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Morning Challenges for 5-6 year olds - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Morning Challenges for ages 5 to 6 are carefully designed to align with Key Stage 1 of the UK National Curriculum. Covering phonics, maths and geography, each activity supports key learning objectives while encouraging children to draw, discuss and apply their knowledge. The challenges are both engaging and purposeful, helping to develop core skills in a fun and structured way. Ideal for busy teachers, these ready-to-use resources offer a high-quality start to the day and set a positive tone for learning from the moment pupils walk into the classroom.

Morning Challenges 5-6

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Morning Challenges for 6-7 year olds - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Morning Challenges for ages 6 to 7 are built around Key Stage 1 objectives in the UK National Curriculum. With a focus on reading, writing, maths and geography, each task promotes independent thinking while reinforcing essential skills. Pupils are encouraged to observe, reflect and communicate their ideas in meaningful ways. These high-quality activities are designed to spark curiosity and increase confidence, making them a valuable tool for teachers seeking engaging, curriculum-linked resources that ensure every child starts the day ready to learn.

Morning Challenges 6-7

Morning Challenges for 7-8 year olds - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Morning Challenges for ages 7 to 8 are linked to Key Stage 2 objectives from the UK National Curriculum. Covering core areas such as reading, writing, maths and geography, each task is designed to deepen understanding and extend thinking. Pupils are guided to explain, justify and explore ideas through structured activities that encourage independence. These high-quality resources provide a purposeful and engaging start to the day, helping teachers to reinforce key skills while setting a focused, positive tone for learning.

Morning Challenges 7-8

Morning Challenges for 8-9 year olds - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Morning Challenges for ages 8 to 9 are designed around Key Stage 2 objectives and encourage independent thinking across English, maths, geography, science and reasoning. At this stage, pupils are introduced to proofreading through our popular ‘Spot the Mistake’ challenges, where intentional errors are embedded within the tasks. These help to build accuracy, resilience and a healthy attitude towards learning from mistakes. Each activity is engaging, curriculum-linked and purposeful, giving teachers a reliable and high-quality resource to start the day with energy, focus and meaningful learning.

Morning Challenges 8-9

Morning Challenges for 9-10 year olds - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Morning Challenges for ages 9 to 10 build on Key Stage 2 objectives with greater depth and focus across core subjects including English, maths, science, geography and reasoning. Pupils continue to develop attention to detail through our popular ‘Spot the Mistake’ tasks, designed to strengthen accuracy, self-correction and critical thinking. At this stage, we also introduce daily history facts to broaden general knowledge and spark curiosity. Each challenge is curriculum-linked and crafted to promote independent learning, making them an ideal high-quality resource to start each school day with focus and intent.

Morning Challenges 9-10

Morning Challenges for 10-11 year olds - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Morning Challenges for ages 10 to 11 are our most advanced, designed to stretch and challenge pupils in line with upper Key Stage 2 objectives. With a focus on deepening understanding across English, maths, science, geography and reasoning, each task encourages critical thinking and independence. Our popular ‘Spot the Mistake’ activities continue to develop accuracy and reflection, while daily science facts are introduced to inspire curiosity and discussion. These high-quality, ready-to-use resources provide a purposeful and engaging start to the day, helping teachers set the tone for focused, meaningful learning.

Morning Challenges 10-11

Story Starters with Comprehension - Click the thumbnail to use the resource

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Our Story Starters feature daily comprehension tasks that support key reading skills including Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval and Sequencing. Each starter is paired with engaging word activities and designed to spark creativity while building core comprehension strategies. All resources come with ready-to-print PDFs for easy classroom use, making them ideal for morning work, cold writes or targeted intervention. These high-quality, curriculum-linked tasks help pupils develop fluency, confidence and independence in reading, while giving teachers a consistent, time-saving resource they can rely on.

Story Starters
Maths Warmups

Maths Warmups - Click the thumbnail to use the resource

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Our Maths Warmups feature varied and wide-ranging content built around the National Curriculum for maths. Designed to support fluency, reasoning and problem-solving, they offer structured opportunities to revise prior learning, practise essential skills and introduce new concepts in manageable, engaging steps. Each daily set is fully differentiated for three ability levels and includes answers to encourage discussion and support quick feedback. Ideal for morning work, intervention or starter tasks, these high-quality resources help pupils grow in confidence and improve mathematical understanding across the key areas.

Weekly Wellbeing - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Weekly Wellbeing slides are thoughtfully designed to help primary pupils develop a positive mindset and emotional awareness. Each slide features opportunities to think deeply, share ideas, and reflect on personal feelings through fun and accessible prompts. Activities include discussions, visualisation, gratitude and affirmations, helping children build confidence, empathy and resilience. These ready-to-use, high-quality slides are ideal for class time, circle time or PSHE. Curriculum-linked and time-saving, they provide a consistent way for teachers to nurture wellbeing and support pupils' social and emotional development throughout the school year.

Weekly Wellbeing

Cash Captains Financial Literacy - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our weekly Cash Captains slides are designed to help primary pupils build strong foundations in financial literacy. Each slide introduces key money terms, encourages discussion around spending and saving, and develops decision-making skills through engaging, age-appropriate tasks. With a new set released every Sunday, these slides are perfect for morning work or as a standalone activity. Activities promote budgeting habits, financial confidence and economic awareness. Ready to use and curriculum-linked, they support children in becoming smart, independent thinkers while giving teachers a consistent, time-saving resource to develop money sense in the classroom.

Cash Captains

Quick-6 Random Maths Generator - Click the thumbnail for our FREE version 

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Our Quick-6 Random Maths Generator offers three sets of six differentiated maths questions each time the page is opened, making it a fast and effective way to keep pupils thinking. Designed to support key maths skills, the tasks are varied, engaging and ideal for early finishers or short, focused bursts of learning. With automatic randomisation, no two sessions are the same, helping children revisit concepts while staying motivated. Teachers can download a QR poster for the classroom, making access easy. Simple to use and curriculum-linked, it encourages fluency, problem solving and confidence in maths across all ability levels.

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Talking Points PSHE Discussion Starters - Click the thumbnail to go full-screen

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Our Talking Points slides present engaging, age-appropriate dilemmas and tricky situations for primary pupils, encouraging discussion, debate and critical thinking. Perfect as stand-alone sessions or within PSHE, they help children explore perspectives, build empathy and develop communication skills. Ready to use and curriculum-linked, they provide teachers with a consistent, time-saving resource to spark meaningful conversations, support pupils’ social, emotional and moral development, and inspire thoughtful, respectful classroom dialogue that encourages confidence, open-mindedness and lifelong skills.

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