With the days counting down towards the end of term, you’ll want to keep pupils learning – but without dampening their spirits, of course. The Twelve Sums of Mathsmas helps you do just that, by giving children opportunities to practice their skills with number operations in a festive way. You can download the instructions, activity … Read More
Host a whole-school Extraordinary World Maths “Wow” day next term, with either our Race into Space, Riddle of the Sphinx or Benefactor Maths Packages – along with Family Maths – guaranteed to create a whole-school maths buzz! Available as In-person live Workshops – or as individual downloadable Resource Packages or as part of a Bumper Bundle, … Read More
There are lots of ways of using this resource to support your pupils in learning about the debt modern day Christmases owe to the Victorians. Download the instruction sheet for some ideas…. Download Instructions for EYFS / KS1 – P1 – P3 Download Instructions for KS2 / P4 – P7 Download the Victorian Christmas Fact … 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
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
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
We’ve had an amazing 2018, twelve months that have seen us taking our creative maths, science, literacy and history programmes to schools in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Channel Isles, Denmark and Turkey – working with more than 68,000 children and young people! And 2019 is going to be even more exciting, with the … Read More
Specifically designed to bring learning to life and give pupils exciting opportunities to practise and develop their skills, our Maths and Literacy Trails feature a wealth of engaging and meaningful activities. Perfect for outdoor spaces, they can be easily adapted for indoor use on rainy days – and have been developed with differentiation in mind. Although we … Read More