Clicker Resources
Transparent, Translucent or Opaque
With this Connect Set, children write about everyday objects, stating whether they are transparent, translucent or opaque.
On each grid, use the sentence structure "The … is/are …" and select the appropriate ending (transparent/translucent/opaque) to complete the statement about the pictured object.
For other sets on this topic search for light or materials on LearningGrids.
Light and Materials - Quick Words
This Word Bank provides key vocabulary for writing about the characteristics and properties of materials that are transparent, translucent and opaque.
See the Word Bank "Transparent, Translucent, Opaque" for additional vocabulary on this topic. For other related resources, search for light or materials on LearningGrids.
Houses and Materials - Read a Book
In this Clicker Book, children read about the materials used to build a range of houses found in different locations. The set uses the sentence structure “This house is made of…”
See the Sentence Set "Houses and Materials" to write the sentences from the book. For related Clicker resources, search for houses on LearningGrids.
Houses and Materials - Find the Pictures
In this Matching Set, children listen to a sentence about houses and the materials from which they are made and find the matching picture.
The activity is designed so that children can only make the correct match.
For an alternative activity, where children can choose any picture to match the target and so demonstrate their learning, see the Custom Set "Houses and Materials - Find the Pictures Two". For related Clicker resources, search for houses on LearningGrids.
Materials and Properties - Make a Book
In this Clicker Books set, pupils create their own book about the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials. They add a photo or paint a picture to represent an everyday material such as glass, wood or plastic. They then write about the material and its properties, using word banks for support.
Pupils can make their own photo book of objects made from different materials using the set “Everyday Materials – Illustrate”.
For other Clicker resources on this topic, search for materials on LearningGrids.
Which Material
With this Connect set, pupils identify and name the everyday materials from which a selection of objects are made.
On each grid, pupils write about a different object, naming the material from which it is made, using the simple sentence structure 'The … is/are made of …' A picture of the object is provided on each grid to support the writing.
For related Clicker resources, search for materials on LearningGrids.
Materials Sorting
With this Connect set, pupils sort a selection of objects into groups according to the materials from which they are made.
Pupils choose each material group heading from the first grid and then choose the relevant object from each of the remaining grids. To change any of the choices on the grids, go to edit mode.
For related Clicker resources, search for materials on LearningGrids.
Magnetism Investigation
With this Connect set, pupils record their predictions and results for an investigation into the magnetic properties of nine objects.
Using the first grid, pupils list their predictions; using the second grid, they record their findings. To change any of the objects, go to edit mode.
For related Clicker resources, search for magnetism on LearningGrids.
Which Material
With this Sentence set, pupils write sentences to identify and name the everyday materials from which a selection of objects are made, using the simple sentence structure 'The … is/are made of …'
A spoken model is provided for each sentence. To change the model, go to Edit View.
For other Clicker Resources on this topic, search for materials on LearningGrids.
Changing Shape
This Connect Set enables pupils to write about a selection of objects and how their shapes can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
On each grid, they use beginnings, middles and endings to build a sentence which describes the changes that can be made to the featured object.
Children can read about changing the shapes of objects in the Clicker Book "Changing Shape – Read a Book". For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related resources, search for materials.
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
This Word Bank supports writing about the characteristics and properties of materials that are transparent, translucent and opaque.
The vocabulary is arranged under the following headings: Transparent, Translucent, Opaque and General Words.
For other Clicker resources on related topics, search for light or materials on LearningGrids.
Changing Shape - Read a Book
In this Clicker Book, pupils read about how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
They find out how some objects change shape permanently, and some return to their original shape (depending on the flexibility of the materials from which they are made). For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related sets, search for materials.
Changing Shape - Make a Book One
With this Clicker Book, pupils create their own book about how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. On each page, pupils can write about how objects made from a range of everyday materials can be changed, including some that change shape permanently, and some that return to their original shape. They can select pictures from a pop-up, take photographs or paint to illustrate their writing.
To create the book, go to Edit View. The set also contains word banks for support. On each page, click/tap on the picture and text boxes and choose the options from the toolbar to add content.
Pupils can read about changing shapes of different objects and materials using the set "Changing Shape – Read a Book". For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related sets, search for materials.
Changing Shape - Make a Book Two
With this Clicker Book, pupils record information about how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching, enabling them to create a text-free on-screen book. They talk about pictures of objects (made from a range of materials) which have been changed either permanently or temporarily by the different actions.
To begin making the book, go to Edit View. To record a sound, select the "Record & Play" button, and then click/tap the "Record" (microphone) icon in the top blue toolbar.
