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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.

  • Book Corner

    Book Corner

    Build a book corner in the classroom to support and encourage reading of different fiction genres and non-fiction texts

  • Topic Launches

    Topic Launches

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

  • Fresh Start

    Fresh Start

    Settle the class into the new school term by reviewing past achievements and setting behaviour and academic targets

  • New Year Targets

    New Year Targets

    Identify different ways of selecting class and individual behaviour and work targets for the remaining two terms of the school year

  • Topic Tree

    Topic Tree

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

  • School Energy

    School Energy

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

  • Christmas Celebrations

    Christmas Celebrations

    Develop and refine skills in a range of curriculum subjects when celebrating and enjoying the festive season

  • Christmas Market

    Christmas Market

    Invite other pupils and parents into the classroom to purchase food snacks, cards and decorations made by the class for Christmas

  • Nativity Play

    Nativity Play

    Organise and rehearse a performance of the nativity story from the Bible for a special Christmas assembly

  • Christmas Baubles

    Christmas Baubles

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

  • 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

  • Robots and Adventures

    Robots and Adventures

    Investigate the text structures and content of explanations and recounts and plan and write matching texts

  • Story Fables

    Story Fables

    Explore and describe some of the different characters settings and events that can feature in traditional fables that teach the reader a moral lesson

  • Word Sentences

    Word Sentences

    Practise selecting the correct matching words with different common spellings to complete and compose sentences on a range of special topics

  • Toys Blog

    Toys Blog

    Organise and present a range of selected information and data about favourite toys and games for use on an online web blog page