‘The total length of all someone’s fingers is the same as the length of one of their arms.’ A great little investigation, to establish accurate measuring skills.

How to write an informal letter A simple, walk through guide to help your children learn how to write an informal letter.

Free Applications Something free in education (well in life) is not to be sniffed at, but it’s not very often we get given something for free without a catch. Well, luckily technology throws up something every now and again, which is catch free. We’re going to look through a few applications that will have a big impact in your classroom and of course, won’t cost your school a penny.

What makes a good listener? A presentation designed to explore 'What makes a good listener?' This is fully editable and can be used across both key stages.

Reflections: An Activity Allow your children to learn about reflections with this simple worksheet set.

Light: Transparent, translucent or opaque? A really simple way to record if an object is Transparent, translucent or opaque?

Kenning: What is a Kenning? Define what a kenning is Say something about the history of kennings Work out what some kennings refer to

Various Numbers for Display 4 posters for display in your classroom

UK City and Town Word Search Find the towns and cities in the word search

What what I do if I was Prime Minister? Writing structure for the children to use if they were the Prime Minister.

Easy to use questions for follow up sessions of guided reading based around the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There are 14 adaptable sessions based on the various parts of the story. All you need to do is read, cut and stick.

Education is changing, or is it? Education is changing and technology seems to driving this forward in many ways, but we seem to be held back by past decision with our buildings, infrastructure and methods of teaching. The way our classrooms are set out, usually with four walls, a huge window, poor lighting, whiteboard at the front and even rooms with a teacher's desk at the front. Children will face the teacher, the teacher has the knowledge and the children will sit quietly, listen and learn from the teacher. Why do we still do this, when children now have access to more knowledge in their pockets than they have ever done? The introduction of smart phones in classrooms is something that still needs to be developed further in schools. We still ban devices in school when instead we should be using them to learn. Systems need to be put into place to allow children of all ages to utilise the technology, and in most cases it is better than what we have in schools. Yes, the children may text or use Instagram, but don’t we when we’re in the process of learning? Short brain breaks to check the news, weather, or the now unfashionable Facebook? Give the children time in the lesson to do just this and then the technology becomes part of everyday learning, a tool to be used with a multitude of uses in and outside the classroom. We need to start looking ahead and redesigning our schools and what they look like. Believe it or not we could create something stunning by investing in only a few key pieces and taking some risks to try and make our schools more fluid places to learn. Investing in a large hammer, some new plaster, thinking walls, better Internet infrastructure, a watertight e-safety policy and an acceptable use policy. So where do we begin?

Giving children a reason to use technology. I've been striving to make sure that the children have real connected purposes for learning in our classroom this year, as linking as many skills from as many subjects in one project is so very important. I feel this is essential for learning in every classroom, whether in Primary or Secondary schools. Children need to see the point of learning these skills - "what are people using these skills for right now in the world and what can I use them for?" Thinking more about the outcome and then working backwards to find the skills needed, is something we need to do more in our schools. Don't ruin the surprise for the children; allow the learning to be a surprise.

Do we buy technology in schools without questioning why? How many times have you been amazed by a piece of technology? If you're like me, then quite often! I love technology, I love the way it has changed the way I work, how it has inspired me and how it has enabled me to publish things I never thought possible 10 years ago. Now, let's look at the children in my class, the digital natives. The technology has always been there, they've never been in a classroom without an interactive whiteboard, laptops, iPads or a projector whirring away in the background. But how much of this technology has been used to improve their learning outcomes? Using technology in the classroom needs a complete change in mindset and rethink of your approach to children's learning.

Meet The Greeks: Medium Term Plans and Overview

Adding -ed: A Presentation and Guided Guide with tasks built into the presentation.

How long does it take us? Maths/Time investigation A great little homework task to analyse how long it takes to complete certain tasks throughout the week.

General Election Quiz - Election, Parliament, Government, Politics A 10 question election quiz with answers.

A Guide to Similes: With tasks throughout

Solving Maths Problems: Cocktail Problem