Science

Themes: The Amazon Rainforest | Amazon Amphibians | Deforestation

Subject checklist: PSHE | Citizenship | Art, Design and Technology | Geography |x Science

The activities included here are suitable for the classroom or library sessions. They are based on the environmental themes in Toxic by Mitch Johnson.

Dinos Love Numbers is the perfect picture book for all maths-loving kids, dinosaur-loving kids and those kids who are not sure about numbers, packed with illustrations and super-cool prehistoric creatures.

Themes: STEM | Maths | Dinosaurs | Facts | Prehistoric creatures

Introduce children to the Apollo 11 Moon landing adventure in this informative picture book based on a speech by Neil Armstrong about Bok, the Moon rock he brought back from his mission.

Themes: Earth and Space | Space Travel | The Moon | Exploration | Inspirational People

Download extracts here and a poster here.

Dinos Love Numbers introduces young readers to the magical world of numbers with this fun, dinosaur-themed picture book!

Themes: Maths | Dinosaurs | Science | Facts and Stats

A Planet Full of Plastic is a great entry point for children learning about how plastic pollution impacts on the environment around them.

Themes: Recycling | Saving the planet

A Planet Full of Plastic is a great entry point for children learning about how plastic pollution impacts on the environment around them.

Themes: Recycling | Saving the planet

From the best-selling Maz Evans comes a new series about Scarlett Fife: logical, mathematical – but when it comes to her feelings, completely out of control! A sparkling, heart-warming series with laugh-out-loud action for every child who has ever experienced Big Feelings.

Themes: Emotional literacy | Managing big feelings | Anger | Worry | Different-shaped families | Friendship | Mindfulness

Discover the amazing true stories of the heroic animals saved by the nation’s Supervet, Noel Fitzpatrick!

This inspiring memoir recounts the incredible stories of Noel’s animal patients, celebrating the unbreakable bond between humans and animals. Supported by curriculum-linked activity sheets.

Subjects: English | Science | Art & Design | PSHE (The World of Work)

An unmissable new guide to human history from award-winning geneticist and bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived and How to Argue with a Racist. Uncover where we came from, exploring evolution, demystifying genetics and prompting important conversations about what race is and what it really means to be human.

Supported by downloadable KS2 resources linked to the science, history and PSHE curriculum.

Themes: Evolution | Science | History | Race & Identity | Family

When the water in Last Village dries up and its residents disappear, only Ash is left behind.

He sets off on a dangerous journey, searching for answers, hoping to find a rumoured land to the north where life still thrives. But not all rumours can be trusted … The truth lying in wait for Ash will change his world for ever.

This activity pack contains three extracts from Spark with accompanying activities. The activities explore what climate change is, what causes it and what effects it has on our world.

Themes: Environment | Climate Change | English

Meet the Microbes will help your class discover how these tiny organisms, including bacteria, viruses and fungi, are vital to life on Earth.

Download this fun activity sheet to share with your class and introduce your class to Dr Emily Grossman in this fascinating video as she reassures children about the positives of microbes

Discover how planes stay up in the air, why ice creams melt and how robots have gone to Mars in these brilliant picture books designed to unlock a love of science – written by scientist and TV presenter Dr Shini Somara.

Packed with female role models and accurate non-fiction content, these colourful books are perfect for inspiring the future engineers, coders and scientists in your class and will be great additions to your KS1 STEM lessons.

Themes: STEM | Science | Technology | Non fiction | Biography