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KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Use Dry Ice To Create Bubbling Potions In this lesson, you will ‘wow’ your class with the real science behind the effects seen in movie laboratories.

KS2 Literacy & Computing Lesson Plan – Let Children Digitally Create Science Fiction Images To Inspire Their Creative Story Writing Help children create their own unique pictures to form the basis for creative stories and poems.

Apostrophe KS2 lesson plan

Apostrophe KS2 – Contraction & possession lesson plan Use this apostrophe KS2 lesson plan that focuses on the dos and don’ts of proper punctuation placement to help pupils avoid an apostrophe catastrophe. Tea’s, coffee’s and snack’s We are closed on Monday’s CD’s and[...]

KS2 Computing Lesson Plan – Use Layering To Produce Hilarious Animal Photobomb Images This lesson plan teaches design skills by introducing children to the concept of layers in computer graphics programs.

BFG lesson plan

BFG lesson plan – KS2 English moviemaking lesson Creating a film can be a great way of developing children’s English skills, and Roald Dahl’s The BFG is the perfect introduction to moviemaking. The stories and characters Roald Dahl created in his writing hut[...]

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Learn About Bones By Excavating Dog Biscuits The story of Mary Anning, an unassuming 19th century lady who combed the beaches of Devon, can provide an exciting starting point for some excellent hands-on learning and insightful formative assessment. Even though Mary Anning,[...]

Children’s emotional safety and mental health in the classroom is just as important as physical safety Creating and cultivating a community orientated classroom environment is one of the first steps towards successful learning

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Bring Real Flowers Into The Classroom To Learn About Plants Children love flowers – they are amazed by the colour, shape, feel and scent. Working with them covers elements of the national curriculum in an imaginative and memorable way. There’s a wealth of technical vocabulary[...]

Maximise SATs Revision For Every Student With ACUK For many students, the lead up to SATs can be an incredibly stressful time. The weight of exam results seems to increase every year and students may feel under enormous pressure not to let themselves,[...]

Cancelling School Trips Because Of Terrorist Attacks Means Fear Wins How we respond to harrowing events greatly influences children – we must teach them to make the most of their lives

KS1/2 Art And Design Lesson Plan – Help Children Get To Know Each Other With A Collaborative Art Project Beginning a new school year and confronted with a class of 30 lively, confident children, it’s sometimes easy for teachers to overlook the fact that many of them don’t actually know each other – which[...]

KS2 MFL Lesson Plan – Boost Language Skills With An Olympic-Style Race This multilingual lesson will help students feel what it’s like to represent and cheer on another country – China, France, India or Spain. The lesson includes a song and can be adapted for KS1 or[...]

KS2 Geography Lesson Plan – Think About Physical And Human Geography By Planning Your Dream Holiday Thinking about where people go on holiday and why can develop children’s geographical knowledge, skills and understanding. This lesson aims to develop learning about how choice of holiday destination can be linked to the physical[...]

KS2 Computing Lesson Plan – Get To Know Your New Class With A Self-Portrait Activity This lesson is great to help you get to know a new class in a short space of time. It involves planning and photographing self-portraits that capture children's distinct personalities.As well as giving you the[...]

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Start the New School Year as you Mean to go on by Getting Behaviour Right How to improve behaviour from day one by being the boss, building a community and being believable...

Write An Effective Risk Assessment Most activities are safe enough to go ahead with, as long as you evaluate the risks correctly

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Combine Science And D&T By Making Hot Air Balloons Designing, making and testing balloons is an excellent way to combine science with D&T. In this lesson, children will investigate and then build their own hot air balloon. It's a process that requires a combination[...]

KS2 History Lesson Plan – Why Did The Tudors Use Such Gruesome Punishments? You'll get a great response when teaching children about the gruesome nature of crime and punishment during the Tudor period. But coupled with teaching about branding, severed hands, beheadings and stocks comes a responsibility to[...]

KS2 History Lesson Plan – Finish Your Egyptians Topic By Investigating A Mysterious Curse The mystery of Howard Carter and the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen gives the study of Ancient Egypt a brand new twist. Legend has it a curse was bestowed upon Carter and his expedition,[...]

KS2 MFL Lesson Plan – Explore European Market Culture To Learn New Vocabulary Market culture is very prevalent in much of Africa, Asia and Europe. People in Italy and Spain, for example, are more likely to go to the market to buy their weekly meat, fish and other[...]

KS2 Science Lesson Plan – Use A Bluetooth Sensor To Explore The Story Of Goldilocks Use an iPad, Bluetooth sensor and app to undertake some challenge-based learning based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Children will learn to question and interpret information presented in charts and graphs, analyse 'real time'[...]

KS2 Geography Lesson Plan – Study Local Surroundings to Increase Children’s Awareness of National and Global Issues Wherever children live – be it in a small village, market town or city or even an isolated farm – they all come to school knowing something about settlements.This provides an ideal starting point for[...]

KS1/2 History Lesson Plan – Use QR Codes To Point Children To Relevant Sources QR codes can be used to support and extend learning in the primary classroom. In this KS2 history lesson, QR codes are used to inspire children in a quick and rather curious fashion.Groups of pupils[...]

KS1/2 Art & Design Lesson Plan – Learn What Makes An Effective Composition In Paintings And Drawings As children progress through primary school they sometimes complain that their drawings and paintings don’t ‘look right’ - although they often find it hard to work out why. Frequently, the problem is one of composition:[...]

KS1/2 Art & Design Lesson Plan – Use Basic Computer Programs To Create Geometric Patterns In this lesson, children will create digital images inspired by geometric patterns in two related activities. The first can be completed by less experienced children and makes use of the most basic of ‘paint’ programs,[...]

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