A clear recording template that breaks down the specific scientific skills. From predicting the outcomes to identifying variables and finally scaffolding students learning so they can make informed conclusions, this investigation writing frame will encourage your students to focus on the specific scientific skills needed for any investigation.

This is an observation lesson for a Year 3 class. The Learning intention is ‘To explain the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal’. It contains the plan, resources and the full smart board slides. I got excellent feedback from this lesson observation and you can always amend it if you want to make it more/less challenging depending on your class.

relating to muscles, bones and fitness.Students choose from nine homework project tasks linked with the topic. They try to get 15 stars by choosing a range of 3, 4 and 5 star activities relating to muscles, bones and fitness.Students choose from nine homework project tasks linked with the topic. There are a wealth of open ended tasks that encourage the student to take ownership over their home learning, with the option of completing more tasks if they wish to. The other benefit of the projects are that they allow for independent learning and others that encourage the parents to get involved.