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Series 5: 8. British Science Week 2024
Mwaksy Mudenda and Yussef Rafik must beat the clock and complete a Live Lessons escape room challenge for British Science Week! Invertebrate expert Professor Goldbug has invited ...
11-03-2024
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Series 5: World Book Day 2024
Join Joe Tasker and Maddie Moate from Southend Central Library for a fantastic World Book Day Live Lesson to celebrate the pleasure of books and reading. \n\nMaddie, Joe and a t ...
07-03-2024
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Series 5: Safer Internet Day 2024
From our high-tech computer lab, Georgie Barrat and Rhys Stephenson present a special Safer Internet Day Live Lesson for 7- to 11-year-olds.\n\nWith help from a team of digital ...
06-02-2024
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Series 5: Deadly Mission Shark - Science Live Lesson
Steve Backshall and Naomi Wilkinson head to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth for a special science lesson inspired by CBBC’s Deadly Mission Shark.\n\nIn this excit ...
31-01-2024
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Series 5: The Romans - History Live Lesson
From Vindolanda in Northumberland, Ben Shires and Raksha Dave find out about the unexpected people who lived at this Roman fort along Hadrian’s Wall.
27-11-2023
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Series 5: Anti-bullying Week 2023
Katie Thistleton and Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson present a special Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson, from Albert Hall in Manchester.\n\nWith help from some budding young ...
13-11-2023
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Series 5: Remembrance
Newsround’s Shanequa Paris and poet Tomfoolery take over Imperial War Museum North in Manchester for a special literacy Live Lesson to mark Remembrance Day. Special guest ...
08-11-2023
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Series 5: 500 Words 2023
Live from the Story Museum in Oxford, Mwaksy Mudenda and Joe Tasker celebrate 500 Words, the UK’s most successful short story writing competition for children aged 5 to 11 ...
27-09-2023
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Series 4: Eurovision 2023
BBC Teach has joined forces with the Eurovision Song Contest in this dazzling Live Lesson for 7- to 11-year-olds to learn how to express themselves through songwriting.\n\nMobo ...
12-05-2023
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Series 4: 8. Forces Live Lesson
Rhys Stephenson and Maddie Moate take over the Science Museum in London, with an out of this world forces Live Lesson for British Science Week!\n\nOur very own Live Lesson astro ...
13-03-2023
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Series 4: World Book Day 2023
Ben Shires and Konnie Huq are live from Batley Library in Yorkshire, for a fantastic World Book Day Live Lesson celebrating all things books and reading. \n\nBen and Konnie expl ...
02-03-2023
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Series 4: Safer Internet Day 2023
Blue Peter’s Mwaksy Mudenda and YouTuber Joe Tasker head to the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield for a gaming-themed Safer Internet Day Live Lesson. \n\nWith help fr ...
07-02-2023
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Series 4: Big Schools' Winterwatch 2023
BBC Teach joins forces with Winterwatch in this action-packed Live Lesson for 7-11-year-olds, to learn about birds, beak adaptations, food chains and food webs.\n \nNaomi Wilkin ...
26-01-2023
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Series 4: Operation Ouch – Science Live Lesson
Live Lessons teams up with Dr Chris, Dr Xand and Dr Ronx for a special Operation Ouch! Science Live Lesson to learn all about the heart and how to keep it healthy.
16-01-2023
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Anti-bullying Week 2022
De-Graft Mensah and Alex Humphreys host an Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson, from the Riverfront Theatre in Newport\n\nWith help from some budding young performers, Alex and De-Gr ...
14-11-2022
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Science Live Lesson - Frozen Planet Ii
Live Lessons teams up with the makers of BBC One’s Frozen Planet II to explore the coldest places on earth and learn about one of the amazing animals that lives there, the ...
07-11-2022
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Live Lessons - National Poetry Day 2022
Presenter and author Katie Thistleton joins award-winning performance poet and new children’s laureate Joseph Coelho live from Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire for a fant ...
06-10-2022
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Series 3: Numberblocks
It’s time for some number fun in this Live Lesson in partnership with Numberblocks.\n\nKaty Ashworth and Mr Smith are joined in the studio by special guest Numberblock One ...
31-03-2022
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Series 3: 15. Shakespeare
This Live Lesson brings together Horrible Histories Tom Stourton and Rhys Stevenson to find out how the Tudor era affected The Bard's writing.
21-03-2022
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Series 3: Shakespeare
As Newsround turns 50, current presenter De-Graft Mensah leads us through the past, present and future of children’s news.
14-03-2022
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Series 3: 12. World Book Day
Join us for a super-sized celebration of reading as Ben Shires hosts a lesson all about reading for pleasure. Along with author Nathan Bryon, he helps viewers to identify the ki ...
03-03-2022
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Series 3: 11. The Victorians
We look back in time with this historical lesson all about the Victorians. Ben Shires and Mr Smith lead us through an investigation into the differences in the way we live our l ...
07-02-2022
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Series 3: 10. Bitesize: The Regenerators: Saving Our Green Planet 2
Time to implant some seeds of knowledge as we find out how amazing plants are. We team up with the groundbreaking The Green planet team and the BBC Bitesize Regenerators campaig ...
03-02-2022
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Series 3: 9. The Regenerators – The Green Planet Live Lesson 1
Let your budding learners grow with a tropical Live Lesson celebrating new BBC nature documentary series The Green Planet.
12-01-2022
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Series 3: 8. It’s Christmas!
Get ready for a cracker of a Live Lesson, as Joe Tasker and Mrs Brennan present a show all about Christmas. We find out how people of different backgrounds and faiths mark the f ...
10-12-2021
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Series 3: 7. Winter - Live Lesson
A Live Lesson all about winter, as we think about ways to prepare for the new season.\n\nWe learn about hibernation and the ways British animals prepare for the coldest time of ...
01-12-2021
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Series 3: 6. Anti-bullying Week - Live Lesson
What does bullying mean, and how can we help those affected? This live lesson with BBC Own It and the Anti-Bullying Alliance investigates.
15-11-2021
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Series 3: 5. Bitesize: The Regenerators – Climate Change Live Lesson
Exploring how you can make a difference to climate change.
10-11-2021
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Series 2: 6. Ks1/first Level - Simon Sock
Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith explore Simon Sock, by Paul Linnet and Sue Hendra. The book is read by Junior Bake Off winner and vlogger Nikki Lilly. As well as guided reading of ...
19-10-2021
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Series 2: 7. Ks1/first Level – Michael Rosen Poetry
After hearing poems from Michael Rosen’s A Great Big Cuddle collection, Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith learn about rhyming, adjectives and nouns.\n\nPupils try creating a ch ...
18-10-2021
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Series 2: 2. Ks1/first Level - On The Farm
Rebecca Keatley and Mr Smith are down on the farm learning about equal and unequal groups, multiplication and arrays.
13-10-2021
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Series 2: 3. Ks1/first Level - Jane Goodall
Rebecca Keatley and Mr Smith read through a biography of Jane Goodall, exploring her life as an anthropologist and learning about adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
12-10-2021
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Series 2: 13. Ks2/second Level – Black History
Ayshah Tull and Mrs Vee explore the inspirational lives and contributions of black writers, musicians, activists and more. Together with guest readers Angelica Bell and David La ...
11-10-2021
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Series 2: 12. Ks2/second Level – Poetry
Presenter and journalist Ayshah Tull and professional poet Mark Grist explore the world of poetry. Together with special guest poets Rachel Rooney, Harry Baker and Levi Tafari, ...
07-10-2021
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Series 2: 14. Ks1/first Level - Space
This space-themed Live Lesson sees Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith travel the universe, picking up maths skills along the way. They learn how to add and subtract numbers up to 100.
05-10-2021
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Series 3: 3. Space - Live Lesson
Get ready to blast off for a cosmic adventure with Grace Webb from Grace’s Amazing Machines and scientist Greg Foot in this special World Space Week episode of Live Lesson ...
04-10-2021
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Series 2: 1. Creatures And Colour
Naomi Wilkinson and Mr Smith are at Chester Zoo to investigate why animals are different colours.
04-10-2021
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Series 2: 11. Ks2/second Level – His Dark Materials
Ayshah Tull and Mrs Vee explore the world of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. Featuring interviews from cast members of the TV series, we take a look at the ch ...
30-09-2021
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Series 2: 15. Ks1/first Level - Pirates
This pirate-themed Live Lesson sees CBBC’s Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith hunting for buried treasure, learning maths skills along the way. They count, compare and order num ...
29-09-2021
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Series 2: 9. Ks1/first Level – Rebecca And The Giant Beanstalk
Rebecca Keatley and Mr Smith go on an incredible journey up a beanstalk! Along the way they learn all about number bonds up to 100.
28-09-2021
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Series 2: 10. Ks1/first Level, Ks2/second Level And 500 Words 2020
Celebrating ten years of Radio 2’s short story writing competition, 500 Words. We look at ways we can take inspiration from the past, present and future to create our own ...
27-09-2021
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Series 2: 8. Ks1/first Level - Unplugged
Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith read Unplugged, by Steve Antony. They then investigate prefixes and explore what it means to be a good friend using adjectives.
23-09-2021
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Series 3: Harvest - Live Lesson
This harvest-themed episode sees Mwaksy Mudenda, Mr McPartlin, chef Suzie Lee and gardener George Hassall unearth the meaning of seasonal eating and inspire viewers to cook.
22-09-2021
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Series 2: 4. Ks1/first Level – The Tale Of A Toothbrush
Rebecca Keatley and Mr Smith read The Tale of a Toothbrush, explain how to write questions, explore alliteration and investigate how we can help protect the environment.
20-09-2021
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Series 3: 1. Get Active
Get moving and have fun with Ben Shires and Mr Brown, Olympians the Brownlee Brothers and Emily Campbell, and explore the connection between physical exercise and well-being.
09-09-2021
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Series 1: 5. Terrific Scientific - Feet
Hosted by Michelle Ackerley and science presenter Greg Foot, this episode explores the adaption, evolution and inheritance of living things, with help from evolutionary biologis ...
30-04-2021
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Series 1: 4. Terrific Scientific - Exercise
Join the investigation into the role of the main organs in the human body – focusing on the brain, with a look at the lungs and the heart, and circulatory system.\n\nPrese ...
29-04-2021
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Series 1: 3. Terrific Scientific - Forces
This Live Lesson explores different forces, including air resistance and friction. Presented by Naomi Wilkinson, Ben Shires and science expert Greg Foot.\n
28-04-2021
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Series 1: 2. Terrific Scientific - Taste
Learn how to think and work like a scientist with a lesson focusing on taste, nutrition and the energy that food provides. Hosted by Barney Harwood and Fran Scott, and featuring ...
27-04-2021
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Series 1: 1. Terrific Scientific - Get Scientific
CBBC’s Leah Boleto and Ben Shires get scientific with the help of science expert Steve Mould and Hacker T Dog. Topics covered include the electrical conductivity of materi ...
26-04-2021
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Series 2: 5. Literacy
Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee dive into a storytelling adventure for 5- to 7-year olds, inspired by Old Jack's Boat: Rockpool Tales.
23-04-2021
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World Book Day 2021 Live Lesson
Presented by Ben Shires and Mr Smith from Bitesize, who are joined by comedian and author Humza Arshad in a live Q&A, along with a link-up with the Blue Peter presenters as they ...
04-03-2021
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Safer Internet Day Live Lesson
Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith are joined by Max & Harvey, Hacker T Dog, Vick Hope, Janette Manrara, Joel Dommett, Noah Zulfikar, Mandip Gill and Jodie Whittaker for a lesson on h ...
09-02-2021
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The Big Schools Winterwatch Live Lesson
A cross curricular programme allowing key stage 2 aged children to learn about nature and arm themselves with key skills to go out and explore and record their local wildlife wi ...
28-01-2021
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