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Game design lesson plan

Game design – Make mobile-style games in KS1/2 computing Use elements from your current topic to design your own Candy Crush style addictive games, says Adam Foster… Candy Crush is a very popular and addictive three-in-a-row game that many children in your school will be aware of (and many of your commuting teachers, if we’re honest!). This lesson harnesses this enthusiasm by helping your […]

Recount writing resources

Recount writing – Pie Corbett’s Spiderwick Chronicles activities Role-play recount writing and diary writing for the characters of the internationally bestselling series The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi. This download contains an exclusive model text from Pie Corbett. This takes the format of diary entries from Jared and Mallory Grace. There’s also a PDF full of activity ideas to help […]

Snap Science free assessment resource for Years 2-6

Snap Science – Free assessment resource for Years 2-6 This Snap Science assessment resource from Collins provides a number of activities for children to assess their scientific knowledge. There are ‘odd one out’ questions, sequencing tasks and more, all with fantastic colour photography. Year 2 (dead, living & non-living) Tell the children that you are going to talk to them about things that are […]

Titanic KS2 lesson plan

Titanic KS2 – Compose a ghostly piece of music By following this series of Titanic KS2 activities, children will compose and then perform a piece of music that describes an imaginary tour of the Titanic wreck. Titanic KS2 learning objectives Starter activity Discovering the wreck of the Titanic two and a half miles under the Atlantic was made possible thanks to new underwater technology. […]

Robin Hood by Robert Muchamore - teaching extracts

Robin Hood by Robert Muchamore – Extracts and notes for KS2 This resource for upper KS2 includes extracts from Robert Muchamore’s modern retelling of the classic folk hero, Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists and Flaming Arrows. There’s also corresponding discussion questions and activities. Each extract focuses on a different theme: 1: Modernising Folklore (taken from Chapter Two – Gotta Kill ‘Em All) 2: Corruption (taken from Chapter Eleven – […]

Lesson plan about written methods of multiplication

Written methods of multiplication – KS2 3-step traffic light method Help KS2 children to use formal written methods of multiplication with this simple three-step process… The maths curriculum requires pupils in Y3 and above to use formal written methods of multiplication. How can we ensure they are ready to tackle written methods? A simple traffic light system that breaks down the procedure into three colour-coded […]

Negative numbers worksheets for KS2

Negative numbers worksheet – KS2 resources and advice for teaching negative numbers Use our negative numbers worksheets and the advice below to tackle this particular area of mathematics with your KS2 pupils… Negative numbers worksheet Our negative numbers worksheet will give your KS2 pupils plenty of negative number practice. Pupils will practise: Download this negative numbers worksheet from the top of this page. This download also contains […]

Visual times tables lesson plan

Visual times tables – KS2 maths lesson for pupils with SEND Demystify multiplication by showing your pupils what’s going on visually this visual times tables lesson plan… This lesson is based on Dr. Mahesh Sharma’s ‘six stages of learning’ in maths: What we’re going to focus on in this lesson is giving learners confidence in the key times tables of 1x, 2x, 5x and 10x. Being […]

Countries lesson plan

Countries lesson plan – Nations & territories KS2 geography topic The notion of a ‘country’ is anything but fixed – after all, there are four times as many countries today as in the 1950s. This countries lesson plan will fascinate your pupils… If you stand on the cliffs of Dover and look out to sea you can see the coast of France. France of course […]

Mechanisms KS2 lesson plan

Mechanisms KS2 – Wacky inventions lesson plan Witty, clever and downright silly, William Heath Robinson’s overcomplicated solutions to everyday problems can provide a creative way to teach children about forces. In this lesson plan by James Clements KS2 pupils will learn about simple mechanisms. KS2 pupils will learn that some mechanisms – levers, pulleys, gears – allow smaller forces to exert greater […]

Chinese New Year activities for KS1-KS2

Chinese New Year for kids – Fun activities for KS1-KS2 Chinese New Year is a wonderful event for inspiring creative lesson activities for the kids in your class. You’ll also get a great opportunity to explore influences from another culture with your children. This download contains the following four Chinese New Year activity ideas for kids: Dragon dancing Combine art, dance and music to create […]

Solar system KS2 lesson plan

Solar system KS2 – Write letters from Galileo to the Pope The science we now accept as fact was once heresy. This solar system KS2 lesson from Ian Goldsworthy will have your students writing a letter from Galileo to the Pope… Have you ever looked at the stars and wondered what exactly is up there? Of course you have, and so has every child in your […]

