KS1 Everyday Materials Activity Pack

KS1 Everyday Materials activity pack for Year 1 and Year 2 (ages 5–7) with 40 challenge cards, 8 worksheets and 2 mini assessments.

This Primary Science resource explores everyday materials through short questions, practical observations, sorting, comparison and simple testing activities.

Topics include:

• objects and the materials they are made from
• wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, rock and fabric
• hard and soft materials
• flexible and rigid materials
• rough and smooth surfaces
• transparent and opaque materials
• absorbent and waterproof materials
• shiny and dull surfaces
• choosing suitable materials for different purposes
• changing shape by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching
• making predictions and carrying out simple fair tests

The resource includes:

• 40 challenge cards
• 8 printable worksheets
• 2 mini assessments
• teacher answers for all challenges, worksheets and assessments
• editable classroom PowerPoint presentation
• A4 printable PDF

The PowerPoint presents one challenge per slide for classroom display. Each challenge has an answer in the PowerPoint speaker notes.

The printable PDF includes four challenge cards per A4 page for printing and cutting, followed by the worksheets, mini assessments and teacher answers.

Activities can be used for partner talk, small-group work or whole-class discussion. Children can respond by pointing, drawing, speaking or writing short answers where appropriate.

Designed for KS1, Year 1 and Year 2, ages 5–7.