Awarded an OBE for Services to Education, Clive Davies has designed and built these schemes around progression and enquiry. Focus Education resources are of the highest educational quality.

Focus Education

Pzaz is a specialist, primary science provider, with schemes written for the non-specialist primary teacher. Created by a science education expert, Pzaz covers every statement of the National Curriculum for Reception to Year 6.

Reception - Year 6, Science

Pzaz

VotesforSchools provides award-winning PSHE resources to prompt discussion on challenging issues. Young people learn about everything from politics to climate change to ensure they have an informed opinion of the world, and are equipped with all they need to know when they leave school.

Years 1-6, PSHE

Votes For Schools

Created by primary specialists, Teacher of Primary offers a bank of in-depth, highly specialised lessons so that schools and teachers can focus on the particular learning goals of their setting.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English & Science

Teacher of Primary

PE Resources Bank firmly believes in the power of Physical Education and transforming young people’s lives. PE Resources Bank aims to provide high quality teaching materials for staff to use and promote a genuine love for learning. 

PE Resources Bank

Master The Curriculum

Striver

KS2 Gems

Guinea Pig Education

Livello is a specialist literary provider, they offer half-termly units built around highly engaging and exciting books that will inspire a love of reading while teaching comprehension, grammar and composition. Start from the books they love, succeed with strategies from Livello.

Years 1-6, English

Livello

Learning Mole uses fun and engaging animations to capture childrenâ€™s imagination and inspire curiosity. Use Learning Moleâ€™s videos as a perfect jumping off point to start great discussions and stimulate learning.

EYFS-Year 6, Maths, English, Topic & PSHE

Learning Mole

Music Playtime has been created by a Key Stage 1 and Early Years Music education specialist. The schemes are built in recognition of the fact that most primary teachers are not music specialists. Access the knowledge and the ideas you need to feel confident teaching music.

Music Playtime

1Decision

Active Music Digital

All Aboard Learning

Flashcards to add to your GCSE and A-Level revision lessons.

Years 10-13, Various

Quizlet

Sir Linkalot is the award-winning future of spelling. Students learn to spell any word they want from 'was' to 'onomatopoeia' by watching short, funny animations. Never fail a spelling test again!

Sir Linkalot

Get The Buzz! is a specialist in Maths Games for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Engaging maths games can help to build an enjoyment for maths and can consolidate learning so that all students are benefitting.

Years 1-6, Maths

Get The Buzz

All students can enjoy and improve their achievement in mathematics. It is no longer acceptable to say that only certain types of people can learn mathematics. Can Do Maths provides resources to support teachers and parents to help children and students believe they 'Can Do Maths'.

CanDo Maths

PlanBee is the hive of ready-to-use primary resources for KS1 and KS2, with time-saving resources for busy teachers!

KS1 & KS2

PlanBee

Max Maths is a specialist primary school maths provider that uses the Singapore Mastery Approach to follow the Cambridge Primary maths curriculum framework.

Max Maths

Everyone can do maths: Everyone can! White Rose is used in most UK Primary schools and is the most trusted primary maths provider in the UK. Everything White Rose offers is created by maths experts and directed at teachers using a mastery approach to teaching maths.

White Rose

3rd Grade science lesson  - The Water Cycle    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 3rd Grade students will learn about the water cycle as part of their learning about states of matter, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

States of Matter

The Water Cycle

3rd Grade science lesson  - Classification    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 3rd Grade students will learn about classification as part of their learning about living things and their habitats, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Objectives Labels, Alien Classification Key (1), Alien Classification Key (2), Animal Cards, Classification Printable, Self Assessment

Living Things and their Habitats

Classification

3rd Grade science lesson  - Changes of State    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 3rd Grade students will learn about changes of state as part of their learning about states of matter, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Boiling and Melting Points, Self Assessment

Changes of State

1st Grade science lesson  - Animal Growth    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about animal growth as part of their learning about animals including humans, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Animal Life Cycles, Class Charts, Human Life Stages Cards, Self Assessment

