A wordsearch on string instruments and key features of string instruments. Wordsearch involves 14 different words. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great plenary or starter activity. Great for learning key words and their spellings. Presented in an appealing way with a musical border and some images.

Unscramble activity involving the names of different strin g instruments. Great activity for learning key words and their spellings. Great starter or plenary activity.

True or false quiz about string instruments. Questions cover instrument names, key features of string instruments and how they make a sound, and string instrument history as well as key facts about material and structure. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great plenary activity to assess student learning. Great cross-curricular activity of developing literacy skills in other subjects.

Two cut and activities focused around comparing and ordering string instruments based on their pitch (high to low) and size. Answers provided on a separate sheet.

This is a collection of 80 different starter activities that are ideal for settling and focusing a class in Upper Primary School (Y4-6 England / P5-7 Scotland). The theme of each starter activity is a different International Day according to UNESCO’s list of International Days. This includes a selection of International Days deemed applicable, relevant, or of interest to young people. Purpose and Theory The idea of these activities is not to inform or teach students about these days in any depth or detail (this will be saved for lessons.) The aim is to introduce and inform students of different international days but ultimately, activities are designed around and linked in with the theme of the day in question. The aim is to help settle students and prepare them for learning through a range of calming activities which are based upon engaging topics that are relatable and relevant to their lives beyond the classroom. In some cases whole lessons could be made out of the theme of day, in which case the starter activity could be used at the start of that lesson. In other cases, activities would work well at the start of the day when students first enter the classroom. Timings A vast range of activities is included that aim to target a range of different skills. These activities are designed to take between 5 – 15 minutes, depending on the needs of your class and how long they may need to settle. If being used at the start of the day or immediately after lunch, 15 minutes is recommended to help put students in the mindset of learning and engagement. Differentiation Opportunities and Inclusion Starter activities are not designed to be overly taxing. In many cases, differentiation opportunities and limited choices are available. Most activities include an “early finisher extension task”. Equally, it isn’t recommended that the resource always be used prescriptively. Should you feel a starter would require too much brain power for a class / group of students, differentiation is recommended or indeed, not using the starter for that day. The idea of this resource is a bank of ideas. You could follow each day prescriptively or you could do some tasks but not others or you could take a task and adapt it to different day or topic if that suits your students / topic better. If students particularly enjoy one task, why not use the activity idea again on a different topic? Activities A range of activities are used that target a variety of different skills. Activity examples include: themed boggle, drawing, A-Z challenges, craft challenges, poster designing, quizzes / riddles, hang-man, Pictionary, acting, The Telephone Game, acronyms, wordsearches, maths problems, strategy and planning challenges, guided discussions, team-building challenges, leadership challenges, design challenges, research activities, colouring, acrostics, translation activities, coding etc. Use of technology is optional in some cases.

A lesson designed to teach children of a primary age about adjectives. The lesson takes the form of a highly interactive presentation to be worked through in class. Throughout the lesson students are encouraged to take an active part in their learning through questions, short and long tasks, and activities. The presentation is broken down into small increments as to not overwhelm children with too much information at once. The structure is as follows: Defining adjective Examples of adjectives How adjectives are used in a sentence Why adjectives are used Different ways adjectives can be used More worked example of using adjectives Three short application activities at the end. Examples are used throughout. All examples include relatable content. Colour used to provide some visual aids.

Worksheet combining music and times tables. Solve the times table problems to crack the code and spell out the names of brass instruments. 2 worksheets involved. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Worksheet presented in an appealing way with a musical border.

True or false quiz about brass instruments. Questions cover instrument names, key features of brass instruments and how they make a sound, and brass instrument history as well as key facts about material and structure. Answers provided on a separate sheet.

Unscramble activity involving the names of different brass instruments. Great activity for learning key words and their spellings. Great starter or plenary activity.

A collection of 6 fact file writing frames - one for each of the key brass instruments: trumpet, trombone, tuba, euphonium, baritone, and french horn. Writing frames include 6 prompter questions with lines underneath to help students structure and focus their factfile. There is space to provide an image. Prompter questions focus around key features of the instruments and their sound, history of the instruments, description of the instruments, then finish with more reflective questions, encouraging children to think creatively and form opinions.

Two cut and activities focused around comparing and ordering brass instruments based on their pitch (high to low) and tube length.

A true or false quiz based on facts about woodwind instruments. 12 questions in total. Where an answer is false, students are encouraged to write the true answer next to the question. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great starter or plenary activity or way to make an informal assessment.

A collection of five fact file writing frames based on woodwind instruments. Fact file writing frame for each of the following woodwind instruments: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone. Prompt questions asked to help children construct their fact file including: description of the instrument why the instrument is woodwind how the instrument makes a sound key features of the instrument history of the instrument a question about the instrument There is also space for students to draw an image and label the different parts of the instrument. Great activity for developing student’s writing, encouraging independent research, and as a way of producing a revision resource or consolidating student’s knowledge.

Worksheet designed to help children learn the names of different woodwind instruments. The names of five woodwind instruments are provided with their letters scrambled up. Children can solidify their knowledge of woodwind instrument names by unscrambling the words and practise their spelling by putting the letters in the right order. Great starter or plenary activity.

Worksheet combining woodwind instruments/music and times tables. Coding based activity where numbers are assigned letters. Students must calculate the times table sum to work out the letter and spell out the names of different woodwind instruments. Times tables up to 12X covered.

This presentation gives a chronological account of changes and events in British foreign relations in the years 1951 - 1979. Example topics covered in this presentation includes British relations with Europe, The Special Relationship and the breakdown of the British Empire, amongst others. There is extensive use of SFD throughout the presentation. Although the presentation is designed as a revision resource, that could be used as flashcards, it could also be used for teaching.

This resource provides a chronological account of events and changes in the British economy from 1951 - 1979. There is extensive used of SFD throughout the presentation. The style of such is that it could be printed out and converted into flashcards. Athough the resource is designed as a revision tool, it could also be used for teaching. The presentation comes in an easy-to-understand but detailed style.

The presentation starts with the unification of Germany in 1871 and outlines the key events that occurred during Bismarck's time as chancellor up until his resignation in 1890. The presentation focuses on political, economical and social aspects of the period and includes SFD. This presentation could be presented to the class to aid teaching but also given to students as a revision resource.