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Book SynopsisIncludes classroom activities and lesson plans for Shakespeare's "The Tempest" such as Shakespeare's use of language and also applications for history, ICT, drama, and art. This title provides exercises that cover structure, listening, understanding, motivation and character as well as key words, themes and literary techniques.

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Book SynopsisPut the magic back into reading! Engaging, inspirational, and practical the complete course book and teacher's guide for Reflective Reading. This exciting approach improves attainment and motivation by revamping reading comprehension in the primary classroom. Put the magic back into reading through fun, engaging ideas and activities for the teaching of reading. Create life-long readers with good reading habits, who read for pleasure and appreciate text in all its forms. Ensure higher order thinking skills are embedded within teaching and learning using a new, child-friendly taxonomy - the Comprehension Compass. Teachers and children will enjoy completing and creating Task Maps, Long Reads, Short Reads and TexTplorers activities. Inside you will find: Short Read texts and activities, suitable for whole-class teaching and shared reading Long Read activities and Task Map exemplars, for reading groups and differentiation Advice on assessment, planning, managing reading in the classroom and choosing texts Guidance on 'How to Build a Reader' and identifying reading difficulties Child Friendly Reading Booklets to encourage a learning dialogue about reading to support Assessment is for Learning A 'Cultivating a Reading Culture' self-evaluation to encourage collegiate reflection on your school's current reading practice Also includes photocopiable lesson plans, templates, and downloadable resources so you can get started straightaway!

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Book SynopsisThis book is for new or aspiring computer science teachers wishing to improve their subject knowledge and gain confidence in the classroom. And it's for experienced computer science teachers who wish to hone their practice, in particular in the areas of explicit instruction, tackling misconceptions and exploring pedagogical content knowledge. You will read some of the backstory to our subject – the "hinterland" – those fascinating journeys into history that make the subject come alive and place it in historical context. These stories will help you to enrich your lessons, cement core knowledge, develop cultural capital and help you excite a life-long love for the subject. We will go beyond the mark scheme to explore the subject knowledge behind the answers, giving you the confidence to discuss the field in greater depth, enabling you to use explicit instruction methods: presenting skills and concepts clearly and directly enabling student mastery. We will explore misconceptions that arise when teaching our subject, so you can "head them off at the pass". And we will look at teaching ideas – the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) – exploring the helpful analogies, questions and activities that work for each topic: practices that can be lifted and dropped straight into the classroom to immediately enhance your teaching. Trainee or pre-service teachers, NQTs and early-career teachers will find this book invaluable, experienced teachers will find it inspiring, and all will benefit from a fresh look at the hinterland and subject pedagogy that makes computer science a fascinating subject to teach.

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Book SynopsisThis workbook, accompanying the Level 4 Instructor Guide (available separately) in the First Language Lessons complete elementary grammar series, uses classical techniques of memorization, dictation, and narration to develop your child's language ability in the important, foundational years of language study. This Level 4 Student Workbook provides complete worksheets for the student, making it possible for busy parents and teachers to spend more time teaching and less time preparing. Grade Recommendation: Grades 4-5.

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Book SynopsisThis edition contains the full text of Twelfth Night with clear and supportive notes. A detailed introduction and a guide to each act and scene give you everything you need to study the play for CSEC English B.Understand the language of the play with clear notes on each page.Learn about Shakespeare's world and the context of the play in the lively introduction.Get to grips with characters, themes and dramatic techniques with a guide to each scene.Trace the development of themes across the play with succinct summaries and links to the key scenes.Prepare for your final examinations with practice exam questions and annotated sample responses to show you how to improve your work.

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Book SynopsisCollins Explore English is a 6-level course which provides full coverage of the Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language curriculum framework (0057) from 2020. With a magazine-style Student's Resource Book, comprehensive Student's Coursebook, and supportive Teacher's Guide, it offers clear progression within and across levels.The Student's Coursebook is clearly linked to the Student's Resource Book, both of which are fully supported in the Teacher's Guide. It follows the same topic-based structure of units as the Resource Book, and includes a wide range of varied activities and exercises related to the input materials to develop and consolidate learning. The Coursebook is designed to be written into, so activities contain structured spaces for learners to record answers. The activities can be used as classroom tasks, for homework or for assessment purposes. The completed tasks give the teacher an opportunity to check work and give feedback. Learners have a consolidated record of

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Book SynopsisHappy Handwriting is a whole-school handwriting course that supports children in becoming confident, fluent writers. It consists of teacher guides, practice books and whiteboard slides with letter formation animations, providing a clear plan for frequent and discrete direct teaching. A Collins handwriting font licence is also supplied.Teacher's Guide 3 contains all the guidance teachers and teaching assistants need to improve fluency in handwriting, with a focus on effective joining and developing automaticity. Each week of content is presented as grid-based lesson plans for quick reference and easy planning. There are resource sheets and home practice sheets to provide additional practice opportunities, and a Collins Handwriting font licence is provided.Provides clear, practical advice for writing a whole-school handwriting policy.Contains the most recent research and expert advice for developing confident and fluent writers.A licence for the Collins Handwriting font is provided with

