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Teaching Alive

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Teaching Alive is a project that provides on-line teaching resources to promote creativity and improve children’s achievement in primary school. We provide lessons consisting of: • animations to make contexts and teaching come alive; • detailed teaching plans, disseminating effective teaching methods; and • presentations, teaching support materials and differentiated activities. We use themes that are based on children’s interests and that integrate preparation for national assessment.

Teaching Alive is a project that provides on-line teaching resources to promote creativity and improve children’s achievement in primary school. We provide lessons consisting of: • animations to make contexts and teaching come alive; • detailed teaching plans, disseminating effective teaching methods; and • presentations, teaching support materials and differentiated activities. We use themes that are based on children’s interests and that integrate preparation for national assessment.
Age 10-11- Mars Reading Round Robin Session 2- Spelling Strategies
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Age 10-11- Mars Reading Round Robin Session 2- Spelling Strategies

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This is the spelling introduction (30 minutes) to a round robin rotation of activities in future sessions. We concentrate on strategies to spell problem words, tricky words and words with the suffixes –tial or -cial. The session is aimed at children at an age 10-11 level (Year 6 in England and Wales). It is the second session in a unit based around a mission to Mars with Literacy, Maths and other Curriculum lessons planned. A PowerPoint is provided to recap strategies to spell problem and tricky words and introduce words with the suffixes –tial or -cial. There is also support in using read, sound, write, check to assess and learn spellings from a Fry sight word list by using a phonics chart to identify graphemes. Pictures and actions support identification of phonemes. There is a lesson plan which includes: • suggested links to curriculums; • notes to provide lesson support; • main, groups and plenary sections with suggested timings (please change depending on your class); • sections of the lesson linked to Blooms taxonomy; • PowerPoint presentations to support teaching; • differentiated group activities; • consideration of, and reference to, different learning styles; and • independent activities that are planned to aim to allow the teacher to support or extend an assessment group within the lesson. The plan and PowerPoint are detailed and thorough to provide teaching structure, if needed, for the whole, or parts, of the session. Thankyou, Team Teaching Alive P.S.- See PowerPoints for any copyright info. P.P.S.- PowerPoints and PDFs are read only but there is no problem with any requests for changes (within reason).
Age 9-11- Dance Unison Routine in Space- Part 1
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Age 9-11- Dance Unison Routine in Space- Part 1

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This is a dance lesson in a unit based on travelling to Mars. It is the first lesson in a PE teaching unit based around Yuri Gagarin, a rocket lift off and astronauts keeping fit. In this lesson, we will be planning and performing part 1 of a dance unison routine This lesson runs alongside a Maths unit where children create their own diary on Mars to document mathematical findings and a Literacy unit where they write their own non-chronological report on Mars. This unit is aimed at children at an age 9-11 level (Year 5 & 6 in England and Wales). The unit’s context revolves around a mission to Mars. Pre-lesson preparation is provided with three animations from an astronaut’s first-person point of view as he or she travels and lands on Mars, making the lesson come alive. PowerPoints provide structure, modelling, examples and explanation. There is a lesson plan which includes: suggested links to curriculums; notes to provide background information; optional pre lesson preparation; starter, main, groups and plenary sections with suggested timings (please change depending on your class); sections of the lesson are linked to Blooms taxonomy; Talk time suggestions; PowerPoint presentations to support teaching; differentiated group activities with extra ideas for early finishers; consideration of, and reference to, different learning styles; pictures and actions provided for key terms; and independent activities that are planned to aim to allow the teacher to support or extend an assessment group within the lesson Plans and PowerPoints are detailed and thorough to provide teaching structure, if needed, for the whole, or parts, of the lesson. An alternative streamlined PowerPoint is also provided. Thankyou, Team Teaching Alive P.S.- See PowerPoints for any copyright info. P.P.S.- PowerPoints and PDFs are read only but there is no problem with any requests for changes (within reason).
Age 9-11- Properties of Solids, Liquids & Gases on Mars- Lesson 1
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Age 9-11- Properties of Solids, Liquids & Gases on Mars- Lesson 1

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This is the first science lesson in a unit based on travelling to Mars. In this lesson we investigate mysterious patches on Mars’s surface. We sort materials and create check lists based on the properties of solids, liquids and gases. An investigation option also provides an extension to develop questions to sort problem materials leading on to learning about colloids. This lesson runs alongside a Maths unit where children create their own diary on Mars to document mathematical findings and a Literacy unit where they write their own non-chronological report on Mars. This unit is aimed at children at an age 9-11 level (Year 5 & 6 in England and Wales). The unit’s context revolves around a mission to Mars. Pre-lesson preparation is provided with four short animations from an astronaut’s first-person point of view as he or she travels and lands on Mars, making the lesson come alive. A further animation in lesson sets the context of experimenting on Mars. PowerPoints provide structure, modelling, examples and explanation. Optional IT links and an investigation activity are provided. There is a lesson plan which includes: suggested links to curriculums; notes to provide background information; optional pre lesson preparation; starter, main, groups and plenary sections with suggested timings (please change depending on your class); sections of the lesson are linked to Blooms taxonomy; Talk time suggestions; PowerPoint presentations to support teaching; differentiated group activities with extra ideas for early finishers; consideration of, and reference to, different learning styles; pictures and actions provided for key terms; and independent activities that are planned to aim to allow the teacher to support or extend an assessment group within the lesson Plans and PowerPoints are detailed and thorough to provide teaching structure, if needed, for the whole, or parts, of the lesson. An alternative streamlined PowerPoint is also provided. Thankyou, Team Teaching Alive P.S.- See PowerPoints for any copyright info. P.P.S.- PowerPoints and PDFs are read only but there is no problem with any requests for changes (within reason).
Age 10-11- Read and Order Temperatures on Mars- Lesson 1
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Age 10-11- Read and Order Temperatures on Mars- Lesson 1

