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Design Your Own Ice Cream STEAM
Including curriculum from Key Stage 1, this pack has children participate in different Design and Technology activities as they taste test, design, make, and evaluate their own ice cream.
A link to a digital file for editing and sharing on Google Classroom or Seesaw is available with download.
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Year 4 Maths: Fractions & Decimals
This resource has been made using the** fractions & decimals objectives for Year 4** from the 2014 National Curriculum of England:
Recognise and show, using diagrams, families of common equivalent fractions
Count up and down in hundredths; recognise that hundredths arise when dividing an object by one hundred and dividing tenths by ten
Solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities, and fractions to divide quantities, including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number
Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
Recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths or hundredths
Recognise and write decimal equivalents to ¼, ½, ¾
Find the effect of dividing a one- or two-digit number by 10 and 100, identifying the value of the digits in the answer as ones, tenths and hundredths
Round decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number
Compare number with the same number of decimal places up to two decimal places
Solve simple measure and money problems involving fractions and decimals to two decimal places
ADDITIONALLY there is HANDS-ON FRACTION AND DECIMAL PRACTICE WITH PIZZA for children to apply their understanding in context with calculating costs and measuring ingredients…
The pack can be used for reinforcement, in Maths centres for review, Morning Maths work, as well as for home learning tasks.
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Christmas STEAM: Design Your Own Christmas Stocking
In this resource, children will look at how Christmas stockings have changed over time before building a prototype. They will then design their own Christmas stocking and making it using textiles and different stitches. Children will then participate in peer- and self-evaluations.
A link to digital resources for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available upon download.
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Mayan Civilisation Study - Art & DT Focus (Textiles)
*Updated with new graphics
Children will investigate different Mayan textiles, including colours used; what is shown; and what the textiles were used for. They will learn different stitches used for decoration and attaching materials before designing their own (using annotated, cross-sectional and exploded diagrams) before making and evaluating their textiles.
In the past, I have focused on either a whole-class tapestry or have focused on worry dolls and/or worry doll bags, depending on how much time we have.
This pack includes lesson plans, rubrics, and editable rubrics to support with the learning process. Lessons and objectives are aligned with objectives from the 2014 National Curriculum of England.
A digital copy of the document for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available by following the link provided with download.
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Mission to Mars: Design a Mars Rover with littleBits
Updated with new graphics and Google extension
This 35-page resource has been designed to use as a guide to designing a Mars Rover with littleBits. Children will first look at previous Mars Rovers and their jobs before designing, making, and evaluating their own Rovers.
This Outcome will allow children to use the Design - Make - Evaluate - Technical Knowledge threads of the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s Design & Technology document.
littleBits don’t have to exclusively be used for the Outcome - Lego Robotics (WeDo) and simple circuit kits can also be used. Teachers are encouraged to also have thin card, sugar paper and adhesives available to create the rovers with the circuits inside.
Digital resources for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw available with download
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Design Your Own Candle (STEAM)
2014 National Curriculum of England’s Design Technology (Key Stage 2) objectives will be followed, as children learn about the history of candles and candle making before prototyping, designing, making, and evaluating their own candle.
A link to a digital file for editing and sharing on Google Classroom or Seesaw is available with download.
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Teams & Athletes: Design an Olympic Medal (Form and Textiles)
Great to use with the 2018 Olympic Games!
In this resource, children will investigate different Olympic medals, analysing their design and at how they have changed over time.
Children will then design, make, and evaluate their own medal and ribbon, using different art skills.
A link to digital files for editing and sharing on Google Classroom or Seesaw is available with download.
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Pax Novel Study + STEAM BUNDLE
This updated resource is designed to be used during Reading Workshop and is to be used with Pax by Sara Pennypacker. It bundles Pax Novel Study with a STEAM pack about designing and making a marionette.
ABOUT THE NOVEL: From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come.
Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter’s dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather’s house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn’t where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox.
Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . .
ABOUT THE RESOURCE: Designed in alignment with the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s reading objectives for Year 6, the pack includes: Chapter Summaries, Comprehension Questions, Digging Deeper Opportunities (includes character studies and plot studies), Creative Writing Tasks, Non-Fiction Tasks related to content of the novel (baseball, foxes, marionettes, coyotes), and STEAM enrichment activity where children investigate, design, make, and evaluate their own marionette according to Key Stage 2 Design Technology and Art and Design objectives.
Resource is provided as a PDF but a digital copy of the pack is available for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw available with download.
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Christmas STEAM: Design Your Own Holiday Treat
In this resource, children will research and prototype different traditional holiday treats. They will then design, make, and evaluate treats made by a peer and their own holiday treats.
Resources for researching different traditional holiday treats are provided, as well as lesson plans and rubrics. This unit follow the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s Design Technology objectives and Next Generation Science Standards.
A link to digital resources for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available upon download.
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Design A Video Game on Scratch
Children will begin by playing different video games online to evaluate what makes them fun and engaging for their audience. They will then analyse the mechanics of the games and then plan a game of their own remixing a game on Scratch based on their criteria. Children will then use conditionals, operators, and variables on Scratch to make their own game.
Lesson plans, editable rubrics, and classroom examples from Year 6 are provided, as well as links to additional support on the Scratch website.
A digital copy of the file is available for editing and posting on Google Classroom and Seesaw provided with download.
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Light Investigation: Design and Make a Light Maze
*Updated with new graphics
I have used this project with different classes and in different ways. With more able cohorts, the pitch can be adjusted with different parameters on the designs (eg: no adhesives, instead researching different ways to attach boards with latches and folds vs. using tape and glue guns; setting rules for the height of the walls of the maze to use measurement in a meaningful way; only allowing a certain length of board that needs to be cut, etc).
