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We love teaching and making resources to promote enjoyment, motivation, and understanding for children and teachers with a particular passion for learning outside the classroom.
16 visual natural disasters vocabulary cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title. They are a great way to help your children learn the key terms needed for this exciting topic. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid.
Contents
16 X Key Vocabulary Cards
Display Titlet
Vocabulary Included
Natural Disaster
Beaufort Scale
Cyclone
Drought
Dust Storm
Earthquake
Fault Line
Flood
Gust
Hurricane
Lightning
Richter Scale
Tornado
Tsunami
Typhoon
Wild Fire
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This is a great team activity to get children thinking carefully about reducing, reusing, and recycling as part of your sustainability topic. They will have to sort statement cards into the correct category in a fun relay game.
This can also be done as a simple group sorting activity.
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Contents:**
Teacher’s Guide
Title Cards
27 Statement Cards
This is a perfect activity for Earth Day or Global Recycling Day.
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This fun geography ‘Continents and Oceans’ word search is a great way to reinforce or introduce the continents and oceans. It’s great for morning work, filling activities, or just as some fun! Your class will learn the continents and oceans in no time with the help of our fun word search.
In this word search the words only go forwards either upwards, along, down, or diagonally.
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Packed with fun and interesting facts about our oceans, this fill-in-the-blank worksheet is a great way to introduce your oceans topic! As your children complete the sentences, they’ll learn about the importance of our oceans and the vital role they play. It’s also perfect as a filler or extension activity.
You may also be interested in our Ocean Facts Reading Comprehension.
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This sea-level rise reading comprehension is the perfect addition to your humans and the environment topic. This is a basic text that goes through what sea-level rise is, what impacts sea-level rise, and why they are an important issue that we need to be aware of. Once they’ve read the passage they will use the text to complete the comprehension questions.
This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work.
Included:
Reading passage
Differentiated Comprehension Questions
Answer key
This resource is perfect for both distance and classroom learning.
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Introduce your students to renewable energy with this engaging Hydropower Reading Comprehension activity, perfect for science and literacy integration in years 4–6.
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This printable resource includes a carefully written nonfiction passage about hydroelectric power, followed by two differentiated sets of comprehension questions—ideal for building reading confidence and supporting curriculum-aligned science topics.
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What’s Included:
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1 engaging nonfiction passage about hydropower (4–5 paragraphs)
Set 1: 6 easy, fact-based comprehension questions
Set 2: 6 challenging, inference-based comprehension questions
Complete answer keys for both sets
Print-and-go format – no prep required
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Skills Covered:
Reading for detail
Inference and reasoning
Vocabulary building
Cross-curricular science connections
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Use this resource for:
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Earth Day or sustainability units
Renewable energy lessons
Independent reading or group discussion
Homework or reading centers
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Perfect for teachers looking to combine science content with reading comprehension practice in a meaningful, standards-aligned way.
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Fact and opinion sorting activity based on ocean plastic pollution, perfect for combining reading comprehension with environmental science. This engaging, print-and-go resource helps students practice identifying facts vs. opinions using real-world, topical content.
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Includes short and extended versions to fit different lesson lengths or ability levels. A great addition to Earth Day activities, nonfiction units, or cross-curricular lessons.
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What’s Included:
Sheet 1: 9 mixed fact and opinion statements with a built-in sorting table (ideal for shorter sessions)
Sheet 2: 18 mixed fact and opinion statements for deeper practice
Sheet 3: Blank sorting table to accompany Sheet 2
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Key Skills Practiced:
Identifying fact vs. opinion
Reading comprehension
Critical thinking
Environmental literacy
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Perfect for:
Science and literacy integration
Earth Day or sustainability units
Reading centers, group work, or homework
Quick assessments and discussion starters
Use this flexible resource to teach an important reading skill while raising awareness about a real environmental issue.
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This video comprehension takes a look at water pollution and the impacts it has on the environment. Your students will watch a video where they will learn about what the water pollution is, what causes it, the environmental impact, as well as what we can do to help stop water pollution.
This pack contains 3 levels of differentiation as well as an extension activity where they will carry out further research to find 5 interesting facts about water pollution.
What is video comprehension?
