Descriptive writing activity which has been tried and tested in the classroom in upper KS2, but could easily be used with other age groups. Learners will brainstorm descriptions of the location and scene of Dracula’s mysterious and eerie castle. They then write a detailed account using the information they have gathered. Template, image, model text and KWL grid included. As an alternative to publisher, a PDF has also been uploaded. Bonus - Castle Live Web Cam (YouTube stream) is also available as a free resource. Looking for more? See the bundle offer for a complete unit of work which focuses on Count Dracula.

Suitability of Materials - Complete Lesson Suitability of Materials - Lesson Plan, PowerPoint and Worksheets This download includes a detailed 40 slide PowerPoint on the suitability of materials for their purpose. There is also differentiated worksheets to allow children to demonstrate understanding of the suitability of materials and a chart to allow for an investigation activity. This download includes: - Lesson plan - Complete 40 slide PowerPoint - 3 x differentiated worksheet - Answer sheet - Investigation chart Thanks for looking  Please remember to leave feedback, for updates and promotions you can also follow me here. ***************************************************************************** Some of my other products: Big Science Bundle Pack . Complete Space and the Solar System Workbook . Complete Dialogues and Play Scripts Writing Unit . *****************************************************************************

This resource is a class assembly that I did with my Year 3 and 4 classes about our cross-curricular topic for the term: Light. To make the script I split the class into five groups, and gave each group a question to research with helpful bullet points. They went away and did this over a lesson, making the notes from which I made a class assembly script! The script can easily be adapted to change children's names or to add or take away parts. The script also includes visual activities or objects that groups can be showing to support their part of the assembly. Group topics include: What is light? Sources of light Darkness Shadows Reflections It is designed to be an informative assembly, but fun and easily for an audience to follow. Enjoy!

Resources included are as follows:  PDF files for you to print. You could also use them on the IWB. Sequencing activity, character study, story board, animal flashcards, question pack, snap game, a full range of writing activities, bingo game, quiz, anagram worksheet, hedgehog facts posters, photo pack, scene from the story photo pack, nocturnal animals poster and flashcards, character name cards, deign and drawing activities, hand puppets, book marks, colouring pages, addition game, adjectives writing task, road safety tasks, crossing the road flashcards, extra large road safety items for display, number flashcards, road crossing information posters, large speed signs, letters bunting, large letters to head display, long banner, display borders, word search and other resources.

This is a workbook of literacy activities that are paired with the Pixar short film - LIFTED. This is a hilarious film that students adore and I have used this booklet as part of both film studies, creative writing, activator/tune in activities and outer space themed units. It has a range of activities including cloze passage, ordering scenes from the film, pictures, definitions, problem solving and other literacy sentence building activities. I hope you enjoy it as much as my students. This resource is 7 pages long.

Fun With Lines. Templates to create 4, 5, 6 and 8 point stars. Draw straight lines connecting the dots on the templates and curves will magically appear … such fun! (Parabolic Curves). Included: ♦ 4x student templates – 4, 5, 6 and 8 point stars ♦ Example stars ♦ Easy-to-follow instructions (with images) The Process: ♦ Draw the lines. ♦ Colour your artwork. ♦ Cut the artwork out around the circle. ♦ Display the stars. The Instructions: I have provided 7 steps to complete the artwork. Each step is on one page with concise instructions and an image. Print them out or display via a data projector – a great way for your students to self-check and manage their own learning. (Plus it will save you from having to answer millions of “Is this right?” questions!) The Practise Part: At the bottom of each template there is a section to practise ruling the lines and getting the hang of making parabolic curves before attempting it on the actual template. The artwork looks tricky …. but it is actually very simple! Skill enhancement: ruling straight lines with precision. Keywords: parabolic curves, string art, line art, geometry, math, ruler, straight lines, star, space, galaxy, © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

3 creative dance lessons based on the story of Owl Babies by Martin Waddle. The first lesson covers the nest & could link to animal habitats, the second uses the idea of the owl babies coming out onto their various branches whilst waiting for their mother & uses the difference of the branch, the twig & the old ivy. The final lesson looks at the mother flying & returning to the nest. Each lesson comes in a step by step format & requires the teacher to simply ask questions & set tasks to allow the children to respond creatively. There are hints & tips along the way to assist, as well as a column indicating the key skill in each section of the lesson & a link to suitable music. If you require any further help please contact me at cpring@live.co.uk

