Science Teaching Resources for Foundation Year
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Living and Non-Living Things - Word Wall Vocabulary
Discover the world of living and nonliving things, starting with a printable vocabulary word wall.
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Dress for the Weather Worksheet
Identify proper clothing choices for different weather conditions with this worksheet.
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Animals in Australia Sort Game
A simple sort game with 30 tiles of native Australian animals and introduced species.
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Living Things and Their Needs - Habitat Diorama
An open-ended assessment task for students to demonstrate their understanding of living things and their needs.
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Months of the Year Poster — Southern Hemisphere
A poster displaying the months of the year.
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Characteristics of Animals - Year 1 Writing Activities
Help your young students read and write about features of animals with a printable Animal Characteristics Write the Room activity.
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Animal Body Coverings Poster Set
Discover the different animal body coverings (feathers, fur, scales, skin and shells) with a set of printable posters.
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Movement of Animals Sorting Activity
Classify animals based on their movement methods with a picture-sorting game.
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Four Seasons Tree Activity
Create a visual representation of the 4 seasons with a printable tree template.
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Weather Words – Worksheet Pack
A set of worksheets to use when teaching weather vocabulary to your students.
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Daily Weather Report – Interactive PowerPoint
Encourage your students to become weather reporters with this interactive weather activity.
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Pets and Their Needs - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to identify the four basic needs of living things.
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Describing Materials Template
A template to use when describing objects using the senses of touch and sight.
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Stretchy Scoot Relay
A whole class active game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
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Build a Pirate Ship STEM Challenge - Early Years
A STEM challenge suitable for students in the early years.
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Australian Animals Poster Pack
A set of 11 posters featuring Australian animals.
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Transportation Word Wall Vocabulary
Create a fun transportation word wall with a set of printable word and picture cards featuring different modes of transport.
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Animal Coverings Teaching Slides
Discover animals with scales, shells, fur, and other body coverings with an interactive teaching slide deck.
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Parts of a Plant - Differentiated Mini Books
Read and learn about the parts of a plant with a set of differentiated printable readers.
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Science Experiment - Keep Me Dry
A science experiment which explores the absorptive properties of materials.
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Adjectives All Around - Outdoor Observation Activity
Engaging activities where students observe and describe their outdoors environment.
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Sorting Objects by Property Template
A template to use when sorting objects using the sense of touch and sight.
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Polar Bear Craft Template
Pair a polar bear craft and informational writing to create a fun winter animals classroom display.
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Free Printable Butterfly Outline Pack
Decorate your classroom with a flock of colourful butterflies using printable butterfly cut-out templates.
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Uses of Soil Interactive Activity
Teach students how animals, plants and humans depend on soil with this interactive science game for early years students.
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What's the Season? Teaching Slides
Use this teaching presentation to help your students explore the four seasons and how they affect everyday life.
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Plant Growth Chart Worksheet
Record the growth and changes in a plant over time with one of our differentiated plant growth charts.
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Types of Weather – Sorting Activity
Observe and categorise pictures showing different types of weather with this sorting activity.
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How Can We Help Our Planet Mini Book
Help your students learn about how to keep our planet clean with a printable Earth Day book.
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Garbage Bin Posters - Rubbish, Recycling and Compost
Posters outlining what can be put in the different types of bins.
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Jack and the Beanstalk (Made Differently!) PowerPoint
A 16 slide teaching presentation to use when exploring the properties of materials.
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Animal Classification Table Activity Pack
Classify mammals, reptiles, birds, and other animal groups with a printable pack of animal classification table worksheets.