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Taylor & Francis Ltd Jumpstart! Grammar: Games and activities for ages 6 - 14
Fully updated to help teachers deal with the new 2016 Grammar Tests, this second edition presents a collection of simple to use, multi-sensory games and activities that will jumpstart pupils’ understanding of grammar in actionIt includes coverage of the subjunctive and past progressive, selecting which tense is the most definite, identifying when a word is used as a subordinating conjunction/preposition, explaining how a comma can change meaning, and an increased emphasis on the passive. Jumpstart! Grammar will prepare children for any grammar tests on the horizon in an engaging way so that they love playing with words and spinning sentences to make ideas dance. And, of course, they will be able to name the parts if that is what is required.Fun games will focus first on helping children hear the difference various types of grammar can make followed by activities to help them understand what different effects you can create with grammar. Technical terms will only be introduced once the children have established what the various features can do, with a particular focus on those terms that really help children discuss what makes language coherent and effective. This indispensable, practical book celebrates the joys of language and coherent expression; of finding just the right words or phrases to express what you want to say.
£16.99
Pan Macmillan The Works Key Stage 2
A fantastic book of really great poems for Years 3,4,5 and 6. It contains poems which cover every form and theme of the Literacy Strategy, an index of poem types, advice for writing poems, advice for reading poems, lots of poetry activities and some workshop ideas and lesson plans.
£8.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Jumpstart! Literacy: Games and Activities for Ages 7-14
This collection of simple to use, fun, multi-sensory games and creative lesson starters will jumpstart pupils enthusiasm for literacy learning. The `jumpstarts' cover: Warming up the word - spelling and word games Syntactic gymnastics - creating sentences and written style Games to stimulate - talk, drama and writing Quickfire whiteboard starters - to stimulate the imagination. For use at Key Stages 2 & 3 (ages 7-14).
£20.32
Scholastic Key Stage 2
"These Writing Boxes will trigger genuine inventions that will spring from your children's own imaginations." Pie Corbett Everything you need to teach story-writing in the classroom. Pie Corbett has written a guide to teaching story-writing and put together a unique treasure trove of resources to help teachers develop children into successful story writers This Key Stage 2 Story-writing Box includes a wealth of resources to teach story-writing, encouraging children to plan, write and edit their own stories. This KS2 box is crammed with creative writing resources including: A Teacher's Guide 20 Character Cards 20 Settings Cards 20 Plot Idea Cards 20 Trigger Cards 20 Object Cards 4 Game Mats; Sentence Generator, Paragraph Creator, Sentence Changer, Story Race, that allow the children to develop stories or improve their writing 2 Posters; Story Mountain, Story Ingredients, to remind children of the story-writing process A digital resource that includes a Random Card Generator for use on the whiteboard or computer (Please note that this is an updated resource based on the previously published Story Maker's Chest by Pie Corbett, Philip and Tacey) Series Information Pie Corbett's Story-writing Boxes offer an abundance of resources for Early Years and Primary. The two boxes will help develop children into successful story-writers. Starting in EY and KS1 by reading and imitating stories, moving through to KS2 by encouraging children to plan, write and edit their own stories.
£102.60
Taylor & Francis Ltd Writing Models Year 6
The new edition for Year 6 has been fully updated and restructured in line to deliver new units from the new framework and includes new writing models. Lesson planning has never been easier! The revised Writing Models Year 6 contains:A range of fiction genres such as traditional tale, fantasy, chatty style (new), horror (new) and character story an
£31.99
Scholastic Early Years and Key Stage 1
"These Writing Boxes will trigger genuine inventions that will spring from your children's own imaginations." Pie Corbett Everything you need to teach story-writing in the classroom. Pie Corbett has written a guide to teaching story-writing and put together a unique treasure trove of resources to help teachers develop children into successful story writers This Early Years and Key Stage 1 Story-writing Box gets children to read and imitate stories. They become storytellers themselves by innovating or inventing their very own stories. This box is crammed with creative writing resources including: A Teacher's Guide 20 Story Starter Cards - ideas for creating plots, characters and setting 28 Character Cards 20 Settings Cards 20 Plot Idea Cards 20 Lucky Object Cards 20 Connective Cards 30 How/Why Cards 23 Story Trail Cards - set up a trail around your school and use it for the children to develop their own story 4 Message Cards - messages from characters to help prompt writing and story ideas A Story-Writing Poster to encourage the use of interesting vocabulary A digital resource (USB) that includes a Random Card Generator for use on the whiteboard or computer (Please note that this is an updated resource based on the previously published Story Maker's Chest by Pie Corbett, Philip and Tacey) Series Information Pie Corbett's Story-writing Boxes offer an abundance of resources for Early Years and Primary. The two boxes will help develop children into successful story-writers. Starting in EY and KS1 by reading and imitating stories, moving through to KS2 by encouraging children to plan, write and edit their own stories.
