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Investigating airports and planes KS1 flight transport topic lessons and worksheets
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Investigating airports and planes KS1 flight transport topic lessons and worksheets

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A unit of work with 3 PowerPoint lessons, investigating air transport, visiting the airport and flying on a plane; plus 23 worksheets. LESSONS: INTRODUCTION TO FLIGHT: Looks at maps of the UK, Europe, USA and the world - encouraging children to discuss which modes of transport would be suitable for getting to different places. Introduces flying as the best kind of transport for travelling to places far away. (17 slides) THE AIRPORT: A look at different things that are seen when travelling through the aiport, with pictures, descriptions and explanations. Explains the airport terminal, inside and outside; checking in; check in desk; baggage; baggage handlers; boarding card/QR scan; security; departure lounge; information boards; departure gates; boarding the plane; the runway; air traffic control and luggage carousel. (30 slides) AEROPLANES: Explores different parts of a plane - the flight deck, engines, wings, flaps and spoilers, fuel, fuselage, the tail and wheels; plus the inside of the plane - the cabin, doors, overhead bins, seats, safety cards, flight attendants, windows, galley, food and toilet. (35 slides) WORKSHEETS: 23 worksheets including - Labelling airport signs Making a passport Writing a postcard Describe the aiport pictures Label parts of a plane Maps of the world, Europe, the USA and the UK A place I would like to visit Plus A-Z lettering with airport picture background 3 pages of airport colour clipart Writing border sheets Some of the PowerPoints include a linked video to watch. This is a link shared through SafeShare TV - a programme that filters adverts and unwanted advertising from the clip. You may need to check if you can access this in school. The links were checked before uploading, but if any don’t work, feel free to contact me and I will update them.
The Sixties lessons and worksheets KS2 1960s history topic resources
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The Sixties lessons and worksheets KS2 1960s history topic resources

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A set of PowerPoint lessons to teach different aspects of life in the sixties, plus headings and worksheets. It is suitable for teaching children aged 8-11. It includes: INTRODUCTION TO THE 1960S - A short introduction explaining what a decade is and how many decades ago the Sixties were. Poses some questions for the children to think about, with a follow up activity. SIXTIES DAILY LIFE - How people in the 1960s had ‘never had it so good’; Money - Explanation of pounds, shillings and pence with illustrations of the coins and notes; Shopping - how supermarkets started expanding, Green shield stamps, and food eaten in the Sixties; Transport - Expansion of motorways, popular cars, and air transport; Technology - Police call boxes, public telephones, telephones in the home, computers, computer games, the forerunner to the Internet, lasers, calculators. (25 slides) SIXTIES SCHOOL LIFE - What it was like going to school in the 1960s. (10 slides) SIXTIES KEY EVENTS - A timeline of events from around the world from 1960 to 1969, with three highlighted events in each year. (11 slides) SIXTIES HOMES - New housing developments, tower blocks and older houses that needed modernising; How the washing and cleaning was done; Home fashions - kitchens, lounges, ornaments, and furniture; Television, and how it progressed over the decade. (14 slides) SIXTIES FAMOUS PEOPLE - Neil Armstrong, Yuri Gagarin, Alfred Hitchcock, John F Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Muhammad Ali/ Cassius Clay, Mary Quant, Francis Chichester, Andy Warhol, and Twiggy. There is a page for each person, with a short description of what they are famous for. (12 slides) SIXTIES FASHION - How fashioned changed from the beginning to the end of the decade and how it was influenced by music. (17 slides) SIXTIES MUSIC - How people listened to music in the Sixties - records and record players; radios and Pirate radio stations, introduction of tape players, jukeboxes; Sixties music fans - Mods and Rockers, Skinheads and Hippies; Sixties bands and singers - The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Chubby Checker, Cliff Richard, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Monkees, Jimi Hendrix, and the Woodstock Festival. There is a picture and description of each band / singer, and a their most popular hit of the Sixties. (21 slides) SIXTIES TOYS - Pictures of popular Sixties toys, with short descriptions. (9 slides) Plus a set of 11 worksheets with follow-up activities. Some of the PowerPoints contain links to relevant videos though SafeShare T.v., which filters unwanted adverts from the clip. You may need to check that you can access this in school. The links were checked before uploading, but if they stop working please feel free to contact me or email me: primaryteachingtools@gmail.com and I will update them. This pack is an updated version of my previous Sixties pack.
Space topic - powerpoint resources
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Space topic - powerpoint resources

