Get your pupils thinking about books, animals and the alphabet in a challenge designed to promote a love of stories, spelling – and research skills – perfect for World Book Day! Download the resource instructions Download the resource instructions Download the Menagerie of Books Table You can find more lesson plans and … Read More
The ability to get under the skin of characters and flesh them out is one of the hallmarks of both great readers and writers. And our beautifully illustrated Character Profiles will give your pupils opportunities to do just that – and inspire them to Go Beyond the Story. Download the resource instructions here Choose a … 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
For the third year running, we’re working with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (creators of the phenomenally successful Shakespeare Week) to design and deliver two series of workshops – one for pupils and the other for teachers. The absolute highlight of this year’s partnership, so far, was the opportunity to work with 60 Year 6 pupils … Read More
While our Outdoor Maths workshops are popular all year round, they’re perfect for late spring and early summer. Highly experiential in nature, explicitly drawing attention to the role of maths in everyday outdoor activities and rooted in the National Curriculum, they’re also great for wellbeing, of course – because everyone benefits from a bit of … Read More
We love school dinners – and it’s fascinating to see how different chefs in different schools take up the challenge of providing their children with nourishing and tasty meals to set them up for an afternoon of learning. So, while it’s difficult to pick and choose, we’ve put our heads together – and come up … 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
One of the UK’s leading providers of Creative Maths workshops to primary and secondary schools. Over 400,000 children and young people have taken part in one of our Creative Maths workshops. All of our maths workshops have been carefully designed to both put into context and actively promote the three keystones of the National Curriculum: fluency, reasoning and problem … Read More
July 20th will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first human beings on the moon, marking Neil Armstrong’s historic first steps onto the lunar landscape. And we’ve a whole host of programmes to help you celebrate, including Journeys into Space, The Story of Flight and Time Travel Tourists. With Time Travel Tourists, your school will … Read More
Play the Bard’s Cards with your pupils for an exciting and engaging way to either introduce Shakespeare – or explore characters in more depth! It’s the characters, the people who populate his plays, who drive Shakespeare’s narratives. And this beautifully illustrated Bard’s Cards game allows you and your pupils to explore and learn about some of … Read More