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We create outstanding learning experiences that engage and excite children in their schoolwork and make teachers' lives easier by saving them precious time, enabling a better work/life balance. We are committed to promoting creative thinking, cross curricula learning, emotional intelligence and mindfulness to children of all ages. The future is here.

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We create outstanding learning experiences that engage and excite children in their schoolwork and make teachers' lives easier by saving them precious time, enabling a better work/life balance. We are committed to promoting creative thinking, cross curricula learning, emotional intelligence and mindfulness to children of all ages. The future is here.
KS2 Stone Age Art and DT 6 Lesson COMPLETE Cross-Curricula Unit. Highly Creative, Original and Fun.
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KS2 Stone Age Art and DT 6 Lesson COMPLETE Cross-Curricula Unit. Highly Creative, Original and Fun.

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This 6 lesson unit comes with an editable MTP plus 6 separate lesson packs. We have endeavoured to use: new, unconventional, creative and modern ideas that will really engage children, but also use familiar materials for teachers that are common to all schools or easy to obtain. Children will build, discuss, design, plan, create and evaluate throughout, as they construct 3D models including a flint axe, a mask and a Stone Age cave. 2D art includes an impressive Skara Brae scene and a lesson full of experimentation involving studying animal fur. Every lesson has some cross-curricula elements including: reading comprehension, writing, and of course history plus they all come with a custom reflective self-evaluation sheet, all designed to perfectly compliment the new 2014 curriculum. This whole unit is easy to teach, rewarding and will provide many items that children will treasure for a long time. Adaptable for KS1. We have more Stone Age resources in our shop - copy and paste the link below https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TheFutureTeacherFoundation Please don't forget to keep up to date with our education and teaching resources news by joining nearly 3000 of your fellow educators in "LIKING" our Facebook page too :) https://www.facebook.com/thefutureteacherfoundation All images either owned by tftf or released through Creative Commons C.O
KS2 Mayan Civilization Resources: Creative Cross-Curricula Topic Pack Bonus Edition
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KS2 Mayan Civilization Resources: Creative Cross-Curricula Topic Pack Bonus Edition

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SAVE 36% - Hours of engaging, cross-curricula learning for your class containing dozens of Mayan activities 7 separate lesson packs plus an assortment of other useful Mayan related activities and sheets Contains: - Chichen Itza Art lesson (up to 3 lessons) - Create your own Mayan creative/big writing stimuli (up to 3 lessons) - Mayan scary day creative/big writing stimuli lesson (2 hours) - Mayan Time Detectives (holistic research-2 hours) - Mayan Time Detectives clothing and possessions (2 hours) - Mayan calendars 1-2hrs - Mayan hieroglyphics 1hr-90mins - Mini-Mayan colouring book - 2 word search activities + answers - Mayan bordered writing and blank pages Lessons come with full teachers' notes (except Mayan calendars) and everything you need to teach the lesson See individual listings on the TES for more information, or view our full range of over 188 Gold Standard TES Resources https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/TheFutureTeacherFoundation Images sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf
KS2 English KS2 Literacy: Boys Writing Bundle - Engage and Inspire KS2 Boys to Write & Learn
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KS2 English KS2 Literacy: Boys Writing Bundle - Engage and Inspire KS2 Boys to Write & Learn

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*SAVE 33% - Contains OVER 100 Pages!* This bundle contains a rich variety of inspiring learning experiences specifically designed to excite and engage boys with their writing. Engagement = Motivation = Better Quality Writing :) A range of key skills that often hinder boys' progress with their writing are addressed in this bundle plus a wide range of stimuli material that is guaranteed to spark their interest into producing some writing that they can be proud of. You will never be short of teaching materials with this bundle as many of the individual resources take at least a whole day to complete!!! Many lessons and resources combine artistic elements or offer art/drawing-based routes into engaging boys with writing. If you are doing intervention work, SEN groups or 1-1, are the English or writing co-ordinator, a leader or simply know that the boys in your class need a bit of a boost with their writing then this bundle could be just what you need to add a bit of spark. All images either copyright owned by The Future Teacher Foundation or licensed through Creative Commons C.0
KS2 Vikings Engaging Cross-Curricula Writing Complete Lesson (Multiple Genre)
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KS2 Vikings Engaging Cross-Curricula Writing Complete Lesson (Multiple Genre)

