How Teach Rex Supports Cross-Curricular Learning in Primary Schools
Cross-curricular learning is integral to helping pupils connect ideas, build knowledge, and develop a deeper understanding of the world around them. Teach Rex workshops are designed to support that approach, blending storytelling, science, technology, and creativity in a way that’s engaging, accessible, and memorable.
Created by former primary school teachers, every workshop is built with curriculum links in mind. Whether it’s dinosaurs, dragons, animals, or EYFS creatures, each session helps reinforce key learning objectives across a range of subjects.
Here’s how Teach Rex brings cross-curricular learning to life
English: Expanding Vocabulary and Encouraging Creative Writing
Each Teach Rex workshop begins with a story, designed to spark imagination and set the scene for language-rich exploration. From mythical dragons to environmental stories involving orangutans and gorillas, children are immersed in vocabulary and storytelling.
Workshops support:
- Creative writing prompts and narrative development
- Spoken language, drama, and roleplay
- Exposure to SATs-relevant vocabulary, particularly in dinosaur and dragon sessions
Teachers often use the visit as a springboard for follow-up writing, with many schools seeing increased engagement and improved outcomes.
Science: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Natural World
Science is embedded in the heart of every Teach Rex experience, especially in the Dinosaur and Animal Workshops. Children are introduced to key concepts in an engaging, memorable way.
Workshops support:
- Understanding animal types, diets, and habitats
- Exploring body structures, movement, and adaptations
- Learning about extinction, evolution, and fossil evidence
For many pupils, it’s the first time they’ve experienced science ‘in action’ – and it stays with them.
Geography & Sustainability: Real-World Issues in the Classroom
In the Animal Workshop, children explore environmental issues through the lens of endangered species like Thomas the Gorilla and Fito the Orangutan. This naturally ties into geography and sustainability topics.
Workshops encourage children to:
- Consider human impact on rainforests and habitats
- Understand climate change and conservation challenges
- Connect local actions to global consequences
Pre-visit materials such as rainforest posters and follow-up classroom tasks help deepen learning and support key geography and citizenship outcomes.
ICT & Digital Literacy: Green Screen and iPad Creativity
Green screen sessions are a central part of every Teach Rex workshop. They provide a hands-on introduction to digital storytelling that excites and engages pupils of all ages.
Children work with iPads and green screen technology to create their own content, whether they’re responding to a dinosaur encounter, recording a dragon-themed scene, or capturing a moment from one of the baby animal stories.
Workshops support:
- Planning and creating short digital videos
- Developing basic editing and storytelling skills
- Working collaboratively on creative tech projects
These experiences help build pupils’ digital literacy and confidence with technology, while encouraging creativity and teamwork. For many schools, it’s an inspiring way to bring computing objectives to life in a practical, memorable format.
PSHE: Confidence, Emotional Development, and Expression
Teach Rex workshops are designed to be inclusive, interactive, and safe for all pupils to express themselves. Children are encouraged to take part through movement, discussion, and storytelling, helping to build confidence and develop emotional understanding.
Workshops support:
- Social interaction and teamwork
- Emotional literacy and empathy
- Building self-esteem through performance
Dedicated PSHE workshops are also available for EYFS and KS1 pupils. These sessions use baby dinosaurs, dragons, and animals to gently explore day-to-day worries and emotional challenges.
Through carefully structured storytelling and discussion, the Teach Rex team help children:
- Recognise and talk about their feelings
- Work through everyday worries using familiar, friendly characters
- Understand how to respond to challenges in positive, manageable ways
EYFS and Animal Workshops are particularly effective at helping younger children recognise emotions and develop key personal and social skills in a nurturing and supportive environment.
Art, DT, Music and Creative Learning
Teach Rex sessions often inspire creative work that continues well beyond the workshop. Schools frequently build on the themes through cross-curricular art, design, music and storytelling projects.
Workshops inspire:
- Drawing and designing dragons, dinosaurs, or habitats
- Constructing dens and landscapes in DT
- Adding music or sound effects to green-screen videos
- Creating posters or visual projects linked to sustainability
These hands-on tasks allow children to explore the workshop themes from different angles, reinforcing their learning in fun and imaginative ways.
More Than Teaching
Designed by Teachers, Delivered with Passion
Every Teach Rex experience is written and delivered by former primary school teachers, ensuring it’s not only educationally sound but also tailored to real classroom needs. Each session:
- Links to national curriculum objectives across multiple subjects
- Is adapted to suit year groups from EYFS to Year 6
- Comes with pre-visit materials and post-visit extension tasks
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