This is a complete lesson on different types of rocks
This powerpoint includes:
key vocabulary
quick questions to gather what they know already
looking at the three types of natural rock - igneous (intrusive and extrusive) , sedimentary and metamorphic rock
goes into more detail on each rock with a link to a short video for each one
the task at the end is to fill in the missing words to complete the sentences
This powerpoint is a whole lesson.
slide 1 - the Vikings first voyage to England and where they landed and what happened.
slide 2 - planned mission to Lindisfarne and why
slide 3 - what the monks thought about it
slide 4 - what happened at Lindisfarne
Followed by 4 activities for the children to complete. I used this powerpoint and had it printed for the children so they could go back and answer the questions.
The activities are true/ false statements - where they have to prove their answers (answers on the last slide)
Write a description from the monks point of view
Draw a picture and write a description of what the Vikings may have stolen
Write a view of Lindisfarne from a Viking
I wouldn’t always use all four activities, just depends on how quickly your children work. Or i would give my highers more slides to complete.
This is a whole lesson on the pyramids
Talks about the first known pyramids and who/why it was built.
Includes discussion about the pyramids of giza(who and why they were built including hieghts then compares this to more modern day structures)
The great Sphinx and why treasures were taken down into tombs.
How the pyramids were built and why they stopped building pyamids
5 activities
1.explain why pyramids are built
2.true or false using the text to prove answers.
3.match pharaoh to pyramid
4.putting statements in order for building a pyramid
5.explain why Egyptians were happy to help build the pyramids
All of the info can be found in the powerpoint and i normally print the powerpoint out for the children to refer to.
Powerpoint that tells the story of Jesus’s life from before birth to death. IT is in a story format to make it easier with pictures. Includes worksheet for high/middle and lower. High is ordering small chunks of tect, middle is ordering sentences and lowers is ordering pictures.
This complete lesson explains what reflection is and how light moves in straight lines.
It looks at how reflective materials are used as safety
children to test which materials reflect the light the best
After the test they are going to answer some comprehension questions on what they have learnt
This is a complete lesson on what Hindus believe happens to them after they die. i have other afterlife lessons in my shop and a full unit of work if you are interested
This lesson includes:
Key vocab
discusses reincarnation
hindu life cycle
Karma
Moksha
Task 1 - sort statements into three sections- what hindus beleive, what hindus do not believe and not relevent at all - relating to life after death
Task 2 - create a diagram with explanations to. describe what happens when someone dies
This is one lesson looking at key paintings that she has created throughout her career.
The powerpoint starts with a key vocab slide followed by some important key facts about her life.
The paintings that the powerpoint concentrates on is
Oriental Poppies (1928)
Ram’s head white hollydock and little hills (1935)
Jimson weed white flower no 1 (1932)
Summer days (1936)
Red Canna (1924)
Black Iris iii (1926)
Each painting has a description of what is in the painting and the colours that she has used to create an effect.
The work at the end is for the art sketch books. They have to stick in the pictures and label what they can see and label the artwork
Powerpoint includes three lessons -
sketch books - looking at different styles of masks and the patterns that are included within them. Children to practise their patterns and what they weant to include on their masks. I also got the children to practise mixing colours in this lesson aswell ready for the decorating session.
make the mask - gores through step by step each process - photos included
decorate the mask - shows different ideas for the children to use and decorate their masks
I completed this over four sessions due to waiting for the glue to dry and then the paint before we could decorate. Children really enjoyed this activity
This lesson explains how trade happened in the Ancient Egyptian times and what they would buy and sell.
Discusses trade agreements with other countries and what would happen if they did not trade.
How they would take trade to different settlements and which way would have been best for them
3 activities -
explain why Egypt was so wealthy
Which way was best to travel - boat or camel explain why
draw a boat and lable all of the different things that might appear on the boat from trading and selling
All of the information to answer the questions in the activity are on the powerpoint
This is a whole lesson which includes information on a powerpoint and then activities. I normally print off the powerpoint for the children to use while answering the questions.
This powerpoint discusses daily life in Anglo-Saxon Britain for e.g water/ toilets/heating/eating and farming
There are then 5 activities around this - children have to write about how water was collected and used.
How does a fire cause problems for the Anglo-Saxons.
Writing a description of everyday life as a farmer and explain when they would rather live - Anglo-Saxon times or modern day and explain why.
This powerpoint goes through how to keep our teeth healthy.