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Includes: Starter-PowerPoint-Worksheets-Art Sheet-Plenary-Teachers' Notes A complete, engaging, imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable many ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that the lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options in the teachers' notes for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome. Children will need some historical knowledge of the era.
Mini-Project 12 Activities Discovery of a New Island/Tribe: Cross-Curricula Engaging Challenging
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Mini-Project 12 Activities Discovery of a New Island/Tribe: Cross-Curricula Engaging Challenging

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Designed to be adaptable and flexible in length to suit your needs, this challenging yet engaging mini-project contains 12 separate & complete activities for your class to undertake that result in them creating all the details of a newly discovered remote island complete with a tribe of people. Packed with learning, creativity and the demonstration of acquired skills, the project is designed to keep your class occupied and learning for an entire day, with minimal input from you, but could even be extended over a longer period of time. The project is completely purpose driven with children engaging in research, independent learning, planning, persuasive writing, speaking and listening, art édesign and creative problem solving activities. Designed for pairs or 3’s in upper KS2, and to provide engagement and challenge for even the brightest members of the class whilst being accessible to all. Suitable also for KS3 and higher ability Y4.
KS2 Halloween Creative Cross-Curricula Pack - Over 40 Activities -  Fun, Modern, Engaging Learning
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KS2 Halloween Creative Cross-Curricula Pack - Over 40 Activities - Fun, Modern, Engaging Learning

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Take a week or more off planning with this spooky blockbuster pack of incredibly engaging, cross-curricula learning all inspired by and based upon Halloween. Contains 4 separate PDF booklets that are well organised, professionally presented and designed to meet the new 2014 curriculum objectives. PDF booklets include: - Halloween English and Writing Pack : Designed to inspire writing across a range of genres with 7 "lesson-long" fun yet challenging tasks and prompts that will engage your class in their learning. You can choose which genre to apply each lesson/activity to, to match your class' current learning or ability. Also contains 3 Halloween writing frames. - Halloween Cross-Curricula Topic Pack: Contains worksheets for lessons based upon science, history, independent learning, internet research, art and design, writing, small group presentations, maths (multiplication, division and data handling/presentation), team work and a special party planning lesson involving many different skills and tasks. - (Our Favourite!) Halloween Creative Thinking Activity Book: 15 pages of stunning activities that your class will love, that have been designed to make children think creatively and imaginatively. A stunning resource to develop creative and artistic abilities and inspire writing, collaboration and discussion. - Halloween Colouring Book: 10 colouring pages based on Halloween - great for anytime but why not blow them up to A3, pair the children up, pick an art technique and let them create stunning, huge pictures for display? This is without a doubt one of our most stylish, creative and engaging packs yet, full of deeply engaging learning - we hope you enjoy it. All images sourced via Creative Commons CCO 1.0 Universal License
Project Based Learning (PBL) Creative and Cross-Curricular - Engaging, Practical and Super Fun
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Project Based Learning (PBL) Creative and Cross-Curricular - Engaging, Practical and Super Fun

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*Save 33% off the separate selling price! * Perfect for past SATs learning in Y6 This Bundle Contains 67 separate worksheets with many, many activities across 6 separate highly creative, project based learning packs. Each pack is incredibly engaging for children and so easy to teach, as they have been designed for independent learning - simply print and teach (let your class get on with it!) The packs can be completed in one whole day as a group or pair project, or stretched out for as long as you want - there are so many options for how you teach with these engaging cross-curricular packs. Perfect for stretching your class' brains out in wonderful and creative new directions with real-life practical tasks. The Future Teacher Foundation are advocates of Project Based Learning (PBL), Cross-Curricular Learning, Independent Learning and Engagement-Based Learning - all of which are included in this bundle (along with a whole host of other thinking, writing and learning opportunities). All images either released through creative commons CC 1.0 or owned by The Future Teacher Foundation.
Primary Art Ideas Bundle
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Primary Art Ideas Bundle

