This is an easy visual timeline that links to KS1 curricula topics.

KS1 link to curriculum - Life processes and living things - humans and other animals SC2: 2d Dunno and Cando are back, this time Dunno’s common sense wins out over Cando’s intelligence. Contains Lesson Plan /Guidance notes / Book 2 Medicine Safety story / 4 Worksheets for children at different levels - abilities, (presented as puzzles) / Plenary activity to do as whole class or small group / My book template for children to re-tell their version of the story and colour in ( can be homework activity to involve parents)

Meet Dunno dog and Cando cat as they explore the curriculum. Here Dunno wants to paint a paint a rainbow but he has a problem - he only has 3 colours Red, Yellow and Blue. Clever Cando comes to the rescue and helps Dunno solve his problem.

This is an old Russian method for long multiplication that uses multiplication and division of numbers by 2. It takes longer to work out but provides and excellent finish to the long multiplication unit of work and is also a great link to introduce division as your next unit. Get your students to work out different sums and check with standard method and / or a calculator. Now see if they can explain why this method works… Enjoy