Our video comprehension series is designed to facilitate the learning of those students who find reading tricky. It allows them to access the same level of learning without the need to read large amounts of information as they will watch a video on the topic rather than reading large amounts of text. We have found it especially helpful with our SEN students.
Each set is differentiated three times. With the first level of differentiation requiring them to simply circle the correct answers.
These worksheets work best if each student has their own device as they can re-watch parts of the video to find the correct answers. However if you don’t have one device per students or pair we have done this with great success by having the video on repeat on the board / tv at the front of the classroom.
These activities are also perfect for home and distance learning.
We are constantly expanding our range of video comprehension worksheets so be sure to check back frequently for new resources.
Check out our other video comprehension packs:
- Compost
- Ozone Depletion
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This reading comprehension is the perfect addition to your sustainability topic. This is a basic text that goes through what renewable energy is and the different forms of renewable energy that have been developed. Once they’ve read the passage they will use the text to complete the comprehension questions.
This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work.
Included:
Reading passage
Comprehension questions
Extension questions
Answer key
This resource is perfect for both distance and classroom learning.
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This reading comprehension is the perfect addition to your sustainability topic. This is a basic text that goes through what solar panels are are, how they work, and why they are an important renewable energy source. Once they’ve read the passage they will use the text to complete the comprehension questions.
This no-prep close reading activity is perfect for both remote learning and classroom work.
Included:
Reading passage
Differentiated Comprehension Questions
Answer key
This resource is perfect for both distance and classroom learning.
Check out our Wind Turbines Reading Comprehension.
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Get students tracking the weather throughout the week with this fun and visual differentiated weather diary. It’s a great way to get them to observe changes over time as well as learning about the weather forecasting symbols.
It’s great to do this at different times of the year so that students can compare and contrast the different weather in different seasons. This resource pack contains 2 differentiated worksheets.
Diff. 1 - Students to draw simple symbols each day to show the weather.
**Diff. 2 - **Students to draw the correct symbol and record the temperature and wind speed each day (if you don’t have appropriate equipment you can research the temperature and wind speed).
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This is a great STEM project to get students exploring the local weather as they design and build their very own wind vanes before recording the wind direction over a given time period. This projects is great if you’re looking at points of the compass, the weather, fractions, or as a fun STEM challenge.
Teaching Structure:
Talk about what a wind vane is and why they can be useful.
In small groups, complete the design sheet by getting students to think of their own ideas about how to build a wind vane. If you don’t want to do this, just use the example design.
Share each idea and discuss whether they’ll work or not.
Share the example design. - Complete the final design sheet if their designs have changed.
Build the wind vane.
Place the wind vane in a suitable location and complete the record sheet over a given time period. It can be interesting to put each group in a different place and then compare their results to see any variations in wind directions.
Complete the evaluation questions.
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This is a great outdoor experiment that demonstrates how the earth is kept warm enough for life (as well as global warming) through the greenhouse effect.
They will carry out an experiment comparing the difference in temperature between the air in a glass jar compared to the air outside of the jar. This demonstrates the effect the greenhouse gases have on the Earth.
They will go onto think about what happens when we add to the greenhouse gases and the effect this has on the Earth’s temperature.
**Equipment needed: **tall jar, 2 x thermometers, 2 x pieces of white card, timer, sunshine & an activity pack.
Teaching Structure:
Ask the students how they think the Earth is kept warm. Explain that there are gases in the atmosphere that trap the warming radiation in and keep the Earth warm.
Explain that they are going to demonstrate this process by looking how the air warms up in a glass compared to the air outside of the glass.
Get the students to complete the method sheet.
Place 2 pieces of white card on the floor in a sunny spot (to keep the floor variable the same).
Put the jar with a thermometer in on one piece of card and put the lid on (if the lid is opaque put the jar upside down). Place the other thermometer on the other bit of card.
Record the temperature of both thermometers at the decided intervals and record the results in the table.
Complete the discussion questions and evaluation sheet.
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This cloud diary is a fantastic way to introduce students to weather forecasting as well as getting them outside and observing the changes in the weather each day. Briefly explain how clouds are formed, linking it to the water cycle.