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Designed so that you are never stuck for another idea for a primary art lesson ever again in your career - and at a massive discount! Everything is ready-to-teach and super easy for any teacher, and all the activities and lessons will be loved by any primary age children. Lessons cover a wide range of topics, skills and materials which means that they can be taught at any time of a school year or easily adapted to meet your planning, topic or learning focus. Buy with confidence from a bestselling TES Gold Tiered Author All images either copyright owned by tftf or licensed through Creative Commons C.0
End of Term MEGA Bundle. Creative, Cross-Curricular & Fun!
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End of Term MEGA Bundle. Creative, Cross-Curricular & Fun!

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Treat yourself and your class to easily 2 weeks of ready prepared learning, lessons and activities - everything you need is included! Bundle saves 68% of separate selling price. If you think that the end of terms or school years should be a bit more fun, creative, cross-curricular and practical, yet still packed with awesome learning that meets the UK national curriculum, then we have the perfect bundle for you! This huge bundle of complete lessons, projects and worksheets contains some of our most beloved resources including the type of special lessons that your class will never forget, and that are sadly being marginalised in today's data and detail obsessed education system. Creativity, imagination, thinking skills, using and applying knowledge, art, performance, team work, speaking and listening and much, much more are all on the agenda with this terrific bundle, but all wrapped up in "conventional" English, maths and topic based activities but with the added bonus of being seriously fun and engaging for children in KS2 or KS3. Step 1.Take a good look through all of the resources that are included in this bundle. Step 2. Buy the bundle and then put your feet up knowing that weeks worth of planning and preparing have been done for you by bestselling primary resource authors The Future Teacher Foundation. Happy holidays!!! :)
KS2 Mayan Engaging Cross-Curricula Big Writing or Creative Writing Lesson
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KS2 Mayan Engaging Cross-Curricula Big Writing or Creative Writing Lesson

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Complete lesson with starter, teaching input and peer-assessment based plenary all on the included PowerPoint. Children discuss, plan and then create writing based upon an inspiring, historical story starter writing prompt. The planning sheet asks thought provoking questions ensuring an original, well thought out piece of cross-curricula writing that is full of their own ideas. Other writing genres can also be applied to the plan. Suitable for big writing, creative writing, assessment, moderation or just a regular English lesson. There is also a creative drawing sheet included and lined writing sheet. Variable length: can be done in 1 hr or extended to nearer 2 hrs if required. Children will also practice empathy skills and have the opportunity to demonstrate their historical knowledge.
Mindfulness Colouring and Creativity Book for Children: Free Sample: Golden Time After School Club
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Mindfulness Colouring and Creativity Book for Children: Free Sample: Golden Time After School Club

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“Creativity is as important now in education as literacy and we should treat it with the same status.” Sir Ken Robinson - TED Talk. This is a 2 page free sample of the premium resource and physical book of the same name available from the TES. Download, print and enjoy! Why not blow it up to A3 for an extra big creative challenge! Full Resource Description and Concept... This book has been designed to stimulate a wealth of creative thought processes in children of all ages and key stages, whilst also being engaging and highly enjoyable to complete. Designed in the style of our calming mindfulness colouring books but with influences from the "anti-colouring" books also. Contains 41 thought-provoking activities and fun artistic challenges that progressively get more creatively challenging as the book progresses, plus a bonus challenge that is not available in the physical book (which is available from Amazon) plus Teachers' notes and a children's introduction that is full of creativity enhancing ideas. Uses include: for a golden time group, wet play or lunch activities, after school clubs, SEN interventions, gifted and talented pupils (as the creative potential is open ended), starters, art lessons, time filling, explicit creativity enhancing lessons (think Edward de Bono) or just incredibly useful to have "up your sleeve" as a highly educational set of printable activities that requires deeper thinking than "just" colouring in. Single user license. All images licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication. Text Copyright tftf. Physical version of the book available from amazon.co.uk
Engaging 'Monster' Based Writing Lesson. Creative Writing or Big Writing Complete Lesson!
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Engaging 'Monster' Based Writing Lesson. Creative Writing or Big Writing Complete Lesson!

