Teaching Ideas for English

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 for English.

  • Summer Scrapbook

    Summer Scrapbook

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Class Picnic

    Class Picnic

    Celebrate achievements in the summer term by preparing and holding a picnic in the school ground

  • Sunflower Garden

    Sunflower Garden

    Demonstrate grasp of maths, literacy and science skills and concepts by planting and growing sunflowers in the school grounds

  • SATs Survival

    SATs Survival

    Ease worries and anxieties as pupils prepare to take part in compulsory testing towards the end of a key stage

  • Topic Launches

    Topic Launches

    Select and utilise effective ways of launching a new curriculum topic covering a range of subjects in the classroom

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

    Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research

  • Class Games

    Class Games

    Devise a number of games for the class to play to reinforce their understanding of different skills that are needed when working in a range of curriculum subjects

  • 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