Video library

3:81

Starting Making

Learning partners are working on their smoke alarm.

2:86

Flipchart List

Having helped pupils to recall what they already know about atoms, the teacher asks them to think about what they wou...

4:82

Introductory Slides

The teacher introduces the new topic 'Atoms', emphasising that this will build on the previous year's work.

4:0

Planning the Alarm

Learning partners plan their smoke alarm; the teacher helps them to bring together their two ideas.

4:9

Group Reporting Task

The teacher introduces the Secret Text task which involves groups in working collaboratively, and with limited time, ...

4:95

The Quiz

The teacher introduces a quiz; although pupils may discuss their ideas, final responses are to be individual.

5:0

Electron Mystery

Referring back to learning objectives and to the pupils' list (already constructed on the flipchart) of what they hop...

3:43

Story Telling

The teacher (with the assistance of a basket of props) reads the class the Very Lazy Ladybird story.

2:87

Planning Together

Two practitioners meet to share information and observations about the children's achievements earlier in the day (in...

2:82

Family Learning

A group of parents meet for a family learning session run by a teacher.

2:41

Mini-beasts

A Teaching Assistant has come across two boys in the school grounds as they find and look at some mini-beasts.

4:94

Grandfathers

A group of children visit the school's own Forest School.

4:97

Musical Instruments

Children are involved in two related activities. First, they look for, discuss and draw mini-beasts. Then they make m...

5:0

Fairness Photo-line

Groups of children are given the same set of photographs and asked to collaborate in ranking them in order of 'fairne...

3:32

New Forest School

KS2 children are involved in the real tasks of designing and making a new Forest School as the original site is becom...

3:11

Rubber Chicken

This Drama lesson started with video of sixth-formers acting as if young children.

2:46

Badger Holes

These children discover new badger holes and footprints as they walk through the woodland on their way to Forest Scho...

2:56

Being Imaginative (but might be called Outdoor Painting)

Children in this primary school are using an outdoor area close to the school as the stimulus and setting for their p...

1:28

Bird Table

The children enjoy observing a bird table outside the window, and feed the birds regularly.

2:77

Planning with Children

Following their visit to the local museum, these Nursery children meet to remember what they saw and to plan their ow...

2:76

Project Planning with Staff

Nursery staff meet to finalise details of the forthcoming visit to the local museum.

2:52

Sorting Twigs

As part of their preparation for visits to Forest School, these children are learning to sort twigs into categories b...

2:95

Testing Balloons

Following a story-starter, children have explored ways of helping the Very Lazy Ladybird to fly.

3:45

Starting the Day

It is the start of the day and these Reception children are being encouraged to be independent by signing in.

0:93

Encouraging Risk-taking

A primary teacher (and member of the school's senior leadership team) reflects on the significance of sharing with ch...