I have created two Making Connections Posters; one with key questions and the other with sentence starters for pupils use for making connections between the text they are reading and themselves, another text and the world.
This activity helps pupils to deeper their understanding of a text through making links for themselves.
Use the think-aloud strategy to model how to make each type of connection, using your list of personal connections to the particular text.
This activity is brilliant when pupils extracting specific information from the text that they then make links to.
Line maps of the UK and Europe together with the country names and flags to connect.
Students can either label with lines or cut and stick labels into the correct nations.
Print/ photocopy onto A3 for a larger map.
Powerpoint presentation wiht link to TED talk video.
Suited to KS3 PSHE, worksheets to enable students to look at being connected and belonging. 2 lesson worksheets. Printable worksheet. Activities.
mental health/resiliency.
The Food Connection has been produced as part of WWF’s ‘Plant2Plate’ campaign, which offers a host of resources and activities to develop pupils’ knowledge and skills around the topic of food and to develop an interest in growing and cooking their own food.
This resource contains a five engaging activities that give 7 – 11 year olds the opportunity to explore the issues of food and biodiversity. Most importantly, they will reflect on the positive steps that they can take to eat in a way that is healthy for them and healthy for the planet.
Teachers can access WWF’s full range of FREE classroom resources and activities by visiting wwf.org.uk/schools.
Perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL or GETTING TO KNOW YOU units!
These are two social games to help students realize their connections to each other. This game includes 25 game cards, and colored "I Can Connect" cards.
Game 1: In a group, one student at a time reads aloud one of the 25 game cards. If the students can relate to what is on the card, they hold up their "I Can Connect" card.
Game 2: In a large group, or in smaller groups, students individually share something relating to themselves, such as personal interests. If others in that group can relate they hold up their "I Can Connect" card.
Both games are designed to let students see more ways they may connect with their peers, and to encourage discussions in class.
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In this introductory course for parents, we will explore some playful activities you can share with your child so that you can connect with them in a meaningful and deeper way…to truly refill both your connection cups. We will also look at the science of play and why it is so essential for managing behaviour, and building healthy brains, thriving families and relationships.
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Connect-the-dots labeling worksheet for students and young kids learning about the weather and natural precipitation process in the english language. The types of precipitation covered are;
Rain
Sleet
Hail
Snow
Students are instructed draw a line to connect the dots of the corresponding images to the correct dots of the corresponding word. An answer sheet is provided to aid teachers and instructors in grading. It is prefect as homework, pop quiz or classroom worksheet
If you've seen 'Only Connect' on BBC 2 then you're probably a geek. Welcome to my world!
This quiz is entirely based on that premise with four separate rounds of 10 questions.
Round 1 is the missing vowels round where students have to work out the different flavours of crisps from the consonants that remain.
Round 2 is Connections. What is the link between four different images/photographs.
Round 3 is missing vowels again but instead of crisp flavours it's Pokemon names.
Round 4 is Sequences. This time there are 3 images or pieces of information, students have to work out what the fourth could be.
Each slide comes with a full answer to assist in understanding, whether this is on the screen or in the notes.
I'd suggest that students do this in groups as it can be quite challenging but it has been deliberately aimed at secondary students with popular culture references as well as more educational references.
This is designed not to test knowledge but to test critical thinking skills.
Any feedback, positive or developmental, greatly appreciated.
This resource is a seven page PDF document with activities to do based on the book Dear Greenpeace by Simon James. This document contains six worksheets for students.
The activities allow the students to reflect on the story and extend their understanding of the themes within this text. There are comprehension questions, vocabulary activities (compound words and contractions), a making connections worksheet and two writing tasks.
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A tough quiz for sixth form students to end off the year
5 rounds
General Knowledge
History and Politics
Geography
Culture and Entertainment
Connections
All rounds have 11 questions. the first 10 questions are worth 2 marks. The 11th question is a 5 mark gamble question with 5 marks awarded for a correct answer, 5 marks deducted for a wrong one. On the connections round, all 10 answers will form a connection with the 11 question is simply what is the connection
A bespoke curriculum for KS3 on the topic Social Media.
The unit contains 4 lesson plans (each lesson available in 15 minute, 30 minute or 60 minute format).
Each lesson begins with a short 3-5 minute film to engage in the topic and then explores a range of questions and discussion points, encouraging students to develop critical thinking and empathy skills.
Lessons contain a range of multi-media resources to support learning ideas and contain clear instructions to guide through the lesson.
Lessons have been designed to complement SMSC learning objectives and match core National Curriculum PSHE specifications in value-based learning. Focused on tolerance, respect and global citizenship, lessons allow students to explore their own opinions and values, make connections to those around them and practice listening and empathic engagement.
QUESTIONS EXPLORED
• How has social media changed the way we interact with each other?
• Are we becoming more or less social as technology allows us to make friends all over the world?
• Is technological connection allowing us to feel more connected?
• What is the ‘filter bubble’ and how is it affecting our understanding of the world?
• Are ‘fake news’ and algorithmic conditioning something that we can prevent?
• Is social media a tool that we can learn to use rather than depend upon?
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Each lesson starts with a short film which serves as the platform for the lesson’s discussions, allowing students to engage firstly with the ideas raised in the film and then develop insight and engagement in the topic. Students will practise skills of critical thinking & questioning, deep listening and empathy building. Lessons will explore the pros and cons of global connectivity through social media, examining the human and environmental impact of this growing technology. Students will examine the changing nature of connection in a modern world, learning to question and engage in a range of connections that we are forming through our use of social media.
Watch a short video introduction to the unit here:
This is connect the dots or dot-to-dot activity with mystery picture puzzle and colouring page of flowers and butterflies.
Answer, directions and colouring page without numbers are included.
This is connect the dots or dot-to-dot activity with mystery picture puzzle and colouring page of mittens.
Answer, directions and colouring page without numbers are included.
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