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History
A War That Changed the World
Students understand the scale and significance of a major 20th-century war and its long-term consequences for the world.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Acids and Alkalis
Students classify liquids as acidic, neutral, or alkaline using a simple indicator and understand the pH scale.
Primary
Challenging
25 minutes
Computing
Act It Out: Understanding Simulations
Students understand that simulations represent real-world systems in a simplified way.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Action Commands
Students understand and respond to simple spoken instructions.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
PE
Active Lifestyle Discussion
Students understand the relationship between physical activity and long-term health.
Secondary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Adapted to Survive
Students understand what adaptation means and can explain how specific adaptations help animals survive in their environment.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Add One More
Children understand that adding one increases a number by one.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Computing
Add a Picture: Inserting Images into Documents
Students understand how to insert and position images in digital documents.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Agree or Disagree
Students express opinions and support them with simple reasons.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Science
Air is Real
Children provide evidence that air exists and takes up space, even though it cannot be seen.
Primary
Easy
15–20 minutes
Maths
Algebraic Proof
Students construct algebraic proofs for statements about integers (odd, even, consecutive numbers), understand the difference between demonstration and proof, and identify flaws in invalid arguments.
Secondary
Challenging
45 minutes
History
An Invention That Changed Everything
Children understand that inventions can change history and can explain the impact of one important invention.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
History
Ancient Civilisations
Students understand the key features of an ancient civilisation and can compare two examples.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Ancient Greece: Where Democracy Began
Children understand key achievements of ancient Greece and why ideas that began there — especially democracy — still shape the world today.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Ancient Trade Routes
Students understand how ancient trade routes connected distant civilisations and spread goods, ideas, and culture.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Angles in Triangles
Students discover and apply the rule that angles in a triangle sum to 180° and use this to find missing angles.
Primary
Medium
35 minutes
Science
Animal Homes
Children understand that different animals live in different places and can explain why an animal suits its home.
Early Years
Easy
20 minutes
PE
Animal Moves
Children develop strength and coordination by copying animal movements.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Animal Yoga
Children develop flexibility and body awareness through simple animal-themed yoga poses.
Primary
Easy
15–20 minutes
History
Apartheid and the Struggle for Freedom
Students understand what apartheid was, how it was resisted, and what its ending tells us about the power of organised opposition to injustice.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Area by Counting Squares
Students understand area as the amount of space a shape covers and calculate it by counting unit squares, including partial squares.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
Students identify, define and work with arithmetic and geometric sequences, derive and apply the nth term and sum formulae for both, and apply them in financial and real-world contexts.
Secondary
Medium
45 minutes
Other
Ask About Nature
Students ask and answer questions about their environment.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Geography
Ask Better Questions
Students create useful geography questions.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Ask Good Questions
Students learn how to ask clear and useful questions.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Ask It Correctly
Students form correct questions using appropriate structure.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Ask More
Students develop conversations by asking follow-up questions.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Computing
Ask and Record: Collecting Data with Simple Surveys
Students understand how data can be collected systematically using simple surveys.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Ask for Help
Students practise asking for help clearly and politely.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
PE
Attack and Defend
Students apply attacking and defending principles in a simplified invasion game.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Maths
Balance and Compare Weight
Children compare weights using simple balance tools.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
PE
Balance and Walk
Children develop balance and body control by walking with an object on their head.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Basketball Basics
Students develop the basic dribbling and shooting technique used in basketball.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Bat and Field Tactics
Students apply batting and fielding tactics in a striking game, making decisions based on the fielding positions they observe.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Computing
Be the Robot: Understanding Algorithms Through Instructions
Students understand that algorithms are clear, step-by-step instructions and can create and refine them through practical activity.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Before and After Numbers
Children identify numbers before and after a given number.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Art
Big Focus: Using Size Contrast for Emphasis
Students understand how differences in size can create emphasis and guide viewer attention.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Big vs Small: Exploring Scale and Proportion
Students understand how changing scale and proportion can alter meaning and create visual interest in artwork.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Students understand how genetic engineering works and can evaluate the ethical and scientific implications of biotechnology applications.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Art
Black vs White: High Contrast Pattern Design
Students understand how strong contrast using black and white can create bold, clear patterns.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Bocce Ball
Students develop aiming accuracy and simple strategy in a target ball game.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
PE
Body Letters
Children develop body awareness and creativity by making letter and number shapes with their bodies.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Body Shapes
Children create and hold four gymnastics body shapes — tuck, star, pencil, and straddle.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Computing
Break It Down: Solving Problems Step by Step
Students understand decomposition as breaking a problem into smaller, manageable steps.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Build Numbers with Parts
Children build numbers using different parts.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Other
Build Together
Students work together to build sentences using shared language knowledge.
Early Years
Medium
15 minutes
Geography
Build a Landmark
Students understand what landmarks are.
Early Years
Easy
20–30 minutes
Other
Build a Question
Students form correct questions from prompts.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Geography
Build a Settlement
Students understand why settlements develop.
Primary
Easy
20–30 minutes
Geography
Build a Simple Compass
Students understand direction using simple tools.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Build a Story
Students practise building a coherent story using connected sentences.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Build a Tower and Count
Children count objects and compare quantities.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Other
Build and Write a Story
Students create a story orally and then write it in simple sentences.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Calculating with Negative Numbers
Students add, subtract, multiply and divide with negative numbers, understand the rules for signs in multiplication and division, and apply these in a range of contexts.
Secondary
Medium
40 minutes
History
Can We Trust This Source?
Students evaluate the reliability and bias of historical sources by analysing who created them and why.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Cancer Biology
Students understand the biological mechanisms of cancer development and can evaluate risk factors and treatment approaches in scientific terms.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Capture It: Taking and Reviewing Digital Photos
Students understand how digital devices capture images and how to review them.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
PE
Catch and Pop
Children develop visual tracking and reaching skills by responding to moving objects.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
PE
Catch in Different Ways
Children develop confident catching technique across a range of distances, heights, and throwing styles.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Cells: The Building Blocks of Life
Students understand the basic structure of plant and animal cells and can compare the two types.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Change Over Time
Students understand how places change.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Chemical Bonding
Students understand the difference between ionic and covalent bonding and can use electron shell diagrams to explain why each type forms.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Chemical Reactions
Students understand what a chemical reaction is, can identify reactants and products, and can write simple word equations.
Secondary
Medium
25–30 minutes
History
Children in History
Children understand that the lives and rights of children have changed significantly throughout history.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Choices and Consequences
Students understand that choices have consequences and can explain possible results.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Circles: Arcs, Sectors and Segment Area
Students calculate the arc length and area of a sector using angle as a fraction of the whole circle, and find the area of a segment using sector area minus triangle area.
Secondary
Challenging
45 minutes
Science
Classifying Living Things
Students understand why scientists classify living things and can sort organisms into the five kingdoms.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Cleaning Dirty Water
Students understand how water is cleaned through filtration and other processes and can build a simple water filter.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Computing
Click and Go: Navigating Simple Websites
Students understand how to navigate websites using links and buttons.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Geography
Climate Clothing Game
Students understand how climate affects clothing.
Primary
Easy
10–15 minutes
Science
Climate Modelling and Feedback
Students understand how climate models work, what feedback loops are, and how they amplify or dampen climate change signals.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Climate Tipping Points
Students understand the concept of climate tipping points, can identify major ones, and can evaluate the implications for climate policy.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Geography
Climate Zones Walk
Students understand different climate zones.
Primary
Easy
10–15 minutes
History
Climate and History
Students understand how climate change throughout history has affected human societies and contributed to the rise and fall of civilisations.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Cloth Games
Children develop cooperation and gross motor skills through shared cloth activities.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Geography
Coastal Erosion Role Play
Students understand how waves erode and shape coastlines.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
History
Cold War in the Developing World
Students understand how Cold War competition between superpowers affected countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Primary
Challenging
25 minutes
Other
Collect and Tell
Students use real objects to support speaking and vocabulary development.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Maths
Collecting Data and Drawing Pictograms
Students collect a simple data set, record it as a tally chart, and represent it as a pictogram with a key, then answer questions from their graph.
Primary
Easy
30 minutes
Maths
Compare Heights
Children compare height using simple measuring methods.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Other
Compare Ideas
Students compare two ideas and explain similarities and differences clearly.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Compare Nature
Students compare natural objects using simple comparative language.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Compare Our Languages
Students compare features of different languages and notice similarities and differences.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Compare Sizes
Children compare objects using size language.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Comparing Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Students convert fluently between fractions, decimals and percentages and use these conversions to compare quantities in context.
