Listen to the latest podcast from NCETM and Nikki Bailey, Deputy Headteacher at Oldfield Primary School, to see how Teach Active and Active Learning has been used in maths across Key Stages 1 and 2, and the benefits this has had for children after a long period of home learning. Nikki Bailey is deputy head and Year 1 teacher at a primary school in Chester. She has long been an advocate of teaching maths through physical activity but has found this particularly beneficial in autumn 2020, with children returning to school unaccustomed to periods of formal, focused concentration. She describes activities and encourages other teachers to have a go.
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Download our FREE World Book Day resources
As part of World Book Day (7th March 2024), we are inviting teachers to download and deliver our free to use World Book Day resources! We have created a variety of activities for schools which aim to engage the children in discussing their favourite books, characters and stories. These activities can take place in the classroom, the hall or outside....
Read moreFavourite Lesson Plans
Did you know you can save your favourite lesson plans on your dashboard using our 'Add Favourite' button? We've seen hundreds of schools use this feature in the past few months and we thought we would share some of your favourite lesson plans that can be used to get children active and learning....
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