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NGfL Cymru was a website funded by the Welsh Government. The resources on TES are a legacy of this project. The content or format of these resources may be out of date. You can find free, bilingual teaching resources linked to the Curriculum for Wales on hwb.gov.wales.

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NGfL Cymru was a website funded by the Welsh Government. The resources on TES are a legacy of this project. The content or format of these resources may be out of date. You can find free, bilingual teaching resources linked to the Curriculum for Wales on hwb.gov.wales.
Making a swing
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Making a swing

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PowerPoint presentation ‘Making a Swing’, with accompanying teachers’ notes and worksheets
Comparing a church and a chapel
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Comparing a church and a chapel

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Based on St. Jeromes Church, Llangwm and Llangwm Methodist Chapel. These interactive resources compare the two types of Christian buildings and worship methods. This means that they can be used as a general comparison tool for pupils across Wales. Each resource is interactive with detailed information and activities. Both have support worksheets for project work. Aspects covered include: vicar/minister, lecterns, communion, clothing, colours, stained glass windows, altars, pulpits, offerings and Sunday school
The farm
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The farm

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The Farm takes pupils on a virtual journey of a livestock farm. They see pigs, ducks, hens, horses, cows and sheep. There is a small information screen about each animal and where it lives, and then some activities involving counting animals and matching animals. Pupils can also sing along to the Old MacDonald had a farm nursery rhyme. Learning objectives: to recognise and name different sorts of farm animals, to count to nine, and to listen to and recall a nursery rhyme.
Easter story
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Easter story

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Interactive activities for whiteboard or computer on the Easter story and how Christians celebrate Easter today. Activities are differentiated at various levels. They include an electronic version of the Resurrection story, discussion topics on the meaning of Easter, matching and sequencing activities, multiple choice question games, creating nativity pictures, matching pairs games and jigsaws.
Minibeast music
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Minibeast music

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Performing and composing as a group with minibeasts making up the music. [Correct teacher notes now uploaded.]
Rhiannon's misfortune - playscript
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Rhiannon's misfortune - playscript

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An interactive whiteboard resource exploring the story of Rhiannon from the Mabinogion. This lesson is based on the tale of Rhiannon's misfortune from the Welsh folk tale collection, The Mabinogion. The pack includes a version of the story suitable for KS2, a playscript, a wordsearch for revising key words, and a series of backdrops that can be used for performances of the play, or as a stimulus for improvisational drama.
Shape faces
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Shape faces

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This activity introduces the form of art known as 'cubism' to the class. It firstly shows how artists can use shapes to make abstract portraits or 'funny faces.' Pupils look at a picture of a face painted in the cubist style and discuss shapes used, position of facial features and colours chosen. They then have an opportunity to make their own cubist face by following the on-screen instructions which add abstract facial features one at a time to their portrait. Pupils then have the opportunity of choosing a colour scheme for their picture and are able to print it.
Olympic Maths
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Olympic Maths

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Olympic themed KS2 resources in Excel and Powerpoint to develop Maths skills by way of mental starters and group work. Areas covered include symmetry, co-ordinates, angles and numbers to 2 decimal places. All resources can be adapted by a school to create additional activities.
Let's look at the bear without a heart
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Let's look at the bear without a heart

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A range of art videos and interactive activities based on the work of William Morgan. The resource includes interactive activities that allow pupils to create their tartan patterns, write letters, and mix colours.With thanks to UWIC Press for permission to use the Let's Look videos http://www.uwicpress.co.uk/primary-design-c-8.html
Fairy tale comparisons
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Fairy tale comparisons

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This resource pack allows pupils to find differences and similarities between well-known fairy stories. They look at six scenes and characters from six fairy tales and then put them into the correct storybook. Pupils make a chart that compares characters and incidents in fairy tales. Pupils have the opportunity to make their own fairy tale, adding pictures and text from a large bank of images and props.
Outdoor Learning - Adventurous activities
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Outdoor Learning - Adventurous activities

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The teacher delivering these activities must familiarise him/herself with the Outdoor Learning Cards prior to undertaking the lessons in this unit. The lessons here are pitched at an average ability level, but there may be requirements to adapt the lesson to different classes. The differentiation and progression sections on the O.L.C’s will aid in this process.
An approach to black history
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An approach to black history

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This resource provides teachers with a range of stimulus for developing lessons for Black History Week. Each activity includes a biography of the famous person with accompanying group and thinking skill activities.
Punctuation: Sentence Detectives
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Punctuation: Sentence Detectives

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This pack consists of several activities that could be used to help pupils to examine sentences, look for key features and identify different sentence types. The activities will: allow the teacher to interactively demonstrate different types of sentences and allow pupils to sort sentences into the relevant groups. This pack contains: seven screens for use on the interactive, whiteboard , and three worksheets.
Comparing jobs- past and present
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Comparing jobs- past and present

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This resource pack is designed to teach the differences and similarities in working life between the past and the present over several lessons, or when needed. The pack is a visual stimulus to promote discussion and illustrates why jobs were different in the past. Clothing and tools are covered in more detail. In this pack pupils should learn to: * make comparisons about the way we live today and lived in the past * discuss what life must have been like in past times * describe the jobs needed in the past, and today
My Square Mile
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My Square Mile

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My Square Mile was initiated by the Design Commission for Wales to encourage the use of the local built environment as an educational resource. * It explores relationships between buildings, space and people to develop design awareness. * It helps children understand how the environment is shaped and managed. * It celebrates local distinctiveness and local identity. * It nurtures emotional attachments and belonging-a sense of place. * It raises issues about what the environment might be like in the future.
Let's look at the bear without a heart
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Let's look at the bear without a heart

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A range of art videos and interactive activities based on the work of William Morgan. The resource includes interactive activities that allow pupils to create their tartan patterns, write letters, and mix colours.With thanks to UWIC Press for permission to use the Let's Look videos http://www.uwicpress.co.uk/primary-design-c-8.html
Colour mixing
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Colour mixing

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This is a colour-mixing activity. It shows pupils what happens when they mix the primary colours red, yellow and blue. Pupils drag and drop colours into a colour-mixing machine that mixes the colours and makes the appropriate secondary colour. Pupils learn the basic colour theory and the terminology 'primary' and 'secondary' colours. They then apply their knowledge to a simple colouring-in exercise where they have a palette of primary colours that they use to make the secondary colours. Follow-up activities using paints have been suggested for pupils to explore colour mixing first hand.
Writing - fiction - writing Welsh myths
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Writing - fiction - writing Welsh myths

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This unit introduces children to the conventions of a myth through the story of Dwynwen. They are then challenged to write their own Welsh myth by choosing character and problem cards as stimulus for their writing.