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.
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Topic Launches
Select and utilise effective ways of launching a new curriculum topic covering a range of subjects in the classroom
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Fresh Start
Settle the class into the new school term by reviewing past achievements and setting behaviour and academic targets
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New Year Targets
Identify different ways of selecting class and individual behaviour and work targets for the remaining two terms of the school year
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Topic Tree
Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research
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Curriculum Catch-up
Identify attainment gaps within the class and plan supporting literacy and numeracy lessons and interventions
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School Energy
Create posters to display around the school illustrating instructions to follow when conserving energy usage
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Christmas Celebrations
Develop and refine skills in a range of curriculum subjects when celebrating and enjoying the festive season
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Nativity Play
Organise and rehearse a performance of the nativity story from the Bible for a special Christmas assembly
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Story Jigsaws
Practise combining and sequencing narrative events from different story genres to invent and share new stories
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Story Plays
Develop and strengthen drama and oral skills by performing plays to illustrate the narrative sequence in favourite stories
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Local History
Develop cross-curricular skills by exploring the history and location of different buildings found in the local area
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Lesson Differentiation
Plan how to use lesson differentiation to support and promote educational progress for different ability levels
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Ancient Greece Daily Life
Investigate the growth and development of Ancient Greece by researching daily life in different city states that formed the civilization in the past
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Ancient Greeks Exhibition
Explore how to research and present different facts and information about an aspect of daily life that featured in Ancient Greece in the past
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City Cafe
Select and combine different ingredients to design and make a range of foods including sandwiches and cakes that can be sold in café in a city location
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Baking Cakes
Read and follow a set of instructions to bake and decorate some different cakes that can be sold to the customers in a cafe