Read this story about a boastful man and then answer the questions.
Reading comprehension: A TRIP TO THE MARKET
Read the story about a trip to the market and then answer questions.
Year 1 number pyramids: 6
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 5
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 4
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 3
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 1
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
Year 1 number pyramids: 2
Add the adjacent numbers together and write their sum in the circle above them.
KS1 creative writing toolkit
Help your child harness their imagination and share their stories in writing with our KS1 creative writing learning pack. Bursting with fill-in prompt sheets and inspiring ideas to get even the most reluctant writer started, it's the perfect way to encourage children aged 5 to 7 to put pen to paper.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2016
The Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, administered in June, tests children's knowledge of phonics with a mixture of real and nonsense words. Look through the official past paper for 2016 to see what sort of words children are asked to read as part of the assessment.
Make your own picture Advent calendar
A handwriting, art and festive activity rolled into one: a picture Advent calendar for KS1 children to fill in and make in the run-up to Christmas.
Year 1 Phonics screening check 2015
The Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, administered in June, tests children's knowledge of phonics with a mixture of real and nonsense words. Look through the official past paper for 2015 to see what sort of words your child will be asked to read.
Introduction to onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is when we want to describe a sound and we use a word that actually makes that sound. It can be used for water (splash, drip), air (whoosh, swish), a collision (bang, crash), voice (whisper,
murmur), animals (moo, tweet), vehicles (zoom, chuff). Cut out the words in the table below and see if you can work out where they should go:
murmur), animals (moo, tweet), vehicles (zoom, chuff). Cut out the words in the table below and see if you can work out where they should go: