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All about the Great Barrier Reef

The Week Junior Staff — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:49:05 +0000

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Take a dive into the extraordinary waters of the Great Barrier Reef. If you are teaching a topic on oceans or the environment this handy resource can help with explainers on the history and biodiversity of the reef, as well as information on why its animals and plants are in danger.

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Topical Tuesdays – Atlantic Ocean Rowing Record Smashed

The Week Junior Staff — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 02:00:00 +0000

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This PDF resource includes an article about a new Atlantic Ocean rowing record, as well as accompanying activity ideas perfect for learning at home or in school:

Rowing across the Atlantic is undoubtedly an amazing achievement, but is it time to ask the simple question: what’s the point? Debate whether that same strength, courage and determination have been put to better use? Or if we should always celebrate such efforts
Imagine you are one of the brothers. Write a diary entry for the day when you finally arrived at Antigua, describing how you felt emotionally as well as physically using your most powerful words.
Write a short poem about this news story based on the children’s rhyme Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Research the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean by as many different forms of transport. Give the names of the main people involved and the date when each crossing was made

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All About Sand

The Week Junior Staff — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 03:33:00 +0000

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Many of the most popular beaches along the British coastline are covered in golden sand which is perfect for playing and building towering sandcastles with a bucket and spade. But do your pupils know exactly what sand is, how it is created and what we use it for? In this article your pupils will find out the answers to all these questions and many more!

Use this article to:

Discover how sand is made up of lots of different things
Explore how sand can be used in making art
Learn about the world’s tallest and smallest sandcastles
Discover how to make the perfect sandcastle

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All About Water

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 31 May 2018 13:46:00 +0000

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Safe drinking water is a precious commodity that nearly a third of the world's population are forced to live without. Help your pupils understand why water is so important and how we can protect water sources around the world.

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All About Recycling

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 31 May 2018 13:35:00 +0000

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Help your pupils learn about what happens to the items they recycle.

Find out how glass, metal, paper and plastic are recycled.
Learn about champion recyclers around the world.
Put effective recycling into practice with our simple tips.

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Topical Tuesdays – Volcano Island

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:41:00 +0000

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This PDF resource includes an article about a volcano island in the South Pacific, as well as accompanying activity ideas perfect for learning at home or in school:

Debate whether we should leave this island untouched, or if we should go there to undertake scientific studies
Write an article on how to make a volcanic island
Pen a funny poem about Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai
Investigate how you think barn owls, who mainly eat small rodents such as mice, established themselves on this island before the first humans visited it

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Learn All About Antarctica

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:41:00 +0000

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Welcome to Antarctica – the coldest place in the world

Looking at significant events and individuals throughout history can be a wonderful way to develop chronological awareness and new knowledge. This lesson plan and article takes the theme of explorers and expeditions to Antarctica, and will help you deliver a truly cross-curricular topic.

This FREE download will help enhance lessons across the curriculum including English, Maths, Geography, PSHE, Science, Art and Music.

Practise comprehension skills with question types including retrieval and inference
Nurture exciting writing outcomes including creative, persuasive and non-chronological report writing
Explore the work of Frances Hatch and get pupils to create their own version of Antarctica art
Plus much more...

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Topical Tuesdays – Amazon Fires

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:40:00 +0000

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This PDF resource includes an article about the Amazon Fires, as well as accompanying activity ideas:

Debate: Should other nations get to decide how these fires are dealt with, or should Brazil alone choose?
From the perspective of an animal living in the rainforest, write a story about the fires
Using the metaphor of the Amazon rainforest being the lungs of the world, write a poem
Research how much oxygen the rainforest produces, and how it does it

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Learn All About Everest

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 12:40:00 +0000

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Conquering Everest

This article tells the story of the first people to reach the summit of Everest. This significant moment can be studied in history, in English, or across the curriculum, using the lesson ideas included in this Free download.

Enhance lessons across the curriculum including English, Maths, Geography, PSHE, Science, History, Art and Music.

Practise and consolidate the use of superlatives and comparative language
Investigate other mountains in the world e.g. Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, Mount Huang in China, Aoraki Mount Cook in New Zealand
Listen to In the Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg and produce a storyboard of what pupils think is happening
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All About Renewable energy

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 11:41:00 +0000

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Help your pupils discover why renewable energy is important for the planet, the ways it can be created and what they can do to cut down on the energy they use. Learn about:

Biomass
Geothermal
Solar
Water
Wind
Fossil fuels

This feature will encourage young readers to think about the energy that they use and to find ways to reduce energy usage.

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All About Volcanoes

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 11:41:00 +0000

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Dive under the Earth's surface to learn more about volcanoes. This resource provides a useful overview of volcanoes, and why they both fascinate and terrify us.

The specific volcanoes covered include:

Mount Etna
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Vesuvius
Kilauea volcano
Olympus Mons

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All About Indigenous People

The Week Junior Staff — Thu, 03 May 2018 11:41:00 +0000

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The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is on 9 August and first started in 1995, but how many different indigenous groups can your pupils name? In this article your pupils will discover what indigenous means and find out about some of their cultures and traditions.

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Discover how many indigenous people there are in the world
Explore their history
Discover how important these groups are in protecting the environment around them
Learn about the laws that have been put in place to protect these groups

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