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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.
Ice cube investigation
An investigation comparing the difference between an ice cube melting in air and an ice cube melting in water.
Materials to build a house
This worksheet encourages children to think about what materials they would need to build a house and why.
Multiply by 10
A worksheet consisting of problems involving the 10x table with spaces to draw pictures and work out the answers.
Rhyming word games
These fun word games give your child an opportunity to practise rhyming and alliteration.
Practise writing instructions
Help your child develop their writing and handwriting skills by asking them to write down instructions for getting ready for school.
Identify odd and even numbers
This Year 2 maths worksheet will help your child to understand and identify odd and even numbers.
Investigating forces - pushes
An investigation into the effect of pushing various objects. This includes extension activities to encourage your child to investigate further.
Writing a letter to a friend or relative
This grammar worksheet will help your child to practise writing simple letters linked to a personal experience.
Subtraction to 20
This worksheet consists of subtraction number sentences with a snake number line to help with working out.
Writing a contents page
Encourage your child to think about creating their own book by writing their own contents page.
What plants need to grow
An experiment that combines having fun with learning all about what plants need to grow.
Learning about symmetry
This Year 2 maths download will help your child to recognise reflective symmetry in familiar 2D shapes and patterns.
Investigating forces - air power
A worksheet to suggest a fun experiment looking at the effect of air power on different objects.
The language of subtraction
Worksheet involving subtraction questions using the words 'subtract', 'take away' and 'take from'.
Writing descriptive statements
Encourage your child to write sentences about an outing they have been on. The sentences need to contain two pieces of information each.
What plants need to grow part 2
Following on from part 1 of the experiment, this further develops your child's knowledge of healthy plant growth and encourages their skills of comparison and conclusion.
Investigating static electricity
Worksheet giving ideas for showing the effect of static electricity by using a balloon and various objects.
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.
Animal habitats
A grid for children to fill in what they know about the habitats of different animals.
Writing longer sentences
These sentences each contain two parts joined by a connective. Encourage your child to underline the two parts of each sentence in different colours.