Science Teaching Resources for Foundation Year
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Describing Properties of Materials Beanbag Toss Game
Learn about the properties of materials and how to describe them with an exciting beanbag toss game.
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Uses of Materials Sorting Activity
Explore the materials objects are made of with a fun sorting activity for students.
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Things That Stretch, Bend and Twist – Sorting Activity
Introduce your students to physical changes in materials with a stretch, bend and twist material sorting activity.
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Describing Matter – Word Wall
Help your students learn to describe matter using physical properties with an illustrated matter word wall.
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The 5 Senses Posters
Learn about the five different senses with this poster pack for the classroom.
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Five Senses Worksheet Pack
Explore the five senses with a pack of printable worksheets highlighting the senses of taste, smell, touch, sight, and hearing.
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My Five Senses - Google Slides Game
Help your students learn about their five senses with an engaging Google Slides Game!
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The 5 Senses Worksheets - Cut and Paste
Introduce your students to the five senses with a pack of printable 5 Senses Cut and Paste Worksheets.
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Animals Around the World - Word Mats
Discover the amazing animals on each continent and encourage global thinking with a pack of printable Animals Around the World Word Mats.
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Animal Features Playdough Mats
Use our Animal Playdough Mats to introduce your Foundations students to the physical features of animals.
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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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Printable Early Reader Books - Ocean Animals
Learn about sea life with a printable ocean book for year 1 students.
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Animals in Winter - Hibernation Mini Book
Read and learn about animals that hibernate with a printable hibernation book for kids.
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Grouping & Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack (F-1)
Identify and sort animals according to their characteristics with a printable of cut-and-paste Grouping & Sorting Animals Worksheet Pack (F-1).
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Illustrated Ocean Animals Word Wall Cards
Introduce your students to the amazing animals in the sea with an illustrated ocean animal word wall.
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Push and Pull Venn Diagram
Use this push and pull Venn diagram to help your students answer the question: Push, pull or both?
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What Needs Soil to Grow? Colouring Worksheet
Teach students what needs soil to grow with this colouring worksheet for early years students.
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Classroom Weather Chart for Identifying Environmental Conditions
Use this fun classroom weather chart in your morning meetings to help students visualise the weather and changes in the environment due to the changing seasons.
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Four Seasons Mini Book
Make learning about the four seasons fun with this marvellous minibook for your Foundation students!
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The Earth's Seasons Teaching Slides
Use this fact-packed digital teaching resource to show your students the names and characteristics of Earth’s four seasons.
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Parts of a Plant PowerPoint Teaching Presentation
Explore the features and functions of the different parts of a plant with an interactive Parts of a Plant PowerPoint.
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Flashcards About Weather - Printable Picture Cards
Use this set of 12 flashcards about weather to explore words that cover terms such as sunny, humid, overcast and foggy.
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Science Experiment - Keep Me Dry
A science experiment which explores the absorptive properties of materials.
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Why Should We Compost? Poster
Use this poster set to explain why it is important to compost food scraps.
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Fast Finisher Science Task Cards - Foundation
A set of 12 Science task cards.
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Months of the Year Poster - Southern Hemipshere - No Christmas
A poster displaying the months of the year.
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Facts About Insects Anchor Chart
Display this Facts About Insects poster showcasing interesting insect facts and characteristics in your classroom.
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Observable Properties of Matter Cut and Paste Worksheets
Practise sorting objects based on observable properties with a pair of printable cut and paste worksheets.
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Material Mistakes Task Cards
Identify the appropriate materials needed to make everyday objects with a set of differentiated Material Mistakes Task Cards.
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Seasonal Changes Words and Definitions Display
Display this easy-to-read seasons word set in your classroom as you investigate seasonal changes with your young students.
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Hot and Cold Worksheets
Explore materials and their properties with a set of printable Hot and Cold Worksheets.
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Living Things Need Water PowerPoint
Teach your students the importance of water to living things with an engaging Living Things Need Water PowerPoint Presentation.