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Feelings & Friendships 25 ideas

Calm-down breathingSimple breathing and calming techniques
When you feel worriedWhat worry feels like and things that help
Handling angerNoticing anger and safe ways to let it out
Mistakes help us learnA growth mindset, and trying again
Gratitude and happinessNoticing good things and what helps us feel good
Why sleep mattersWhat happens while we sleep and good bedtime habits
Coping with changeMoving house, a new school and other big changes
MindfulnessNoticing the present moment with calm attention
Loss and grief (KS2 / KS3)Understanding grief and supporting someone who is grieving (handle with care)
Kindness and empathyUnderstanding how others feel and acting kindly
My body belongs to mePersonal space, privacy, safe and unsafe touch, and telling a trusted adult
Sorting out argumentsCalm ways to solve disagreements
Respecting differencesCelebrating differences and treating everyone fairly
TeamworkWorking together, taking roles and sharing ideas
Bullying: what to doRecognising bullying, including online bullying, and how to get help
Online friendshipsHow online friends differ from real-life friends, and staying safe
Periods explainedWhat periods are, why they happen and how to manage them (handle with care)
Personal hygiene as you growWashing, deodorant and looking after a changing body
Being braveTrying new things and facing fears
Honesty and responsibilityOwning our actions and telling the truth
Setting goalsChoosing a goal, making a plan and sticking with it
Making good decisionsThinking through choices and their consequences
ResilienceBouncing back when things are hard
Giving clear instructionsExplaining how to do something step by step
Prejudice and being an upstander (KS2 / KS3)Spotting prejudice and discrimination and safely speaking up

English 23 ideas

Joined handwritingJoining letters with diagonal and horizontal strokes, knowing which letters are best left unjoined, and making handwriting more legible and consistent
Using a dictionaryUsing a dictionary to check meanings, and the first 2 or 3 letters of a word to check its spelling
ApostrophesThe difference between plural –s and possessive –s, and apostrophes for plural possession (the girls' coats) and with irregular plurals (the children…
Commas and speech punctuationPunctuating direct speech fully (a comma after the reporting clause, end punctuation inside the inverted commas: The conductor shouted, "Sit down!")…
Fronted adverbialsStarting sentences with a fronted adverbial that says when, where or how (Later that day, ...), followed by a comma
PronounsChoosing a pronoun or a noun to make writing clear and avoid repetition, within and across sentences, including possessive pronouns
Standard EnglishStandard English verb forms instead of local spoken forms: we were instead of we was, and I did instead of I done
Longer noun phrasesExpanding noun phrases with adjectives, nouns and preposition phrases: the strict maths teacher with curly hair
DeterminersDeterminers such as articles, possessives, numbers and quantifiers that come before nouns, and using the Year 4 grammar words
Myths and legendsMyths and legends from around the world, retelling some aloud, and spotting their themes and conventions
Finding information: retrievalFinding and recording information from non-fiction, and reading books structured in different ways for different purposes
SummarisingIdentifying the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarising them
How texts are builtHow language, structure and presentation help a text make sense, and themes and conventions across different books
Words in contextChecking that a text makes sense, explaining the meaning of words in context, and asking questions to understand a text better
Write your own storyPlanning a story by looking at similar ones, then writing it with a setting, characters and a plot, rehearsing sentences and dialogue aloud first
Writing clear instructionsNumbered steps, commands, time words, headings and diagrams that make instructions easy to follow, after studying similar writing
Writing a reportOrganising facts into paragraphs around a theme, with headings and subheadings
Letters and emailsWriting letters and emails for different readers and reasons, after looking at examples and planning ideas
Editing your writingJudging how well writing works, suggesting improvements to grammar and vocabulary (including pronouns), and proofreading for spelling and punctuation
Describing settings and charactersCreating settings and characters in stories with well-chosen words and description
Poetic tricksWords and phrases that catch the reader's interest (alliteration, onomatopoeia) and different forms of poetry, such as free verse, narrative poems an…
Write a poemChoosing words, images and a form for your own poem, then reading it aloud or performing it so the meaning is clear
Speaking with confidencePlanning what to say, speaking audibly and fluently in Standard English, giving clear descriptions and explanations, and keeping a listener's interest