Oliver and the Seawigs KS2 planning

Oliver and the Seawigs – KS2 planning around ocean myths There’s something in the water in Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre’s Oliver and the Seawigs. That includes mermaids, a talking albatross and some rather strange islands. What is Oliver and the Seawigs about? Oliver and the Seawigs tells the story of Oliver and his explorer parents. The family have just returned from their adventures travelling […]

Archaeology KS2 activities

Archaeology KS2 – Solve a Roman/Anglo-Saxon burial mystery Download this free archaeology KS2 resource pack and give your chance to solve the puzzle of a mysterious burial site in Canterbury. In 1980 archaeologists were excavating a site in the heart of Canterbury. As they were digging down they came to a thick layer of dark brown soil. As they dug down through the […]

KS2 planning for Lob by Linda Newbery

Lob by Linda Newbery – KS2 planning about nature and life cycles Lob by Linda Newbery reminds us that life is full of joy, change and loss. It’s an absorbing book that rewards exploration in the classroom. The depth and wisdom of its themes are belied by the author’s lightness of touch. She weaves a story that is poetic in its language, yet highly accessible to young […]

Roald Dahl characters lesson plan

Roald Dahl characters – KS2 PSHE lesson plan From the gruesome Twits to the loveable BFG, there are Roald Dahl characters that have enchanted children for generations. The wisdom in Dahl’s writing is the perfect way to help children think about people’s hidden depths. In this lesson, pupils have the opportunity to explore three quotes from Roald Dahl characters about appearances and making […]

Properties of materials KS2 slime science lesson plan

Properties of materials – KS2 slime science lesson plan What happens when you heat up slime? Learn all about the properties of materials with this on-trend science spectacular… Kids love slime in weird and wonderful ways, with YouTube superstars driving the phenomenon to giddy new heights. This is one science lesson your students will go gooey at the knees for. These activities could be […]

Healthy eating lesson plan – KS1/2 science Use this cross-curricular healthy eating lesson plan to teach children about the importance of a balanced diet. As part of this lesson, your class can learn about the range of fruit and vegetables grown in our own country, explore seasonality and plan a school vegetable garden. Healthy eating in the national curriculum The UK science […]

Maths in real life worksheets

Maths in real life – Key Stage 1 maths worksheets This series of maths in real life worksheets for KS1 are also suitable for those in LKS2. Maths teacher John Bee has carefully designed the resources to expose mathematical structures and allow children to use and apply times tables in the real world. These maths in real life worksheets support children in using their times […]

Music KS2 lesson plan

Music KS2 – Create, learn and perform a fun mambo as a class Shelly Ambury and Andy Gleadhill explain how to create a group performance in this fun music KS2 lesson plan… Setting up your classroom so half the group sings and the other half plays – with the option to swap – ensures everyone stays engaged and adds a new dimension to singing lessons. This plan can […]

Year 5 comprehension resources

Year 5 comprehension – Astronaut interview and worksheets This Year 5 comprehension resource contains an interview from Whizz Pop Bang magazine with European Space Agency Astronaut Tim Peake. In it, he explains what it’s really like travelling through space. Tim answers the following questions: As well as the PDF of the interview, this resource also contains differentiated worksheets for higher- and lower-ability students […]

Maths games resources

Maths games – Free KS1/2 resource pack for 4 games This pack contains four maths games for students to try. Fractions cards You can print and use these Fractions Cards to compare fractions, show equivalence and model adding and subtracting fractions. Doubles cards The Doubles Cards show doubles up to 20 within 10-frames, helping children to visualise these number facts. Cut the cards out, then […]

Year 4 times tables test resources

Year 4 times tables test – Advice, worksheets and posters This times tables KS2 resource features a range of PDFs and a spreadsheet that will help children ace the Year 4 times tables test. Resources include: How to prepare for the Year 4 times tables test Now is the time to review your learning strategies, says maths lead Steve Lomax… In the DfE multiplication tables […]

Clay art lesson plan for KS2

Clay art – Gargoyle sculpting KS2 lesson plan When a grotesque mysteriously turns up in your classroom and asks you to make him some friends, it’s time to try some clay art… While sculpture projects are often great fun for children, especially when they get to try some clay art, it can often be hard for teachers to find purposeful, relevant and meaningful […]

Evidence-based leadership poster

Evidence-based leadership – Poster/CPD handout for schools Becoming an evidence-informed school takes more than the appointment of a school research lead. It requires active and committed evidence-based leadership from a school’s SLT. Without the active and full-hearted support of a school’s senior leaders, an evidence-informed school will be more rhetoric than reality. Evidence-based leadership poster In this evidence-based leadership poster, Dr Gary […]

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