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Writing assessment KS2 – Ignore the criteria to truly help pupils How to help your class genuinely improve their writing skills by ignoring the criteria

The Island at the End of Everything

The Island at the End of Everything – KS2 cross-curricular planning The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a tale of inspiring and selfless courage. It’s a great starting point for a variety of KS2 activities. This PDF contains a range of KS2 cross-curricular activity ideas, all based around the book. This beautifully written, heartbreaking yet heartfelt novel is bound to […]

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...

Body parts in French KS2 lesson plan

Body parts in French – Lesson plan and PowerPoint Use games and role play to help pupils say what hurts...

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...

Story structure resource

Story structure – Rewriting a traditional tale with Pie Corbett Pie Corbett models how to rewrite a traditional tale as a quirky detective story

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...

Outdoor learning ks2 lesson plan pages

Outdoor learning KS2 – Parks lesson plan Explore the children’s local green spaces, create nature art and design a recreational space in this al fresco project...

Fractions of amount worksheet

Fractions of amounts worksheet – For KS2, including bar models This fractions of amounts worksheet pack from White Rose Maths contains a worksheet that gives a clear example of how to use bar modelling to demonstrate fractions of an amount. For example, one example shows you how to use bar modelling to find 1/7 of 28 by following these steps: There’s also a fractions of […]

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 […]

Solar system Year 5 worksheet

Solar system Year 5 – Introductory physics worksheet This solar system Year 5 worksheet introduces children to our solar system, with a description of the sun and each of the planets. It then has a table for them to fill out from the information provided, so they can compare the distance of each planet from the sun, their size and how long each […]

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 […]

School quiz resources

School quiz – 30 question PowerPoint and answer sheet This school quiz PowerPoint (with answers) is a surefire way to inject some energy and enthusiasm into your classroom. It makes the perfect end of year activity. With its mix of fun and educational questions spanning various subjects, it’s bound to grab your students’ attention and keep them engaged from start to finish. Plus, who […]

$Equivalent fractions worksheet$

Equivalent fractions worksheet – Practice and problems for KS2 This White Rose Maths equivalent fractions worksheet pack offers a comprehensive array of exercises and challenges. These will enhance pupils’ understanding of equivalent fractions. Within this pack, students will encounter a diverse range of activities. These aim to reinforce pupils’ grasp of this fundamental mathematical concept. In the first worksheet, learners are tasked with identifying […]

Tarsia puzzle – Equivalent fractions for KS2 maths This tarsia puzzle for KS2 comprises 18 sets of equivalent fractions spread over 16 equilateral triangles. These go together to make one large equilateral triangle. We’ve included the solution in this download. What is a tarsia puzzle? It’s a type of educational puzzle often used in mathematics classrooms to reinforce concepts through problem-solving and critical […]

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 […]

Green screen lesson

Green screen backdrop – KS2 lesson plan Want to get children thinking deeply about a text? Challenge them to make it into a movie...

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...

Maths problem solving questions lesson

Maths problem solving questions – KS2 lesson plan The NRICH maths team explains how to work through an intriguing that requires reasoning and abstract thinking...

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