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Lesson Plan: KS3 English – introducing Shakespeare
Before you introduce learners to the works of Shakespeare, it’s worth helping them get to know the man himself, suggests Jerome Monahan……
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Lesson Plan: KS3 Science - the chemistry of crystals
TODAY YOU WILL… Learn about the different types of crystal and will make your own use a variety of media to film crystallisation in…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 Music - turning learners into producers
So, your Year 9 students have chosen their options. And while a significant minority have selected music at Key Stage 4, the remainder of…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 MFL - extending vocab and grammar to do with ‘the body’
It is one of the most common teacher difficulties we face. You give an instruction to an attentive and enthusiastic class, and then watch as…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 English - texts that encourage empathy
Like many English teachers I am always on the lookout for those special books that will provide me with an ideal springboard for discussion…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 Mathematics - estimating and scale
Colin Foster believes that money can provide a powerful opportunity for estimation problems in which learners can gain a sense of scale A…
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Lesson Plan: KS4 History, the 1906-1911 Liberal reforms
Today you will… GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE STANDARDS OF LIVING OF POOR FAMILIES IN LONDON ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESEARCH PROCESS OF…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 ICT, animation
TODAY YOU WILL… DEVELOP SKILLS WITH BITMAP EDITING SOFTWARE GAIN FAMILIARITY WITH A SIMPLE SCRIPTING TOOL OR LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE SOME…
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Lesson Plan: KS4 Science, nanotechnology
TODAY YOU WILL… LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT SIZES OF OBJECTS AND THE TOOLS WE USE TO INVESTIGATE AND MANIPULATE THEM DEVELOP YOUR…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 MFL, inspiring spontaneous conversation
TODAY YOU WILL… DEVELOP YOUR CAPACITY FOR SPONTANEOUS CONVERSATION IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE Instead of urging students to memorise stock…
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Lesson Plan: KS3 English, poetry through song lyrics
TODAY YOU WILL… LEARN ABOUT THE LINKS BETWEEN POETRY AND MUSIC >IDENTIFY POETIC TECHNIQUES IN SONG LYRICS UNDERSTAND THE TONE OF…
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Lesson Plan: KS4 Mathematics, encouraging accuracy
Although in everyday life, near enough may be good enough, working with exact quantities can enable learners to experience the real power…
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Alison Davies explains how storytelling can work beyond KS2
‘Once upon a time’ to quote the finest traditional tales, there was a story. The audience listened to the story, engaging and…