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Sound Phonics prepares children for full fluency in reading, writing and spelling by providing intensive practice in phonics. A comprehensive phonics resource, it is fully compatible with 'Letters and Sounds' and any other incremental phonics programme. Its graded activities, best completed with an adult, reinforce early literacy skills through listening and speaking, and support a multi-sensory approach. Sound Phonics Phase Four is the fifth book in the series and a one-per-child activity book. It focuses on: consolidating knowledge of the 42 phonemes through intensive practice; saying and blending sounds in a word using 'sound buttons' to support reading; using phoneme frames to support segmenting for spelling; counting phonemes to boost confidence in spelling; forming letter shapes independently

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Sound Phonics prepares children for full fluency in reading, writing and spelling by providing intensive practice in phonics. A comprehensive phonics resource, it is fully compatible with 'Letters and Sounds' and any other incremental phonics programme. Its graded activities, best completed with an adult, reinforce early literacy skills through listening and speaking, and support a multi-sensory approach. Sound Phonics Phase Two is the second book in the series and a one-per-child activity book. It focuses on: practising letter Sets 1 to 5; recognizing letter shapes (supported by pictures and finger tracing); encouraging the use of 'sound talk' when segmenting words for spelling; separating words using 'Sound buttons' before blending for reading; practising 'tricky' words.

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Ideal for both whole-school and independent learning, this comprehensive and high-quality series builds on pupils' phonic knowledge while also helping them to understand how word structure and meaning can help them to spell words. Providing excellent preparation for the national tests, the Schofield & Sims Spelling activities systematically introduce and revise spelling conventions, explore word structure and the relationship between words of shared origin, suggest strategies for remembering common 'exception words' (or 'tricky words'), teach pupils how to monitor their own spelling, and encourage them to write sentences from memory or dictation. As pupils work through each book, the intensive practice provided will enable them continually to develop, consolidate and improve their skills, encouraging them towards effective spelling for life. Spelling 5 covers: using further prefixes and suffixes and applying rules for adding suffixes; spelling words with silent letters; using knowledge of word structure and word origins; learning to spell difficult words; learning guidelines for word endings; distinguishing between homophones and other words that are commonly confused.

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Key Maths is a series of graded activity books that reinforce children's mastery of important skills and concepts as required by the Primary National Strategy for maths at Key Stage 1. Areas covered include algebra, measures, money, fractions and data handling. Key Maths Book 1 is suitable for children making the transition from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1 and includes: numbers to 10, simple addition, comparative size (thicker/thinner and longer/shorter), comparative measures (heavier/lighter), o'clock times, 2-D shapes and repeating patterns.

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Number Book is a series of graded activity books designed to help children learn basic calculation skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Number Book 3 includes: numbers to 20, multiples of 2, tens and units, number facts (for example pairs of numbers that add up to 20), recognising coins to 20p, counting money and giving change.

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Key Stage 2 Problem Solving is a series of graded activity books helping children to sharpen their mathematical skills. It encourages them to apply their maths skills to a range of 'real-life' situations, such as shopping and keeping score in games. Key Stage 2 Problem Solving Book 3 is particularly suitable for children in Years 5 and 6, and covers: rotation of shapes, lines of symmetry, tessellation, percentages, fractions, decimal numbers, time problems and ratio.

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Early Comprehension is a series of graded activity books that develop children's ability to make sense of pictures and text - through activities such as story sequencing, reading for meaning and traditional comprehension work. Early Comprehension Book 2 covers: matching pictures with captions; reading simple instructions; riddles; speech bubbles.

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Early Comprehension is a series of graded activity books that develop children's ability to make sense of pictures and text - through activities such as story sequencing, reading for meaning and traditional comprehension work. Early Comprehension Book 1 covers: what happens first/before/next; telling a story based on a set of pictures; reading captions; identifying how a story ends.

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Sound Phonics prepares children for full fluency in reading, writing and spelling by providing intensive practice in phonics. A comprehensive phonics resource, it is fully compatible with 'Letters and Sounds' and any other incremental phonics programme. Its graded activities, best completed with an adult, reinforce early literacy skills through listening and speaking, and support a multi-sensory approach. Sound Phonics Phase Six consolidates the child's knowledge of a range of spelling strategies for use when writing. In this phase, the child first revisits long and short vowel sounds and then practises using prefixes and suffixes. Short stories and poems encourage independent reading and writing and the child may need less adult assistance than earlier in the series. Sound Phonics Phase Six Book 1 is the ninth book in the series and a one-per-child activity book. It focuses on spelling choices (particularly in words with long vowel sounds) and common word endings and how these affect the base word.