Pupils can read about changing shapes of different objects and materials using the set "Changing Shape – Read a Book". For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related sets, search for materials.
Changing Shape
With this Sentence Set, pupils write about how the shapes of objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. They write about some objects/materials which change shape permanently, and some which return to their original shape.
A spoken model is provided for each sentence. To change the model, go to Edit View.
For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related sets, search for materials.
Changing Shape
This Word Bank supports writing about how the shapes of objects made from some materials can be changed by different actions such as squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
The words are arranged under the following headings: Objects, Materials & Properties and Changes.
For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related sets, search for materials.
Talk About Changing Shape
In this Talk About activity, pupils talk about how the shapes of solid objects made from a range of materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching. They record information about a series of pictures which also appear in the Clicker Book "Changing Shape – Read a book".
They can talk about how some objects change shape permanently, and some return to their original shape (depending on the flexibility of the materials from which they are made). On the start page, click on each picture to open the recording page. Record using the microphone button and listen to the recordings on the start page.
For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related sets, search for materials.
Changing Shape
With this Clicker Board Set, children create simple mind maps to show materials and objects whose shape can be changed by squashing, bending, stretching or twisting.
Each board focuses on a different action. Link the target pictures to the statement (e.g. "These things can be twisted.") – click the cell and then drag one of its round handles to the statement. Eliminate the unwanted pictures by clicking on them and then on the trash icon. Add other objects by double clicking on the page to create a cell. Then add a picture using the picture toolbar.
For further follow-up sets, search for changing shape on LearningGrids. For other related sets, search for materials.
Recycling Materials - Make the Link
This Custom Set is a picture association activity in which children link pictures of items made from a range of everyday materials to the correct recycling bin. Their choices are summarised on the final page, enabling you to assess performance.
On each page, click on the empty cell to open a pop-up, and choose from the four recycling bin pictures to match the target litter item, according to the material from which it is made.
For other Clicker resources related to this topic, search for materials on LearningGrids.
Recycling Materials - Mind Maps
With this Clicker Board Set, children create simple mind maps to show litter items (made from a range of everyday materials) correctly matched to a recycling bin.
Each board focuses on one material – plastic, glass, paper or metal. Link the target litter items to the recycling bin according to the material from which they are made - click the cell and then drag one of its round handles to the picture of the bin. Eliminate the unwanted pictures by clicking on them and then on the trash icon. Add other objects by double clicking on the page to create a cell. Then add a picture using the picture toolbar.
For other Clicker resources related to this topic, search for materials on LearningGrids.
Everyday Materials - Make a Book
With this Clicker Book, children create their own book about materials by adding illustrations to show that they can identify objects that are made from a range of everyday materials.
To create the book, go to Edit View. On each page, paint a picture, take a photo, or browse to illustrate a sentence such as "This is made of paper". Click/tap on the picture cell and choose the options from the toolbar.
Children can read about toys that are made from different materials using the set "Toys and Materials – Read a Book". For other Clicker resources on the topic, search for materials on LearningGrids.
Houses and Materials - Find the Pictures Two
In this Custom Set based on houses and materials from which they are made, pupils match pictures to spoken sentences. Their choices are summarised on the final page, enabling you to assess performance. Pupils can read the sentences in the Clicker Book "Houses and Materials - Read a Book.”
On each page, click on the empty cell to open a pop-up, and choose a picture to match the spoken target.
For an error-free matching activity based on the same content, see the Clicker Matching Set “Houses and Materials – Find the Pictures.” For other Clicker resources on the topic, search for houses on LearningGrids.
Is it Magnetic
In this Talk About activity, pupils use their knowledge of the properties of everyday materials to suggest if objects are magnetic or not magnetic.
On the start page, click on each picture to open a recording page. Record using the microphone button and listen to the recordings on the start page.
For other Clicker resources on this topic, search for magnetism on LearningGrids.
Magnetism - Predictions and Results
This Custom Set enables pupils to record in a chart, the outcome of an investigation into magnetic and non-magnetic objects.
They first predict whether they think the objects are magnetic and then record the results. The set can be used as a basis for writing an outline of the investigation using the Word Bank "Magnetism Investigation".
For other Clicker resources on the topic, search for magnetism on LearningGrids.
Magnetism Investigation
This Word Bank contains a frame and vocabulary to enable pupils to write an outline of an investigation in which they discover which objects are and which are not magnetic.
There are three tabs – the start tab contains a frame, the words tab contains relevant vocabulary and the objects tab contains a range of objects to test as part of the investigation.
For other Clicker resources on the topic, search for magnetism on LearningGrids.