year: Year 5

Teacher video: Encouraging independence

This Spanish Kapow teacher video supports you in leading a lesson where pupils apply their knowledge of the third person singular in Spanish to describe a family member or friend. With the help of a word bank, children build sentences using familiar nouns, verbs and adjectives.

Teacher video: Oceans

This Geography video helps teachers explain why oceans are essential to life on Earth, supporting the children in understanding their physical, biological and economic importance, including the five oceans, natural resources, biodiversity, climate impact and links to sustainability.

Teacher video: Hemispheres and seasons

This video helps teachers introduce pupils to lines of latitude and longitude, exploring how they affect global climates and help locate places on a map.

Teacher video: Scale bars

Teachers learn how to measure and convert map distances using scale bars, helping children apply geographical and mathematical reasoning.

Teacher video: Grid references

Teachers are guided on teaching grid references and the OS National Grid System to help children confidently interpret and apply map-reading skills.

Teacher video: Spanish cubist art

This Spanish Kapow teacher video supports you in delivering a creative and culturally rich lesson where pupils explore portraits through the lens of Spanish Cubism. Using abstract imagery allows pupils to focus on key vocabulary linked to facial features while avoiding potential sensitivities around realistic faces.

Pupil video: Cubist art in Spain

This video explores the lives and work of two famous Spanish artists, Pablo Picasso and Maria Blanchard.

Teacher video: Fieldwork in a marine environment

This Geography video helps the children explore marine environments through enquiry-led fieldwork, developing environmental responsibility, data-handling skills and practical actions linked to sustainability.

Teacher video: Coral reefs

This Geography video helps the children explore the Great Barrier Reef, understand the threats facing oceans and learn how global and local action can protect these vital ecosystems.

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