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Great for inspiring reluctant writers or filling a few hours in your class with fun yet challenging learning activities. A complete, engaging, imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity plus 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options in the teachers' notes for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome.
KS2 Stone Age Cross-Curricula Independent Learning based Clothing and Possessions Time Detectives
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KS2 Stone Age Cross-Curricula Independent Learning based Clothing and Possessions Time Detectives

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This fun yet challenging, cross-curricula lesson has elements of: computing, history and writing, all built into a lesson centred around independent learning. Children will complete a series of engaging tasks including labelling a graphic of a Stone Age man with researched information on clothing and possessions, learning what a person from that time may have owned and building their understanding of life was really like in the time period. They then complete 3 written activities and an extension activity based upon that knowledge they have gained. Activities include framing historically-valid questions, critical thinking and drawing comparisons: all aspects of the new 2014 curriculum. The activities are designed to elicit a deeper level of thought and understanding of the era. Can be taught as two separate hour long lessons but better over one longer session, contains starter and plenary, made for KS2 but accessible to higher ability KS1 and lower ability KS3.
Mini-Project 12 Activities: Design a New Charity. Cross-Curricula Engaging Challenging
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Mini-Project 12 Activities: Design a New Charity. Cross-Curricula Engaging Challenging

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Designed to be adaptable and flexible in length to suit your needs, this challenging yet engaging mini-project contains 12 separate and complete activities for your class to undertake that result in them creating a new charity. Packed with learning, creativity and the demonstration of acquired skills, the project is designed to keep your class occupied and learning for an entire day, with minimal input from you, but could even be extended over a longer period of time. The project is audience and purpose driven with children engaging in research, independent learning, planning, persuasive writing, speaking and listening, art, design and creative problem solving activities. Designed for pairs or 3’s in upper KS2, and to provide engagement and challenge for even the brightest members of the class whilst being accessible to all. Suitable also for KS3 and higher ability Y4. All images either sourced from openclipart.org or owned by tftf.
Boys' Writing Lesson: Computer Games. Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre
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Boys' Writing Lesson: Computer Games. Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre

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Designed to engage and inspire boys to write but of course suitable for girls too! This lesson is a complete, engaging and imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity plus 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome.
Boys' Writing: The Ultimate Spaceship. Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre
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Boys' Writing: The Ultimate Spaceship. Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre

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Designed to engage and inspire boys to write but of course suitable for girls too! This lesson is a complete, engaging and imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity plus 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome.
Boys' Writing: The Ultimate Bike. Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre
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Boys' Writing: The Ultimate Bike. Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre

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Designed to engage and inspire boys to write but of course suitable for girls too! This lesson is a complete, engaging and imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity plus 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome.
The Ultimate Sports Player Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre in Planning
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The Ultimate Sports Player Creative Writing or Big Writing VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre in Planning

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Designed to engage and inspire boys to write but of course suitable for girls too! This lesson is a complete, engaging & imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity é 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome.
KS2 English: Engaging Pop Star Creative Writing or Big Writing Lesson VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre
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KS2 English: Engaging Pop Star Creative Writing or Big Writing Lesson VCOP + Audience Purpose Genre

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This lesson is a complete, engaging and imaginative, creative writing or Big Writing stimuli lesson that can be applied to many different writing genres. Children discuss ideas and then plan by answering the thought provoking questions which enable a wealth of ideas to be generated for the writing. Planning sheet has space for 5 sense descriptions, VCOP elements and purpose, audience and genre notes to help meet the new 2014 curriculum. Starter activity plus 2 widths of line guides/writing sheets included plus optional paragraph planning sheet, custom art sheet and self-assessment plenary activity mean that this lesson's length is flexible and could easily last for 2 hours if you wanted it to and comes with 3 different options for delivery over 1,2 or 3 lessons. Lesson is aimed at KS2 but can be used for more able KS1, or KS3 as it is differentiated by outcome.