Ideas for Teaching & Learning
What is LEGO® MINDSTORMS®? A teacher’s guide
LEGO® MINDSTORMS® dates back to 1985, but what actually is LEGO MINDSTORMS and how do you use it in the classroom? Welcome to Hope’s intro to MINDSTORMS.
5 Chinese New Year teaching ideas
Celebrate a different culture and tradition with your class using these 5 simple Chinese New Year teaching ideas perfect for KS1 or KS2.
5 activities to teach phonics outdoors
Spice up your phonics lessons by going into the big wide world! We’ve come up with 5 activities you can use to teach phonics outdoors.
Building literacy skills: using LEGO ® in the classroom
LEGO ® has been a firm favourite with kids and big kids since the 1930s. Why not use LEGO ® in the classroom to improve literacy skills?
Tackle maths anxiety with 6 outdoor activities
Children as young as six can have maths anxiety. How can taking maths outdoors help and what activities can you do? We’ve got 6 ideas to help you!
Shoe inferences: a writing lesson activity
Whether it’s World Book Day or not, try this engaging English lesson activity to ignite pupils’ imaginative description of a character.
Multiplication worksheet: how many toes?
Practice the 10 times tables with this fun and engaging worksheet. Download the How Many Toes? multiplication sheet and let the fun ensue!
Number bonds to 100: A worksheet
Get your pupils excited about addition, subtraction and division! No really. Run a competition using this worksheet to explore number bonds up to 100.
Name the 2D shape: A worksheet
Use this Measures, Shapes and Space worksheet with your KS1 pupils and help them get to grips with shapes. Match the shape to the name.
10 children’s authors who inspire reading for pleasure
Struggling to find the best children’s authors? Here are 10 who created some of the best children’s books to encourage reading for pleasure!
KS1 writing exercise: what letter do these begin with?
Explore letters of the alphabet with your KS1 pupils with out free worksheet. Pupils can use the images to work out the first letter of each item.
‘The Magic Thing’ speaking and listening activity
Use ‘The Magic Thing’ speaking and listening activity to improve the communication skills of your children, particularly their listening skills.