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Michael Morpurgo Month resources

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

Michael Morpurgo books – Best teaching resources for KS1 and KS2 Discover a treasure trove of engaging Michael Morpurgo resources, designed to help you bring the magic of his stories to life in the classroom...

Primaryby Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo – Why we set up Farms for City Children The beloved author and master storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo talks about giving all children the chance to get up close and personal with nature...

PrimaryEnglishby HarperCollins

Flamingo Boy Resources for Michael Morpurgo Month The activities in this HarperCollins resource, perfect for Michael Morpurgo Month, can be used as either a quick starter or a longer lesson. They provide a great opportunity to develop children’s comprehension and vocabulary. This resource shares an extract from the story, describing the flamingos that live on the salt flats of the Camargue. After […]

Child planning out story writing

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

Story writing – Best storyboard templates & creative writing ideas Whether it's writing short stories, creating comic strips or filmmaking, every tale needs the right structure to be told well...

by Teachwire

Books for topics KS2 – Literacy experts’ recommended reads Take the hassle out of sourcing inspiring KS2 books for topics with these hand-picked gems from children’s literacy experts… KS2 books for topics – what and why? A book topic refers to a structured unit of work based around a specific book. It typically includes cross-curricular activities that use the book as a central theme […]

Boy Giant resources

PrimaryEnglishby Carey Fluker Hunt

Boy Giant – KS2 cross-curricular activity ideas with worksheets This Boy Giant download contains a PDF full of cross-curricular KS2 ideas. There’s also a 12-page PDF packed full of lesson ideas and activities to explore alongside reading the book. What is Boy Giant about? Boy Giant is a novel by British author Michael Morpurgo. When war comes to Omar’s Afghan village, 10-year-old Omar and […]

Where My Wellies Take Me planning

PrimaryEnglishby Judy Clark

Where My Wellies Take Me – Cross-curricular planning for KS1/2 Where My Wellies Take Me uses 40 evocative poems to celebrate the wonder of childhood. If you’re lucky, it will germinate a love of verse that will stay with pupils for many years to come... Try these cross-curricular classroom ideas for KS1/2, all based around the book: What is Where My Wellies Take Me about? […]

Five children reading, representing KS1 reading comprehension

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

KS1 reading comprehension – Best advice, worksheets and resources Give Year 1 and Year 2 pupils a good grounding in comprehension skills in order for them to get the most from any text with these activities, ideas, lesson plans and other teaching resources...

Plazoom resource

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

Plazoom – Why you should be using this literacy resources website Discover how Plazoom's comprehensive and easy-to-use resources can transform your literacy teaching and save you valuable time...

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas teaching resource

PrimarySecondaryEnglish ... by Teachwire

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – Best resources for KS2 and KS3 If you want to use John Boyne's book and the film adaptation to teach the difficult subject of the Holocaust, we've picked out some of the best activities, worksheets and ideas to use in your classroom...

Children listening to teacher outside on school trips

PrimarySecondaryby Teachwire

School trips – Ultimate teacher guide & 100+ venue ideas There’s lots to think about when organising and leading an educational excursion, but these pointers will help set you on the road to success…

Schoolboy and teacher in creative writing lesson

PrimaryEnglishby Laura Dobson

Creative writing prompts – Best activities and resources for KS1 and KS2 English Fed up of reading 'and then...', 'and then...' in your children's writing? Try these story starters, structures, worksheets and other fun writing prompt resources for primary pupils...

World War 2 Aircraft on display at IWM Duxford

by Teachwire

Imperial War Museum Duxford Imperial War Museum Duxford is not just a museum but also a working airfield and historic site, offering a unique insight into conflict and over a century of aviation. From the early days of flight, through to the dramatic days of the Second World War and the technological advances of the Cold War, it has […]

Child writing, representing National Writing Day

PrimarySecondaryEnglishby Teachwire

National Writing Day – Best resources, worksheets and ideas for 2024 Get kids passionate about creative writing with these ideas, activities, lesson plans and more...

persuasive writing ks2 resources

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

Persuasive writing KS2 – Features, examples & best lesson plans Help kids put together a convincing argument, whether it's in an essay, advert, debate or letter, with these lessons, ideas, activities and more...

Aesop’s fables KS2 activities

PrimaryEnglishby Aidan Severs

Aesop’s fables – LKS2 cross-curricular activity ideas Help pupils grasp the concept of inference, and what a moral is, using a collection of beautiful recreations of Aesop’s fables. Aesop’s fables are classics – and deservedly so. They’ve been a staple of English teaching in primary schools for many a year now and they’re set to stick around for a while longer. And […]

Hands holding planet and tree, representing World Environment Day

PrimaryGeographyScienceby Teachwire

World Environment Day – Great 2025 ideas and resources for primary schools Go green this June 5th and help your pupils understand how to build a brighter future, and why we all should, with these activities, ideas and lesson plans for World Environment Day...

History recount model text for Year 5

PrimaryHistoryby Teachwire

WW2 KS2 – Best World War II lesson plans, ideas and trips From lesson plans to podcasts and videos to school trips, we've rounded up the best age-appropriate World War 2 resources for KS2...

Drawing of a child growing a seedling among rubble, representing books about wars

PrimaryEnglishby Carey Fluker Hunt

Books about wars – 10 recommendations for primary Books about war are invaluable in helping children explore and consider difficult subjects from within a safe space...

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

Traditional tales – Best KS1 and KS2 planning and resources From the Brothers Grimm to the happily-ever-after Disneyfied versions, traditional tales have stood the test of time. Help pupils rewrite their own takes with these ideas...

Boy, man and girl reading a book together, representing closing the reading gap

PrimaryEnglishby Lizzie Catford

Closing the reading gap – A new campaign from BookTrust A high-profile new campaign from BookTrust aims to tackle inequality through shared stories, explains Lizzie Catford...

Ashley Booth reading resources

PrimaryEnglishby Ashley Booth

Year 6 reading – 11 weeks of planning (part 3) This Year 6 reading collection contains 11 weeks of planning. Use the resources to complete three lessons over the course of each week. The resource list sets out each week’s theme, and there’s a separate PowerPoint for each day’s lesson. The text is linked to or included as a PDF. There are some instances where […]

School children following Ashley Booth reading curriculum

PrimaryEnglishby Ashley Booth

Ashley Booth reading – 400+ fully resourced KS2 lessons This free download offers comprehensive and structured reading lessons for KS2...

Ashley Booth reading resources

PrimaryEnglishby Ashley Booth

Year 5 reading – 11 weeks of planning (part 2) This Year 5 reading collection contains 11 weeks of planning. Use the resources to complete three lessons over the course of each week. The resource list sets out each week’s theme, and there’s a separate PowerPoint for each day’s lesson. The text is linked to or included as a PDF. There are some instances where […]

Butterfly Lion activities

PrimaryEnglishby Clare Pearson

Butterfly Lion – Cross-curricular KS1 activities Friendship, war and separation are some of the big themes that children can explore while reading Michael Morpurgo’s The Butterfly Lion. How different would life be if your best friend were a lion? This is just one of the questions explored by Michael Morpurgo in The Butterfly Lion. Told through recollections of a childhood friend, […]

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