Teach Primary Issue 18.5

I S SUE 1 8 . 5 Contents REGULARS 8 BREAKTIME 11 8 WAYS To enthuse children about history 22 MEDIUM-TERM PLAN An introduction to the responsible and creative use of AI 31 HOW I DO IT Compose and record a pop song! VOICES 12 JAMES SEARJEANT How to incorporate more experimentation and exploration into your practice 15 JODIE MORRIS Let’s create a sense of safety around the transition to Year 7 17 A LETTER TO... Primary teachers on why we shouldn’t overlook the value of song in helping children develop phonological awareness 19 UNDERCOVER TEACHER Will Ofsted’s Big Listen make a difference? 29 DR FRANCESCA BONAFEDE New research shows writing for pleasure is facing a crisis – what can we do about it? SPECIAL SECTION THE BIG SUMMER SEND-OFF 42 DOWN TO BUSINESS Make the end of term memorable for Year 6 by sending them into the dragons’ den... 43 MOVING UP Christian Foley’s tips on how to help your leavers aces secondary school 45 RESOURCE ROUNDUP Our favourite end-of-term activities from teachwire.net and plazoom.com 47 SO LONG, FAREWELL... Kevin Harcombe reflects on those bittersweet Year 6 goodbyes 48 THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! This engaging sticky note art activity is the perfect way to celebrate the highs of the year gone by 50 COMING UP NEXT... Get children looking forward to all the possibilities of autumn term teachwire.net facebook.com/teachwire twitter.com/teachprimary lydia.grove@theteachco.com We want to hear from you! Get in touch with your rants, comments, photos and ideas. We’re all We want to make sure our magazine is a brilliant resource for teachers and are always striving to improve. We love hearing from real teachers about what they liked and what they would change. Got feedback about this issue? Contact us via the details in the yellow box below – we’d love to hear from you! ears! www.teachwire.net | 5