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 Two covering a range of special days, celebrations and festivals across the school year
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Easter Party
Explain and model how to compose sets of instructions for families to follow when preparing foods and decorations to celebrate Easter
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School Debates
Explain and model how to compose a range of discussion texts to debate and present arguments about issues that are important to life in a school
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Valentine Gifts
Investigate and practise different techniques to shape and combine materials when producing models to make gifts to give to someone special for Valentine’s Day
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Relationships
Compose a selection of different types of poems using figurative language and poetry styles to illustrate relationships between friends and family members
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Christmas Rules
Identify and model how to structure and format sets of instructions for families and groups of friends to follow when celebrating Christmas
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Christmas Shapes
Investigate and model how to use different materials and art techniques to design and make decorations to celebrate Christmas
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North Pole Letters
Identify and model how to format and structure letters correctly to and from different characters living at the North Pole
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Festive Decorations
Investigate how to shape and combine different materials to produce a selection of decorations to celebrate the festive season
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Nativity Events
Explore and record some of the main events that occurred surrounding the birth of Jesus by composing a range of different texts to sequence and illustrate what happened
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Christmas Tree Ornaments
Investigate how to use different modelling techniques when shaping and combining materials to create Christmas tree ornaments
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Christmas World
Explore how different countries around the world celebrate Christmas by following a range of special customs and traditions that reflect religious and secular stories
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Christmas Shopping
Practise using formal written methods for addition and multiplication to calculate the cost of buying different items to celebrate a family Christmas
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Living Things and Habitats
Identify, group and compare some of the different plants and animals that live in a variety of habitats around the world
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Division Measurements
Practise solving problems using division number skills to divide measurements for length, capacity and mass using a range of matching units
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Long Division Sums
Explain and model how to use standard written methods for long division to solve problems when calculating the matching quotients including with remainders
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Sport News
Practise composing and publishing news reports to describe some of the special events that can happen at sporting competitions and tournaments