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What stores and transfers energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred from one store into another. In these pictures, which items do you think use energy? Which ones store energy? Do they all store/use the same type of energy? Cut them out and sort them into groups.
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!
Super scientist quiz
Quiz questions to encourage your child to think about how scientists work and why they do the things they do.
Reaching conclusions
A worksheet showing results of an experiment with questions underneath to consider.
Times tables speed grid
Use this blank grid, created by one of our experienced teachers, to make up your own times tables game! See how quickly you can multiply numbers across the top and left, filling the entire grid with answers.
Calculating perimeters
To find the perimeter of a shape you must add up the lengths of each of the sides. Can your child calculate the perimeters of these common shapes?
Convert pence into pounds
Help your child understand decimal placement by rewriting these pence amounts as pounds.
The Parents' Guide to turning a reluctant reader into a literacy lover
Why are some children reluctant to read, and what can you do to help them fall in love with books? From exploring non-fiction to making reading a feel-good pleasure, we explain how you can turn a reluctant reader into a bookworm. Happy reading!
Mastering money maths
Feeling confident about all aspects of money is a fundamental life skill, and it’s all about applying mathematical knowledge to pounds and pence. From simple addition and subtraction to division, multiplication and decimal calculations, help your child practise their money maths with games, activities and worksheets, as well as teachers’ tips to support financial learning at home. But beware – you might have to play shops (a lot!), as well as rewarding calculator challenges with pocket money bonuses!
Solving problems with the right operations
In this worksheet, your child can decide which operations they'll need to solve these money word problems.
Practising money calculations
Have your child add up different items they need for a party from the price list on this worksheet.
Calculating percentages
A Year 6 printable and interactive worksheet created by an experienced teacher to help your child calculate percentages.
Solving money word problems using division
Help your child practice their division skills by working through these money word problems
Improper fractions and mixed numbers
In this teacher-created Year 6 worksheet, your child will learn about improper fraction and mixed numbers, with examples, questions and answers.
Reading comprehension: The journey
Read this short passage about taking a train journey to France, then answer questions based on the text.
Using contrasting connectives
Can you finish these sentences to show contrasting opinions? Choose a connective from the box below and then write two second parts for each sentence, one supporting zoos and one in opposition to zoos. An example is done for you.
Using descriptive words
In this worksheet, your child can practise writing sentences with descriptive words, and understand why they are more interesting to read than sentences without descriptive words.
Half-term wordsearch
Use this wordsearch during half-term to help your child with vocabulary and spelling while recognising words that are all about having fun!
Test a statement about fractions
If the numerator of a fraction is half that of the denominator, the fraction will always be equivalent to ½. Is this statement true or false? Challenge your child to find out!
Fractions, decimals and percentages practice
A revision worksheet which tests understanding of fractions, percentages and decimals and how they are linked with a series of story problems to solve.
Fractions made simple
Foxed by fractions? Not any more! From the foundations of fractions learning in Reception to converting fractions to decimals and percentages in Year 6, our teacher-created learning pack explains everything your child needs to know in fractions. We'll break fractions down and show you, step by step, how to teach your primary school child fractions.
Super scientist quiz
Quiz questions to encourage your child to think about how scientists work and why they do the things they do.
Develop questioning skills - traffic survey
A worksheet to prompt children to carry out their own traffic survey and consider the answers collected.