There are 5 tasks related to evolution in this pack.
Tasks combine use of ICT with Literacy and Science.
These tasks involve computer research, comprehension, poetry, mind mapping, arguing similarities and differences and mapping progression of mankind.
Most tasks require class or group discussion.
Lots of thinking outside the box!
Great fun for a few student led lessons.
This worksheet asks pupils to Self and Peer-Assess after completing a performance. It helps them to assess their part within the group and how they felt each of their peers performed as part of the group.
A useful resource for Self and Peer assessment evidence.
3 Worksheets where children have to colour in the different types of Nouns up to:
Blue = proper noun yellow = common noun red = pronoun green= collective noun purple = abstract noun
LA sheet has first three
MA sheet has collective nouns added
HA sheet has abstract nouns added to that
Children are asked to extend themselves by writing sentences after they finish colouring.
Discrete grammar lesson on verbs and adverbs and their placement in sentences.
PowerPoint gives clear description and examples of adverbs and their function in a sentence.
Group activity within PowerPoint to find the verbs and adverbs.
Worksheet activity is a cloze passage with LA given words they could use on a separate sheet. To end the lesson have some children share their cloze passages and discuss use of adverbs.
LO: To be able to use adverbs to quantify verbs.
Great resource when learning about the Mayans.
After a look at how Mayans communicated and how their number and writing system works, your class could try out this interesting activity, creating their own codices.
They could write their name and a few sentences for a friend to decode.
To be used in conjunction with excerpts from the filmed STOMP "OUT LOUD".
Most of these things can be found on YouTube just type in the heading of the section eg:
STOMP OUT LOUD brooms
great resource to help pupils analyse the musical elements in a piece of performance art.
Asks lots of questions about rhythm, pitch and sound production.
Perhaps a great beginning of the Year activity for Year 7 or 8.
Informative presentation with links to listening examples for music written about 'Space".
Brief information about composers and dates of works is also given.
Includes:
Holst Planets
Kronos Quartet Sun Rings
David Bowie Space Oddity
Haydn The Creation
Mike Oldfield Songs of Distant Earth
and more...
Could be used for analysis practise.
Discrete grammar lesson on Contractions.
Lesson plan includes YouTube video to watch on screen with your class.
Worksheet uses popular song "Call Me Maybe" to explore contractions and expanding the contraction to full words.
When I did this lesson with my class we ended with them trying to sing the song with the contractions expanded. Everyone was in stitches laughing!
"I threw a wish in the well, do not ask me I will never tell"
Gives them an authentic understanding of contractions.
This discrete grammar lesson is on Modal verbs.
Activities within the PowerPoint include:
Spot the modal verb class activity
changing modal verbs to the negative
cloze activity adding modal verbs to sentences.
extension could be to write their own sentences and have a partner find the modal verbs.
Answers are included in presentation to mark along the way - use these to do a mini-plenary.
Perfect authentic learning Music project for a Half term or shorter.
7 tasks and an extension task combine Music, Art and Literacy including rhyme.
Task 1 - create company and product
Task 2 and 3 - more artistic and literacy than musical but still related
Task 4 to ext - music tasks including rhythm, lyrics and instruments
Excellent and creative way to engage 9-14 year olds in music making.
This is a guide of how to Analyse a piece of music in depth using the Musical Elements.
It sets out a list of things to listen for/ a series of questions pupils can ask themselves as they listen to something they want to analyse.
Terminology may differ across countries - this particular resource was created in Australia.
Feel free to alter terminology where necessary.
This resource has been particularly useful for training pupils to listen during unstudied works, but can be used for works they have to study for GCSE and A levels as a training exercise for exams etc.
This resource has a Word Document and PDF version of a self, peer, and teacher assessment criteria sheet for the writing genre Myths and Legends. This was co-created by a Year 6 class and could be used as a tool for self and peer assessment for the students as they create their myth and legend stories.
For neurodiverse students, this is a ‘check in’ set of lists to help them stay centred, relax, know what to do next, or organise their thoughts/behaviours when beginning a task set.
The first page has a list of suggestions for keeping ‘in check’, the second page is a list of questions that student could ask such as ‘how long do I have to complete this task?’
This could also be helpful for basic executive functioning assistance.
This is a project based on the iconic Jurassic Park franchise to assess students knowledge about cells, DNA and evolution in a fun way.
Included is:
Slides outlining the project
a letter from the Jurassic World creative team (made up by myself to introduce the project)
an attached criteria sheet for self, peer and teacher assessment of SKILLS inc. research, teamwork etc.
My students always have great fun completing this project and it shows how much they understand and have been able to research and understand about cells, DNA, and evolution.
This is a project that can be used to assess student learning about Ancient Greece, and assess their research and design skills.
Included is:
A letter from the British Museum outlining the task for students to complete (fictional, made up by myself)
A set of scaffolds including LA/MA questioning to assist in completing project
A student created self, peer and teacher assessment criteria (basic, can be added to)
A great fun project to get students thinking about how museums work, how to share information we have learnt in different ways, and bring a creative element into the learning of history.
This resource gives all the basic resources for a project on sustainability. There is a letter inviting students to design a new school that your headteacher wants to build. There is a list of sustainable elements with prices that your students can use to design the school sustainably. There is also a criteria sheet (which was co-created by students) that they can self and peer assess as they go, and you as the teacher can use as well if you desire. This is a great fun way to assess your students understanding of sustainable design practises.