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Important update from TheSchoolRun
For the past 13 years, TheSchoolRun has been run by a small team of mums working from home, dedicated to providing quality educational resources to primary school parents. Unfortunately, rising supplier costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for us to continue operating, and we’ve had to make the difficult decision to close. The good news: We’ve arranged for another educational provider to take over many of our resources. These will be hosted on a new portal, where the content will be updated and expanded to support your child’s learning.
What this means for subscribers:
- Your subscription is still active, and for now, you can keep using the website as normal — just log in with your usual details to access all our articles and resources*.
- In a few months, all resources will move to the new portal. You’ll continue to have access there until your subscription ends. We’ll send you full details nearer the time.
- As a thank you for your support, we’ll also be sending you 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep.
A few changes to be aware of:
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- The 11+ weekly emails have now ended. We sent you all the remaining emails in the series at the end of March — please check your inbox (and spam folder) if you haven’t seen them. You can also follow the full programme here: 11+ Learning Journey.
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you for being part of our journey it’s been a privilege to support your family’s learning.
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Space and shape worksheets
Free worksheets: Space and shape, KS2
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3D shapes matching
Can you match these shapes with the correct definitions?
Mirror line colouring
Can you colour the squares so that each side of the picture is an exact mirror image?
Sorting regular and irregular shapes
Regular shapes have equal-length sides and all the internal angles are equal. Can you cut out the shapes and sort them into the Venn diagram? Then draw a circle around the regular shapes and write a definition of an irregular shape.
Reflecting, rotating and translating shapes
A KS2 maths worksheet created by an experienced teacher to help your child understand reflecting, rotating and translating shapes.
Can you draw this shape’s reflection in the mirror line?
Can you draw this shape’s reflection in the mirror line?
Opening shapes to make nets
Can you make a net from an old cereal box and an old Toblerone box? Then see if you can use these nets to make some 3D shapes.
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.
Halloween pumpkin: 2D shapes
Let's use some super shapes to make and design a pumpkin!
Ice cream tallest and smallest game
Will you build the tallest ice cream? Play the ice cream game and see who builds the tallest and the smallest ice cream.
Spot the winter patterns
Can you spot the patterns on these winter scarves? Colour the scarves to complete the patterns.
New year inspiration activity
The start of a new year is very exciting! Help your little one to think about the year ahead and challenge them to draw a picture of something they are excited about this year.
Find, colour and count the firework shapes
Use coloured pencils to complete these fireworks and reveal the shapes. Can you count how many of each shape you can find and match the shape to the correct number?
Caterpillar and butterfly playdough patterns
Did you know that butterflies start as caterpillars? Perhaps you have heard stories about caterpillars and butterflies or seen some outside. Practise your pattern making skills on these caterpillars and butterflies.
Harvest crops: ordering by size
Farmer Florence has a lot of crops to sell at the market. Can you help Florence put the crops in order of size?
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.
Race to find 2D and 3D shapes
Do you know your 2D and 3D shapes? Let's race to see who can find the most items in 30 seconds!
Spot the 2D shapes
Shapes are all around us! Do you recognise any of these shapes? Can you find them in your house? What shapes can you see in this picture of a house?
Repeating patterns
Can you cut out the images on the page to continue each pattern? Then help Sammy, who has been trying to make a pattern with her toys but has made a mistake.
Objects and shadows pairs
Can you match the pictures to their shadows in this game of objects and shadows pairs?
Looking for patterns
Today you are going on a pattern hunt! Zig-zags, stripes, spots or wavy lines – which patterns can you see?
Directions obstacle course
Can you follow the directions and find your way through the obstacle course? In front, behind, next to, over... off we go!
Design with shapes
Let's get building! Design your model and then find lots of different boxes. Cut out shapes to build your creation.
2D shape art
Flat two-dimensional shapes are used in pictures and artwork all the time. Ask a grown-up to help you cut out these shapes, then make your own shape masterpiece in the frame
Describe the position of objects
Can you find all the items in these images. You'll need to use words like 'in', 'on' and 'under'.
Understand and use the vocabulary of distance
This activity is designed to help your child understand and use the vocabulary of distance and to practise solving practical problems.