A 6-slide lesson introducing material suitability, the four ways shapes can change, and three real historical inventors named in the NC document (John Dunlop, Charles Macintosh, John McAdam). Designed for shared reading with an adult.
A ten-question quiz testing the two Y2 statutory requirements: identifying suitable materials, and recognising squashing/bending/twisting/stretching.
The vocabulary that makes Y2 science work. Each card pairs a property word with a clear meaning and a real-world example.
A five-page lab book taking children through proper KS1 working-scientifically investigations. They predict, test, and record — exactly the skills the NC working-scientifically strand asks for.
A short guide for parents and carers. Y2 materials is almost free to teach at home — the world is already made of the eight materials on the curriculum list.
A planning companion for the Y2 “Uses of everyday materials” unit. Maps each resource to its statutory requirement, flags the misconceptions Y2 children consistently show, identifies cross-cutting working-scientifically opportunities, and lays out a 4-lesson scheme.