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KS3 art lesson plan

KS3 art – Mix music and art with this free lesson plan Take your cue from Kandinsky and get students to cross-pollinate their creative talents with this free KS3 art lesson plan. The aim of this lesson, inspired by the artist Kandinsky, is to shake students’ perception of subjects in isolation and to go on a creative journey that combines dance, drama, music, painting and more. As […]

KS3 elements lesson plan

KS3 elements – Create your own element for the periodic table Bring creativity into your chemistry lab with Dr Joanna Rhodes’ fascinating KS3 elements lesson plan… Taking its inspiration from the recent discovery of new elements in the periodic table, this KS3 elements lesson plan will get your students thinking about how scientists discovered, named and organised elements, according to rules set by the International Union […]

Animation lesson plans resource

Animation lesson plans KS3 – Create your own cartoon This animation lesson plan by Miles Berry will help learners develop a wide range of essential ICT skills by creating their own animated cartoon. Do your students like watching cartoons? Do they have a favourite character? This lesson provides an opportunity for students to put together their own animated cartoon, using characters they create themselves. […]

Sports in French and German PowerPoint

Sports in French and German – MFL activity PowerPoint There are multiple international sporting events taking place in summer 2024. Use them to inspire your students to practise talking about sports in French, German or any other target language. Dip into this selection of fun games and classroom activities as starters, stand-alone activities or for a whole lesson. Some activities may also be suitable for flipped learning […]

Macbeth display posters

Macbeth display – Character vocabulary posters These Macbeth display posters pair character images from the renowned Patrick Stewart version of Macbeth with high-level vocabulary descriptions. The Shakespearean character images helps students visualise key figures from the play. Seeing actors embodying the roles of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, the witches, Macduff and Banquo can bring these characters to life, making them more relatable […]

12 Min Cooper Run recording sheet

12 Min Cooper Run – KS3/4 PE recording sheet Use this 12 Min Cooper Run information and recording sheet to help students to assess their own performance and measure against a standard (below expectation to excellence). It’s easily adjustable to suit the needs of different classes. Recording sheet This sheet gives students the chance to fill in the following: What is the 12 Minute […]

Hamlet key quotes

Hamlet key quotes – 10 posters and worksheet for KS3/4 This download includes 10 posters featuring Hamlet key quotes. There’s also a worksheet (in PDF and Word Doc format) featuring the quotes. Students can make notes on this as you read through the play. We also have poster sets for six other Shakespeare plays. Hamlet key quotes Download a free Hamlet summary document covering the […]

Play script resource

Play script – Ten one-page scenes for early readers and EAL This free play script download contains ten one-page scenes for early readers or English language learners. You can use these scripts in a variety of ways: There are also step-by-step instructions in the download for using the scripts with your students, discussion questions, and two extension activities. Play script titles Drama Notebook is one of […]

Wire art lesson plan

Wire art – Simple 3D activities for KS3/KS4 Inspire students’ imaginations and take them on a creative voyage of discovery with these deceptively simple 3D wire art activities from AccessArt’s Sheila Ceccarelli… Wire art is a very accessible and immediate way of introducing notions such as ‘drawing in space’ and volume. It requires limited resources and simple tools. As an artistic activity it […]

Romeo and Juliet posters

Romeo and Juliet key quotes – 10 posters & worksheet This download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, plus a worksheet (in PDF and Word Doc formats) with these quotes on for students to make notes on as you read through the play. Romeo and Juliet key quotes For more quote posters and worksheets for Shakespeare plays check out […]

Maths reasoning KS3 lesson plan

Maths reasoning KS3 – Doughnuts lesson plan This standalone maths reasoning KS3 lesson is based on the scenario of a teacher buying doughnuts for each student in their class (whether you wish to buy real doughnuts for your students is up to you!). The doughnuts are all identical but come in two different-sized bags, which cost different amounts of money. What total […]

