Looking at melody and its relationship to accompaniment and bassline.

This is a series of forty interactive appraising activities available for use in Key Stage 3. The activities have been divided into five separate sections, each one containing eight activities: Similarities and differences Compare two Choose two True or false Fill the gaps This resource has been designed primarily to encourage discussion / group work. However, extension tasks can be undertaken so that pupils can record their answers. Blank work sheets have been prepared and are included for this purpose.

This interactive resource supports the teaching of appraising by concentrating on one of the 8 elements of music - texture. The resource explains that texture is built up in layers. A variety of audio examples are provided to illustrate differences in texture. Pupils are given the opportunity to arrange a piece, selecting and deselecting layers to alter the texture and see how the piece builds. Pupils are also given the opportunity to compose their own piece using layers to build texture.

This interactive resource supports the teaching of appraising by concentrating on one of the 8 elements of music - pitch. Through careful and focussed listening they will identify differences in pitch. Visual illustrations are used to show different pitch patterns. The aim is to enable pupils to begin recognising subtle changes in pitch in order for them to appraise pieces of music more accurately.

This interactive resource supports the teaching of appraising by concentrating on one of the 8 elements of music - pace. The resource introduces the terms pace and tempo for describing the speed of music. Pupils are asked to listen carefully to musical extracts and identify differences in pace and how it affects the music. Pupils are encouraged to write a desciption of the pace within a piece of music using key terms. The aim is to enable pupils to begin recognising changes in pace and how it alters the mood of a piece, in order for them to appraise pieces of music more accurately.

This is a series of forty interactive appraising activities available for use in Key Stage 3. The activities have been divided into five separate sections, each one containing eight activities. Compare three Compare two True or false Elements 1 2 3 Your guess All of the activities are based on the models outlined in the new Welsh Assembly Document ‘Developing Thinking’ with lots of opportunity for group work and fit with the new skills framework.

Reinforcing playing positions and the rules of netball.

The three lessons in this resource are suitable for pupils in Years 7 & 8 and can be used in Geography, PSE and Citizenship lessons. They cover several themes of the new ESDGC Common Understanding Document, including Consumption and Waste and Wealth and Poverty.

Introduces the topic of health-related fitness, by identifying different stretches, short and long term effects of exercise and what it means to lead an active lifestyle.

This resource helps to develop an awareness of what happens during puberty.

A resource that looks at reading and plotting co-ordinates in all four quadrants. The activities also allow for consolidation of work done on reflection and symmetry.

2 ACTIVStudio flipcharts containing differentiated activities that utilise the whiteboard tools.

A differentiated resource to help estimating numbers of objects.

Use these interactive activities to allow the class to understand tenths and hundredths.

To develop an understanding of estimation.

Learn the differences between greater than, less than and equals.

Highlighting the issues of bullying, dealing with bullying and strategies for making friends.

A range of resources looking at nutrition, substance misuse, emotional health and exercise.

An interactive whiteboard activity that explores the properties of 3-D shapes, by classifying them according to the number of faces, edges or vertices.

This resource gives pupils the opportunity to identify and investigate 2D and 3D shapes in the context of a Welsh castle including sorting according to properties of shapes.