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10 powerpoints, looking at the Earth, Moon, Planets and Sun; the Space Race, Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong and the moon landing, and the life of an astronaut: PLANET EARTH - Answers to the following questions: How old is Earth? / How big is Earth? / What is Earth made of? / How much water is on Earth? / Does the Earth spin? / Why can we not feel the Earth move? / How hot is Earth? / Does Earth have an atmosphere? / Where is Earth? (demonstrates with pictures our position in the Solar System / Milky Way / Universe) THE SUN - Answers the following questions - What is the sun? / How did the sun form? / What size is the sun? / Does the sun move around the Earth or does the Earth move around the sun? / What is the sun made of? It also describes a solar eclipse, sun spots, and the sun's core. THE MOON - Answers the following questions - What size is the moon? / How far away is the moon? / How does the moon stay in the sky? / How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth? / Do we see different sides of the moon? / Is it cold on the moon? / Is the moon a source of light? / Why does the moon seem to change shape? / What is it like on the moon? / How many people have walked on the moon? It also looks at gravity, the moon, and the sea. PLANET FACT FILE - Looks at the 8 planets in the solar system and how they are studied. It explains the relative sizes of each planet, and compares them to the size of the sun. The planets each have their own page, with information such as: What is it like? What is it named after? Has it been visited by spacecraft? Can we see it? It contains a mnemonic to remember the order of the planets. It ends with a series of questions to see what the children have remembered. THE SPACE RACE - A 14 page PowerPoint that looks at the main events that happened in the Space Race. NEIL ARMSTRONG AND THE MOON LANDING - A biography of the life of Neil Armstrong, and how he became an astronaut, and the first man to walk on the moon. It describes the Apollo 11 mission, and the famous journey to the moon. SPACE STATIONS - Describes the first space stations launched by Russia, and explains what a space station is. Talks about the International Space Station; how it is assembled, and what happens on it. THE LIFE OF AN ASTRONAUT - A description of what life is like for an astronaut - Training / Work that astronauts do / Living on the International Space Station / Expeditions / Gravity in space / Weightlessness / Space food / Sleeping / Daily routines on the ISS / Clothing / Activities.
KS2 Geography: Weather and climate zones around the world topic - powerpoints and activities
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KS2 Geography: Weather and climate zones around the world topic - powerpoints and activities

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A set of resources looking at holidays and world climate zones. It contains 5 PowerPoint lessons to use on an interactive whiteboard, and 4 pdf activities to print out. POWERPOINTS: Holidays: Where have we been on holiday; why do people go on holiday, with photo prompts, maps and explanations World Climates: Description of Tropical, Temperate and Polar climates, where they are in the world, and a brief explanation why. Planning a holiday: Description of 4 people to plan a holiday for. Links to online resources. Country Research: Links to good websites for the children to research. What do we need to pack: 4 locations for the children to look at and pack for. PDF FILES My packing list - to fit in with the PowerPoint file. Printable world map - for the children to plan their holiday route. Postcard - Blank postcard for the children to write. Passport of places visited - for the children to fill in at the end of the topic.
The Rainforest - powerpoint lessons and activities
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The Rainforest - powerpoint lessons and activities

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Series of lessons looking at where the rainforests of the world are, what they are like, their climate, flora and fauna, with a case study of the Amazon Rainforest. INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD RESOURCES (POWERPOINTS) Rainforest introduction: A beginning to the topic, asking what children already know. It shows where all the world’s rainforests are located on a map, and describes the four main areas where rainforests grow. It explains the definitions of a tropical rainforest, and how it differs from a temperate rainforest. It ends with questions. Rainforest climate: Explains the difference between climate and weather, and looks at world climate zones, and what they are called. It describes temperature, rainfall and humidity in tropical rainforests. Rainforest plants: Looks at, and explains the different layers that grow in a rainforest. It explains plant adaptations, with questions on how different plants have adapted to living in the rainforest. Natural resources in the rainforest: Looks at the different natural resources that are found in rainforest areas, such as palm oil, wood, the cacao tree, the rubber tree, and medicines. It explains their uses in a global society. Saving the rainforest: Explores all the different reasons why the rainforest is disappearing - logging, settlement, agriculture, cattle rearing, road building, and extraction of natural resources. Discusses why it is important to save the rainforests, and what could happen if they disappear. It looks at different viewpoints - governments, companies, inhabitants, and the global community. It explains what is being done to save the rainforests, and what we can do to help. The Amazon Rainforest: Locates the Amazon Rainforest, river, and basin on maps, and shows the different countries that the Amazon rainforest spans. Looks at the history of the rainforest, the people who live there, and the animals. Explains interdependence, and how important plants and animals in the rainforest are to each other. It explains the current threats to the rainforest, and why it is so important to the rest of the world. PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS (PDF) Locating the rainforests: A blank world map, for the children to locate the rainforests. Rainforest layers: Drawing of the layers in the forest for the children to label and describe.
The Titanic - powerpoint lessons, worksheets and activities suitable for KS1 KS2
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The Titanic - powerpoint lessons, worksheets and activities suitable for KS1 KS2

