A lesson about astronauts and what they eat in space. The only thing you will need is the powerpoint and to purchase astronaut ice-cream (pictures in the powerpoint). Lots of fun…

This is a complete planning and resources for the book, The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. Over 90 slides (PowerPoint and PDF version). Aimed at KS1 and LKS2. Slide 2: The Great Kapok Tree blurb. Slide 4: Lesson 1 – What do you already know Slide 12: Lesson 2 - Forming a discussion / bullet pointing facts / gathering information Slide 28: Lesson 3 - Introduction to our book – using imagination and inference Slide 30: Lesson 4 - Using learnt information – extending learning using imagination and inference Slide 32: Lesson 5 - Using onomatopoeia Slide 35: Lesson 6 - Creating a fact file Slide 38: Lesson 7 – Alliteration Slide 43: Lesson 8 – Collective nouns Slide 46: Lesson 9 - Prepositions and direction Slide 52: Lesson 10 - Design your own rainforest animal Slide 56: Lesson 11 – Reading comprehension Slide 61: Lesson 12 - Why are plants important? (research) Slide 64: Lesson 13 - Five ways I can help our Earth (using my learning) – recap rainforest lesson 2 (trees) Slide 68: Lesson 14 - Testing you environmental awareness & completing surveys (using my learning) Slide 70: Lesson 15 - Other cultures fact file Slide 80: Lesson 16 – Rainforest riddles Slide 84: Lesson 17 - Using descriptive vocabulary and my senses Slide 89: Lesson 18 - The Great Kapok Tree story recount Slide 92: Lesson 19 - What did the man do? (inference – story paragraph)

A fact file I put together from internet sources giving information about all aspects of Kenya (Geograph, History, Climate, People, Traditions, Culture, Wildlife, Nature, Ecotourism, Climate Change, Population, Food, Interesting Facts, Language, Music & Dance, Art, Tourism, Government, Economy & Maps. Made for KS2 but could easily be used for KS3.