It recaps the name of each tooth.
It then discusses what happens to our teeth when we eat/drink sugary things.
has an experiment to complete with the children - eggs in sugary drink and water. What happens?
Once completed i would get the children to write up the experiment.
African art - textiles
Kente (interwoven strips with geometric patterning)
Explains what Kente is and what each of the colours mean and what it represents.
Link to a you tube video to watch first.
Then there are screen shots of the video and step by step instructions in order to create their own version of kente by weaving strips of coloured paper and then wool with a thick needle. The children have to consider what colours they are going to use and what shapes to add to the piece.
This could possibly be two lessons depending on how quick the children complete the activity.
This powerpoint includes 2 sessions on Baptism
The first session inlcudes -
recapping Christian rites of passage
looking at why water is important in our lives
the story of John the Baptist
looking at the famous painting by Joachim Patinir (1515)
short cartoon video of John the baptist
Task - put the story of John the Baptist in order (includes answers)
The second session includes -
recap on John the Baptist
What Baptisms are like now - where they are held and who leads the ceremony
then it goes into detail about each section of the christening and what it symbolises - clothing/ god parents/ sign of the cross/ candles
Task - the children have 5 pictures of the main parts of a christening and they have to write a sentence explaining what each part symbolises
This session is part of a terms topic on Christian Rites of passage so please check out my shop :)
This is a complete lesson - please check out my shop for other lessons on the afterlife and i have a full unit aswell uploaded.
This lesson includes:
key vocab
quick recap of islamic beliefs
What do Muslims believe about life after death - looking at good vs bad and what happens to that person, angels, judgement day
Analysis of a couple of Quran quotes (with answers)
Task - mindmap of the key points about life after death with explanation - includes answers
This is a complete lesson on Hajj
It includes -
Key vocab
what is a pilgrimage?
map of where Saudi Arabia is and then zooms in on where Mecca is.
Recap of the story of why Hajj started - brief (i did a full lesson on this the previous week)
Why Muslims make the Hajj journey
What Muslims wear
Then it goes through each part of the Hajj - Mecca, Masjid al Haram, Arafat, Muzdalifah, Mina, back to Mecca – It explains what happens in each part.
Task - To complete a flow chart of what happens during ajj
This series of lessons that in the end the children will create a wire loop game- when the circuit connects the game will buzz. try and get your metal rod to the other side without hearing the buzzer.
lesson 1: discussing appliances and what electricity can help them do - movement, light, heat, sound. powerpoint includes - key vocab, designer discussion, for the activity children have to put appliances into the correct sections.
lesson 2 - the first 3 powerpoints follow the same pattern of - key vocab, designer discussion, walt/wilf
this lesson is looking at experimenting and constructing a circuit with a worksheet to complete regarding if the circuit will work or not.
Lesson 3 - designing powerpoint. discusses what will be needed to make their wre loop game and then they have to draw and design their game and label wht they would need as well as drawing the circuit.
lesson 4 and 5 - make an electrical game
lesson 6 - evalute the game. This looks at sharing ideas with a partner and encouraing them to write two good things/ 1 imporvement and passing it to a partner. children to fill in an evauation sheet
This is a powerpoint on the Bauhaus. We were concentrating on architecture and looking at the simpleness of this building. We linked this to 3D shapes and nets of cubes and cuboids.
The children are then asked to create cuboids and make their own building as part of the lesson. links to art and maths.
Included with this resource you get:
Two week lesson plan which has success criteria included. Ideas for each day and how it is being taught.
Powerpoint included difficult vocab that they may not have come across (includes example from text/what the word means/ linked words/ picture)
Comprehension questions which are differentiated.
Story plan sheet.
Grammar focus for the week worksheet - a or an
Division word problems that include the 2,3,4,5 and 10 times tables.
Can be used with the sharing method, number line or short division depending on where the children are in their learning
Full lesson on Norse beliefs
Sets out the nine worlds that the Vikings believe in and their names.
Discusses four of the gods and what they were famous for.
Share story of Thor and the stolen hammer and there a questions on the slide to answer while they are following and listening - answers are included on another slide.
What happens in the afterlife
Followed by 3 activities for the children to complete:-
True or false and they have to prove why
The Gods sentences with missing words for them to fill in.
Write an explanation as to why you would want to go to Valhalla if you were a Viking.
this is followed by the answers to the true/false and god’s sentences