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This is a set of 6 PowerPoint lessons and printable worksheets; suitable for teaching children aged 7-11 PowerPoint lessons: TITANIC INTRODUCTION A page for recording what the children already know, and a brief outline of the 1900’s, the Titanic, and her maiden journey. BUILDING THE TITANIC Who built and designed the Titanic and where it was built. ON BOARD THE TITANIC A 28 page PowerPoint, looking at who was on board - the crew, the different classes of passengers, and what each class was like, and what the Titanic was like inside. TITANIC’S MAIDEN VOYAGE A 30 page PowerPoint, telling the story of the Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage. It includes an explanation of how icebergs travel to the Atlantic Ocean, and looks at some survivors and what happened to the victims of the disaster. TIMELINE OF THE VOYAGE A detailed step by step report of the events of the Titanic’s maiden voyage. FINDING THE TITANIC Looks at how the Titanic was rediscovered in 1985, and what has happened to her since. Includes pictures and artefacts from the wreck. PDF FILES : BLANK MAP: For the children to map out the route the Titanic took WHAT I ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE TITANIC: sheet for the children to record what they already know and what they would like to learn WRITING SHEET: For creative writing NEWSPAPER REPORT: For report writing SEQUENCING: Images for sequencing the story
Seaside holidays (history and geography) - PowerPoint lessons and worksheets
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Seaside holidays (history and geography) - PowerPoint lessons and worksheets

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A set of powerpoint lessons looking at the history and geography of seaside holidays, plus activities, worksheets and display resources. POWERPOINTS Seaside mind map: For AfL Seaside introduction: Looks at why we go to the seaside, and how it differs from other places. It shows pictures of the countryside, town, and seaside, asking children to point out the differences. What is the seaside like?: Looks at photographs to explore the human and physical features of coastal locations When do we go on holiday and what do we see?: Looks at the different times of year we have school holidays, and how they coincide with religious festivals. It shows photographs of different objects and activities at modern seaside resorts. Seaside in the past: 18 seaside photographs from 1880 until the 2000s. The children are asked to talk about what they see in each picture. Human and physical features: A study of Blackpool, with photographs and maps, to explore the key human and physical features of the resort. The children can match features they see in photographs to a map. There are also links to British seaside tourist websites. Looking at aerial photographs: Eight seaside locations to look for human and physical features. How has the seaside changed?: Six pictures of seasides in the past to look at and discuss. Pictures of seasides in the past: Six pictures of seasides in the past to look at and discuss. The Victorian seaside: A look at how seaside resorts developed, and why people in Victorian times enjoyed going to the seaside. It looks at the different things that children did at the seaside, and compares them to what children do today. ACTIVITIES: Acrostic poem Aerial photographs of different seaside locations showing pictures of coastal locations around the UK Playing cards Colouring pictures My favourite environment worksheet Packing list: Ready to go on holiday My seaside holiday with seaside border, to write a description Passport of places visited to itemise and describe where they have been Passport: A blank passport to fill in Postcard; blank to fill in Stamps to use on the postcards Seaside border paper for writing Seaside holidays in the past: Compare 2 pictures to see how things were different in the past. Seaside pictures past and present: For activities such as ordering events, describing, comparing etc Survey – places visited: For a class survey Topic covers x 4: With ‘The Seaside’ / ‘Seaside Holidays’ headings Town country seaside description: To describe the different areas UK jigsaw: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales UK map: To mark out places visited What can you find at the seaside: For making a list What can you see? Pictures of the town, seaside and countryside to describe Plus lots more!
Castles topic wordmats and display resources
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Castles topic wordmats and display resources

