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

Year 1 science lesson  - An Introduction to Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 1 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

Everyday Materials

An Introduction to Materials

Year 2 science lesson  - Changing Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 2 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

Year 1 science lesson  - The Seasons    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 1 students will learn about the seasons 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, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Seasons Cards, Self Assessment

Seasonal Changes

The Seasons

Year 6 science lesson  - The Heart and the Circulatory System    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 6 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

Animals including Humans

The Heart and the Circulatory System

Year 3 science lesson  - Friction    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 3 students will learn about friction as part of their learning about forces, 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

Forces and Magnets

Friction

Year 2 science lesson  - Animal Growth    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 2 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

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

Reception science lesson  - The Seasons    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception students will learn about the seasons 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, Blank Thermometers, Season Card Match

Year 4 science lesson  - Solids    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 4 students will learn about solids 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, States of Matter Diagram, Self Assessment

States of Matter

Solids

Year 3 science lesson  - Introduction to Rocks    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 3 students will learn about introduction to rocks as part of their learning about rocks, 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, Introduction to Rocks, Self Assessment

Rocks

Introduction to Rocks

<p>This lesson teaches pupils about the fire triangle and the importance of understanding the three elements that are needed to produce fire: heat, fuel, and oxygen. They will be introduced to the concept of combustion and how it leads to the formation of new materials. The pupils will then participate in a series of hands-on activities to reinforce their understanding of the fire triangle, including a report on the history of combustion and graphs of their experimental results. </p> <h2>Previous Learning</h2> <p>Prior to this lesson, pupils should have an understanding of the states of matter and have identified and named various everyday materials. In Year 4, they learned about the states of matter and observed how some materials change state when heated or cooled.</p> <h2>Keywords</h2> <ul> <li>Fire</li> <li>Burning</li> <li>Combustion</li> <li>Oxygen</li> <li>Carbon dioxide</li> <li>Fuel</li> <li>Mass</li> </ul> <h2>Influential Scientists</h2> <ul> <li>Antoine Lavoisier</li> <li>Marianne Lavoisier</li> <li>Henry Cavendish</li> <li>Joseph Priestley</li> <li>Carl Scheele</li> </ul> <h2>Activities</h2> <h3>The Fire Triangle</h3> <p>Pupils will work in groups of two to produce a report on the three elements of the fire triangle. They will also draw the triangle as part of their report.</p> <h3>Fire Needs Oxygen (WS)</h3> <p>Pupils will work in groups of four to investigate the relationship between the size of a glass and the time a tealight can remain lit. They will record the results of their experiment in a table and observe the impact of the availability of oxygen on the combustion process.</p> <h3>What Happens to the Mass of the Candle When Lit? (WS)</h3> <p>Pupils will work in groups of four to measure the mass of a tealight before and after it has been lit. They will observe the impact of combustion on the mass of the candle and record their results in a table. </p> <h2>Science Explained</h2> <p>The lesson explains the process of combustion, including the role of fuel, heat, and oxygen. The pupils will learn that the wax in a candle is the fuel, and the matches provide the heat. The available oxygen in the air is used up during combustion, leading to the formation of carbon dioxide, which then extinguishes the flame. The lesson highlights that the process of combustion is irreversible and that the carbon dioxide produced does not return to its original form as wax.</p> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>Safety is the top priority in this lesson. It is important that the teacher adheres to the guidance provided and that enough materials are available for the activities, including tealight candles and narrow-gauge iron wool. </p>

Properties and Changes of Materials

Burning

Year 3 science lesson  - Magnetism    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 3 students will learn about magnetism as part of their learning about forces, 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

Magnetism

Reception science lesson  - The Weather    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception 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

The Weather

Year 2 science lesson  - Material Strength    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 2 students will learn about material strength 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

Material Strength

Year 6 science lesson  - How Light Travels    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 6 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

