Seasons & Episodes
Terrific Scientific - Get Scientific
CBBC's Leah Boleto and Ben Shires get scientific with the help of science expert Steve Mould. Topics covered include the
Terrific Scientific - Taste
Learn how to think and work like a scientist with a lesson focusing on taste, nutrition and the energy that food provide
Terrific Scientific - Forces
This Live Lesson explores different forces, including air resistance and friction. Presented by Naomi Wilkinson, Ben Shi
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
Terrific Scientific - Feet
Hosted by Michelle Ackerley and science presenter Greg Foot, this episode explores the adaption, evolution and inheritan
Winterwatch
This episode, in collaboration with the team at BBC Two’s Winterwatch, might just be our wildest lesson ever! It inves
Blue Planet Live
This episode, created in collaboration with Blue Planet Live, is designed to help bring Earth's rich marine life into yo
Super Movers - Doctor Who, Space and Light
Calling all super-movers! We need you to get active and help the Doctor save Earth! In this active Doctor Who-themed sci
Super Movers - Maths
Get ready for the most active maths lesson you’ve ever had, whilst solving maths challenges in fractions, decimals and
Super Movers - Shapes and Spaces
Get active with our Live Lesson on shapes and spaces, filmed at the Etihad Campus, home of Manchester City FC. Featuring
Super Movers - Literacy
Get set, get active and get ready to learn some super literacy skills in this Live Lesson filmed at Hampden Park, Glasgo
500 Words - 2018
500 Words is one of the most successful story-writing competitions for kids in the world. Its mission is to get children
500 Words - 2019
This Live Lesson launches the 500 Words 2019 competition and is designed to inspire children to come up with their own i
Writing and Performance Poetry
This Live Lesson explores the theme of change and includes reading, performance and critical analysis of similes and met
Roald Dahl Day
This Roald Dahl Day-themed Live Lesson explores the concept of being brave, standing up for what you believe in and usin
World Book Day
Children of the UK - we need your help! The Anti-Word League has launched a super-evil plan to steal all of the words fr
Remembrance
We mark the centenary of the Armistice - the end of World War I - with a creative writing Live Lesson. The lesson explor
Creatures and Colour
Naomi Wilkinson and Mr Smith are at Chester Zoo to investigate why animals are different colours.
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.
KS1/First Level - Jane Goodall
Rebecca Keatley and Mr Smith read through a biography of Jane Goodall, exploring her life as an anthropologist and learn
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 inv
Literacy
Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee dive into a storytelling adventure for 5- to 7-year olds, inspired by Old Jack's Boat: Rock
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 winn
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 rhymi
KS1/First Level - Unplugged
Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith read Unplugged, by Steve Antony. They then investigate prefixes and explore what it means t
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
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
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 ca
KS2/Second Level – Poetry
Presenter and journalist Ayshah Tull and professional poet Mark Grist explore the world of poetry. Together with special
KS2/Second Level – Black History
Ayshah Tull and Mrs Vee explore the inspirational lives and contributions of black writers, musicians, activists and mor
KS1/First Level - Space
This space-themed Live Lesson sees Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith travel the universe, picking up maths skills along the w
KS1/First Level - Pirates
This pirate-themed Live Lesson sees CBBC’s Rhys Stephenson and Mr Smith hunting for buried treasure, learning maths sk
Get Active
Get moving and have fun with Ben Shires and Mr Brown, Olympians the Brownlee Brothers and Emily Campbell, and explore th
Harvest - Live Lesson
This harvest-themed episode sees Mwaksy Mudenda, Mr McPartlin, chef Suzie Lee and gardener George Hassall unearth the me
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
Bitesize: The Regenerators – Climate Change Live Lesson
Exploring how you can make a difference to climate change.
