A PowerPoint presentation that develops pupils' understanding of the chronology of the Age of the Princes. Pupils can add dates to their own timeline and information about Hywel Dda, Owain Glyndwr, Llewelyn the Last and Rhodri Mawr. Suitable from year 4 onwards.
An activity in which pupils use ICT to find out about the main buildings at Cardiff Bay. Also includes exercises to practise using 4-figure grid references on a map of Cardiff Bay. Suitable from year 4 onwards.
A set of PowerPoint slides to aid planning the investigation. Includes pictures and information on Shara Proctor, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford. Suitable from year 3 onwards. See Reading comprehension: men's world record long jump records also by joanneclarew.
Comprehension questions on the men's world records for long jump. Questions at three different levels with answer. Statistics for women's records too but no questions. Suitable for year 4 onwards. Goes nicely with INVESTIGATION: do children with longer legs jump further than children with shorter legs? also by joanneclarew
A set of PowerPoint slides about each of the organs entitled 'What am I?' Each slide describes an organ without naming it. Another set of slides where each has a question for the pupils to answer - all designed to build the pupils' knowledge of the organs. Suitable from year 4 onwards.
PowerPoint presentation that asks pupils to think about which foods cause heart disease, cause tooth decay, cause weight gain, provide energy, provide essential vitamins and minerals and provide calcium. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
Includes success criteria, adverts pupils can identify with, 'guess the slogan' activity and lesson ideas that lead pupil to creating an advert to persuade. Suitable from year 4 onwards.
A set of information cards, A5 in size, containing information about common British pond creatures. Creatures are: pond skaters, water boatmen, skaters, beetles, newts, dragonfly nymphs, mayfly nymphs, pond and ram's horn snails, spiders, shrimps, leeches, tadpoles, damselfly nymphs, hog/water louse, fish louse and stickleback. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
A set of information cards, A5 in size, containing information about invertebrates found in Britain. Each card includes information about how these creatures breathe. Creatures featured are: spiders, slugs, millipedes, centipedes, ants, honey bees, beetles, snails, ladybirds, woodlouse, earwigs and harvestmen. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
A set of cards (6 per A4 sheet) containing information about what British animals eat and what eats them. Pupils can use them to learn about and create food chains. Suitable for year 3 onwards.
A report that explains the differences between mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish and invertebrates ideal for shared reading or could be adapted into a reading comprehension exercise.
Suitable for year 4 onwards,
An introduction to using a database. Pupils watch a PowerPoint presentation and identify a jackdaw, a crow, a magpie and a jay . Suitable for year 3 onwards.