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Knowledge-rich curriculum – Spotlighting knowledge & applying it How to put knowledge at the centre of your curriculum (and a warning)...

Primary engineering worksheets

Primary engineering – Bridge building KS1/2 activity This downloadable PDF of primary engineering worksheets focuses on bridge building activities in KS1 and KS2… Students need to take a piece of A4 paper and put it flat like a bridge. Then, they need to start adding small weights one by one in the middle of the paper bridge. See how many weights you […]

Spooky writing resource for KS2

Spooky writing – ‘Staying Out’ by Pie Corbett Use Pie Corbett’s spooky writing resource to help students write their own scary story with an atmospheric setting and eerie sound effects. Pie has built his ‘Staying Out’ story around a simple idea. The main characters go to a setting that is slightly out of the ordinary. At first everything is OK but then they […]

Passive voice KS2 resources

Passive voice KS2 – PowerPoint and example text Dive deeper into the world of grammar with this passive voice KS2 lesson and accompanying model text. Equip your students with a robust understanding, enabling them to write clearly and confidently… Passive voice KS2 lesson Use this detailed PowerPoint lesson, centred around the familiar tale of Little Red Riding Hood, to help pupils understand the […]

The Nightmare Man by Pie Corbett – suspense story KS2 resource

Suspense story KS2 – The Nightmare Man by Pie Corbett Use this suspense story KS2 resource to share Pie Corbett’s tale of suspense with your class, then create your own nightmarish short stories... The Nightmare Man is built around a simple story idea – ‘facing your fear’. Everyone is afraid of all sorts of things. Start by making a class list with the children – […]

Catch Up

4 reasons to try… Catch Up Numeracy This research- and evidence-based intervention addresses 10 key components of numeracy, and is proven to be effective in a range of settings 1. The intervention Catch Up® Numeracy is a structured one-to-one intervention for learners who find numeracy difficult. It enables learners who struggle with numeracy to achieve more than double the progress of typically […]

Natural History Museum

Discover new learning opportunities at the Natural History Museum Choose the ideal educational experience for your group from a range of engaging options From minibeasts to evolution, we offer a range of inspiring, curriculum-rich workshops and shows, as well as galleries for your class/school to explore. School visits are available during term time. There are two types of visit available: self-guided with a show, […]

Warning story KS2

Warning story KS2 – ‘The Caravan’ by Pie Corbett Use this atmospheric warning story KS2 resource by Pie Corbett to sharpen children’s literacy skills. “Now Mitch, don’t go playing up by the pylon,” my mum had warned me often enough. “It’s dangerous. You’ll get yourself electrocuted.” Did I listen? Of course I didn’t. Warning stories are one of the simplest patterns that children should […]

Comic strip KS2 resource pack

Comic strip KS2 – Beano comprehension activity pack Children love to read comics. There are plenty of ways you can use this enthusiasm to fuel learning in the classroom with this comic strip KS2 resource pack… By reading even a short comic strip, KS2 children become familiar with narrative structures. Once you’ve embedded this knowledge, pupils can more easily transfer it to other, […]

Roald Dahl Day assembly resources

Roald Dahl Day assembly – All about teamwork If you need a way to inject some whizz, pop and bang into your Roald Dahl Day celebrations, this assembly idea could be just what you’re looking for. The theme for the assembly is teamwork, although it could be easily adapted to focus on friendship or perseverance instead. It is based around James and the […]

Writing template resource pack

Writing template – 6 inspiring templates for KS1/2 When children are struggling to get their thoughts down on the page, a little structure via a writing template can work wonders, says Rachel Clarke… Whichever type of writing I’m doing, it’s the getting started that’s the hardest thing to do. This is why a writing template can be so useful. It helps inexperienced writers […]

Oxford Reading Buddy

5 reasons to try… Oxford Reading Buddy 1. Developing deeper comprehensions skills Our digital service makes explicit how a skilled reader makes sense of a text with one-to-one modelling and coaching from our unique Reading Buddies. 2. Books and support unique to each child Pupils can pick from a range of unique interactive characters to encourage curiosity and coach deeper comprehension. Offering […]