<p>The main focus of this lesson is to explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, which is not usually reversible. Students will learn about chemical reactions and the signs that indicate a reaction has occurred, such as the formation of gas, heat, or light. They will also learn to identify the products of chemical reactions. The class will also classify substances as acids, alkalis, or neutral based on their pH level, which is a measure of the ability of a substance to produce hydrogen in solution. The pH scale ranges from 1-14, with values below 7 being acidic, values above 7 being alkaline, and 7 being neutral. </p> <p>This lesson is aligned with the previous learning in Year 1 to identify and name everyday materials and in Year 2 to find out how solid objects' shapes can be changed. The activity will involve using pH paper and a variety of substances such as cola, lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda, vinegar, and more to classify the substances as acid, alkali, or neutral. Students will work in groups of four and follow the steps of tearing off some of the pH paper and dipping it into the sample, observing the color change, and making a judgement of the pH level. </p> <p>In the second activity, students will learn about neutralizing acids. They will measure out different amounts of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, stir the mixture, and test the pH level until the paper turns green. They will repeat the process with different ratios of vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to understand the effect of adding more or less of either substance on the pH level. </p> <h2>Cross-Curricular Links</h2> <ul> <li>DT: Research the role of acids in etching</li> <li>Maths: Produce graphs of experimental results</li> <li>History: Write an essay on the role of acids in the first battery made</li> </ul> <h2>Important Lesson Guidance</h2> <p>Before the lesson, the teacher will need to obtain some cola, bicarbonate of soda, and lemon juice. For the pH classification activity, the teacher has free reign on the substances tested, as long as they are safe for students to handle. The solid samples will need to be mixed with a small amount of water for testing. In the neutralizing acids activity, the equipment required includes clear plastic cups, vinegar, bicarbonate of soda, pH paper, teaspoons, and a measuring cylinder. The students will work in groups of two. </p> <h2>Influential Scientists</h2> <p>Soren Sorensen, Jons Berzelius, Humphrey Davey. </p> <h2>Keywords</h2> <p>Irreversible, Acid, Alkali, pH scale, Neutral, Carbon Dioxide, Neutralization. </p>

Acid and Bicarbonate of Soda

Reception science lesson  - My Body    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception students will learn about my body 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, Body Outline, Body Parts Cards

My Body

Year 1 science lesson  - Weather Around the World    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 1 students will learn about weather around the world 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, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Self Assessment

Weather Around the World

Reception science lesson  - Fizzing    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception students will learn about fizzing as part of their learning about potions, as specified by the National Curriculum in England: science programmes of study.    This lesson contains the following resources: Presentation, Lesson Plan

Potions

Fizzing

Reception science lesson  - Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception 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

Year 6 science lesson  - Circuits    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 6 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

Reception science lesson  - Properties of Materials    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception students will learn about properties of 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, Metals Cards

Properties of Materials

Year 1 science lesson  - Identifying Plants    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 1 students will learn about identifying 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, Teacher Explanation, Results Tables, Objectives Labels, Evergreen Deciduous Cards, Leaf Identification, Self Assessment

Plants

Identifying Plants

Reception science lesson  - Dinosaurs    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception students will learn about dinosaurs 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, Dino Cards, Dino Count

Dinosaurs

Year 4 science lesson  - Circuits    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 4 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, Objectives Labels, Circuit Symbols, Self Assessment

Year 2 science lesson  - Planting    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 2 students will learn about planting 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, Self Assessment

Planting

Reception science lesson  - Plants    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Reception 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>In this lesson, pupils will learn about the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun in the solar system. The students will classify planets as either rocky or gas giants and describe the orbits of the planets as elliptical. </p> <h2>Previous Learning</h2> <p>Pupils in EYFS and KS1 may not have prior knowledge of Space in the National Curriculum, but they may know the names of some of the planets and that an asteroid caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. In Yr. 3, students have learned about light and forces, and in Yr. 6, they learned about how light travels in straight lines to explain shadows. </p> <h2>Cross-Curricular Links</h2> <ul> <li>RE: Pupils could find out about the creation myths of different cultures</li> <li>Maths: Pupils will draw a graph of distance v surface temperature of the planets</li> <li>Art: Pupils will make a model of planets and the solar system</li> <li>English: Pupils could come up with their own mnemonic to remember the order of the planets</li> </ul> <h2>Misconceptions and Corrections</h2> <ul> <li>The Earth is not the center of the solar system, but the Sun is.</li> <li>The Sun does not move across the sky, it remains in the same place and it is the Earth's movement that makes the Sun appear to move.</li> <li>Planets orbit the Sun in an elliptical shape, not a circular one.</li> <li>Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have ring systems, not just Saturn.</li> </ul> <p>The lesson will cover influential scientists such as Galileo Galilei, Nicolas Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and others. Pupils will also participate in activities like the Orbits of Planets and Planet Top Trumps. They will also complete a table to find the relationship between distance from the Sun and surface temperature of the planet. </p>

Earth and Space

The Solar System

Year 3 science lesson  - Skeletons    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 3 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

Year 2 science lesson  - Plant Growth    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 2 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