This topic map allows you to concisely outline your topic activities/intentions for the core and foundation subjects.
It also has a section for 'first hand experiences'/trips and core literature & extended writing opportunities as these are a focus for many schools at the moment.
Suitable for upper KS2 pupils (8-11). Resources include:
*1960’s starter presentation.
*1960’s Icons ‘Who am I?’ presentation.
*1960’s Comprehension activity.
*Writing an interview with one of ‘The Beatles’.
*Martin Luther-King speech writing (I have a dream…)
*Measuring perimeter of 60’s icons
*KWL grid.
This Endangered Species cross curricular topic planner details the curricular outcomes (ACfE) being targeted as well as lesson ideas and suggestions for each relevant curricular area. This planner is aimed at 2nd Level/KS2 pupils. It also links to the separate topic of the Water Cycle (also available via my shop) and ties the two in together. There are accompanying worksheets on for sale separately to go alongside both topics also. These will all be on sale soon as a bundle. However, both topics would be appropriate as stand alone if desired.
This topic explores the changing pop scene and broadcasting technology from the 1960s onwards. A retired music producer reminisces and challenges the pupils to produce their own episode of the show featuring all 5 decades. Lots of fun and learning plus very child led.
A Cross Curricular Topic using the Billionaire Boy Novel.
Covering language, maths, expressive arts, health and well being outcomes.
Used with primary 7.
A 12-page booklet on French culture, including sport, geography, general knowledge, food, art, school, and other cultural topics pertaining to France and French speaking countries.
Activities include reading texts, grammar, crosswords, thinking skills, literacy, drawing, application of knowledge and reflecting on learning.
The texts are all in English and this is designed to be accessible to all students to facilitate independent learning of French culture.
ANSWERS in separate document.
A mind map of cross curricular links in Art. A useful resource when explaining the validity of Art to students, staff and parents. This black and white version is photocopiable.
Description of Quilt Unit:
This unit leads to the study of art, history and mathematics. Language activities focus on descriptive writing, story writing, historical writing. The feelings and descriptions of characters are pursued and a quilt is used to depict a favourite story. Art activities feature design and creativity. Math, science and technology explore area, shape, pattern and perimeter. Introduction of tangrams and tesselation and experimenting to find the properties of fabric.
Newspaper a cross curricular unit
Use this cheap resource to explore vocabulary, learn about the 5 W’s and have fun with phonics. Art and crafts include making a hat and shirt and experimenting with role playing. Use measuring techniques, time activities and fun projects to extend mathematical concepts. Loads of ideas for you and your class to enjoy. Included are the Outcomes Satisfied in this Unit .
A set of retrieval activities aimed at Y5 to go over curriculum from earlier year groups
Included revisit tasks:
Parts of a plant
Periods in history
Name the continents and oceans
Key words from electricity
Stone age
Parts of a tropical rainforest
Earthquakes
Changes to materials
Changes of state
Rocks and Soils
Hieroglyphs
Country names
Pushes and pulls
Making Mummies
Spain
Stone Henge
Human and Physical Geography
The Eatwell place
Vikings and Anglosaxons
Flexible and Absorbent materials
Ancient Greeks
Fair Trade
Boudicca
Mountains & Summits
Forces
Water cycle
The Ear
UK Geography
Vikings
How mountains are made
Earthquakes
Food chains and habitats
Life cycles of plants and animals
Separating materials
Phases of the moon
Spartans & Athenians
Grid referencing
Compass points
Time zones
Digestive system
Map lines
A huge visual resource suitable for all subjects and age ranges. Over 1000 high quality photographs organised into easy to navigate files. Included are the following themes:
Autumn
Summer
Monsters
Birds
Buildings
Christmas
Landscapes
Fish
Flowers
Fungi
Graffiti
Hands
Insects
Natural Textures
Numbers
People
Rust
Sky
Sea
Water
Trees
Faces
Halloween
Patterns
Perspective
Colour
....... and more. Also this is a resource that will continue to grow, with new topic files being added regularly. Next to be added (on 19.6.16) is Brazil.
