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Climate change assembly resources

Climate change assembly – Free primary slides and script This climate change assembly from fuel poverty and climate charity, Centre for Sustainable Energy, should take about 30 minutes to deliver. You will need a projector to show the presentation slides and video, a globe, five blankets and a flipchart. Begin by asking the pupils to explain what the word ‘climate’ means. Then ask what […]

Roald Dahl art ideas PDF

Roald Dahl art ideas – Make sculptures from recycled materials Quentin Blake’s illustrations are the inspiration for this Roald Dahl art and design lesson. Children will experiment with using recycled materials to create a collection of colourful sculptures that will allow them to bring Roald Dahl’s stories – and your classroom – to life. The brimming energy of Roald Dahl’s characters is captured perfectly by […]

PE lesson plans

Dancing in PE – Animal dance lesson for KS1/KS2 Try dancing in PE with this fun and creative lesson plan that helps children get active by working together to create a unique animal-inspired dance. Each child is responsible for designing their own moves within the routine. This dancing PE lesson plan is based on the Active Inspiration Play Makers approach, created by Virgin Active […]

Farm activities for KS1

Farm activities – Five RSPCA lesson plans for KS1 Use these farm activities from the RSPCA to introduce your young learners to the topic of farm animal welfare. The resources cover where our food comes from, the needs of farm animals and how we can be compassionate citizens and make ethical choices to help improve the welfare of animals reared for food. The UK […]

How to write a letter m worksheet

How to write a letter m – Letter formation handwriting worksheet This worksheet is designed to help children learn how to write a letter m in lowercase. By tracing over the dotted outlines of the letter ‘m’, young learners can familiarise themselves with its shape and structure before attempting to write it independently. The space provided beneath the dotted letters allows children to practise writing the […]

Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten activities

Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten – KS1 planning and activities In the deceptively simple picture book Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten, Bob Graham introduces us to Rose Summers and her family. They are new arrivals who must learn about their scary (yet unseen) next-door neighbour, Mr Wintergarten. Through the first half of Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten, we experience Mr Wintergarten only via his intimidating garden of […]

CPD poster – 8 ideas for making it great When teachers improve, more pupils succeed. This CPD poster includes eight ideas from David Weston that underpin the Teacher Development Trust’s work with hundreds of school leaders. CPD poster This CPD poster covers the following areas, and more… The Teacher Development Trust works with the entire education sector to promote the principles of good CPD. […]

Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann resources

Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann – How to use it in KS1 and KS2 Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann is a book that appeals across a wide age range. It makes a compelling focus for creative projects in both KS1 and KS2 classrooms… Resources for Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann This download contains a three-page PDF of KS1 cross-curricular activity ideas based on Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann. These activities were created […]

Space activities for kids – Planet Match game

Space activities for kids – Active learning Planet Match game These space activities for kids are suitable for KS1-KS3. They involve identifying key facts about the planets in our solar system. This will develop pupils’ listening skills, as well as getting them moving. The four-page PDF contains the cards needed for the activity, plus instructions. It’s the perfect activity for groups of three or four. […]

Percy the Park Keeper resources

Percy the Park Keeper – KS1 wall display and resource pack Nick Butterworth’s Percy the Park Keeper book One Snowy Night was first published in 1989. Having long been a favourite with primary teachers, this beloved series offers the perfect starting point for learning about wildlife and the seasons. These beautiful wall display resources with accompanying activities will help you to launch a Percy the Park […]

Shotgun by George Ezra teaching PowerPoint

Shotgun by George Ezra – Teaching PowerPoint with audio Use this PlayAlong+ Resource from Musical Futures to learn how to play Shotgun by George Ezra. The PowerPoint features instructions and audio clips for guitar (including simplified chords), bass, keyboard, ukulele and drums. Use PlayAlong+ to help students learn each instrumental part for a whole-class performance of Shotgun by George Ezra. The full track interactive […]

British Heart Foundation CPR poster

British Heart Foundation CPR – Step-by-step poster for schools Download and display this British Heart Foundation CPR poster in your school. Fewer than one in ten people in the UK survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. And every delay reduces a person’s chance of survival. A cardiac arrest is the ultimate medical emergency. This British Heart Foundation CPR poster reinforces the memorable slogan: Call, Push, […]

