Check it! - Light and Dark - Year 3

The educational resource from Focus Education (UK) Ltd probes the intriguing question of why we experience light and dark, and its significance in our daily lives. Aimed at Year 3 students, the material encourages teachers to integrate frequent review sessions to reinforce learning. Various engaging strategies are suggested, such as 'Brain dump', where children can freely express all they recall, 'Give me FIVE!', which prompts them to list five specific points, and 'Add to my mind map', which helps them visually organise their knowledge. Other methods include 'Expand and Elaborate', for deeper exploration of ideas, and 'Retrieval Pyramids', designed to aid memory recall in a structured manner.

Further slides in the series delve into specific aspects of light and dark. One slide prompts students to reflect on their understanding of these phenomena, asking "What do I know about why we have light and dark?". Another slide, titled 'Give me 5!', challenges students to list five ways to stay safe in the sunshine and five everyday uses of reflection. The 'Expand and Elaborate' slide encourages pupils to think more deeply about natural observations, such as the Moon's changing appearance from Earth and the varying shapes and sizes of shadows cast by sunlight throughout the day. These exercises are designed to stimulate curiosity and critical thinking about the natural world and its effects on our environment and safety.