Whole-school cross curricular topics resources

The dissected sandstone plateau of the Southern Lost City of Limmen National Park provide a distinctive habitat for a range of native wildlife. This unit has a focus on survival and adaptation to this area. The Limmen National Park was proclaimed in 2012 and research is in its early years. Those with an interest in the natural environment who ventured into the area when it was used as for cattle raising (pastoral leases) made lists of wildlife observed. In the environment within and around the Southern Lost City they began to record that certain native species were increasingly difficult to sight. Coinciding with these observations were the increasing sightings of intruding feral animals such as cane toads, feral cats and feral pigs. Their conclusion was that the feral intruders were having an affect on the survival rates of native wildlife by habitat modification and food resource reduction. Future research into this situation will shed further light on these impacts. Of particular concern were the reductions of 3 species covered in this unit. They have reached the "endangered" list and were heading for extinction within this area. Of particular concern were sightings of feral cats. Though not yet numerous in this park their numbers were likely to increase and their efficient hunting and killing skills would place native bird and small mammal species under threat. The feral cat situation is covered in another unit entitled "The feral cat menace - impact on Australian native wildlife". This unit can stand alone as an introduction to the impact of feral animals on native wildlife. It cat be used to introduce the topic of tha considerable problem caused by the increasing population and spread of feral cats which are regarded as the top predator affecting native Australian wildlife. That unit will also consider programmes carried out by the AWC (Australian Wildlife Conservancy) to conserve and protect native wildlife of Australia and avoid (if possible)adding names to the list of species that have become extinct. The worksheets (colour and black and white) are included so that hard copies can be distributed.

Este producto es ideal para decorar tu aula de clases y dar la Bienvenida a tus niños Puedes decorar tu cartelera con los bordes con diferentes colores , tu puerta del salon armando la palabra BIENVENIDOS en forma horizontal o verticalmente , darle a cada niño una tarjeta dandoles la bienvenida al nuevo año escolar. Contiene 56 imagenes en PNG o en PDF. Solo deja volar tu imaginación y diviertete armando tu decoración. Tambien puedes combinar los animales si adquieres los 3 motivos diferentes que encontrarás en mi tienda. This product is ideal to decorate your classroom and welcome your children You can decorate your billboard with the borders with different colors, your door of the room by putting the word WELCOME horizontally or vertically, give each child a card welcoming them to the new school year. It contains 58 images in PNG or in PDF. Just let your imagination fly and have fun assembling your decoration. You can also combine the animals if you acquire the 3 different products that you will find in my store.

Este producto es ideal para decorar tu aula de clases y dar la Bienvenida a tus niños Puedes decorar tu cartelera con los bordes con diferentes colores , tu puerta del salon armando la palabra BIENVENIDOS en forma horizontal o verticalmente , darle a cada niño una tarjeta dandoles la bienvenida al nuevo año escolar. Contiene 56 imagenes en PNG o en PDF. Solo deja volar tu imaginación y diviertete armando tu decoración. Tambien puedes combinar los animales si adquieres los 3 motivos diferentes que encontrarás en mi tienda. This product is ideal to decorate your classroom and welcome your children You can decorate your billboard with the borders with different colors, your door of the room by putting the word WELCOME horizontally or vertically, give each child a card welcoming them to the new school year. It contains 58 images in PNG or in PDF. Just let your imagination fly and have fun assembling your decoration. You can also combine the animals if you acquire the 3 different products that you will find in my store.

Este producto es ideal para decorar tu aula de clases y dar la Bienvenida a tus niños Puedes decorar tu cartelera con los bordes con diferentes colores , tu puerta del salon armando la palabra BIENVENIDOS en forma horizontal o verticalmente , darle a cada niño una tarjeta dandoles la bienvenida al nuevo año escolar. Contiene 56 imagenes en PNG o en PDF. Solo deja volar tu imaginación y diviertete armando tu decoración. Tambien puedes combinar los animales si adquieres los 3 motivos diferentes que encontrarás en mi tienda. This product is ideal to decorate your classroom and welcome your children You can decorate your billboard with the borders with different colors, your door of the room by putting the word WELCOME horizontally or vertically, give each child a card welcoming them to the new school year. It contains 56 images in PNG or in PDF. Just let your imagination fly and have fun assembling your decoration. You can also combine the animals if you acquire the 3 different products that you will find in my store.

