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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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Surviving Wet Playtimes
Keep the class happy and unstressed when stuck in the classroom on days with wet playtimes
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Kitchen Maths
Develop and practise skills in number, measurement and geometry when working in a family kitchen
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Kitchen Science
Develop scientific skills and understanding by exploring and testing the properties of materials found in a family kitchen
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Noisy Classrooms
Strategies and techniques to control and manage noise levels of pupils in a busy classroom environment
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School Adventures
Develop practical, social and physical skills across the curriculum by completing a range of activities in the school grounds
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Parents’ Evening
Plan for and manage meetings with parents to make them a productive and less stressful experience
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Class Friendships
Develop positive and supportive relationships with other pupils in the school in a safe classroom environment
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Time Management
Manage planning and teaching time effectively to maximise the learning opportunities for pupils in the class
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History Days
Experience and understand different time periods in the past using drama and role-play classroom activities
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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
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Developing Reading
Support and develop reading skills to enable access to a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts across all curriculum subjects
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Community Links
Explore how to establish and build strong links in the local community to support learning across the curriculum
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Magnetic Poles
Explore and record how north and south magnetic poles can produce both attraction and repelling forces when acting against each other
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Strongest Magnet
Investigate, explain and record the strength of different shaped magnets on a range of different materials to define their individual properties
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Snow and Ice
Identify, describe and compare some of the special common weather patterns that can be experienced during the winter season
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Summer or Winter
Identify, describe and compare typical weather patterns that can be experienced between different seasons during the year