Planning Ideas / Resources:
- General
Plan Template
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A handy Word document, containing a planning template
which can be edited and customised to fit your own requirements.
Contributed by Veronica Kaneti. - Literacy
Planner
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A useful Literacy planning template for teachers to
use. Contributed by a visitor. - Maths
Planner
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A useful Maths planning template for teachers to use.
Contributed by a visitor. - Teaching Plan
- A useful planning template for teachers.
Contributed by Saquib Ahsan. - Activity
Time
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If you have an interactive whiteboard, and often set
up activities which rotate around the classroom, try
using this technique. -
Timetable -
A
basic timetable, which you can write / type over, to
show children what they can expect to be doing during
the week ahead!
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Early
Work
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Another tool for interactive whiteboard users, this
helps to organise activities which take place first
thing in the morning (e.g. during registration time).
- Today's Timetable - Let your class know what's going on with this simple idea.
- Timetable
Display Labels
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A set of labels which could be used to make your own
visual timetable for the day. Contributed by Chantelle
Hydes. - Visual Timetable
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A set of labels which can be used to make a visual timetable,
to show children what they are doing for the day. Contributed
by Caitlin Barnes. - Classroom
Timesavers
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A very useful set of resource sheets for teachers, covering
assessment, planning and lots more! Contributed by Timesavers
for Teachers - Create a Welcoming Environment - A selection of ideas to help you set up your classroom at the start of the year. Contributed by Matthias Bawa.
- School Trips - A video providing ideas and highlighting issues for teachers to think about when preparing for school trips.
- Useful Websites
- A huge list of websites which might be helpful when planning lessons. Contributed by Suzanne Mann.

The Box of Secrets ![]()
An exciting and intriguing way of introducing any topic in any subject area!
- Smiley Self Evaluation - An easy way for children to evaluate their own work, and share their response with the teacher.
- Traffic Light Assessment - Encourage children to think about their own learning with this simple system.
- End of Term Assessment Quiz - A great way of assessing what children have learnt throughout the term!
- Self Assessment Millipede - Have a class millipede to encourage children to think about their own learning.
- Target
Charts
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A set of extremely useful target charts for children
to complete. - Class
Record Template
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A class record sheet, which can be used to keep assessment
records about individual children in your class. Contributed
by Veronica Kaneti. - Class
Scores List
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Simply add your children's names to this page, and use
it as a handy way to record scores. This also works
well as a simple tick-list! - Class
Comments List
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A simple way of recording comments about individual
children. - Clear as Glass? - A wonderful way of reviewing children's understanding of concepts.
- Homework Checklist - A simple way of keeping a record to show who has and hasn't returned their homework.











