This free lesson plan for KS1 and KS2 explores ways pupils can become more connected to both their peers and their community in fulfilling and meaningful ways. It also touches on connecting with ...

What is Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, is one of the biggest events of the year for East and South East Asian communities. The celebrations involve eating lots of ...

In this fully-resourced teaching sequence, Joseph Coelho opens the door to poetry and shows KS2 pupils how ideas sparked by poetry prompts can become unforgettable performances. Based around an ...

The level of grammatical understanding needed rises significantly between LKS2 and UKS2. One area requiring a very strong grammatical understanding in KS2 is relative pronouns and relative clauses.

Make a splash on primary pupils' language learning with these activities, ideas, lesson plans and videos for teaching onomatopoeia in your classroom… This free writing review worksheet is an excellent ...

‘Low level disruption’ is no trivial matter, argues Joanna Williams - and it’s time schools woke up to the need for a better managed approach to discipline The retention crisis has been blamed on ...

It is true that all children need boundaries to feel safe, supported, and successful. However, rigidity in defining and enforcing these boundaries can lead to automatic sanctions for types of ...

The established tendency in contemporary teaching is to avoid all-silent classrooms. This is in favour of a more collegiate atmosphere where we encourage talk and discussion but carefully manage and ...

There has been a big shift in the teaching of history since 2019, and the role that sources for history play in the acquisition of knowledge and the wider discipline shouldn’t be understated. The ...

As educators, it’s our responsibility to ensure that every student reaches their full potential. This including those high achievers who consistently excel in their studies. To support these ...

It's not quite as simple as 'doing words', but these activities for Years 1 through Year 6 will have children learning all about the different types of verbs and how and when to use them… The surest ...

This free KS2 partitioning worksheet offers a structured approach to understanding 3-digit numbers through hands-on activities that reinforce essential place value skills. Designed for classroom use ...