Purchase of this resource provides you with a live link that you simply click on to send you to the files in the cloud. It works and it's quick and easy to use.
A huge visual resource suitable for all subjects and age ranges. Over 1000 high quality photographs organised into easy to navigate files. Included are the following themes:
Autumn
Summer
Monsters
Birds
Buildings
Christmas
Landscapes
Fish
Flowers
Fungi
Graffiti
Hands
Insects
Natural Textures
Numbers
People
Rust
Sky
Sea
Water
Trees
Faces
Halloween
Patterns
Perspective
Colour
....... and more. Also this is a resource that will continue to grow, with new topic files being added regularly. Next to be added (on 19.6.16) is Brazil.
Purchase of this resource provides you with a live link that you simply click on to send you to the files in the cloud. It works and it's quick and easy to use.
A wonderful classroom resource which will allow you to pull up pictures at the touch of a button. No need to search the web or flick through books.
Purchase allows you to use the resource within your school. It also allows you to share the link with colleagues within your school.
These activities are designed for use as a starter or a plenary activity in a range of curriculum areas. They also have the potential to be used as an activity during a registration/tutorial period. For maximum effect they should be used on an interactive board or large screen display. There are three slides relating to a number of topics. The first slide does not give the pupils the words they are searching for, they will use prior knowledge of a topic. The second slide gives the list of words to find and the third slide gives the “answers”. There are 20 activities in total and the whole presentation contains 63 slides.
This cross-curricular presentation that requires pupils to work out the co-ordinates of locations on the WW2 map of Europe. It covers 4 and 6 figure grid references. There is a clever video link included with this resource to start the lesson.
You could print out the maps for use in lessons, therefore some preparation is required in order to get the best results. There is an extension sheet provided in publisher format.
LO: To use co-ordinates to specify location
LO: To use grid references to specify location
I made a booklet to help the children plan a trip to the beach but it can be changed to fit other trips. The children need to collect data about things that the class could do on the trip and record it in a tally chart and block graph.
I have designed this music topic pack with the intention of covering various aspects of music education, along with the ability to include this within an integrated curricular planner. This topic brings ICT in throughout as well as easily lending itself to the inclusion of various other curricular areas, such as language, social studies, science, design & technology, ICT, drama, P.E. and art.
This pack would be particularly beneficial if used in conjunction with a topic on the weather/seasons/nature. Elements could also be linked in well to a topic on Europe. Although some of the lessons may appear to be more ICT based than music, the aim is that the children expand their experience in all areas of music while using new technology. Some of the lessons are more traditionally musically based than others, but each one will provide a beneficial learning experience for the children. They are going to be gaining experience in a range of skills and abilities, such as playing instruments, composing, listening and discussing, working collaboratively, using music as an inspiration for other areas, being able to identify techniques used in music to portray different moods and images.
This topic bundle of lessons gives pupils an understanding on where food comes from around the world, which season’s fresh produce is grown and investigating farming and how farmed produce ends on our forks. The impact on war and drought has on food distribution to the rising food prices.
The science lessons include lessons on ‘why we should eat a balanced diet?’ Diet and lifestyle on the human body and Pioneers on food, medicine and vaccines.
The history lessons looks at the different methods of farming, the Atlantic trade routes, make connections about how farmers and farming life has developed over time, and over time how food medicine has had an impact on our lifestyle.
The Maths lesson circumnavigating the high seas links to the history lesson – Atlantic trade routes and the PSHE lesson asks the question ‘why fair trade is important to farmers?’
The English lessons include: writing a balanced argument and asking the question: ‘Why we should eat a balanced diet’; what’s in the news- researching what the papers write and identifying what’s fact and fiction. The follow on week’s lessons – Hot of the press, gives pupils opportunities to write their own newspaper articles.