This is a resource to generate arithmetic tests for Year 6. Test 5 is based on questions from the 2022 arithmetic Paper. Click here for generators for the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 tests in one package. Get your Year 6 pupils arithmetic test ready with this easy to use and intuitive resource! The test can be randomised to create as many tests as you require throughout the year and no two tests will ever be the same. An answer sheet is also generated for each test. ALSO INCLUDED: The resource also generates a “Questions Only” sheet. This can be used in the place of the complete test paper for regular use or to save on printing. In addition, there is a tracking sheet that will allow you to easily track children’s progress over time and identify weaknesses.

This is a resource to generate arithmetic tests for Year 6. Test 1 is based on questions from the 2016 arithmetic Paper. Click here for generators for the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 tests in one package. Get your Year 6 pupils arithmetic test ready with this easy to use and intuitive resource! The test can be randomised to create as many tests as you require throughout the year and no two tests will ever be the same. An answer sheet is also generated for each test. ALSO INCLUDED: The resource also generates a “Questions Only” sheet. This can be used in the place of the complete test paper for regular use or to save on printing. In addition, there is a tracking sheet that will allow you to easily track children’s progress over time and identify weaknesses.

This is a resource to generate arithmetic tests for Year 6. Test 2 is based on questions from the 2017 arithmetic Paper. Click here for generators for the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 tests in one package. Get your Year 6 pupils arithmetic test ready with this easy to use and intuitive resource! The test can be randomised to create as many tests as you require throughout the year and no two tests will ever be the same. An answer sheet is also generated for each test. ALSO INCLUDED: The resource also generates a “Questions Only” sheet. This can be used in the place of the complete test paper for regular use or to save on printing. In addition, there is a tracking sheet that will allow you to easily track children’s progress over time and identify weaknesses.

This is an assessment for Year 1 'Plants' science objectives. Also included is a detailed mark scheme and a spreadsheet to record the results. This resource also comes with a beautifully designed poster that can be displayed in A3 or printed on A4 for revision! Objectives Covered: Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees ALSO ADDED: Individual assessments for ALL science objectives for ALL year groups are available for purchase as are individual year group, KS1, KS2 or complete Primary packs. Visit My Shop! to find these great resources + lots more! And if you like these Science Assessments, you will also like my maths assessments Year 1 Maths Assessments and Tracking

This is a Spring Term Maths Assessment for Year 6 (uploaded in PDF and Word format, which is editable). ALL Year 6 maths objectives (NC 2014) are covered in the assessment. Also included is a mark scheme, instructions, tracking sheets and a spreadsheet to record the results and to give you an overall grade. The Spring assessment will allow children to demonstrate they are either below, working towards, meeting or exceeding the Year 6 objectives. This method of assessment quickly allows you not just to see individual pupils' weaknesses, but also weaknesses within the class and provides the teacher with an excellent evidence base. In this era of tracking without levels, this is an essential resource for all Year 6 teachers. Please, leave feedback for this amazing resource! PLEASE NOTE: The Year 6 Autumn Maths Assessment is available as a FREE download. The entire pack of Year 6 assessments that includes the Autumn, Spring and Summer tests is also available, as are tests and packs for ALL year groups. Visit my shop (by clicking on my username) to find these resources, science assessments + lots more!

This is a Summer Term Maths Assessment for Year 6 (uploaded in PDF and Word format, which is editable). ALL Year 6 maths objectives (NC 2014) are covered in the assessment. Also included is a mark scheme, instructions, tracking sheets and a spreadsheet to record the results and to give you an overall grade. The Summer assessment will allow children to demonstrate they are either below, working towards, meeting, exceeding or well-exceeding the Year 6 objectives. This method of assessment quickly allows you not just to see individual pupils' weaknesses, but also weaknesses within the class and provides the teacher with an excellent evidence base. In this era of tracking without levels, this is an essential resource for all Year 6 teachers. Please, leave feedback for this amazing resource! PLEASE NOTE: The Year 6 Autumn Maths Assessment is available as a FREE download. The entire pack of Year 6 assessments that includes the Autumn, Spring and Summer tests is also available, as are tests and packs for ALL year groups. Visit my shop (by clicking on my username) to find these resources, science assessments + lots more!