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Mental Arithmetic provides rich and varied practice to develop pupils' essential maths skills and prepare them for all aspects of the Key Stage 2 national tests. It may also be used as preparation for the 11+, and with older students for consolidation and recovery. Tailored to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum for primary mathematics, each book contains 36 one-page tests. Each test is presented in a unique three-part format comprising: questions where use of language is kept to a minimum; questions using number vocabulary; questions focusing on one- and two-step word problems. Structured according to ability rather than age, the series allows children to work at their own pace, building confidence and fluency. Two Entry Tests are available in the Mental Arithmetic Teacher's Guide and on the Schofield & Sims website, enabling teachers, parents and tutors to select the appropriate book for each child. All the books can be used flexibly for individual, paired, group or whole-class maths practice, as well as for homework and one-to-one intervention.Mental Arithmetic Introductory Book Answers contains answers to all the questions included in the Mental Arithmetic Introductory Book, as well as additional diagnostic support, making it particularly useful for monitoring children with special educational needs. Answers are clearly laid out in the format of a correctly completed pupil book making marking quick and easy, while a card cover ensures durability.

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Mental Arithmetic provides rich and varied practice to develop pupils' essential maths skills and prepare them for all aspects of the Key Stage 2 national tests. It may also be used as preparation for the 11+, and with older students for consolidation and recovery. Tailored to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum for primary mathematics, each book contains 36 one-page tests. Each test is presented in a unique three-part format comprising: questions where use of language is kept to a minimum; questions using number vocabulary; questions focusing on one- and two-step word problems. Structured according to ability rather than age, the series allows children to work at their own pace, building confidence and fluency. Two Entry Tests are available in the Mental Arithmetic Teacher's Guide and on the Schofield & Sims website, enabling teachers, parents and tutors to select the appropriate book for each child. All the books can be used flexibly for individual, paired, group or whole-class maths practice, as well as for homework and one-to-one intervention.Mental Arithmetic 3 Answers contains answers to all the questions included in the Mental Arithmetic 3 pupil book, as well as guidance on how to use the series and measure progress. Answers are clearly laid out in the format of a correctly completed pupil book making marking quick and easy, while a card cover ensures durability.

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Mental Arithmetic provides rich and varied practice to develop pupils' essential maths skills and prepare them for all aspects of the Key Stage 2 national tests. It may also be used as preparation for the 11+, and with older students for consolidation and recovery. Tailored to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum for primary mathematics, each book contains 36 one-page tests. Each test is presented in a unique three-part format comprising: questions where use of language is kept to a minimum; questions using number vocabulary; questions focusing on one- and two-step word problems. Structured according to ability rather than age, the series allows children to work at their own pace, building confidence and fluency. Two Entry Tests are available in the Mental Arithmetic Teacher's Guide and on the Schofield & Sims website, enabling teachers, parents and tutors to select the appropriate book for each child. All the books can be used flexibly for individual, paired, group or whole-class maths practice, as well as for homework and one-to-one intervention.Mental Arithmetic Book 1 is aimed at pupils in lower Key Stage 2 and covers the key subject areas of number, measurement, geometry and statistics, including place value, simple fractions, times tables, telling the time, giving change, and 2-D and 3-D shapes. Three Progress Charts are provided to monitor learning as pupils work through the book, while topic-based Check-up Tests at the back of the book identify any gaps in understanding. A separate accompanying answer book, Mental Arithmetic Book 1 Answers (ISBN 9780721708058), contains correct answers to all the questions, making marking quick and easy.

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The Schofield & Sims puzzle books have been specially written for Key Stage 2 children to work through independently. Carefully graded and challenging, the puzzles help children to develop the mathematics skills that they need in school, as well as the thinking skills that are valuable in every aspect of their lives. Number Puzzles contains puzzles that are to do with numbers and logic and encourage children to develop their problem-solving strategies. Worked examples and useful hints are provided and children are encouraged to check their answers against the correct solutions given. The puzzles in this book include: sudoku, kakuro, arithmagons, magic squares, Latin squares, multiplication pyramids and grand totals.

