Use this printable butterfly outline as part of the peppered moth adaptation activity for British Science Week 2025. Pupils can design and decorate their butterflies to blend into different environments, exploring how camouflage helps animals survive. This hands-on task reinforces key science concepts while encouraging creativity and discussion about adaptation, natural selection, and environmental change.
year: Year 5
Pupil video: The geograhpical features of ancient Greece.
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This Kapow History video introduces pupils to the geography of Greece and how it influenced the development of Ancient Greek civilisation. It explores Greece’s mountainous landscape, its many islands and its surrounding seas, explaining how these geographical features led to the creation of independent city-states such as Athens and Sparta.
Pupils will learn how the rugged terrain shaped Greek society, how the sea played a crucial role in trade and exploration and how geography influenced government and daily life in Ancient Greece. With clear visuals and engaging explanations, this video provides essential background knowledge for studying Ancient Greece and understanding its impact on the wider world.
This video helps pupils connect historical events with the physical landscape that shaped them and comprises part of this Kapow Primary History lesson:
History, Year 5, Lesson 1: Who were the ancient Greeks and where did they live?
Pupil video: Careers in history – Working as an archaeologist
An interview with Naomi Allman, an archaeologist at the British Museum
Pupil video: Careers in history – Working as a teacher and historian
An interview with Rosa Legeno-Bell, director of Diverse History UK.
Pupil video: Careers in history – Working as an oral historian
This Kapow History careers video introduces pupils to the world of oral history through an engaging interview with Leona Fensome, a historian working in arts and heritage projects. She shares her journey into history, from childhood experiences with cultural artefacts to her career in researching and documenting untold stories.
The discussion explores how history is still evolving today, particularly through oral history, which allows communities to reclaim and share their perspectives. Pupils will gain insight into how historians research the past, use different sources and uncover hidden histories. Leona also discusses the importance of deep listening, the role of archives, museums and libraries in historical research, and the diverse career paths linked to history.
This video is part of Kapow Primary’s History in Action series, helping pupils understand how history is researched, recorded and continuously shaped by new discoveries and perspectives in lessons like the one below.
See more of our Year 5 and Year 6 History scheme of work and our Mixed-age History scheme of work.
Teacher video: Christmas-themed monoprinting
Tips for teachers teaching the Christmas-themed monoprinting lesson
Teacher skills video: Printmaking
This video explores four key printmaking techniques with practical advice to support primary teachers in delivering engaging, safe, and creative art lessons.
Using Videos To Support Primary Learning
This video showcases how Kapow Primary’s videos support our schemes of work across foundation subjects. With interactive demonstrations, expert insights, and CPD support, our videos help you deliver engaging lessons with confidence. From coding and science experiments to music and storytelling, Kapow Primary provides the resources to inspire pupils and support teaching.
Vocabulary display – R&W Y5: Who should get to be in charge?
This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the mixed-age unit Religion and worldviews, Y5, Who should get to be in charger? and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.
Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports understanding of prominent organised worldviews.
See the full Religion and worldviews: Progression of key vocabulary.
