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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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Outdoor Maths
Practise and refine number, geometry, measurement and statistics skills in maths when working outside of the classroom
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Total Eclipse
Use a total eclipse of the Sun to develop understanding about light and shadow and the Earth’s position in space
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Garden Measurements
Measure, compare and convert different lengths, masses and capacities found around the school grounds
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Classroom Exits
Manage and organise an orderly exit from the classroom for different times and routines as part of the school day
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Class Assembly
Hold an assembly in the classroom on different themes, topics and stories to support spiritual and emotional development
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Lesson Differentiation
Plan how to use lesson differentiation to support and promote educational progress for different ability levels
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Homework
Select and plan a range of homework activities to develop and refine skills in all curriculum subject areas
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Life Skills
Learn and develop essential skills that the pupils can use in all aspects of their lives now and in the future
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Early Morning Work
Develop and practise a range of skills in all curriculum areas as preparation for the start of each school day
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Reading Recovery
Support, promote and develop good reading habits and skills progression for all pupils in the class
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Whole Class Guided Reading
Develop and promote literacy skills when reading texts with the whole class using a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres
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Classroom Music
Use different pieces and styles of music to harmonise and develop learning and organisation in the classroom
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Story Snacks
Design some print adverts using persuasive language that can be used to sell merchandise based on traditional tales
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Mass Calculations
Explain and model how to use standard written calculation methods for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division when solving measurement problems for mass
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Family Events
Identify and record how to punctuate sentences that are statements and questions correctly to illustrate things that can happen in a family
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Sea Sounds
Compose and perform a range of musical compositions to reflect movements of sea waves and animals that live on a beach and in the sea