Click the link below for the complete Year 5 resource pack (all 47 objectives; over 200 activities!) Year 5 Maths Mastery Pack These are a range of activities/tasks to demonstrate mastery and develop deeper thinking and deeper understanding of year 5 Multiplication and Division objectives. For each objective there are at least 3 activities/tasks along with answers (where possible). The document is set up so that you can quickly jump to the objective you are covering and then simply print the appropriate pages. In addition, almost all the activities can be adapted to suit your class’s needs if necessary. Finding or creating resources to evidence mastery and deeper understanding can take hours of time (and a lot of frustration). With this resource, you will have a handy bank of activities/tasks that you can choose from in seconds! Objectives covered: Identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of 2 numbers Know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite (non-prime) numbers Establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19 Multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one- or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers Multiply and divide numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context Multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000 Recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³) Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including using their knowledge of factors and multiples, squares and cubes Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the meaning of the equals sign Solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates

1000s of arithmetic questions for year 6 at your fingertips! The spreadsheet has 10 individual arithmetic workouts that can be randomised to give you an unlimited number of combinations. This means it can be used over and over again throughout the year. A great way of getting pupils to practise their arithmetic skills and aid with retention. Each test also generates an answer sheet for easy marking or (preferably) self-assessment. This is a must have resource that prepares pupils for the year 6 arithmetic test and a massive time saver… Objectives Covered: Multiply multi-digit numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long multiplication Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers Use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the 4 operations Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form (for example, 1/4 × 1/2 = 1/8) Divide proper fractions by whole numbers (for example, 1/3 ÷ 2 = 1/6) Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents (for example, 0.375] for a simple fraction (or example, 3/8) Multiply one-digit numbers with up to 2 decimal places by whole numbers Use written division methods in cases where the answer has up to 2 decimal places Recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages (for example, of measures and such as 15% of 360) and the use of percentages for comparison

This is a COMPLETE resource pack (up to 7 lessons) for teaching all Year 5 Statistics objectives. Included is differentiated worksheets (19 pages) to teach line graphs and tables including timetables (in Word and PDF format - the Word versions can of course be edited if necessary) and answer sheets. In addition there is a 30 page flipchart (ActivInspire, PowerPoint and PDF format) to help deliver and teach the lessons. Also included is a planning tool, so you’ll simply need to copy and paste plans into your desired format. Statistics resources are hard to find, especially differentiated, with flipcharts and planning, and this resource will save you the many hours/days of planning, resourcing etc. Objectives covered: Solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in a line graph Complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables Check out my shop to find lots of other fantastic maths resources! Visit My Shop! More like this… Coordinates and Translations Year 5 Maths and Science Assessments Equivalent Fractions

This is a COMPLETE resource pack (up to 10 lessons) for teaching all Year 4 Statistics objectives. Included is differentiated worksheets (28 pages) to teach tables, bar charts, time graphs, pictograms and other graphical representations of data (in Word and PDF format - the Word versions can of course be edited if necessary) and answer sheets. In addition there is a 50 page flipchart (ActivInspire, PowerPoint and PDF format) to help deliver and teach the lessons. Also included is a planning tool, so you’ll simply need to copy and paste plans into your desired format. Statistics resources are hard to find, especially differentiated, with flipcharts and planning, and this resource will save you the many hours/days of planning, resourcing etc. Objectives covered: Interpret and present discrete and continuous data using appropriate graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs Solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs Check out my Year 4 Assessments for these objectives https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-4-statistics-assessments-11080947 Check out my shop to find lots of other fantastic maths resources! Visit My Shop! More like this… Year 4 Maths and Science Assessments 42 Year 4 Maths Mini-Assessments Adding & Subtracting Fractions Year 4 Symmetry Equivalent Fractions

Fractions Year 1: This is a complete five lesson resource pack for teaching all fractions objectives in Year 1. Included is a 25 page pack of differentiated activities (LA, MA and HA), a stunning 45 page flipchart (ActivInspire, PowerPoint and PDF formats) to help introduce and deliver lessons. Also there is a planning tool so that you simply need to copy and paste into your own planning format. The children will love the colourful characters in the flipchart and it makes learning about fractions lots of fun! All activities have been uploaded in both PDF and Word format so that adjustments can be made if required. This pack will save you hours (if not days) of planning, resourcing, generating flipcharts and it also includes a mini-assessment for the end of the unit. Please, leave feedback for this lovely resource and let me know how it goes. Objectives covered: Recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity Recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or quantity More like this... KS1 Singapore Maths Year 1 Mental Arithmetic Year 2 Fractions Year 1 Position & Direction Unit of Work