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: Total length 2.94m. Folded to A4 297x210 (Concertina poster)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 14.99.This Phase 3 frieze for Phase 3 supports children while they are learning these graphemes incrementally. It is intended to be used before the grapheme charts are displayed.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: 65x210mm (Cards)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 59.99.Contains review word cards matched to the Reception planning for Phases 24 to consolidate long-term memory and build fluency. Contains 353 words.Supplied as individual cards and organised in teaching order for ease of use.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: A4 297x210mm (Cards)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 49.9946 grapheme cards, embossed to give sensory feedback. These robust cards can be used with individual or groups of children, or the whole class.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: 127x84mm (Cards)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 14.99.Illustrated grapheme cards featuring 40 Phase 5 graphemes, chosen for the Little Wandle SEND programme. Developed with advice from special schools.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: A4 297x210mm (Cards)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 49.9940 grapheme cards, embossed to give sensory feedback. These robust cards can be used with individual or groups of children, or the whole class.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dimensions: 65x210mm (Cards)The website shows the VAT inclusive price. The price before VAT is 89.99.This complete set of catch-up word cards and tricky word cards for Phases 25 matches the Rapid Catch-up planning. These word cards give children age 7+ practice reading words at their level to develop core vocabulary and fluency. Contains 650 words.Supplied as individual cards and organised in teaching order for ease of use.

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Book SynopsisDeveloped by an experienced author and examiner team, this teacher's resource accompanies the coursebook and is written for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Computer Science syllabus (9618). It includes chapter-by-chapter support and guidance that will save you valuable time when planning lessons. This resource also contains answers to the coursebook questions.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part 1: 1. Information representation; 2. Communication; 3. Hardware; 4. Processor fundamentals; 5. System software; 6. Security, privacy and data integrity; 7. Ethics and ownership; 8. Databases; Part 2: 9. Algorithm design and problem-solving; 10. Data types and structures; 11. Programming; 12. Software development; Part 3: 13. Data representation; 14. Communication and Internet technologies; 15. Hardware and virtual machines; 16. System software; 17. Security; 18. Artificial intelligence; Part 4: 19. Computational thinking and problem solving; 20. Further programming.

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Book SynopsisFully revised for first examination in 2021 with an emphasis on 21st century skills. This card gives you access to your digital teacher''s resource on the Cambridge Elevate platform. This teacher''s resource provides easy access to the coursebook answers, teaching ideas and classroom resources. These include PowerPoint presentations, photocopiable worksheets and curated access to audio and video aligned to the coursebook. The resource helps you follow the IB approach with explanations of the IB framework and the revised syllabus, while also providing inspiration through differentiation and homework ideas. As a digital edition, the teacher''s resource enables you to highlight, annotate text, and download and edit presentation/worksheets, which you can tailor to your needs.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the syllabus; Introduction to the coursebook; Exam at a Glance; Framework in detail; Assessment Criteria; Statements of work / Schemes of Work for each chapter; Worksheets for each unit; PowerPoint Presentations for each unit; Teacher Development Essays;

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Book SynopsisA beautifully designed book full of creative ideas and fun activities to get your children outdoors, with a foreword by Chris Packham. Spending time outdoors and interacting with the elements gives our senses a host of stimuli that cannot be recreated indoors. Whether you're splashing in muddy puddles, making shelters, foraging blackberries, playing hide and seek or watching birds, experiencing the natural world reduces stress, makes us feel alive and lays critical foundations for a healthy developing brain. Learning with Nature is ideal for parents, teachers and youth workers looking to enrich children's learning through nature and teach them to enjoy and respect the great outdoors. Written by experienced Forest School practitioners, it is packed with more than 100 tried and tested games and activities suitable for groups of children aged between 3 and 16, which aim to help children develop key practical and social skills and gain a better awareness of the world. The booTrade ReviewLearnlng with Nature is a valuable resource to anyone with a passion to create this connection between children and the outside world. With 100 different game and activity ideas, forest school leaders, families, home schoolers, cubs, brownie, scout and guide leaders would all find something here. * Caroline Bennett, Westonbirt Magazine *This book will be invaluable to all gardeners who enjoy creating opportunities to get their younger family and friends excited about being in a garden. I thoroughly recommend it. * The Gardening Times *All three authors are experienced practitioners, and the book speaks with real authority.... The result is a book of outdoor ideas that just beg to be tried. * Make Wealth History *This is a truly inspirational book that will get you and your children running to be outside. * Cathi Pawon, Juno *A creative and easy to read guide of games and activities for the great outdoors which are suitable for all ages, from children of nursery age right through to adults. ... 6 out of 6 stars. * Sandra Kent, Families Magazine *Whether you are a parent or educator, Learning with Nature is full of ideas for fun in the great outdoors. It caters for children and young people of all ages and abilities – and comes with clear instructions and illustrations. So grab a copy, get your boots on, fill your backpack and head to your nearest wild (or not so wild) space for some playful adventures. * Tim Gill, Author of No Fear: Growing Up In A Risk Averse Society *I recommend this book to you all, so ‘get out, play and connect’! * John Cree, Chair of the Forest School Association *This wonderful new book aims to connect children with nature. Through a broad range of outdoor activities and games, young people are encouraged to engage their senses and interact with nature. This not only leads to a better understanding of the natural world but can also contribute to much broader agendas such as personal and social development. Most importantly, the activities are fun. It is through enjoyment and understanding that people will want to conserve and care for their environment and so I encourage everyone to give the book a try. * Andy Naylor, John Muir England Award Manager *This book enables key outdoor experiences to happen. It includes an exciting ‘toolkit’ of well-structured, engaging activities that will inspire, excite and encourage children to reconnect with nature – and to have a whole load of fun in the process! * Amanda Elmes, Learning, Outreach and Volunteer Lead, South Downs National Park Authority *Table of ContentsForeword by Chris Packham Introduction Looking after nature GAMES - Warm-ups - Plants and trees - Animals and birds - Sensory awareness - Team building - Wandering NATURALIST ACTIVITIES - Tool safety - Wild facts - Birds - Animals - Plants - Trees SEASONAL ACTIVITIES - Teas through the seasons - Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter SURVIVAL ACTIVITIES - Foraging wild plants - Fire safety - Shelter - Water - Fire - Wild food Afterword by Jon Cree Author biographies Resources and bibliography Nature organisations Photograph credits Index

