Keep your more able KS2 pupils thriving with these creative activities
Try this brain-teaser with your class.
The Walkers’ Vans
Mr Walker drove a van with one barrel in the back. Mrs Walker drove another van, exactly the same size, shape, model and mass as her husband’s. She had three barrels of the same size and kind as Mr Walker’s in her van. Yet when each van was driven onto a scale, Mr Walker’s was heavier. Why?
Supporting more able pupils can be time-consuming—but Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted and Talented Children gives primary teachers a rich bank of practical, low-prep, ready-to-use activities that stretch KS2 learners’ analytical, creative and evaluative skills.
Designed for more able pupils but enjoyable for every child, these activities help primary teachers nurture confident, curious, higher-level thinkers across Years 3–6.
Inside you’ll find:
- Over 100 ready-to-use tasks ranging from quick warm-ups and brainteasers to deeper, open-ended investigations.
- Activities based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and creative-thinking research, helping pupils think critically, imaginatively and flexibly.
- Maths-focused problems and cross-curricular challenges that extend reasoning and problem-solving.
- Independent and whole-class tasks perfect for fast finishers, extension learning, and mixed-ability classrooms.
- Photocopiable worksheets requiring minimal preparation, making it easy to select and deliver the right challenge at the right time.
- Fun, imaginative prompts (like inventing alligator cookbooks or redesigning human hands) that engage all learners while providing genuine stretch.
Find out more about nurturing your more able pupils.
Did you get the answer? Mrs Walker’s barrels were empty!
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