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Posted on March 11, 2019 by The Rising Stars Team
It’s British Science Week - an annual celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. It is a fantastic opportunity to get your children involved in some really practical science activities. Here are some fun activities for you to try this British Science Week.
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Posted on October 17, 2018 by Sue Evans - Science coordinator at Phoenix Primary
Teach your children how to describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials with this fun and free practical lesson plan!
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Posted on September 12, 2018 by Sue Evans - Science coordinator at Phoenix Primary
Teach your children about the different functions of our bones and muscles with this fun practical lesson!
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Posted on June 22, 2018 by Bethan Chaplin Dewey
This week, to celebrate the launch of Switched on Science Second Edition, we're giving away a free topic from Year 1 in which pupils explore their local environment to help them find out more about the plants and animals that live in their locality.
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Posted on June 18, 2018 by Sue Evans
Sue Evans, science coordinator at Phoenix Primary, details a fun outdoor activity for you to try with your pupils. Get them running around neighing like horses or baaing like sheep whilst also learning how to identify a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
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Posted on May 10, 2018 by Sue Evans
In this blog post Sue Evans, science coordinator at Phoenix Primary, explains how she had fun teaching her class about what's in our blood through a fun practical lesson.
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Posted on December 14, 2015 by Morwenna
Martin Waddell's Room for a Little One is the basis of today's free English lesson plan!
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Posted on December 11, 2015 by Morwenna
The first of the new Key Stage 2 National Tests are fast approaching. If you are planning on a revision programme, or even if you aren’t, it is probably best to be aware of the areas that will be included in the tests that have not been taught in Year 6. Thank to Mathematics Advisor Caroline Clissold for this valuable article on end points.
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Posted on December 9, 2015 by Morwenna
Behind the door on Day 7 of our advent calendar is a great lesson plan using Rachel Bright's The Lion Inside.
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Posted on December 8, 2015 by Morwenna
Our advent calendar is bursting with fantastic lesson plan ideas for you to use in the classroom! Today's is based around The Frog Olympics by Brian Moses.
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