A week’s worth of guided reading questions. LA/MA/HA differentiated guided reading questions for Year 2 and discussion questions for SEN to go with The Snail and the Whale book. There are 2 sets of differentiated questions for a whole class reading session and another set of differentiated questions for independent work. Gold = HA Blue = MA Red = LA

A year 5, KS2 history lesson and all resources covering British contributions to space exploration and the future of space travel. Children will; -Know that Tim Peake was the first British astronaut to fly to the ISS and complete a spacewalk -Know that Helen Sharman was the first British female to fly into space -Know that the future of space exploration may include space tourism, getting humans to settle on Mars and robots flying rockets instead of humans. The lesson starts with a definition of history and why we learn about history as well as an overview of the theme for the lesson. First, children will be given time to research two important British astronauts (Tim Peake and Helen Sharman) and their achievements while they were in space. The lesson then moves onto looking at the future of space exploration including the the skydiver who jumped from the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere and space tourism. Children will then look at several different sources showing plans for future space programmes and decide what the advantages and disadvantages might be for each one. They will finish by writing a short summary on the future of space exploration along with their opinion on the matter. All resources to print and detailed powerpoint included.

A Year 5 geography lesson comparing the human and physical features of Moscow and Washington DC (Linked to wider Space Race theme/topic). Children will; *Know that Moscow is the capital of Russia *Know that Russia is located in both Europe and Asia *Know that Washington DC is the capital of the USA *Know that the USA is part of North America *Know that both Russia and Washington DC are densely populated areas with many human settlements *Know about the climate differences between Moscow and Washington DC *Analyse different types of maps for each area *Answer questions on each place The lesson starts with a definition of geography before using lines of latitude and longitude to locate Moscow and Washington DC on a map. There is then a discussion point to analyse the location of each, what the climate might be like and where each place is in relation to the UK. Children will be shown how to analyse a climate graph showing temperature and precipitation before answering questions independently using climate graphs for both Moscow and Washington DC. The lesson will then look at topographic maps as a class before the children will look at topographic maps for both Washington DC and Moscow and annotate independently. The lesson finishes with the children summarising the differences between the two places in their books. All resources including SEN worksheets included.

First lesson in a series of a local study of Selby. Children will learn what Selby would have been like during the Anglo-Saxon period and why people migrated here. Fully resourced with sources and digimaps to use. Children will; -locate Selby in an atlas -look at a timeline of the Anglo-Saxons and when they were in Britain -know briefly who the Anglo-Saxons were and why they came to Britain using a video clip -discuss which features of the land humans need to survive -look at the physical features of Scandinavia and compare with Britain to understand why the Anglo-Saxons migrated to Britain -consider how different Selby would have been then compared to now -as a class, look at OS maps of a different local area to consider why the Anglo-Saxons settled there (fully resourced with maps ready to print) -independently look at maps of Selby to identify why Anglo-Saxons would settle there - look at map features and land uses

A history lesson for children to complete research on Charles Darwin. The lesson is fully resourced with a powerpoint, SEN activity, resrources and key vocabulary. This is part of a wider history topic looking at Charles Darwin and his impact on the Victorian Era. Children will; -find out who Charles Darwin was -Use the internet to research Charles Darwin -complete some geographical map work to identify where places are that were relevant to Charles Darwin’s life -use the questions to help guide their research

A Year 5 history lesson on Charles Darwin, his theories and how the Victorians reacted to them. This is a fully resourced history lesson with a powerpoint, activities, key vocabulary and is part of a wider unit of history of Charles Darwin and is impact on the Victorian Era. Children will; -use a variety of historical sources -look at a piece of artwork and discuss what it tells us about what the Victorians initially thought of Charles Darwin learn about Samuel Wilberforce and about his link to Christianity/disagreement with Charles Darwin Read through a source written by someone who was at a Darwin debate and pick out information that tells us what the Victorians thought Use all the information they have gained throughout the lesson to answer the key question of; How did Victorians initially reacted to Darwin’s theories and why did they react in this way? -Fully resourced -key vocabulary -SEN activity -sources provided

A fully resourced lesson that builds on previous ones looking at the changing attitudes over time of the Victorians towards Charles Darwin. The lesson has a detailed PowerPoint, historical sources, key vocabulary to focus on and an SEN activity. Children will; -look at a range of historical sources from around the time Charles Darwin was alive and analyse them - this includes a poem and a media poster -understand how Victorian attitudes towards Charles Darwin started to change and compare them to the earlier attitudes -understand that not all Victorians were opposed to Charles Darwin’s theories -understand that as Victorians started to gain greater access to education, their beliefs in the bible started to change -understand the world’s opinion of Darwin today This lesson is part of a wider series of Darwin and his impact on the Victorian Era but can be used as a standalone lesson too.

Final lesson for children to recap the impact of Charles Darwin on the Victorian Era. Part of a series of lessons on Charles Darwin for a Year 5 history topic. The lesson is fully resourced with an end of unit quiz for SEN and the PP encourages children to recap their learning before answering in detail, using their knowledge the key question to the unit; Who was Charles Darwin and what impact did he have on the Victorian Era?

A fully resourced lesson on using local maps and grid references to identify features. Part of a wider local area study of Selby. Children will; -use 4 or 6 figure grid references on a map -recap compass points -watch a video on compass points and grid references -learn how to read 4 figure grid references -learn how to read 6 figure grid references for HA -practise reading grid references on maps -independently locate places on a map of Selby using grid references LA task provided