Maths Circus, an innovative platform we've crafted, presents a captivating realm where children learn mathematics through the exciting theme of a circus. The joy of juggling numbers and solving circus...
Ask most children which Egyptian god ruled the sun and they will probably say Ra. Ask them which god ruled fire, and many will say Ra too, and they would...
Ask most people who invented the computer, and you will get one name back straight away: Charles Babbage. That answer is not wrong, but it is only a small part...
Alexander Pope was one of the most-quoted writers in English, and he achieved it all without ever attending school past the age of twelve. Born in London in 1688, Pope...
What are Caves? Caves are hollow spaces beneath the earth's surface or inside rock, formed over thousands or sometimes millions of years. Some hold underground rivers, others glow with ice...
Land Animals: Africa and South America sit on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean today, but 180 million years ago they were joined together as part of one giant supercontinent....
Old MacDonald's farm would not be much of a farm without chickens. They are the animal most children meet first, whether on a school trip, in a picture book, or...
The Fabulous World of Clinging Monkeys: Watch a spider monkey cross a gap in the rainforest canopy, and you will see something that looks impossible: it lets go with both...
Ask any child to describe a red fox, and you'll usually get the same three words: sly, clever, sneaky. It's one of the oldest reputations in British wildlife, and it...
Soft toys have been part of childhood for well over a century, and their story runs deeper than most people realise. From a small felt elephant sewn in a German...
Extroversion is a personality trait in which someone gains energy from other people rather than from solitude. Psychologists have studied the trait for over a century, and understanding it helps...
Ask a class of seven-year-olds what an island is, and most will say "land with water around it." They are not wrong, but that simple answer hides some of the...
Few figures from ancient Greek mythology have gripped children's imaginations quite like Medusa. Her image appears on Greek vases, temple walls, soldiers' shields and jewellery, and it has endured for...
Social Media Etiquette for Kids: Every day, children across the UK message friends, join gaming lobbies and post to family group chats before they've even finished their homework. Social media...
Diego and Sid were not the first characters to appear in the 2002 Ice Age film. Scrat, the imaginary sabre-toothed squirrel, claimed that honour. But Diego remains one of the...
The western black rhino is the rhino most people mean when they ask which rhino recently went extinct. It was officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of...
Ask most children what "time management" means, and they'll picture something for adults with diaries and deadlines. Ask a Year 5 teacher what happens when a child can't manage their...
Koalas are one of the most recognisable animals in the world, yet one of the most misunderstood. Most people call them "koala bears," but a koala has never been a...
Ask any PE lead which sport ticks the most boxes at once, and swimming usually tops the list. It builds strength and stamina, calms an anxious mind, and is the...
Thomas More rose from a London lawyer's son to become one of the most powerful men in England, a trusted advisor and eventually Lord Chancellor to King Henry VIII. He...
Hippocrates of Kos is the reason doctors are called physicians rather than priests. Working in Greece around 460 to 370 BCE, he argued that illness came from the body and...
The Greek philosopher Plato imagined a city ruled by wise philosophers. The English writer Thomas More went further and gave that dream a name: utopia. Neither city ever existed, but...
Ask any class of six-year-olds to name a beautiful bird, and "peacock" comes up almost every time. Its fanned train of blue, green and gold feathers makes it one of...
The ostrich holds a genuinely rare title in the animal world: it is the largest living bird on Earth, and also one of the fastest animals on two legs. Standing...
The Elizabethan era ran from 1558 to 1603, the 45 years during which Elizabeth I ruled England. Many historians call it a "golden age", pointing to Shakespeare's plays, Francis Drake's...
How to Count Money: Money is one of the few maths topics children actually want to master. They see grown-ups paying for things and want to do it themselves, and...
The Pioneer Sociologist Ibn Khaldun: Long before Auguste Comte gave sociology its name in the nineteenth century, a Tunisian scholar was already asking why civilisations rise, thrive and eventually collapse....
Ibn Sina: For nearly 600 years, doctors training at universities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa learned medicine from the same book: a Persian scholar's medical encyclopedia written...
Sudoku Facts for Kids: Most parents and teachers know Sudoku as the grid of numbers tucked next to the crossword in the newspaper, but few realise how much genuine classroom...
Teaching is one of the most demanding jobs in Britain. By the time a primary teacher has delivered five or six lessons, supervised lunchtime, replied to parent messages, and sat...
Ask ten people which languages are the hardest to learn, and you will likely get ten different answers, and every single one of them will be a little bit right....
Ancient Egypt had more than 2,000 Egyptian gods and goddesses, and the ancient Egyptians did not see any contradiction in worshipping so many at once. Some, such as Ra, Isis,...
Public Speaking: Most children freeze the first time they have to stand up and speak in front of the class. Their hearts race, their hands go clammy, and the carefully...
Children ask about tree types and other questions, like: Why does a Baobab look like it's growing upside down? Why does a Dragon Blood Tree bleed red resin, and why...
What are the essential survival skills? Most survival guides written for children read the same way: a list of general tips borrowed from desert or deep-snow scenarios that have little...
Children all over the world always ask, "How old is Egypt?" Ancient Egypt is one of the oldest civilisations on Earth, with a written history stretching back more than 5,100...
Sweet potatoes are not potatoes at all. They belong to the morning glory family rather than the potato family, and the sweetness that makes them so popular in UK kitchens...
Children ask "Who are the most important people in history?" more than almost any other history question, and the honest answer is that it depends entirely on what you mean...
Ask a class of primary children to name the most powerful bird in the sky, and "eagle" comes up almost every time, usually followed by a string of confident but...
Forces and Motion Facts for Kids: Every time you kick a soccer ball, ride your bike, or even just walk across a room, you're experiencing forces and motion in action....
Spelling and vocabulary mistakes show up in almost every piece of writing a primary-aged child produces, and they rarely come from carelessness. Most spelling mistakes happen because children write words...
Every country has landmarks that tell its story, and few do this better than the Eiffel Tower. Rising over Paris since 1889, this iron giant has survived demolition plans, a...
Are you interested in knowing the history of Medicine? How did people treat a broken leg before X-rays existed? How did anyone work out that invisible germs, not evil spirits,...
German songs for kids do more than fill five minutes before break time. A good Kinderlied gives children a tune they already half know, a handful of repeated words, and...
Why Learn French? We live in a more connected world than ever, and the chances of working alongside, teaching, or parenting a child who will one day need a second...
Some of the world's rarest animals are also its strangest and most remarkable. A salamander that can regrow its own heart. A mammal covered entirely in scales. A parrot that...
Have you ever wondered how a tiny seed no bigger than a fingernail can grow into a towering oak tree or a bright, nodding sunflower? It seems almost magical, but...
How Do We See? For centuries, people believed that our eyes emitted rays of light and that this was how we saw the world. An Arab scholar named Ibn al-Haytham...
Every day, your body quietly eliminates waste without you ever having to think about it. The lungs, skin, intestine and urinary system all play a part, but it's the urinary...