Secondary
Easy
35 minutes
Geography
Compass Bearings Walk
Students use cardinal and intercardinal directions to navigate.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Maths
Conditional Probability and Tree Diagrams
Students calculate conditional probabilities using P(A|B) = P(A∩B)/P(B), draw and use tree diagrams for dependent and independent events, and apply Bayes' theorem in straightforward cases.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
Maths
Constructing and Interpreting Pie Charts
Students calculate angles for sectors of a pie chart, construct pie charts accurately using a protractor, and interpret pie charts to extract and compare data.
Primary
Challenging
45 minutes
Maths
Constructions: Perpendicular and Angle Bisectors
Students accurately construct the perpendicular bisector of a line segment and the bisector of an angle using only a compass and straight edge.
Secondary
Challenging
45 minutes
Drama
Continue the Scene
Students develop improvisation skills by continuing a scene.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Continue the Sentence
Students practise extending ideas into full sentences.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
Geography
Contour Lines on the Ground
Students understand how contour lines represent height on a map.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Converting Units of Length, Mass and Capacity
Students convert between standard metric units of length (m/cm/mm), mass (kg/g), and capacity (l/ml) and apply these conversions in measurement problems.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Coordinates and Plotting Shapes
Students plot and read coordinates in all four quadrants, use coordinates to describe and draw polygons, and find missing vertices of shapes.
Primary
Medium
35 minutes
PE
Copy Me
Children develop listening and imitation skills by copying a leader's movements in sequence.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Computing
Copy, Cut, Paste: Editing Digital Text
Students understand how to copy, cut, and paste text to edit digital documents.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Maths
Count Backwards Game
Children count backwards and understand decreasing numbers.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Count Everyday Objects
Children count objects in real-life situations.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Count and Compare
Children compare quantities using counting and simple language.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Count and Group by Tens
Children group objects into tens to support counting.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Count and Move
Children count while performing physical actions.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Count and Share Between Groups
Children share objects equally between groups.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Count in Steps
Children count in steps (e.g. 2s or 5s).
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
Maths
Counting Collections
Children count objects carefully and keep track of what they have counted.
Early Years
Medium
20–30 minutes
Maths
Counting Song Take Away
Children practise counting backwards and understanding one less.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Art
Create a Pattern, Build a Design
Students understand how patterns are created through repetition and can design their own repeating patterns.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Cricket Fielding Skills
Children develop the core fielding skills of cricket: stop, pick up, and throw accurately to a target.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Cross the River
Children develop cooperation and problem-solving skills through a shared movement challenge.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Cross-Country Run
Children develop endurance and confidence running over varied terrain at their own pace.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Art
Curves vs Lines: Exploring Shape Contrast
Students understand how contrasting curved and straight lines can create visual interest and meaning.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis
Students understand how DNA is copied before cell division and how the genetic code is translated into proteins.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Science
Day and Night
Children understand why we have day and night and can describe what changes between them.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Geography
Day in a Different Country
Students understand how daily life differs around the world.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Geography
Deforestation Simulation
Students understand the causes and consequences of deforestation.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Describe What You See
Students describe real objects and surroundings using simple descriptive language.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Other
Describe Your Day
Students describe daily activities in order.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
Other
Describe and Draw
Students improve their ability to give clear descriptions and follow spoken instructions.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Design Your Training Week
Students apply knowledge of fitness components and training principles to design a realistic one-week training programme.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Design a Warm-Up
Students understand the principles of an effective warm-up and lead one for their class.
Secondary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Geography
Design an Island Map
Students create a simple map using symbols.
Primary
Easy
20–30 minutes
Geography
Development Spectrum
Students understand that countries have different levels of development.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Different Level Questions
Students ask and answer questions at different levels of complexity.
Early Years
Medium
15 minutes
Computing
Digital Artist: Creating Images with Simple Drawing Tools
Students understand how to use basic drawing tools in simple software to create digital images.
Primary
Easy
25 minutes
Maths
Direct Proportion and Proportional Graphs
Students recognise and represent direct proportion, understand that proportional graphs pass through the origin, and use the relationship y = kx to solve problems.
Secondary
Medium
40 minutes
Other
Discuss and Write
Students develop ideas through discussion and then write them clearly.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Computing
Do It Again: Understanding Loops Through Repetition
Students understand how loops can repeat instructions efficiently instead of writing them multiple times.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Do It Better: Improving Algorithms for Efficiency
Students understand that algorithms can be improved to be more efficient.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Do It for Me: Understanding Automation
Students understand how automation allows tasks to be completed automatically without human intervention.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Does It Matter Now?
Students understand that historical significance is not fixed and can evaluate why some events are considered more historically significant than others.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Double It
Children understand doubling as adding the same number again.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Doubling and Halving
Students understand doubling as adding a number to itself and halving as splitting equally into two, and apply both to numbers up to 20.
Primary
Easy
25 minutes
Computing
Drag and Drop: Controlling Objects on Screen
Students understand how to drag and drop objects accurately.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Computing
Draw the Steps: Creating Simple Flowcharts
Students understand how algorithms can be represented visually using simple flowcharts.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Draw the Weather
Students represent weather visually.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
PE
Dribble and Dodge
Students develop close ball control by dribbling through a course of markers.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Geography
Earth Layers Role Play
Students understand layers of the Earth.
Primary
Medium
15 minutes
Geography
Earthquake Safety Audit
Students understand earthquake risks and how buildings and behaviour can reduce harm.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Echo Words
Students listen carefully and repeat words with correct pronunciation.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
Science
Ecological Footprint and Sustainability
Students understand what an ecological footprint is, can calculate a rough estimate of their own, and can evaluate strategies for reducing unsustainable resource use.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Ecosystem Survey
Students conduct a structured ecosystem survey, collect quantitative data, and draw conclusions about biodiversity and habitat quality.
Primary
Challenging
30–40 minutes
Geography
Ecosystem in a Box
Students understand that ecosystems contain living and non-living things that depend on each other.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Art
Edge to Edge: Creating Decorative Borders
Students understand how to create decorative borders using repeated designs and patterns.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Electric Fields
Students understand the concept of an electric field, how to represent it with field lines, and how electric force depends on charge and distance.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Electricity Safety
Students understand the hazards of mains electricity and can apply safe behaviours around electrical equipment.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Electrochemistry
Students understand electrolysis and the principles of electrochemical cells, connecting these to industrial applications and the concept of redox reactions.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Science
Electromagnetism
Students understand how electric current creates a magnetic field and how this principle is used in electromagnets and electric motors.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Empire and Resistance
Students understand that colonised peoples were not passive victims but actively resisted, and can evaluate different forms of resistance.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Energy Transfer and Conservation
Students understand the different forms of energy, how energy transfers between forms, and the principle of conservation of energy.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Energy and Thermodynamics
Students understand the concepts of enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy and can predict whether a reaction will occur spontaneously.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Science
Enzymes
Students understand what enzymes are, how they work, and how temperature and pH affect their activity.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Maths
Estimate and Check
Children estimate quantities and check by counting.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Drama
Everyday Role Play
Students act out real-life situations using simple spoken language.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Everyone Plays
Students understand inclusion in sport and experience adapting activities so that everyone can participate equally.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Everything is Made of Atoms
Students understand that all matter is made of atoms and can describe the basic structure of atoms and molecules.
Primary
Challenging
20–25 minutes
Science
Evidence for Evolution
Students can evaluate and compare multiple lines of evidence that support the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Evolution by Natural Selection
Students understand how natural selection drives evolution and can apply the concept to explain observed changes in populations over time.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
Maths
Expanding Double Brackets
Students expand the product of two linear brackets using FOIL or the grid method, collect like terms, and recognise special cases including perfect squares and difference of two squares.
Secondary
Medium
40 minutes
Maths
Experimental Probability: Does Theory Match Reality?
Students compare theoretical probability with the results of experiments, understand that relative frequency approaches theoretical probability with more trials, and record results systematically.
Primary
Medium
40 minutes
Other
Explain to a Partner
Students support each other’s understanding by explaining ideas in different ways or languages.
Early Years
Medium
15 minutes
Geography
Explore a Line of Latitude
Students understand that lines of latitude cross many places.
Primary
Medium
15–20 minutes
Geography
Exploring Puddles
Students understand how water collects and moves.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Maths
Exponential Growth and Decay Models
Students construct and use exponential models for growth and decay, interpret parameters in context, solve exponential equations using logarithms, and evaluate the appropriateness of a model.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
Maths
Factorising Quadratic Expressions
Students factorise quadratic expressions of the form x² + bx + c by finding factor pairs of c that sum to b, and extend to expressions where the leading coefficient a ≠ 1.
Secondary
Challenging
45 minutes
Maths
Fair Sharing Story
Children learn to share objects equally and talk about fairness.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Geography
Fair Trade or Not?
Students understand why trade relationships are often unequal and what fair trade means.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Geography
Fast or Slow Change?