Healthy Me 23 ideas

Drinking waterWhy our bodies need water, and how much
Why exercise mattersHow moving keeps the heart, muscles and mind healthy
Knife skills: bridge and clawCutting food safely with the bridge and claw grips
Road safetyCrossing roads, being seen and staying safe near traffic
Fire safetyPreventing fires and what to do if there is one
Staying safe outdoorsGetting lost, staying with your group and knowing who to ask
Water safetyStaying safe near water and performing safe self-rescue in different water situations
Cycling safelyHelmets, hand signals and road rules for cyclists
Float to Live (KS2 / KS3)What to do if you fall into cold water
Calling 999When and how to call for help in an emergency
Basic first aidCuts, burns, nosebleeds and when to get help
Burns and scaldsCooling a burn and when to get help
Choking (KS2 / KS3)How to help someone who is choking
Asthma and allergic reactions (KS2 / KS3)Spotting an asthma attack or anaphylaxis and how to help
111 or 999? (KS2 / KS3)Choosing the right help for different emergencies
Warming up and stretchingWhy and how to warm up before exercise
Fair playWinning, losing and playing fairly
Rules of the gameHow rules make sports fair, from football to netball and cricket
The Olympic GamesThe history of the Olympics and its sports
Invasion gamesRules, skills and basic attacking and defending tactics in games like football, netball, basketball and hockey
Striking and fielding gamesRules, skills and tactics in games like cricket and rounders
Dance: creating and performingPerforming dances using a range of movement patterns, and improving your own performance
Swimming strokesSwimming at least 25 metres and using a range of strokes: front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke

Science 22 ideas

Fair testsSetting up simple practical enquiries and comparative and fair tests, making careful observations and accurate measurements, and using results to dra…
Recording results: tables and bar chartsGathering, recording and presenting data with drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, tables and bar charts, and reporting findings
TeethThe different types of human teeth and their simple functions, and how to look after them
Germs and the immune systemHow germs spread, how the body fights them and how vaccines help
Changing environmentsHow environments can change, naturally or because of people, and how this can sometimes put living things in danger
Food chainsBuilding and reading a variety of food chains, and identifying producers, predators and prey
Ocean lifeCreatures of the ocean zones and how they survive
Endangered animalsWhy animals become endangered and how people protect them
Bees and pollinatorsHow bees and other pollinators help plants make seeds and food
Birds around usCommon garden birds, how to identify them and what they need
Solids, liquids and gasesSorting materials into solids, liquids and gases by their properties
Melting, freezing and evaporatingHow some materials change state when heated or cooled, measuring or researching the melting, freezing and boiling points in °C, and that evaporation…
How sound travelsHow sounds are made by vibrations, how vibrations travel through a medium to the ear, and why sounds get fainter further away
Pitch and volumePatterns between the pitch of a sound and the object that made it, and between volume and the strength of the vibrations
Floating and sinkingWhy some things float, upthrust and density
Conductors and insulatorsCommon conductors and insulators, and that metals are good conductors
Staying safe with electricityAppliances that run on mains electricity or batteries, and how to stay safe around electricity
Stars and constellationsWhat stars are, how they shine and how to find constellations
How rockets workThrust, gravity and how rockets reach space
Life on the space stationHow astronauts live, eat, sleep and work in orbit
Exploring MarsRovers, the planet's features and what a mission to Mars needs
DinosaursHow dinosaurs lived, what they ate and why they disappeared

Earth & Geography 18 ideas

Grid referencesFinding places with four- and six-figure grid references and the 8 points of the compass, including on Ordnance Survey maps
Using atlases, globes and digital mapsUsing maps, atlases, globes and digital mapping to find countries and describe the features studied
FieldworkObserving, measuring, recording and presenting the human and physical features of the local area with sketch maps, plans, graphs and digital technolo…
Famous landmarksLandmarks around the world and the stories behind them
Flags of the worldWhat flags show and how their designs tell stories
DesertsDeserts as a biome: where they are, their climate, and how plants, animals and people live there
VolcanoesWhat volcanoes are, why they erupt, and where they are found
EarthquakesWhy earthquakes happen, where they happen, and how people prepare
The water cycleThe part evaporation and condensation play in the water cycle, and how the rate of evaporation depends on temperature
CloudsTypes of cloud and what they tell us about the weather
RainforestsThe rainforest biome: where it is, its layers, its plants and animals, and why it matters
Crystals and mineralsCrystals, gems and how minerals form
Water: from cloud to tapThe water cycle, and how water is shared out as a natural resource and reaches our homes
Plastic and the oceanHow plastic reaches the sea and what we can do
Saving energy and water at home (KS1 / KS2)Simple ways families can use less energy and water
Nature walk explorerNoticing plants, animals and seasonal changes on a walk
StargazingSpotting planets, the Moon and constellations
Be a wildlife scientist (KS1–KS3)Surveying plants and animals in your school grounds or park

