The revised National Curriculum introduced in September 2014 includes teaching basic fractions at Key Stage 1 (KS1). According to the revised National Curriculum, in Year One children will learn how to “recognise, find, and name a half as one of two equal parts of an...
Slime making may be one of the messier activities you’ll get up in the classroom – but it’s also one of the most fun. It’s not just the making that will excite your class either. Once it has been made, the slime can be used for a whole host of...
The river Nile will no doubt form a large part of your term teaching Ancient Egypt to a KS1 or KS2 class. The foundation of the entire civilization, it’s vitally important to learn about how the river allowed their societies to function. Something which can be...
Lasting over 30 centuries, the Ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the most vastly enriching periods of history of them all. For teachers, that leaves so much potential for your engaging your class, but it can also leave them confused as to where it all fits in....
There are so many key dates and awareness days in the school year, it can be difficult to remember everything whilst keeping on top of the day-to-day tasks that inevitably take over once the school term has started. That’s why we’ve done the hard work for you and...