Music making should be fun, irrespective of age and ability. The purpose of this guide is to provide the foundations of rhythm that can be used in a variety of learning environments. It will introduce a person to musical notation using animal names that will already be familiar to them. It works by chanting the animal names in time to a given pulse. Linking this then to a group of written musical notes to sing, tap, bang, shout, or whistle. This is not a step by step guide and we encourage anyone who uses this book to develop their own ideas using the framework. No two Animalease sessions will be the same and nor should they be. Children often see this method as a game (this is completely fine), and as it uses information that they already possess, the pupil has less to think about. This results in a more relaxed performance and learning environment. The focus should always be on active music making (but ensure that it is always in time). We have found over the years of using this method that the vast majority of pupils would be able to perform the following information in a short space of time. Before using this method, many pupils thought that making sense of written music would be very difficult. Pupils already familiar with the conventional counting method also found it useful and, in many cases, preferred it. We feel that the use of the animal names not only helps the pupil but also makes it accessible for someone who may not be confident to deliver music lessons, making Animalease a great tool for many primary school teachers. This resource comes with MP3 Files for demonstration purposes. Enjoy! Steve & Ben

A christmas class assembly to involve parents. Script and lyrics included.

lesson plan

Lesson planning

Cross curriculum lesson planning for YR.

lesson plan and a powerpoint as a resource.

Your young writers and emergent writers will feel as free as the sailing autumn leaves as they write on these leaf pictures. Three worksheets: Leaf colour similes, Autumn leaves can be (with guidance sheet) and a simpler version for younger children. The activities will support literacy and your autumn focus simultaneously, also offering scope for colouring.

This simple illustrated poetry frame celebrates the beauty of birds in flight and the wonders of bird migration. The theme will inspire your children’s imagination and ignite their poetic powers, spurred on by the sketches and line-starters. They’ll love thinking up similes to describe how the birds look and other aspects of them, and also thinking up their own developments and rounding-off line. The accompanying Guide Sheet offers suggestions for each line, in case handy for reading out as examples or prompting for, while encouraging independent thinking and word choices. Recommended for KS2.

Fun WELCOME Banner and Borders for Back to school decoration This product contains Zebra welcome borders with different background colors and also contains letter by letter the WELCOME word 42 images color and black and white PNG and PDF Files

Fun WELCOME Banner and Borders for Back to school decoration This product contains Lion welcome borders with different background colors and also contains letter by letter the WELCOME word 46 images color and black and white PNG and PDF Files

Fun WELCOME Banner and Borders for Back to school decoration This product contains Elephant welcome borders with different background colors and also contains letter by letter the WELCOME word 46 images color and black and white PNG and PDF Files

This unit of work comprises of a short story about a new pupil coming to school who is considered different by the others. This should lead to some discussion about what makes people considered different. The pupil is bullied throughout the day, with the bullying getting progressively worse. The reader learns the bullies own life issues. The story teaches an important moral message and leads to many possible discussions. Many of these are introduced in a worksheet asking the pupil to note their thoughts on the story in detail, with many questions and discussion points raised. The unit then becomes an imaginative writing unit. Various elements of the short story are used as a springboard for the pupils to plan then write their own story about a new pupil coming to a school and being considered different. The unit could be used as part of an English course and should last for a half term if taught once a week. It could be used in late Primary School or early Secondary School. It is also a very good unit to teach to older SEN pupils.

