It’s the summer term, but don’t worry, Bitesize have your back. This is your simple guide to a whole host of brilliant BBC content for every primary school age pupil. Let the BBC’s Eli Sessions and former Deputy Head Teacher Deborah James (You, Me and the Big C) hold your hand through the summer term. From telling the difference between frogs and toads to designing your own bird hide, they can help you build some structure in the chaos.
Below are links to all the great content, today focusing on Science and Design & Technology, in order of appearance:
Age 5-7
Science: What are mammals? BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6882hv/articles/zp92xnb
Science: Andy's Animal Raps: Series 1:10, Elephant Stomp, BBC iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p071b2mn/andys-animal-raps-series-1-10-elephant-stomp
Design & Technology: Making a 3D model of a room, BBC Teach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-and-technology-ks1-ks2-making-a-3d-model-of-a-room/zfr2d6f
Age 7-9
Science: What is classification? BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zn22pv4/articles/z3nbcwx
Design & Technology: Drawing a 3D room plan and a floor plan (from above), BBC Teach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-and-technology-ks1-ks2-drawing-a-room-plan-in-3d/zj6gf4j
Age 9-11
Science: Can you spot the differences between a frog and a toad? BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zf3fb9q
Science: What are classification keys? BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxjj6sg/articles/z9cbcwx
Art & Design: Designing a portable bird hide, BBC Teach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/design-challenge-design-portable-bird-hide/zf8g92p
You can find daily lessons for every school age group on
bbc.co.uk/bitesize or search ‘Bitesize’ in iPlayer
Credits
Presenters: Deborah James and Eli Sessions
Producers: Lucy Hancock and Georgia Moodie
Assistant Producer: Troy Holmes