Year 5 worksheets
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The greenhouse effect investigation
Our planet is constantly affected by different forces and factors – many of which are caused by humans. We often hear about something called “the greenhouse effect”… but what is it? The greenhouse effect is when our planet heats up due to harmful gases collecting in our atmosphere. This simple investigation will show you how it happens!
Night and day investigation
What causes us to have a night and a day? Why is it night on one side of the Earth but day on the other? Let's investigate!
Life cycles card game
This game is designed to help you revise the key stages in different life cycles. The aim of the game is to collect all four stages in each life cycle.
Cleaning water experiment
In this activity you will learn how to clean some water!
Key Stage 2 - 2024 Maths SATs Papers
Download the official 2024 KS2 SATs maths papers for free from TheSchoolRun to help your child practise for the Y6 assessments at home.
Key Stage 2 - 2024 English SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the Year 6 English SATs, taken at the end of Key Stage 2, with some revision and at-home practice. These KS2 SATs past papers from 2024 are the official past papers from the Department for Education, used in schools.
Handwriting practice: Letter to Father Christmas
Use your KS2 child's Christmas letter to Father Christmas as a fun opportunity to practise handwriting. The layout has been done for them, now all they need to do is write their Christmas list, name and address and pop it in the post (find Santa's address on the Royal Mail website!). This is a great activity to help children consider how to form letters correctly and there's plenty of space to include wished-for items. Writing this letter will also help them understand that letters have a purpose and a particular audience.
Year 5 function machine activity
Function machines are an enjoyable visual tool for children, aiding them in their understanding of various mathematical functions. Use this worksheet to practice solving equations and determining the functions behind various mathematical sums.
Superstar Spelling Pack
Are you a Spelling Superstar? Test your abilities with this fun and challenging spelling pack. Practise high-frequency words, coding short and long vowels, contractions and homophones with these games and activities created by teacher and mum, Clare Winstanley.
Take your spelling to the next level, impress your classmates and boost your confidence with Superstar Spelling.
Take your spelling to the next level, impress your classmates and boost your confidence with Superstar Spelling.
Primary Geometry: shape and space pack
Geometry is better known in primary schools nowadays as ‘Shape and Space’. Shape work focuses on 2D and 3D shapes; by the end of the primary curriculum children have a solid knowledge of a large number of shapes and their characteristics. This pack of activities is full of hands-on activities that will help children to name, sort and classify shapes before moving onto topics such as area, perimeter, angles and symmetry.
Key Stage 2 - 2023 English SATs Papers
Help your child prepare for the Year 6 English SATs, taken at the end of Key Stage 2, with some revision and at-home practice. These KS2 SATs past papers from 2023 are the official past papers from the Department for Education, used in schools.
Key Stage 2 - 2023 Maths SATs Papers
Download the official 2023 KS2 SATs maths papers for free from TheSchoolRun to help your child practise for the Y6 assessments at home.
Positive and negative number lines up to 50
In KS2, children will learn about negative numbers and having a visual aid, such as a positive and negative number line, can help them understand the concept and have fun with maths. Use these number lines to practise counting positive and negative numbers up to 50.
Positive and negative number lines up to 40
Number lines are extremely useful tools for counting in primary school. In KS2, children will learn about negative numbers and having a visual aid, such as a positive and negative number line, can help them understand the concept and have fun with maths. Use these number lines to practise counting from -40 up to 40.
Positive and negative number lines up to 30
Number lines are extremely useful tools for counting both positive and negative numbers in primary school. In KS2, children will learn about negative numbers and having a visual aid, such as a number line, can help them understand the concept and have fun with maths.
Positive and negative number lines up to 20
Number lines are extremely useful tools in primary school. In KS2, children will learn about negative numbers and having a visual aid, such as a positive and negative number line, can help them understand the concept and have fun with maths. Use these number lines to practise counting positive and negative numbers up to 20.
Positive and negative number lines up to 10
Number lines are extremely useful tools for counting in primary school. In KS2, children will learn about negative numbers and having a visual aid, such as a positive and negative number line, can help them understand the concept and have fun with maths. Use these number lines to practise counting positive and negative numbers.
Spelling list for Year 5
Here is a list of words that cover the spelling rules children are expected to learn by the end of Year 5. How many can you spell?
Factors and multiples practice
Learn to identify multiples and factors by practising with this fun worksheet for KS2 primary school children.
Battleships!
The goal behind this classic strategic game is to try and sink your opponent’s battleships. Each player tries to hide their ships on the grid and avoid being ‘hit’ by the other player’s ‘shots’. A player is given two grids, one to put their own ships on and one to mark their guesses and whether or not their shots succeeded.
Multiplication square
A multiplication number square will help your child spot number patterns and begin to learn their multiplication tables and square numbers. Download TheSchoolRun's free, colour-coded multiplication tables to help them practise their multiplication facts and times tables at home.
Year 5 worksheets taster pack
Find out what your child will learn in Year 5 English, maths and science, try out a few learning activities and read our top tips about how to support their learning and development in our free, downloadable Year 5 Taster Pack.
Create your own wordsearch
Looking for a fun way to practise this week's spellings, or consolidate some new vocabulary? Use our blank printable wordsearch grid to create your own puzzle for your KS2 child (and you can print it out as many times as you need to!).
Homeschooling achievement certificate
Reward your child's achievement at home with TheSchoolRun's homeschooling achievement certificate. Download, print and present it in your at-home graduation ceremony!