Students understand different types of change.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Art
Feel It, Draw It: Exploring Texture
Students understand how texture can be observed and represented visually through drawing.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Feel It: Expressing Emotion with Colour and Shape
Students understand how colour and shape can be used to express feelings without realistic images.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Fielding Game
Students develop fielding positions, communication, and decision-making in a team fielding game.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Fighting for Rights
Students understand how ordinary people have fought for rights throughout history and can evaluate the effectiveness of different protest methods.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Fill It In: Using Simple Online Forms
Students understand how to complete digital forms accurately.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Fill the Containers
Children compare how much different containers can hold.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Other
Fill the Gap
Students complete sentences using correct grammatical forms.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Art
Filled or Empty: Exploring Space and Contrast
Students understand how contrast between filled and empty areas can create balance and emphasis.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Computing
Find It Fast: Exploring Search Strategies
Students understand that different search strategies can be more or less efficient.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Find It Online: Using Search Engines Safely
Students understand how to use simple keywords to search for information online and recognise safe results.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Find Numbers Around You
Children recognise numbers in everyday environments.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Find One More and One Less
Children identify one more and one less than a number.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
PE
Find Your Pace
Students learn to regulate their running pace so they can sustain effort over a longer distance.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Find the Horizon: Building Depth in Landscapes
Students understand how the horizon line helps organise space and create depth in landscape drawings.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Find the Missing Number
Children identify missing numbers in a sequence.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Find the Odd One Out
Children identify differences between objects or groups.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
Maths
Find the Same Number
Children match numbers shown in different ways.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Find the Total with Movement
Children combine numbers through physical actions.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
Geography
Finding Directions with the Sun
Students understand east and west using the sun.
Primary
Medium
15 minutes daily (over several days)
Other
Finish My Sentence
Students complete simple sentences with their own ideas.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
PE
Fitness Testing
Students measure their own fitness levels and understand what the results mean.
Secondary
Medium
30 minutes
Computing
Fix the Mistake: Debugging Everyday Instructions
Students understand that debugging involves identifying and correcting errors in instructions.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Flip the Focus: Positive and Negative Shape Design
Students understand the relationship between positive and negative shapes and use both intentionally in a balanced composition.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Geography
Flood or Drought?
Students understand the causes and impacts of floods and droughts.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Floor Sequence
Students create and perform a gymnastics sequence combining balance, movement, and stillness.
Secondary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Maths
Follow Instructions with Numbers
Children follow instructions involving numbers.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
PE
Follow the Leader
Children copy movements and develop body awareness and coordination.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Follow the Number Path
Children follow number order through movement.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Computing
Follow the Rules: Understanding Rule-Based Systems
Students understand how rule-based systems use simple rules to control actions and outcomes.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Follow the Water
Students understand how water moves through the environment.
Primary
Easy
10–15 minutes
Geography
Food Journey
Students understand where food comes from.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Food Webs
Students understand that ecosystems contain interconnected food chains and can predict the effects of removing one species.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Forces Around Us
Children identify gravity and friction as forces and can describe their effects on moving objects.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Forces and Motion
Students understand the relationship between forces and motion and can apply Newton's first and second laws to everyday situations.
Primary
Challenging
25 minutes
PE
Formation and Shape
Students understand how team positioning and formation affect performance in invasion games.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Maths
Forming and Solving Linear Equations
Students translate word problems into linear equations and solve them systematically, checking solutions by substitution.
Secondary
Medium
40 minutes
Maths
Fractions of Shapes: Equal Parts
Students identify halves, quarters, and thirds of shapes by checking whether all parts are equal in size, and shade a given fraction.
Primary
Easy
25 minutes
Maths
Fractions on a Number Line
Students place unit fractions on a number line from 0 to 1, understand that the larger the denominator the smaller the fraction, and order fractions using a number line as a reference.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Frame It: Using Viewfinders to Focus Composition
Students understand how framing and cropping can change what is included in an image and influence composition.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Freeze
Children develop body control and listening skills through movement and freezing.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Drama
Freeze Scenes
Students use body language and simple speech to show meaning in a scene.
Secondary
Easy
20 minutes
Art
From Shapes to Pictures
Students understand how simple shapes can be combined to create more complex images.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Fuel for Sport
Students understand how food and hydration affect physical performance.
Secondary
Easy
20 minutes
Maths
Functions: Notation, Domain, Range and Composition
Students use function notation f(x), find outputs and inputs, state the domain and range of functions, and compose and invert simple functions.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
Science
Gas Laws
Students understand Boyle's law and Charles's law and can apply them to predict the behaviour of gases under changing conditions.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Genetics: Why Do We Look Like Our Parents?
Students understand the basic principles of inheritance and can explain how traits are passed from parents to offspring through genes.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Geography
Geography in Daily Life
Students understand that geography is part of everyday life.
Secondary
Medium
15–20 minutes
Geography
Getting Ready to Go Out
Students understand places in their local area.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Other
Give Directions Outside
Students give and follow directions using real space.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Geography
Global Connections Circle
Students understand global connections.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Science
Gravitational Fields
Students understand the concept of a gravitational field, can apply Newton's law of universal gravitation, and can explain orbital motion.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
History
Great African Kingdoms
Children understand that Africa had powerful and sophisticated kingdoms long before European colonisation.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Grid Patterns: Organising Designs in a Structure
Students understand how grids can help organise patterns and create structured designs.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Group Dance
Students create and perform a short group dance sequence using rhythm, formation, and movement quality.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Other
Group What You Find
Students group objects and explain their reasoning.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Maths
Group and Count Objects
Children group objects to make counting easier.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Art
Growing Bigger: Showing Change Through Scale
Students understand how changing size across a sequence can show growth, movement, or change over time.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Growing Patterns: Repetition with Changing Scale
Students understand how repeating shapes that change in size can create dynamic patterns and visual movement.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Guess My Number
Children use clues to identify a hidden number.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
Other
Guess the Ending
Students predict possible endings and explain their ideas clearly.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Guess the Object (Nature)
Students describe natural objects clearly so others can identify them.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Other
Guess the Word
Students describe words clearly so others can guess them.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Art
Guide the Eye: Creating Flow in a Composition
Students understand how lines, shapes, and placement can guide the viewer’s eye through an image.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Healthy Choices
Students identify and discuss healthy habits.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Science
Healthy Eating
Children understand that different foods provide different nutrients and that a varied diet supports good health.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Heat on the Move
Students understand that heat moves from hot to cold and can describe the three ways heat is transferred.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Heavy or Light? Exploring Visual Weight in Composition
Students understand how size, colour, and placement affect visual weight and balance in artwork.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Helping Others
Students recognise ways to help others and explain why it is important.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Art
Hidden Messages: Using Symbols in Art
Students understand how symbols can represent ideas and communicate meaning in artwork.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Hidden Objects Game
Children learn to count, add, and take away small numbers using objects they cannot see.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Hidden Objects Quick Look
Children recognise small quantities without counting.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
PE
High Jump Technique
Students develop jumping technique and learn the principles of clearing a raised bar.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
History Walk
Children identify historical evidence in their local environment and understand that their community has a past.
Primary
Easy
25–30 minutes
History
History on Trial
Students evaluate a historical figure or event using evidence, presenting and defending a historical judgement.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
PE
Hit the Target
Children develop striking skills by hitting a ball with a bat or stick toward a target.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Hoop Skills
Children develop coordination and rhythm through a range of activities using a hoop.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Hop, Step, Jump
Students learn the three-phase rhythm of the triple jump and develop controlled landing technique.
Primary
Challenging
20–25 minutes
Geography
Hot Topics Box
Students understand how everyday objects connect to geography.
Secondary
Easy
10–15 minutes
Geography
Hot and Cold Places
Students compare different climates.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
History
How Do Historians Work?
Children understand how historians investigate the past by asking questions, finding evidence, and reaching conclusions.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
How Fast Do Reactions Go?
Students understand the factors that affect reaction rate and can explain them in terms of particle collision theory.
Secondary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Science
How Flowers Reproduce
Students understand the process of pollination and fertilisation in flowering plants and can identify the male and female parts of a flower.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
How Has Medicine Changed?
Students understand how medical knowledge has developed over time and can evaluate what drove each major step forward.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
How Many Altogether?
Children combine two groups and find the total.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
PE
How Many Ways Can You Walk?
Children explore different ways to travel across a space, developing movement vocabulary and body control.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
Other
How Often?
Students describe habits using adverbs of frequency.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Science
How Plants Make Food
Students understand the process of photosynthesis and can explain what plants need and what they produce.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
How Scientists Work
Students understand the steps of the scientific method and can apply them to a simple investigation.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Science
How Seeds Travel
Children understand that seeds are dispersed in different ways and can match seeds to their method of dispersal.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
PE
How Sport Makes You Feel
Students understand the connection between physical activity and mental wellbeing.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
PE
How Strong Are You?