Our Year groups used this as an alternative to making periscopes, as it reinforces the same Science objectives about light and the way it travels. In my experience, the children have enjoyed this project more because they’re more in control of the design.
A digital copy of the file for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available by following the link provided with download.
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Lights, Camera, Action!: Cinema and Shadow
*Updated with new graphics
This resource has been planned for a 6-week Half-Term. It connects the curriculums for Design Technology, Science, Art, English, and History.
Children investigate light and how it travels while also studying the eye and the history of cinema, with a focus on special effects.
A zip file with PDF units and links to digital files for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw is available with download.
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Ancient Benin Study: Design the Head of an Oba
This resource is meant to be used by children in Key Stage 2 (English objectives pitched to Years 5 and 6) to investigate the history and significance of the commemorative heads made to honour the Oba of Ancient Benin.
Children will first read about the heads through differentiated articles, then investigate the symbolism of different commemorative heads. They will then design their own commemorative head before carving it out of a bar of soap and evaluating their design.
Lastly, children will write an explanation text about their commemorative head.
Sequence of Sessions:
Research Ancient Benin
Investigating different examples of art commissioned by Obas of Ancient Benin
Investigating the significance of animals in commemorative heads of Ancient Benin Obas
Design own Oba head
Carve own Oba head
Evaluate own Oba head
Features of an Explanation Text
Write an Explanation Text
There is also a digital file included for editing and sharing on Google Classroom and Seesaw.
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Working Scientifically with Crayons for Years 3 & 4 - STEAM Unit
Including curriculum from Key Stage 2, this pack has children participate in different Design and Technology activities with working scientifically related to designing, making, and evaluating their own crayons and packaging.
This pack includes lesson plans, rubrics, and editable rubrics to support with the learning process.
A link to a digital file for editing and sharing on Google Classroom or Seesaw is available with purchase.
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Working Scientifically with littleBits for Year 5 and 6
Including curriculum from Upper Key Stage 2, this pack has been designd to use as a way to teach the working scientifically objectives apart from the core science objectives.
In the past, I have used the lessons with the class as a way to reinforce the concept of a fair test, as well as different types of variables.
Using the littleBits gives children the opportunity to go deeper into concepts, combining them with engineering, design, and core science. Children can also create products with the littleBits to present their fin
dings from enquiries and conclusions as a way to show their understanding.
A digital copy for editing and sharing on digital platforms is available with download.
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Working Scientifically with MakeyMakey in Years 5 & 6
Including curriculum from Upper Key Stage 2, this pack has children participate in different Design and Technology activities with working scientifically related to designing, making, and evaluating with variables using a MakeyMakey.
This pack includes lesson plans, rubrics, and editable rubrics to support with the learning process.
A digital copy for editing and sharing on digital platforms is available with download.
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Year 6 Maths: Fractions, Decimals & Percentages *UPDATED for DEEPER LEARNING
UPDATED with new graphics and HANDS-ON application of fractions for DEEPER LEARNING
This resource has been made using the fractions, decimals and percentages objectives for Year 6 from the 2014 National Curriculum of England:
Use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination
Compare and order fractions, including fractions > 1
Add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions
Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form (¼ x ½ = ⅛)
Divide proper fractions by whole numbers ( ⅓ ÷ 2 = ⅙)
Associate a fraction with division and calculate decimal fraction equivalents (0.375) for a simple fraction (⅜)
Identify the value of each digit in numbers given to three decimal places and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1000 giving answers up to three decimal places
Multiply one-digit numbers with up to two decimal places by whole numbers
Use written division methods in cases where the answer has up to two decimal places
Solve problems which require answers to be rounded to specified degrees of accuracy
ADDITIONALLY there is a HANDS-ON FRACTION, DECIMAL, AND PERCENTAGE PRACTICE WITH FOOD for children to apply their understanding in context with energy bites.
The pack can be used for reinforcement, in Maths centres for review, Morning Maths work, as well as for home learning tasks.
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Year 6 Maths BUNDLE
This resource is a BUNDLE of all of the different strands of the 2014 National Curriculum of England’s Maths objectives for Year 6 in NUMBER & PLACE VALUE; OPERATIONS; FRACTIONS, DECIMALS & PERCENTAGES; RATIO & PROPORTION; AND ALGEBRA.
The objectives are covered through fluency, reasoning, and problem solving.
Activities are designed to reinforce concepts that have already been taught and the idea is to share the packs with parents to work on objectives at home, as well as to use independently at Maths Centres.
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Working Scientifically with Cookies for Years 3 & 4 **UPDATED
This resource has been designed to use as a way to teach the Working Scientifically objectives apart from the core science objectives.
In the past, I have used the lessons with the class as a way to reinforce the concept of a fair test, as well as different types of variables.
Baking gives the children the opportunity to go deeper into concepts, combining them with design, Maths, and core science. I have included recipes at the start of the pack to do with the class initially and expose them to different macarons. Alternatively, different types can be purchased ahead of time and shared with the class that way.
A link is also provided should you want to access the file for editing and sharing differentiated slides on Google Classroom or Seesaw.
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Working Scientifically with Energy Bites for Years 3 & 4
This resource has been designed to use as a way to teach the working scientifically objectives apart from the core science objectives of the 2014 National Curriculum of England.
In the past, I have used the lessons with the class as a way to reinforce fair testing, as well as different types of variables.
This activity gives children the opportunity to go deeper into concepts, combining DT, Maths, and core science.
This pack includes lesson plans, rubrics, and base recipes to support with the learning process.
A link is also provided should you want to access the file for editing and sharing differentiated slides on Google Classroom or Seesaw.
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