Ask the majority of adults "Is Science a foreign language?" and the inevitable answer is yes! Which means you had difficulty understanding what your teacher was telling you - and decided that Science was too difficult!
Teach your child the language of Science then they will understand the teacher, and vastly improve their understanding and exam result.
(Do not worry - each file has a glossary explaining all the words used in the word games)
Teach your child the language of Science then they will understand the teacher, and vastly improve their understanding and exam result.
(Do not worry - each file has a glossary explaining all the words used in the word games)
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
There are some very useful materials here that would enhance lessons and help make learning scientific vocabulary more fun [School Science Review 96 131]
Each file starts with a lively tag game, to introduce 18 or so novel words and encourage pupils to remember their spellings
There are several model building activities, each needs the tiles to be cut out, the words matched to meaning and then glued in place. There are always at least two of each type of model so the adult and learner can build together and talk about each word and meaning (talk is central to learning Science).
Add in the open ended-activity such as loop frames and diy wordsearch and you have the perfect file for engaging your child in learning to speak Science.
The two pdf files below are free - just email William or see above for downloads from the TES shareware site (William's Ideas has been downloaded over 10,000 times and garnered 15 five-star reviews).
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; |
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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The files below illustrate the information given and the words used at the specific pages of CGP Revision Guide for Key Stage Three Science; each file costs just £1 (that is right - one pound sterling), not a lot for a dozen puzzles that will engage your students with their learning.
(These files and more are also available at the TES shareware site)
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To order - click on the image below.
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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) £28 (Which means less than 2p per pupil) Click here to order |
(VAT and postage will be added as appropriate)
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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.