Students measure their muscular strength and endurance, and understand what the results indicate.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Human Impact on Biodiversity
Students understand the main human activities that threaten biodiversity and can evaluate conservation strategies.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Human Map
Students understand position and direction using their bodies.
Primary
Easy
10–15 minutes
Computing
Human vs Computer: Who Does What?
Students understand the differences between human and computer roles in completing tasks.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Humans and the Environment Through History
Students understand that humans have been transforming the natural environment throughout history and can evaluate the long-term consequences.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Hurdles and Barriers
Students develop rhythm and technique for running over low barriers.
Primary
Challenging
25 minutes
Maths
Hypothesis Testing: One-Tailed and Two-Tailed Tests
Students set up null and alternative hypotheses, calculate critical regions or p-values for binomial tests, and make correct conclusions at a given significance level.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
History
Ideas Travel Too: The Silk Road
Students understand that the Silk Road transmitted not only goods but also ideas, religions, technologies, and diseases across the ancient world.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
If This, Then That: Understanding Conditions
Students understand how 'if/then' conditions allow decisions to be made in algorithms.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Ignore the Noise: Understanding Abstraction
Students understand abstraction as focusing on important information while ignoring unnecessary detail.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
In and Out: Understanding Input and Output
Students understand that systems take input, process it, and produce output.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
In the Dark: Creating Silhouettes with Strong Contrast
Students understand how silhouettes use strong contrast and clear shapes to communicate meaning without detail.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Index Laws: Multiplying and Dividing Powers
Students understand and apply the multiplication and division laws of indices, including the zero index, and simplify expressions involving powers.
Secondary
Medium
40 minutes
Other
Information Gap
Students practise asking and answering questions to share missing information.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Inside the Atom
Students understand the structure of an atom in terms of protons, neutrons, and electrons and can use atomic number and mass number to describe a specific atom.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Inside the Earth
Students describe the four layers of the Earth and understand what evidence tells us about the Earth's interior.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Maths
Integration: Area Under a Curve
Students integrate polynomials using the reverse power rule, evaluate definite integrals to find areas under curves, and handle areas below the x-axis and between two curves.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
Maths
Interpreting Real-Life Graphs
Students read and interpret real-life graphs including distance-time graphs, recognising what different gradients and horizontal sections represent.
Secondary
Medium
40 minutes
PE
Interval Training
Students understand and apply interval training to improve cardiovascular fitness.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
Science
Introduction to Particle Physics
Students understand the Standard Model of particle physics and can describe the fundamental constituents of matter and the forces between them.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Art
Invent a Texture: Creative Surface Design
Students create original textures using repeated marks and patterns to design interesting surfaces.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Geography
Is This Place Easy to Walk?
Students evaluate how easy and safe a place is to walk.
Primary
Medium
20–30 minutes
PE
Javelin Run-Up
Students add a controlled run-up to a javelin-style throw, combining approach speed with release technique.
Primary
Challenging
25 minutes
Geography
Journey to School
Students describe routes and transport.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Jump Rope
Students develop coordination and fitness through individual and group skipping.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Jump and Land
Children learn to jump safely and land with control.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
PE
Jump for Height
Students maximise their vertical jump height by applying correct technique — arm swing, knee bend, and timing.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Jump to the Number
Children recognise numbers and respond with movement.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
PE
Keep Away
Students develop passing, movement, and awareness in a team possession game.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Computing
Keep It Safe: Logging In and Password Awareness
Students understand how to log in to devices safely and why passwords must be kept secure.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Keeping the Body in Balance
Students understand homeostasis as the maintenance of a stable internal environment and can describe examples of homeostatic mechanisms.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Key by Key: Building Basic Typing Skills
Students develop basic typing skills and understand how keyboards are used to input data into a computer.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
PE
Ladder Footwork
Children improve foot speed and coordination by moving through a ladder pattern drawn on the ground.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Geography
Land Use Around Us
Students identify how land is used.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Other
Language Helper
Students support each other by helping with understanding and expression.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Art
Layer It Up: Creating Depth with Overlapping
Students understand how overlapping objects can create a sense of depth in a drawing.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Layered Shapes: Building Patterns with Overlap
Students understand how overlapping shapes can create complex patterns and visual interest.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Computing
Leave a Trace: Understanding Digital Footprints
Students understand that actions online leave a trace (digital footprint) and can affect privacy and reputation.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Less is More: Simplifying Images into Shapes
Students understand how complex images can be simplified into basic shapes to improve clarity and design.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
History
Liberty, Equality, Revolution
Students understand what caused the French Revolution, what happened during it, and why its ideas still shape the world today.
Primary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Life Cycles
Children understand that living things go through stages of growth and change and can sequence a simple life cycle.
Primary
Easy
20–25 minutes
History
Life in Ancient Egypt
Children understand key features of daily life in ancient Egypt and can make connections to their own lives.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Light to Dark: Creating Tone and Gradients
Students understand how to create a range of tones from light to dark to add depth and dimension to drawings.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Computing
Line It Up: Exploring Text Alignment
Students understand how alignment affects readability and layout.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Art
Lines That Speak: Exploring Line Quality and Expression
Students understand that lines can vary in thickness, speed, and style to express different moods and ideas.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Listen Carefully
Students practise active listening skills.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
Other
Listen and Repeat
Students improve pronunciation through careful listening and repetition.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
Other
Listen, Say, Write
Students move from listening to speaking and then writing simple language.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Science
Living or Not Living?
Children sort objects into living and non-living categories using simple criteria.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Maths
Loci and Regions
Students describe and construct loci (paths traced by a moving point satisfying a condition) and shade regions defined by multiple conditions.
Secondary
Challenging
45 minutes
PE
Look After Your Body
Students understand common sports injuries, how to prevent them, and basic first response.
Secondary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Looking at Insects
Children observe insects carefully and can identify the key features that make an insect an insect.
Primary
Easy
25 minutes
Science
Magnetic or Not?
Children investigate which materials are magnetic and identify patterns in their results.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Maths
Make Equal Groups
Children create equal groups and understand sharing.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Make Equal Towers
Children create equal quantities and compare them.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Make Number Lines
Children understand number order using a number line.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Other
Make Safe Choices
Students identify safe and unsafe choices and explain their reasoning.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Make Your Own Maths Story
Children create simple maths problems using stories.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Make a Number Book
Children count and group objects to represent a number.
Early Years
Easy
20–30 minutes
Maths
Make a Simple Graph
Children collect and compare simple data.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Other
Make a Simple Plan
Students create a simple plan and explain the steps clearly.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Make and Break Numbers
Children understand that numbers can be split and combined in different ways.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Make and Continue Patterns
Children create and extend repeating patterns.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
PE
Make the Rules
Students understand why rules exist in sport and experience designing and refining them.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Making Good Decisions
Students discuss choices and explain reasons for their decisions.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Many Ways to Say It
Students recognise that the same idea can be expressed in different languages.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Geography
Map It Without a Map
Students create an accurate sketch map from direct observation.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Geography
Map Symbols Hunt
Students understand map symbols.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
Geography
Map Your Classroom
Students understand maps show where things are.
Primary
Medium
20–30 minutes
Art
Mark Makers: Exploring Different Ways to Create Texture
Students understand how different types of marks can be used to create a variety of textures in drawings.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Martial Arts Principles
Students develop balance, focus, and body control through basic martial arts principles and stances.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Match Objects to Numbers
Children match quantities to written numbers.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Mean, Median and Mode in Context
Students calculate the mean, median, and mode of data sets and decide which average is most useful for a given real-world context.
Primary
Medium
40 minutes
Geography
Measure Distance Without Tools
Students estimate and compare distances.
Primary
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Measure with Objects
Children measure length using non-standard units.
Early Years
Medium
20–30 minutes
Other
Memory Circle
Students remember and repeat increasing amounts of language.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Maths
Mental Maths: Efficient Calculation Strategies
Students learn and apply multiple mental calculation strategies (compensating, near doubles, partitioning, bridging through 10/100) and choose the most efficient method for a given calculation.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Geography
Microclimate Hunt
Students understand that climate can vary over short distances.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
PE
Mindful Cool-Down
Students use a structured cool-down that combines physical recovery with mindful breathing and body awareness.
Secondary
Easy
10–15 minutes
Art
Mirror Magic: Exploring Symmetry and Balance
Students understand how symmetry and balance create stability and harmony in visual compositions.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Mirror Partner
Children copy a partner's movements to develop coordination and focus.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
Art
Mirror Patterns: Creating Designs Through Reflection
Students understand how reflecting shapes can create symmetrical patterns and designs.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Mirror World: Drawing Reflections in Water
Students understand how reflections create mirrored images and can represent them in drawings.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Mix It Up: Exploring Colour Mixing
Students understand how primary colours combine to create secondary colours and can experiment to produce a range of new colours.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Mixed Language Dialogue
Students use more than one language to communicate meaning.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Moles and Stoichiometry
Students understand the mole concept and can use stoichiometry to calculate the quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Maths
Move and Count Game
Children practise counting in order while moving step by step.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Maths
Multi-Step Word Problems
Students solve two-step word problems by identifying the sequence of operations needed, working through each step systematically, and checking their answer in context.
