Ideas for Teaching & Learning
Celebrate a Welsh tradition in your classroom: Calan Gaeaf
Introduce your class to a traditional Welsh festival, with a spooky twist, with this guide to celebrating Calan Gaeaf in the classroom.
How to make Halloween ghost tealights
Teach basic clay work skills and create atmospheric light for the spookiest of seasons with Hope’s guide to making Halloween ghost tealights.
Classroom psychology: Which colours are best for education?
The impact of colours on our mood has long been established – but which are the best for education? Our guide includes tips for bringing colour to the classroom.
How to make easy pipe cleaner spiders
After a super simple and effective spooky craft idea? Follow this guide and in just a few minutes you can create a easy pipe cleaner spider.
12 activity ideas and the benefits of learning vocabulary
When teaching writing, there are a lot of challenges to hit statutory requirements and engage. We’ve got 12 ideas for teaching creative writing to help you.
Number line with negative numbers: A printable worksheet
Use our free downloadable number and place value worksheet using negative numbers. Pupils are provided with a number lin at the top of the page to help them.
6 ways to take literacy outside
Taking your literacy lessons outside is a great way to change up your routine and get your class engaged. Here are six simple ways you can do exactly that.
15 spooktacular Halloween activities for schools
From making your own blood to potion instruction labels, our spooky Halloween activities for schools will bring some fun festivities to your classroom.
5 of the best Black History Month resources
If you’re looking for free activities & ideas to teach Black History topics, our list of the best Black History Month resources has got you covered!
37 simple story starters for KS1 children
Just picking up a pen and writing is difficult for the best of us. Use these 37 story starters to get your KS1’s creative juices flowing!
32 good story starters for KS2 and free writing
Creative writing is such a joy to teach, but as a pupil, a blank page can be intimidating. Start them off with one of our good story starters for KS2.
Introducing the first Hope Education Brand Ambassadors
Introducing Hope Education’s first Brand Ambassadors. Together, we will work to bring innovation and inspiration to primary classrooms everywhere.