So cheap, it’s nearly free! This science cover lesson work sheet provides student friendly facts relating to wildlife decline. Also included is an associated worksheet which challenges students to find information in the factsheet. The worksheet also provides students with an opportunity to develop their knowledge further through independent or teacher led investigation. Ideal as a hassle free cover lesson for KS3.
Plans included; Interdisciplinary plan connected to the Experiences and Outcomes, Topic Lesson Plans, Novel Reading plans and Writing Lesson plans.
Used with a primary 3 class.
Explore rocks and fossils with your KS2 class with this set of ready-to-use resources. This bundle, particularly suitable for year 3 science, contains activities, PowerPoint presentations and a rocks classroom display.
Here’s what’s included:
Resource 1: Rocks Classroom Display
8 rock example photos (granite, chalk, sandstone, flint, marble, pumice, limestone, slate).
3 rock type description cards (sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock).
Cut-out letters with rock design - R, O, C, K, S
A4 Rock Cycle Poster
Rocks frame image file - this can be copied and pasted into other documents that you want to add to your display.
Resource 2: A-Z Rocks and Fossils PowerPoint
Consolidate learning on rocks and fossils with this 26 slide PowerPoint presentation.
Each letter is a different themed word which will help pupils re-cap their learning, as well as introduce some new vocabulary. Questions within the presentation provide an opportunity for pupils to share their thoughts and knowledge.
**Resource 3: How A Fossil is Formed Activity **
A 5 page PDF including 8 full colour pictures with the corresponding labels. Print, cut out individual pictures/labels and laminate.
A 4 page PDF as above but with the labels included on the pictures for lower ability.
**Resource 4: Mary Anning PowerPoint **
A look at the life and work of Dorset paleontologist Mary Anning.
Resource 5: How a fossil is formed folding craft
Teach the stages of fossilisation with this folding ammonite craft. Print on A4 card ready for pupils to colour and fold like a concertina. When closed, you’ll just see the large fossil ammonite but when opened, the fossilisation process will be revealed!
Instructions are provided as well as some questions for discussion.
Resource 6: Fossil identification activity
Your class can become palaeontologists! This activity consists of 15 full colour photos of different fossils with labels to match (pictures can be printed with or without a background). Fossils include ammonites, a mosasaur tooth, megalodon tooth, shells, coral and a plesiosaur backbone.
There are 2 sets of labels to choose from (1 set requiring some internet research, the other more descriptive to allow pupils to try to identify without needing to go online).
Great for Primary or KS3 Students.
Could be used in a project, for a cover lessons, homework/extension tasks.
Includes 2x worksheets and inspiration/image resource sheet to help spark their imaginations!. All elements are designed to allow students to add their own colours and ideas as much as possible
Just print out and you are ready to go.
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This is the ultimate Philosophy for Children (P4C) Pack: perfect for any teacher wishing to bring philosophy and critical thinking into their classroom.
It contains 20 resources and includes:
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-A host of other tools and templates
Teaching philosophy is my passion and this resource has been made by me over years of spreading the joy of philosophy to young minds. I hope you will help me bring philosophy into the lives of children around the world by using this resource .
This product is suitable for any teacher (around the world) to bring P4C into their classroom. It provides enough resources for whole-school initiatives and may be of interest to those in leadership positions, or coordinating P4C/PSHE/SMSC/Ethics provisions.
Its uses include:
-Introducing philosophy and P4C
-Boosting critical-thinking skills
-Enhancing meta-cognitive ability
-Practicing conversation and debate skills
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This 34-slide PowerPoint presentation is designed to deepen your pupils’ understanding of what fossils and the fossil record can tell us about pre-historic life. It is particularly suitable for KS2 science.
There is a FULL VIDEO PREVIEW so that you can check the suitability of this resource for your learners before purchasing.
The presentation covers a variety of examples including:
Why are woolly mammoth bones found in the sea?
How can a chipped tooth reveal what a giant megalodon shark ate?
Can fossils tell us how animals and plants were connected in a food chain?
