Reception Science worksheets
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What colour are your eyes?
Let’s find out which eye colour is the most common amongst your family and friends! You can record your results on this pictogram.
Moving fish race
Can you move this fish across the carpet without touching it? Let's have a race...
Find the right mother
Can you draw a line to take each baby to its mum?
Sorting clothes
When it is time to change over your child’s wardrobe from season to season or you are having a big clear out, take the opportunity to involve them and look at what different clothes are made from. Talk about the materials the clothes are made from and together look at the labels showing their properties.
Observing the seasons: spring
As the seasons change, take the opportunity to go on an observation walk to see what’s happening! Here are some great hands-on Spring fun ideas.
Blindfold Tasting Game
Encourage your child to use their sense of taste and descriptive skills to work out which food they are eating when blindfolded.
What I like to do
A sheet with boxes for you to discuss with your child what they like doing in various places in their spare time.
Design a toy
Work with your child to draw a design for a toy using labels. Your child can then make the toy and invite someone to play-test it.
Drawing pictures of each season
A worksheet encouraging you and your child to look at and discuss how our clothes and behaviour change with each season.
Draw a route map
This worksheet encourages your child to think about and draw the journey they take to school with sense of 'aerial perspective'.
From liquid to solid
This activity demonstrates the process of freezing to children. It is a very clear introduction to the concept of liquids and solids.
Investigation floating and sinking
An activity to bring to life the concept of floating and sinking to Reception-age children. Also includes a table for recording.
Match the baby animal
Introduce your child to the names of baby animals and help them to match them to the pictures of adult animals.
Materials treasure hunt
Encourage your child to find soft and hard objects around the house and then record what they found.
Morning and evening routines
A prompt to discuss with your child what they usually do in the morning and evening. Encourage them to write and / or draw to record this.
Nocturnal and diurnal animals
A worksheet to prompt the discussion of which animals are awake during the day (diurnal) and which are awake during the night (nocturnal).
On the farm: where animals live
A worksheet designed to help your child match an animal to its home.
Physical processes: morning and night
A worksheet designed to prompt a discussion about the differences between day and night.
Searching for minibeasts
Encourage your child to look outside for minibeasts. Use this sheet to record what you find.
Identify the loudest sound
A fabulous game to encourage discussion and develop your child's reasoning skills whilst learning more about sounds.
Sorting materials: soft and hard
Encourage your child to feel a variety of objects and then sort them according to whether they are soft or hard.