These four lessons, designed for KS2, help children to understand light; different types, how it travels, what it is used for and its relationship with different materials. It involves a range of questions for children to brainstorm concepts and practical activities to test them. The objectives are as follows: LI: To understand what light is and how it allows us to see SC I know what light is / how light is formed I can identify whether a source of light is natural or man-made I understand how movement of light into our eyes allows us to see LI: To understand how light travels SC I can explain how light allows us to see I can create an investigation to test a theory I can predict the outcome of an investigation with reasoning I can explain the steps of an investigation, including annotated diagrams I can evaluate an investigation I can use scientific vocabulary LI: To sort and classify materials based on their transparency SC I can explain how shadows are formed I can identify the properties of different materials I can create an investigation to test a theory I can predict the outcome of an investigation with reasoning I can explain the steps of an investigation, including using annotated diagrams I can evaluate an investigation I can use scientific vocabulary LI: To understand the properties of reflective materials SC I can identify the properties of materials I can sort materials based on their reflective properties I know different examples of where reflective materials are used in every day life I can use clear diagrams and annotation to explain my ideas I can use scientific language

This lesson uses brainstorming, questioning, exploration and matching to challenge the objective: To understand how the soil helps plants to grow The Success Criteria is: I know the function of plant roots I know why soil is a good place for plants to grow I can describe the nutrients found in soils Included is extensive flip pages helping children to understand the photosynthesis process and lesson activities to display their understanding. This lesson links with others in my resource shop, as a whole topic bundle about Plants.

When developing my children's comprehension skills, I don't like using photocopies from text books and meaningless expectancy sheets. I prefer to use purposeful, educational and REAL LIFE examples to engage and inform them, while still challenging them and looking for those reading skills. Therefore a lot of my comprehension challenges are based around interesting newspaper articles. In this example, taken from the BBC News website in April 2017, a new species of reptile is discovered in Spain, linking to crocodiles and the dinosaurs. Included in this pack is a copy of the article and linking comprehension questions suitable for KS2. Enjoy!