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A set of display resources and word mat looking at castle life and people living in castles. CASTLE ATTACK AND DEFENCE - 9 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: trebuchet, catapult, battering ram, coat of arms, bow and arrow, shield, sword, cannon, and chain mail. CASTLE BUILDINGS - 15 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: Motte and bailey, castle, tower, gatehouse, moat, drawbridge, turrets, portcullis, loophole, flag, castle ruins, wall walk, drum tower, inner ward, and curtain wall. CASTLES A4 HEADER - an A4 printable sheet with the title 'Castles'. CASTLES LETTERING - Large lettering that can be printed out as a banner, or the letters can be cut out. CASTLES WORD MAT - Castle vocabulary for spelling / writing prompts. MEDIEVAL ACTIVITIES - 8 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: Banqueting, jousting, hunting, praying, dancing, hawking, fairs, music. MEDIEVAL PEOPLE - 24 A4 sheets with pictures and titles: Lord, lady, priest, scribe, knight, squire, page, guard, archer, crossbowman, swordsman, soldier, messenger, porter, blacksmith, cooper, musician, jester, maid, laundress, cook, peasants, embroiderer, and servant. MEDIEVAL PEOPLE WORD MAT - 12 different medieval people.
Florence Nightingale, Scutari and the Crimean war display pack
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Florence Nightingale, Scutari and the Crimean war display pack

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A set of images, headings, borders lettering, posters, a map of Florence's journey to Scurari and a word mat. 2 x versions of Florence Nightingale title: Prints out onto an A4 sheet Florence Nightingale banner: prints on to 4 A4 sheets, or you can cut out the letters. Artefacts: 5 A4 pages, with descriptions, including Florence Nightingale's lamp, owl and medicine chest. Key vocabulary: 25 words the children may need to refer to. Florence Nightingale: A timeline of her life - A detailed timeline, with pictures and text, beginning in 1820 when she was born. Prints onto 10 A4 pages to display horizontally on the wall. Florence Nightingale border: to cut up and use as a display border (in 4 different colours, blue, black, brown, green and grey. Florence Nightingale's life in pictures: 14 pictures at different stages in her life. (Can be used as display, or for the children to sort into date order. Florence Nightingale picture timeline: as above, but dated. Florence Nightingale word mat: with key vocabulary and corresponding pictures to help children in their writing. Hospital before and after: 2 pictures of the hospital in Scutari with questions. Also included is a picture of a modern day hospital for comparison. Journey to Scutari: the route that Florence took. Nurses booklet - packing list: text from the actual pamphlet that the nurses travelling to Scutari received.
The Great Fire of London pack: Powerpoints, worksheets, wordmat, games display, activities.
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The Great Fire of London pack: Powerpoints, worksheets, wordmat, games display, activities.

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POWERPOINTS: Introduction: Looks at London and its location in the UK London in the 17th century: What was it like in London long ago: Looks at the houses, materials and London Bridge What was it like in the 1600s: Pictures and descriptions of rich and poor people; the Civil War; Charles II; and the Black Death What happened in 1666 and how do we know about it: Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, and a timeline The Great Fire of London: Story in diary style about the events that happened during the fire with excerpts from Samuel Pepys diary; what happened after the fire: Rebuilding, Christopher Wren’s plans and a view of London then and now. Questions: Asks children questions to recap learning, including an event ordering activity. WORKSHEETS (IN PDF TO PRINT OUT) Acrostic poem sheets x 3 different versions Blank writing frame: To write about the different events of the fire Cards - pictures and labels: Containing key vocabulary / characters etc. Can be used for card games and display. Diary writing sheet Newspaper report blank Newspaper report - The London Gazette heading, with space for children to write a report Sequencing pictures - 6 pictures to cut and stick in the order of events Speech bubble questions - Can be used for writing activities or display Topic covers x5: With and without pictures for the children to colour /design topic book front cover Word Mat - with key vocabulary and pictures for the topic Wordsearch x 2 Writing border x 3: Lined, plain and wider lines Writing sheet x 4 with pictures of Samuel Pepys, John Evelyn, Fire scene and a 17th century house. DISPLAY (IN PDF TO PRINT OUT) A4 heading A-Z lettering Banner - The Great Fire of London - prints onto 2 pages Display borders: 2 different versions, flames and Tower Bridge on fire Photographs of modern London (14) Pictures of the Fire of London Portraits of people involved in the Great Fire of London The London Gazette, reporting about the Fire The Londoners Lamentation, a pamphlet written just after the fire Timeline posters: 17 pages, including weather reports for each day. Vocabulary display with pictures Vocabulary cards
Transport topic - the history of cars - powerpoints
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Transport topic - the history of cars - powerpoints

