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Story mountain – Best story structure worksheets and resources for KS1 and KS2 creative writing Teach primary children this simple five-stop story structure technique to help them write great fiction, with these activities, ideas and other resources...

Spelling tiles, representing tricky words

Tricky words – A guide to teaching exceptional spellings in KS1 and KS2 How to teach high frequency words and common exception words in KS1 and KS2...

The word 'Suddenly' typed on a typewriter, representing fronted adverbials

Fronted adverbials – Best KS2 worksheets, examples and lesson ideas Once upon a time, pupils weren't expected to know what a fronted adverbial was. Today's students, however, very much are, and hopefully these resources can help...

Student taking part in geography fieldwork

Geography fieldwork – How to make it effective Gather your maps and head outside to give pupils a meaningful geography experience they won’t soon forget...

Boy with schoolbag sitting on floor looking at phone, representing poor school attendance

School attendance – What causes absence & how to tackle it As rates of persistent absence continue to climb, what can schools and policymakers do about it?

Boy in library for International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day – Best 2024 resources for KS1 and KS2 Get ready to celebrate this incredible global event in your school come September...

Character writing KS2 resource pack

Character writing KS2 – Writing an awkward meeting with Emma Carroll Peer inside the mind of an author and help pupils understand how to write an awkward meeting with this character writing KS2 WAGOLL resource pack. It’s based on Emma Carroll’s novel The Houdini Inheritance. This resource contains: Your class will work towards planning and writing their own awkward meeting in which a ‘celebrity’ of some […]

MFL worksheet – language detectives Use this worksheet to help children look for clues and patterns in a text that is not in their first language.

Comedy writing lesson plan

Comedy writing – KS2 ‘find your funny bone’ lesson plan Explore comedy and laughter in the classroom through comedy writing and performance, funny art challenges and humorous character creation… In this lesson, children will take part in discussions about how comedy is an important tool for wellbeing and the pitfalls that can occur when trying to make others laugh. They will also perform in a […]

Roald Dahl Day – Splendiferous school activity ideas for 2024 Delve into these phizz-whizzing activities to delight your class, from marvellous melting science, to squibbling your own Dahl-esque stories

Shakespeare English lesson plan

Shakespeare English lesson – Compound words and idioms Use this Shakespeare English lesson from Sally Gray at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to cover the concepts of compound words and idioms… Shakespeare English lesson learning objectives First activity Shakespeare didn’t always play by the rules and would often, for example, use a noun as a verb. Take the body parts: ear, eye, lip, nose, […]

KS2 RE lesson plan

KS2 RE lesson plan – Creating a local place study Celebrate Diwali, visit a mosque, and imagine you’re a Medieval Christian with, all in your own community, with Adam Smith

Tudor homes KS2 lesson plan

Tudor homes KS2 – Design, develop and market a Tudor property Bring Tudor homes to life in an engaging and practical way with this cross-curricular KS2 lesson plan by Adam Jevons-Newman… Go through the keyhole and bring a Tudor street to life as you discover, design, advertise and sell your very own piece of Tudor real estate. This project provides an engaging and practical way to […]

Creative writing and drama lesson plan

Creative writing and drama – Ideas for developing new characters Sam Marsden shows how you can use a sequence of drama exercises to invigorate pupils’ creative writing… If you’re looking to inspire your students to write creatively, drama can be used as tool to prompt ideas, develop characters and awaken imaginations. Charles Dickens is said to have acted out his characters as he wrote; when […]

Pause and reflect resources

Pause and reflect – Whole-class assessment how-to with resources Marc Bowen explains how to plan and carry out purposeful pause and reflect activities for whole-class assessment… Download a detailed case study, with a comprehensive selection of example assessment documents, at the top of this page. Pause and reflect meaning Over 25 years of teaching, I’ve seen many different assessment systems come and go. Some […]

Teacher and pupil doing experiential learning with science experiment

Experiential learning – Boost learning with active participation What is experiential learning, how might you use it in your classroom and does it lead to meaningful learning? Read on to find out...

Punctuation games – Ideas, resources & online games for KS1/KS2 Stop! Punctuation time. Give these offline and online games a go and sharpen up students' skills with that pesky punctuation placement...

Question marks drawn on different coloured cards, representing assessment for learning

Assessment for learning – Transformative teaching strategies to try Revolutionise teaching and learning in your classroom with these expert assessment for learning strategies...

Children in school uniform doing collaborative learning

Collaborative learning – What it is and how to benefit from it If used appropriately, collaborative learning can do wonders for your learners' confidence and engagement...

Sphero – How to use this coding robot in your classroom Laura Di Pasquale explores different ways to use Sphero coding robots in the classroom...

Compound sentence resource

Compound sentence – Teaching advice and activity ideas Laura Dobson breaks down compound sentences and gives you teaching ideas to try in your classroom...

Three young children painting, representing art assessment

Art assessment – How to track progress in primary Adele Darlington explores ways to track pupil progress without stifling enthusiasm, creativity or confidence...

A single line depicting a flower, representing children's grief

Children’s bereavement – How teachers can help grieving pupils Develop staff understanding, skills and confidence in dealing with children's grief with this helpful advice...

Hands holding jigsaw pieces together, representing collaboration at Badock's Wood Primary

Badock’s Wood Primary – Using collaboration to improve behaviour Jonathan Arthur and Gemma Hewson explain how collaboration has improved behaviour and raised pupils’ achievement in their school...

Egypt KS2 Aliya to the Infinite City teaching notes

Egypt KS2 – Aliya to the Infinite City teaching notes If you’re looking for Egypt-themed KS2 resources, Laila Rifaat’s Aliya series is a great place to start. Aliya Aboard the Time Train is out in August 2024 and is the sequel to Aliya to the Infinite City. The series is set in a time-travelling school in a parallel Egypt. It’s full of great characters, flying […]

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