Primary
Challenging
40 minutes
Maths
Multiplication Word Problems: Choosing the Right Strategy
Students read multiplication word problems, identify the key information, select an appropriate strategy (arrays, repeated addition, or known facts), and show their working.
Primary
Medium
35 minutes
History
My Family Story
Children understand that families have histories and that older relatives remember a different past.
Early Years
Easy
20 minutes
Geography
My Favourite Place
Students describe places using simple geography.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
Science
My Five Senses
Children identify the five senses and the body part used for each one.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
History
My Life Timeline
Children create a simple personal timeline placing key life events in chronological order.
Primary
Easy
20–25 minutes
Computing
Name It Right: Renaming Files Clearly
Students understand how and why to rename files clearly for organisation.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
History
Nations, Borders, and Identity
Students understand how modern nation-states and borders were created, often arbitrarily, and how nationalism has shaped and divided the world.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Geography
Natural Disaster Role Play
Students understand impacts of natural hazards.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Geography
Natural or Human?
Students understand the difference between natural and human features.
Primary
Easy
10–15 minutes
Art
Natural vs Perfect: Exploring Organic and Geometric Shapes
Students understand the difference between organic and geometric shapes and how combining them creates contrast.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Nature Story
Students create a story based on real objects or surroundings.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Netball Passing and Catching
Students develop the chest pass, bounce pass, and catching technique used in netball.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Neuroscience: How the Brain Works
Students understand how nerve impulses are transmitted along neurons and across synapses, and can connect this to learning and memory.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
History
Never Again: Genocide and Memory
Students understand what genocide is, why it has occurred in history, and why remembering it matters.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
Art
Not Equal but Balanced: Exploring Asymmetrical Balance
Students understand how asymmetrical balance works and can create balanced compositions without mirroring.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Nuclear Physics
Students understand the three types of radioactive decay, half-life, and the principles of nuclear fission and fusion.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Maths
Number Bonds to 10
Students practise all number bond pairs to 10 fluently, building the mental addition foundation needed for larger calculations.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
PE
Number Run
Children practise running while reinforcing number recognition and simple maths.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
Science
Nutrient Cycles
Students understand how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ecosystems and why decomposition is essential for life.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Odd One Out
Students identify differences between words and explain their reasoning.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
History
Old and New
Children distinguish between old and new objects and begin to understand that things change over time.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Other
Opinion Chain
Students respond to others’ opinions and build simple discussions.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Opinion Line
Students express and explain their opinions using simple reasons.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
History
Oral History Interview
Students conduct a simple oral history interview and understand the value and limitations of personal testimony as evidence.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Computing
Order Matters: Comparing Sequence and Random Actions
Students understand the importance of sequence by comparing ordered and random instructions.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Order the Numbers
Children put numbers in the correct order.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Ordering and Rounding Decimals
Students compare and order decimals to two decimal places and round decimals to the nearest whole number and to one decimal place.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Organic Chemistry: Carbon Compounds
Students understand the key features of organic chemistry and can describe the structures and properties of alkanes, alkenes, and alcohols.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Science
Our Amazing Bodies
Children identify major organs of the human body and understand their basic function.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Geography
Our Local Area Model
Students understand features of their local area.
Early Years
Medium
20–30 minutes
Science
Our Solar System
Students describe the structure of the solar system and understand the scale of distances between planets.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Outdoor Fitness Trail
Students complete a fitness trail using the natural environment, developing fitness and appreciation for outdoor activity.
Secondary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Over the Line
Students develop sending and receiving skills in a net game context.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Packed or Spaced: Exploring Line Density
Students understand how spacing lines closer together or further apart can create contrast and visual effects.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Packing for a Trip
Children count objects and match them to numbers in a practical situation.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
PE
Partner Balance Challenge
Students develop balance and trust by working with a partner to complete balance challenges.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Parts of a Plant
Children name the main parts of a plant and describe what each part does.
Early Years
Easy
20 minutes
Computing
Pass It On: Simulating a Computer Network
Students understand how information travels through networks from one point to another.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Pass the Question
Students practise forming and answering questions quickly in a group.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Passing Patterns
Students develop accurate passing by repeating structured passing patterns in groups.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Pattern Making with Objects
Children recognise and create simple repeating patterns.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Maths
Pattern Spotting
Children recognise and describe simple repeating patterns.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Other
Personal Questions
Students practise asking and answering personal questions in conversation.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
PE
Personal Safety Moves
Students develop body awareness and assertive movement as basic personal safety tools.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Personal Space Game
Children develop spatial awareness by moving without touching others.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
History
Persuasion in History
Students understand how propaganda and persuasion have been used throughout history and can identify persuasive techniques in historical materials.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Phases of the Moon
Students understand what causes the phases of the Moon and can predict the phase visible on a given date.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Physical and Chemical Changes
Students distinguish between physical and chemical changes and can give examples and evidence for each.
Primary
Challenging
25 minutes
Other
Picture Story
Students organise ideas and create a simple story using visual prompts.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Picture a Story: Visual Storytelling Through Composition
Students understand how composition (placement of elements) can communicate a story or idea in an image.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Computing
Picture in Numbers: Representing Images as Data
Students understand how images can be represented as data using simple grids and codes.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Place Value: Hundreds, Tens and Ones to 1000
Students represent, read and compare 3-digit numbers using hundreds, tens and ones, and place them correctly on a number line to 1000.
Primary
Easy
30 minutes
Other
Plan Your Time
Students plan simple daily routines and explain their choices.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Plant Hormones
Students understand how plant hormones coordinate plant responses to stimuli and can explain phototropism and gravitropism in terms of auxin distribution.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Play, Pause, Repeat: Using Video Controls
Students understand how to control video playback using basic controls like play, pause, and rewind.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Art
Point the Way: Using Directional Shapes to Guide the Eye
Students understand how directional shapes and lines can guide the viewer’s eye through a composition.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Pollution and Its Effects
Students understand the main types of pollution, their causes, and their effects on living things and ecosystems.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Population Line
Students understand population differences.
Secondary
Easy
10–15 minutes
Science
Populations and Ecosystems
Students understand how population size is regulated by factors such as food, disease, and predation, and can describe what carrying capacity means.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Pressure
Students understand the concept of pressure as force per unit area and can apply this to explain real-world phenomena.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Primary and Secondary Sources
Students distinguish between primary and secondary sources and understand the different kinds of evidence each provides.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Maths
Problem Solving: Working Systematically and Finding Rules
Students apply systematic working strategies (working backwards, drawing diagrams, making a table, looking for patterns) to solve non-routine problems and generalise findings.
Primary
Challenging
45 minutes
Science
Push and Pull
Children identify pushes and pulls as forces that make things move, stop, or change direction.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Push for Distance
Students develop the pushing throw technique used in shot put using safe improvised objects.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Push-Up and Plank Challenge
Students develop upper body and core strength using bodyweight exercises.
Primary
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Put Objects in Order
Children order objects by size, length, or quantity.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Maths
Quadratic Graphs: Plotting, Features and Roots
Students complete a table of values for a quadratic function, plot a smooth parabola, and identify key features including roots, vertex, and line of symmetry.
Secondary
Medium
45 minutes
Science
Quantum Ideas
Students understand the key ideas of quantum theory including wave-particle duality, quantisation of energy, and the photoelectric effect.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Other
Question Circle
Students practise forming and answering questions in a natural conversation.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Other
Question Starters
Students practise forming questions using different starters.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
Maths
Quick Count Game
Children recognise small quantities quickly without counting.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
Other
Quick Responses
Students improve fluency by responding quickly to questions.
Secondary
Medium
10 minutes
Maths
Rates of Change and the Gradient Function
Students understand differentiation as finding the rate of change at a point on a curve, apply the power rule to differentiate polynomials, and use derivatives to find gradients of tangents and identify stationary points.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
Maths
Ratio: Sharing in a Given Ratio
Students share quantities in a given ratio and solve problems involving ratio in real-life contexts.
Primary
Medium
35 minutes
PE
Reaction Challenge
Students improve reaction time through a series of progressive reaction challenges.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Computing
Record and Listen: Creating Simple Audio Files
Students understand how to record and play back audio using a device.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Redox Reactions in Depth
Students can assign oxidation numbers to elements in compounds and use them to identify oxidising and reducing agents in redox reactions.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Science
Refraction of Light
Students understand what refraction is, why it happens, and can give real-world examples of its effects.
