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KS2 Geography Lesson Plan – Discover Key Physical Features of World Cup Host Russia Russia offers much in the teaching of geography. Despite its relatively small population, it’s one of the largest countries in the world by land mass – twice the size of the USA and 70 times the size of the UK. It also has the world’s largest continuous land border, largest active volcano, largest swamp, deepest […]

Five-a-day exercises lesson plan

KS2 PE lesson plan – Get fit with five-a-day exercises Children are full of life and most enjoy being active, but they may be unaware of why movement is beneficial or what is actually happening to their bodies as they exercise. The aim of this cross-curricular lesson is to learn about parts of the body and what happens to them when we exercise, linking PE […]

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Use Candyfloss to Demonstrate Dissolving and Solutions Some parts of the primary science national curriculum positively fizz, crackle and pop with excitement. Which child hasn’t been wowed by the wonders of the solar system or grossed out by the way marsupials give birth (probably worth a google)? Other parts, such as solubility, are about as exciting as, well, a cup of tea. […]

World War 2: Evacuees and the Home Front – KS1/2 Drama and History Resource Fitting National Curriculum drama requirements into English time can be a problem, but Alison Chaplin has an exciting solution: why not develop children’s drama skills at the same time as you deepen their understanding of another curriculum area? This resource offers examples of drama activities that have been used to explore the historical area of […]

KS1/2 History Lesson Plan – Use A Painting To Step Into The World Of The Victorians While the Victorians might not have had TV, they certainly had narrative paintings that brought Dickensian Britain to life and caused mini-riots in art galleries. Use a painting by Ford Madox Brown to learn more about the Victorians, class differences, childhood in the past, immigration and emigration, gender roles, geography and travel.

KS2 PSHE Lesson Plan – Learn About Less Fortunate Children With This Sport Relief Activity As primary pupils up and down the country join the fun and games of Sport Relief, it is important they do not forget why they are taking part and the difference that their fundraising can make to other people’s lives. Money raised through Sport Relief helps people living incredibly tough lives both here in the […]

KS2 Geography Lesson Plan – Teach Map Reading By Tapping Into Children’s Emotions With SatNav and Google Earth, finding your way around couldn’t be easier. But behind every map app is a huge set of skills – skills that are first introduced during a primary geography lesson. One of the three principle aims of the 2014 geography curriculum stresses the importance of map work as a geographical skill. […]

KS1/2 Computing Lesson Plan – Use Tech To Display Data In A Brand New Light There is no doubt about it, most people (particularly children) find looking at data dull. It’s not hard to get away from raw data though. You only have to watch the first ten minutes of the BBC news to see data being visualised in a variety of ways – infographics, live tweets, and immersive maps, […]

KS2 computing lesson plan

KS2 computing lesson plan – Teach digital literacy and the importance of questioning online sources A good understanding of digital literacy needs to be at the heart of any school’s internet safety and responsible use programme. The reason for this is simple: the critical questions a child must ask to verify the accuracy of a digital source – whether it is text, an image or a movie – are the […]

KS1/2 Science Lesson Plan – Learn To Think And Question Like A Scientist Developing a talent for science starts with being nosy. ‘Doing science’, rather than just learning about scientific ideas and facts, is a matter of bringing a certain attitude to the subject (the same one, incidentally, that proves invaluable when studying most other subjects). And that attitude is curiosity, which most immediately expresses itself through noticing […]

KS2 PSHE lesson plan – Practise questioning, inference and justification skills The contents of a person’s wallet is all Sherlock Holmes would need to deduce their life history. Are your pupils’ enquiry skills up to the challenge? Have you ever found a lost wallet? What might the contents reveal about the owner? Such everyday experiences of losing and finding things are good starting points to promote […]

KS2 History Lesson Plan – Get An Insight Into The Life Of A Victorian Child ‘Less than spacious sleeping arrangements is only one of the discomforts ailing Victorian boy, Tom. Can your class roll up their sleeves and find a way to help him? In this big, bold history lesson dates and facts are only a part of the learning. When it comes to teaching what life was like as […]

