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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.
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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.
Year 5 Cloze test: the ship in the storm
This is a passage from Swiss Family Robinson, a novel written in 1812 by Johann David Wyss. It is about a family that get shipwrecked and have to survive on a tropical island. It is written from the point of view of the father, William. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by filling in one missing letter per box?
Year 5 Cloze test: the garden party
The Garden Party is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, written in 1922. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by filling in one missing letter per box?
Year 5 Cloze test: meeting Miss Havisham
Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens about the life of boy called Pip. In this passage, he has gone to visit an old lady who was abandoned at the altar by the
man she was about to marry. Miss Havisham has spent the rest of her life indoors, still wearing her wedding dress. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by
filling in one missing letter per box?
man she was about to marry. Miss Havisham has spent the rest of her life indoors, still wearing her wedding dress. Some of the words in the text are missing. Can you complete the text by
filling in one missing letter per box?
Reading comprehension: underwater parade
The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley is about a chimney-sweep called Tom who falls into a river and becomes a water baby. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the ship wrecking
This is a passage from The Swiss Family Robinson, a classic novel about a family who get shipwrecked and have to survive on a tropical island. It is written from the point of view of the father, William. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the garden party
The Garden Party is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, written in 1922. This passage is about a family preparing for a party. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: shrinking to fit
In Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll a young girl falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read this passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: new home
Prelude is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, about a family who have moved into a new house. It was written in 1922. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: home to stay
Anne of Green Gables is a classic Canadian story about an elderly brother and sister, Matthew and Marilla, who adopt an orphan girl called Anne. In this passage, Anne is about to leave home and Marilla is considering selling their farm after her brother’s death. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: going down the rabbit hole
Alice in Wonderland, written in 1865 by Lewis Carroll, is a story about a girl called Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: foraging for food
This is an extract from Swiss Family Robinson, an 1812 novel about a family who are shipwrecked and have to survive on a tropical island. It is written from the point of view of the father, William. In this passage William and his oldest son, Fritz, are looking for food with their dog Turk. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: best friends
Anne of Green Gables, written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, is the classic story of an orphan girl adopted by an elderly brother and sister. Read this passage about Anne making a new friend, Diana Barry, then answer the questions below.
Year 4 Cloze test: time outdoors
Little Women is an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. It is about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. This passage is describes Laurie (their next-door neighbour) following them and finding them sitting outdoors. Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Can you work out where they should be inserted into the text?
Year 4 Cloze test: Jo and Meg’s Christmas
Little Women, an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, is about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. This passage is about two of the girls waking on Christmas Day. Look at the words at the bottom of the page. Where do you think they should be inserted into the text?
Year 4 Cloze test: Beth’s dolls
Little Women is an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. It is about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. This passage is about the sister called Beth and how she cares for her dolls. Look at the words at the bottom of the page and see if you can work out where they should be inserted into the text.
Reading comprehension: The party
Little Women is an American novel written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868, about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. Read this passage is about the girls going to a party and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the no-presents Christmas
Little Women is an American novel by Louisa May Alcott about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. In this passage the girls discuss their plans for Christmas. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the dolls’ hospital
Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women, a novel about four sisters growing up during the American Civil War, in 1868. This passage is about Beth, the second youngest of the family. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: the disastrous lunch
Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, is a novel about the lives of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. In this passage one of the sisters, Jo, is cooking a meal for her friends and family. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.
Reading comprehension: Jo and Aunt March
Little Women is a novel about the lives of four sisters (the Marches) growing up in the 1860s, during the American Civil War. In this passage one of the sisters, Jo, has found employment caring for an old aunt. Read the passage and then answer the questions below.