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KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Storybook Early Reader Level This resource contains text and images for the story of ‘Sam and Ella’s Grandma’. This version is suitable for early reader level, ideal for younger students or pupils with SEN. In this story, Sam and Ella’s grandma lives alone. When Sam and Ella’s family go away on holiday, Grandma offers to look after their cat and soon realises that she may like some company at home herself. This story promotes discussion on family relationships and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Picture Bank This resource contains an image bank of pictures around the theme of family relationships, which align to the storybook resources of ‘Sam and Ella’s Grandma’. These images can be edited as required and printed off for in-class activities.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Interactive Storybook Early Reader Level This interactive storybook has audio and prompts for discussion which encourage pupils to reflect on the actions of the story and characters, as well as their own experiences and feelings. This version is suitable for early reader level, ideal for younger learners or pupils with SEN. In this story, Sam and Ella’s grandma lives alone. When Sam and Ella’s family go away on holiday, Grandma offers to look after their cat and soon realises that she may like some company at home herself. This story promotes discussion on family relationships and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Storybook Early Reader Level This resource contains text and images for the story of ‘Leon’s Bad Day’. This version is suitable for early reader level, ideal for younger students or pupils with SEN. In this story, Leon stays up late one night, and the next day does not go well for him, culminating in an argument with his friend at school. His teacher helps him to reflect on the series of choices and decisions that led him to this situation. This story promotes discussion on feelings and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Interactive Storybook Independent Reader Level This interactive storybook has audio and prompts for discussion which encourage pupils to reflect on the actions of the story and characters, as well as their own experiences and feelings. This version is suitable for independent reader level. In this story, Sam and Ella’s grandma lives alone. When Sam and Ella’s family go away on holiday, Grandma offers to look after their cat and soon realises that she may like some company at home herself. This story promotes discussion on family relationships and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Storybook Independent Reader Level This resource contains text and images for the story of ‘Leon’s Bad Day’. This version is suitable for independent reader level. In this story, Leon stays up late one night, and the next day does not go well for him, culminating in an argument with his friend at school. His teacher helps him to reflect on the series of choices and decisions that led him to this situation. This story promotes discussion on feelings and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Storybook Independent Reader Level This resource contains text and images for the story of ‘Sam and Ella’s Grandma’. This version is suitable for independent reader level. In this story, Sam and Ella’s grandma lives alone. When Sam and Ella’s family go away on holiday, Grandma offers to look after their cat and soon realises that she may like some company at home herself. This story promotes discussion on family relationships and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Interactive Storybook Independent Reader Level This interactive storybook has audio and prompts for discussion which encourage pupils to reflect on the actions of the story and characters, as well as their own experiences and feelings. This version is suitable for independent reader level. In this story, Leon stays up late one night, and the next day does not go well for him, culminating in an argument with his friend at school. His teacher helps him to reflect on the series of choices and decisions that led him to this situation. This story promotes discussion on feelings, and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Interactive Storybook Early Reader Level This interactive storybook has audio and prompts for discussion which encourage pupils to reflect on the actions of the story and characters, as well as their own experiences and feelings. This version is suitable for early reader level, ideal for younger learners or pupils with SEN. In this story, Leon stays up late one night, and the next day does not go well for him, culminating in an argument with his friend at school. His teacher helps him to reflect on the series of choices and decisions that led him to this situation. This story promotes discussion on feelings and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Relationships - Picture Bank This resource contains an image bank of pictures around the theme of friendship and managing feelings, which align to the storybook resources of ‘Leon’s Bad Day’. These images can be edited as required and printed off for in-class activities.

KS1 PSHE - Health and Wellbeing - Picture Bank This resource contains an image bank of pictures around the theme of dental care, and align to the storybook resources of ‘Leon’s Wobbly Tooth’. These images can be edited as required and printed off for in class activities.