Secondary
Medium
20–25 minutes
PE
Relay Variations
Students develop baton exchange technique and team strategy in a variety of relay formats.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Repeat and Add
Students improve memory and sentence building.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Art
Repeat to Create: Pattern and Rhythm in Art
Students understand how repetition creates pattern and rhythm in visual compositions.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Reproduction in Living Things
Students understand the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction and can give examples of each in plants and animals.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Resource Detectives
Students identify natural resources.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Geography
Resource Journey
Students understand how resources move.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Respect Others
Students understand and discuss respectful behaviour.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Science
Respiration: Releasing Energy
Students understand aerobic and anaerobic respiration and can distinguish respiration from breathing.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Ribbon Dance
Children develop coordination and creative movement by waving and tracing patterns with a ribbon or strip of cloth.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Geography
River in the Sand
Students understand how rivers move and shape land.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Art
Road to the Horizon: Introduction to One-Point Perspective
Students understand how a single vanishing point can be used to create depth and distance in drawings.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Rocks and Soils
Children observe and compare rocks and soils, describing their properties and how they are used.
Primary
Easy
25 minutes
Maths
Roll and Collect
Children match numbers to quantities using real objects.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
PE
Roll and Stop
Children develop aiming skills by rolling a ball to a target.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Art
Rough vs Smooth: Exploring Texture Contrast
Students understand how contrasting textures (rough vs smooth) can create interest and emphasis in artwork.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Running Drills
Students improve running efficiency by practising isolated technique drills.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Geography
Safe or Unsafe?
Students identify risks in their environment.
Secondary
Medium
15–20 minutes
Art
Same but Different: Repetition with Variation
Students understand how repeating elements with variation creates more interesting and dynamic designs.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Same or Different
Students describe similarities and differences between ideas.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
Computing
Save It! Understanding Files and Folders
Students understand how to save, name, and organise files on a computer.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Say It Clearly: Exploring Ambiguous Instructions
Students understand that unclear or ambiguous instructions lead to errors and confusion.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Say It Differently
Students express the same idea using different words and structures.
Secondary
Challenging
20 minutes
Art
Say It Without Words: Creating Visual Metaphors
Students understand how images can represent ideas metaphorically and communicate deeper meaning.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Say It Your Way
Students express ideas using all their available language resources.
Early Years
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Say Then Write
Students develop ideas orally and then record them in simple written form.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Art
Scale It Up: Drawing with the Grid Method
Students understand how grids can be used to enlarge images accurately and maintain correct proportions.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Geography
Seasons Around the World
Students understand why seasons vary around the world.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
History
Seasons and Time
Children understand that time moves in cycles as well as in a line, using seasons as a concrete example.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Computing
Secret Codes: Introduction to Encryption
Students understand how simple encryption can protect information by hiding its meaning.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
See Another View
Students understand that different people may have different feelings and perspectives.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Art
Seeing the Gaps: Drawing with Negative Space
Students understand the concept of negative space and use it to improve accuracy and composition in their drawings.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Computing
Send It: Sharing Files Between Devices
Students understand how files can be shared between devices and the importance of safe sharing.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Send a Message: Writing a Simple Email
Students understand how to compose and send a simple email using appropriate structure.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Sensory Map Walk
Students observe and describe their environment.
Primary
Easy
20–30 minutes
Other
Sentence Builder
Students build correct sentences by organising words in the right order.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Science
Separating Mixtures
Students understand that mixtures can be separated using appropriate techniques and can select the right method for a given mixture.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Set Your Goal
Students set a specific, realistic physical improvement goal and create a simple plan to achieve it.
Secondary
Easy
20 minutes
Other
Set a Goal
Students describe a goal and explain how to achieve it.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Art
Shades of Grey: Exploring Value Contrast
Students understand how a range of values from light to dark can create contrast and depth in drawings.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Shadow Chase
Children develop running and direction skills through shadow-based chasing games.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Science
Shadows
Children understand that shadows form when light is blocked and can investigate how shadow size and shape change.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Maths
Shape Hunt
Children recognise shapes in the environment.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
PE
Shape Jumps
Children practise jumping while connecting physical movement with shape recognition.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
Geography
Shape the Land
Students understand basic landforms.
Primary
Easy
15–20 minutes
Other
Sharing and Fairness
Students understand the idea of fairness and how to share with others.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Maths
Sharing into Two Equal Parts
Children understand that half means two equal parts.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Art
Sharp or Soft: Exploring Edge Contrast
Students understand how hard and soft edges can create contrast and guide focus in a drawing.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Maths
Show Me the Number
Children show numbers in different ways using objects and actions.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Computing
Show Your Ideas: Creating a Simple Digital Presentation
Students understand how to create a simple digital presentation using slides to communicate ideas.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Show and Say (No Objects)
Students describe simple ideas using short sentences.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
Drama
Show the Emotion
Students express emotions through voice and body language.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Art
Show the Motion: Drawing Movement with Action Lines
Students understand how to represent movement and energy in drawings using action lines and dynamic marks.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Shuttle and Racket Skills
Students develop basic racket skills using improvised equipment, applying them in a simple rally game.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Signs Around Us
Students understand how signs help people.
Primary
Easy
15–20 minutes
Geography
Silent Map Challenge
Students give directions without speaking.
Primary
Medium
15 minutes
Maths
Simple Addition Stories
Children solve simple addition problems using stories.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Other
Simple Debate
Students present and support opinions using clear arguments.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
PE
Simple Dodge Ball
Students develop agility and throwing accuracy in a fast-moving team game.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Science
Simple Electric Circuits
Students build a simple electrical circuit and understand what is needed for electricity to flow.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
PE
Simple Obstacle Course
Children move through a course using a range of movement skills.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
PE
Simple Orienteering
Students navigate between checkpoints using a simple hand-drawn map of the school grounds.
Primary
Challenging
30 minutes
PE
Simple Relay Race
Children develop running technique and learn to work as a team.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Other
Simple Role Play
Students practise using language in real-life situations through role play.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Simple Rounders
Children experience the key actions of a striking and fielding game — hit, run, and field.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Maths
Simple Shop Game
Children practise counting and simple addition through a shopping game.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Maths
Simple Subtraction Stories
Children solve simple subtraction problems.
Early Years
Medium
15–20 minutes
Art
Simple vs Detailed: Using Detail for Emphasis
Students understand how contrast between detailed and simple areas can create emphasis in artwork.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Science
Sink or Float?
Children predict and test whether objects sink or float, beginning to notice patterns in their results.
Early Years
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Skeleton and Muscles
Students understand the functions of the skeleton and muscles and how they work together to produce movement.
Primary
Easy
20–25 minutes
PE
Skip and Chant
Children develop rhythm and coordination through skipping with a chant.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Art
Slow Looking: Contour Line Drawing
Students improve observational accuracy by drawing the outlines of objects slowly and carefully using contour lines.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Geography
Soil Stories
Students understand that soil is a resource and varies between places.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Soil Types and Plant Growth
Students compare different soil types and understand how soil composition affects plant growth and agricultural productivity.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
Solid, Liquid, or Gas?
Children classify materials as solid, liquid, or gas and describe the properties of each state.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Solve a Conflict
Students practise simple strategies to resolve disagreements peacefully.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Solve the Problem
Students suggest solutions to simple problems and explain their ideas.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Maths
Solving Simultaneous Equations Graphically
Students solve pairs of simultaneous linear equations by plotting both lines on the same axes and reading off the coordinates of the intersection point, understanding what this solution represents.
Secondary
Medium
40 minutes
History
Someone Who Made a Difference
Children understand that some people from the past changed the world and can explain what made them significant.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Computing
Sort It Out: Classifying Data into Groups
Students understand how data can be grouped and sorted based on rules or criteria.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Sort and Group Objects
Children sort objects by different properties.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Maths
Sort by Size and Shape
Children sort objects using size and shape.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Science
Sorting Materials
Children sort materials by their properties and describe what makes each material useful for different purposes.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Other
Sound Match
Students recognise and produce similar sounds in spoken language.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Science
Sound and Vibration
Children understand that sound is caused by vibration and can demonstrate this using simple everyday materials.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Sources of Light
Children distinguish between light sources and objects that reflect light, and can identify natural and artificial light sources.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Other
Speak with Confidence
Students practise speaking clearly and confidently in front of others.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Science
Spectroscopy and Atomic Spectra
Students understand how atomic emission spectra are produced and what they reveal about electron energy levels.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
PE
Speed, Agility, Quickness
Students develop explosive speed, directional agility, and quick reaction through a structured SAQ session.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Art
Spin Around: Creating Radial Balance Designs
Students understand radial balance and can create designs that spread evenly from a central point.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Spin and Release
Students develop rotational throwing technique using a flat improvised discus.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
PE
Sport and Society
Students analyse the role of sport in society and discuss issues of inclusion, fairness, and values.
