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Classroom teaching ideas and lesson planning advice to support busy primary school teachers in Key Stages One and Two and the Foundation Stage. Discover a fantastic range of primary resources to excite and inspire pupils on different topics and themes.

  • Summer Scrapbook

    Summer Scrapbook

    Refine and develop English and literacy skills by recording activities enjoyed by families during the school summer holidays

  • Summer Projects

    Summer Projects

    Develop artistic, creative and design skills by participating in a number of projects to celebrate the summer

  • New Class

    New Class

    Spend time at the end of the school year making preparations for working with a new class in the autumn term

  • Football News

    Football News

    Develop English and literacy skills by researching, composing and publishing newspapers about some of the special events that happened during a football tournament

  • Classroom Organisation

    Classroom Organisation

    Organise and layout a primary school classroom to maximise learning opportunities for all pupils

  • Class Trays

    Class Trays

    Organise a range of trays in the classroom to manage and store resources needed for different curriculum topics

  • Class Introductions

    Class Introductions

    Develop strong and positive friendships at the start of the new school year that pupils can utilise when working across the curriculum

  • First Day

    First Day

    Achieve a successful and less stressful start to the new school year by utilising a range of class management strategies and techniques

  • Football Crazy

    Football Crazy

    Explore and present information about the location, culture and traditions of some of the different countries taking part in a football tournament

  • Summer Goodbyes

    Summer Goodbyes

    Mark the end of the school year by getting the class to participate in events and experiences to reflect on their time in primary school

  • Class Review

    Class Review

    Evaluate progress and achievement over the past school year and select targets for improvement in the autumn term

  • School Olympics

    School Olympics

    Organise and hold a school wide sports competition to celebrate and replicate the Olympic games

  • Theme Park Visit

    Theme Park Visit

    Practise identifying and calculating the timing and duration of rides and events when visiting a theme park on a special family trip

  • Family Holiday Trips

    Family Holiday Trips

    Identify and record how to compose and publish recounts using adverbials of time and place to describe family holidays to different places in the world

  • Garden Numbers

    Garden Numbers

    Identify and model some of the different calculation techniques that can be used when adding pairs of single digit numbers

  • Summer Stories

    Summer Stories

    Practise composing and presenting narrative stories with familiar settings to illustrate the events and experiences that could happen during the summer