World Book Day is one of our favourite days of the year – and it’s always amazing to see schools and their pupils (and often their staff!) celebrating some of our best known books and stories. But as these are normally drawn from Western Europe (and particularly the UK), are we missing an opportunity? This … Read More
This is a great – and very active way – of supporting your pupils in understanding that different pirates had different jobs! Download The Pirate Art Gallery EYFS / KS1 / P1 – P3 resource Download The Pirate Art Gallery KS2 / P4 – P7 resource Find more free to download teaching resources here
Here you will find some quick and easy ideas to get your pupils creating their own poetry! all of our ideas are free to download and we would love to hear how you’ve got on with them – you can tweet us @AsCreatives Shakespeare Personification Poetry Writing poetry inspired by Shakespeare’s plays is a great … Read More
A useful way to explore Holocaust Memorial Day, this activity provides pupils with a great opportunity to explore how helping each other can help us stand together. We’d love to hear how you get on with (and develop) the activity, so please let us know. Download the resource here Back to Free Teaching Resources … Read More
Use this piratical twist on bingo to test your speaking skills and your pupils’ listening skills with thirty five Pirate Phrases we’ve identified – and learn some Pirate Vocabulary into the bargain! Year Groups: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, P4, P5, P6, P7 Preparation: Download the Pirate Phrasebook (for you); download … Read More
A brilliant way for Year 6s to recall and celebrate their time at primary school – and all with a competitive edge! Over a whole week, this uniquely competitive reflective activity will test your pupils’ power of recall, build on their team spirit and create a bank of powerfully evocative memories. Download the Resources Transition Shared … Read More
Promoting aspirational thinking, and using a metaphor of nurture and growth, this activity is a great way of supporting your pupils in thinking about and articulating their hopes and dreams as they prepare to transition to high school. Instructions (1) Explain to the pupils that they are going to be thinking about their forthcoming move … Read More
The Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild initiative challenges schools to “do something wild every day throughout June”. This fun activity helps you do just that – and brings both maths and science into the mix too! Download Instructions for Go Wild For The Summer – Reception – KS1 / P1-P3 Download Instructions for Go Wild … Read More
Challenge your pupils to share their understanding of and thoughts about characters from books they’re exploring through poetry. Four line poems with a clear rhyming structure, clerihews are easy to construct – and packed with facts and descriptions! Download the resource here Resource Character Clerihews instructions Character Clerihews PowerPoint Find more teaching ideas and resources … Read More
Supporting children in thinking about rhymes, there are obvious links between Animal Rhymes and phonics teaching. The activity can lead to wonderful poetry – and also develops strategic thinking! Download the resource here Download the Resources Download the resource here Download the staff sheet Download the pupil sheet Get in touch and let us … Read More
With November 2019 marking the centenary of the end of the First World War, it’s important that the conflict is not forgotten by the children of today. And it’s important, too, that they’re supported in understanding that, in the intervening time, many more millions of men, women and children have suffered as the result of … Read More
Creating an Indoor Remembrance Garden provides a simple, safe and structured opportunity for pupils to reflect on the reality that a great many young people died in World War I. We’d love to hear how you get on with (and develop) the activity, so please let us know! Download the resource here … Read More