What’s hot?

Take your class around the world with a global graphing activity and a cross-curricular exercise on natural disasters, or keep them hungry for more with a food-themed phonics lesson and an Easter quiz, all available on the TES website
20th March 2015, 12:00am

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1 Feeding phonics

What is it? A phonics activity to help pupils distinguish between phonemes and graphemes

Who is it for? 5-7s

Why is it hot? This is a simple and fun drawing activity with a “sausages and beans” theme to help them remember phonemes and graphemes.

2 Talk the talk

What is it? A scheme of work on writing discussion texts

Who is it for? 5-11s

Why is it hot? You can use the detailed objectives, taken from the new curriculum, to guide your students through oral and written discussion.

3 Scienterrific

What is it? A series of non-levelled assessments for a range of science topics

Who is it for? 5-11s

Why is it hot? These documents cover a variety of topics, from animals to electricity, and provide a guide on how to assess students’ understanding.

4 Disaster recovery

What is it? A set of reading comprehension activities all about natural disasters

Who is it for? 7-11s

Why is it hot? Challenge your students with these cross-curricular reading exercises that will improve their understanding of geographical issues.

5 Locked into learning

What is it? A problem-solving lesson involving padlock combinations

Who is it for? 7-11s

Why is it hot? This differentiated lesson includes a range of imaginative activities to make sure children remain engaged with problem-solving.

6 Time travellers

What is it? A distance-time graphing activity of a journey around the world

Who is it for? 11-14s

Why is it hot? This task is the perfect culmination for work on distance-time graphs and gives an extreme example for students to work on.

7 Eggcel quiz

What is it? An interactive Easter quiz for the end of term

Who is it for? 11-16s

Why is it hot? Created in an attractive Excel format, this Easter-themed quiz is the perfect way to test students’ understanding of Easter.

8 Assessment accessories

What is it? A selection of target stickers to help you mark your students’ work

Who is it for? 11-16s

Why is it hot? Save time and give useful feedback to your students using these target stickers, which you can differentiate for your class.

9 Precision revision

What is it? A lesson encouraging students to plan their revision

Who is it for? 14-16s

Why is it hot? This fully adaptable pastoral lesson will get your students on track for their exams.

10 Vocabulary of film

What is it? A glossary of terms for analysing the moving image

Who is it for? 16-18s

Why is it hot? Useful for revision, this resource explores key terminology including camera shots, cinematography and the language of editing.

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