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This week’s pick of the resources available on TES Connect taps into childhood passions for dinosaurs, computer games and the Star Wars films. `Impressive. Most impressive,’ as a certain helmeted villain has been known to observe

2nd May 2014, 1:00am

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1. Dino details
What is it? Fact file templates about dinosaurs
Who is it for? 4-7s
Why is it hot? In this easily adaptable activity, children compile information about dinosaurs by drawing, writing or sticking in pictures.
2. English essentials
What is it? Overviews of national curriculum statutory requirements for English
Who is it for? 5-11s
Why is it hot? With appendices for each year group, these planning documents explain key changes to be implemented in England from September.
3. Capturing sculpture
What is it? A PowerPoint to introduce a topic on sculpture
Who is it for? 5-11s
Why is it hot? Includes notes on vocabulary, resources and objectives, as well as images to stimulate discussion.
4. Problem shared
What is it? A plan and resources for a lesson on halving numbers
Who is it for? 5-7s
Why is it hot? Plenty of moving around the classroom and working in small groups.
5. Come write with me
What is it? A creative-writing resource that plays on the format of television show Come Dine with Me
Who is it for? 7-14s
Why is it hot? Encourages reluctant writers to create stories with all the right ingredients for success.
6. Galactic grammar
What is it? A worksheet and presentation to recap the different uses of apostrophes
Who is it for? 11-13s
Why is it hot? Wittily appropriates famous lines from the Star Wars film franchise: “Do not underestimate the power of the apostrophe.”
7. Use your loaf
What is it? A set of resources for food technology lessons on subjects including bread, fair trade, and health and nutrition
Who is it for? 14-16s
Why is it hot? These workbooks contain objectives, notes and activities for each lesson, as well as end-of-topic tests.
8. Future planning
What is it? A worksheet for practising percentages
Who is it for? 14-16s
Why is it hot? Students must calculate reverse percentages in order to work out how much money they will need to earn for the lifestyle they want to have in a decade’s time.
9. Hi society
What is it? A Spanish reading comprehension pack on various aspects of society, designed for the Scottish curriculum
Who is it for? 16-18s
Why is it hot? The 12 texts are followed by questions in English and Spanish, and by translation exercises to test students’ comprehension.
10. Mighty microbes
What is it? A revision map on microbes
Who is it for? 11-13s
Why is it hot? Students create their own summary of the different types of microbes, their uses and how the body reacts to them by completing diagrams and graphs.

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