Knowledge & Practice

Wonder Cupboards and Frames are two inclusive approaches developed through the PSTT-funded Primary Science for All project to help make science learning accessible to children with diverse needs.

Our Inclusive Approaches for Primary Science booklet introduces both approaches, with practical guidance and examples showing how teachers and teaching assistants can adapt and use them in their own settings.

A floorbook is often a large book containing photographs of children’s practical work, children’s comments, tables, graphs, annotated diagrams and writing that provide a class record of children’s ideas and understanding.

Floorbooks can help you:

• capture children’s ideas and practical science skills
• record different types of scientific enquiry
• support formative and summative assessment
• show how children’s understanding develops over time

Learn about the benefits of using floorbooks in primary science lessons and find guidance on how to use them in your setting.