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Who Let the Gods Out planning – Explore tonal shifts & mental health Use this Who Let the Gods Out planning PDF to explore this fast-paced, moving and wonderfully thought-out story with your KS2 class...

Use this free planning PDF to explore Who Let the Gods Out? By Maz Evans – a fast-paced, moving and wonderfully thought-out story, perfect for KS2 classes…

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The Storm Whale planning – Books for topics KS1 Dive deep into Noi's island world, and help pupils infer narrative from pictures with this The Storm Whale planning PDF for KS1

Use this free planning PDF to help your pupils truly grasp the magic of The Storm Whale by Benji Davies – a much-loved picture book with beguilingly simple illustrations and very few words on each page…

Teaching about feelings – KS1 PSHE medium-term plan This series of lessons will help you with teaching about feelings in KS1. The lessons focus on helping pupils to express their feelings...

This 6-week series of lessons, based around @matthaig.bsky.social's graphic novel The Truth Pixie, will help you teach about feelings in KS1. The lessons focus on helping pupils to express their feelings and understand that all emotions are equally valid...

🧪 For British Science Week, try the lung capacity lesson plan by @pauliancross.bsky.social, inspired by SuperQuesters Mission: Rainforest Magic. Perfect for the curiosity theme!

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Well how lovely - Teach Primary has been named the top title in Readly's 'Education & Tutorials' category for 2025.

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Knitwear – Make your own scarf with recycled yarn Bring new meaning to the phrase ‘hand-made’ and create an original knitwear piece with this KS2 lesson plan from Jolene Guthri

Introduce numeracy and problem-solving into the classroom through craft and textile-making with this recycled yarn lesson plan from Jolene Guthrie...

Measuring lung capacity – Make your own spirometer Get hands-on with science with this KS2 lesson plan. You'll make your own spirometer to measure pupils’ lung capacity...

Get hands-on with science and make your own spirometer to measure pupils’ lung capacity in this KS2 lesson plan from Dr @pauliancross.bsky.social

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Darwin's finches KS2 – Evolution worksheets This Darwin's finches KS2 worksheet introduces children to evolution by looking at Darwin's study of finches on the Galapagos Islands

This free KS2 worksheet introduces children to the idea of evolution. They’ll look at Charles Darwin’s study of finches on the Galapagos Islands – one of the key elements behind his theory of natural selection…

Times tables worksheets – Maths mastery for 2-10 times tables Beginning with the two times table, these free, beautiful times table worksheets carefully build children's confidence with times tables

Take a mastery approach with these nine free times tables worksheets. Beginning with the two times table, the activities and questions carefully build children’s understanding of and confidence with the times tables…

William Morris KS2 – Art medium-term plan This William Morris KS2 unit from assistant headteacher Sophie Merrill fits in perfectly with work around the Victorians...

This William Morris KS2 art medium term plan fits in perfectly with work around the Victorians. The unit builds towards children producing and evaluating a final piece of work using printmaking…

Greater depth writing Year 6 – Coral Ocean by Pie Corbett This greater depth writing Year 6 resource features Pie Corbett’s tale of two girls flung into unfamiliar surroundings, plus activities

Help your class to write at greater depth with @piecorbett.bsky.social's touching tale of two girls flung into unfamiliar surroundings. This download includes Pie’s original short story, as well as activities he has created to accompany it…

Year 1 Maths Worksheets – Based on White Rose Maths This collection features eight steps to teaching Year 1 maths, based on the White Rose Maths Year 1 scheme of work. Each step contains Year 1 maths worksheets, teacher notes and extension activities,…

This free collection features eight steps to teaching Year 1 maths, based on the White Rose Maths Y1 scheme of work. Each step contains worksheets, teacher notes and extension activities, all in PDF form…

World War 2 poetry KS2 – Bletchley Park pack This World War 2 poetry KS2 resource pack from Bletchley Park explores poetry and WWII history, covering parts of speech, patterns and codes

This free KS2 WW2 poetry resource pack, created with Bletchley Park, explores poetry and history, covering parts of speech, patterns and codes…

CVC words worksheets – Handwriting practice for Reception/KS1 This CVC words worksheets pack contains nine A4 worksheets with sets of simple CVC words to print out and give to your pupils

This free CVC words worksheets pack contains nine A4 worksheets with sets of simple CVC words…

This Morning I Met A Whale – KS2 planning This PDF features a range of activities that demonstrate how much can be done with a single text – in this case, This Morning I Met a Whale

This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo helps you explore both environmental issues and the wider question of children's voice in society. This PDF features a range of activities that demonstrate how much you can do with a single text...

