Preparing for the Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test in 2013
English Adviser Shareen Mayers shares some top tips and ideas to support Year 6 teachers Read More
Primary Literacy
Primary English Activities for the 25th Anniversary of Comic Relief Part II
As we all know, Comic Relief is a light-hearted way of tackling serious issues. Part of the light hearted side of Comic Relief is the comedy sketches that often parody well known TV programmes. They hold the TV audience’s attention and offer light relief that is intended to make people… Read More
Primary English Activities for the 25th Anniversary of Comic Relief
In the maths activities for the anniversary of Comic Relief you will have introduced the children to the idea of how money is allocated to different causes. In these English activities you’ll get the children to think in more depth about where money should be allocated and get them to… Read More
Primary English Activities for the 40th Anniversary of the UK Joining the EU Part 2
People in the UK have mixed views on the benefits that we gain from membership of the EU and in 2013 Read More
Primary English Activities for the 40th Anniversary of the UK Joining the EU
This spring marks the 40th anniversary of Britain joining what was in 1973 called the Common Market. Read More
The End of the World – Primary Literacy
Much has been made of the Mayan prediction that the world will end on the 21st December 2012 and, whilst we can’t be entirely sure, the chances of it are still remote but it does provide some interesting ideas for work in class. The theory revolves around the Mayan set… Read More
Architecture and English – primary
Looking at architecture and what architects do is a fascinating way to find out how English and maths are used by people in their everyday lives. The following activities look at how English is vital to architects in communicating ideas or describing buildings. Collins Big Cat series have a new… Read More
Communication and Codes – Primary English
Codes have a lot of history attached to them. Secrecy and making sure the message got to the right person were essential and it is thought that even Stone Age people left coded messages for members of their tribes to identify where food or shelter may be found. It is… Read More
Pompeii in primary literacy
The story of Pompeii is one of the great ones from history having drama, disaster and discovery woven in to it. The Big Cat book on the event gives a simple but effective introduction to the story and even for older children, it’s a useful starting point for activities on… Read More
Explorers in primary literacy
Robert Falcon Scott left behind many items from his epic and fateful journey to the South Pole. Most of them can still be seen if you visit the wooden hut in Antarctica which was his base camp but others are more easily encountered. Probably the most poignant are his letters… Read More