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Mental Arithmetic provides rich and varied practice to develop pupils' essential maths skills and prepare them for all aspects of the Key Stage 2 national tests. It may also be used as preparation for the 11+, and with older students for consolidation and recovery. Tailored to meet the requirements of the National Curriculum for primary mathematics, each book contains 36 one-page tests. Each test is presented in a unique three-part format comprising: questions where use of language is kept to a minimum; questions using number vocabulary; questions focusing on one- and two-step word problems. Structured according to ability rather than age, the series allows children to work at their own pace, building confidence and fluency. Two Entry Tests are available in the Mental Arithmetic Teacher's Guide and on the Schofield & Sims website, enabling teachers, parents and tutors to select the appropriate book for each child. All the books can be used flexibly for individual, paired, group or whole-class maths practice, as well as for homework and one-to-one intervention.Mental Arithmetic 4 Answers contains answers to all the questions included in the Mental Arithmetic 4 pupil book, as well as guidance on how to use the series and measure progress. Answers are clearly laid out in the format of a correctly completed pupil book making marking quick and easy, while a card cover ensures durability.

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Understanding English is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing rigorous practice of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, making the series ideal for use as preparation for the Key Stage 2 tests. Each book is a stand-alone resource, so children can either work through them in order or focus on individual aspects of the subject. Together, the eight books support the whole of the Key Stage 2 English curriculum, providing a solid foundation for success in English. Vocabulary meets the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 2 English, and covers the following areas: verbs and adverbs, nouns, adjectives, using a dictionary, onomatopoeia, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, homographs, formal and technical words, idioms and similes. This book explains how readers and writers can increase their understanding of words and their interest in them. Key features of Understanding English include: an 'Explanation' to introduce each topic; activities to consolidate and revise knowledge and skills; thought-provoking facts to foster a love of learning beyond the National Curriculum; 'Now you try' activities to develop children's understanding of English outside the classroom.

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Comprising six pupil books and six accompanying teacher's guides, one for each primary school year, Schofield & Sims Grammar and Punctuation is a comprehensive programme for teaching grammar and punctuation while also building on vocabulary, reading and writing skills. Through structured lessons, stimulating 'focus texts' and engaging practice activities, children not only learn the correct terminology and usage of grammar and punctuation, but also build up the skills, knowledge and confidence to apply them successfully in their own writing. Covering the National Curriculum requirements for Year 6, the Grammar 6 Teacher's Guide contains supporting material for the 30 lessons found in the Grammar 6 pupil book (ISBN 9780721714004). Based on the model 'teach, practise, apply and assess', the guide provides you with everything you need to help children master the complexities of grammar and punctuation, including detailed teaching notes; a short focus text designed to help you to teach each learning point in context; reinforcement activities for each lesson; answers to all the questions in the pupil book; an end-of-year test with a mark scheme and analysis sheet; and a comprehensive glossary of grammatical terms to support teacher development. A selection of free supporting downloads is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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A highly informative, accessible poster depicting life in Ancient Egypt. A picture of the Nile serves as the backdrop to a timeline of Ancient Egypt, and photos of artefacts including the Rosetta Stone and the painted bust of Queen Nefertiti provide exciting evidence of the period. The poster also features a map of Egypt and information organised into the topics: the Nile; farming and food; clothes and make-up; writing; everyday life; dynasties; temples, tombs and pyramids; mummies; gods and goddesses.

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Schofield & Sims Nursery Books is a range of colourful and fun workbooks written to help children aged 3 years and above develop the essential skills for life. Nine write-in books form a structured pre-school programme, providing a range of activities created to help children improve fine motor skills, develop letter recognition and practise subitising. Designed to be as engaging and varied as possible, the activities include matching, complete the picture, counting, mazes, colouring, letter tracing, odd one out and many more. Nursery Writing is a series of graded activity books that use the character of Eddy the teddy to help young children develop motor control and learn the correct formation of letters. The books also support early literacy skills by encouraging children to link letters and sounds, and write simple words. Nursery Writing Book 3 covers: Pencil control; Correct formation of the letters j/g, u/v/w, i/l, t/f, q/z and x/y; The sounds made by the letters at the start of a word; Matching and tracking letters.