Properties of 2D shapes KS3

Properties of 2D shapes KS3 – Triangles and quadrilaterals This properties of 2D shapes KS3 worksheet asks students to link the shape to the properties. Students need to read each description carefully then draw a line to match up the correct shapes and properties. The 2D shapes covered in this KS3 worksheet are: Properties of 2D shapes KS3 examples KS3 Maths Curriculum Area Geometry […]

KS3 maths formula sheet

KS3 maths formula sheet – Free printable worksheet This KS3 maths formula sheet first asks students to link each statement with a formula in the given table. For example, one of the statements is: Total cost (in £C) for a show that costs £5 per ticket (n). Once students have linked all four statements to the correct formula, they then move on to […]

Linear simultaneous equations worksheet

Linear simultaneous equations – KS3/4 correcting errors worksheet Clumsy Clive, despite his best efforts, finds himself in a pickle with his linear simultaneous equations homework. The purpose of this exercise is not just to solve linear simultaneous equations, but to spot and correct the common mistakes that Clive, and perhaps many students like him, tend to make. Each misstep is an opportunity for […]

CPD diary for teachers

CPD diary – Free editable template for teachers A CPD diary is a powerful tool to help you take ownership of and document your professional development. As well as the basics of where and when, this free, editable CPD diary allows you to record the following information: Why keep a CPD diary? Maintaining a CPD diary encourages you to reflect on your learning […]

Hand eye coordination lesson plan

Hand-eye coordination – Fun, fast-moving lesson plan for KS3/4 Hone your students’ hand-eye coordination, teamwork and resilience with this fun, fast-moving sequence of activities… As a PE teacher and coach, I’m always looking for new activities that are challenging and which students will genuinely enjoy. It’s so satisfying to see students finish a class exhausted and rosy-cheeked, with beaming grins on their faces. This […]

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. […]

Resources for Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman – Classroom ideas This 12-page PDF resource from Penguin provides accompanying activities, ideas and discussion points for Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, as well as other books in the series – Knife Edge, Checkmate and Double Cross. What is Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman about? Callum is a nought – a second-class citizen in a world […]

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. […]

Simplifying algebraic expressions lesson plan and worksheet

Simplifying algebraic expressions – KS3 lesson without boring drills This free simplifying algebraic expressions lesson plan for KS3 comes with an accompanying task sheet. Exercises are not the only way to improve students’ fluency in mathematical procedures. Sometimes you can develop the very same skills in a more exploratory fashion. Simplifying algebraic expressions Expanding brackets and collecting like terms to simplify expressions are perhaps […]

Plastic in the ocean resources

Plastic in the ocean – Marine conservation resources for schools Teacher’s pack and lesson plans ‘Plastic Not Fantastic: The Story of Plastic Pollution in our Oceans’ is a great teacher resource pack for KS1 and 2 from Global Ocean. The pack encourages children to engage in a number of fun and thought-provoking activities. Through these they’ll learn more about the growing problem of plastic pollution. […]

Encryption lesson plan

Encryption lesson – KS3 computer science resources In this encryption lesson plan for KS3 computer science, students model the way that information is transmitted by the internet and try and protect their messages using different keys. Encryption lesson learning objectives Starter activity Before revealing the objectives, write on the board the word ‘Noitpyrcne’ (encryption backwards) and ask students to work out what […]

coastal erosion lesson plan

Coastal erosion – Active learning ideas for KS3/4 geography Physical geography processes such as coastal erosion and transportation can be difficult concepts for some students to comprehend. Traditionally, we teach these by learning key words and their definitions, and then drawing a diagram to represent each type of process. However, this approach does not always enable all students to understand the differences between them, […]

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 […]

Writing to describe unit

Writing to describe – Creative writing unit about homelessness The focus of this 11-lesson unit is writing to describe. It is based on the issue of homelessness. You may want to accompany this unit with a class reading of Robert Swindell’s novel Stone Cold to encourage feelings of empathy. The assessment, however, isn’t on Stone Cold, but on a creative writing piece focusing on […]

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