A teacher-facing assessment grid. Each of the four PoS bullet points is broken down into “developing / expected / greater depth” descriptors with examples of pupil response at each level. Use to inform end-of-unit teacher assessment.
A 6-slide picture-led lesson taking children from Y1 comparing language (heavier/lighter) through to Y2 standard units (g, kg, °C) and reading scales and thermometers. Designed for shared reading with an adult.
The warm-up materials assessment. Naming common materials (wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, rock) and their basic properties (hard, soft, rough, smooth, transparent, opaque).
The full KS1 materials test. Covers Y1 properties and grouping plus Y2 uses, suitability, and which material works for which job.
The stretch test for confident Y2 pupils. Focuses on the Y2 “changing shape” content (squashing, bending, twisting, stretching) and multi-property design reasoning.
A Year 1 science worksheet on identifying everyday materials, matching materials to their properties, and a hands-on room-by-room materials hunt.
Marker’s answers plus two genuine Year 1 materials misconceptions and parent prompts.
A one-page printable worksheet covering all four bullet points of the Y2 “Living things and their habitats” PoS. Living/dead/never-alive sorting, matching animals to habitats, drawing a simple three-link food chain, and an outdoor microhabitat hunt activity for the weekend.