Animals including Humans

Animal Growth

<p>The lesson aims to explain how unsupported objects fall towards the Earth due to the force of gravity. The students will be asked questions such as:</p> <ul>   <li>Can I describe gravity as a pull, or attractive force?</li>   <li>Can I explain that gravity pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth, and if they are in the air, it would make objects fall?</li>   <li>Can I calculate weight?</li> </ul> <p>The lesson also includes cross-curricular links to history, ICT, and math. In history, students will have the opportunity to find out why the leaning tower of Pisa was important in the study of gravity. In ICT, students will research the gravitational constants of various celestial bodies, and in math, students will perform unit conversions and calculations, and produce graphs of their experimental results.</p> <p>Misconceptions that will be addressed in this lesson:</p> <ul>   <li>Heavier objects fall more quickly</li>   <li>Objects are attracted to the ground</li>   <li>There is no gravity in space</li>   <li>Gravity is the same everywhere in the universe</li> </ul> <p>Keywords:</p> <ul>   <li>Gravity</li>   <li>Descend</li>   <li>Newton</li>   <li>Air-Resistance</li>   <li>Mass</li>   <li>Weight</li> </ul> <p>Influential scientists that will be mentioned in the lesson include:</p> <ul>   <li>Aristotle</li>   <li>Galileo Galilei</li>   <li>Isaac Newton</li>   <li>Albert Einstein</li> </ul>

Forces

Gravity

5th Grade science lesson  - The Heart and the Circulatory System    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 5th Grade students will learn about the heart and the circulatory system as part of their learning about animals including humans, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Heart Labelling Diagram, Self Assessment

The Heart and the Circulatory System

1st Grade science lesson  - Exercise    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about exercise as part of their learning about animals including humans, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Bodybuilder cards, Self Assessment

Exercise

1st Grade science lesson  - Materials in History    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about materials in history as part of their learning about uses of everyday materials, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Everyday Materials

Materials in History

Kindergarten science lesson  - An Introduction to Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Kindergarten students will learn about an introduction to materials as part of their learning about everyday materials, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

An Introduction to Materials

<p>In this lesson, students will learn about hardness as a property of materials. The students will build on their previous learning about everyday materials from years 1-4. In year 1, students identified and named a variety of everyday materials, in year 2 they found out how shapes of solid objects can be changed, in year 3 they compared and grouped different rocks, and in year 4 they compared and grouped materials into solids, liquids, and gases. This lesson is not part of the 5th Grade Chemistry curriculum. However, it is linked to cross-curricular subjects such as History, Design and Technology, and English.</p> <p>The main activity in this lesson is to produce a report on the Mohs scale and classify items based on their hardness. Students will use the Mohs scale to identify minerals in the field and it goes from 1-10, with the higher number indicating a harder mineral. Talc is 1 on the scale and diamond is 10. In the materials classification activity, students will use their own scale to classify items based on their hardness and write descriptions of the properties of each material. Finally, in the activity on the hardness of materials, students will physically test the hardness of various materials using a glass slide, copper coin, paper clip, fingernail, and other materials. The properties of the materials studied will be linked to their use, such as rubber being stretchy (elastic), making it ideal for elastic bands.</p> <h2>Misconceptions and Keywords</h2> <p>The lesson will address common misconceptions such as all metals being solids at room temperature and all metals being hard. It will also introduce keywords such as hardness, Mohs Scale, mineral, flexible, elastic, stretchy, and brittle. Influential scientists such as Alexander Parkes, John Wesley Hyatt, Leo Baekeland, Eugen Bauman, Wallace Carothers, and Friedrich Mohs will also be mentioned in the lesson.</p> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>There is flexibility in the materials that can be tested in this lesson and the results tables are just examples. It would be best if a wide range of materials is available for the students to test for hardness, including rocks. There is also much flexibility in terms of the size of the groups, with the recommended group size being 4 students. The students will use learning pads for the Mohs scale activity.</p>

Properties and Changes of Materials

Hardness

5th Grade science lesson  - How Light Travels    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 5th Grade students will learn about how light travels as part of their learning about light, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Eye Labelling Diagram, Periscope Template, Self Assessment