Light and Dark Also contains resources for ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’ and ‘Nocturnal animals’. The pack includes: 1.A long colourful display banner for ‘Light and Dark’ 2.A long display banner for ‘Night and Day’ 3.A bingo game to find the light sources for your board the first 4.Picture and word flashcards 5.An A4 word card 6.Topic words on light bulbs 7.Colour photos of different light sources 8.A PowerPoint about light and dark and different sources of light 9.Pictures to sort of different man-made and natural sources of light 10. Photos of different reflections 11. Photos of the dark showing different lights and the moon and stars 12. Photos of the day showing different things we often see in the day such as rainbows and white clouds 13. Large lettering from A-Z in both lower and upper case with mini light bulbs on each letter- great to create a large alphabet line or to create any display titles 14. Shadow puppet templates 15. Animal sorting pictures and backgrounds to sort the animals into those that come out in the day and at night 16. Play dough mats- a collection of mats to use in the play dough area with a light theme 17. A board game to make and play- children need to decide when they land on a picture if it is an activity which happens during the day, night or both- a great game for discussion 18. Word searches 19. Various writing sheets with borders 20. Various worksheets- sort the pictures into light and dark, write about different pictures, draw the light sources etc The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark 1.A long display banner 2.Various worksheets about the characters and the story 3.Writing worksheets with borders 4.Story words- decorated cards to print with words relating to the story 5.A story sack tag 6.Large lettering from A-Z in both lower and upper case with moons, stars and flying owls on each letter 7.Speech bubble worksheets- write what the owls are saying to each other and what the characters in the story are saying 8.An alphabet line on owls 9.A number line to 50 on stars 10. Colouring pictures of owls and the characters in the story 11. Sequencing pictures- coloured and black and white pictures to sequence 12. Owl puppets to make- these are provided in colour and black and white 13. Owl masks in colour and black and white 14. A night time bingo game relating to the ideas in the story 15. Flashcards of the different night time activities Nocturnal animals 1.Colourful posters of different nocturnal animals 2.Colour photos of nocturnal

A 30 page PowerPoint file, explaining what nocturnal animals are; why they come out at night; how they feed and live etc. The animals include: Bats Owls Badgers Foxes Hedgehogs Moles Mice The file also includes a page of related vocabulary, how nocturnal animals see, and looking for evidence of nightime activity.

A set of IWB lessons, worksheets, activities, planning and display resources following the 2014 curriculum. It includes 8 powerpoint lessons, worksheets, activities, games and display.

This is a letter set, with a coloured stars pattern, consisting of: - A-Z in capital letters - a-z in lower case letters - 0-9 - ! ? ... , . "" - + x + = ÷ There is one letter/ number per page. The symbols/ punctuation are grouped to save on paper. All you have to do is print out the pages you need to write out any heading you like. Get the pages laminated and the letters cut out to create a lovely and creative display heading. You can also use your printer settings to put multiples pages per page to get smaller letters (that depends on your printer though). I hope your class enjoy your beautiful and creative headings to displays.

Resources included are as follows: 40 pdf files. Information pack and light and dark – including topics such as sources of light, what light is, how we see it, reflection, refraction, colour spectrum etc. Light sources photo pack, artificial and natural light posters, sources of light flashcards, dark places flashcards, key word cards, relation inventions posters, colouring page for day and night, day and night photos, range of worksheets and activities, display headings and borders, writing borders and frames, history of light timeline cards, nocturnal animals posters, story board to write for a dark place, folder cover and resources sack tag, word search, how plants grow worksheets and activity, plus other resources.

Featuring functional correct/wrong screens and 50/50 lifelines, this is perfect for assessment or discovering what children already know. This new and improved interactive gameshow is an entertaining way to teach groups about Light and Dark. A free trial of my best-in-class version (minus the 50/50 functionality) is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/millionaire-quiz-free-trial-edition-11697409 There are 15 questions, testing children's knowledge of: - Shadows - Light sources - Transparency, Translucency and Opacity - Inventions - The Sun and Moon ...and more! N.B The original logos for Who Wants to be a Millionaire are property of Sony Pictures Television. For this reason they have not been included, but a similar non-trademarked version has. Please see my shop for other gameshows, worksheets, activities and time-saving ideas. All feedback is welcome so please do comment and rate.

A wonderful resource showing 28 aerial view images of the Earth, taken from satellites, aeroplanes and drones. Your students will find these photos fascinating! This is a great resource for helping your students to gain a different perspective and understanding of the Earth. This resource is a PDF file, that can either be printed or used as a presentation on a computer or smartboard.

KS1 Using electricity Science Vocabulary and Spelling pack contains a presentation which shows a picture for each word listed below. In addition the presentation has a link to more online teaching resources a teacher could use to revise the topic with. I have also included a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide and a printable Word Mat to help you get the most out of this topic and purchase. Words used in this KS1 Using Electricity Science Vocabulary presentation. electricity bulb bulb holder buzzer battery battery holder switch circuit connection wire mains crocodile clip break dim bright light plug socket brighter Additional documents are included with the permission of Sheffield Advisory and Inspection Service. These are available for free elsewhere online as word lists etc. However, not in the range of formats offered here.

This powerpoint was used as part of a lesson based on 'light and dark', during the topic of &'colour&';. We made our own silhouettes after playing the guessing game with the powerpoint.

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Bats use echolocation to find their food. They send out calls when they're hunting at night and listen to the echoes that come back - they then use this information to &'map&'; their surroundings and work out how far away things are. Bats can even use echolocation to tell the difference between objects and food - so they can avoid bashing into trees and hone in on a tasty insect instead :O) Try it out for yourself - play the hungry bats game:

A selection of quality Space and Earth display titles to be printed and used as titles for display boards or whatever you want! Sheets come in A4, 2 x A4 and a selection of individual letters whose colours match the theme or topic. Lots of other space resources are available from the TES by tftf. All images sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.