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Teaching Ideas
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.
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Topic Tree
Demonstrate prior understanding of a new classroom topic and identify questions for further research
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Sport Data
Research, organise and present data and information from a sports competition to develop maths skills in statistics
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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
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Easter Treasure Hunt
Develop English, Maths and Art and Design skills when creating an Easter egg hunt around the school grounds
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Giant Paintings
Develop teamwork and co-operation skills by getting the class to work together to produce a giant example of a painting by a significant artist
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Easter Garden
Build a garden area in the school grounds to display some artwork of eggs, crosses and flowers to celebrate Easter
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Easter Party
Develop art and design skills and techniques by producing different models and artwork to celebrate Easter with family and friends
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Easter Gospels
Use art and design and literacy skills to understand and illustrate the sequence of events surrounding the Easter story
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Lent Temptations
Use the period between Shrove Tuesday and Easter to introduce the class to a range of themes illustrating what happened to Jesus when he was tempted by devil in the desert
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Pancake Party
Investigate the meaning behind Shrove Tuesday and celebrate pancakes in different curriculum subjects and lessons
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Pancake Recipes
Demonstrate grasp and understanding of different skills cross the curriculum by creating pancake recipes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday
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Love Hearts
Develop literacy and fine motor skills by baking and decorating biscuits with special messages to give to someone on Valentine’s Day
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Maths Arithmetic Assessment
Assess abilities in solving arithmetic number problems for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division when working with informal and formal written calculations
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Environment
Identify and describe some of the special landscapes and locations that can be found in the world and reflect on how they can be protected and preserved for the future
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Maths Measurement Assessment
Assess abilities in estimating, measuring and comparing a range of different measurements for length, mass and capacity
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Family Life
Investigate and reflect on some of the special events and experiences that might happen in the life of a family