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apostrophes for contraction bingo game

Apostrophes for contraction – KS1 & KS2 worksheets and ideas Teach primary children the apostrophe rules for contraction and omission with these ideas, activities, lessons and more...

Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann resources

Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann – How to use it in KS1 and KS2 Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann is a book that appeals across a wide age range. It makes a compelling focus for creative projects in both KS1 and KS2 classrooms… Resources for Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann This download contains a three-page PDF of KS1 cross-curricular activity ideas based on Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann. These activities were created […]

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. […]

Young V&A

Schools go for free to Young V&A’s first exhibition, Japan: Myths to Manga Explore the forest, sea, sky and city – what will your students find? Japan: Myths to Manga celebrates Japanese storytelling and folklore and its creative influence on art, design and technology. Divided into four sections – Sky, Sea, Forest, and City – the exhibition brings together over 150 historic and contemporary objects. Begin your journey […]

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. […]

Hullabaloo!

Review – Hullabaloo! Primary Music Curriculum A comprehensive, fun and engaging music scheme that will hit the right notes with pupils and teachers alike… I’m not sure whether music was my first love – that might have been Thunderbird 2 – but it has always been close to my heart. I sang in the choir. I taught myself guitar and mercilessly […]

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

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...

Percy the Park Keeper resources

Percy the Park Keeper – KS1 wall display and resource pack Nick Butterworth’s Percy the Park Keeper book One Snowy Night was first published in 1989. Having long been a favourite with primary teachers, this beloved series offers the perfect starting point for learning about wildlife and the seasons. These beautiful wall display resources with accompanying activities will help you to launch a Percy the Park […]

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 […]

Illustration of seated audience of professionals about to undergo CPD for teachers

CPD for teachers – How to successfully unlock its power Explore real CPD challenges and read expert advice from practising teachers about how to get the most out of your professional development...

British Heart Foundation CPR poster

British Heart Foundation CPR – Step-by-step poster for schools Download and display this British Heart Foundation CPR poster in your school. Fewer than one in ten people in the UK survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. And every delay reduces a person’s chance of survival. A cardiac arrest is the ultimate medical emergency. This British Heart Foundation CPR poster reinforces the memorable slogan: Call, Push, […]

Teach Reading & Writing issue 19 is OUT NOW! We live in interesting times, it seems. With worrying and distressing news bombarding children from all angles, we can struggle to think how best to support them. But books, as ever, can provide us with invaluable tools for teaching and learning. In this issue of Teach Reading & Writing, BookTrust’s writer-in-residence, Rashmi Sirdeshpande, discusses the […]

Smiling girl with non-fiction book on her head

Non-fiction books – How to use factual books in the classroom Try these classroom ideas and learn about how factual books can help children navigate our world...

Christmas acrostic poem worksheets

Christmas acrostic poem – Festive worksheets for primary These printable Christmas acrostic poem worksheets provide a wonderful opportunity to introduce primary students to the enchanting world of acrostic poetry while celebrating the magic of Christmas. Acrostic poems, a form of verse where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase vertically, serve as an engaging way to enhance literacy […]

photography lesson plan pdf

Photography lesson plan PDF – Show children simple techniques From swallowing a rainbow to playing football with the sun, you don’t need special effects to create astounding photographs, just an active imagination. There’s lots of ideas to try on this photography lesson plan PDF. In a world where children are surrounded by images and a wealth of ways to capture, edit and share them, […]

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...

A robot, representing curriculum design

Curriculum design – We’ve lost sight of what’s important Once, we gave children time to learn joyfully, and form their own links and questions – now we just bombard them with facts and expectations; so what's happened?

Children watching TV, representing the benefits of reading subtitles

Benefits of reading subtitles – How screen time can actually help Simply turning on the television subtitles can help children learn to read just as efficiently as consuming lengthy novels...

ks1 book topic on The Ever-Changing Earth

The Ever Changing Earth – Cross-curricular KS1 dinosaur activities Grahame Baker-Smith's gorgeous picture book about the evolution of our planet provides young readers with plenty of food for thought...

RSPCA minibeasts lessons

Minibeasts – RSPCA KS1/2 lesson plans and resources We share our world with so much wildlife and minibeasts are easy to spot. These minibeasts lesson plans from the RSPCA will get your young learners thinking about the different types of minibeasts, our attitudes to them and the roles they play in the ecosystem. Bees, pollination and honey The first lesson focuses on bees […]

Lifecycle resources

Lifecycle – RSPCA KS1/2 lesson plan collection with worksheets Use these RSPCA lifecycle resources to learn all about the lifecycles of different animals. Lifecycle resources The lesson plans in this collection include: Lesson 1 – the lifecycle of the common frog Starter activity Lesson 2 – growth, babies and life spans Starter activity Lesson 3 – butterfly’s lifecycle and human activity Starter activity Lesson […]

Book review template

Book review template – Free printable resources for KS1 & KS2 Think Fantastic Mr Fox is, well, fantastic? Wish Gangsta Granny could be retired? Help children express their views on fiction and non-fiction alike with these book review templates, worksheets and resources...

Place value worksheets

Place value worksheets – Free maths PDFs for KS1 and KS2 These free PDF place value worksheets for KS1 and KS2 from White Rose Maths help to support children’s learning. KS1 place value worksheets For KS1 maths there’s a five-page worksheet to support concrete learning with straws, Base 10 and counters. Children need to complete part-whole diagrams, show a number on a place value grid and […]

Challenging behaviour – The best ways to deal with it What do you do when the behaviour of a child in your class is very challenging? Try these behaviour management techniques...

Teach Primary issue 18.3 is OUT NOW! At last, some sunny days are upon us! A hopeful ray of light is very much the vibe of this issue’s SEND special too. We have some really heartening success stories for you, including Emily Rushton’s moving feature about neurodiversity champions (p60). Elsewhere, Lisa Pigg talks us through how her school rolled out a series […]

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