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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.

  • Maths Recovery

    Maths Recovery

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

  • Curriculum Catch-up

    Curriculum Catch-up

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

  • Learning Zones

    Learning Zones

    Create different learning zones around the classroom to support development across a range of curriculum areas

  • Book Corner

    Book Corner

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Silent Letter Words

    Silent Letter Words

    Explore and illustrate the meanings and spellings of some different words with silent letters when using them in a range of topics and scenarios

  • Complaint Letters

    Complaint Letters

    Explain and model how to format and structure writing when composing letters of complaint about different issues and scenarios

  • Final Sounds Word Guess

    Final Sounds Word Guess

    Practise playing some guessing and matching games to identify the spelling and meaning of words with different final sounds

  • Building Reports

    Building Reports

    Explore how to collect facts and information to work with when composing and presenting non-chronological reports about buildings that can be found in the local area