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Use this free 12 Minute Cooper Run information and recording sheet to help students assess their own performance and measure against a standard. It’s easily adjustable to suit the needs of different classes… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

This free download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from Hamlet. There’s also a worksheet featuring the quotes so students can make notes as you read through the play… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

Wire art is a very accessible and immediate way of introducing notions such as ‘drawing in space’ and volume. It’s often the ‘unlikely’ child who succeeds in a 3D task, so this is the opportunity for visual/spatial thinkers to come out and shine… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

This medium-term plan for An Inspector Calls follows Inspector Goole’s methodical questioning of the family. Each lesson focuses on a different character. At the end it moves on to more thematic lessons and then revision… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

Some parents like to provide a page-long essay describing their child’s nightly reading. Others suddenly realise that it is 9pm Sunday evening and there are now five days of comments to fill in. Here are two alternative ways to record a child’s reading... teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

London Schools Literature Festival (@kidslitfest) is hosting its largest ever free programme for the National Year of Reading. Find out more at londonschoolslitfest.org #ad #sponsored

Set children’s minds in motion with @PieCorbett’s descriptive poem resource, featuring poems and activities about cars and bikes… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

If you’re sick of teaching about the Great Fire of London during KS1 history for your unit on events beyond living memory, why not try delving into the first flight instead with this unit from @Mr_S_Tiffany... teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

This free download includes 10 posters featuring key quotes from Romeo and Juliet, plus a worksheet for students to make notes on as you read through the play… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

This standalone KS3 maths reasoning lesson is based around doughnuts. What is the cheapest way of getting at least a certain total number of doughnuts? teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

Cover how to budget and what it entails, identify different potential living costs and discuss the importance of money management with this free resource… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

I had great fun developing these Cornell Notes templates and am still using them in lessons - I used them today!

Hone your students’ hand-eye coordination, teamwork and resilience with this fun, fast-moving sequence of activities… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

When teachers improve, more pupils succeed. This CPD poster includes eight ideas from David Weston that underpin the Teacher Development Trust’s work with hundreds of school leaders… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

Taking effective notes is key for learning and recall, but how to do it without stress? Try this Cornell notes template and lesson plan from teacher @MrMJLane… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

Most of children’s vocabulary growth will come from organic sources, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some ways we can help children to learn new words directly. Here are 7 approaches to building vocabulary, with free worksheets… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

This free Year 3 worksheet explains that we can use different rocks for different purposes and discusses their characteristics and typical uses… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

Use this free planning PDF to explore Who Let the Gods Out? with your KS2 class. It's a fast-paced, moving and wonderfully thought-out story… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…

In June, school librarians, teachers and school leaders will come together at @_UoW for the @uksla Annual Conference. Here’s a look at what’s on the programme… teachwire.net/news/sla-confe…

This free 12-page PDF resource from Penguin provides accompanying activities, ideas and discussion points for Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman… teachwire.net/teaching-resou…