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Schofield & Sims Primary Practice is the must-have series for mastery of the English and maths curriculums. With high expectations for all learners these books use a structured approach to ensure children develop a deep understanding of key knowledge and skills. Pupils work through a mixture of lively questions and activities to keep them engaged and on track. Step-by-step practice ensures that learning is fully embedded while varied question types encourage fluency and build confidence. Topics are split into three 'Practise', 'Extend' and 'Apply' sections, establishing a structured progression to build and extend children's learning. Three comprehension units draw on a range of stimulating fiction, non-fiction and poetry to develop reading skills. Each set of comprehension questions includes an '...in Action' box allowing children to apply their knowledge of grammar, punctuation, spelling or vocabulary to a real text, while an extended composition task gives children the opportunity to showcase their creative writing. This workbook provides: remember boxes to summarise key knowledge and terminology; handy Tip boxes to help with tricky concepts or question types; a final practice section with mixed questions to check progress; online answers with explanations. Try the Primary Practice Maths Year 5 Question Book (9780721717357) for further curriculum coverage.

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Schofield & Sims Primary Practice is the must-have series for mastery of the English and maths curriculums. With high expectations for all learners these books use a structured approach to ensure children develop a deep understanding of key knowledge and skills. Pupils work through a mixture of lively questions and activities to keep them engaged and on track. Step-by-step practice ensures that learning is fully embedded while varied question types encourage fluency and build confidence. Dedicated tracing and copying activities encourage children to learn to form every letter correctly, while repeated practice focuses on the key skills of decoding and blending sounds. Stimulating short comprehension and writing tasks are introduced in later units. This workbook provides: guided tracing and copying practice to establish correct letter formation; activities carefully tailored to build up key comprehension skills; a final practice section with mixed questions to check progress; online answers with detailed explanations. Try the Primary Practice Maths Reception Question Book (9780721717302) for further curriculum coverage.

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The SATs Practice Papers provide up-to-date practice material for pupils preparing to sit the maths and English national tests in 2024 and beyond. Closely matched to the National Curriculum test frameworks, the papers mirror both the appearance and content of the real tests and offer realistic practice of test-style questions. KS2 SATs Maths and English Practice Papers features separate timed papers for each component of the Key Stage 2 SATs, allowing your child to become accustomed to the test format before they sit the exams. This pack includes a reading paper; a grammar and punctuation paper; an aural spelling test; an arithmetic paper; and two reasoning papers. Key features include six test papers created by assessment experts; a full-colour Reading booklet; and a Notes and answers booklet.

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The Schofield & Sims Revision Guides are closely matched to the National Curriculum and help children to revise what they have learnt at school, in preparation for the SATs. The accessible format and index enable children either to work through the topics in order, or to focus on a particular subject area. Six Schofield & Sims Revision Guides are available, providing structured practice in maths, English and science at key stages 1 and 2. Key features include helpful tips for tests and advice on how to revise effectively; remember boxes to summarise key information; regular `Test yourself' questions and answers to check recall of information; and a glossary to encourage the correct spelling and use of subject vocabulary. The KS1 SATs Maths Revision Guide covers the statutory requirements for Key Stage 1 maths, including: number and place value; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; fractions; problem solving; measurement; geometry; and statistics. It contains clear explanations and colourful illustrations, making it easier to understand and remember key information. Accompanying KS1 SATs Maths Practice Papers mirror the appearance and content of the national tests and provide further opportunity for revision and test preparation.

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This double-sided poster is a clear and helpful reference for children who are developing their handwriting skills. On one side, the letters are shown on a baseline in both uppercase and lowercase, with formation arrows to remind children how each individual letter is formed. On the other side, the letters are displayed in the five WriteWell 'letter families', groups of letters that are formed using similar movements.

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The Practice Papers for CEM provide realistic test practice for children preparing to sit 11+ exams set by CEM (Durham University). Designed to replicate the content and format of CEM papers as closely as possible, they help children to develop essential exam techniques while also building confidence and stamina. Ideal for use in the final stages of a child's 11+ journey, the pack contains two full sets of CEM-style papers. In each paper, children are tested on their abilities in verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and numerical reasoning. The papers are divided into short, timed sections, and children mark their answers on separate multiple-choice answer sheets to replicate test conditions. Key features include two full sets of realistic CEM-style test papers written by experienced 11+ tutors; a booklet containing multiple-choice answer sheets; and a detailed answer booklet with full explanations and notes for parents.

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Schofield & Sims Primary Practice is the must-have series for mastery of the English and maths curriculums. With high expectations for all learners these books use a structured approach to ensure children develop a deep understanding of key knowledge and skills. Pupils work through a mixture of lively questions and activities to keep them engaged and on track. Step-by-step practice ensures that learning is fully embedded while varied question types encourage fluency and build confidence. Topics are split into three 'Practise', 'Extend' and 'Apply' sections, establishing a structured progression to build and extend children's learning. Three comprehension units draw on a range of stimulating fiction, non-fiction and poetry to develop reading skills. Each set of comprehension questions includes an '...in Action' box allowing children to apply their knowledge of grammar, punctuation, spelling or vocabulary to a real text, while an extended composition task gives children the opportunity to showcase their creative writing. This workbook provides: remember boxes to summarise key knowledge and terminology; handy Tip boxes to help with tricky concepts or question types; a final practice section with mixed questions to check progress; online answers with explanations. Try the Primary Practice Maths Year 3 Question Book (9780721717333) for further curriculum coverage.

