Resources by Teachers TV

Invisible Wavelengths

This Teaching Astronomy and Space video clip, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), Teachers TV and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), shows a simple demonstration to illustrate wavelengths of radiation that are invisible to the human eye, but which...

James Evelyn

As part of the series From Good to Outstanding, this Teachers TV video follows primary teacher James Evelyn as he works to improve his teaching. School Inspector Clare Gillies assesses James as he teaches a mixed Year Three and Four lesson on data handling. In her feedback, Clare indicates clear areas for...

Journey to Etna

Produced by Teachers TV, this video shows Clive Oppenheimer, a volcanologist working on the latest techniques to monitor and predict volcanic eruptions. He demonstrates his work at Mount Etna, an active volcano in Sicily. Volcanic eruptions pose a real threat to communities living nearby. At their most...

Juggling with Algebra

This is a Teachers’ TV programme from the series KS3/4 Maths. In this episode, Year Seven students at St Edward's school get an inspiring introduction to number sequences and algebra courtesy of one teacher's juggling skills.

Head of mathematics, Ian Vallance, spotted the potential of resident juggler and...

Just a Fraction

A successful method of teaching fractions to primary students is vividly captured in Just a Fraction. This Teachers TV video follows a group of seven year old students at Janvrin School in Jersey. The technique used is visualisation using paper cups cut into halves and quarters, cards representing different...

Just Division

This resource from Teachers TV features Anne Farrell, Mathematics Coordinator at St Gregory's School in Sandwell using visualisation, a technique adopted by the school, teach division to her Year Three class. Establishing that it is possible to group objects, while maintaining the original value, is the starting...

Knitting

This Teachers TV video features Jenni Stather, the Ethnic Minorities Achievement Co-ordinator at Shaftesbury Primary in Newham. Having organised a knitting workshop, Jenni discovered that many students with English as an additional language come from traditions in which knitting, and other handicrafts, are...

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

From Teachers TV, this video illustrates how Foundation Stage teacher Karen Whitehouse teaches her Reception class a lesson about minibeasts.

Children examine features of these creatures, looking at similarities and differences, with the key aim to classify and sort them into specific types.

This...

KS1 Science: Ready to Learn

In this programme from Teachers TV Sarah Cottenden, from the Hills Lower School in Bedfordshire, conducts a lesson to raise awareness of the constituents of a healthy diet for her Year One class.

After a lively aerobics session, the class starts off by creating a mind map on why we need food and water,...

KS1/2 Antarctica: Teachers in the Freezer

From Teachers TV, this video follows a group of British teachers on a four-week expedition to Antarctica. It helps to illustrate the conditions in cold environments and how animals are adapted to live in such conditions. It demonstrates what humans need to do to be able to live at the South Pole. Designed for use...