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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.
Division revision and practice
Help your child tackle simple division problems, practising how to translate a story problem into a number sentence.
Understanding column multiplication
Review the column multiplication technique and consolidate the learning with plenty of practice. Don't forget to carry over numbers from one column to the next!
The multiplication grid method for big numbers
The multiplication grid method is a simple technique to help children learn to multiply big numbers. Review the technique with this worksheet and then put it into practice.
Using the multiplication grid method
One of the multiplication techniques your child will be taught is the grid method. This worksheet will help your child revise the method and practise solving multiplication problems.
Column addition with three- and four-digit numbers
Column addition practice is much easier if your child is using a grid to help them keep the units, tens, hundreds and thousands in the right place value columns! Working through this worksheet will help them test the technique.
Addition: carrying on numbers
'Carrying' numbers from one place value column to another is an important part of column addition. Help your child master the skill with this worksheet, which offers a plain-English guide to the technique and then exercises to complete to consolidate the learning.
Beginning to use column addition
Column addition is taught in two stages, and this worksheet offers a step-by-step overview of the technique (it'll be familiar from your own school days, but a refresher always comes in handy!). Your child will need good place value skills to complete the addition problems; column addition grids have been provided to help them.
Addition using the counting on or number line method
Counting on in hops and number lines are the methods used to solve these addition calculations. This worksheet offers your child a step-by-step reminder of the technique and then lots of addition problems to practise on.
Equivalent fractions explained
An excellent KS2 worksheet created by an experienced teacher to help your child learn about finding equivalent fractions and calculating them. The pictorial representation is particularly helpful when explaining the concept to your child.
Partitioning numbers to subtract
When solving problems using a number line your child will learn to partition the number and count back. This worksheet explains the technique and offers some subtraction problems for your child to practise on.
The subtraction column method explained
The column method makes subtracting large numbers easy. Revise borrowing and place value and practise the calculation with this worksheet. How fast can your child complete the sums correctly?
Borrowing and decimal subtractions
Subtracting decimal numbers means using place value skills and borrowing - and remembering to put the decimal point in the right place! This revision worksheet will help your child practise subtracting large numbers correctly.
Fractions: sharing numbers
Fractions help us divide or share out numbers or objects. Can your child solve these simple fractions number problems by using their knowledge of numerators and denominators?
Partitioning numbers up to five digits
Partitioning is splitting numbers into their different parts – for example, 123 is partitioned as 100 + 20 + 3. Children use partitioning in all their calculations in primary school; using their place value skills, this worksheet will help them practise partitioning numbers up to five digits long.
Place value practice
Place value is one of the building blocks of primary maths education. Help your child practise identifying the value of each digit in a number with this teacher-created worksheet and boost their confidence with units, tens, hundreds, thousands and more.
Column addition: money
When your child is adding up money their column addition skills are vital. Get some practice in with this simple puzzle.
Victorious verbs
Help your child's writing stand out from the crowd by encouraging them to expand their vocabulary and use 'victorious' verbs. Thesaurus at the ready!
Using emotive language
By using emotive language your child can manipulate readers' emotions to great effect. Can they make them sympathise with an excitable puppy or an injured toddler? (Or is that an aggressive puppy or a tormenting toddler?)
Using adjectives for effect
This advanced worksheet was created by a teacher for KS2 and KS3 children to explain how adjectives can be used for effect in their writing.
Different adjectives can completely transform a piece of writing, as your child will find out when they write two contradictory reviews of a pop concert. Will they judge the singer as 'cool' or 'cold'?
Different adjectives can completely transform a piece of writing, as your child will find out when they write two contradictory reviews of a pop concert. Will they judge the singer as 'cool' or 'cold'?
Unscramble the text types
Kick off a language analysis activity with a quick text types puzzle! Your child will also need to identify commands, alliteration, emotive words and use of the first person.