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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.

  • Surviving Wet Playtimes

    Surviving Wet Playtimes

    Keep the class happy and unstressed when stuck in the classroom on days with wet playtimes

  • Kitchen Maths

    Kitchen Maths

    Develop and practise skills in number, measurement and geometry when working in a family kitchen

  • Kitchen Science

    Kitchen Science

    Develop scientific skills and understanding by exploring and testing the properties of materials found in a family kitchen

  • Noisy Classrooms

    Noisy Classrooms

    Strategies and techniques to control and manage noise levels of pupils in a busy classroom environment

  • School Adventures

    School Adventures

    Develop practical, social and physical skills across the curriculum by completing a range of activities in the school grounds

  • Parents’ Evening

    Parents’ Evening

    Plan for and manage meetings with parents to make them a productive and less stressful experience

  • Class Friendships

    Class Friendships

    Develop positive and supportive relationships with other pupils in the school in a safe classroom environment

  • Time Management

    Time Management

    Manage planning and teaching time effectively to maximise the learning opportunities for pupils in the class

  • History Days

    History Days

    Experience and understand different time periods in the past using drama and role-play classroom activities

  • Royal Banquet

    Royal Banquet

    Practise literacy, numeracy and creative skills by planning and pricing foods and drink to serve at a banquet for a special royal occasion

  • Developing Reading

    Developing Reading

    Support and develop reading skills to enable access to a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts across all curriculum subjects

  • Community Links

    Community Links

    Explore how to establish and build strong links in the local community to support learning across the curriculum

  • Magnetic Poles

    Magnetic Poles

    Explore and record how north and south magnetic poles can produce both attraction and repelling forces when acting against each other

  • Strongest Magnet

    Strongest Magnet

    Investigate, explain and record the strength of different shaped magnets on a range of different materials to define their individual properties

  • Snow and Ice

    Snow and Ice

    Identify, describe and compare some of the special common weather patterns that can be experienced during the winter season

  • Summer or Winter

    Summer or Winter

    Identify, describe and compare typical weather patterns that can be experienced between different seasons during the year