Teach Screen

A Teach Screen collection of visual, interactive teaching resources designed to support explicit instruction, discussion and concept development.

Lesson Launchers are part of the Teach Screen collection and have been created to help teachers teach, model and explore concepts through structured, discussion-rich teaching sequences.

Designed for use on interactive whiteboards, projectors and classroom displays, Lesson Launchers provide visual teaching support that helps make learning visible and engaging. Through modelling, questioning, discussion and guided practice, students are supported to build understanding before moving into independent application.

Whether you’re teaching phonics, mathematics, visual arts or other curriculum concepts, Lesson Launchers provide ready-to-use teaching tools that support whole-class learning, concept development and meaningful classroom discussion.

Why We Created Lesson Launchers

Lesson Launchers were created because teachers need more than activities.

Effective teaching requires opportunities to model concepts, guide discussion, make thinking visible and build understanding before students are expected to work independently.

Lesson Launchers provide visual, interactive teaching support that helps teachers explicitly teach concepts through modelling, questioning, discussion and guided practice. Rather than rushing students into completing a task, Lesson Launchers help students understand the concept first.

Designed for whole-class teaching, each Lesson Launcher supports teachers in developing conceptual understanding, strengthening oral language and creating meaningful learning conversations that help students connect ideas and build confidence.

The focus is on helping teachers teach new concepts with confidence while supporting student understanding every step of the way.

How Lesson Launchers Work

Lesson Launchers are designed to support explicit teaching through a clear, discussion-rich sequence that builds understanding step by step.

Across the slides, teachers are supported to:

• Introduce learning intentions and key vocabulary
• Connect concepts to familiar experiences and prior knowledge
• Model concepts, skills and thinking explicitly
• Guide students to notice, discuss and reason
• Use visual representations to support understanding
• Check understanding through questioning and discussion
• Transition into independent practice, centres or follow-up learning

Rather than rushing students into independent work, Lesson Launchers prioritise teacher modelling, guided noticing, oral language and classroom discussion to help students understand how and why concepts work before applying them independently.

What’s Included in a Lesson Launcher?

Each Lesson Launcher is designed to support explicit teaching through a structured, curriculum-aligned teaching sequence.

While the content and concepts vary between resources, many Lesson Launchers include:

• Teacher Information and Learning Progression Overview
• Curriculum-aligned teaching sequences
• Explicit teaching slides
• Structured focus concepts broken into manageable steps
• Student-friendly learning intentions
• Success criteria and “I Can” statements
• Guided discussion and questioning opportunities
• Whole-class reasoning and participation prompts
• Visual representations that support understanding
• Opportunities to check for understanding throughout the lesson
• Planning support for lessons, centres and follow-up activities

Lesson Launchers are designed to help teachers see the bigger picture of the learning while providing practical support for teaching each concept step by step.

The flexible structure allows teachers to:

• Teach each step individually
• Revisit concepts as needed
• Adapt the pace to suit student readiness
• Use the resource across multiple lessons
• Maintain a clear learning progression from beginning to end

Each Lesson Launcher is written using clear, child-friendly language and aligned to relevant curriculum outcomes to support meaningful classroom learning.

Why This Structure Works

• Aligns with explicit teaching and gradual release principles
• Supports whole-class discussion and diagnostic observation
• Builds conceptual understanding before independent practice
• Encourages student talk, reasoning and participation
• Makes thinking visible through modelling and discussion
• Flexible enough for one lesson or multiple teaching sessions
• Supports a wide range of curriculum areas and concepts

Perfect For

• Explicit teaching
• Introducing new concepts
• Whole-class instruction
• Guided practice
• Building background knowledge
• Classroom discussion
• Lesson introductions
• Curriculum-aligned teaching

Browse Lesson Launchers

Mathematics

Support the teaching of key mathematical concepts through structured, curriculum-aligned lessons designed to build understanding and confidence.

Examples may include:

• Number
• Algebra
• Measurement
• Space
• Statistics & Probability
• Calendars and Time

English

Introduce and develop essential literacy skills through explicit teaching, modelling and guided practice.

Examples may include:

• Phonological Awareness
• Phonics
• Reading
• Vocabulary
• Writing

The Arts

Explore artists, techniques and visual arts concepts through engaging lessons designed to support discussion, observation and creative thinking.

Examples may include:

• Artist Studies
• Art Appreciation
• Art Techniques

Simply open, display and teach.

Tips for Success

• Keep the pace purposeful but flexible
• Pause regularly for student discussion and reasoning
• Encourage students to explain their thinking
• Use concrete materials alongside the slides where appropriate
• Revisit Lesson Launchers before or after hands-on learning experiences
• Adjust the pace to suit student readiness while maintaining the learning progression

Lesson Launchers are designed to support teaching, not replace it. Use them as a visual teaching tool to guide modelling, discussion and concept development while responding to the needs of your students.

Explore the Lesson Launcher Collection

Whether you’re teaching mathematics, phonics, visual arts or other curriculum concepts, Lesson Launchers provide visual, interactive teaching support designed to help students build understanding through modelling, discussion and guided practice.

Browse the growing collection of Lesson Launchers and discover ready-to-use teaching resources that help make learning visible, engaging and meaningful.

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