Money & Life Skills 17 ideas

Budgeting pocket moneyPlanning how to spend, save and share money with a simple budget
How adverts persuade usThe tricks adverts use and thinking before we buy
Value for moneyComparing prices, unit prices and deals to make smart choices
Giving and charityHow charities work and ways to help with money and time
Earning money (KS1 / KS2)The ways people earn money and why we work
Paying by card and onlineHow cards, phones and online payments work, and staying safe
Run a lemonade standCosts, prices, customers, profit and loss from running a small business
Team roles (KS2 / KS3)The different roles in a team and playing to strengths
Job stereotypes (KS1–KS3)Why any job can be for anyone
Planning my dayMaking a simple plan, to-do lists and managing time
Kitchen safety and simple cookingCooking safely and hygienically: clean hands, using tools safely and following a recipe step by step
Reading a recipe and measuringMeasuring ingredients in g, kg, ml and l on scales and jugs, adding and subtracting amounts, and scaling a recipe up or down for more or fewer people
Looking after a petWhat pets need every day and caring for animals responsibly
Growing your own foodPlanting seeds, caring for plants and growing vegetables
Asking for helpAsking clearly for help, including making an emergency call
Recycling and sorting wasteWhat can be recycled, composted or reused, and why it matters
Sewing on a button (KS2 / KS3)Simple repairs with a needle and thread

Technology 16 ideas

If and elseUsing selection (if and else) in programs, with inputs and outputs, and explaining what a program will do
Search enginesUsing search effectively, how results are selected and ranked, and judging whether what you find is reliable
Strong passwords and privacyKeeping accounts and personal information safe with strong passwords, and ways to report concerns
Kindness onlineBeing kind online, cyberbullying and what to do
Healthy screen timeBalancing screens with sleep, play and people, and avoiding harmful content online
Collecting and presenting dataUsing software to collect, analyse, evaluate and present data and information
Online gaming safetyChat, strangers, in-game purchases and taking breaks
Cyberbullying: spot it, stop it, report it (KS2 / KS3)Recognising online bullying, responding and getting help
How planes flyLift, thrust, drag and weight
How bridges stand upBeams, arches, suspension bridges and strong shapes
How a bicycle worksGears, brakes, and how pedalling moves you
How clocks workPendulums, gears and keeping time
Frame and shell structuresHow to strengthen, stiffen and reinforce more complex structures, such as frames and shells, using triangles
Textiles and sewingChoosing fabrics for their properties and look, joining them, and designing with textiles using pattern pieces
Cooking savoury dishesPreparing and cooking a variety of mainly savoury dishes with different techniques, using the principles of a healthy and varied diet
RobotsHow robots sense, decide and move

Thinking Skills 15 ideas

Logic puzzlesReasoning step by step to solve puzzles
Patterns and codesSpotting patterns and cracking simple codes
Shape puzzlesRecognising 3D shapes in different orientations and from 2D drawings, building shapes from nets, and sorting and fitting 2D shapes together in tangra…
Strategy gamesThinking ahead and planning moves
Asking good questionsCuriosity, and questions that help us learn
Think like a scientistAsking questions, choosing the right type of enquiry, fair tests, making predictions, and drawing conclusions from results
Who made this and why? (KS2 / KS3)Thinking about who made a post, advert or article, and what they want
Memory tricksWays to remember things better
Focus and concentrationHow attention works and how to focus
Retrieval practice (KS2–KS4)Testing yourself to make memories stronger
Solve it step by stepBreaking big problems into small steps
Brainstorming ideasWays to come up with lots of ideas
Be an inventorSpotting problems and inventing solutions
Design thinking (KS2–KS4)Understanding a problem, generating ideas and testing solutions
Creative thinking challengesComing up with many original ideas and improving them

