Science Fiction Series + PDF & Word Files

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Engage Students while Building Key Skills through Science Fiction 

Looking for imaginative new ways to teach English fundamentals while cultivating essential future-proof skills? Then rocket through this stellar collection of 12 science fiction-themed lessons for KS2 classes. 

These out-of-this-world resources use the wonder of sci-fi storytelling to teach core literacy concepts from speech punctuation to crafting descriptive paragraphs. Fun, creativity-sparking activities based around intergalactic adventures allow you to cover writing curriculum aims enjoyably.

But the learning launch doesn’t end in orbit! The lessons also incrementally develop students’ mastery of 8 key evidence-based learning strategies including critical thinking, collaboration, self-assessment and metacognition. Bite-sized excerpts explain the research behind a specific skill and how to leverage it in your teaching. 

So you get the best of all worlds – delightfully themed literacy activities fused with the nurturing of essential competencies that studies confirm elevate academic performance. Students blast off into space sagas while incrementally honing abilities like analysis, teamwork and reflection that will propel them for life.

The reviewers accentuate how these stellar lessons occupy that coveted teaching spot where literacy joy and long-term skill-building meet. Their ability to silently implant important capabilities through sci-fi fun has earned them each 5 glimmering stars. 

So for a cosmic, effective way to cover multiple learning goals via imagination-seizing stories, launch into this collection of otherworldly resources. As the reviews make clear, when it comes to enriching teaching, the sky’s no limit with these science fiction lessons!

These 8 skills are the EBL skills developed in these Science Fiction lessons. Click on each skill to learn more about that skill.

1. Collaboration
2. Thinking Skills
3. Peer Assessment
4. Peer Teaching
5. Self-Assessment
6. Metacognition
7. Self-Regulation
8. Independent Learning