Light

How Light Travels

2nd Grade science lesson  - Skeletons    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 2nd Grade students will learn about skeletons as part of their learning about animals including humans, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Skeleton Labelling Diagram, Self Assessment, Split Pin Skeleton

Skeletons

Pre-K science lesson  - The Weather    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Pre-K students will learn about the weather as part of their learning about seasonal changes, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Map of GB, Snowflakes, Weather Cards, Weather Report Cards, Weather Symbols

Seasonal Changes

The Weather

1st Grade science lesson  - Animal Survival    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about animal survival as part of their learning about animals including humans, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Habitats cards, Needs and Wants Cards, Habitats Match, Self Assessment

Animal Survival

<p>This lesson focuses on using knowledge of solids, liquids, and gases to separate mixtures through evaporation. Students will have previously learned about everyday materials and the states of matter in Kindergarten and 3rd Grade. The cross-curricular links to ICT and math are also noted, with pupils using research and calculations in their experiments. The lesson will address misconceptions related to evaporation, including that it turns the original liquid into a new substance, and that lots of heat is always required for evaporation to occur. Keywords, influential scientists, and important lesson guidance are also provided.</p> <h2>Activities</h2> <p>The lesson includes two activities: "Disappearing Water" and "Using Evaporation to Separate Solutes from Solvents." In the first activity, students will measure out 50mls of water into plastic cups, cover one cup with cling film, and observe the water loss over a week. In the second activity, students will use evaporation to separate salt from water. They will weigh a pie tin, add salt to it, measure 20mls of water and pour it into the tin, light a tealight and place it under the tin, and use a stopwatch to time how long it takes for the salt to fully dissolve.</p> <h2>Science Explained</h2> <p>The lesson explains that evaporation is a change of state from a liquid to a gas and that the heat or wind in the environment contributes to the rate of evaporation. Students will understand that water loss can be accounted for by evaporation and that the rate may be affected by factors such as airtightness and the environment.</p> <h2>Possible Questions</h2> <ul> <li>Was there a difference between the cup with film and that without after 1 week?</li> <li>Where do you think the water went?</li> <li>Which location showed the greatest water loss? Why do you think this is?</li> <li>How long do you estimate it would take for the water to evaporate completely?</li> </ul>

Separation by Evaporation

5th Grade science lesson  - Circuits    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 5th Grade students will learn about circuits as part of their learning about electricity, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Circuit Cards, Circuit Symbols, Self Assessment

Electricity

Circuits

2nd Grade science lesson  - Plant Growth (Light and Water)    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 2nd Grade students will learn about plant growth (light and water) as part of their learning about plants, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Plants

Plant Growth (Light and Water)

1st Grade science lesson  - Changing Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about changing materials as part of their learning about uses of everyday materials, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Changing Materials

2nd Grade science lesson  - Leaves    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 2nd Grade students will learn about leaves as part of their learning about plants, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Leaves

1st Grade science lesson  - Dead or Alive    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about dead or alive as part of their learning about living things and their habitats, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Alive Dead OR Never Alive, MRS GREN cards, Dead or Alive Leaves, Living Non Living, Self Assessment, Venn Diagram Template

Dead or Alive

1st Grade science lesson  - Plant Growth    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about plant growth as part of their learning about plants, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Plant Growth

Pre-K science lesson  - Plants    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Pre-K students will learn about plants as part of their learning about plants, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Parts of Plants Cards, Plant or Not, Plants  Are Useful!

