Explore Pushes and Pulls with a Printable Book

A force is like a secret power that makes things move. It can push or pull objects. Think of it as a magical hand that can give a gentle nudge or a hearty tug to make things happen. There are many types of forces, such as magnetism, gravity, friction and buoyancy.

When it comes to exploring forces with your students, pushes and pulls are a great place to start! To help you on your journey, the expert teacher team at Teach Starter has designed this printable mini-book to help your students learn about all things pushing and pulling. Written in age-appropriate language and accompanied by clear images, this pushes and pulls mini-book contains eight A5-sized pages and explores the following concepts:

• What is a force?
• What is a push force?
• What objects do I push?
• What is a pull force?
• What objects do I pull?

The final two pages of the mini-book provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate how well they have grasped the concepts presented. The first activity requires students to colour-code the images on the page according to whether the people are pushing or pulling the objects. The second activity requires students to draw and label one thing they can push and one thing they can pull.

This resource is available as a black-and-white PDF or an editable Google Slides file.

Your students can refer to their mini-books as a valuable source of information for the duration of your unit on pushes and pulls!

Multiple Uses for This Pushes and Pulls Mini-Book

There are multiple options when it comes to implementing this pushing and pulling resource into your science lessons. If you’re in need of some inspiration, check out these suggestions:

1. Group Read-Aloud – Gather your students around and read this mini-book together. Encourage them to chime in when they recognise examples of pushes and pulls in their everyday lives.
2. Push and Pull Hunt – Organise a classroom scavenger hunt where students identify objects they can push and pull. This hands-on activity makes learning about forces exciting and memorable.
3. Object Testing –Encourage students to delve deeper into the science of pushes and pulls by conducting movement experiments on a variety of classroom objects, then presenting their findings to the class.

Start Pushing and Pulling by Downloading This Resource!

This pushes and pulls mini-book downloads as either an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides version. Use the download button to access your preferred file format. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)

As mentioned above, this resource contains four A4-size pages. Each page includes two mini-book pages (8 pages in total). To assemble the mini-book, cut each page along the dotted line, compile the pages in order, then staple the pages along the left-side margin to create a booklet.

This resource was created by Lisamarie Del Valle, a Teach Starter collaborator.

More Pushing and Pulling Resources to Save You Time!

Cut down on your science planning by downloading more of Teach Starter’s push and pull resources for early years students. We promise you won’t be sorry you did!

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