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 Alli
Winter - Live Lesson
A Live Lesson all about winter, as we think about ways to prepare for the new season. We learn about hibernation and the
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
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 Plane
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 Gr
The Victorians
We look back in time with this historical lesson all about the Victorians. Ben Shires and Mr Smith lead us through an in
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
Newsround - Live Lesson
As Newsround turns 50, current presenter De-Graft Mensah leads us through the past, present and future of children’s n
Shakespeare
This Live Lesson brings together Horrible Histories Tom Stourton and Rhys Stevenson to find out how the Tudor era affect
Numberblocks
It’s time for some number fun in this Live Lesson in partnership with Numberblocks. Katy Ashworth and Mr Smith are joi
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
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
Safer Internet Day 2023
Blue Peter’s Mwaksy Mudenda and YouTuber Joe Tasker head to the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield for a gaming-th
World Book Day 2023
Ben Shires and Konnie Huq are live from Batley Library in Yorkshire, for a fantastic World Book Day Live Lesson celebrat
Forces Live Lesson
Rhys Stephenson and Maddie Moate take over the Science Museum in London, with an out of this world forces Live Lesson fo
Eurovision 2023
BBC Teach has joined forces with the Eurovision Song Contest in this dazzling Live Lesson for 7- to 11-year-olds to lear
500 Words 2023
Live from the Story Museum in Oxford, Mwaksy Mudenda and Joe Tasker celebrate 500 Words, the UK’s most successful shor
Remembrance
Newsround’s Shanequa Paris and poet Tomfoolery take over Imperial War Museum North in Manchester for a special literac
Anti-Bullying Week 2023
Katie Thistleton and Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson present a special Anti-Bullying Week Live Lesson, from Albert Hall in
The Romans - History Live Lesson
From Vindolanda in Northumberland, Ben Shires and Raksha Dave find out about the unexpected people who lived at this Rom
Deadly Mission Shark - Science Live Lesson
Presenters Steve Backshall and Naomi Wilkinson head to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth for a very special scien
Safer Internet Day 2024
From our high-tech computer lab, Georgie Barrat and Rhys Stephenson present a special Safer Internet Day Live Lesson for
World Book Day 2024
Join Joe Tasker and Maddie Moate from Southend Central Library for a fantastic World Book Day Live Lesson to celebrate t
British Science Week 2024
Mwaksy Mudenda and Yussef Rafik must beat the clock and complete a Live Lessons escape room challenge for British Scienc
Behind the Scenes at the BBC – Literacy Live Lesson
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
From our Moodboosters HQ, Blue Peter presenter Shini Muthukrishnan and Paralympic legend Ade Adepitan host a special Men
500 Words 2024
The UK’s biggest children’s story-writing competition, 500 Words, is back for 2024! To celebrate, presenters Joe Tas
Gladiators – BBC Micro:bit
Are you ready for an exclusive Live Lesson featuring the Gladiators? Phantom and Dynamite go head-to-head in this fun de
Anti-Bullying Week 2024
Rhys Stephenson and Shanequa Paris help Hacker T Dog put on the ultimate respectful sports day in a Live Lesson for prim
Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures
Step inside the magical world of Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures as we learn to become illustrators in this fun art a
Safer Internet Day 2025
Help Joel Mawhinney and Maddie Moate play Scam Smashers in this online safety lesson for Safer Internet Day. Players mus
World Book Day 2025
Join Joe Tasker and Naomi Wilkinson live from Bradford as we make Live Lessons history on World Book Day. Throughout thi
British Science Week 2025 – Space Live Lesson
Fancy an adventure into outer space? This British Science Week, join hosts Grace Webb and Greg Foot, along with real-lif
Earth Day 2025 – Live Lesson
Join hosts Naomi Wilkinson and Lizzie Daly for an expedition deep into the rainforest. This special Earth Day Live Lesso
Moodboosters
Evie, Rhys and BBC Children in Need’s Pudsey discover mood-boosting ways to support mental well-being. Meanwhile, Evie
500 Words
Celebrate the return of the UK’s biggest children’s story-writing competition with a very special 500 Words BBC Live
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