Full of high-quality images and questions, this slide-show lesson will get your students thinking about what fossils can and can’t tell us about animals from the past.
Can I edit this?
Parts of the presentation are not editable (pictures and headings). However, you can edit any body text to best suit your learners. 2 spare slides are included at the end in case you wanted to add anything.
Curriculum links
Year 3
describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are
trapped within rock
Year 6
‘Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide
information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago’
A set of science PowerPoint to complement evolution and inheritance in year 6.
There are 4 resources in this bundle:
Insect adaptations PowerPoint.
Discover the wonderful world of insect adaptations with this 22 slide presentation. This resource gives pupils the opportunity to identify adaptations on a variety of insects from around the world including the atlas moth, hissing cockroach, thorn bug and stag beetle.
At the end, pupils are set the challenge of designing their own insect for a named habitat, outlining its adaptations to survive there.
Who was Charles Darwin PowerPoint
A 20 slide presentation covering information about Darwin’s early life, Beagle voyage and theory of natural selection.
Mary Anning PowerPoint
Introduce your class to this remarkable British paleontologist with this 15 slide presentation detailing her life and major discoveries including ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and winged reptiles!
What can fossils tell us?
How can a chipped tooth reveal what a giant shark ate? Why are mammoth teeth found in the North Sea?
Find out how fossils can unlock the secrets of ancient creatures with this informative 25 slide presentation. Full of high quality images and questions to get your pupils thinking about what fossils can and can’t tell us about the past.
Inheritance PowerPoint and monster activity
26 slide PowerPoint presentation ntroducing inheritance and inherited characteristics.
Printable monster activity. Pupils meet the 3-eyed monsters and draw what their offspring might look like, with a focus on inherited physical traits.
Please note, it is not possible to edit the text or images in these resources.
A complete lesson on the film Jaws! Students watch a 10 minute clip of Jaws (choose a dramatic section at the start of the film) and do an extract analysis using the planning and prompt sheets provided.
Power Point includes additional prompts, starter and plenary ideas and lesson objectives.
Resources included are:
* Planning Sheet
* Prompt Sheet
* Additional Images (if required, these can be printed off and placed around the room for immediate impact to go with the starter.)
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(Copyright free: to the best of my knowledge all images are copy right free.)
This download is a complete lesson on teaching the comparison of animal life cycles. This lesson uses a 23 slide PowerPoint to teach children about comparing animals and mammals. The lesson activities teach the class by completing a comparison chart and information sheets to consolidate knowledge for kids to complete with lesson information and ideas.
Included:
Full lesson plan
Lesson PowerPoint
Differentiated Worksheets
Example comparison chart
Chart template
Answer sheet
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A 28 page booklet based on Roald Dahl's novel The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me. It is suitable for KS1 and lower KS2.
Worksheets can be printed out individually for differentation as some involve writing, others drawing and some reference work.
Includes:- Descriptive writing, imaginative writing, writing a conversation, Persuasive writing, diary writing, newspaper writing, writing character profiles and acrostic poems.
Also includes ideas for team work, new vocabulary, character profiles, reviews and designing adverts and posters.
This clear, detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising knowledge relating to rainforests. It contains comprehensive sections on:
The different layers of the rainforest (emergent, canopy, understory/shrub, forest floor) and diagram;
Information about where rainforests can be found in the world;
Animals of the rainforest (including distribution, images, habitat, size/weight, and key facts);
Timeline of deforestation;
The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included). The resource is most suitable for students in KS2 or KS3.
Let’s get to know Africa!
This worksheet includes 36 pages with a wide variety of activities and exercises about Africa. The materials have informative exercises about the things that Africa is famous for, such as tribal peoples, natural resources, Nelson Mandela, wildlife, Nelson Mandela, pyramids and many other things! Crosswords, word searches, puzzles and other kinds of activities are included to make it a fun and interesting class.
GOOGLE SLIDES WITH PREMADE TEXTBOXES INCLUDED!
