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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

<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

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 5 History lesson from the unit Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'Who were the Anglo-Saxons and why did they invade Britain?'

Anglo-Saxons and Vikings

Who were the Anglo-Saxons and why did they invade Britain?

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

Year 4 Geography lesson from the unit Biomes. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are different types of biomes and what creates them?'

Biomes

What are different types of biomes and what creates them?

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 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

Animals including Humans

Skeletons

Year 2 History lesson from the unit Great Fire of London. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How do we know the fire happened in the first place?'

Great Fire of London

How do we know the fire happened in the first place?

In this Key Stage 1 (KS1) lesson on - Do you get enough sleep, For Mental Health Awareness Week, students decide whether they need to change their sleeping patterns, and explore the side effects of a lack of sleep.

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)

Safety and Wellbeing

Do you get enough sleep

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

The Heart and the Circulatory System

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!

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

This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question, 'What do we mean by climate change?' It is a Year 6 Geography lesson from the unit Climate Change from Focus Education.

Climate Change

What do we mean by climate change?

Year 1 Geography lesson from the unit My local area. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How do we use maps to locate the four countries of the UK, their capital cities and the main seas that surround the UK?'

My Local Area

How do we use maps to locate the four countries of the UK, their capital cities and the main seas that surround the UK?

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

Year 3 Geography lesson from the unit Rivers. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'What are the main features of a river?'

Rivers

What are the main features of a river?

Year 4 Geography lesson from the unit Europe. This lesson uses an enquiry-approach method, and will facilitate students answering the question 'How do we compare and contrast a holiday resort in the Mediterranean with that of one in the UK?'

Europe

How do we compare and contrast a holiday resort in the Mediterranean with that of one in the UK?

In this Key Stage 2 (KS2) lesson on - Social media, students think about the benefits and drawbacks of social media. They discuss whether under-13s should have Instagram. 

Online Safety

Social media

<p>In this lesson, students will learn about the changes that occur in humans as they age. The lesson aims to answer two questions:</p> <ul> <li>Can I explain some of the changes that occur in humans from when they are born?</li> <li>Can I describe some of the characteristics that occur as humans get older?</li> </ul> <p>Students should have prior knowledge of the human body and growth through their studies in early years and key stage 2. The lesson is aligned with the KS2 curriculum, specifically the topics of living things and their habitats and animals including humans. Cross-curricular links can be made with ICT, where students can research osteoporosis and other bone-weakening diseases, and RE, where students can research the ages of some of the patriarchs in the Bible.</p> <p>The lesson will address common misconceptions about aging, such as the idea that brain power decreases with age and that men and women have the same average life span. Students will be provided with the correct information that brain power can increase with mental stimulation and that women live longer than men on average.</p> <h2>Activity: Making Human Life Stage Cards</h2> <p>In this activity, students will work in groups of 4 to research and discuss the life stages of humans. They will create information cards or a report that will show the stages and the characteristics of individuals at each stage, such as their physical descriptions, ability to walk or talk, etc. They will then compare their life stage cards to those provided.</p> <h2>Activity: A Closer Look at Puberty</h2> <p>In this activity, students will work in groups of 4 to discuss the changes that occur from childhood to adulthood in both sexes. They will use puberty cards to construct a Venn diagram and explore what happens to both sexes and what is unique to each sex during puberty.</p> <h2>Activity: How Bones Change with Age</h2> <p>In this activity, students will work in groups of 4 to explore how bones change with age. They will use a plastic bottle, measuring cylinder, card, 2 thick books, sharp pencil, and plasticine to conduct an experiment and record the results. The experiment involves gradually adding weight to a card representing a radius bone in the arm and observing when the card collapses. The results will be recorded for 4, 8, 16, and 32 holes punched into the card.</p>

The Human Life Cycle

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 6 science lesson  - Evolution    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 6 students will learn about evolution as part of their learning about evolution and inheritance, 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

Evolution and Inheritance

Evolution

<p>This lesson is designed to help pupils understand the life process of reproduction in some animals and to describe the differences in the life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. <p>The lesson aims to correct misconceptions such as all animals being born, no mammals laying eggs, and offspring always being different from the parent. The keywords for this lesson include sexual reproduction, mating, hatch, birth, and offspring. Influential scientists such as Robert Hooke, Rachel Carson, Andreas Vesalius, Jane Goodall, Johann Naumann, and Emily Arnesen are also included in the lesson.</p> <h3>Activity: Worm Charming</h3> <p>The worm charming activity requires pupils to work in groups of 4 with equipment such as 2 sticks, a plastic container, water, a trowel, mustard powder, and a jug. The activity involves charming worms and collecting them, as well as observing their behavior in response to different stimuli such as vibrations, mustard solution, and plain water.</p> <h3>Science Explained</h3> <p>The science behind worm charming is that the vibrations created by tapping a thick stick pass through the soil, mimicking the movement of moles. This is a survival mechanism for worms as moles love to eat them. Worms play an important role in the health of soil by breaking down organic matter and leaving behind important plant and animal nutrients.</p> <h3>Possible Questions</h3> <ul> <li>Why do worms move to the surface when it rains?</li> <li>How many worms were in your patch of ground?</li> <li>Do you think worms are useful or not? Why do you say this?</li> </ul> <h3>Activity: Worm Farm</h3> <p>The worm farm activity requires pupils to work in groups of 4 with equipment such as a 2l bottle, sand, soil, water, scales, ruler, scissors, straw, sticky tape, grated carrot, potato peelings, used teabags, parsnips, and newspaper. The activity involves creating a worm farm and observing the worms' behavior and growth over time.</p>

Living Things and their Habitats

Animal Life Cycles and Reproduction

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

Plant Growth

<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 6 science lesson  - Inheritance    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 6 students will learn about inheritance as part of their learning about evolution and inheritance, 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, Family Inheritance Sheet, Mr Men Inheritance, Self Assessment

Inheritance

Year 3 science lesson  - Plant Growth (Nutrients and Room)    This lesson will take approximately 2 weeks of teaching to complete. Year 3 students will learn about plant growth (nutrients and room) 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

Plant Growth (Nutrients and Room)

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

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