Living things 6-7 - Neville Evans

Each fully photocopiable book on the DEVELOPING SCIENCE LANGUAGE series will be split into around ten 6-8 page 'units', each hitting a significant science curriculum topic. Content will include aspects of all the UK curricula, with references indicating which topics occur in which documentation. Each unit will comprise of: - a piece of information text aimed at 6 year olds, with key vocabulary highlighted -two comprehension activities based on the text (one activity differentiated at two levels) -one or more fun activities to reinforce the key words, such as completing a word search of labelling a diagram DSL:Living Things 6-7'will address the 'biology' topics covered by the UK curricula at KS1/P2-3, using the QCA 'Science Scheme ofWork' units for Y1 and Y2 as a more detailed guide. To this will be added appropriate content from other UK science curriculum documents, in particular the new Scottish 5-14 guidelines on environmental studies. Photocopiable science information texts appropriate to target age group. Differentiated comprehensions-credible literacy. Fully-photocopiable activities to develop science literacy:comprehension tasks and word games.;Highlights and teaches key science vocabulary in context.