Secondary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Art
Spot It, Use It: Elements of Art in Action
Students identify key elements of art (line, shape, color, texture, pattern) in their environment and apply them in a simple creative task.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Spot the Pattern Error
Children identify mistakes in patterns.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
Computing
Spot the Pattern: Recognising Repetition in Data
Students understand how recognising patterns helps solve problems more efficiently.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Spread the Colour: Balancing Colour Across a Composition
Students understand how distributing colour evenly or unevenly can affect balance and harmony in an artwork.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Sprint Starts
Students improve sprint speed by learning correct starting and running technique.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Art
Stand Alone: Creating Emphasis Through Isolation
Students understand how isolating an element in a composition can create emphasis and draw attention.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Stand Out: Using Contrast to Create Emphasis
Students understand how contrast (differences in colour, size, shape, or tone) can be used to create emphasis and guide the viewer’s attention.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Standing Long Jump
Students improve jumping distance through practising correct technique.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Students understand the scale of the universe from stars to galaxies to the observable universe, and can describe the life cycle of a star.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Station Circuit
Students improve general fitness by completing a series of exercise stations.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
Science
Statistical Thinking in Science
Students understand how statistical analysis is used to evaluate scientific claims and can apply basic statistical concepts to interpret experimental data.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Other
Stay Calm
Students recognise emotions and discuss ways to stay calm.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
PE
Steady Run
Students develop cardiovascular endurance by running at a steady pace for a sustained period.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Art
Step Back: Using Colour to Show Foreground and Background
Students understand how colour and detail can be used to distinguish foreground and background and create depth.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Step by Step: Creating a Visual Sequence
Students understand how a sequence of images can show change over time and communicate a story.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
PE
Stepping Stones
Children develop balance and jumping accuracy by moving between marked spots on the ground.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Computing
Store It: Understanding Simple Databases
Students understand that databases store organised information that can be searched and retrieved.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Story Circle
Students create a shared story using connected ideas.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Story Movement
Students express ideas and emotions through movement, developing creativity and body awareness.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
History
Story or History?
Students understand the difference between historical fact and historical fiction and can evaluate what each type of source offers the historian.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
PE
Strength Stations
Students develop muscular strength through a structured body weight strength circuit.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
PE
Stretch and Flex
Students improve flexibility and understand why stretching is important for health.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Student Coach
Students develop leadership and communication skills by coaching a small group.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Surface Secrets: Texture Rubbing Exploration
Students understand how textures can be captured visually through rubbing techniques and used creatively.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Geography
Sustainability Choices
Students understand what sustainability means and how everyday choices connect to it.
Secondary
Easy
15–20 minutes
PE
Swimming Without a Pool
Students understand the principles of floating, breathing, and efficient movement in water.
Secondary
Easy
20–25 minutes
Computing
Switch It: Moving Between Apps
Students understand how to switch between applications on a device.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Synonym Swap
Students expand vocabulary by finding words with similar meanings.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
PE
Tag Rugby
Children develop passing and running skills through a simplified non-contact version of rugby.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Tail Tag
Children develop running speed and agility through a chasing game.
Primary
Easy
15–20 minutes
Maths
Take One Away
Children understand that taking one away decreases a number by one.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Other
Taking Responsibility
Students understand what responsibility means and how to take it in everyday situations.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Other
Talk and Note
Students listen to spoken ideas and write key information.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
PE
Target Throw
Children improve throwing accuracy by aiming at targets.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Other
Teach Your Word
Students share knowledge of their own language and teach others.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
PE
Team Tag
Students develop running, dodging, and team strategy through a cooperative tag game.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Team Tower
Students develop communication and problem-solving skills through a physical team challenge.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Computing
Tell It Right: Sequencing a Story as an Algorithm
Students understand that the order of steps (sequence) is important in algorithms.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Telling the Time to Five Minutes
Students read analogue clock times to the nearest five minutes and record them in digital format (e.g. 3:25).
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
History
The Age of Exploration
Students understand the motivations behind European exploration from the 15th century and can evaluate its consequences from multiple perspectives.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The American Revolution
Students understand why the American colonies declared independence from Britain and how the resulting republic influenced political thinking worldwide.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Black Death
Students understand how the Black Death spread, why it was so devastating, and how it transformed medieval European society.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
The Circulatory System
Students understand how the heart, blood vessels, and blood work together to transport substances around the body.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
The Digestive System
Students trace the journey of food through the digestive system and understand the function of each organ.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Economics of the Slave Trade
Students understand the economic structure of the transatlantic slave trade and its role in building European and American wealth.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
Science
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Students understand that visible light is just one part of a much wider spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and can describe the properties and uses of different parts.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Fight Against Slavery
Students understand the history of slavery, the abolitionist movement, and the long-term legacy of both.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
History
The Holocaust: History and Memory
Students understand what the Holocaust was, how it was possible, and why remembering it remains an active responsibility.
Secondary
Challenging
30 minutes
Science
The Immune System
Students understand how the immune system defends against pathogens and can explain the roles of non-specific and specific immune responses.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Maya and Aztec Civilisations
Children understand that advanced civilisations existed in the Americas before European contact and can describe key features of Maya or Aztec society.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
The Mental Game
Students understand how concentration, confidence, and managing pressure affect sports performance.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
The Migration Game
Students understand why people migrate and the challenges they face.
Secondary
Medium
20–25 minutes
History
The Mughal Empire
Students understand the scale and achievements of the Mughal Empire and its significance in world history.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
The Nervous System
Students understand the structure and function of the nervous system and can trace the path of a stimulus from sense organ to response.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
History
The Ottoman Empire
Students understand the scale, longevity, and significance of the Ottoman Empire and its legacy in the modern world.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
The Periodic Table
Students understand what the periodic table shows and can use it to find information about elements.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Printing Press: How an Invention Changed Everything
Students evaluate the printing press as one of the most consequential inventions in history and can draw parallels with later communication revolutions.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Reformation: When Christianity Split
Students understand what caused the Protestant Reformation, how the printing press made it unstoppable, and why it reshaped European and world history.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Renaissance: A New Way of Thinking
Students understand what the Renaissance was, why it began where it did, and how it changed European and eventually global thinking.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
The Respiratory System
Students understand the structure and function of the respiratory system and can explain how gas exchange occurs in the lungs.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Road to Independence
Students understand the process of decolonisation, the variety of paths to independence, and the challenges nations faced after independence.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
History
The Roman Empire
Students understand the scale and achievements of the Roman Empire and can evaluate its lasting legacy in law, language, and infrastructure.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Science
The Science of Climate Change
Students understand the scientific mechanism of the greenhouse effect and can distinguish between natural climate variation and human-caused climate change.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
The Sine and Cosine Rules for Non-Right Triangles
Students apply the sine rule and cosine rule to find unknown sides and angles in non-right-angled triangles, select the appropriate rule for a given problem, and find the area using 1/2 ab sin C.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
History
The Space Race
Students understand the space race as a Cold War competition and evaluate what it achieved beyond its political purpose.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
History
The Viking Age
Children understand who the Vikings were, where they came from, and what they achieved beyond the popular image of raiders and warriors.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
The Water Crisis
Students understand that water is unevenly distributed and why access matters.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Science
The Water Cycle
Children understand the basic stages of the water cycle and can observe simple evidence of evaporation and condensation.
Primary
Medium
20–25 minutes
Geography
The World in One Object
Students understand global connections.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
History
Then and Now
Children understand that daily life has changed over time by comparing how people lived in the past with how they live today.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
PE
Throw Far, Land Safe
Students apply safe throwing practice in a competitive context, measuring and comparing personal bests.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Throw and Catch
Children develop throwing and catching technique using simple equipment.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Throwing for Distance
Students improve throwing distance by applying correct technique to a standing throw.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Times Tables Fluency: Mixed Practice
Students develop fluency in recalling multiplication facts for the 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 times tables through a range of engaging practice formats.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Tiny Living Things: Microorganisms
Students understand what microorganisms are, where they live, and their roles as both harmful pathogens and beneficial organisms.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Art
Tiny Worlds: Exploring Detail Through Miniature Drawing
Students understand how working at a small scale encourages careful observation and detailed drawing.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Topic Switch
Students develop flexibility by speaking on changing topics.
Secondary
Challenging
15 minutes
PE
Toss and Catch
Children develop two-handed catching technique by tossing and catching a soft object.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Geography
Tourism: Good or Bad?