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The Schofield & Sims Maths Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 36 single-page tests on topics including place value; calculation; fractions, decimals and percentages; algebra; measurement; geometry; and statistics. The target times for the tests range from 8 to 12 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 11 to 12 years, Maths Rapid Tests Book 6 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including maths puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Schofield & Sims Primary Practice is the must-have series for mastery of the English and maths curriculums. With high expectations for all learners, these books use a structured approach to ensure children develop a deep understanding of key knowledge and skills. Pupils work through a mixture of lively questions and activities to keep them engaged and on track. Step-by-step practice ensures that learning is fully embedded while varied question types encourage fluency and build confidence. Dedicated tracing and copying activities encourage children to learn to form every digit correctly, while repeated practice focuses on the key skills of counting, subitising and number bonds to ten. Word problems and puzzles then encourage them to apply their learning in a range of contexts. This workbook provides: remember boxes to introduce the numbers 1 to 20; guided tracing and copying practice to establish correct numeral formation; a final practice section with mixed questions to check progress; online answers with explanations. Try the Primary Practice English Reception Question Book (9780721717371) for further curriculum coverage.

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The Schofield & Sims Maths Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 36 single-page tests on topics including place value; calculation; fractions, decimals and percentages; algebra; measurement; geometry; and statistics. The target times for the tests range from 8 to 12 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 6 to 7 years, Maths Rapid Tests Book 1 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including maths puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Aimed at children aged 9 to 12 years, the Schofield & Sims Non-verbal Reasoning Progress Papers provide rigorous and flexible practice for the 11+ and other school selection tests. The papers cover the 10 most common non-verbal reasoning question types, developing children's logic, deduction, geometry, spatial awareness and problem-solving skills. Children can either work through the papers systematically for all-round revision or focus on questions from several tests at once for targeted practice of specific topics. Each book contains seven assessment papers, each with 50 questions. The papers are suitable for use at home, in school, or with a tutor, and may take between 45 and 75 minutes to complete. Questions increase in difficulty throughout the series, providing a clear measure of progress. Key features include a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with marking guidance for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including a `Sample paper', is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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The Schofield & Sims Verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 36 single-page tests on topics including letter and word problems; vocabulary; spelling; number patterns; and problem-solving. The target times for the tests range from 10 to 15 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 10 to 11 years, Verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests Book 5 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including verbal reasoning puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Schofield & Sims Get Set Early Years is a comprehensive and engaging early years scheme that aims to bridge the gap between play and formal learning, helping all children to become school-ready by the end of Reception. Comprising twelve activity books and three accompanying teacher's guides, Get Set Early Years covers all the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) for Literacy, Mathematics and Understanding the world. Carefully designed to appeal to young children, each activity book page contains two stimulating activities for children to complete, such as matching, complete the picture, connect the dots, mazes, picture sequencing, colour by sound and odd one out. Additional features include a `Teaching Tip', `Notes for parents and carers' and `Key Vocabulary' and `Extension activity' sections to reinforce classroom learning. Get Set: Adding and Subtracting helps build children's addition and subtraction skills. This book explores the topic with an array of activities, including write the missing number, colour by number, draw one more and complete the number sentence activities. A separate accompanying teacher's guide, Get Set Maths Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9780721714356), contains detailed teacher's notes, links to show corresponding pages in the activity book, and supporting photocopiable resources. A selection of free downloads, including a `Handwriting chart' and a `Learning diary', is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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The Schofield & Sims English Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 18 double-page tests on topics including comprehension; grammar and punctuation; and spelling and vocabulary. The target times for the tests range from 8 to 12 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 11 to 12 years, English Rapid Tests Book 6 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including English puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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The Schofield & Sims Non-verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 18 double-page, multiple choice tests on topics including recognising similarities and differences; identifying reflected and hidden shapes; and completing series. The target times for the tests range from 5 to 8 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 7 to 8 years, Non-verbal Reasoning Rapid Tests Book 2 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including non-verbal reasoning puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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The Schofield & Sims Maths Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 36 single-page tests on topics including place value; calculation; fractions, decimals and