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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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Ks2 worksheets
Free worksheets: Science, KS2, Y6
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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.
Reading comprehension: the strange adventure
This is a passage from the The Water Babies, written in 1863 by Charles Kingsley. It is about a young chimney-sweep called Tom who falls into a river and becomes a water baby. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the man cub
The Jungle Book was written in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling. It is the story of a little boy called Mowgli, who grows up with wolves. He is helped by a black panther called Bagheera. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the cruel child
This is a passage from the The Water Babies, written in 1863 by Charles Kingsley. It is about a young boy called Tom who works as a chimney-sweep. He falls into a river and becomes a water baby. In this passage, Tom has found a caddis that is growing safely in a cocoon. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Mowgli and the villagers
The Jungle Book was written in 1894 by Rudyard Kipling. It is about a little boy called Mowgli, who grows up with wolves. In this passage, Mowgli has ventured into the village. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: bad temper
Anne of Green Gables was written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It is a story about an elderly brother and sister called Matthew and Marilla who adopt an orphan girl called Anne. In this passage, Marilla’s friend Rachel has come to see her and is meeting Anne for the first time. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: arriving in London
Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1861. In this passage the protagonist, Pip, is being taken to see the room that he is renting by Mr Wemmick. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Anne’s room of dreams
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery is a classic Canadian novel about an orphan adopted by an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla, who live on a farm called Green Gables. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Alice and the Caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland is a story about a girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read the passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Year 3 Cloze test: the lean dog and the hungry wolf
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 3 Cloze test: the grumpy owl
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 3 Cloze test: the dog and the rooster
Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Reading comprehension: THE DOG, THE ROOSTER AND THE FOX
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE LEAN DOG
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE LAMB
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE WOLF AND THE DONKEY
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE TORTOISE AND THE DUCKS
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE OWL AND THE GRASSHOPPER
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FOX AND THE STORK
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.
Reading comprehension: THE FARMER AND HIS SONS
Read this passage then have a go at answering the questions below.