This is a complete resource pack, with a dinosaur theme, for teaching: counting, one more/one less, addition, subtraction, doubling, halving and fractions of numbers objectives in KS1 using the exciting, and much lauded, Singapore Method. Also included is a FREE 28 page interactive flipchart (for ActivInspire) to help deliver the lessons and a 90 page booklet of differentiated activities including, worksheets and flashcards. Furthermore, I have included Word versions so you can adapt all activities to your own pupils’ needs if required. This pack will save you hours and hours and hours of and generating worksheets and flip-charts. Singapore Maths workbooks retail at approx £9 EACH. Here is a class set for £4.99! Please, leave feedback for this essential resource!! Objectives covered: Read, write and interpret mathematical statements involving addition (+), subtraction (–) and equals (=) signs Represent and use number bonds and related subtraction facts within 20 Add and subtract one-digit and two-digit numbers to 20, including zero Solve one-step problems that involve addition and subtraction, using concrete objects and pictorial representations, and missing number problems such as 7 = ☐ – 9. Solve problems with addition and subtraction using concrete objects and pictorial representations, including those involving numbers, quantities and measures Solve problems with addition and subtraction applying their increasing knowledge of mental and written methods Recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems. Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher. Solve problems involving multiplication and division, using materials, arrays, repeated addition, mental methods, and multiplication and division facts, including problems in contexts. Recognise, find and name a half as one of two equal parts of an object, shape or quantity Recognise, find and name a quarter as one of four equal parts of an object, shape or quantity Recognise, find, name and write fractions ⅓, ¼, 2⁄4 and ¾ of a length, shape, and set of objects or quantity Write simple fractions e.g. ½ of 6 = 3 and recognise the equivalence of two quarters and one half To add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer To solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing To find one more or one less than a given number Check out my KS2 Singapore method resources: KS2 Singapore Method Problem Solving

This is a five lesson Ratio unit of work for Year 6 (or low year KS3). In the pack you will find: Lesson plans (including for your TA), differentiated worksheets/activities (LA, MA and HA plus challenge activities for deeper understanding/mastery), answer sheets for all activities and a 60 page flipchart for whole class teaching (in both ActivInspire and PowerPoint format). This pack will save you hours and hours of planning, resourcing, differentiating, finding challenging activities and generating flipcharts all for an amazing price. In addition, resources are uploaded in both PDF and Word format so that they can be edited to suit your needs. Objectives covered: Solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts Solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found Solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples The entire pack can be purchased either on a lesson by lesson basis (£2 each) if preferred. PLEASE NOTE: This pack is now available in a bundle - follow the ‘view as part of a bundle’ link above preview image to view this amazing deal (20% off) Check out my shop to find all of these resources plus lots more… Visit My Shop! More like this, Year 6 Maths and Science Assessments Year 6 Algebra (Two Weeks) Year 6 Statistics – Pie Charts Year 6 - Volume

Fractions Year 2: This is a complete five lesson resource pack for teaching all fractions objectives in Year 2. Included is a 26 page pack of differentiated activities (LA, MA and HA), a stunning 80 page flipchart (ActivInspire, PowerPoint and PDF formats) to help introduce and deliver lessons. Also there is a planning tool so that you simply need to copy and paste into your own planning format. The children will love the colourful characters in the flipchart and it makes learning about fractions lots of fun! All activities have been uploaded in both PDF and Word format so that adjustments can be made if required. This pack will save you hours (if not days) of planning, resourcing, generating flipcharts and it also includes an assessment for the end of the unit. Please, leave feedback for this lovely resource and let me know how it goes! Objectives covered: Recognise, find, name and write fractions 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity Write simple fractions e.g. 1/2 of 6 = 3 and recognise the equivalence of two quarters and one half More like this… KS1 Singapore Maths Year 2 Mental Arithmetic Year 2 Maths and Science Assessments Year 1 Fractions

This is a collection of five posters to reinforce Science objectives in year 5. Each beautifully designed poster is packed full of information and can be either used for revision or as part of a display in your classroom. These are a perfect partner for my extremely popular, and Tes recommended, Science Assessments. Year 5 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals Describe the changes as humans develop to old age Compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets Know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution Use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating Give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic Demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes Explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the sun in the solar system Describe the movement of the moon relative to the Earth Describe the sun, Earth and moon as approximately spherical bodies Use the idea of the Earth’s rotation to explain day and night and the apparent movement of the sun cross the sky Explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object Identify the effects of air resistance, water resistance and friction, that act between moving surfaces Recognise that some mechanisms including levers, pulleys and gears allow a smaller force to have a greater effect

