KS1 Science Resources & Lesson Packs

What Makes Our KS1 Science Resources Special?

PlanBee’s KS1 Science resources are carefully designed to bring the National Curriculum to life with engaging, ready-to-teach lessons. Each scheme includes detailed planning, colourful slideshows, hands-on activities and differentiated worksheets to make tricky concepts clear and accessible for young learners. Our resources save teachers hours of preparation while ensuring lessons are creative, practical and fun. With everything fully planned, you can focus on inspiring curiosity and confidence in Science across your class.

We Cover All the Key KS1 Science Topics

Our Science KS1 lessons are designed to match the curriculum – but we’ve made sure they’re not boring! You’ll find full units and individual lessons on topics like:

• Plants – growing plants, naming plants and what plants need to survive

• Animals and humans –identifying animals, body parts, pets and gardens and more

• Materials – seaside objects and everyday materials

• The seasons – seasonal changes, changes in nature, and what happens over time

• Habitats – exploring living in habitats animals

Bring KS1 Science to Life in Your Classroom With Our Resources

Young children are natural scientists – they ask questions, love finding out how things work, and enjoy getting stuck in. Our KS1 science resources will help you turn their enthusiasm into real learning experiences. With our resources, they can:

• Try out simple experiments

• Get children thinking and talking

• Encourage them to explore, test and observe

• Build confidence in asking “what if” and “how come?”

And best of all is that you don’t need to be a science expert to teach these lessons!

How to Make the Most out of Our KS1 Science Lessons

PlanBee’s KS1 Science resources are carefully designed to bring the National Curriculum to life with engaging, ready-to-teach lessons. Each scheme includes detailed planning, colourful slideshows, hands-on activities and differentiated worksheets to make tricky concepts clear and accessible for young learners. Our resources save teachers hours of preparation while ensuring lessons are creative, practical and fun. With everything fully planned, you can focus on inspiring curiosity and confidence in Science across your class.

Explore Other Science Topics

You can also explore our resources on other science topics like: 

• Animals including humans

• Plants

• Forces

• Light and Sound

• Electricity

• Living Things and Their Habitats

• Material and Matter

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If our KS1 science lessons have saved you time and made teaching easier, why not subscribe and have access to our full PlanBee collection?

With a subscription, you can:

• Access science lessons for every year group and topic

• Plan ahead with ready-made units across the whole curriculum

• Enjoy brand-new resources added regularly

• Stay organised and spend less time planning – more time teaching!

It’s the simple way to keep your science lessons fresh, fun and stress-free all year long.

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KS1 Science Resources FAQs

Are these lessons curriculum-aligned?

Yes, all our KS1 Science lesson packs have been meticulously created to cover all the National Curriculum objectives for KS1 Science, ensuring knowledge and skills progression across Year 1 and Year 2. By downloading our Science packs, you can be sure that you are teaching your class exactly what they need to know by the end of KS1.

Can I use them for remote learning?

Absolutely! Because of the comprehensive nature of our resources, our KS1 Science lesson packs are perfect for remote learning or home education.

Do your KS1 Science resources come with assessments?

Yes, each of our KS1 Science schemes of work comes with a free assessment grid so you can keep track of learning. Each scheme also have an End of Unit Quiz that can be used as an informal assessment to check children’s understanding of the concepts, ideas and learning covered. We also have free KS1 Science Self Assessment sheets, as well as Year 1 and Year 2 National Curriculum objective trackers.

Do I need lots of extra equipment?

We try to provide you with as many of the resources you will need as possible but the practical nature of many of the lessons means that you will need some items of Science equipment to deliver some of the lessons. To check what is needed, you can take a look at the free overview provided with each of our KS1 Science schemes, which will outline any additional equipment you will need.