Pupil video: China

This video introduces pupils to China, one of the largest and most diverse countries in the world.

Pupil video: Oceans

This video introduces Key stage 1 pupils to the world’s oceans, helping them understand the difference between rivers, seas and oceans.

Webinar: Teaching Remembrance in Primary Schools

In this recorded webinar, Kapow Primary History specialists, Khatija Shakir and Alice Faulkner, share thoughtful and age-appropriate ways to help learners engage meaningfully with Remembrance across the curriculum.

The session explores:

Why Remembrance matters in the primary classroom
Sensitive and relevant approaches to teaching Remembrance
Cross-curricular opportunities for exploring the theme
Practical ideas to encourage empathy, reflection and understanding
An overview of Kapow Primary’s Remembrance lesson plans and resources

Vocabulary display – D&T Y2: Structures: A chair for a bear

This unit vocabulary display includes keywords from the unit Design and technology, Year 2, Structures: A chair for a bear and additional unit-specific words that may be helpful in a display.

Key vocabulary is clearly labelled on the display, highlighting essential words that the pupils are expected to retain and reuse in future units. Understanding these words enhances comprehension of the subject and supports the development of design thinking, practical skills and knowledge of key processes and materials.

See the full Design and technology: Key vocabulary.

Knowledge organiser – D&T Y2: Structures: A chair for a bear

A Knowledge organiser that captures the essential knowledge and skills learnt throughout the unit Design and technology, Year 2, *New* Structures: A chair for a bear.

This resource is designed to support the children as they explore strong shapes and stiff and flexible materials before applying this knowledge to making a chair for a teddy bear. It introduces key vocabulary and concepts, such as design briefs and criteria, how material flexibility changes with thickness and what it means to evaluate and improve something. The resource also includes pictures of different types of chairs and a labelled diagram of the parts of a chair to help the pupils use the correct vocabulary when making their own chairs. It is perfect for consolidating essential knowledge and fostering practical skills.