'Match up - Materials' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Materials

Materials that surround us in our daily lives come in various forms and are used for different purposes. Each material has unique properties that make it suitable for specific applications. Here's a match-up activity to help identify some common materials and their typical uses:

<ol>
<li>It comes from trees. - 1 wood</li>
<li>It is used to create windows in houses. - 2 glass</li>
<li>It can be moulded into different shapes. - 3 plastic</li>
<li>It is used for building cars. - 4 metal</li>
<li>It is used for building a wall. - 5 brick</li>
</ol>

For each correct match, a student can earn 2 points. This activity is designed to take approximately 10 minutes and helps in understanding and describing the materials we encounter in various aspects of construction and manufacturing.

The Long-term overview for the unit Materials from Focus Education

Long-term overview

Long-term overview - Materials - Year 1

The Knowledge organiser for the unit Materials from Focus Education

Knowledge organiser

Knowledge organiser - Materials - Year 1

The Progression pedagogy for the unit Materials from Focus Education

Progression pedagogy

Progression pedagogy - Materials - Year 1

Link it! Prior knowledge is the set of initial activities that should be used to introduce the unit Materials from Focus Education,  it will allow pupils to link the upcoming learning to their existing skills and knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge

Link it! Prior knowledge - Materials - Year 1

Check it! is a set of assessment for learning tasks and assessments that should be used to check pupils' understanding of the learning during the course of the unit Materials from Focus Education.

Check it!

Check it! - Materials - Year 1

Show it! Group presentation is a group task that should be used to solidify student learning and should be run after the teaching of the lessons contained in the unit Materials from Focus Education

Show it! Group presentation

Show it! Group presentation - Materials - Year 1

'Know it! - Materials - Year 1' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Materials

Know it!

Know it! - Materials - Year 1

'Cops and robbers - What do you know about materials?' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Materials

Cops and robbers - What do you know about materials?

'Picture match - Materials' is a resource for assessing pupil knowledge at the end of the Year 1 unit, Materials

Picture match - Materials

Year 1 Science unit, Materials from Focus Education. This unit uses an enquiry-approach methodology, lessons are built around a central question in order to build pupil curiosity and motivate learning. Materials has been constructed in accordance with the National Curriculum.

Materials

Science

Year 1

Everyday Materials

Match up - Materials

Awarded an OBE for Services to Education, Clive Davies has designed and built these schemes around progression and enquiry. Focus Education resources are of the highest educational quality.