The Brilliant Support Activities series is a set of three science books designed to help lower ability children, or those with special needs, to develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding and learn to work scientifically.
The books contain a mixture of paper-based tasks and ‘hands on’ activities. These will help develop the essential Scientific Enquiry skills as indicated in the Programmes of Study of the National Curriculum, namely those of Observation, Predicting, Recording and Drawing Conclusions.
The reproducible worksheets introduce one concept or National Curriculum statement per sheet (unless they are review sheets), and they can be used in any order. They are designed for use by individual pupils or to be used as a class activity if all the class are working at the same ability range. The sheets follow the areas of science outlined in the Programmes of Study of the Science National Curriculum for Year 1–3 and selected topics of Year 4 and 5.
Understanding Living Things shows the relevance and importance of understanding the science of Everyday Living Things. The biology topics cover a wide range of familiar and commonly encountered concepts. They are divided in the book according to the headings of the National Curriculum and grouped in activities related to Plants followed by Living Things (animals and humans).
The Brilliant Support Activities series contains reproducible activities for use with slower learners or pupils with various learning difficulties operating at the lower levels of understanding at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The activities in the books follow the areas of science outlined in the Programmes of Study of the 2014 Science National Curriculum for years 1-3 and selected topics of years 4 and 5. The books introduce one concept per sheet, using simple language and clear, black line illustrations making them easy to read and understand. Understanding Living Things contains 41 reproducible sheets to help pupils understand some aspects of 'Everyday Biology - Plants and Animals'. The activities included in the book will help to develop the essential scientific enquiry skills as outlined in the National Curriculum (Working Scientifically), namely those of Observation, Predicting, Recording and Drawing Conclusions. The worksheets focus on life processes common to all living things, humans and other animals and green plants, as well as on how living things relate to their environment.