We’ve created a list of activities for children to learn about science, technology, maths and engineering. Feel free to adapt them to suit your child. (If your child isn’t into this, don’t worry you could adapt the activities to another theme too) Here’s some further info and instructions […]
I’ve been asked a lot recently about which resources I would recommend for GCSE students. In particular, students who have reading difficulties such as dyslexia. If you do a google search you’ll find a lot of revision guides, workbooks etc. available for all GCSE subjects, but many of […]
Looking for inspiration for home schooling tomorrow? Everyday during the first lockdown I recorded free home learning activities on my YouTube Channel for primary age/level children. I’ve started filming them again for this latest lockdown in 2021 too. Please help me by sharing far and wide and subscribing […]
Rainbows have almost been the symbol of this year and this little science experiment captures our love of rainbows! It’s easy and great fun for children to set up and then observe! (If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done lots […]
This has to be one of my favourite activities. It’s so easy yet absolutely brilliant and the kids will love it! After you’ve made your volcano and made it erupt you’ve also got a fantastic stimulus to get the children to do some written work describing or explaining […]
This little practical, measuring how fast toy cars go on different ramps, is a winner for all ages as you can just adapt the difficulty level of it! Children can have a go at making the ramps and letting their toy cars go down. They could even measure […]
Leaf printing always excites children, the pictures they can produce are beautiful! Not only does this activity enable them to have a go at printing with leaves but it also extends their learning by encouraging them to measure the length of leaves and record the data. Great for […]
Here’s a really fun activity to do with the kids, either at home or as part of a Science lesson in school. This one is all about finger prints and solving crimes! (If you like this video, head over to my YouTube channel here as I’ve done lots […]
The former Science teacher in me did a little LEAP for joy this week as we found this wonderful Primary Science Lab Set by Learning Resources UK. Designed for children aged 3 and up, this Lab Set enables them to try out a whole range of fun science experiments […]
We’ve been having a lot of fun this week playing Oaka Books’ Predators and Producers board game*. Designed to help reinforce and revise the KS2 Science Topic ‘Living Things’, this board game is a brilliant, educational take on the classic Snakes and Ladders. If you’ve not come across […]
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