What’s hot?

Give your pupils a feast with food-themed maths, history and English activities in this week’s pick of resources from the TES website. Plus there are great ideas for inspiring creativity in music lessons and an engaging introduction to feminism
14th November 2014, 12:00am

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1 Mixed-up melodies

What is it? A poster to encourage creativity in music lessons

Who is it for? 3-7s

Why is it hot? This poster, packed with colourful activity ideas, offers a variety of elements to mix into your music lessons.

2 Way with words

What is it? Quick activities to refresh literacy learning

Who is it for? 5-11s

Why is it hot? The wide variety of phonics and word-sorting activities in this presentation provide perfect starters for any literacy lesson.

3 Saxon settlers

What is it? A series of lessons on the Saxons

Who is it for? 7-11s

Why is it hot? Packed with pictures and full of information, these engaging resources will bring the Anglo-Saxons to life.

4 Roll of the dice

What is it? A board game project for maths

Who is it for? 7-11s

Why is it hot? Encouraging pupils to combine their maths skills and imagination, this cross-curricular project also incorporates elements of design and English.

5 Wonka’s worksheets

What is it? A scheme of work on Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Who is it for? 7-11s

Why is it hot? Your class will love to learn with these well-planned resources.

6 Totally tens

What is it? A detailed lesson on rounding numbers

Who is it for? 11-14s

Why is it hot? This clear and concise guide to rounding numbers will engage pupils with multiple-choice activities.

7 Hues of France

What is it? A French lesson on the names of colours

Who is it for? 11-14s

Why is it hot? Students will be engaged in learning with this colourful lesson full of different activities.

8 Edging to equality

What is it? A writing task based on Emma Watson’s UN speech

Who is it for? 14-16s

Why is it hot? The powerful talk by the Harry Potter actress offers an engaging starting point to help students understand feminism.

9 Game of cones

What is it? A television-themed fractions investigation

Who is it for? 11-16s

Why is it hot? Add a spot of competition to your maths lessons with this mash-up of Game of Thrones and ice cream that’s all about fractions.

10 Fascist pizza

What is it?A consolidation task on fascism

Who is it for? 16-18s

Why is it hot? Students can demonstrate their knowledge with this political pizza-themed activity.

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