<p>This lesson aims to help students compare and group everyday materials based on their electrical and thermal conductivity. The students will also be able to give reasons for the specific uses of materials like metals, wood, and plastic. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to define the terms conductor and insulator, state which types of materials make the best thermal and electrical conductors/insulators, and link the properties of materials to their use.</p> <p>The lesson will cover a review of prior learning, including everyday materials, uses of materials, states of matter, and electricity. Cross-curricular links to history, design and technology, and mathematics will also be incorporated. The lesson aims to correct any misconceptions such as thinking all metals are good conductors of heat, and all non-metals are electrical insulators. Keywords for the lesson include conductor, insulator, thermal, heat, and deformed.</p> <p>Influential scientists such as Benjamin Franklin, Prokop Divis, and Nikola Tesla will also be discussed. The lesson will include two main activities: Thermal Conductors and Insulators and Thermal Conduction. Equipment for the activities include wooden ruler, plastic ruler, aluminium foil, paper, cotton wool, ceramic mug, cardboard, stopwatch, plastic building blocks, plastic bag, ice, mug or hard plastic cup, metal teaspoon, plastic teaspoon, wooden teaspoon or small length of dowel, and warm water. The activities will involve touch tests, recording times for ice to melt, and ranking materials based on conduction.</p> <p>The science behind the lesson will be explained, including heat moving from hot regions to cold regions, metals feeling the coldest to the touch, and why metals will melt ice first. Possible questions for the students include the differences between the touch of metals and non-metals, which will melt ice more quickly, and what type of materials make the best conductors.</p> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>Teachers have the flexibility to choose a variety of materials for testing, but it is important to ensure a variety of materials for students to handle. The water used in the second activity should be safe enough for students to handle.</p>

Thermal and Electrical Conductivity

<p>In this lesson, students will learn about the effects of friction on moving surfaces. The objective of this lesson is for students to be able to identify that friction occurs when two surfaces slide against each other, understand that friction slows objects down, and describe the relationship between the amount of friction and the rate of deceleration. This lesson aligns with the 2nd Grade science curriculum on Forces and Magnets and has cross-curricular links to Design and Technology and Mathematics. </p> <p>Students will be introduced to the science behind friction through a teacher demonstration of the "Handkerchief and the Cup" activity. They will then participate in the "Does Mass Affect Friction?" activity where they will test the amount of friction on different surfaces with varying amounts of mass. The results of this experiment can be graphed for mathematical analysis. </p> <h2>Misconceptions and Corrections</h2> <p>It is important to note that students may have misconceptions about friction. Some students may think that lubricants eliminate friction, when in reality, they only reduce friction. Additionally, students may believe that friction is not useful when in fact, it is essential in slowing down machines. Finally, students may believe that smooth surfaces have no friction when all materials show friction to a certain extent.</p> <h2>Keywords</h2> <ul> <li>Friction</li> <li>Decelerate</li> <li>Smooth</li> <li>Rough</li> <li>Surface</li> </ul> <h2>Influential Scientists</h2> <p>This lesson highlights the work of several influential scientists in the field of friction including Leonardo da Vinci, Guillaume Amontons, Charles Augustin de Coulomb, Charles Hatcbett, Theodor Reye, and David Tabor.</p> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>It is important to note that before the lesson, you will need to collect 32 plastic bottle caps and punch holes in the center of each cap. The "Does Mass Affect Friction?" activity requires materials such as Tupperware tubs, masses, string, force meters, a 100ml measuring cylinder, and aluminium foil. The experiment is performed in groups of four and the results can be recorded in a table for analysis. It is important to keep the balloon cars for Lesson 5.3. </p>

Friction

5th Grade science lesson  - The Transport of Water and Nutrients    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 5th Grade students will learn about the transport of water and nutrients as part of their learning about animals including humans, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

The Transport of Water and Nutrients

2nd Grade science lesson  - Nutrition    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 2nd Grade students will learn about nutrition as part of their learning about animals including humans, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Food Types Cards, Nutrient Cards, Self Assessment

Nutrition

Pre-K science lesson  - Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Pre-K students will learn about materials as part of their learning about materials, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Materials Sorting Cards

Materials

Kindergarten science lesson  - Testing Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Kindergarten students will learn about testing materials as part of their learning about everyday materials, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Testing Materials

Kindergarten science lesson  - Weather Review    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Kindergarten students will learn about weather review as part of their learning about seasonal change, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan, Teacher Explanation, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Weather Review

1st Grade science lesson  - Habitats and Adaption    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. 1st Grade students will learn about habitats and adaption as part of their learning about living things and their habitats, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Living Things and their Habitats, Habitats and Adaptation, Habitats and Adaptations, Self Assessment