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School assembly – Motivational ideas for primary and secondary Make the most of your school assembly and learn what it takes to keep your audience engaged with these ideas and resources...

Behaviour management strategies for primary school – Videos & advice Managing challenging behaviour in KS1 and KS2 children can be tricky, but this collection of expert advice, ideas and opinion pieces can help you keep the mood positive...

Matilda activities KS2 PDF

Matilda activities KS2 – Investigate the physics of Matilda This Matilda activities KS2 PDF contains instructions for a physics exploration focusing on Matilda’s special powers and how this relates to forces. Wouldn’t it be great to be like Roald Dahl’s Matilda Wormwood and be able to move objects just by thinking about it? First published 30 years ago, this much-loved tale is perfect to […]

Climate change activities KS2

Climate change activities KS2 – Changing the story Investigating the past can help children develop their own visions for a sustainable future, says Ben Ballin

No Breathing in Class lesson plan

No Breathing in Class – Creating characterisation in poetry Use Michael Rosen’s piece No Breathing in Class to teach children how to use characterisation… Writing is hard; writing poetry is even harder. You have a lot to think about: structure, rhythm, rhyme and so on. Creating scaffolds for children can help them to really concentrate on the words they are using rather than structure. […]

Mexico KS2 art lesson plan

Mexico KS2 – Learn sculpture and folk art with alebrijes Explore and create unique designs to open imaginations and boost geographical knowledge with this Mexico KS2 lesson plan from Adam Newman… Bright, fascinating and fantastical, alebrijes were first imagined by Mexican craft maker Pedro Linares. Pupils may well have seen them in Pixar’s Coco, taking on the added role of spiritual guides. But did you […]

CPD poster – 8 ideas for making it great When teachers improve, more pupils succeed. This CPD poster includes eight ideas from David Weston that underpin the Teacher Development Trust’s work with hundreds of school leaders. CPD poster This CPD poster covers the following areas, and more… The Teacher Development Trust works with the entire education sector to promote the principles of good CPD. […]

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Teaching writing – How to create motivated writers Let’s bring motivation, enjoyment and authentic writing purpose back into our classrooms, say Ellen Counter and Juliet McCullion from HFL Education...

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Women in STEM – Smashing stereotypes and upping participation in schools Why are there so few women in STEM, and what, if anything, can teachers do about it? We investigate, with the help of current teachers and STEM experts...

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 […]

Directions in French teaching resources

Directions in French – KS2 lesson plan about finding your way Teaching children how to ask for directions in French can be a lot of fun. It involves looking at life outside the classroom and creates opportunities for moving around. If you’re feeling brave, and weather permits, make the learning more authentic by using your playground as a model town, with posters stuck to fenceposts and […]

The Land of Neverbelieve resources

The Land of Neverbelieve – KS2 planning and activity ideas The Land of Neverbelieve’s weird and wonderful wildlife will have children’s imaginations overflowing with world-building ideas. This text makes an excellent focus for a book topic. Work on presentation skills by creating your own book, go on a nature trail and see how a story is present even in a non-fiction format. Pablo Picasso once […]

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. […]

Migration KS2 resources

Migration KS2 – Use news reports to explore vocab and stats This migration KS2 lesson uses an article from The Week Junior as a stimulus for exploration of this highly topical issue. The resources include a full lesson plan by Emma Espley, plus articles from The Week Junior, worksheets, statistics and PowerPoints. It targets many aspects of the KS2 programme of study for geography, including: It […]

KS2 character description literacy and drama lesson plan

KS2 character description – Literacy & drama lesson plan Explore new characters and settings by using drama techniques from the National Theatre’s Let’s Play programme with this KS2 character description lesson plan. The National Theatre Let’s Play programme aims to transform creative learning and theatre-making in primary schools. This lesson takes a creative literacy approach to introducing any new story, book or play to […]

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. […]

Canals KS2 resource pack

Canals KS2 – Resource for history and geography This All About Canals KS2 resource from The Canal & River Trust is great for history and geography local studies, as well as for project and badge work. Students will discover: Canals KS2 facts The first canals were first built hundreds of years ago in Egypt, Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and Syria), China and India. They […]

Macbeth KS2 drama lesson plan

Macbeth KS2 – Unlock the immersive power of drama Studying Macbeth in KS2 will give pupils access to a fascinatingly complex world which is more than within their reach… This lesson plan from Marc Bowen shows you how to use the immersive power of drama to bring Macbeth to life in your KS2 classroom. Macbeth KS2 learning objectives Where to begin I would strongly […]

where does our food come from ks2 lesson plan

Where does our food come from KS2 – Lesson plan and worksheet Help KS2 pupils learn about where their food comes from and different agricultural careers with Sam Wyman’s ideas… What better way to motivate a class than to discuss food? Everyone has a favourite meal or snack, after all. But many children will have only the vaguest idea of how many people produce their favourite lunchtime […]

History recount model text for Year 5

WW2 KS2 – Best World War II lesson plans, ideas and trips From lesson plans to podcasts and videos to school trips, we've rounded up the best age-appropriate World War 2 resources for KS2...

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...

Pages from Skandar and the Unicorn Thief resource pack

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief – KS2 narrative writing WAGOLL Peer inside the mind of the author, and help pupils understand how to describe a scene of companionable contentment ...

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