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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:
- The Learning Journey weekly email has ended, but your child’s plan will still be updated on your dashboard each Monday. Just log in to see the recommended worksheets.
- 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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Life and living things worksheets
Observing plants in your environment
Have a walk around your garden, a park or nearby woodland. What kinds of plants can you see? Do you see any plants in flower? Choose two plants and then use this sheet to record what you found and then do some research on your plants.
Naming the seasons
How well do you know your seasons? Cut out their names below and stick them next to the right picture, then cut out the words at the bottom of the sheet and stick them next to the season you think they belong in.
Human needs
There are a few things human beings need to survive. Can you cut out all the cards and divide them between the two groups below?
How nutrients are transported in humans
Look at this diagram of a human body. Can you draw arrows to show the passage of food through the body? Match each of the stages of digestion with where it takes place in the body.
How light helps us to see
We see an object because light shines onto it and is reflected back into our eye. When it gets dark this evening, try this activity to prove the theory.
Grouping objects from nature
Some of these things are living, some were once alive but are now dead and some have never been alive. Can you cut out the cards and group them in the circles?
Food chains in habitats
Look at these jumbled-up food chain cards. Can you cut them out and order them correctly? Remember to draw arrows from one to the next (the arrow points from the animal being eaten to the animal eating it).
Darwin and evolution
Have you heard about Darwin's theories on evolution? Have a look on the internet or in your local library. Can you find any examples of species evolving over time? Record your research.
Create your own micro-habitat
A micro-habitat is a small habitat within a larger one (for example: a tree within a forest). Today, you are going to create your own!
Create an autumn scrapbook
Autumn is a great time for collecting! Why not go on an autumn treasure hunt and make a scrapbook with all the things you discover.
Classifying vertebrates
There are five groups of vertebrates. Which of the following vertebrates belong to each group?
Classifying plants
Go out to your garden, local park or nearby woodland. Collect as many examples of flowering plants and non-flowering plants that you can find. Then choose one plant of each kind and draw a diagram of it.
Can you find the seeds in both plants? Can you find out what your chosen plants are called?
Can you find the seeds in both plants? Can you find out what your chosen plants are called?
Classifying invertebrates
Can you cut out each of the following pictures and say which class of invertebrates they belong to?
Classifying animals, plants, micro-organisms
Do you know the difference between animals, plants, micro-organisms? See if you can you put all these in the correct group.
Be a butterfly spotter
You will see lots of butterflies around in the summer. Flowers are in bloom and butterflies get their food by flying from flower to flower, sticking their long tongues out to suck the nectar (a sugary liquid) up. Can you spot any butterflies in your garden or to a nearby park. Look in the bushes. Did you see any of these butterflies?
Analysing growth in babies and toddlers
This line graph shows how much baby Jack weighed throughout his first year. Can you answer the following questions?
Why do our bodies need exercise?
Whenever you or any member of your family or friends do some exercise, carry out a survey to find out how they felt. Use the table to record your findings. Look at the results of your table. What do you notice?
Who’s living in your tree?
Put a large white sheet under a tree or a bush and give the tree a good shake. Lots of little bugs living in your tree/bush should fall onto the sheet for you to look at carefully under a magnifying glass. Can you draw some of the bugs you can see? Can you identify any of them?
Which foods are kind to teeth?
Look at this list of different foods and drinks. Which ones do you think will harm your teeth? Which ones do you think are less harmful and may even help your teeth? Colour in the tooth-friendly foods green and the ones that might harm your teeth red.
What do we use plants for?
Look at these different word cards. Can you sort them into types of plant and into functions? Now shuffle the cards and see if you can match the different plants with possible functions.