Yes, there are now four economical files for encouraging pupils to become familiar with the arcane lexicon of Science.
Why are these games essential?Why do you not calculate the numbers - multiply the number of key words per lesson by the number of lessons per week and then by three (for the three years of Key Stage 3 teaching).
The magic number is 2,000; that is the vocabulary size of someone able to have a conversation in most foreign languages.
So you need to use word games to ensure that pupils become familiar with that foreign language called Science; and each fike costs just £1 (that is right - one pound sterling), not a lot to ensure your pupils engage with their learning.
Why are these games essential?Why do you not calculate the numbers - multiply the number of key words per lesson by the number of lessons per week and then by three (for the three years of Key Stage 3 teaching).
The magic number is 2,000; that is the vocabulary size of someone able to have a conversation in most foreign languages.
So you need to use word games to ensure that pupils become familiar with that foreign language called Science; and each fike costs just £1 (that is right - one pound sterling), not a lot to ensure your pupils engage with their learning.
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William's Ideas for Word Games is an 80 page pdf that is filled with dozens of ideas and examples of how word games can be used to complement your lesson; just email William@WilliamsWords.co.uk for a free copy. |
Tag Word Games are engaging activities that can be used to introduce new ideas or words, or to revise work from previous years
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A wealth of engaging and effective strategies for developing literacy and understanding of scientific terms. TES Review
Full of stimulating activities for pupils to enjoy while learning about the key words. Special Needs Information Press
Full of stimulating activities for pupils to enjoy while learning about the key words. Special Needs Information Press
Marvelous medley of modelsUsing the subject-specific words that pupils are likely to meet at years 6 and 7, these 160 pages will save you time and improve your pupils' knowledge.
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Medley of models for chemistryA dozen different types of models in over 200 pages make this an essential resource for helping students become familiar with the terms specific to chemistry.
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Circuits & symbolsDozens of games to familiarise learners with the symbols and equations used in simple circuits.
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Skeleton & muscles fileUses dozen of games to familiarise pupils with the proper names for the bones in the human skeleton.
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There are dozens more files of models and word games - click on any image for further information.
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Every subject has three facets - the knowledge (facts that have to be learned), the skills (ways of thinking, talking or manipulating that have to be practised) and the lexicon (the subject specific words that allow rapid, precise communication), how these three affect teaching in several subjects is discussed in A triangle of learning on the TES shareware site.
Fantastic news ! This is THE dictionary for Junior Schools.
This 84 page pdf gives the meanings of all the words that pupils are likely to meet at Key Stage 2. Priced at £25 for a dictionary that can be loaded onto every tablet in your school. Click here for further information |
Every Science laboratory should have at least on copy (STE 50 56)
In all my years of teaching. I have never found a more useful resource! Said at the ASE Conference in January. Single copy for £15 +p&p, reductions for multiple order - click here for more information |
Encourage them to learn the spelling - having to work at finding the word has been found to encourage the learning of spelling, and help retain meaning (why else do you think that MFL continues to use dictionaries?)
Site license (load onto every iPad in the school) £22 (Which means less than 2p per pupil) Click here to order |
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I have analysed some data that was obtained by cognitive ability testing in year 7 and again in year 9 - click CAT INTERPRETATION to start reading the analysis.
I have analysed some data that was obtained by cognitive ability testing in year 7 and again in year 9 - click CAT INTERPRETATION to start reading the analysis.
