Ideas for the week commencing 16th March 2026
12th March 2026
Written by Claire Deverill
It’s the middle of March already – Easter weekend will be here in 3 weeks! Before we get there as always there are plenty of events happening in schools. I’m sharing some resources that will hopefully support you next week.
If you are feeling that Spring is in the air then here are a selection of resource linked to Spring including a Whole School Assembly about the Spring Equinox.
EYFS colleagues – we have so many wonderful EYFS resources linked to Spring.
EYFS Spring Resources & Worksheets | Classroom Secrets
World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21st. Take a look at some activities linked to different types of poems.
Ramadan 2026 is expected to end later next week with Eid al-Fitr to be celebrated towards the end of the week. If you would like to discuss this important religious event then you can find resources here:
Neurodiversity Celebration Week takes place w/c 16th March – it is a fantastic event to recognise the strengths of people who are neurodiverse. We have a number of blogs which you may find of interest.
Coping with ADHD in the classroom
Supporting Children with Autism
World Piano Day
For something different, we are excited to launch brand new resources to support World Piano Day on March 29th.
Our series of Around the World in 80 Stories is now complete. As it is the The National Year of Reading 2026.I think you will love these. Around the World in 80 Stories is a captivating collection of short stories inspired by real and imagined tales from every corner of the globe.
Around the World in 80 Stories
I’ve also added links to lesson collections in Maths and GPS. You may not be teaching this exact objective but you can easily navigate the areas of the website from there.
Maths
Y1 – Mass and Volume
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 1 Heavier and Lighter
Y2 – Mass, Capacity and Temperature
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 2 Measure in Litres
Y3 – Mass and Capacity
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 3 Use Scales
Y4 – Fractions
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 4 Add Two or More Fractions
Y5 – Decimals A
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 4 Tenths as Fractions
Y6 – Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 6 Area of any Triangle
Year 6 teachers – if you are looking for something different to help with SATs revision then take a look at our mistake investigators (for both maths and reading!) – children work together to identify common misconceptions. Great for small group discussions.
Mistake Investigators Resources
GPS
If you’re in need of some Spring 2 Week 3 resources for GPS, why not give our GPS scheme a try? We’ve selected the resources for the current week on our GPS plan. Don’t worry if you at at a different point – simply go to the schemes page and navigate from there.
Y1 – Capital Letters 2
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 1 Capital Letters for Places 1
Y2 – Sentence Types 2
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 2 Using Statements
Y3 – Tenses
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 3 Recognising the Present Perfect Form in Sentences
Y4 – Noun Phrases
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 4 Prepositional Phrases
Y5 – Tenses
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 5 Using the Past Perfect Form
Y6 – Formal and Informal
Classroom Secrets | Collection Page Year 6 Question Tags in Informal Speech and Writing
Have a great week!
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