Inclusive SEND science lesson on Ionic Bonding for Key Stage 4 – one lesson with three pathways for PMLD, SLD / MLD and dyslexic GCSE learners. 45 slides at 28 pt, answers on click, worksheets with answers and 19 pages of print-ready cards. How do sodium and chlorine make table salt? An inclusive KS4 lesson on ions and ionic bonding for special schools and mixed-ability classes.

Everyone studies the same National Curriculum topic at the right level, so the whole class learns together.

Three pathways in one lesson

• Explore (PMLD / sensory learners): a sensory story with magnets that snap together and a ball passed to a friend. Includes an Engagement Model observation record for the adult to complete.
• Build (SLD / MLD, low reading age, EAL): match pictures to words, sort positive and negative ions and say who gives and who takes electrons – by sticking, pointing, signing or writing.
• Explain (GCSE, dyslexia-friendly): draw dot and cross diagrams, work out ion charges from group numbers and answer an exam question.

What’s included

• 45-slide editable PowerPoint – every word at least 28 pt, cream background, no italics, one idea per slide, a picture on every teaching slide and answers revealed one click at a time
• Visual timetable with Now / Next, feelings check-in, sensory starter, ‘I can’ objectives, key words with pictures, show-me checks, picture hinge question, exam question with mark scheme and plenary
• Multi-sensory practical: a give-and-take electron game with paper-plate atoms
• 6-page worksheet pack (Word + PDF) in 14 pt with 1.5 line spacing: teacher guide, sensory story and engagement record, Build tasks, Explain tasks, cut-out cards and full answers
• 19-page Printable Cards and Resources pack (PDF) with cut lines: key-word picture cards, word cards, picture cards, matching cards, yes / not sure / no cards, A–D, number and answer cards, visual timetable cards, Now and Next board, feelings board, sorting mat, choice board and A4 posters
• Teaching-team notes: adult roles, resources, safety, misconceptions and Ofsted SEND links

Key words: ion, positive ion, negative ion, transfer, ionic bond, full outer shell, dot and cross, lattice

Curriculum

• National Curriculum Key Stage 4 Science (Chemistry): bonding, structure and the properties of matter
• AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462 / Combined Science Trilogy 8464 – 4.2.1.1 Chemical bonds; 4.2.1.2 Ionic bonding

Ideal for special schools, SEND resource bases, intervention groups, alternative provision and mainstream classes that need adaptive teaching.

Keywords: SEND science, special needs science lesson, PMLD sensory story, SLD, MLD, dyslexia friendly, adaptive teaching, inclusive science, KS4 chemistry, GCSE chemistry, ionic bonding, ions, dot and cross diagrams, electron transfer, visual timetable, communication cards, Engagement Model