This is a collection of five posters to reinforce Science objectives in year 6. Each beautifully designed poster is packed full of information and can be either used for revision or as part of a display in your classroom. These are a perfect partner for my extremely popular, and Tes recommended, Science Assessments. Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on/off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

This is a collection of five posters to reinforce Science objectives in year 4. Each beautifully designed poster is packed full of information and can be either used for revision or as part of a display in your classroom. These are a perfect partner for my extremely popular, and Tes recommended, Science Assessments. Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

This is a collection of mental maths papers/tests for Year 2. The spreadsheet includes four sheets differentiated four ways (LA, MA, HA and Challenge) and includes answer sheets. What makes these different to other published mental maths material, is that each sheet can be randomised by simply pushing F9 on your keyboard, so there are almost an unlimited combination of questions for each paper. This means they can be used as often as you like with very little repetition. Use them daily, weekly, termly or as you wish. Use them for early bird, homework or to regularly assess the children's mental computation. Also included on the sheet is a record sheet if you wish to track pupil progress - simply fill in the names and record the results in the grid (scores will be colour coded for easy analysis). The previews represent just a fraction of the sheets that can be produced! Objectives covered: Count in steps of 2, 3, and 5 from 0, and in 10s from any number, forward and backward Recognise the place value of each digit in a two-digit number (10s, 1s) compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100; use and = signs Solve problems with addition and subtraction: using concrete objects and pictorial representations, including those involving numbers, quantities and measures Solve problems with addition and subtraction: applying their increasing knowledge of mental and written methods Recall and use addition and subtraction facts to 20 fluently, and derive and use related facts up to 100 Add and subtract numbers using concrete objects, pictorial representations, and mentally, including: a two-digit number and 1s; a two-digit number and 10s; 2 two-digit numbers; adding 3 one-digit numbers Recognise and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction and use this to check calculations and solve missing number problems Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 multiplication tables, including recognising odd and even numbers Calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division within the multiplication tables and write them using the multiplication (×), division (÷) and equals (=) signs Recognise, find, name and write fractions 1/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4 of a length, shape, set of objects or quantity Write simple fractions, for example 1/2 of 6 = 3 and recognise the equivalence of and Recognise and use symbols for pounds (£) and pence (p); combine amounts to make a particular value More like this... KS1 Singapore Maths Year 2 Fractions

This is a collection of mental maths papers/tests for Year 5. The spreadsheet includes four sheets differentiated four ways (LA, MA, HA and Challenge) and includes answer sheets. What makes these different to other published mental maths material, is that each sheet can be randomised by simply pushing F9 on your keyboard, so there are almost an unlimited combination of questions for each paper. This means they can be used as often as you like with very little repetition. Use them daily, weekly, termly or as you wish. Use them for early bird, homework or to regularly assess the children's mental computation. Also included on the sheet is a record sheet if you wish to track pupil progress - simply fill in the names and record the results in the grid (scores will be colour coded for easy analysis). The previews represent just a fraction of the sheets that can be produced! Objectives covered: Read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit Count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000 Round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 Read Roman numerals to 1,000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals Add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers Establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19 Multiply and divide numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts Multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000 Recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³) Compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number Recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number Multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams Read and write decimal numbers as fractions Round decimals with 2 decimal places to the nearest whole number and to 1 decimal place Read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places Identify: angles at a point and 1 whole turn (total 360°); angles at a point on a straight line and half a turn (total 180°); other multiples of 90° Calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares) Measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres More like this... Year 5 Maths and Science Assessments

This is a collection of five posters to reinforce Science objectives in year 3. Each beautifully designed poster is packed full of information and can be either used for revision or as part of a display in your classroom. These are a perfect partner for my extremely popular, and Tes recommended, Science Assessments. Year 3 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers Explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant Investigate the way in which water is transported within plants Explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal Identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat Identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement Compare and group together different kinds of rocks on the basis of their appearance and simple physical properties Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock Recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter Recognise that they need light in order to see things and that dark is the absence of light Notice that light is reflected from surfaces Recognise that light from the sun can be dangerous and that there are ways to protect their eyes Recognise that shadows are formed when the light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object Find patterns in the way that the size of shadows change Compare how things move on different surfaces Notice that some forces need contact between 2 objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance Observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of whether they are attracted to a magnet, and identify some magnetic materials Describe magnets as having 2 poles Predict whether 2 magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing