All KS1 (Ages 5-7) articles – Page 7
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News & IdeasFree activities on new Countryside Classroom resources hub
The Countryside Classroom, an organisation that helps teachers with trips and support relating to food, farming and the natural environment, has introduced free outdoor activities to do at home.
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FeaturesSchool trips cancelled? Try these virtual experiences to bring the outside in
Teachers can bring learning away experiences into the classroom with some of these fantastic virtual visits.
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Features7 places for fantastic school trips in England
With the Coronavirus affecting school visits abroad for now, there’s plenty of top attractions closer to home for future planning towards the end of this year and into the next.
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SponsoredHands-on history at 400 English Heritage sites
See how big a castle really is, delve into secret wartime tunnels and marvel at the wonders of Stonehenge. Bring your teaching to life and inspire your students on a school trip to one of English Heritage’s 400 historical sites across the country.
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News & IdeasHands-on & interactive activities with ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s adaptation trail
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s new Interactive Adaptation Trail aims to provide teachers with a route around the site to visit as many enclosures as possible, with special activities along the way.
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News & IdeasHever Castle thanks STO for boost in school trip numbers
More children than ever before are visiting the castle in Kent as part of an educational trip, with Hever’s team thanking School Travel Organiser for the spike in interest.
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FeaturesSTO picks: 5 English Heritage sites for history-themed visits
There’s no better way to bring history to life for your class than by heading away from the classroom. And with so many places to choose from in the UK, we’re spoilt for choice. Here are just a handful of English Heritage attractions for starters.
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News & IdeasEngaging sensory trail to open at the Yorkshire Arboretum
Visitors to the Yorkshire Arboretum near Castle Howard will be able to take part in a specially designed Sensory Trail when the 120-acre site reopens in March.
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News & IdeasNature-friendly focus for schools at New Forest’s Exbury Gardens
A Dragonfly Pond learning zone is currently being built at the gardens, with a range of other activities planned to get children interested in the flying insects and the wider world around them.
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News & IdeasDiscovery Visits to Marble Hill House include clay tile workshop
English Heritage’s Marble Hill House near Richmond will offer unique Discovery Visits from March to examine Georgian life through the story of Henrietta Howard, King George II’s mistress.
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Features5 trips to help pupils understand the significance of the Holocaust
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, we’ve selected five school trips to help students understand how the Holocaust affected so many lives during World War Two.
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News & IdeasPupils enjoy ‘hearty cooked breakfast’ at Hatton Adventure World
A group of Primary school children were collected by a tractor & open-top trailer and taken to an animal park in Warwickshire to learn about the importance of eating a hearty breakfast.
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News & IdeasFortnight of STEAM activities planned at British Motor Museum
Warwickshire’s British Motor Museum has announced it will host a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering Art & Maths) activity fortnight to celebrate British Science Week.
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FeaturesPlanning a trip in 2020? Here’s some of the best places to visit with your class
We’ve compiled a selection of school trip ideas, detailing key events to inspire a day out, new museum workshops, subject-linked theatre performances and much more.
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News & IdeasPupils to blast off on a ‘Mission to Mars’ at Aerospace Bristol
Aerospace Bristol has been awarded UK Space Agency funding to give visiting schools the opportunity of creating their own Mars rover vehicles.
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News & IdeasWild Planet Trust’s sustainability workshops for Key Stages 1-5
Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts are running six new workshops for Key Stages 1-5.
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News & IdeasNew education package at Winchester Science Centre turns children into heart heroes
Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium has launched a new interactive biology workshop about the heart and how to keep it healthy.
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News & IdeasKidZania London announces action-packed 2019/20 programme
KidZania London - the indoor city run by kids at Westfield London, Shepherd’s Bush - has released details of its new schools programme including a special series of events.
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FeaturesSteams ahead: Kirklees Light Railway
The railway in Yorkshire offers a great day on the tracks, covering a whole host of subjects across the national curriculum.
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FeaturesMarine life workshops: Living Coasts in Torquay
Living Coasts in Torquay covers everything from plastic in the ocean to a penguin encounter.