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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.
Non-verbal reasoning: Counting sides, symbols and more
Non-verbal reasoning is all about understanding sequences of shapes and patterns. You might be looking for similarities or differences between different figures. Alternatively, you might be given a series of figures and asked to complete the sequence with another figure. In this series of exercises, the first two shapes are related by a specific feature they have in common. Choose the one figure from the five choices that is most like the two figures on the left.
Non-verbal reasoning: Completing a series
Sequence or series questions test your understanding of the rules on which the sequences are built. With plenty of practice you’ll begin to see shapes within shapes and understand how sequences evolve. Find the figure that comes next in these sequences.
Non-verbal reasoning: Coding features of diagrams
This non-verbal reasoning activity is a beginner’s guide to cryptography. Fancy trying your hand at a few fiendishly tricky codes? Let’s put your code-breaking skills into practice!
Non-verbal reasoning: Adding and subtracting shapes
In non-verbal reasoning questions you’ll often be asked to look for objects that have been added to or subtracted from a figure. It’s basically a more advanced, grown-up version of the Spot the
difference puzzles you probably completed when you were younger! Apply your figure-adding and -subtracting skills to these practical exercises.
difference puzzles you probably completed when you were younger! Apply your figure-adding and -subtracting skills to these practical exercises.
12 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
11 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
9 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
8 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
7 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
6 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
4 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
3 times table timed test
Ready, steady... time yourself completing these multiplication number sentences. Aim to finish the sheet in less than 4 minutes!
Y5 times tables timed test
Are you ready to practise all your times tables? Ask someone to time you with a stopwatch and try to finish in 4 minutes or less!
Y4 times tables timed test
Are you ready to practise your 6x, 7x, 9x, 11x and 12x tables? Ask someone to time you with a stopwatch and try to finish in 4 minutes or less!
Y3 times tables timed test
Are you ready to practise your 3x, 4x and 8x tables? Ask someone to time you with a stopwatch and try to finish in 4 minutes or less!
Recording coordinates on four quadrants
Can you fill in the coordinates of space objects on the grid?
Make your own skeleton puppet
Cut along the dashed lines and assemble the skeleton. Use string and sticky tape to connect the bones, then hang the puppet pieces from a hanger
Y6 to Y7 maths transition pack
Identify the rules of a number sequence, find the lowest common denominator or the highest common factor, order fractions, use data tables, investigate probability and calculate area – all vital maths skills as your child moves into secondary school maths. Revise and practise key methods and concepts with our Year 6 to Year 7 maths transition pack and boost their confidence in the run-up to KS3.
Y6 to Y7 English transition pack
Prepare for KS3 English with our Year 6 to Year 7 literacy transition pack. Revise journalistic writing, figurative language, persuasive text and more, as well as trying your hand at some tricky reading comprehensions and completing some wordsearches. A brilliant way to boost your confidence over the summer holidays, the Y7 English transition pack will help you hit the ground running in secondary school!
Protractor and rulers to download
No protractor or ruler in the house? Don't panic about completing the homework, just download our printable protractor and rulers.