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Book SynopsisThe advantages of primary pupils developing and adopting a growth mindset (a phrase first coined by Carol Dweck) have been widely discussed in education establishments and many teachers are aware of its benefits. A practical implementation of growth mindset theories is to understand which learning behaviours are the most effective; resilience, self-motivation and determination are key learning behaviours that, when developed well in a child, will support a lifetime of learning. Primary children who are independent learners and who want to improve their own learning will naturally make better progress. But independent learning has to be modelled, encouraged and resources need to be put in place to promote it. Nikki Willis presents a tried-and-tested framework that is easily transferable on how to develop growth mindset in the primary classroom, while ensuring that independent learners are developed with healthy learning attitudes. Growth Mindset: A Practical Guide is an invaluablTrade ReviewEncouraging pupils to believe in their abilities can have a huge impact on learning and this book emphasises that, resulting in learners who want to achieve. * Parents in Touch *

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Book SynopsisChosen as one of the best homeschooling books to educate kids during lockdown by The Independent.The perfect guide for helping your child with phonics, containing over 40 fun, multi-sensory games and activities to bring phonics to life in the home environment. Phonics at Home helps parents get to grips with letters and sounds and complements any phonics scheme already used in primary schools. Whether you are home schooling or simply looking for fun activities to keep your child engaged in learning, this is the number one resource for teaching reading, writing and spelling at home.Kate Robinson uses her wealth of experience as a teacher and trainer to demystify phonics with clear explanations of related terminology and step-by-step instructions to help parents and children make the most of every activity. What's more, the easy-to-play games work with any phonics scheme it doesn't matter which scheme the school is using and use items found around the house.Aimed atTrade ReviewPhonics is what our children are learning at primary school – and this book helps parents to carry on the good work at home. There are a number of different phonics schemes, but this book works with any of them, so parents needn’t worry about inadvertently going off the curriculum. -- Chosen as one of the best homeschooling books to educate kids during lockdown * The Independent *

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Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won''t fail to inspire and engage all learners.Questioning is key to effective teaching and learning, yet practical questioning strategies that are immediately useable in the classroom can be hard to come by. 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Questioning presents practical strategies, games and activities not only to help teachers improve their own questioning in the classroom, but also to allow pupils to develop an understanding of how they too can ask effective questions to develop their learning.Using philosophical approaches including ownership, authenticity, balance and Socratic principles,Trade ReviewPeter Worley offers us a supercharged insight into questioning strategies and mindsets. Teachers will appreciate this crisp distillation of his most influential and practical ideas. This book is a crash course in becoming a more deliberative and deft facilitator of enquiry. -- Michelle Sowey, Director, The Philosophy Club, AustraliaIf you were to merge the training of an academic philosopher with the passion of our most inspirational teachers, then you'd create Peter Worley. This, his latest creation, is quite simply a beauty of a book: one that will guide and inspire you, and lead to ever more engaging, thought-provoking experiences for your learners. -- James Nottingham, teacher, author, and creator of The Learning PitThe invention – for that is what it is – of the concept of open questioning mindset (OQM) is a remarkable contribution, not just to the pedagogy of philosophical inquiry with children but to good pedagogy in any context. In an unassuming, but extremely elegant, way, Peter Worley has matched the much more famous pedagogical contribution, ‘growth mindset’, of Carol Dweck. Indeed, it could be argued that a teacher who models and encourages OQM contributes more directly to a child’s intellectual growth than one who models and encourages growth mindset. At any rate, a child might be more likely to become a fully self-directed learner through developing an OQM of her own, than merely developing a growth mindset. For it could be through – and only through – the practice of OQM that one might develop the capacity, in the metaphor of Plutarch, to ‘light the fire of learning’ in and for oneself. -- Roger Sutcliffe, Founding Member of SAPEREI would like to become a really good questioner and develop a questioning classroom. So, how can I learn to ask just the right question? What strategies can I use? Look no further than Peter Worley's new book on Questioning. Based on a wealth of experience, this introduction to questions and questioning is a cornucopia of ideas for the busy primary teacher, with the bonus of teaching tips and further suggestions that you can return to time and again. My advice to primary school teachers: get hold of this book and have it at your fingertips as you plan your lessons and work with your class. -- Dr Philip Cam, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, and author of '20 Thinking Tools'A great book [...] Questioning forms a huge part of my teacher training across the UK. [There is] tons of stuff I'm going to use in here for my own research and my own teacher training. -- Ross Morrison McGill, @TeacherToolkitThis short text would be of value to any member of staff who is interested in developing a deeper understanding of the ways that questioning can activate children’s thinking and imagination. -- Mary Mountstephen * SEN Magazine *