percentages; algebra; measurement; geometry; and statistics. The target times for the tests range from 8 to 12 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 7 to 8 years, Maths Rapid Tests Book 2 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including maths puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Schofield & Sims English Skills provides regular graded practice to develop pupils' literacy skills at Key Stage 2. Fully in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum for English, the series comprises seven pupil books with accompanying answer books, as well as a single teacher's guide. Key areas are constantly revisited, giving pupils the intensive and rigorous practice that is essential to embed learning and prepare for the Key Stage 2 national tests. English Skills 4 Answers contains answers to all the questions in English Skills 4 (ISBN 9780721714103), along with photocopiable writing task assessment sheets and 'Focus' panels summarising the key learning point of each set of questions. A selection of free supporting downloads is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Schofield & Sims English Skills provides regular graded practice to develop pupils' literacy skills at Key Stage 2. Fully in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum for English, the series comprises seven pupil books with accompanying answer books, as well as a single teacher's guide. Key areas are constantly revisited, giving pupils the intensive and rigorous practice that is essential to embed learning and prepare for the Key Stage 2 national tests. English Skills 1 Answers contains answers to all the questions in English Skills 1 (ISBN 9780721714042), along with photocopiable writing task assessment sheets and 'Focus' panels summarising the key learning point of each set of questions. A selection of free supporting downloads is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Schofield & Sims English Skills provides regular graded practice to develop pupils' literacy skills at Key Stage 2. Fully in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum for English, the series comprises seven pupil books with accompanying answer books, as well as a single teacher's guide. Key areas are constantly revisited, giving pupils the intensive and rigorous practice that is essential to embed learning and prepare for the Key Stage 2 national tests. The English Skills pupil books each contain 36 one-page tests featuring 'Warm-up' exercises, 'Word work' questions covering spelling, word structure and vocabulary and 'Sentence work' questions covering grammar, punctuation and sentence formation. At the end of each section a 'Writing task' encourages children to apply what they have learnt in their own writing, while a 'Proofreading task' further reinforces learning. Additional features include a glossary to support the confident use of literacy terms and a progress chart to allow pupils to monitor their own skills.The English Skills Introductory Book revises topics from the Key Stage 1 curriculum and is suitable for use with children nearing the end of Key Stage 1 or as part of a catch-up programme at the beginning of Key Stage 2. Topics covered include: sentence formation and punctuation; compound nouns; verb tenses; commas in a list; common suffixes; alternative spellings of letter sounds; and common spelling patterns. The accompanying answer book, English Skills Introductory Book Answers (ISBN 9780721714035), contains answers to all the questions in the English Skills Introductory Book and the single Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9780721714165) contains further guidance and resources to help children practise and develop literacy skills. A selection of free supporting downloads is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Schofield & Sims Get Set Early Years is a comprehensive and engaging early years scheme that aims to bridge the gap between play and formal learning, helping all children to become school-ready by the end of Reception. Comprising twelve activity books and three accompanying teacher's guides, Get Set Early Years covers all the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) for Literacy, Mathematics and Understanding the world. Carefully designed to appeal to young children, each activity book page contains two stimulating activities for children to complete, such as matching, complete the picture, connect the dots, mazes, picture sequencing, colour by sound and odd one out. Additional features include a `Teaching Tip', `Notes for parents and carers' and `Key Vocabulary' and `Extension activity' sections to reinforce classroom learning. Get Set: Writing Words develops children's ability to write simple whole words, beginning with single CVC spellings before moving on to words featuring digraphs and trigraphs, high-frequency and tricky words, and finally to captions and sentences. A separate accompanying teacher's guide, Get Set Literacy Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9780721714400), contains detailed teacher's notes, links to show corresponding pages in the activity book, and supporting photocopiable resources. A selection of free downloads, including a `Handwriting chart' and a `Learning diary', is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Understanding Science is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing comprehensive coverage of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, together with structured practice. Each book is a stand-alone resource, so children can either work through them in order or focus on individual aspects of the subject. Together, the six books support the whole of the Key Stage 2 science curriculum, including scientific investigation, providing a solid foundation for success in science. Forces & Electricity meets the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 2 science, and covers the following areas: electricity and circuits, magnets, measuring forces, gravity and weight, conductors and insulators, friction, water and air resistance, machines and gears. This book describes how forces make things go faster or slower, rise or fall, float or sink. It also explains the importance of electricity and its impact on everyday tasks. Key features of Understanding Science include: an 'Explanation' to introduce each topic; activities to consolidate and revise knowledge and skills; thought-provoking facts to foster a love of learning beyond the National Curriculum; a 'Scientific investigation' table to identify and encourage scientific questioning opportunities across the series; a combined 'Index and glossary' to define key terms introduced in the text.