KS2 PSHE lesson plan – Spark debate by exploring acts of heroism in sport The Olympics has produced many acts of heroism that can be used to spark debate in the primary classroom, says Jodie Williams… In this lesson plan you can inspire your children by introducing them to the noble actions of German long-jumper Lutz Long at the 1936 Olympic Games. Pupils will learn… What inspiration means Describing […]

KS2 History Lesson Plan – Pinpoint The Similarities And Differences Between Two Very Different Olympic Games This lesson is designed to help a KS2 class investigate similarities and differences between the Olympic Games of 1948 and those that took place in London in 2012. Browse more Olympics teaching resources.

KS2 Computing Lesson Plan – Create Your Own QR Codes And Find Creative Uses For Them ‘You may have noticed that QR codes are cropping up everywhere at the moment. The advertising industry in particular is fond of using these small, black and white squares to provide curious consumers with extra information. There’s nothing stopping you and the children from creating your own QR codes. There are many free online generators […]

How Long Is This Object? – Maths And Geometry Lesson Plan For KS2 Help pupils understand how size relates to quantity with Martin Saunders’ seasonally-themed measurements lesson.

Writing For A Reason – English And Literacy Lesson Plan For KS2 Give your pupils’ literacy learning some added direction and purpose with these ideas and suggestions from Kate Bradley.

KS2 Literacy Lesson Plan – Create Imaginative Characterisation in Poetry Writing is hard; writing poetry is even harder. You have a lot to think about: structure, rhythm, rhyme and so on. Creating scaffolds for children can help them to really concentrate on the words they are using rather than structure. In this lesson plan we are going to take the basic creative structure of a […]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Literacy and art activities The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are the perfect companion for reluctant readers. Their comic book format makes them accessible, they’re bursting with laugh-out-loud moments and tackle important themes such as bullying and family life. These activities will get students excited about the books while developing their literacy skills. They will learn to use […]

KS2 PSHE Lesson Plan – Use Guinness World Records To Develop Communication And Enquiry Skills Exploring the weird and wonderful range of Guinness World Records will spark curiosity among children and develop their communication and enquiry skills. Exploring records from the human and natural worlds provides children with opportunities to develop a wide range of skills. Research tells us that learning is enhanced when children feel engaged, motivated and empowered. […]

KS2 D&T Lesson Plan – Teach Children The Skills They Need To Be Innovative Designers This structured group activity promotes a genuine sharing of design ideas between children. They will be able to say how a product that has been designed by somebody else could be improved, show new ideas in sketches and/or words and accept or reject feedback and advice from other children about their ideas.

KS1/2 Music Lesson Plan – Learn How To Read Notes On A Stave By Throwing Beanbags Children usually love music lessons, until they get to the point where they are required to learn notation and the more sedate aspects of music theory. This lesson is designed to make sense of the theory and bring it back into the physical realm.

KS2 D&T Lesson Plan – Host A Stitch-Off And Learn About Sewing Techniques And Fashion Trends Learn to use different sewing techniques to join fabric and understand how fashion trends have changed from the start of the 20th Century by hosting a stitch-off in your school.

KS2 Computing Lesson Plan – Think Creatively To Solve A Variety of Missions Turn a digital camera into a satellite, measure wind speed by blowing bubbles and record sounds that would have been heard 1,000 years ago in this computing lesson that presents children with a series of different missions. At first, some may seem impossible, but with perseverance and struggle they can all be accomplished.

KS2 Computing Lesson Plan – Create A Self Portrait Using Fruit And Veg, A Digital Camera And ClipArt Usher in the new season with some fresh spring veg with this lesson plan that focuses on the work of Arcimboldo but with a technological twist. As well as combining art and ICT, the activity also creates an opportunity to talk with children about their knowledge of food. Over the course of the lesson, children […]

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