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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 […]

Possessive apostrophe KS2

Possessive apostrophe KS2 – Attenborough wildlife clips Y5 lesson Use the hook of amazing Attenborough wildlife clips to engage children in grammar with this possessive apostrophe KS2 lesson… This possessive apostrophe KS2 lesson for Year 5, based on a David Attenborough clip about orangutans, will help children to develop an understanding of possessive apostrophes in plural and singular nouns. We’ve taken it from the […]

Hackasaurus lesson plan

Hackasaurus – ‘Hack’ news websites to display pupils’ own stories Discover the many uses of Hackasaurus – a tool that lets you hijack the Newsround website and write your own mischievous version of events… Have you ever used a made-up letter as a prompt for a lesson? Maybe you have pretended to have received a missive from the Air Force asking for a new parachute […]

Product design KS2 lesson plan

Product design KS2 – Expand on the latest children’s trend Put children in the position of a professional designer and ask them to consider an existing range of products in this product design KS2 lesson. These activities for KS2 children will maximise their risk-taking and innovation when designing. Ironically, we sometimes come up with our most imaginative ideas when we have the least amount of […]

Little Inventors KS2 STEM inventions resource pack

Little Inventors – KS2 STEM inventions resource pack This Little Inventors resource pack explains what inventing is and gives you all you need to deliver a workshop about all kinds of ingenious inventions. By promoting creative thinking and problem-solving skills, this Little Inventors resource offers many opportunities to link to several curriculum areas in primary schools, including art, D&T, science and literacy. Learning […]

KS2 PE lesson plan

KS2 PE – Create a new sport and teach it to others Badminball, squashket, roundhock – perhaps the Olympic sports of the future will be invented at your school with this KS2 PE lesson plan… In KS2 PE, children play competitive games such as badminton, basketball, cricket, football, netball, rounders and tennis. Traditional team games are great – but not for everyone. So often children who struggle […]

KS2 English Shakespeare lesson plan

KS2 William Shakespeare – Banish the Bard’s ‘boring’ reputation Banish the Bard’s boring reputation and celebrate Shakespeare Week in March with this interactive KS2 William Shakespeare lesson plan. I have been creating lesson plans around a new book called Shakespeare for Everyone (Magic Cat Publishing) which shows children just how accessible Shakespeare can be. Written by Emma Roberts and illustrated by Sarah Tanat-Jones, the […]

French weather vocabulary resources

French weather vocabulary – KS2 lessons, worksheets and games This French weather vocabulary download for KS2 contains: French weather vocabulary lesson 1 Learn meteorological vocabulary and use French prepositions and conjunctions in this KS2 French weather vocabulary lesson from Ellie Chettle Cully… Talking about the weather may seem like a very simple part of everyday life in the UK, but in MFL lessons this […]

Tudor clothes KS2 lesson plan

Tudor clothes KS2 – Sew a mini Tudor gown in D&T Establish your own fashion label and learn about historical fashions with Adam Newman’s Tudor clothes KS2 lesson plan… The Tudors is a classic topic, but after a few years away from its mix of splendour and muck, I wanted to come back to it from a different angle: the opulence, colour and lavishness of the […]

Climate change KS2 resource

Climate change KS2 – Scheme of work & experiments You can use this climate change KS2 scheme of work from Wicked Weather Watch as a complete resource over six (or more) weeks. Alternatively, use individual activities on their own or to support your teaching of other themes or subjects. This download PDF provides an overview of the scheme, and you can download individual resources […]

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