A fun craft activity getting children to build and make their own piggy bank. Perfect to use when talking about the subject of money and saving. This resource is great for use by parents for home-schooling too. A great way to help your child think about saving money in a creative way, as well as introducing them to the idea of 3D shape nets. What does this activity sheet include? 3D cube net template and instructions for creating a piggy bank. Saving goal and money slot printed on the design Activity encouraging children to keep a record of the money that goes into the piggy bank to help practice their addition skills. Do check out our other fun resources available on our TES shop or head to our website to find out more about our mission to nurture fearless learners.

Are you teaching your class about newspapers? Are you looking for an activity to share with your class over the School Holidays? Then this ‘Explorer Newspaper’ activity pack is the perfect resource for you. Packed with fun activities for children to complete and build their very own newspaper issue! This resource is also great for use by parents for home-schooling. 10 different activities make up this free activity pack, spanning topics from Interviewing to debating. What do children cover in the pack? • Activity 1 - Design their own cover page to stand out from the crowd! • Activity 2- ‘The star interview’ putting their interviewing skills to the test. • Activity 3 - ‘The comic book adventure’ complete their very own comic strip to entertain their readers. • Activity 4 – ‘The big debate’ Making for and against statements on the topic or ‘Are screens good or bad for us?’ • Activity 5 - ‘Around the world’ Share facts about a selection of countries from around the world with their readers. • Activity 6 – ‘Agony aunt’ Create their own agony aunt column giving advice to readers. • Activity 7 – ‘Design your own football kit’ To celebrate the upcoming 2022 FIFA women’s world cup. • Activity 8 – ‘Recipe master’ Children share a recipe for their favourite food or a dish they have cooked recently. • Activity 9 - ‘Games corner’ Sudoku, crossword and word wheel challenges to put their brains to the test. • Activity 10 – ‘Your home activities’ Sharing stories and pictures about what their family have been up to recently and what they loved the most. Do check out our other fun resources available on our TES shop or head to our website to find out more about our mission to nurture fearless learners.

This free ‘Phonics challenge’ is a great home learning task for your class to practise their phonics skills. Children join Laura the Explorer on her African adventure, where they solve problems using their phonics knowledge. This resource is also great for use by parents for home-schooling. A fun and engaging way to get your child practising their phonics skills. What does this activity include? • Sound hunt activity – Children search their home for objects that begin with the same sound. • Missing letters – Some of the animals have lost the letters in their names, can you help fill in the blanks? • Real vs Nonsense – Can you help Laura cross the bridge on her adventure by sorting out real words from nonsense words. • Arranging sentences – Finally children have to rearrange words into the correct sentence, making sure they include capital letters and full stops at the end. Do check out our other fun resources available on our TES shop or head to www.explorelearning.co.uk to find out more about our mission to nurture fearless learners.

This free worksheet is a fun activity to run with your class and helps them to practice their multiplication skills along the way. Perfect to use as a warmup activity at the beginning of lessons too. This resource is also great for use by parents for home-schooling. A fun and engaging way to tackle times tables questions with your child. You can even use the customisable template to include some of those tricky times tables questions your child has been working on lately! What does the activity include? • 1 X ‘maths Fortune tellers’ activity sheet with prepopulated multiplication questions. • Blank template with instructions of what to include so children can make their own custom version to challenge their friends with! • How to play instructions Do check out our other fun resources available on our TES shop or head to our website to find out more about our mission to nurture fearless learners.

This free activity sheet is filled with fun Lego themed activities for children to engage with. It includes some great challenges that they can get stuck into at home during the holidays, or even some fun lesson warmups if you have Lego in your classroom. Why Lego? • Lego provides endless games and activities for children of all ages. • Lego develops creativity, collaboration and problem-solving skills. • Lego provides an easy, immersive and hands-on activity for all. This resource is also great for use by parents for home-schooling. A fun and engaging way to get your child doing problem solving activities without even realising they are practising such an essential skill. Do check out our other fun resources available on our TES shop or head to our website to find out more about our mission to nurture fearless learners.