Build suspense with Struan Murray – Author In Your Classroom ep 4 Bring bestselling children’s author Struan Murray into your classroom and help pupils build suspense that keeps readers hooked...

Bring author @struan-murray.bsky.social (Orphans of the Tide) into your classroom via our free podcast and resources. Pupils will learn how to hook the reader with powerful questions, use cliffhangers and craft scenes that leave the reader desperate to read on...

Mother’s Day ideas 2026 – Easy card and craft ideas for schools These easy Mother's Day ideas for 2026 will inspire your students to create heartfelt cards and crafts that mums everywhere will cherish...

Help children celebrate Mother’s Day (15th March) with these themed activities and ideas for primary school…

Red Nose Day activities – Best 2026 school resources Try these fun Red Nose Day activities to raise money and learn about other cultures and the difficulties faced by people here and abroad...

Teacher and TikTok star Kit Brown and TV presenter Maddie Moate are the first-ever official School Champions for Comic Relief. Here’s some ideas for having fun and fundraising for a great cause on #RedNoseDay (20th March)…

Vikings KS2 lesson plan – What do we really know? Use this Vikings KS2 lesson plan to explore evidence about the Vikings and think about why historians have such differing views of them...

Use this free KS2 lesson plan to explore evidence about the Vikings. Children will think about why historians have such differing views of them…

Non chronological report KS1 – Year 2 medium term plan This three-week non chronological report KS1 sequence will see pupils writing a non-chronological report about an animal of interest...

The key learning outcome in this three-week KS1 sequence is to write a non-chronological report about an animal, using the non-fiction book Penguins by Emily Bone as inspiration. Download this Year 2 plan for free...

International Women's Day ideas – 2026 resources for KS2-KS4 These International Women's Day ideas will help you celebrate and educate about the remarkable contributions of women throughout history...

#InternationalWomensDay is next month. Mark this important occasion in school with amazing learning opportunities via these great resources…

Shakespeare Week – Best primary resources and worksheets for 2026 Shakespeare Week takes place in March, so check out these great activities, ideas and lessons for primary schools...

Introducing Shakespeare to primary students doesn’t have to be a comedy of errors. These resources for #ShakespeareWeek in March will make you feel like the Bard of the classroom…

Michael Rosen poems – Performance poetry KS2 lesson plan What’s the worst thing you’ve ever tasted? Be inspired by some Michael Rosen poems and use exaggeration to write your own hilarious versions

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever tasted? Be inspired by some @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social poems and use exaggeration to write your own hilarious versions in this KS2 lesson plan by @jonny-walker.bsky.social…

Letters from the Lighthouse – KS2 World War 2 planning This Letters from the Lighthouse download contains a three-page PDF packed with a range of cross-curricular activities...

Letters from the Lighthouse by @emcarrollauthor.bsky.social is a mystery; a spy story; an evacuee story; a refugee story. Above all, it’s Olive’s story. This KS2 download contains a 3-page PDF packed with a range of cross-curricular activities based on the book…

Volcanoes KS2 – AR lesson plan and science experiments Find out more about how earthquakes and volcanoes work with this fun volcanoes KS2 science experiments resource from Cambridge University

Engage and excite KS2 pupils by using an app to truly bring volcanoes to life with this idea from teacher Karl McGrath. You'll use the Halo AR app to uncover and visualise the processes and mysteries of volcanic eruptions…

Build fantasy worlds with Jamie Littler – Author In Your Classroom ep 3 Bring bestselling children’s author Jamie Littler into your classroom and help pupils invent their own fantasy worlds...

Bring author @jamieillustrate.bsky.social into your classroom and help pupils invent their own fantasy worlds with episode 3 of Author In Your Classroom podcast and our free accompanying resource pack. Pupils will explore how setting shapes characters and plot...

National Year of Reading – Reading for pleasure topic pack Celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026 in your classroom with this reading for pleasure topical pack from Busy Things...

Celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026 in your classroom with this free reading for pleasure topical pack from @busythings.co.uk

Revolting Rhymes – KS2 English poetry lesson plan In this lesson, KS2 children will first learn from the master before attempting to write their own mischievous Revolting Rhymes poems...

In this KS2 lesson, children will learn how Roald Dahl gleefully subverts fairy tales in Revolting Rhymes, before attempting to write their own mischievous poems in the same style…