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5 powerpoints looking at the history of the wheel, the horse and cart and the development of the modern day car. Walking : The earliest form of transport. why people went on journeys. Horse and cart: Transport before the railways and canals - looks at dirt tracks, Roman roads, Macadam roads, Stagecoaches, Omnibuses, and horse riding. Invention and history of the car: A detailed look at the development of the car, from steam engines and the internal combustion engine, to modern cars of today. Looks at different eras in car manufacture - the Brass Era, Vintage Era, and the Classic car. History of the Wheel: The earliest types of wheel; the spoked wheel, and other wheel inventions.
Transport topic - canals powerpoint
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Transport topic - canals powerpoint

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Powerpoint on the development of canals and canals around the world today. Explains how canals were the method of transporting goods before the railways; how the barges were pulled along by horses; and how they were built.
Dinosaur resources, display, games and activities  for EYFS KS1
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Dinosaur resources, display, games and activities for EYFS KS1

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A pack of powerpoint lessons, activities, games and display Powerpoint files: A pack of worksheets, activities, cards and display resources for a dinosaurs topic. ACTIVITIES Acrostic poem templates x 2 Bones - different lengths to use for sequencing activities Coloured bookmarks with dinosaurs - 4 different designs Black and white bookmarks - 8 different designs Cards - 9 cards with different dinosaurs on for matching/snap games Colouring scenes - 11 different designs containing different types of dinosaurs Counting dinosaurs - 12 different amounts of dinosaurs with space to write the number. Dinosaur eggs - different sizes for sequencing Dinosaur masks - black and white to colour Dinosaur masks (colour) Black and white dinosaur pictures - 13 simple line drawings to colour/cut out etc Dinosaur information cards - to fill in Dinosaurs - different sizes for sequencing (2 different designs) Finger puppet dinosaurs - small images for puppets 3 x dinosaur themed jigsaws Topic covers x 3 Wordsearch Writing border DISPLAY A4 heading Alphabet - 2 versions, one on an egg, the other on an image of a dinosaur hatching. A-Z lettering, plus numbers and punctuation, with a dinosaur background image Banner x 2 designs - large 3 page banners Border with dinosaurs to frame a display Clipart dinosaurs, for activities or display Dinosaur alphabet capitals (2 letters per page; the letters are inside the dinosaur body) Dinosaur skeletons - 5 different images Numberline - Dinosaur egg - to 20 with numerals and writing Numbers 1-100, with odd and even numbers different colours Posters - 10 A5 posters containing images and vocabulary Word mat - with vocabulary the children may need.
Year 4 Science - Sound powerpoints, worksheet, planning and display pack
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Year 4 Science - Sound powerpoints, worksheet, planning and display pack

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A set of resources to help children understand about sounds and how they are made. It follows the objectives of the 2014 curriculum. POWERPOINTS: LISTENING TO EVERYDAY SOUNDS: Twelve everyday sounds to listen to as an introduction to the topic HOW WE HEAR: Explains how we hear and looks at different parts of the ear and what happens when sound enters it. It asks questions to encourage the children to think about sound and hearing. WHAT ARE SOUNDS: Explains that sounds are vibrations, discussing how sounds are made and how vibrations travel through air and through solids. Discusses loud sounds, the effects of wind, and how light and sound travel at different speeds, giving examples. PROPERTIES OF SOUNDS: Explains pitch and volume; how volume changes with distance but pitch does not unless the source of sound is moving. It ends with an activity to describe a selection of sounds. THE VOLUME OF SOUNDS: Activity to listen to sounds and think about distance and volume. MAKING SOUNDS: A look at different musical instruments and how they make sounds. Includes drums, piano, and guitar. Suggests different objects the children cound use to create different sounds. SOUND - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Pictures of different instruments for the children to look at and work out how they make sounds. WORKSHEETS: SOUND CONCEPT MAP: For the children to record what they already know and what they would like to find out LISTENING TO SOUNDS SHEET: To use on listening activities TOPIC COVER X 2: With 'Sound' title; one with a picture, the other without. DISPLAY: A4 Sound title A-Z lettering, with Sound title, one letter per A4 page INVESTIGATION SHEETS: A set of different sheets for investigations and recording PLUS a medium term plan with activities and web links
The Inuit - powerpoint and heading
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The Inuit - powerpoint and heading

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The powerpoint covers the following: Who are the Inuit? Traditional Inuit homes Modern Inuit homes Modern villages Traditional Clothing Modern Inuit Clothing Inuit food Inuit art Inuit tools Seals Fish Hunting Whales Language Inuit travel - on land and sea