Please find attached the pdf of a Nearpod lesson, to assist with teaching the story elements to KS2 learners.
When you upload the pdf to Nearpod, you may have to reinsert the videos and activities, however, the majority of the lesson can just be inserted as individual slides.
The lesson structure is as follows:
Collaborative discussion
Introduction to learning objectives
Video prompt
Sequencing
Defining story elements (matching activity)
Matching story sequence to the elements.
Second video prompt
Individual activity - creating a story mountain for the video.
Discussion
Impact of missing elements
Improving stories
Storytelling project suggestion with rubric.
This resource has been designed for Year 5 learners following the Cambridge International Curriculum.
The writers were asked to pick a scene from a short selection of clips from Alice in Wonderland (from YouTube), and we asked to write the scene from the point of view of one of the characters.
The assessment rubric comes with a themed planning sheet to get them started.
This Explainer Video Rubric and Planning Sheet were made for the speaking and listening element of the Year 5 explanation text unit. Originally created for the Cambridge International Curriculum, these documents can be easily edited by uploading to Canva.
The planning sheet comes with some useful tips to keep learners on the right path throughout the project.
Here is a research sheet I created for Year 4 when visiting a Jomon period gallery. It can be easily be adapted to other eras by uploading to Canva and changing the title.
This resource accompanies the Year 5 Explanation text rubric:
Explanation Text Rubric
This resource has been aligned to the Cambridge International Primary Curriculum.
Originally created for Year 5, this planning sheet can be adapted to suit any age group. To edit, please upload the pdf to Canva for best results.This resource accompanies the Year 5 Fable rubric, link below:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12900323
This is a self-marking Microsoft Forms quiz available to duplicate. I used this in conjunction with an English topic based on Traditional Tales.
You can find the duplicate link on page 5 of the pdf.
This is a Microsoft Form available to duplicate. I use this as a daily check in with my Year 5 students, however, it could be edited to suit any primary/lower secondary age range.
The link to duplicate the form is on page 5 of the pdf.
In these first 3 lessons, Year 5 learners were introduced to folder organisation on OneDrive. They were then asked to input a table from Science into Excel to format, calculate average and produce a chart.
Please note, this is a brief introduction delivered over 3 x 45 minute lessons.
Used as a Fabulous Finish for Year 5 learners, this resource includes the following:
Brief and Rubric
Editable research template
Week 1 Powerpoint, including research/mood board and basic design creation.
Originally for a group of Year 5 learners, this support material is fully editable. The essay topic was whether wearable tech should be allowed in schools, however, it can be edited to suit your needs.
Page 1 is an overall guide to writing a persuasive essay, therefore, it can be used for generic use.
Rubric included.
Within this resource, you will find a weeks worth of activities for students to investigate the link between music and sustainability. The activities are as follows:
Investigating the link between Music and Sustainability by creating a PEE paragraph using articles.
Student-led inquiry into bands and what they are doing to support a sustainable future (band options and links have been provided so that it is age appropiate)
Lyric video project - learners will then take some lyrics from their chosen artist and edit them to have a sutainability focus. They will then record a lyric video, using their adapted lyrics, in IMovie (or another video editing software). All instructions, lyrics and MP4’s are provided.
This is a Space themed assembly, designed for two Year 5 classes, complete with script and presentation. The assembly was designed for a 30-40 minute time slot.
The script can easily be adapted to suit any class size.
Please find attached a format for a Stunning Start based around a sustainable fashion unit (Year 5). It comes complete with success criteria and templates.
This Year 5 Non-Chronological Report Activity was designed around the theme of Space.
As a class we revisited the key features of non-chronological reports, and decided which features would make it onto our success criteria (page 2). This was done using the Hexagonal Thinking grid on the IWB (page 3).
Learners then worked in pairs to create their own planets and discuss what details they should include in their non-chronological reports, using the hexagonal thinking grids (page 4).
Finally, the non-chronological report was planned using page 1 and 2 of the planning document.
A fully editable resource, you can either share the template with your learners on Canva or PowerPoint. Initially used for a rocket/design and launch in Year 5, the template contains the follow:
Student Name and Name of Rocket
Frame for student to insert a picture of their rocket (with labels to explain their design.
An area to explain Newton’s 3 laws of motion.
An area to input the forces that act upon a rocket.
An area to explain how much water they used in their rocket and why.
An area for a prediction
An area for a materials list
An area for evaluation
A rubric for assessment.
This resource was made to introduce the topic of Future Cities for Year 5. It includes:
Presentation
Graphic Organiser
Research task
The resource begins by exploring the key considerations when designing a city (you can replace the information on the Whoa slide, with an article from your locality).
Then the learners undertake a reading task using a bespoke text set created on NewsELA, they will record their findings in the graphic organiser.
For the final task, learners will carry out a research task based on future cities currently being conceptualised. Videos and reading materials are inserted to help, as well as a handy glossary. Assessment rubric is also provided.
All designs were intended to be edited as a template on Canva. So, if this is something you would also like to do, please just import the materials.