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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, […]

Kensuke's Kingdom resource

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

Kensuke’s Kingdom – KS2 vocabulary list and activity ideas The Michael Morpurgo classic, Kensuke’s Kingdom, is packed with exciting cross-curricular themes. This download contains a PDF features a range of KS2 cross-curricular activities inspired by the book, as well as a vocabulary list. Activities include: Vocabulary list Using a carefully curated vocabulary list from a novel like Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo can be […]

This Morning I Met a Whale KS2 planning

PrimaryEnglishScienceby Judy Clark

This Morning I Met A Whale – KS2 planning This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo is a delight in itself, but the opportunities it provides to explore with children not only environmental issues but also the wider question of their role and voice in society is one that’s too good to miss. This PDF features a range of activities that demonstrate […]

Letters from the Lighthouse planning

PrimaryArt & DesignDesign & Technology ... by Johanna Howard and Jonathan Rooke

Letters from the Lighthouse – KS2 World War 2 planning Letters from the Lighthouse is a mystery; a spy story; an evacuee story; a refugee story. Above all, it’s Olive’s story. This download contains a three-page PDF packed with a range of cross-curricular activities… What is Letters from the Lighthouse about? The second world war turns schoolgirl Olive’s life in London inside out. Her father […]

Birthday Duck KS1 reading comprehension pack

PrimaryEnglishby HarperCollins

Birthday Duck – KS1 reading comprehension pack What is The Birthday Duck by Michael Morpurgo about? The main character in The Birthday Duck, Sam, is a city boy through and through. He isn’t looking forward to his school trip to Nethercott Farm at all. But busy days of farm work, animals and learning all about nature weave their magic. When Sam finds […]

PrimaryEnglishHistoryby Pie Corbett

WW2 for KS2 – Model text and lesson plan by Pie Corbett By using Pie Corbett’s WW2 KS2 model text and digging into local history, your class can write a powerful piece about the experience of a WW2 evacuee. This resource includes an original story called ‘The Tunnel’, plus a series of reading and writing classroom activities. There is also a PowerPoint file with the story on […]

Primaryby Jonathan Lear

P4C – how to use philosophy for curriculum design Disconnected topics getting you down? Try these planning ideas for a more cohesive approach

PrimaryEnglishby Teresa Cremin

Help Children use Real-Life Experiences to Write from the Heart The winning goal, a holiday disaster, grandma’s silver earrings – our life experiences are a rich source of writing inspiration, says Teresa Cremin...

PrimaryEnglishby Emma Carroll

Why Primary Children Should Read About Topics Like War If nothing else, stories that open children’s eyes to history and give them a clearer insight into the plight of others and the modern world, says Emma Carroll...

PrimaryEnglishby Jon Mayhew

How Author Jon Mayhew Used Comics to Build up his Reading Stamina as a Child “Wimpy Kid is fine as long as you’re trying a bit of Michael Morpurgo too”

PrimaryEnglishby Carey Fluker Hunt

10 Great Primary Books for Celebrating the Big Outdoors The natural world is a place of adventure and excitement, so step out of the front door and take your class into the great unknown with these fiction-inspired activities...

PrimaryEnglishby Teresa Cremin

Nearly a Quarter of Teachers can’t Recall any Children’s Poets or Illustrators – We Need to Broaden our Kid Lit Knowledge “Without rich repertoires we cannot pump passion around the system,” says Teresa Cremin

PrimaryEnglishby Lloyd Burgess

9 of the best teaching resources for Children’s Book Week If you ever needed a reason to open up a book in your classroom, here are a handful to use as the perfect excuse this week...

PrimaryEnglishby Teachwire

Books for topics KS2 – 8 of the best for writing activities From letters and diaries to creative fiction, news articles and persuasive writing, these fantastic novels provide inspiration aplenty

PrimaryEnglishby Debra Myhill

How to explain sentences to primary children Debra Myhill’s masterclass takes you through all the elements of this vital unit of meaning, from capital letter to...

PrimaryEnglishby primary@artichokehq.com

Nelson Comprehension – Sample Lesson For KS2 English Try a sample Year 6/P7 lesson Year 6/P7 exploring Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo. This resource includes links to free accompanying activity sheets and teaching notes – further information can be found at the OUP website.

“This School Is My Story” – How Staff At Raynham Primary Go The Extra Mile By supporting families in the community as well as children in the classroom, Marva Rollins has transformed the fortunes of one of London’s most challenging primary schools, says Jacob Stow...

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