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This is the first lesson in a unit based on being stranded on Mars. In this lesson we revise negative numbers by reading thermometers and ordering temperatures. An investigation option provides an extension to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit with the plenary reversing the conversion. Questions and activities are written in consideration of national assessments and national curriculum levels. This lesson is in preparation for children to create their own diary on Mars to document mathematical findings. It is aimed at children at an age 10-11 level (Year 6 in England and Wales). The unit’s context revolves around a mission to Mars. Pre-lesson preparation is provided with three short animations from an astronaut’s first-person point of view as he or she travels and lands on Mars, making the lesson come alive. A further animation in lesson sets the context of measuring temperatures on Mars. PowerPoints provide structure, modelling, examples and explanation. Optional IT links are provided as well as, as mentioned, an optional investigation activity for an ability group. There is a lesson plan which includes: suggested links to curriculums; notes to provide background information; optional pre lesson preparation; starter, main, groups and plenary sections with suggested timings (please change depending on your class); sections of the lesson are linked to Blooms taxonomy; Talk time suggestions; PowerPoint presentations to support teaching; differentiated group activities with extra ideas for early finishers; consideration of, and reference to, different learning styles; pictures and actions provided for key terms; and independent activities that are planned to aim to allow the teacher to support or extend an assessment group within the lesson Plans and PowerPoints are detailed and thorough to provide teaching structure, if needed, for the whole, or parts, of the lesson. An alternative streamlined PowerPoint is also provided. Thankyou, Team Teaching Alive P.S.- See PowerPoints for any copyright info. P.P.S.- PowerPoints and PDFs are read only but there is no problem with any requests for changes (within reason).
Age 10-11- Re-call Non-chronological Sections (Introduction & Terrain)- Lesson 1
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Age 10-11- Re-call Non-chronological Sections (Introduction & Terrain)- Lesson 1

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This is the first lesson in a unit based on a non-chronological report on Mars. In this lesson we memorise and re-call the first two sections of the report (the introduction and terrain section) in preparation for children to write their own report at the end of the unit. It is aimed at children at an age 10-11 level (Year 6 in England and Wales). The unit’s context revolves around a mission to Mars. A PowerPoint is provided with links to three animations (from an astronaut’s first-person point of view as he or she travels and lands on Mars) to make the report come alive. Report maps are provided (pictures and text) for children to memorise and re-call sections using movements, expression and actions. There is also a link to an on-line lesson to support with actions. There is a lesson plan which includes: • suggested links to curriculums; • notes to provide lesson information and context; • starter, main, groups and plenary sections with suggested timings (please change depending on your class); • sections of the lesson linked to Blooms taxonomy; • talk time suggestions; • PowerPoint presentations to support teaching; • mixed group activities with extra ideas for early finishers; • consideration of, and reference to, different learning styles; and • independent activities that are planned to aim to allow the teacher to support or extend an assessment group within the lesson. Plans and PowerPoints are detailed and thorough to provide teaching structure, if needed, for the whole, or parts, of the lesson. An alternative streamlined PowerPoint is also provided. Thankyou, Team Teaching Alive P.S.- See PowerPoints for any copyright info. P.P.S.- PowerPoints and PDFs are read only but there is no problem with any requests for changes (within reason).
Age 10-11- Mars Reading Round Robin Session 1- Handwriting Top e Join
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Age 10-11- Mars Reading Round Robin Session 1- Handwriting Top e Join

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This is the handwriting introduction (30 minutes) to a round robin rotation of activities in future sessions. We concentrate on the top e letter join using a theme park analogy for formation and join. The session is aimed at children at an age 10-11 level (Year 6 in England and Wales). It is the first session in a unit based around a mission to Mars with Literacy, Maths and other Curriculum lessons planned. In our Maths unit learners create their own diary on Mars to document mathematical findings and in our Literacy unit learners write their own non-chronological report on Mars. Short animations from an astronaut’s first-person point of view as he or she travels and lands on Mars are included in these units, making lessons come alive A PowerPoint is provided in this session with animated handwriting. We model letters and joins with learners joining in before an opportunity for independent practise. Different sizes of lines (with and without tracing) are provided using a sea, grass, clouds, sun analogy to support sizing. There is a lesson plan which includes: • suggested links to curriculums; • notes to provide lesson support; • main, groups and plenary sections with suggested timings (please change depending on your class); • sections of the lesson linked to Blooms taxonomy; • a PowerPoint presentation to support teaching; • differentiated group activities with extra ideas for early finishers; • consideration of, and reference to, different learning styles; and • independent activities that are planned to aim to allow the teacher to support or extend an assessment group within the lesson. The plan and PowerPoint are detailed and thorough to provide teaching structure, if needed, for the whole, or parts, of the session. Thankyou, Team Teaching Alive P.S.- See PowerPoints for any copyright info. P.P.S.- PowerPoints and PDFs are read only but there is no problem with any requests for changes (within reason).