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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.

  • Christmas Baubles

    Christmas Baubles

    Select and shape a range of materials to produce different ornaments to display on a family Christmas tree

  • Maths Recovery

    Maths Recovery

    Support progress and development in maths and plug any attainment gaps and weak understanding of concepts

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

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

  • Curriculum Catch-up

    Curriculum Catch-up

    Identify attainment gaps within the class and plan supporting literacy and numeracy lessons and interventions

  • School Fireworks

    School Fireworks

    Produce a mock firework display using art, music and computing skills for the whole school to enjoy in an assembly

  • Autumn Watch

    Autumn Watch

    Observe and record how the natural landscape around the school is changing during the autumn season

  • School Energy

    School Energy

    Create posters to display around the school illustrating instructions to follow when conserving energy usage

  • Home Maths

    Home Maths

    Encourage and support development and engagement in maths when working at home with parents and siblings

  • Story Jigsaws

    Story Jigsaws

    Practise combining and sequencing narrative events from different story genres to invent and share new stories

  • Topic Wall

    Topic Wall

    Use a classroom display to map understanding, development and progression in a cross-curriculum topic

  • Spooky Classroom

    Spooky Classroom

    Practise and develop art and design skills when working with different materials to decorate the classroom to celebrate Halloween

  • Halloween Party Food

    Halloween Party Food

    Design and make a range of food snacks and cocktail drinks that could be served at a family Halloween party

  • Multiplication Methods

    Multiplication Methods

    Practise using standard written methods for multiplication to solve abstract and real world problems

  • Multiplication Products

    Multiplication Products

    Investigate and record the order of digits that can produce different multiplication products when performing standard written methods of calculation for multiplication

  • Subtraction Problems

    Subtraction Problems

    Identify and practise techniques that can be used when solving number problems related to subtraction

  • Family Hobbies

    Family Hobbies

    Solve a range of number problems about some of the special things that can be used for hobbies by subtracting pairs of single digit numbers within ten