Special Topics Teaching Resources
Discover some schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in all curriculum subjects in Key Stage One covering a range of special days, celebrations and festivals across the school year
Bonfire Night
Investigate and illustrate the history and themes of Bonfire Night working across all curriculum subjects
Christmas
Practise and develop a range of skills in different curriculum subjects to celebrate and enjoy the festive season
Halloween
Develop and practise skills in all curriculum areas to celebrate and decorate the classroom for Halloween
New School Year
Select and establish rules and routines to manage and organise the classroom at the start of a new school year
Shrove Tuesday
Understand and illustrate how and why Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in different communities around the world
Valentine’s Day
Explore and express feelings associated with love for people, places and things as part of an annual celebration
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Sea Animals
Identify, describe and compare some of the different plants and animals that can be found living in a marine habitat including in the sea or on the beach
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Number Bonds to Twenty
Investigate and model how to use mental calculation techniques when working with concrete objects and diagrams to identify pairs of numbers that make sums to twenty
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Journeys Poems
Practise selecting powerful vocabulary words to use in poems that can describe some of the journeys made by families using different types of transport
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Special Places Poems
Practise composing and presenting poems using descriptive vocabulary to illustrate some of the special places that can be found in the world