Overview:
Page 1-3: Introduction
Page 4-6: Geography
Page 7-8: Countries
Page 9-11: Wildlife
Page 12-13: Poaching
Page 14-15: History
Page 16-17: Ancient Egypt
Page 18-19: People
Page 20-22: Tribes
Page 23: Nelson Mandela
Page 24-25: Languages
Page 26-27: Economy
Page 28-29: Poverty
Page 30-31: Attractions
Page 32-33: Pyramids
Page 34-36: Reflection
The answers and an answer sheet are included.
You might also like these worksheets:
Africa (Fun stuff for elementary grades)
Ancient Civilizations
Egypt
Kenya
Nigeria
Geography - Africa
Middle East
South Africa
Tribes
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worksheet, digital, printable, tribes, gold, diamonds, Nelson Mandela, apartheid, people, Sahara, poverty, wildlife, poaching, the Kruger Park, the Big Five, gorillas, conflicts, Masaai, animals, continent, savanna
Useful word mats with names of animals, classification groups and features, verbs and adjectives
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Amphibians: PowerPoint and Activities:
Learn all about amphibians in this PPT presentation. This nonfiction resource is full of information, photos, illustrations, videos, and fun facts. It’s designed for teachers, students, and parents! When it's over, challenge the kids with some higher level thinking activities designed to hone problem solving skills.
The amphibian PowerPoint also works extremely well as an independent reading resource for ipads, iphones, tablets, etc. The presentation is designed to be read or viewed like an animated digital book.
This informative and dynamic PowerPoint presentation illustrates and explains the amphibians'...
* Classification - Why is an amphibian an Amphibian?
* Characteristics
* Orders - Anura, Caudata and Gymnophiona
* Appearance
* Life Cycles
* Habitats
* Diet
* Predators
* Eggs
* Breathing – Lungs and Skin
* Threats
* Relationship with Humans
* Interesting facts and much more.
* The presentation includes 3 video clips of Amphibians; Frogs hopping, Toads walking and a short video demonstrating a variety of salamanders.
* It begins with a riddle designed to spark the kids' sense of curiosity and learning.
* When the presentation is over have your kids expand on their learning with four higher level thinking activities.
Download my preview, and be sure to view it as a slideshow to get the full effect (the slides are dynamic). * The preview is password protected to prevent editing. You will be prompted to put in a password. Just click on the “read only” option. The purchasable presentations are available to be edited.
Please feel free to email me directly at r_nyg@yahoo.com if you need any assistance.
This was created by Ryan Nygren.
Photo credits are found at the end of the presentation.
The cover photo's attribution link can be found here by tpsdave - https://pixabay.com/en/tree-frog-frog-red-eyed-amphibian-69813/
All my PowerPoints can be found on this Pinterest Page. - https://www.pinterest.com/ryannygren/tpt-powerpoints/
This is a great review tool for the 'Animal Classification Unit' in the form of POSTER DISPLAY.
This is a collection of six classroom posters based on my 'Animal Classification Unit Pack' which displays neat and colourful animal pictures and their characteristics of how each of the six categories of animals are grouped together.
You can use these posters for a bulletin board, writing center or science center.
You can take out the print of this posters on A3 paper size (16x11 inch)with very good quality of resolution.
The following animal groups are include:
* Amphibians
* Reptiles
* Mammals
* Birds
* Fish
* Invertebrates
You can visit my store for product related to Animal classification unit pack and cut-paste activities on it.
You will find lots more in my store, including math, science, ELA, activities/craftivity, special education, interactive activities, and more!
5 Owl Grid Drawings.
Go on, you know you wanna.
Teach drawing skills, such as line and tone. Ideal for homework, a cover lesson or some end of term fun.
Prince William recently spoke out about the plight of elephants in China.
This reading comprehension resource supports a BBC News article which investigates the real threat to China's elephants - habitat destruction.
3 differentiated worksheets of questions are included.
Make your own origami galgo / greyhound from a sheet of A4 paper. A really simple, but effective activity that even younger children will be able to do.