A presentation to introduce or recap factors and multiples to Year 5/6. The PowerPoint gets children to first find factors and multiples for one number, then moves on to finding common factors and multiples of two numbers.
Suggested activities to accompany presentation:
1. Worksheet finding common factors and multiples (including lowest common factor and multiple)
2. Problems from nrich encourage higher ability children to apply their knowledge of factors and multiples
Finishes with a plenary word problem so children can apply their knowledge of factors and multiples.
A PowerPoint introducing the idea of simple scales to Year 5/6 children.
The focus is on Harry Potter/Hogwarts - the children are shown a scale model of the Hogwarts castle and then have to design a Hogwarts bedroom to a scale of 1:10 using given measurements of some furniture.
Finishes with a plenary question about map scales so children can apply their new knowledge.
Download includes 3 differentiated worksheets.
A powerpoint introducing helpful micro-organisms to children and the benefits they can bring.
Finishes with a task setting slide with differentiated research based activities.
A powerpoint introducing micro-organisms to Year 6 as part of the Science curriculum Living Things.
Ppt should explain to children what micro-organisms are, where they can be found and what they can do.
The presentation also introduces the 'Mouldy Bread Experiment' to children so they can observe how micro-organisms grow under different conditions.
Download includes ppt, writing frame for experiment write up and experiment observation table.
A powerpoint presentation to introduce word problems to Year 3 children. The presentation begins with simple word problems and moves on to using multiplication for scaling.
Each worksheet contains 3 differentiated activities.
A powerpoint presentation for enhancing children's knowledge of place value in 3 digit numbers, progressing to 4 digit numbers and finally onto comparing numbers using < and > signs.
The slides clearly explain what each digit in a number means and encourages children to start to decode numbers and understand the place value of each digit.
This presentation could be used for a mental starter at the beginning of the lesson to recap knowledge.
A powerpoint presentation introducing haiku poems to Year 3 children. The powerpoint explains what a haiku must include, gives an example and a clear photograph at the end to inspire the children to write.
Included in this download is a haiku success criteria to encourage children to check their work as they go and use self assessment.
A selection of 8 athletics lessons suitable for children in KS 2. Lessons cover sprinting, sprint starts, hurdling, high jump, long jump, throws, relays and multi-event activities. Many activities can be adapted if equipment is not available.
Each lesson includes a warm up game, main activity, questions for the plenary and any equipment needed. A WALT/ Lesson objective is provided for each lesson. Also included are links to YouTube clips for each event to provide children with inspiration. The lessons encourage team work as well as individual performances.
A ppt giving children information on gears, pulleys and levers (including links to short videos to add to explanations).
Also a carousel of activities allowing children an opportunity to try to create a gear, pulley or lever as well as an online game for them to practice their new knowledge.