Students evaluate the positive and negative impacts of tourism.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Traffic Lights
Children improve listening and reaction time through a movement game.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
Science
Transition Metals
Students understand the distinctive properties of transition metals and can explain why they act as catalysts and form coloured compounds.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Translate and Share
Students use their own language to understand and explain meaning.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Geography
Transport Survey
Students collect and interpret simple data.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
Geography
Treasure Hunt Map
Students follow simple directions using a map.
Primary
Easy
15–20 minutes
Other
True or False Statements
Students listen carefully and respond to statements.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
Computing
True or False? Exploring Logic Statements
Students understand how true/false logic is used in computing to make decisions.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Trust and Support
Students develop trust and communication by relying on a partner for physical support and guidance.
Secondary
Medium
20 minutes
PE
Tug of War
Students develop strength and teamwork through a pulling competition.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Art
Turn It Around: Creating Patterns with Rotation
Students understand how rotating a shape can create interesting and dynamic patterns.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
Two Truths and One Lie
Students practise speaking about personal information and listening carefully.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
History
Two Worlds: The Cold War
Students understand what the Cold War was, why it developed, and how it shaped the modern world.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
Computing
Up and Down: Scrolling Through Content
Students understand how to scroll to view hidden content.
Primary
Easy
15 minutes
Maths
Upper and Lower Bounds
Students find upper and lower bounds for rounded measurements and use them to determine the bounds for calculated quantities, expressing answers to an appropriate degree of accuracy.
Secondary
Challenging
45 minutes
Geography
Urban vs Rural — What's the Difference?
Students understand the differences between urban and rural areas.
Primary
Easy
15–20 minutes
Other
Use Your Senses
Students describe their environment using sensory language (see, hear, feel).
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Science
Vaccination and Herd Immunity
Students understand the mathematics of herd immunity and can evaluate vaccination policy using epidemiological concepts.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Vectors in Geometry
Students use vectors to prove geometric results including collinearity and midpoint relationships, express position vectors, and apply vector methods to solve geometric problems.
Secondary
Challenging
50 minutes
Geography
Volcano in a Cup
Students understand how volcanoes erupt and why they form where they do.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
PE
Volleyball Basics
Students develop the basic set and underarm serve technique used in volleyball.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Volume and Surface Area of Prisms
Students calculate the volume and surface area of cuboids and triangular prisms, understanding the difference between the two measures.
Secondary
Medium
45 minutes
Maths
Voting and Comparing
Children count and compare results from a simple vote.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Drama
Walk Like a Character
Students explore character through movement and simple speech.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
History
Walking in Their Shoes
Students understand a historical person's experience by imagining their perspective using historical context.
Primary
Medium
25–30 minutes
History
Was This a Turning Point?
Students understand what makes an event a historical turning point and can evaluate whether specific events qualify.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
PE
Watch and Improve
Students develop observational skills and learn to give and receive constructive feedback on technique.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
Water Safety Awareness
Students understand key water safety principles and can identify risky situations near water.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
Waves and Their Properties
Students understand the properties of waves — amplitude, wavelength, and frequency — and can distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Weather Reporter
Students describe weather clearly.
Primary
Easy
10 minutes
Geography
Weather Watch
Students observe and describe daily weather.
Primary
Easy
5–10 minutes daily
Other
What Are You Doing?
Students describe actions using present continuous forms.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
History
What Can Objects Tell Us?
Students understand how archaeologists use objects to learn about past people and societies.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
What Can You See?
Students identify geography in a picture or place.
Primary
Easy
10–15 minutes
History
What Changed, What Stayed the Same?
Students understand the difference between change and continuity in history and can apply both concepts to a historical period.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
What Did You Do Yesterday?
Children understand that the past is different from the present and can sequence events from their own lives.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
History
What Do Old Photographs Tell Us?
Children understand that photographs are historical sources and can identify clues about the past from an old image.
Early Years
Easy
15–20 minutes
Science
What Do Plants Need to Grow?
Children investigate what plants need to grow by comparing plants grown under different conditions.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes setup, observation over 1–2 weeks
Computing
What Does It Mean? Understanding Common Icons
Students understand common digital icons and their meanings.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
What Eats What?
Children understand that animals eat other living things for energy and can construct a simple food chain.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
Art
What Else Could It Be? Transforming Everyday Objects
Students develop creative thinking by transforming familiar objects into imaginative new ideas through drawing.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Other
What Happens Next?
Students predict and explain future events.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Maths
What Is Left?
Children find how many remain after some are removed.
Early Years
Medium
10–15 minutes
Art
What Matters Most? Creating Visual Hierarchy
Students understand how visual hierarchy can guide the viewer’s attention to the most important parts of an image.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
History
What Was Colonialism?
Students understand what colonialism was, how it operated, and why it matters for understanding the modern world.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
PE
What is Fitness?
Students understand the components of fitness and can explain why each one matters.
Secondary
Easy
20 minutes
Science
What is the Weather Today?
Children observe and record daily weather patterns, developing simple data collection skills.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes daily over 1 week
History
When the World Changed: Industrialisation
Students understand what industrialisation was, why it started where it did, and what effects it had on ordinary people's lives.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Geography
Where Do I Live?
Students understand different scales of place.
Primary
Medium
15–20 minutes
History
Where Do We Find Out About the Past?
Children understand that historians use different types of sources to find out about the past.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
Geography
Where Does Water Go?
Students understand how water moves in the environment.
Primary
Medium
15 minutes
Geography
Where Would You Live?
Students understand factors affecting settlement.
Primary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Which Is Better?
Students compare two things using comparative forms.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Art
Which Way? Using Line Direction to Show Energy
Students understand how the direction of lines can influence the feeling and energy of an artwork.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
History
Who Was in Charge?
Children understand that societies have always had leaders and can compare different types of leadership in history.
Primary
Easy
20 minutes
History
Why Did It Happen?
Children understand that events in history have causes and consequences and can identify simple examples.
Primary
Medium
20 minutes
History
Why Do Historians Disagree?
Students understand that historians interpret the past differently and can explain why these differences exist.
Secondary
Challenging
25 minutes
History
Why Do People Move?
Students understand that migration has been a constant feature of human history and can explain historical push and pull factors.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
Why Do Wars Start?
Students analyse the multiple causes of historical conflict, distinguishing between long-term, short-term, and trigger causes.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
History
Why Do We Celebrate?
Children understand that special days and festivals often remember important events or people from the past.
Early Years
Easy
15 minutes
Other
Why in Nature?
Students ask and answer 'why' questions about their environment.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Other
Why? Because!
Students give simple reasons for their answers.
Secondary
Easy
10 minutes
History
Women's Lives Through History
Students understand how women's roles and rights have changed across different historical periods and can evaluate what drove those changes.
Secondary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Word Categories
Students group vocabulary into meaningful categories.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Other
Word Chain
Students practise recalling and connecting vocabulary quickly in a spoken activity.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
Other
Work Together
Students practise working together and sharing ideas.
Secondary
Easy
15 minutes
History
World History Timeline
Students place key world history events in chronological order and understand the scale of human history.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
History
World War Two: A Global War
Students understand the ideological dimensions of World War Two, its global reach beyond Europe, and its consequences for the post-war world order.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
Computing
Write It Clearly: Creating Precise Instructions
Students understand how to write clear and precise step-by-step instructions for a task.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Maths
Write Numbers in Sand
Children practise forming numbers through a tactile activity.
Early Years
Easy
10–15 minutes
Computing
Write and Format: Creating a Simple Digital Document
Students understand how to create and format a simple document using word processing software.
Primary
Easy
25 minutes
History
Write the Argument
Students construct a structured historical argument using evidence to support a claim, following the conventions of historical writing.
Secondary
Challenging
25–30 minutes
Maths
Writing and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
Students write simple algebraic expressions from word descriptions, understand the difference between terms and expressions, and simplify by collecting like terms.
Primary
Medium
35 minutes
Maths
Written Addition with 3-Digit Numbers
Students use column addition to add two 3-digit numbers, including examples that require carrying (regrouping) into the next column.
Primary
Medium
35 minutes
Maths
Written Subtraction with 3-Digit Numbers
Students use column subtraction to subtract 3-digit numbers, including examples requiring borrowing (regrouping) from the tens and hundreds columns.
Primary
Medium
35 minutes
Other
Yes or No Questions
Students ask and answer simple yes/no questions.
Early Years
Easy
10 minutes
Computing
Yes or No: Understanding Binary with Simple Choices
Students understand that computers use binary (two choices) to represent information.
Primary
Medium
25 minutes
Other
Yesterday’s Story
Students describe past events using simple past tense forms.
Secondary
Medium
15 minutes
Art
Zoom In: Cropping for Detail and Focus
Students understand how zooming in on part of an object can reveal detail and create a more focused composition.
Primary
Medium
30 minutes
Art
Zoom In: Observational Drawing from Nature
Students develop observational drawing skills by closely examining natural objects and representing fine details using line, shape, and texture.