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Book SynopsisFrom Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the bestselling author of Vocabulary Ninja and Write Like a Ninja, comes an essential handbook of photocopiable resources to supercharge Year 1 pupils and transform them into little comprehension ninjas!Comprehension Ninja for Ages 5-6: Non-Fiction presents 24 high-quality non-fiction texts and photocopiable activities with strong links to the National Curriculum to help embed comprehension skills in Year 1. With accompanying question sets that challenge pupils to effectively skim, scan and retrieve information and improve their subject knowledge, this practical guide features theory and teaching approaches that can be applied to any curriculum area. As well as improving their comprehension skills, this book provides excellent SATs practice for every child and covers topics from good friends and firefighting to the seven continents of the world.If you''re searching for an exciting way to bring comprehension morTrade ReviewThe Comprehension Ninja books are probably the best comprehension resource I’ve found in my career. [...] The texts are really high quality and the range of text activities make them fab for a guided reading carousel. * Primary teacher *

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Book SynopsisFrom Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the bestselling author of Vocabulary Ninja and Write Like a Ninja, comes an essential handbook of photocopiable resources to supercharge Year 2 pupils and transform them into little comprehension ninjas!Comprehension Ninja for Ages 6-7: Non-Fiction presents 24 high-quality non-fiction texts and photocopiable activities with strong links to the National Curriculum to help embed comprehension skills in the Year 2 classroom. With accompanying question sets that challenge pupils to effectively skim, scan and retrieve information and improve their subject knowledge, this practical guide features theory and teaching approaches that can be applied to any curriculum area. As well as improving their comprehension skills, Comprehension Ninja for Ages 6-7: Non-Fiction provides excellent SATs practice for every child and covers topics from Rosa Parks to the emergency services and toys.If you''re searchTrade ReviewThe Comprehension Ninja books are probably the best comprehension resource I’ve found in my career. [...] The texts are really high quality and the range of text activities make them fab for a guided reading carousel. * Primary teacher *

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Book SynopsisFrom Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the bestselling author of Vocabulary Ninja and Write Like a Ninja, comes an essential handbook of photocopiable resources to supercharge Year 5 pupils and transform them into little comprehension ninjas!Comprehension Ninja for Ages 9-10: Non-Fiction presents 24 high-quality non-fiction texts and photocopiable activities with strong links to the National Curriculum to help embed comprehension skills in the Year 5 classroom. With accompanying question sets that challenge pupils to effectively skim, scan and retrieve information and improve their subject knowledge, this practical guide features theory and teaching approaches that can be applied to any curriculum area. As well as improving their comprehension skills, Comprehension Ninja for Ages 9-10: Non-Fiction provides excellent SATs practice for every child.If you''re searching for an exciting way to bring comprehension more firmly into youTrade ReviewThe Comprehension Ninja books are probably the best comprehension resource I’ve found in my career. [...] The texts are really high quality and the range of text activities make them fab for a guided reading carousel. * Primary teacher *

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Book SynopsisThe 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active is filled with simple and accessible ideas to make physical activity an enjoyable and meaningful part of daily life in the Early Years.Young children''s physical and mental development, health and wellbeing can be significantly improved by regular physical activity, from tummy time that informs crawling to walking, and sitting still that impacts on fluent handwriting. Dr Lala Manners uses her wealth of experience to present 50 ideas to engage with young children physically in a positive way and get them active, from Scrabble and Stand wTrade ReviewLots of concrete and fun activities. Very easy to do with minimum organization and no expensive equipment. -- Professor Jyrki Reunamo * Faculty of Education, University of Helsinki *

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Book SynopsisThis exciting collection of diverse assemblies for Key Stage 2 is perfect for any teacher or school leader looking for inspiration. Covering a range of different thought-provoking issues, each idea in this book has been successfully tried and tested in real assemblies. This flexible, dip-in resource includes a variety of assembly formats and full scripts for every assembly. Some are standalone assemblies that can be delivered with minimal preparation, some come with accompanying slideshows online and some are more detailed assemblies requiring additional resources. The topics are current and ideal for stimulating discussion, ranging from values-focused assemblies about justice, truth and courage to knowledge-based assemblies on subjects such as Black History Month and female scientists. The book uses a variety of poems, objects, folktales and real-life stories to stimulate and inspire children's thinking on topics from peace and perseverance to art and friendship. Written by an Trade ReviewA very useful, accessible and engaging resource. The themes are relevant and pertinent to the children's everyday lives. It's the first assembly book we choose when looking for ideas. * Mrs T Cripps, Deputy Head *

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Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won''t fail to inspire and engage all learners.Awarded the Green Tick by the Association for Science Education 2021.100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Science is filled with exciting yet achievable ideas to engage pupils in all areas of the National Curriculum for science. With a whole host of ideas for activities, experiments, assessment and increasing parental engagement, this book will help primary teachers develop pupils'' knowledge and shape their attitudes towards learning science.Paul Tyler and Bryony Turford cover the key areas of biology, chemistry and physics, providing specific Trade ReviewMy mum has always taught me that it’s quality not quantity that counts! In #100ideas you get the best of both! A multitude of hand-picked resources from real classrooms wrapped in a rich understanding of why and how we teach primary science. -- Dr Lynne Bianchi * University of Manchester, @LynneBianchi *Every teacher of primary science will find something useful in this great book. The ideas all develop strong conceptual understanding through best practice in how children learn science. And every primary science child will love ‘doing’ the science. Brilliant! -- Jane Turner * Director of Primary Science Quality Mark *This is a very useful handbook of ideas and one that would be a very useful addition to any staff room. -- Paul Hopkins * Leader Primary Science PGCE, University of Hull *This book is an absolute joy to read and a must-have for all primary teachers who want to ignite science in their classroom! -- Primary Science Journal * The Association for Science Education *This pocket-sized book is a little like a teaching Tardis. There is a lot more inside than you would ever imagine! -- Green Tick Evaluation * The Association for Science Education *

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Book Synopsis_______________The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.There''s no better way to get children moving, laughing and learning than with songs and dance, but sometimes it can feel like you''ve exhausted your rhyme repertoire or simply run out of musical steam. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Songs and Rhymes offers a mixture of traditional favourites, fresh alternatives to well-known rhymes, action songs, original rhythms and funny verse that will have everyone giggling. All activities include suggestions for actions and dances and tips for incorporating songs and rhymes into other areas of children''s learning.AdulTrade ReviewThis is a delightful book - full of ideas to stimulate and encourage musical interactions with children - lots of old favourites included - and interesting resources and materials to enhance music and movement experiences - the children I work with have enjoyed it enormously! -- Dr Lala MannersThe book offers a great mix of images showcasing the activities that can be undertaken in support of the songs and rhymes, including equipment needed. Along with supporting cognitive and movement skills, the songs and rhymes also support language development and other key early-year skills. -- @digicoled * UKEdChat *This book reminds you of all the songs that you thought you knew, but had actually forgotten and adds a wonderful learning opportunity for each one. It’s a must-have for the shelf in a classroom and a definite one for the book list for initial teacher training. -- Ally Tansley, AfPE

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Book Synopsis_______________An exciting reading comprehension resource from Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the creator of the hugely popular Write Like a Ninja, Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja: Non-Fiction series.This photocopiable resource contains 24 immersive and imaginative fiction and poetry texts from acclaimed writers including Joseph Coelho, Joshua Seigal and Emma Shevah, as well as original texts by Adam Bushnell and Andrew Jennings aligned to the National Curriculum. Each is accompanied by differentiated activities and answers to boost retrieval skills and help pupils become fully fledged Comprehension Ninjas!Ideal for KS1 SATs practice, the reading texts are high-quality and rich in vocabulary. They cover a wide variety of genres including fables, sci-fi, contemporary stories, adventure, traditional tales and poetry. If you''re searching for engaging resources to help pupils practise comprehension strategies and question types such Trade ReviewThese books provide high-quality, age-appropriate texts with great ideas to discuss vocabulary and understanding in context with younger children. They will be a great resource for any teacher! -- Jane Clapp * Teacher and Reading Lead, @MissC_1717 *Vocabulary Ninja strikes again by making comprehension fun, lively and easy to access. These books lend themselves wonderfully to the different learning needs in the classroom and can be used in a myriad of ways. -- Toria Bono * Classroom teacher and Primary Evidence Lead Educator, @Toriaclaire *Yet again, the Ninja delivers with this high-quality comprehension resource. Time-saving gold dust for providing classroom comprehension practice that is easily accessible and focused on curriculum domains. -- Alex Barton * Primary Reading Co-ordinator and author of 'Reading Recharged', MrB_Y3 *

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Book Synopsis''Time-saving gold dust for providing classroom comprehension practice.'' Alex Barton, Teacher and author of Reading Recharged, @MrB_Y3An exciting reading comprehension resource from Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the creator of the hugely popular Write Like a Ninja, Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja: Non-Fiction series.This photocopiable resource contains 24 immersive and imaginative fiction and poetry texts from acclaimed writers including Zanib Mian, Chitra Soundar and Brian Moses, as well as original texts by Adam Bushnell and Andrew Jennings aligned to the National Curriculum. Each is accompanied by differentiated activities and answers to boost retrieval skills and help pupils become fully fledged Comprehension Ninjas!Ideal for KS1 SATs practice, the reading texts are high-quality and rich in vocabulary. They cover a wide variety of genres including fables, sci-fi, contemporary stories, adventure, traditional talTrade ReviewThese books provide high-quality, age-appropriate texts with great ideas to discuss vocabulary and understanding in context with younger children. They will be a great resource for any teacher! -- Jane Clapp * Teacher and Reading Lead, @MissC_1717 *Vocabulary Ninja strikes again by making comprehension fun, lively and easy to access. These books lend themselves wonderfully to the different learning needs in the classroom and can be used in a myriad of ways. -- Toria Bono * Classroom teacher and Primary Evidence Lead Educator, @Toriaclaire *Yet again, the Ninja delivers with this high-quality comprehension resource. Time-saving gold dust for providing classroom comprehension practice that is easily accessible and focused on curriculum domains. -- Alex Barton * Primary Reading Co-ordinator, MrB_Y3 *This is a resource packed full of ideas, based on a variety of quality texts - a must for any classroom. -- Stephen O Connor, Primary School TeacherWhat an amazing resource, packed full of ideas! Covering ks1 & ks2. Texts are varied & diverse. Wide range of genres! -- Barbara Band, Charted LibrarianAnother fantastic series of books by Andrew, this time co-authored with Adam Bushnell to ensure even more literacy enrichment. * UKEdChat *The books are so well put together, providing strategies for teaching reading skills in an interesting and unique way. -- Rosie Watch, Expert Reviewer * Love Reading 4 Schools *

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Book Synopsis''An absolute must-have for any Year 3 teacher.'' Louise Rayner, English Specialist Leader of EducationAn exciting reading comprehension resource from Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the creator of the hugely popular Write Like a Ninja, Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja: Non-Fiction series.This photocopiable resource contains 24 immersive and imaginative fiction and poetry texts from acclaimed writers including Roald Dahl, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Patrice Lawrence and Pamela Butchart, as well as original texts by Adam Bushnell and Andrew Jennings aligned to the National Curriculum. Each is accompanied by differentiated activities and answers to boost retrieval skills and help pupils become fully fledged Comprehension Ninjas!Ideal for KS2 SATs practice, the reading texts are high-quality and rich in vocabulary. They cover a range of genres including historical fiction, sci-fi, contemporary stories, adventure, traditional tales aTrade ReviewI am blown away with the quality of these books. Comprehension is an important element of becoming a fluent reader, and I am extremely excited to use the Comprehension Ninja books with my class! -- Alfred Bache * Head of Primary English and KS2 class teacher, @mr_alfredb *The Comprehension Ninja strikes again! With clear, concise texts and activities bursting with opportunities to develop reading skills, this is an absolute must-have book for any Year 3 teacher. -- Louise Rayner * Year 3/4 teacher and English Specialist Leader of Education, @thegiddyteacher *

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Book Synopsis''A must have for any Year 4 teacher!'' Liberty Minoli, English Lead, @MissMinoliYear4An exciting reading comprehension resource from Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the creator of the hugely popular Write Like a Ninja, Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja: Non-Fiction series.This photocopiable resource contains 24 immersive and imaginative fiction and poetry texts from acclaimed writers including Jo Simmons, Karen Inglis and Brian Moses, as well as original texts by Adam Bushnell and Andrew Jennings aligned to the National Curriculum. Each is accompanied by differentiated activities and answers to boost retrieval skills and help pupils become fully fledged Comprehension Ninjas!Ideal for KS2 SATs practice, the reading texts are high-quality and rich in vocabulary. They cover a wide variety of genres including historical fiction, sci-fi, contemporary stories, adventure, traditional tales and poetry. If you''re searchTrade ReviewI am blown away with the quality of these books. Comprehension is an important element of becoming a fluent reader, and I am extremely excited to use the Comprehension Ninja books with my class! -- Alfred Bache * Head of Primary English and KS2 class teacher, @mr_alfredb *A brilliantly set out book, which guides children through each aspect of reading comprehension. It doesn't get any better than this! -- Louise Rayner * Year 3/4 Teacher and English Specialist Leader of Education, @thegiddyteacher *This book is a must have for any Year 4 teachers! High-quality, relevant texts, including a wide range of genres, with age-appropriate supporting questions that cover the key comprehension skills. -- Liberty Minoli * English Lead and Year 4 Teacher @MissMinoliYear4 *

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Book SynopsisThe essential book of times tables activities for the primary classroom, perfect for turning all pupils into Grand Masters of Times Tables! From teacher Sarah Farrell and Andrew Jennings, the creator of the bestselling Vocabulary Ninja and Write Like a Ninja. The activities in this photocopiable book give Key Stage 2 pupils all the tools they need to gain fluency in multiplication and division up to their 12 times tables. Each chapter begins with exercises for practising rapid recall, followed by visually engaging activities for applying knowledge to other areas of maths including shape, perimeter, scale factors, fractions and more. Fully aligned to the primary National Curriculum for maths, Times Tables Ninja features an introduction for teachers explaining the Concrete Pictorial Abstract (CPA) approach and the vocabulary to use when teaching times tables. There are certificates at the end of each section to support progression and encourage children to reach the next Ninja level. Written by experienced teacher Sarah Farrell (@SarahFarrellKS2) and edited by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), this is the ultimate classroom resource for reinforcing times tables and preparing pupils for SATS and the statutory multiplication tables check. For more must-have Ninja books by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), check out Vocabulary Ninja, Arithmetic Ninja, Write Like a Ninja and Comprehension Ninja.Trade ReviewThis book not only enhances the teaching of times tables, but enhances the provision we can provide for children, too! The perfect book for teachers to master the teaching of times tables. -- Emily Weston * Primary School Teacher, @primaryteachew *A superb collection of fantastic ideas and approaches to the teaching of times tables. Absolutely indispensable for all teachers, especially for those preparing for the multiplication tables check in Y4! Would definitely recommend! -- Joe Barnes-Moran * Deputy Head Teacher, @JoeBarnesMoran1 *Times Tables Ninja will be a helpful resource for time poor KS2 teachers looking for opportunities for recalling multiplication facts. Alongside quality times table instruction, this book provides varied practice to embed times tables across the mathematics curriculum. -- Shannen Doherty * MAT Teacher Development Lead and Primary Teacher, @MissSDoherty *Bursting with opportunities for pupils to rehearse recall and flexibility with key number facts, Times Tables Ninja is the perfect accompaniment to a well sequenced curriculum and ideal for pupils polishing their multiplication skills. -- Kieran Macke * Primary School Teacher, @Kieran_M_Ed *

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Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. Scott Evans, aka The Reader Teacher, shares 100 innovative and practical ideas to help teachers nurture confident, enthusiastic young readers with a lifelong passion for books. Combining clear, practical advice with tried-and-tested classroom activities and inspiration, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure will give teachers the tools they need to create and sustain a positive reading culture. Based on the ‘Reading Roadmap’, the author’s unique five-point framework to revolutionise reading in schools, the ideas will help teachers promote reading for pleasure across the curriculum and create a reading spine of diverse texts to engage and excite children. Ideas range from classroom-based concepts like children selecting class books and creating reading scrapbooks to whole-school suggestions such as developing a ‘Senior Readership Team’ and hosting your own ‘Festival of Reading’. There are sections covering all aspects of reading life, including how to become reader teachers and leaders, engage families and work with writers and illustrators, this book offers everything a teacher needs to get every child excited about reading. Written by experts in their field, the 100 Ideas books offer practical ideas for busy teachers. They include step-by-step instructions, teaching tips and taking it further ideas. Follow the conversation on Twitter using #100Ideas.Trade ReviewAn abundant, wonderful, and essential treasure box, certain to stoke enthusiasm and a propulsive joy of reading through every inch of your school. -- Vashti Hardy * award-winning author of the Brightstorm series @vashti_hardy *If you want to create a reading school, this is the book for you. What a thorough collection of ideas to really make reading rock across the whole school. -- Heather Wright * Reading Rocks *Overflowing with inspirational ideas, this is a brilliant book to help teachers unlock the magic of reading for pleasure for all the children they teach. -- Christopher Edge * award-winning author of books including Escape Room @edgechristopher *Brilliant, insightful, practical & realistic, this is an essential toolkit for every school, from a teacher whose passion for reading places him at the beating heart of children’s literature. -- Emma Carroll * author of 'Letters from the Lighthouse' and 'Escape to the River Sea' @emmac2603 *There is no more important a principle than reading for pleasure and no-one more passionate or knowledgeable than Scott to help children on their way. A must for every primary classroom and teacher. -- Phil Earle * children's author *A must read for every teacher and educational leader. Packed full of practical and innovative ideas, this is a resource I will recommend to everyone and refer to frequently. -- Jenny Pearson * children's author and primary school teacher *All children should be given the opportunity to read for pleasure: this is an essential, accessible guide for every teacher from an expert in the field. -- Cressida Cowell * Children's Laureate, 2019-22 *An exceptional book. It is INSPIRING and comprehensive. It is stuffed with knowledge and ENTHUSIASM. And most of all it is – I think, for teachers – EMPOWERING. -- Tom Palmer * children's author *The ultimate book for anyone looking to raise the priority of reading in their classroom or school. Scott's ideas are innovative, easy to implement and impactful. -- Andy Taylor * Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at University of Worcester, @MrTs_NQTs *In this inspiring volume, The Reader Teacher, Mr Scott Evans, has gathered a cornucopia of wonderful ideas certain to get you, the young people you know and all of the people in your school and wider community excited about reading books, and talking about the stories they love best. It’s simply marvellous. -- M. G. Leonard * author *Enriching, illuminating and engaging. An expert guide to helping young people discover the magic of books and become readers for life. -- Eloise Williams * Inaugural Children's Laureate Wales *Full of fresh ideas, this is essential reading for any educator who wants to instill a lifelong love of reading. Every school should have a copy. -- Katya Balen * children's author *Scott Evans is a brilliant champion of children's books and reading for pleasure! -- SF Said * children's author *A must-have resource for EVERY classroom - this book is exceptional in its imagination, its passion and its purpose. All children deserve to read for pleasure - this book is the key to making that happen. -- Hannah Gold * award-winning author *Scott Evans gives a very comprehensive and user friendly approach to the idea of ‘Reading for Pleasure’ in the form of an essential guide. Whilst many of the innovative ideas centre around school life, it is easy to see how these could be adapted in your own home as a parent... Highly recommend! -- Bex * English teacher and blogger @teachermumreadsbooks @mummyisreading *This is the essential read for anyone involved in a primary school looking at fostering reading for pleasure. Packed full of practical ideas – including creating a reading spine of diverse texts to hosting your own Book Awards – this will definitely lead to a positive reading culture in schools. -- Tom * Assistant Headteacher, blogger and co-host of #EduPubChat Check 'Em Out Books blog *This is a goldmine of practical strategies and clearly explained, rational tips for developing reading provision. This is a book for ... anyone who wants to play a part in building a community of readers. -- Kate Heap * teacher, author of the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series and blogger at Scope for Imagination *Scott brilliantly distils everything you should, could and may implement for reading for pleasure into manageable bite size chunks, which can easily be digested, dipped into and shared for CPD to inspire and inform without overloading. Scott has taken all the myriad approaches for fostering a love of reading and fashioned it into a zesty, green slice of a book - like a slimline tonic. It's awesome! -- Chris Soul * children's author, book reviewer and teacher www.chrissoul.co.uk *It takes a single step to start a journey and I wholeheartedly think that this is an indispensable resource to help schools begin or continue their reading journey: a journey that really is life-changing for children. -- Mary Rees * teacher, Reading Lead and children’s book blogger at bookcraic.blog *The genius of many of these ideas is that they are simple and with little or no cost in terms of money or time – an all-important consideration in these times of squeezed budgets and over-burdened staff. -- Jacqui Sydney * teacher and blogger at WorldsSmallestLibrary.wordpress.com *This is a book that needs to be in every primary school. I guarantee it will be well used and will help to change lives. * K and O: Bonkers About Books blog *The pure joy of Scott’s book is that he has gathered together many tried and tested ideas which can easily be slotted into daily practice and culture in classrooms, whole schools and the wider community to create a constant, non-gimmicky buzz about books and reading. * Through the Bookshelf blog *What a little pocket rocket this is! As a school librarian this book is perfect for me to read and gain ideas that I may not be covering in my library but need to take on board to help promote reading for pleasure further. -- Emma Suffield * Little Blog of Library Treasures @LibraryTreasures85 *Some of my favourite ideas are reader recommendations (which are incredibly powerful coming from teacher to pupil) and first chapter Friday – the latter of which I plan to integrate next term for sure! * Vicky's Never Ending TBR Blog *Practical strategies, activities and ideas that are easy to implement with teaching tips, suggestions for taking it further and bonus ideas... Although aimed at primary teachers, most of the suggestions are easy to adapt for older students and whilst many school librarians will already be carrying out a lot of these recommendations, the range will ensure most find something new to put into place. * Barbara Band, School Library Consultant *

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Book SynopsisLet's Talk Relationships offers a multitude of creative ways to get young people aged 13-19 talking about positive relationships, helping them to stay safe, healthy and happy. Ideal for groups or one-to-one work, this resource features over 90 tried and tested activities.Focusing on peer friendships, personal relationships and family dynamics, issues covered include peer pressure, relationship bullying, decision-making, managing conflict at home and family values. Activities come complete with photocopiable worksheets and include ideas for storyboard work, games, role-play and quizzes, as well as suggestions for creative projects including drama, music and art activities. They are designed to build assertiveness skills, encourage young people to make positive choices and help them to talk about their feelings. This second edition is fully updated and contains over ten new activities in each of the five sections.This is an invaluable resource for all those working with young people, including youth workers, teachers and voluntary sector youth leaders, helping them to make sessions valuable, educational and enjoyable.Trade ReviewI feel sure anyone working with young people would find this a beneficial and easily accessible resource. For those working with difficult youngsters who would not fit into a group and for parents who are finding communication difficult with their teenager(s), there are many varied ideas from which they, too, could choose. -- Counselling Children and Young PeopleI bought Let's Talk Relationships to use with young people in Brazil who had moved from favelas in central Rio to a rural setting on the outskirts of the city. I am extremely glad I made the purchase! This book helped me throughout my time working with young people in Brazil, especially when I was asked to design a sex and relationships course. The great variety of activities, clear layout and detailed yet straightforward guidance was invaluable. The majority of activities worked really well in a cross-cultural environment. There really is something for everyone in this book! -- Sophia Davies, Youth Worker, Youth ConnexionsTable of ContentsIntroduction. The group. 1. Getting to know each other. 2. Friendships and peer groups. 3. Living at home. 4. Love, sex and all that. 5. Evaluation and endings. Acknowledgements.

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Book Synopsis_______________The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting.The tuff tray is a staple resource that is often abandoned or underused in early years settings. However, when used effectively, a tuff tray can enhance a child''s learning through its versatile usage, such as messy play or as enhancements to support themes and ideas that are being explored. A simple tuff tray provocation can offer many learning opportunities to help a child progress and develop, as its sensory play approach promotes open-ended investigations and problem solving. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Trays is packed full of exciting activities

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Book SynopsisImprove your grammar with Collins Grammar for IELTS and get the score you need.IELTS is the world's leading test of English for higher education and migration and is recognised by 6000 institutions in over 135 countries. Collins Grammar for IELTS is a self-study book for learners of English who plan to take the Academic module of the IELTS test. This book is an ideal tool for learners studying at CEF level B1 or above or with a band score 55.5 who are aiming for a band score of 6 or higher.Twenty 4-page units present key areas of grammar with practice exercises similar to the ones in the IELTS test.Practical exam strategies and tips help you improve your IELTS score.Practice exam sections at the end of each unit allow you to familiarise yourself with the test questions.Free downloadable audio contains texts for Listening practice as well as model answers showing you how to use certain grammatical structures in the IELTS Speaking test.Also available in the Collins English for Exams' ser

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Book SynopsisWritten by an expert author team with over 50 years' combined classroom experience, Busy Ant Maths is a flexible, whole-school mathematics programme that ensures conceptual understanding and mathematical fluency from the start.Collins Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2B is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities and representations with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths.Activity Book 2B contains: fun activities to consolidate the objectives covered in the daily maths lesson objectives at the top of each page so the child is in control of their own learning space to record answers, providing structure to each exercise simple text. engaging, colourful graphics.Used in conjunction with the Teacher''s Guide, Textbook, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, the Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2B is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the Trade ReviewI received some sample Busy Ant materials and was very impressed, yet again the resources were of high quality and supports children’s understanding in an engaging way. The resources matched the national curriculum really well and have clear progression across units of work. The lessons have opportunities to be differentiated in 5 ways and the units are flexible and give teachers the opportunities to be creative. I am extremely impressed with the online planning tool and am really looking forward to implementing this scheme of work across years 3 and 4 and then into years 1 and 5 next year.Charlotte AngeliSenior Leader Chigwell Primary This is a scheme of work that makes sense, gives pupils a consistently structured yet fun approach and will enable teachers to deliver an exciting and inspiring new curriculum from September 2014.Teach Primary magazine

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Book SynopsisHundreds of exercises to get you to the next levelCollins Work on your Grammar Upper Intermediate (B2) is a new practice book that covers the key grammar points needed by learners of English at Upper Intermediate level (CEF level B2).This book is an essential resource for learners who want to improve their English grammar. Each of the 30 units presents a different area of grammar using clear language and examples. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will remember and be able to use what they have learnt with confidence in their written and spoken English.The grammar covered in Collins Work on your Grammar Upper Intermediate (B2) has been carefully selected based on Collins Corpus research and the experience of our language experts. As a result, this book provides plenty of useful practice with authentic, up-to-date examples of language usage in context. A carefully structured layout makes sure the language is always clear and the book is easy to navigate. ColTrade Review.

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