EAL Science Pack: Materials + properties

A complete EAL and NTE support pack designed to pre-teach and reinforce key vocabulary linked to materials and their properties. This resource gradually builds children’s confidence from simple material names and everyday describing words through to more advanced UKS2 scientific vocabulary such as conductivity, permeability, density, and elasticity.

The pack includes:

Visual vocabulary cards with child-friendly definitions
Speaking and discussion activities to develop oral language
Matching games, sorting tasks, and partner challenges
Reading and comprehension activities using scientific vocabulary in context
Scaffolded writing tasks with sentence stems and word banks
Homework and home-learning reinforcement activities
Interactive games and revision tasks for repeated exposure to vocabulary
Differentiated activities suitable for EAL learners and children new to English
Progressive challenge levels building towards Upper Key Stage 2 science expectations

Designed to support both classroom teaching and intervention groups, this pack helps children confidently understand, use, and apply scientific vocabulary when discussing materials, investigations, and properties in both spoken and written English.