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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.
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 6 function machine activity
Function machines can be a delightful visual resource for children, facilitating their comprehension of various mathematical functions. You can make use of this worksheet to hone your child's equation-solving skills and uncover the functions at play in different 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.
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 6
Here is a list of words that cover the spelling rules children are expected to learn by the end of Year 6. How many can you spell?
Key Stage 2 - 2022 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 2022 are the official past papers from the Department for Education, used in schools.
Key Stage 2 - 2022 Maths SATs Papers
Download the official 2022 KS2 SATs maths papers for free from TheSchoolRun to help your child practise for the Y6 assessments at home.
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 6 worksheets taster pack
Find out what your child will learn in Year 6 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 6 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 wordsearch grid to create your own puzzle for your 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!
Rewards resources pack
Achievement assemblies and teachers' gold stars may not be possible right now – but we've made it easy to reward your child for effort, perseverance and all-round excellence with our Home Schooling Rewards pack. There are a few "well done" stickers and certificates that adults can work towards, too – and who will win the Kindness Cup in your house this week?
Year 6 Maths Mastery Workbook
Build on your child's mathematical understanding and boost their numeracy confidence with open-ended maths mastery investigations and practice activities, designed to stretch and challenge them and help them develop problem-solving skills.
Your 11+ Exam Prep Reading Adventure
Reading is an 11+ exam preparation superpower! Each of the 40 books in our 11+ exam prep reading adventure has been chosen to act as a story-filled portal to new vocabulary and will help your child get to grips with challenging texts the fun way – no flashcards required!
Key Stage 2 - 2019 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 complete KS2 SATs past papers from 2019 are the official past papers from the Department for Education, used in schools.