BBC Live Lessons

Get moving and have fun with Ben Shires and Mr Brown, Olympians the Brownlee Brothers and Emily Campbell, and explore the connection between physical exercise and well-being.

This harvest-themed episode sees Mwaksy Mudenda, Mr McPartlin, chef Suzie Lee and gardener George Hassall unearth the meaning of seasonal eating and inspire viewers to cook.

Get ready to blast off for a cosmic adventure with Grace Webb from Grace’s Amazing Machines and scientist Greg Foot in this special World Space Week episode of Live Lessons. We challenge viewers to think creatively and join in with activities to expand their space smarts. Professor Brian Cox answers viewers’ questions about the marvels of the universe, and we mix up a scientific storm when we make a miniature comet! We also explore how pioneering female scientists have made their mark in the world of space science and get our hands on the vehicle made for driving on Mars!

Exploring how you can make a difference to climate change.

What does bullying mean, and how can we help those affected? This live lesson with BBC Own It and the Anti-Bullying Alliance investigates.

A Live Lesson all about winter, as we think about ways to prepare for the new season. We learn about hibernation and the ways British animals prepare for the coldest time of year. We visit the BBC weather centre to learn about maps and symbols, and we take a look at your wintry photos. And prepare to get creative in our poetry writing challenge!

Get ready for a cracker of a Live Lesson, as Joe Tasker and Mrs Brennan present a show all about Christmas. We find out how people of different backgrounds and faiths mark the festive season, and we go behind the scenes of a Christmas panto. And Jimmy’s Farm star Jimmy Doherty shows how to make an apple crumble with leftover Christmas pudding.

Let your budding learners grow with a tropical Live Lesson celebrating new BBC nature documentary series The Green Planet.

Time to implant some seeds of knowledge as we find out how amazing plants are. We team up with the groundbreaking The Green planet team and the BBC Bitesize Regenerators campaign for a Live Lesson all about plants, featuring astounding new footage from the BBC Natural History Unit landmark series with Sir David Attenborough. Naomi Wilkinson and Mr McPartlin help us explore the clever ways plants survive by dispersing their seeds in the wild. We explore the ways we use plants in everyday life with the amazing Skinny Jeans gardener, live on location at the RHS Bridgwater garden, and we discover how we can give local plants a helping hand to disperse their seeds, encouraging biodiversity in our gardens and playgrounds.

We look back in time with this historical lesson all about the Victorians. Ben Shires and Mr Smith lead us through an investigation into the differences in the way we live our lives in comparison to the 1800s. Helping out are the cast of new CBBC show Dodger, which follows the lives of kids growing up in this era. We also explore how the past is discovered through various sources, and what they tell us, with historian Olivette Otele. And there is a live link-up with a school celebrating its Victorian history, with Newsround reporter Shanequa Gayle.

Join us for a super-sized celebration of reading as Ben Shires hosts a lesson all about reading for pleasure. Along with author Nathan Bryon, he helps viewers to identify the kinds of books they enjoy and challenges them to discover new genres to explore. Illustrator Dapo Adeola shows us his creative talents and demonstrates pictorial story-telling, showing us the role pictures have to play in books of all kinds. We look at story structure and examine how persuasive language can help us recommend our favourite books to friends. And award-winning children’s author Frank Cottrell-Boyce answers viewers’ questions.

As Newsround turns 50, current presenter De-Graft Mensah leads us through the past, present and future of children’s news.

This Live Lesson brings together Horrible Histories Tom Stourton and Rhys Stevenson to find out how the Tudor era affected The Bard's writing.

It’s time for some number fun in this Live Lesson in partnership with Numberblocks. Katy Ashworth and Mr Smith are joined in the studio by special guest Numberblock One. Can they succeed in their challenge to count their way to 100 by the end of the show? Featuring songs from the award-winning series, this lesson brings numeracy to life for Key Stage 1 learners, exploring multiples, odds and evens, and tasking viewers with putting their numeracy skills to action in interactive worksheets.