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The Schofield & Sims English Rapid Tests are short, timed tests designed to build speed and fluency in preparation for the 11+ and other school selection tests. Written by an experienced tutor, the tests cover a wide range of topics, ensuring that children have the skills and knowledge to succeed in any of the major providers' tests - including CEM and GL. Each book contains 18 double-page tests on topics including comprehension; grammar and punctuation; and spelling and vocabulary. The target times for the tests range from 8 to 12 minutes, making them ideal for regular independent work sessions. Aimed at children aged 10 to 11 years, English Rapid Tests Book 5 features a `Progress chart' for recording scores and tracking improvement, and a separate pull-out answer booklet with explanations and `Action notes' for all tests. A selection of free downloads, including English puzzles, is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Written Calculation comprises six Pupil Books, six Answer Books, a Teacher's Guide and a Teacher's Resource Book and uses methods recommended in the National Curriculum. Designed for use at Key Stage 2, each Pupil Book uses 18 carefully structured steps to guide the learner towards full mastery of each written method, supporting them in their national tests and other areas of the National Curriculum. Written Calculation also helps pupils develop confidence and fluency in their learning by practising and embedding place value, number facts and problem solving skills. The importance of estimating and checking answers is also emphasised. Written Calculation: Addition leads pupils through the necessary steps for mastering the column method of addition. Pupils beginning this book should have an understanding of the value of digits in two- and three-digit numbers, experience of adding and subtracting single-digit numbers and know their addition number bonds to 20. Each of the 18 steps features the following sections: What to do - detailed explanations and a worked example; Now you try - questions that are similar to those in the worked example; More practice - questions that are more difficult and provide less support than those in Now you try; Problem solving - word problems; Self-evaluation rating - to help identify pupils who may be struggling with the step. Three Check-up tests and a Final test enable you to monitor pupils' progress and quickly convert scores to percentages. These scores may later be recorded on the Group record sheet. The accompanying Teacher's Guide provides useful notes and ideas for planning lessons, enabling a whole-school approach. Detailed Teaching notes outline clear learning objectives and a Summary of the steps for each Pupil Book is included. Photocopiable Assessment resources allow you to monitor and assess pupils' progress. Supplementary Further practice and Problem solving questions can be found in the Teacher's Resource Book. These photocopiable resources may be used for further practice, assessment, revision or homework and correspond to the steps covered in each of the Pupil Books.

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Schofield & Sims Fractions, Decimals and Percentages is a comprehensive programme that supports a mastery approach to teaching and learning this tricky areas of maths. Comprising six pupil books and six accompanying teacher's guides, this structured series helps children to develop a deep, secure and adaptable understanding of fractions, building up to decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion. The Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Book 3 Teacher's Guide provides you with everything you need to teach the Year 3 National Curriculum requirements for fractions, decimals and percentages, including: detailed instructions for use; time-saving lesson plans with accompanying graphics and scripted questions to guide children's understanding; a National Curriculum coverage chart; and a complete set of answers to all the questions in the corresponding pupil book, Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Book 3 (ISBN 9780721713793). A selection of free supporting downloads is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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The Understanding Reasoning series helps pupils to understand and answer correctly reasoning questions, as found in the 11+, 12+, 13+ and other school selection tests. The books provide concise explanations and examples of all the question types occurring in the 11+ together with practical workbook-style activities to consolidate learning. The step-by-step explanations are clear and include 'how to' instructions. Intensive practice enables pupils to gain confidence as they tackle each new question type. Correct answers are provided at the back of each book for quick and easy marking. Non-verbal reasoning activities may be used with all pupils, including those whose literacy skills are poor and those for whom English is a second language. Question types covered include the following: identifying shapes and patterns, missing shapes and patterns, rotating shapes/patterns, codes, logic and combined shapes.

