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Seed germination investigation
Let's investigate which conditions affect seed germination!
Magnetic maze
Mix some paper clips up with some rice and put them in a closed, see-through plastic container. Using a magnet, how long does it take you to separate the paper clips from the rice without opening the container? Now set up a maze made of cardboard. Can you guide a magnetic ball or marble through the maze from the outside of box, using your magnet?
Investigate shadows
Be a shadow detective! Place an object outside and record how the height and width of the shadow cast by the object changes throughout the day. Record them on this sheet.
Understanding physical processes
This worksheet will help your child to use first-hand experience to answer questions and to recognise that when things speed up, slow down or change direction, there is a cause.
Word speed challenge
Print off a copy of the challenge sheet for every person. Who can fill the grid with nouns, verbs and adjectives the fastest?
Word colouring: nouns and pronouns
Colour the squares with nouns in green. Colour the squares with pronouns in brown. Leave the blank squares empty, then work out what the picture is.
Times tables trail
Can you solve the times tables trail? Starting with the bottom numbers, draw lines to the multiples of that number to reach the gifts.
Shape sequences
Can you draw the next shape in each sequence?
Prepositions x-words
Prepositions are linking words in a sentence, used to explain where things are in time or space. Can you place the words in the rows so that the green letters going diagonally spell a preposition from top to bottom?
Number hopscotch
Using the numbers in the hopscotch, choose ones that add up to make the big number given. You need to use three, four and five numbers.
Number doubles
Starting with the numbers in the coloured squares at the bottom of each grid, work your way upwards, finding the double of each number and shading it in the same colour.
Number crossword: days and time
Fill this like an ordinary crossword, except the answers are numbers not words.
Mirror line colouring
Can you colour the squares so that each side of the picture is an exact mirror image?
Mini word Sudoku 6 x 6
Put the letters from the word GRUMPY in the squares so that each column, row, and mini-grid contains all the letters that make up the word.
Grid coordinates treasure hunt
There is a treasure chest buried on an island, and a sailor has come to find it. Read the story clues and follow the sailor’s route to help him find the treasure.
Choose the correct homophone
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Some homophones are pronounced the same way but are spelled differently. In this story, some words have the
wrong spelling. Can you replace them with the correct homophone?
wrong spelling. Can you replace them with the correct homophone?
Optional SATs papers: Y3 maths set B
Our maths 'mock' optional SATs paper mirrors the old optional SATs papers used in schools before 2016 to assess pupils' progress at the end of Year 3, to offer your child some extra at-home practice.
Optional SATs papers: Y3 maths set A
Download this Y3 maths practice optional SATs paper, written by a primary-school teacher to mirror the old optional SATs papers used in schools before 2015 to assess pupils' progress at the end of the KS2 school year, to offer your child some extra at-home practice.
Maths card games for KS1 and KS2
Playing with cards might seem old-fashioned in our screen-loving age, but maths card games will help your child become fluent and confident with numbers – without them even realising they're exercising their maths thinking brain. From number bonds to fractions and probability, try some of our traditional or adapted card games to practise basic maths concepts.
Understanding magnets: Make your own magnetic compass
The Earth has a weak magnetic field caused by the movement of molten iron in its core. The Earth’s magnetic field acts on a magnetised needle, pulling one end towards the north and the other towards the south magnetic pole. Understand more about magnets by making your very own magnetic compass from a polystyrene pizza base, a needle, a pin and a strong magnet.
Understanding light reflection: Build your own periscope
Mirrors change the direction of light and reflect it. We can demonstrate this practically by making a periscope. Light is reflected from one object into a mirror and then onto the other mirror before reaching your eyes. Collect your materials and find out for yourself!
Understanding friction: Build your own balloon hovercraft
When a moving surface slides on a stationary surface it rubs against it, which slows it down. This is due to friction, a force which resists the movement of one object sliding past another. Understand more about friction with a fantastic practical project: make your own balloon hovercraft!