Editable blank lesson plan template with instructions

Blank lesson plan template – PDF and editable with instructions This is a simple blank lesson plan template for teachers, student teachers and supply teachers to use when planning lessons. There is a PDF version, suitable for making speedy handwritten notes, that can help teachers think through what they are doing and pass on the information necessary for their sessions to TAs and classroom support. […]

KS2 pop art lesson plan

KS2 pop art – Football-themed lesson plan Investigate the work of artist Keith Haring and create your own vibrant responses with Abby King’s KS2 pop art lesson plan... It’s tempting to think that using a national or international football tournament to engage children’s learning has to involve copious amounts of PE. However, making links between football and other subject areas can be […]

Creative writing KS2 resource

Creative writing KS2 – Build tension with Fowler’s Yard by Pie Corbett Use this creative writing KS2 resource to hone pupils’ storywriting, grammar and vocabulary skills. Read Pie Corbett’s chilling tale of steel-skinned rats, then explore the story using the accompanying drama ideas, comprehension activities and more. Everyone at some time or another has wished that things were different. In this story, Omar dreams of having a […]

Gravity KS2 lesson plan

Gravity KS2 – STEM pendulum experiment Engineers use pendulums in their constructions for lots of things, from everyday clocks to amusement park rides. In this gravity KS2 lesson, children will learn what a pendulum is, and build upon this knowledge by creating and experimenting with their own salt pendulum. They will explore the patterns created by the pendulum and the forces […]

French family members KS2 MFL lesson plan

French family members – KS2 MFL lesson plan Teaching pupils how to talk about French family members helps them with third-person form, says Amanda Barton… A lot of MFL teaching in the early stages focuses on using the first person only. Teaching your children how to talk about their families – either their own or a fictitious family – is a good way […]

Number hive booklet

Number hive – Computational thinking logic puzzles KS2 booklet This number hive logic puzzles booklet for KS2 will get pupils practising their computational thinking based on logic puzzles. Try to solve some simple logic puzzles while learning about computational thinking and especially logical thinking. Learn how to solve number hive puzzles. These are simple logic puzzles that involve filling a hexagonal ‘hive’ with numbers […]

Hinge questions PowerPoint

Hinge questions – How to use them in your teaching Questioning at pivotal times during a lesson is the key to successful teaching and learning. By pre-planning specific hinge questions to check for understanding, you’re able to effectively check that the foundations of complex concepts are in place before you introduce additional learning and content. Of course, it follows that if the foundations for learning […]

Cartoon of figures spinning hoops round waists, representing PE curriculum

PE curriculum – Transforming fitness in school How one teacher went from being a reluctant participant in sport to winning a national award for leading PE, and transformed the curriculum along the way

Evacuation WW2 KS2 resource

Evacuation WW2 KS2 – Pie Corbett ‘Evacuee’ story Use this original evacuation WW2 KS2 short story from Pie Corbett as a model text for your class. Then work through the activities, created by Pie himself. Evacuation WW2 KS2 story excerpt I remember holding tightly onto all that I had: a brown paper bag with a hot potato and my gas mask. I clambered […]

WAGOLL classroom resources

WAGOLL Packs from Real Authors Peer inside the mind of award-winning children’s authors and help pupils understand how to create engaging characters, captivating atmospheres and suspenseful situations. Our collection of free WAGOLL resource packs contains a range of different teaching packs. Each one comprises an exclusive extract, working wall template, teaching notes, and worksheets.

Illustration of floating numbers and calculators, representing maths mastery

Maths mastery – What success looks like Getting to grips with maths can often conjure images of tediously repeating times tables, but implementing a mastery approach will take children’s learning much deeper...

The Grand Hotel of Feelings teaching resources

The Grand Hotel of Feelings – KS2 book topic Use The Grand Hotel of Feelings in KS2 to help pupils investigate their feelings and emotions. I work as a teacher in a specialist provision where we follow a therapeutic, emotions-based curriculum. Due to this, I am always looking for high-quality picturebooks to base our sessions around; they are quick to read, engaging, and highly […]

Setting description examples KS2 resource pack

Setting description examples KS2 – Finding Bear WAGOLL Use this WAGOLL and accompanying setting description examples KS2 resource pack to help pupils refine their descriptive writing skills… When I first sat down to write The Last Bear, I knew, deep within my heart, that there was a story I wanted to tell. A story of friendship, of love, of hope – but most […]

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