LESSON LIFESAVERS

Learning ideas for the days you need a little help.

Ready-to-use activities, projects and learning ideas designed to make home education easier on the days you don’t have hours to plan.

FIND A LIFESAVER

What are you looking for?

Browse by topic and find something that sparks their interest today.

Explore Lesson Lifesavers

Everyday Life & Skills

Starter Pack: Primary School

A flexible collection of ready to use activities designed to make home education easier and more engaging.

Ages 5–7Ages 7–11Ages 11–14

£12.99 Inc VAT

WHY LESSON LIFESAVERS

Sometimes you just need something that works today.

Less time searching, planning and preparing. More time getting on with learning in a way that works for your family.

Ready when you need it

Choose a resource, pick an activity and get started without spending hours planning first.

Flexible by design

Use the whole resource, choose the parts that suit your child or follow their interest in a completely different direction.

Made for home education

Created around real home educating life, with space for different ages, interests, abilities and ways of learning.

HOW IT WORKS

From idea to learning in three simple steps.

Lesson Lifesavers are designed to be easy to pick up and use. Choose something that interests your child, download it straight away and use it in whatever way works for you.

Choose a Lifesaver

Browse by topic and pick something that fits your child’s interests or the kind of learning you need today.

Download and choose what works

Get the resource straight away, then use the whole thing or simply pick the activities that suit you.

Follow the learning

Work through the ideas, adapt them or let them spark a completely different direction.

SEE WHAT'S INSIDE

A closer look at a Lesson Lifesaver

Each Lifesaver is designed to give you clear activity ideas, simple guidance and useful prompts you can pick up and use straight away.

Built to be useful, not overwhelming.

Clear lesson ideas, questions to ask, extension prompts and simple guidance to help you get started without overcomplicating the day.

Clear activity ideas

Simple prompts and structured lesson content to help you get going quickly.

Useful discussion prompts

Questions, extension ideas and extra challenge prompts that help the learning go further.

Screen friendly and flexible

Designed to work digitally or as printable cards, depending on how your family prefers to use them.

NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

Start with the Starter Pack

A collection of Lesson Lifesavers with a range of activities and ideas to reach for whenever you need something simple to pick up and use.

£12.99

Inc VAT

MADE BY HOME EDUCATORS

Built around home education.

Practical resources shaped around real children, changing interests, busy days and different ways of learning.

REAL LIFE FIRST

Practical by design

Made for ordinary home education days, with clear ideas you can pick up and use.

FLEXIBLE LEARNING

Use them your way

Follow the resource, choose what suits or take the learning in another direction.

DIFFERENT LEARNERS

For different learners

Created with different ages, interests, abilities and approaches to learning in mind.

LESS PRESSURE

Less planning needed

A useful starting point when you need ideas without adding another planning job.

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Everything you need to know

A few quick answers before you choose your first Lesson Lifesaver.

Are Lesson Lifesavers physical products?

No. Lesson Lifesavers are digital resources you can access after purchase and use on screen or print as needed.

How do I get my download?

Once your order is complete, you’ll be able to access your digital resource straight away.

What ages are Lesson Lifesavers for?

Each resource shows the age groups it is designed to suit, but they are intentionally flexible so the same Lifesaver can often be adapted for children of different ages and abilities within the same family.

Do we have to complete the whole resource?

Not at all. Use the whole Lifesaver, choose individual activities or simply use the ideas as inspiration.

Can I print the resources?

Yes. Lesson Lifesavers are designed to work digitally or as printable pages, depending on what works best for your family.

Can I use one resource with more than one child?

Yes. Lesson Lifesavers are designed to work across different ages and learning abilities, so you can use the same resource with siblings and adapt the activities to suit each child.

TRY THEM FREE

Start with 3 free Lesson Lifesavers.

Join our mailing list and get three Lesson Lifesavers to download straight away. Try them with your family and see how the format works before you choose anything else.