Tell your students that they will go outside each day and see what clouds they can spot (using the cloud ID sheet) and record their results in the table. You could talk about the kind of weather we would expect to see with each of the different cloud types. They may start to make their own predictions about the weather.
Before you get the students to do their diary, it’s worth looking at the weather forecast to try and choose a period with varied weather. This resource contains 2 activity sheets, a cloud ID sheet, as well as some evaluation questions.
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36 visual Weather and Water Cycle Vocabulary Cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title. They are a great way to help your children learn the key terms needed for this exciting topic. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid.
Contents
- 36 X Weather & Water Cycle Vocab Cards
- Display Title
- 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own)
Vocabulary Included
- Water Cycle
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Transpiration
- Groundwater
- Clouds
- Surface Runoff
- Water Vapour
- Humidity
- Precipitation
- Due Point
- Cool Air
- Air Pressure
- Atmosphere
- Beaufort Scale
- Cirrus Clouds
- Climate
- Cumulonimbus Clouds
- Equator
- Flood
- Front
- Global Warming
- Hurricane
- Jet Stream
- Lightning
- Meteorologist
- Overcast
- Seasons
- Snow
- Storm
- Thunder
- Tornado
- Typhoon
- Visibility
- Wind
- Waterspout
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16 visual Rock Cycle Vocabulary Cards that are perfect for your topic word wall complete with a title. They are a great way to help your children learn the key terms needed for this exciting topic. We have found them especially helpful for children with English as an additional language. Each card contains the key word, definition, and visual aid.
Contents
- 16 X Key Vocab Cards
- Display Title
- 2 X Blank Cards (for the children to create their own)
Vocabulary Included
- Metamorphic Rock
- Igneous Rock
- Sedimentary Rock
- Weathering
- Deposition
- Rock Cycle
- Sediment
- Rock
- Magma
- Lava
- Extrusive Rocks
- Intrusive Rocks
- Acid Rain
- Fossils
- Earth’s Crust
- Earth’s Mantle
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A highly visual and interactive PowerPoint and quiz on volcanoes as part of your natural disasters geography unit. It’s perfect for introducing this topic or as a quick lesson recap.
Contents
Slides 1 - 7: Introduction
Slides 8 - 12: Types of Eruption
Slides 13 - 14: Types of Volcano
Slides 15 - 19: Fun Facts
Slides 20 - 32: Quiz
Slides 33 - 34: Conclusion / Challenge
<br/>Check out our other natural disaster PowerPoints:
Earthquakes
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A highly visual and interactive PowerPoint and quiz on hurricanes as part of your natural disasters geography unit. It’s perfect for introducing this topic or as a quick lesson recap.
Contents:
Slides 1 - 4: What is a hurricane?
Slide 5: How they are measured.
Slides 6 - 8: How hurricanes are formed.
Slides 9 - 16: Primary and secondary dangers.
Slide 18: Preparation.
Slides 19 – 20: Worsening hurricanes.
Slides 21 – 22: Case Studies
Slides 23 – 25: Fun facts
Slides 26 – 34: Quiz
Check out our other natural disaster PowerPoints:
Earthquakes
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This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising hurricanes. It’s a great way to have students review their vocabulary of the topic and not even realise that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!).
This pack includes a complete cootie catcher where they need to figure out the definition, another where they need to figure out the natural disaster, and another where they must complete the definitions themselves before playing.
There is a black and white copy of each sheet included.
Vocabulary included:
Depression
Eye Wall
High Pressure
Hurricane
Low Pressure
Storm Surge
The Eye
Typhoon
Folding and playing directions are also included.
Have fun!
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This activity is a cootie catcher (or fortune teller) for learning or revising natural disasters. It’s a great way to have students review their vocabulary of the topic and not even realise that they are learning! They will be engaged and excited with this addictive activity (as I am sure you will be too!).
This pack includes a complete cootie catcher where they need to figure out the definition, another where they need to figure out the natural disaster, and another where they must complete the definitions themselves before playing.
There is a black and white copy of each sheet included.
**Vocabulary included:
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Drought
Earthquake
Flood
Hurricane
Tornado
Tsunami
Volcano
Wildfire
Folding and playing directions are also included.
Have fun!
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