Playtime: A series of four complete power-point lessons (52 slides) for pupils in KS1. Each lesson focuses on playtime and toys from the past including Roman, Elizabethan, Victorian times and present day. The lessons are interactive and include opportunities for the pupils to work in pairs or a small group to extract information from sources (photographs, paintings, video clips) ask questions, compare and record findings. Children will learn to play a range of playground games, small group games and role play games from each of the periods studied which they can transfer to their own playtime in school and teach their friends. Opportunities to extend the lessons with ideas for creative cross curricular links eg How to make a Victorian Thalmatrope optical illusion.. There is an initial assessment in lesson one, recap in the following lessons and a simple final assessment in lesson four.
KS1 bundle of 5 Halloween lessons/resources.
1. KS1 Powerpoint lesson. How to write a party invitation with a Halloween focus. A KS1 power-point of 14 slides which can be used as one lesson or extended over a longer period. There is a warm up, two activities and a final writing task. Included are examples of 2 invitations (birthday and Halloween party) for pupils to use in the lesson to spot the key features and help Lei correct his invitation (because no one has replied!). There are key questions to promote discussion and paired work. Also included is a simple invitation template for pupil use. Pupils can also use the important information/checklist to give paired feedback after writing their own invitation.
2. Halloween history and customs lesson of 34 slides. Includes activities and how to write a spell.
3. KS1 Set of 5 fun Halloween counting worksheets. Two worksheets x counting Halloween objects to 10, 1 worksheet each x counting to 15, 20 and 25.
Each worksheet has a set of boxes at the bottom for pupils to write in their answers.
4. Set of 2 graded Halloween worksheets. Worksheet 1 - simple forward layout for hidden words. Worksheet 2 mix of up, down, f/w, b/w, diagonal layout.
5. Fun Halloween themed cut and stick make a monster activity. Template and sets of creepy features included.
EYFS/KS1 make a Halloween monster cut and stick activity. Blank face template and a selection of creepy face features for pupils to choose and cut out/arrange to make a personalised monster.