Christmas acrostic poem worksheets

Christmas acrostic poem – Festive worksheets for primary These printable Christmas acrostic poem worksheets provide a wonderful opportunity to introduce primary students to the enchanting world of acrostic poetry while celebrating the magic of Christmas. Acrostic poems, a form of verse where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase vertically, serve as an engaging way to enhance literacy […]

photography lesson plan pdf

Photography lesson plan PDF – Show children simple techniques From swallowing a rainbow to playing football with the sun, you don’t need special effects to create astounding photographs, just an active imagination. There’s lots of ideas to try on this photography lesson plan PDF. In a world where children are surrounded by images and a wealth of ways to capture, edit and share them, […]

ks1 book topic on The Ever-Changing Earth

The Ever Changing Earth – Cross-curricular KS1 dinosaur activities Grahame Baker-Smith's gorgeous picture book about the evolution of our planet provides young readers with plenty of food for thought...

Schemas of play resource

Schemas of play – Common observations and 20 activity ideas Learn how to identify common schemas of play and scaffold children’s learning through activities and play opportunities. This schematic play resource covers the main areas of interest involved in each scheme, common observations and 20 activity ideas to scaffold learning. Schemas of play The schemas of play covered in this download include: Schemes are ‘patterns […]

RSPCA minibeasts lessons

Minibeasts – RSPCA KS1/2 lesson plans and resources We share our world with so much wildlife and minibeasts are easy to spot. These minibeasts lesson plans from the RSPCA will get your young learners thinking about the different types of minibeasts, our attitudes to them and the roles they play in the ecosystem. Bees, pollination and honey The first lesson focuses on bees […]

Lifecycle resources

Lifecycle – RSPCA KS1/2 lesson plan collection with worksheets Use these RSPCA lifecycle resources to learn all about the lifecycles of different animals. Lifecycle resources The lesson plans in this collection include: Lesson 1 – the lifecycle of the common frog Starter activity Lesson 2 – growth, babies and life spans Starter activity Lesson 3 – butterfly’s lifecycle and human activity Starter activity Lesson […]

Place value worksheets

Place value worksheets – Free maths PDFs for KS1 and KS2 These free PDF place value worksheets for KS1 and KS2 from White Rose Maths help to support children’s learning. KS1 place value worksheets For KS1 maths there’s a five-page worksheet to support concrete learning with straws, Base 10 and counters. Children need to complete part-whole diagrams, show a number on a place value grid and […]

Dinosaurs KS1 resources

Dinosaurs KS1 – A Stegosaurus in the Stars teaching resources A Stegosaurus in the Stars is a book written and illustrated by Alysanne Parker. This dinosaurs KS1 story is about Nell, a stegosaurus with a dream. Many of her dinosaur friends don’t believe she’ll ever go to the moon but, with determination and a little help from a friend, her dream becomes a reality. Teaching […]

Easter maths worksheet

Easter maths – Number bonds to 10 worksheet for KS1 This Easter maths activity sheet for KS1 pupils features an engaging Easter theme. The task involves a series of colourful egg baskets. Each basket contains one number and one blank space beneath it. Pupils need to fill in the blanks by entering the missing numbers. When added together, the two numbers below each basket should […]

Bar modelling maths resources

Bar modelling maths – Worksheets and CPD resources These free bar modelling maths resources from White Rose Education are perfect for primary or secondary pupils. All the worksheets involve addition and subtraction within 100 and come with answers to make marking easy. Part-whole worksheets The part-whole bar modelling maths worksheets introduce students to a bar model diagram. Pupils have to find missing values. […]

Bar model maths lesson plan

Bar model maths – Singapore-style lesson plan Singapore maths didn’t get to the top of the table by chance; its schools teach children with concrete images in mind, until they’re comfortable with abstract calculations. Try this bar model maths lesson plan from Cherri Moseley… In this lesson plan, you will set children a number of bar model maths problems to solve. The […]

body parts pictures

Body parts pictures – Split-pin activity for Early Years/KS1 Use these body parts pictures in an engaging activity that combines creativity with learning. This four-piece split-pin people collection is perfect for ‘All About Me‘ topics and teaching the parts of the body. Your students will enjoy using split-pins to assemble these body parts pictures. It’s not just about assembling paper parts – it’s a […]

Activities for The Comet by Joe Todd Stanton

The Comet by Joe Todd-Stanton – KS1/2 cross-curricular activities Change can be difficult, but something special happens when we remember we’re all here on Earth together. Share in a story of hope with this beautiful picturebook...

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