This is an interactive, fun resource for Key Stage 1. Combining many accelerated learning principles with the '3 Rs' of popular song - Rhythm, Rhyme and Repetition - this is a valuable teaching tool that presents Key Stage 1 Science through songs, words, pictures and actions. The pack contains: full-colour Teacher's book with notes and ideas for use in the classroom; Audio CD: 14 songs plus music-only tracks; and a CD-ROM: Powerpoint versions of song lyrics and stories for whiteboard display. The 14 graded units comprehensively cover the Key Stage 1 Science Programme of Study and QCA Study Units for Years 1 and 2. The CD-ROM allows you to display the song lyrics for singing along, and the stories for shared reading. Or you can display the words or just the pictures - you choose! This is perfect for meeting the varied learning needs of all children, whatever their preferred learning style or ability.

 

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Network Educational Press Ltd .

Tim Harding has taught in primary schools for 23 years, spending 15 of these as a headteacher. He frequently uses music as a dynamic starting point for cross-curricular learning and has written, arranged and produced a wide variety of music for primary children. He also performs with his family band, The Hardings

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Ourselves - You and Me Plants - Down in the Garden Materials - Sort it Out! Light and dark - We Can't See When the Lights Go Out Pushes and pulls - Pushing and Pulling Sound and hearing - What's That Sound? Part 2 Scientific enquiry - Let's be Fair Eating and growing - Growing up healthy Plants and animals - Who Lives Here? Variation - What's the Difference Grouping and changing materials - Ice Cream Cake Forces and movement - That's a Force! Using electricity - There's Electricity!