KS1 PSHE - Health and Wellbeing - Interactive Storybook Early Reader Level This interactive storybook has audio and prompts for discussion which encourage pupils to reflect on the actions of the story and characters, as well as their own experiences and feelings. This version is suitable for early reader level, ideal for younger learners or pupils with SEN. In the story, Leon wakes one morning and discovers that one of his teeth is wobbly. After school, at a dentist check-up, he learns more about keeping his teeth healthy. Will the tooth fairy pay him a visit when his tooth finally comes out? This story promotes discussion on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Health and Wellbeing - Interactive Storybook Independent Reader Level This interactive storybook has audio and prompts for discussion which encourage pupils to reflect on the actions of the story and characters, as well as their own experiences and feelings. This version is suitable for independent reader level. In this story, Leon wakes one morning and discovers that one of his teeth is wobbly. After school, at a dentist check-up, he learns more about keeping his teeth healthy. Will the tooth fairy pay him a visit when his tooth finally comes out? This story promotes discussion on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Health and Wellbeing - Storybook Independent Reader Level This resource contains text and images for the story of ‘Leon’s Wobbly Tooth’. This version is suitable for independent reader level. In this story, Leon wakes one morning and discovers that one of his teeth is wobbly. After school, at a dentist check-up, he learns more about keeping his teeth healthy. Will the tooth fairy pay him a visit when his tooth finally comes out? This story promotes discussion on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS1 PSHE - Health and Wellbeing - Storybook Early Reader Level This resource contains text and images for the story of ‘Leon’s Wobbly Tooth’. This version is suitable for early reader level, ideal for younger students or pupils with SEN. In this story, Leon wakes one morning and discovers that one of his teeth is wobbly. After school, at a dentist check-up, he learns more about keeping his teeth healthy. Will the tooth fairy pay him a visit when his tooth finally comes out? This story promotes discussion on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and is useful as an engaging starting point.

KS2 Literacy - Sunflower Lifecycle Interactive Explanation Book This interactive book has bright, colourful illustrations and simple text to explain the lifecycle of a sunflower. For audio, just press the speaker icon to have the text read aloud. This is a great resource to use as the basis for a writing task. For example, ask pupils to take short notes and capture the vital information from the text. Students can then create their own explanation books using their own drawings.

KS2 Literacy - Make Your Own Information Sheet - Interactive Activity - Seasons Create your own information sheet by writing headings, footers, and main body text, as well as adding in pictures. Different page layout options are a useful feature for pupil differentiation, as higher-ability pupils can be encouraged to extend the length of their work. This is a great activity for pupils to work on independently in order to practise writing informatively.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons - Interactive Explanation Book This is an interactive storybook about the Seasons. This text is aimed at early reader level, which is ideal for younger students, lower-ability learners or pupils with SEN. This interactive also has full audio support. It is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.

KS1 Literacy - Onomatopoeia Words List - Fireworks This onomatopoeia word list is based on fireworks. The words can be printed and used for display or as a prompt for pupils when writing their own poems.

KS1 Literacy - Weather Reporter Interactive Activity This is an interactive activity for pupils to produce their own weather reports. Pupils choose the area of the UK and the weather conditions, then press the play button to hear it read out by the on-screen weather reporter. This is a great resource for modelling the format of a TV weather report. It can be extended by asking pupils to plan their own weather report and produce a script.

KS1 Literacy - What’s the weather today? Interactive Activity This interactive activity allows you to create a scene showing what the weather is like that day. Set the weather conditions, then choose appropriate clothes for the children and an adjective to describe it. This is a great whole-class starter activity.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons - Interactive Explanation Book This is an interactive explanation book about the seasons. This text is pitched at reading level A, which is designed for pupils who are beginning to read simple sentences and shorter overall text independently. This interactive has full audio support, minimal direct speech and shorter sentences. A great resource for whole class reading or individual practice, useful for sparking discussion about the seasons.

KS1 Literacy - Seasons Interactive Explanation Book This is an interactive explanation book for the seasons. This text is aimed at reading level B, suitable for pupils who are comfortable reading text and more complex sentences independently. This interactive also has full audio support. It is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.

KS2 Literacy - Frog Lifecycle Interactive Explanation Book This interactive book has bright, colourful illustrations and simple text to explain the lifecycle of a frog. For audio, just press the speaker icon to have the text read aloud. This is a great resource to use as the basis for a writing task. For example, ask pupils to take short notes and capture the vital information from the text. Students can then create their own explanation books using their own drawings.

KS1 Literacy - Josh’s Favourite Toy Interactive Storybook - Reading Level A This is an interactive storybook for the Tes elements original story ‘Josh’s Favourite Toy’. This text is pitched at reading level A, which is designed for pupils who are beginning to read simple sentences and shorter overall text independently. This interactive has full audio support, minimal direct speech and shorter sentences. This is a great resource for whole-class reading or individual practice.