Life and living things worksheets
Paint a pot and plant flower seeds
At the beginning of May and on May Day people celebrate with lots of traditions like maypole dancing and making flower crowns. The celebrations usually involve lots of colours and flowers. Today, you are going to have your own celebration, paint your own super colourful plant pot and plant some flower seeds.
Make a butterfly feeder
You might start to see lots of butterflies fluttering about in the garden or at the park during springtime. However, there may not be a lot of flowers around in early spring, so you can help the butterflies by making a special butterfly feeder.
Colours of the month nature walk
Today you are going to explore the colours you can see during this time of year. Visit a nature reserve or a local park with some crayons and this sheet and have a look at all the different colours you can see. Which colours can you find?
Spring flowers counting to 6
In spring you will see lots of flowers and plants starting to grow. Can you count out the correct number of leaves for the flowers below? Help your grown-up cut out the lovely leaves on the next page and then stick the correct number of leaves on each flower
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.
Mother’s Day activity
Mother’s Day is a special day to celebrate amazing mummies, grandmothers or other special mummy figures in your life. Today, you will think about your mummy and why she is special to you.
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.
Thirsty flowers experiment
Plants need water to live and grow, and they usually get it from the soil. But how does the water get from the roots up to the leaves and flowers? This exciting experiment will help you to see how a flower gets its water.
Thinking about feelings
Sometimes we feel happy, and sometimes we feel sad. Our feelings are important! Today you are going to have a look at emotions and think about how different things make you feel.
Make your own paper flower
Today, you will learn about the different parts of a flower while building your own fabulous flower picture.
Make your own magnetic bee
Bees are amazing little creatures that do so much for our amazing world. They help pollinate flowers as they fly from one to another to collect nectar and pollen. Today, you will make your own magnetic bee to amaze your friends and family.
Grow your own beanstalk
Would you like to be Jack in the story Jack and the beanstalk? Let's have ago at growing own beanstalk!
Getting to know the people who help us
When we grow up, there are so many different jobs we can do. This activity will help you think about what different jobs people do and how they help the community.
Planning a healthy picnic
Harriet the hedgehog is planning a picnic for all of her friends. She wants the food at the picnic to be delicious and healthy, but she can’t remember which foods are everyday healthy choices and which foods should be more of a treat. Can you help Harriet choose which foods to pack for her picnic?
Nature scavenger hunt
Today you are going on a nature scavenger hunt to see what you can find. See how many items you can tick off from this list.
Movement challenge
Moving our bodies in different ways can be a fun and exciting way to help keep ourselves healthy. Today you are going to try making movement patterns.
Make animal movements
Your body is fantastic and can do so many things! Today you are going to explore all the ways you can move your body and have a lot of fun.
Looking at leaves
Leaves are amazing, and they come in all different shapes and sizes. Why not make your own incredible leaves picture?
This is me fact file
We all have things that make us unique. Today you are going to make your own book all about you!
Thinking about celebrations
We all have different things to celebrate, such as weddings, birthdays, Christmas, Diwali, Eid and Hanukkah. Can you remember a special celebration you have had with your family and friends? Draw a picture to show how you and your family celebrate special events.