Maths 14 ideas

Adding and subtractingColumn addition and subtraction with up to four digits, estimating and using the inverse to check answers, and solving two-step problems in context b…
Times tablesAll the times tables up to 12 × 12 and their division facts, and counting in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1,000, ready for the multiplication tables…
Multiplication and divisionMultiplying two-digit and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number with the formal written method, and solving problems using the distributive law,…
Mental maths strategiesUsing place value and known facts to multiply and divide in your head, including multiplying by 0 and 1, dividing by 1, multiplying three numbers tog…
FractionsFamilies of equivalent fractions shown with diagrams, finding fractions of amounts (including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number,…
DecimalsCounting in hundredths; tenths and hundredths as decimals, and the decimal equivalents of 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4; dividing one- and two-digit numbers by 10…
SymmetryLines of symmetry in 2D shapes in different orientations, and completing a symmetric figure about a given line
Telling the timeReading, writing and converting times between analogue and digital 12-hour and 24-hour clocks, and converting hours to minutes, minutes to seconds, y…
MeasuringConverting between units of measure (e.g. km and m, hours and minutes), and estimating, comparing and calculating measures, including money in pounds…
Area and perimeterFinding the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares, and measuring and calculating the perimeter of rectilinear shapes (including squares) in…
AnglesAcute and obtuse angles, and comparing and ordering angles up to two right angles by size
CoordinatesDescribing positions on a grid as coordinates in the first quadrant, moving points left, right, up and down (translations), and plotting points to co…
Properties of shapesComparing and classifying shapes, including triangles and quadrilaterals, by their properties and sizes
Charts and graphsReading and presenting discrete and continuous data with bar charts and time graphs, and solving comparison, sum and difference problems with charts,…

World & Society 14 ideas

Festivals around the worldHow people celebrate festivals such as Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Hanukkah and Lunar New Year
Food around the worldTraditional dishes and where they come from
Games from around the worldTraditional children's games from many countries
ChristianityWhat Christians believe, their special places, books and celebrations
IslamWhat Muslims believe, their special places, books and celebrations
JudaismWhat Jewish people believe, their special places, books and celebrations
HinduismWhat Hindus believe, their special places, books and celebrations
SikhismWhat Sikhs believe, their special places, books and celebrations
BuddhismWhat Buddhists believe, their special places and celebrations
Children's rightsThe rights every child has and why they matter
Voting and electionsWhy we vote and how elections work
Volunteering and communityWays to help your community
What makes a good friend?Exploring friendship through questions and stories
What is fair?Thinking about fairness with puzzles and stories

History 13 ideas

The first cities: SumerWhere and when the first civilizations appeared, and Ancient Sumer's achievements: cities, farming and writing
The Indus ValleyWhere and when the first civilizations appeared, and the achievements of the Indus Valley: planned cities, trade and daily life
The Shang DynastyWhere and when the first civilizations appeared, and the achievements of the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China: bronze, oracle bones and daily life
Ancient RomeThe Roman Empire: the city of Rome, emperors, the army and how the empire grew, leading to its impact on Britain
The Romans in BritainThe Roman invasion, resistance such as Boudica's revolt, Hadrian's Wall, Roman towns and roads, and how Rome changed Britain
The TudorsHenry VIII, Elizabeth I and life in Tudor England, as a study that extends knowledge of British history beyond 1066 (for example, the changing power…
Local history studyInvestigating our local area's past through maps, buildings and records, and how we know about the past from sources
How we know about the pastHow historians find out about the past from different sources, asking good questions about change, cause and significance, and noting connections and…
The AztecsAztec cities, farming and daily life
Ada LovelaceThe first computer programmer
The wheel and early inventionsInventions that changed daily life long ago
The printing pressHow printing changed how ideas spread
From telephone to smartphoneHow talking at a distance developed

Arts & Music 10 ideas

Listening and remembering soundsListening with attention to detail and recalling sounds and patterns from memory
How instruments make soundHow strings, air and drums make sound, how pitch changes, and listening for different instruments
Reading musicStaff notation and other notations: notes, rests and the stave
PrintmakingImproving printmaking techniques: press, block and mono printing, layering colours and repeating patterns
OrigamiFolding paper into shapes and animals
Build a model townPlanning and building a model from recycled materials
Weaving and knotsSimple weaving and useful knots
How animation worksFrames, flipbooks and stop motion
Making a comicPanels, speech bubbles and telling a story in pictures
Taking great photosFraming, light and telling a story with a picture

Languages 8 ideas

Family and pets in FrenchDescribing your family and pets in French, speaking and writing short sentences
Days, months and weather in FrenchDates, days, months and talking about the weather in French, reading and writing short phrases
Stories and poems in FrenchEnjoying simple stories, songs and poems in French, understanding new words with help from a dictionary
Family and pets in SpanishDescribing your family and pets in Spanish, speaking and writing short sentences
Stories and poems in SpanishEnjoying simple stories, songs and poems in Spanish, understanding new words with help from a dictionary
Days, months and weather in SpanishDates, days, months and the weather in Spanish, reading and writing short phrases
Hello around the worldGreetings in many languages and where they are spoken
British Sign Language basicsFingerspelling and first signs in BSL

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