year: Year 1
Vocabulary display: Sensitive bodies
Webinar: Christmas Art & Craft Ideas 2023
A festive art and craft ideas tailored for primary classrooms, including interactive demonstrations and expert tips for creating a holiday-themed classroom.
Delivered by Kapow Primary’s Art and design specialist, Suzanne Booth, this covers:
- A festive craft-along (a creative activity that you can participate in).
- Ideas for a creative Christmas classroom.
- Three craft activity ideas, aimed at EYFS, KS1 and KS2
Combined DT and Art: Assessment spreadsheet
A place to record teacher assessments made in the lessons to build up a picture of children’s achievement over the year. This assessment spreadsheet is designed for those who would like to track pupils’ attainment in Art and design and DT and are teaching the units set out in Kapow primary’s combined Long-term plan.
Design and technology: List of significant designers, inventors and developments
It is important to make Design and technology relevant to pupils by giving them an insight into how existing products have been developed. This document shows significant designers and inventors studied in our design and technology scheme and those that could be studied further if time allows.
As the scheme is expanded from four to six lessons per unit, further opportunities to study designers from a variety of backgrounds will be added to the lessons.
Teacher visual art assessment tool: Drawing
Religion & Worldviews: Teacher Knowledge Audit
This knowledge audit is a valuable resource for leaders in the field of Religion & Worldviews (RE). It helps identify areas where teachers may need support in effectively delivering various aspects of the subject. Additionally, it offers direct links to supporting videos to help increase subject knowledge and confidence.
Teacher video: Computing vocabulary
Teacher video: Computational thinking
Teacher CPD for computational thinking
Develop your confidence in teaching computing with our teacher video explainer
Explore the crucial but sometimes intimidating world of computational thinking with our short video, tailor-made for primary school teachers seeking to build their confidence in teaching computing to their pupils through this teacher CPD computational thinking explainer video.
Developing computational thinking is at the core of the national curriculum requirements for the teaching of computing at KS1 and KS2. The prospect of teaching computing can seem quite challenging, especially for non-specialist teachers. This video is one of a series crafted to address these concerns in a supportive way, providing clear, concise explanations and practical tips. It’s a resource that aims to demystify the complexities of computational thinking and make it accessible to all. By watching this short yet comprehensive video, teachers will acquire the knowledge and confidence needed to develop their confidence to effectively teach computing to their pupils, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable learning experience for both teacher and pupil.
This insightful video breaks down the four pillars of computational thinking: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm design, with short film clips for easy understanding.
Teachers will gain valuable insights into integrating these concepts into the curriculum, particularly in Key Stages 1 and 2, enhancing pupils’ foundational programming skills. Ideal for educators eager to build their own confidence to deepen their pupils’ learning, this video is an essential tool in preparing them for a future where computational skills are vital. Take a few minutes now to build your own confidence and understanding and to transform your approach to teaching computing and empower your pupils with essential problem-solving skills.
You may find it helpful to review this video before teaching the following Kapow Primary units of lessons:
