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HarperCollins Publishers The Talking Bird: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A traditional Persian tale about three orphaned siblings who embark on a journey of discovery to find a magical talking bird. Find out if they make it home again, and whether they learn anything about themselves along the way. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.. Text type: A traditional tale from another culture Curriculum links: English: fairy stories, myths and legends; books from other cultures and traditions This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.42
HarperCollins Publishers The Arabian Desert: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level The sandy Arabian Desert stretches for hundreds of kilometres in every direction. It may seem hard to believe that anything can live in this hot, dry land, but many different living things call it home. Find out about the amazing plants, animals, and people who live in this beautiful landscape. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type – An information book. The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. Ideas for reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities. Curriculum links: geography, science.
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers The Railway Revolution: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level In 1804 the first steam train set out on a nine mile journey. Within 50 years, there were 6,000 miles of railway across the country. Discover who was behind this revolution and how it transformed Victorian England. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: an information book. Curriculum links: history, geography Ideas for reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers Homes Sweet Homes: Band 07/Turquoise (Collins Big Cat)
A collection of beautiful poems about the habitats of contrasting creatures. Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms. Text type – A poetry collection. Check comprehension and embed learning with a reader response spread on pages 22–23.
£9.06
HarperCollins Publishers NESTS: Band 02A/Red A (Collins Big Cat Phonics)
Nests have lots of eggs and a nest must be hidden to protect it. Discover the range of places where birds build nests in this lovely, decodable non-fiction book by Elspeth Graham. Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development. Text type: A simple non-fiction book Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the book. Curriculum links: Science, PSHE, Geography
£7.93
HarperCollins Publishers HAND PLAY: Band 03/Yellow (Collins Big Cat Phonics)
Learn how to make amazing shadow puppets including a dog, duck, bat and snail. This fun, decodable instruction book is written by Elspeth Graham. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language Text type: A simple instruction book Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story. Curriculum links: Science
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers China’s Terracotta Army: Band 09/Gold (Collins Big Cat)
When the First Emperor of China died 2,000 years ago, he was buried in a giant tomb. In 1974, this tomb was discovered along with an army of over 6,000 terracotta warriors. Discover the army for yourself and the reason they were buried with the Emperor. Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Text type: An information book Curriculum links: History: How are our toys different from those in the past; Art and Design: What is sculpture? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.52
HarperCollins Publishers River Journey: Band 02B/Red B (Collins Big Cat)
Follow a river from its source to the sea and see how it adapts to its surroundings in this highly photographic non-fiction report by Fiona Macdonald. Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion. Children can re-cap the journey of the river on pages 14–15. Text type: A non-fiction report Curriculum links: Geography: Investigating rivers This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.93
HarperCollins Publishers The Hedgehog Mystery: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level No one has a gran like Ellie and Morris. Gran has red hair, a leather jacket, and she's part of a motorbike gang. When Gran's lodger disappears with her motorbike, Ellie and Morris decide to take matters into their own hands. Find out what happens in this hilarious mystery, written by Carnegie nominee, Ally Kennen and illustrated by Mark Beech. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: A mystery story This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers Diggety Dog: Band 03/Yellow (Collins Big Cat Phonics)
Diggety Dog is looking for a bone. But no matter how far he digs, he only seems to manage to uncover trouble! Children will love this fun rhyming story by Michaela Morgan. Yellow / Band 3 – A humorous rhyming story Text type – Fiction The focus phonemes in this book are y (ugly), o-e, ea and i-e. The map of Diggety’s hole on the final spread allows children to discuss the characters the dog met along the way. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers Practice Tests for A2 Key: KET (Collins Cambridge English)
All the practice you need for a top score in the Cambridge English A2 Key qualification. With the realistic test papers and helpful advice in Collins Practice Tests for A2 Key (KET), you will feel confident and fully prepared for what to expect on the day of the test. It contains: 8 complete practice tests, fully updated for the revised 2020 exam specification Answer keys and model answers Additional practice by topic – more sample questions to help you prepare for the Speaking paper Downloadable audio and audio scripts for the Listening and Speaking papers Visual materials for the Speaking paper, plus model answers A mini-dictionary of difficult words from the tests, taken from our COBUILD dictionaries With Collins Practice Tests for A2 Key, students will know what to expect from the real test: Material and layout has been carefully prepared to replicate the real test Introduction contains a full guide to the different sections of the test, along with tips and practical advice on how to revise and prepare for the test Sample answer sheets from Cambridge English are included Suitable for Elementary or Pre-intermediate students (CEF level A1–A2) preparing to take the Cambridge English A2 Key (KET) qualification.
£19.79
HarperCollins Publishers The 39 Steps: Band 18/Pearl (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Revisit John Buchan’s classic adventure story of danger and intrigue, as hero Richard Hannay desperately tries to escape being caught for a murder he didn’t commit. The question is, can he stop the mysterious forces, which threaten the safety of the world while he’s on the run? Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.88
HarperCollins Publishers The Secret Garden: Band 17/Diamond (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A gripping retelling of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic tale of mystery and friendship. When Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle at his remote home on the moor, she thinks she’ll be lonely and bored. But when she finds a rusty old key and discovers a secret cousin she never knew she had, everything at Misselthwaite Manor changes. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers The Goose Girl: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level This hilarious retelling of a traditional Hans Christian Anderson tale tells of mistaken identities as a kind, humble princess swaps places with her grumpy, unpleasant maid, with some very funny consequences! Who’ll end up marrying the prince, and who will end up the goose girl, and how will the magic horse help? Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Text type: A traditional tale Curriculum links: English: fairy stories, myths and legends This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.20
HarperCollins Publishers My Friend Joe: Band 00/Lilac (Collins Big Cat)
A boy makes a paper plane and accidentally throws it over the wall. Little does he know that another boy called Joe lives on the other side of that wall and wants to play, too. This beautiful narrative non-fiction book about friendship is written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Russell Ayto. A boy makes a paper plane and accidentally throws it over the wall. Little does he know that another boy called Joe lives on the other side of that wall and wants to play, too. This beautiful narrative non-fiction book about friendship is written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Russell Ayto. Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work. Children can follow and recap the story sequence about how the boys became friends using the story map on pages 14–15. Text type: A wordless story Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development
£7.70
HarperCollins Publishers Plague and Fire: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level In 1665, London was a dangerous place in which to live. A plague had swept across London, and a quarter of the city’s population died. A year later, tragedy struck London again and the Great Fire of London destroyed two-thirds of the city. Richard Platt explores both events and how the city survived in this fascinating information book. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. Text type: An information book. Curriculum links: History: How do we know about the great fire of London? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.20
HarperCollins Publishers Growing and Changing: Band 04/Blue (Collins Big Cat)
As we grow up, our bodies grow and change with us. This information book by Teresa Heapy looks at the changes that happen – from our eyes and teeth to our height and strength. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Children can chart the changes our bodies go through from baby to six years old in the timeline on pages 14–15. Text type: An information book Curriculum links: Science: Moving and growing
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers Spider’s Big Match: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Spider McDrew gets the chance to play for the Parkfield school football team, in the end-of-season cup draw. As usual though, things are not plain sailing for Spider who lets his side down by giving away a crucial penalty kick. Poor Spider is a pitiful sight as he stands on the touchline all alone. Then, he is asked to take one last corner kick. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Text type – A humorous story with a familiar setting. A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and scaffolding writing. Curriculum links – ICT: Combining text and graphics; PSHE: Developing good relationships. This is the second SpiderMcDrew tale by Alan Durant and Philip Hopman. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.20
HarperCollins Publishers The Little Egg: Band 03/Yellow (Collins Big Cat)
Find out what happens to the little egg in this patterned story, filled with colourful illustrations by Shoo Rayner. Yellow level/ Band 3 books offer early readers varied sentence structure and natural language. Text type – A patterned story with a predictable structure. A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 reveals what happens to the little egg through a pictorial summary of the day, providing the opportunity to recap the story. Curriculum links – Knowledge and Understanding of the World: life processes and living things; Science: Plants and animals in the local environment; life cycles This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers Around the World: Band 03/Yellow (Collins Big Cat)
Traversing across the world by train, boat and plane, the two children in this story poem encounter the extremes of sun and snow travelling to Africa, India and China. The book begins with a poem, before revealing their journey's details, and repetitive questions encourage the reader to turn the page and continue the voyage. Yellow/ Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language. Text type - A poem with predictable structure and patterned language. The story map on pages 14 and 15 gives children the opportunity to follow the route again on a world map. Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby bear? Passport to the world. Music: Feel the pulse. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers What’s Inside?: Band 02A/Red A (Collins Big Cat)
What’s inside a nut? What’s inside a pod? What’s inside you and me? The clear photos in this book will show children what’s inside all sorts of things, from a pea inside a peapod to the skeletons inside us. Red A/ Band 2A books offer predictable texts with famliar objects and actions, combined with simple story development or information development. Text type – A simple information book. Pages 14 and 15 provide an opportunity for children to recap and discuss the text. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.93
HarperCollins Publishers Cat and Dog: Band 00/Lilac (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with fully decodable phonics books matched to Letters and Sounds. Cat steps out through the cat flap, unaware that Dog is about to pounce. A frantic chase follows, which almost ends in catastrophe. But there is a suprise twist in the tale when Dog rescues Cat. Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work. Text type - Fiction. The final spread shows the route of Cat and Dog’s chase through the park and can be used by the children to discuss and retell the story. Shoo Rayner also wrote and illustrated the Pink B story, Fly Away Home This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£7.70
HarperCollins Publishers Alice in Wonderland: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A brand new Alice for children today to enjoy, beautifully retold and illustrated by multi-award-winning author Emma Chichester Clark, which captures the original tale faithfully and loyally but with makes it accessible for a whole new generation. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers Against the Odds: Band 18/Pearl (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. Text type: Curriculum links:
£10.88
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Primary Focus – Grammar and Punctuation: Introductory Pupil Book
Collins Primary Focus: Grammar and Punctuation Introductory Pupil Book is aimed at ages 6+. Presented in a child-friendly design, each grammar concept is supported by visual cues. Follow-up activities allow children to develop grammar and punctuation skills at different levels. Progress units provide opportunities for assessment and consolidation. Concepts reappear in each level to build confidence, reinforce learning and add complexity Demonstrates clear links between grammar and punctuation Supports all ability levels with a progression through solid practice of the core concept to using grammar and punctuation in the context of more extended writing Engages all children with an updated design and a range of exciting, new artwork
£12.91
HarperCollins Publishers Cambridge IGCSE™ Spanish Workbook (Collins Cambridge IGCSE™)
Collins IGCSE Spanish as a Foreign Language Workbook supports the Student’s Book by providing additional material for skills development and language practice. Following the structure of the Student’s Book, the Workbook gives students the opportunity to practise the grammar and vocabulary of each topic-based units, as well as reading, writing and speaking skills. Each unit comprises a variety of exercises carefully designed to consolidate and reinforce language learning and also includes additional writing and speaking practice in exam-style activities. The Workbook can be used in class or at home, and activities are equally suited to extension work in class or as exercises set for homework. The Workbook supports the Cambridge IGCSE Spanish (0530) and IGCSE (9-1) 7160 syllabuses. This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.
£14.26
HarperCollins Publishers The Magic Pen: Band 05/Green (Collins Big Cat)
Everything about Mr Big is big. And ordinary pens just won’t do; every time he tries to write, Mr Big’s ordinary sized pens break. So Mr Big drives to the shop in his big car to buy a big pen. But size is not the only surprising thing about Mr Big’s new pen. This is a Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters. This is a fantasy story, and a storyboard on pages 22 and 23 provides a pictorial summary of the story in eight frames – an ideal cue for further discussion and activity. This book supports numeracy learning with shape, space and measure. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Crunch and Munch (9780007186655) by Nora Sands.
£9.06
HarperCollins Publishers Business Listening: B1-C2 (Collins Business Skills and Communication)
Understand what they're saying – however they say itThis completely innovative self-study book (with downloadable audio) is the perfect way for busy executives to improve their English listening skills. It features real people talking about their work and their lives in a variety of native and non-native accents alongside exercises and learning material. Collins English for Business is a new series of self-study skills books which focus on the language you really need to do business in English – wherever you are in the world. Each title includes tips on how to communicate effectively and how to communicate inter-culturally. Other titles in the series: Speaking and Writing. · Powered by COBUILD – using the real language of business English· Listening contents:Twenty 4-page units cover the key areas, such as Small Talk, Working in English Globally, Telephoning and Teleconferencing.· Each unit contains:- Exercises based on authentic audio recording- Grammar tips- Key phrases· Downloadable audio containing 78 minutes of authentic recordings
£12.59
HarperCollins Publishers Exploring Cyberspace: Band 10+/White Plus (Collins Big Cat)
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. Sam and Layla enjoy playing games, chatting to their friends and watching things online. But sometimes using the internet worries them and they don’t always enjoy screen time as much as they think they will. Why is that? White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities. Lisa co-authored Exploring Cyberspace with Kyle Taylor to help children make sense of the internet and its increasing presence in their lives. Following her own children’s experiences, she wants to help provide context as children navigate their lives online, encouraging them to interpret what they see and make active choices. Kyle Taylor has spent his career working on issues surrounding data, democracy and the impact of the digital age on society. He is an expert on digital privacy and data issues. Kyle is the author of "The Little Black Book of Data and Democracy" – a beginner's guide to social media and society, which is aimed at adult audiences. He co-authored Exploring Cyberspace to offer children and parents an accessible way to introduce these complex topics to young people so they are prepared for the digital world.
£10.42
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Explore English – Explore English Teacher’s Guide: Stage 5
Collins 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 Teacher’s Guides offer a clear and comprehensive path through the course by providing detailed lesson plans with step-by-step guidance and support in delivering the course. Suggestions for additional activities, differentiation, and extension work are included in each unit. The material at each level is organised into nine units, each of which is divided into three weeks. Four suggested lessons are provided in the Teacher’s Guide for each week of work, plus a further section of additional activities, revision and extension offering further resources which can be used flexibly depending on the timetable or classroom context. Step-by-step lesson notes give clear instructions for using the materials and to fully cover the curriculum. The activities in each unit are introduced and explored in context so that language is developed and learnt in meaningful and familiar contexts related to learners’ interests and what they may be learning in other school subjects. Each lesson clearly references the relevant material in the Student’s Resource Book and Coursebook, linking all three components with straightforward instructions and guidance on how to deliver the course. The course takes an integrated skills approach to developing language skills with an emphasis on practical communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step guidance.This course aims to develop the life-long skills that are essential for communication in English and learning in other subjects and to support teachers in delivering the objectives of the Cambridge curriculum framework from 2020. This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0057 from 2020.
£52.50
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Explore English – Explore English Teacher’s Guide: Stage 1
Collins 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 Teacher’s Guides offer a clear and comprehensive path through the course by providing detailed lesson plans with step-by-step guidance and support in delivering the course. Suggestions for additional activities, differentiation, and extension work are included in each unit. The material at each level is organised into nine units, each of which is divided into three weeks. Four suggested lessons are provided in the Teacher’s Guide for each week of work, plus a further section of additional activities, revision and extension offering further resources which can be used flexibly depending on the timetable or classroom context. Step-by-step lesson notes give clear instructions for using the materials and to fully cover the curriculum. The activities in each unit are introduced and explored in context so that language is developed and learnt in meaningful and familiar contexts related to learners’ interests and what they may be learning in other school subjects. Each lesson clearly references the relevant material in the Student’s Resource Book and Coursebook, linking all three components with straightforward instructions and guidance on how to deliver the course. The course takes an integrated skills approach to developing language skills with an emphasis on practical communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step guidance. This course aims to develop the life-long skills that are essential for communication in English and learning in other subjects and to support teachers in delivering the objectives of the Cambridge curriculum framework from 2020. This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0057 from 2020.
£52.50
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Explore English – Explore English Student’s Coursebook: Stage 1
Collins 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 their work and parents can see what kind of activities learners are doing in class. The Student’s Coursebook provides opportunities for the learners to consolidate and apply what they have learnt, and to relate what they are learning both to the environment in which they live and beyond, to other contexts. Much of the learners’ work is conducted in pairs or small groups in line with international best practice. The tasks and activities are designed to be engaging for learners and to support teachers in their assessment of learner progress and achievement. This innovative course has been designed to encourage maximum enjoyment and engagement by young learners, providing them with a fun and colourful Resource Book packed full of texts and illustrations to stimulate language learning. The corresponding Coursebook contains the activities relating to this input material. The Student’s Resource Book and Student’s Coursebook are used together to provide the full learning package for the student. The course takes an integrated skills approach to developing language skills with an emphasis on practical communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step guidance. This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0057 from 2020.
£12.45
HarperCollins Publishers Collins Explore English – Explore English Student’s Coursebook: Stage 2
Collins 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 their work and parents can see what kind of activities learners are doing in class. The Student’s Coursebook provides opportunities for the learners to consolidate and apply what they have learnt, and to relate what they are learning both to the environment in which they live and beyond, to other contexts. Much of the learners’ work is conducted in pairs or small groups in line with international best practice. The tasks and activities are designed to be engaging for learners and to support teachers in their assessment of learner progress and achievement. This innovative course has been designed to encourage maximum enjoyment and engagement by young learners, providing them with a fun and colourful Resource Book packed full of texts and illustrations to stimulate language learning. The corresponding Coursebook contains the activities relating to this input material. The Student’s Resource Book and Student’s Coursebook are used together to provide the full learning package for the student. The course takes an integrated skills approach to developing language skills with an emphasis on practical communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher’s Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step guidance. This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0057 from 2020.
£12.45
HarperCollins Publishers Level 2 – I Want Your Toy! (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Mack wants to play with Ivy's toys. Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 4 – What's the matter, May? (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Lucy is excited to see her cousin, May. Will her little sister stop their fun? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 4 – The Hill Street Five (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. A new person is moving into Hill Street. Who could it be? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 3 – Get the Glue, Lew! (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Lew and Grandpa build a castle. But where is the tool? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 3 – Where's my sock, Mack? (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Ivy can't find her sock. Has Mack got it? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 4 – Why do frogs sing? (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. What do you know about frogs? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 4 – Why is plastic bad? (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. What can we do about plastic rubbish? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 3 – Meg Finds an Egg (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Meg finds an egg in her garden. What is in it? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 4 – Where are the leaves? (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. What do you know about the seasons? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters, working towards A1 Movers Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers Level 3 – A Gift for Mum (Collins Peapod Readers)
Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Eddie and Kate go shopping for Mum. Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online
£6.12
HarperCollins Publishers The Ancient Mariner: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A gripping and moving retelling of this poem written originally in the eighteenth century by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It tells the story of the Ancient Mariner and his adventures at sea, where tragedy strikes, more than once and he is ultimately saved – against the odds, teaching him the importance of humanity and humility. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers Romeo and Juliet: Band 18/Pearl (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Get to know one of literature’s most famous couples, as they meet, fall in love, marry in secret and are then cruelly separated. A love story at its heart, this is also a tale of rivalry, revenge and bitter resentment. Get to know one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays in this wonderful and engaging retelling. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. Text type: Curriculum links:
£10.88
HarperCollins Publishers GCSE Maths Edexcel Foundation Teacher Pack (Collins GCSE Maths)
Plan and deliver the new Edexcel specification with this pick-up-and-go Teacher Pack. It is perfectly matched to the GCSE Maths 4th edition Student Book. Great for cover lessons, NQTs, teaching assistants or more experienced teachers in search of ideas. Deliver the new GCSE maths curriculum with confidence with a detailed introduction to support you in interpreting the significant change Help students achieve a smooth transition from KS3 using our thorough explanations of the new assessment objectives Plan ahead with detailed, practical schemes of work for 2, 3 and 5 year teaching Pick up and teach with detailed lesson plans – perfect for cover lessons, NQTs and full of ideas for more experienced teachers. New features include:- literacy prompts to help students ask the right questions- extra teacher support on the new, harder topics from AS level and IGCSE Link the course together with all relevant resources and curriculum and specification references included Access answers to the accompanying student book
£115.00
HarperCollins Publishers GCSE Maths Edexcel Higher Practice Book (Collins GCSE Maths)
Focused on the new assessment objectives, GCSE Maths Practice Book: Use and Apply Standard Techniques is full of expertly written practice questions to help students become confident and fluent in maths. Exactly matches the GCSE Maths 4th edition Student Book Focus on AO1 – using and applying standard techniques Ensure confident and competent students with hundreds of basic, differentiated practice questions Easily identify topics for further practice, intervention, prior knowledge recall and revision Challenge the most able students with more difficult questions aimed at the top grades, particularly 8 and 9 Access answers online
£12.45
HarperCollins Publishers Stop That Robot!: Band 00/Lilac (Collins Big Cat)
Every child’s dream; a robot that tidies your room! But in this wordless picture book, the advantage-taking boy discovers his wised-up robot messing everything up again! Hiding the mess, the boy goes out to play… before all is revealed and Mum turns to the robot herself. Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work. Text type - Fantasy A picture summary on pages 14 and 15 provides an opportunity for children to recap and retell the story in their own words. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
£7.70