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28 July 2026

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Take your class on a prehistoric journey with this engaging, ready-to-use assembly all about how fossils are formed. Designed for Lower Key Stage 2 (Year 3/4), this PowerPoint explores fossilisation in a simple, age-appropriate way, ideal for cross-curricular learning in science and history.

Your pupils will learn:

  • What fossils are and how they are created over time
  • The four key stages of fossil formation
  • Different types of fossils (body, trace, and impression)
  • Why fossils are important for understanding prehistoric life
  • Real-world examples and engaging questions
  • A multiple-choice quiz with answer key
  • Optional weekly challenges to extend learning

Perfect for class assemblies, science week, or as an introduction to your Rocks and Fossils unit.

What’s Included:
Editable PowerPoint presentation
Fossil-themed comprehension questions with answers
Weekly pupil challenge ideas
Clear visuals and child-friendly explanations
Teacher prompts to support delivery
Supports: Year 3 Science – Rocks (National Curriculum)

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Free Supporting Video
A short, child-friendly video is available to support this lesson and reinforce key ideas. Bitesize Education on YouTube

If you have questions, do not hesitate to email me at: bitesizeeducation01@gmail.com

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Fossils Mega Bundle | Science + ELA Reading, Writing, Journal & Bulletin Board +

Make your fossils unit more engaging with this cross-curricular Science + ELA bundle packed with reading, writing, vocabulary, comprehension, and hands-on learning activities. This Fossils Mega Bundle helps children build scientific knowledge while also developing key literacy skills through meaningful topic-based tasks. Perfect for Year 3&4, this resource is designed to support reading comprehension, nonfiction reading, explanation writing, vocabulary development, discussion, and independent learning. Children can explore what fossils are, how fossils are formed, what they tell us about the past, and why fossils are important to scientists. At the same time, they will strengthen their ELA skills through reading, responding to texts, recording ideas, and completing engaging follow-up activities. This fossils bundle is ideal for science lessons, ELA integration, morning work, small groups, independent practice, whole-class teaching, early finishers, homework, and extension tasks. It is a great way to bring together science content and literacy learning in one easy-to-use resource. Teachers will love the strong Science + ELA focus, the variety of learning opportunities, and the flexible ways the materials can be used across a fossils topic. Students will love the mix of reading, writing, discussion, and creative activities that help bring prehistoric learning to life. This bundle combines your Reading & Writing pack, Learning Journal, Bulletin Board Pack, and Puzzles & Posters into one topic-based resource set for Year 3&4. * The reading and writing materials include differentiated questions and answers, teacher presentations, printable worksheets, lesson plans, model texts, and assessment support. * The learning journal adds printable templates, sentence starters, thinking prompts, assembly slides, a reading text, listening comprehension, an explainer video, and teacher guidance. * The bulletin board pack includes banners, borders, posters, vocabulary, definitions, a fact file, research sheets, learning objectives, and question prompts. * The puzzles and posters pack adds a word search, crossword, coloring pages, display posters, and answer keys. * Click on the preview or files to find out more about the resources. * Free Supporting Video A short, child-friendly video is available to support this lesson and reinforce key ideas. Bitesize Education on YouTube If you have questions, do not hesitate to email me at: bitesizeeducation01@gmail.com Thank you for visiting The Bitesize Education Shop – I would love for you to become a follower. Followers receive new product alerts and discounts on new releases!

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