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

  • New Testament

    New Testament

    Investigate and compare how the story of Jesus and the development of Christianity is presented in books in the New Testament

  • Easter Events

    Easter Events

    Explore and discuss the sequence of events in the Easter story and reflect on how and why Jesus was crucified by the Romans

  • Easter Egg Puzzles

    Easter Egg Puzzles

    Practise using art and design and maths skills to produce a range of puzzles on the theme of Easter eggs using matching and themed shapes

  • Easter Eggs

    Easter Eggs

    Select and use special descriptive vocabulary words to create a shape poem describing different types of eggs given for Easter

  • Easter Plays

    Easter Plays

    Investigate how to structure and format play scripts to illustrate and perform some of the main scenes that occurred in the Easter story

  • Easter Decorations

    Easter Decorations

    Practise shaping and combining a range of different materials to produce decorations with matching patterns and shapes to celebrate Easter

  • Easter Viewpoints

    Easter Viewpoints

    Explore some of the main narrative events in the Easter story and suggest how different characters might have reacted to what happened to Jesus

  • Easter Story Poems

    Easter Story Poems

    Practise composing and publishing different types of poems that use line structures and vocabulary to illustrate scenes in the Easter story

  • Easter Party

    Easter Party

    Explain and model how to compose sets of instructions for families to follow when preparing foods and decorations to celebrate Easter

  • School Debates

    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

  • Valentine Gifts

    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

  • Relationships

    Relationships

    Compose a selection of different types of poems using figurative language and poetry styles to illustrate relationships between friends and family members

  • Right Angles

    Right Angles

    Identify, measure and compare some examples of right angles that can be seen in different shapes, objects and locations

  • Clock Times

    Clock Times

    Identify and record different times on analogue clock faces to minutes and use Roman Numerals to show the timing and duration of events

  • Prefix Word Lists

    Prefix Word Lists

    Explain and model how word roots can change their spellings and meanings following the addition of different prefixes

  • Viewpoints

    Viewpoints

    Investigate opposing viewpoints as presented in the media about environmental issues, explore spellings of words with cial endings and practise punctuating sentences using commas