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Closely matched to the National Curriculum, the Schofield & Sims Revision Guides help children to revise what they have learnt at school, in preparation for the end of key stage tests. Clearly presented examples and colourful illustrations help bring revision to life, while targeted practice questions highlight any gaps in understanding.The Key Stage 1 Science Revision Guide covers the statutory requirements for Key Stage 1 science, including: living things and their habitats, plants, animals (including humans), seasonal changes, everyday materials and working scientifically. The accessible format and index enable children either to work through the topics in order, or to focus on a particular subject area. This 52-page book includes: helpful Tips for tests and advice on how to revise effectively; Remember boxes to summarise key information; regular Test yourself questions and answers to check recall of information; a Glossary to encourage the correct spelling and use of subject vocabulary. Six Schofield & Sims Revision Guides are available in total, providing structured practice in maths, English and science at Key Stages 1 and 2.Accompanying Practice Papers reflect the appearance and content of the national tests, offering further opportunity for revision and test preparation.

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Understanding Maths is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing rigorous practice of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, making the series ideal for use as preparation for the Key Stage 2 tests. Each book is a stand-alone resource, so children can either work through them in order or focus on individual aspects of the subject. Together, the nine books support the whole of the Key Stage 2 maths curriculum, providing a solid foundation for success in maths. Decimals & Percentages meets the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 2 maths, and covers the following areas: ordering, rounding and comparing decimals, adding and subtracting decimals, finding percentages mentally, and with a calculator, estimation, problem solving, and converting fractions to decimals and percentages. This book develops a strong understanding of decimals and percentages and how they relate to fractions and whole numbers. Key features of Understanding Maths include: an 'Explanation' to introduce each topic; activities to consolidate and revise knowledge and skills; thought-provoking facts to foster a love of learning beyond the National Curriculum; regular 'Progress tests' and a 'Final test' to track children's development.

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Schofield & Sims English Skills provides regular graded practice to develop pupils' literacy skills at Key Stage 2. Fully in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum for English, the series comprises seven pupil books with accompanying answer books, as well as a single teacher's guide. Key areas are constantly revisited, giving pupils the intensive and rigorous practice that is essential to embed learning and prepare for the Key Stage 2 national tests. The English Skills pupil books each contain 36 one-page tests featuring 'Warm-up' exercises, 'Word work' questions covering spelling, word structure and vocabulary and 'Sentence work' questions covering grammar, punctuation and sentence formation. At the end of each section a 'Writing task' encourages children to apply what they have learnt in their own writing, while a 'Proofreading task' further reinforces learning. Additional features include a glossary to support the confident use of literacy terms and a progress chart to allow pupils to monitor their own skills.English Skills 4 aligns with the National Curriculum end-of-year expectations for Year 5 and covers the following topics: relative clauses; formal and informal language; modal verbs and adverbs to show possibility; adverbials; pronouns for cohesion; punctuating a parenthesis; and vocabulary for effect. The accompanying answer book, English Skills 4 Answers (ISBN 9780721714110), contains answers to all the questions in English Skills 4 and the single Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9780721714165) contains further guidance and resources to help children practise and develop literacy skills. A selection of free supporting downloads is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Schofield & Sims English Skills provides regular graded practice to develop pupils' literacy skills at Key Stage 2. Fully in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum for English, the series comprises seven pupil books with accompanying answer books, as well as a single teacher's guide. Key areas are constantly revisited, giving pupils the intensive and rigorous practice that is essential to embed learning and prepare for the Key Stage 2 national tests. English Skills 2 Answers contains answers to all the questions in English Skills 2 (ISBN 9780721714066), along with photocopiable writing task assessment sheets and 'Focus' panels summarising the key learning point of each set of questions. A selection of free supporting downloads is also available from the Schofield & Sims website.

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Understanding English is a series of topic-based study books for children in Key Stage 2, providing rigorous practice of key subject areas. Each topic contains a concise summary of the information required by the National Curriculum, making the series ideal for use as preparation for the Key Stage 2 tests. Each book is a stand-alone resource, so children can either work through them in order or focus on individual aspects of the subject. Together, the eight books support the whole of the Key Stage 2 English curriculum, providing a solid foundation for success in English. Grammar meets the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 2 English, and covers the following areas: adjectives, nouns, comparatives and superlatives, singular and plural, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, tenses, conjunctions, active and passive sentences, informal and formal speech, prepositions and clauses. This book provides a complete course in grammar, describing the different types of words and explaining how these words can be put together in sentences and texts. Key features of Understanding English include: an 'Explanation' to introduce each topic; activities to consolidate and revise knowledge and skills; thought-provoking facts to foster a love of learning beyond the National Curriculum; 'Now you try' activities to develop children's understanding of English outside the classroom.

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