Teaching Ideas for Class Management

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 teaching resources to manage and organise primary classrooms.

  • Homework

    Homework

    Select and plan a range of homework activities to develop and refine skills in all curriculum subject areas

  • Life Skills

    Life Skills

    Learn and develop essential skills that the pupils can use in all aspects of their lives now and in the future

  • Early Morning Work

    Early Morning Work

    Develop and practise a range of skills in all curriculum areas as preparation for the start of each school day

  • Classroom Music

    Classroom Music

    Use different pieces and styles of music to harmonise and develop learning and organisation in the classroom

  • Surviving Wet Playtimes

    Surviving Wet Playtimes

    Keep the class happy and unstressed when stuck in the classroom on days with wet playtimes

  • Noisy Classrooms

    Noisy Classrooms

    Strategies and techniques to control and manage noise levels of pupils in a busy classroom environment

  • Parents’ Evening

    Parents’ Evening

    Plan for and manage meetings with parents to make them a productive and less stressful experience

  • Class Friendships

    Class Friendships

    Develop positive and supportive relationships with other pupils in the school in a safe classroom environment

  • Time Management

    Time Management

    Manage planning and teaching time effectively to maximise the learning opportunities for pupils in the class

  • Country Support

    Country Support

    Understand the events of a natural disaster and how the school community can provide support to families affected

  • Love and Understanding

    Love and Understanding

    Develop and demonstrate love and understanding for the world community at a local, national and global level

  • School Trips

    School Trips

    Prepare for and manage a school trip to support curriculum learning in different subjects and topics

  • Shakespeare Plays

    Shakespeare Plays

    Investigate the structure and format of different scenes extracted from plays by William Shakespeare to use for drama performances

  • Greek Myths

    Greek Myths

    Practise composing narrative stories to illustrate the structure and format of myths based on culture and traditions from Ancient Greece

  • Subtraction Digits

    Subtraction Digits

    Model and illustrate how to subtract pairs of single digit numbers within ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to support the subtraction calculations

  • Family Experiences

    Family Experiences

    Practise composing and presenting some example stories with familiar settings to illustrate things that might be experienced by a family