£102.60
Pan Macmillan The Works Key Stage 1
A fantastic book of really great poems for Reception and Year 1 and 2. It contains poems which cover every form and theme of the Literacy Strategy, an index of poem types, advice for writing poems, advice for reading poems, lots of poetry activities and some workshop ideas and lesson plans.
£8.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Jumpstart! Storymaking: Games and Activities for Ages 7-12
Jumpstart! Storymaking is a collection of games and activities to develop the creative process of ‘storymaking’. It focuses upon 'storytelling for writing' as well as creating a whole school culture of storytelling, reading and writing. Storymaking is the process of retelling, innovating and creating new stories. Like the best-selling Jumpstart! Literacy, this book contains imaginative ‘quick-fire' ideas that could be used as creative warm-ups and starters or developed into lessons. There are over 100 provocative and thought-provoking games and activities, intended to ‘jumpstart’ storytelling, reading and writing in any Key Stage 1, 2 or 3 classroom. Practical, easy-to-do and vastly entertaining, the ‘jumpstarts’ will appeal to busy teachers.
£17.78
Pan Macmillan Evidence of Dragons
EVIDENCE OF DRAGONS brings Pie Corbett’s achingly beautiful poems together for the very first time. His poems are full of the wonder of the ordinary and introduce us to characters and topics as varied as THE LAST UNICORN, MY BROTHER’S PIG, THE DRAGON WHISTLER, STARS, SHADOW PUPPETS and THE CLOUD APPRECIATION SOCIETY. ‘The Dragon Whistler tucks stars into her pocket, reaches for a sunset; purses her moonlit lips and whistles . . .’
£7.46
Clown Publishing The Bumper Book of Storytelling into Writing: Key Stage 2
£20.34
Pan Macmillan The Works 4
The Works 4 contains poems about everything and is divided into twenty-six alphabetical sections featuring poems about:A the ark and other creatures, B boys' stuff, C celebrations and festivals, D dinosaurs, dragons and dodos, E elements, seasons and the natural world, F friends and families, G girls' stuff, H home life, I impossible, improbable and inexplicable, J journeys, K kissing and other subjects best avoided, L love, death, war and peace, M monsters, ghosts and scary things, N north, south, east and west, O ourselves and others, P places and people, Q queens, kings and historical stuff, R rescuing the world, S senses and feelings, T teachers and school, U unpleasant poems, V viewpoints, W wonder, X words and wordplay, Y young and old, Z zapping aliens and other space poems. It also contains teachers' notes and a glossary of terms, including explanations of different poetic forms.
£8.99
Open University Press Talk for Writing in the Early Years: How to Teach Story and Rhyme, Involving Families 2-5 (Revised Edition)
Pie Corbett’s ground-breaking Talk for Writing approach has been successfully used by thousands of schools to teach writing creatively in an engaging way that motivates children.Now Pie and Julia take this multi-sensory approach to Early Years settings introducing a simple way to inspire young children’s language development through storytelling.Children learn language through memorable, meaningful repetition. The Talk for Writing approach enables children to internalise the language of story so that they can imitate it, innovate on it and create their own effective stories independently. Talk for Writing in the Early Years will show you how to put rhyme and story at the heart of your work with children and parents so that young learners language development and creativity flourishes.This multimedia resource shows you how to:• Select a story or rhyme the children will enjoy and tell it engagingly, encouraging the children to join in•Use a story map so they can picture what happens •Use actions to reinforce meaning and emphasise key language patterns•Help children build a bank of tales, developing their linguistic repertoire The 2 OLCs contain:1 Footage of Pie Corbett conferences with EY teachers showing Talk for Writing in action2 Clips of nursery children engaged in the Talk for Writing approach3 Advice on how to use the OLC and handouts to train all staff in the approach4 Interviews with parents and nursery school teachers on the impact of Talk for Writing5 21 stories with story maps
£39.99
Pan Macmillan A First Poetry Book
A perfect introduction to poetry for young children. A First Poetry Book is packed with fabulous poems, created to enjoy in school and at home.From pets to pirates, seasons to space, and mermaids to minibeasts – this topic-based poetry collection, edited by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan, is ideal for 5 to 7-year-olds.
£8.03
Open University Press Talk for Writing Across the Curriculum: How to Teach Non-Fiction Writing to 5-12 Year-Olds (Revised Edition)
This bestselling resource has been fully updated, putting formative assessment at the heart of the Talk for Writing process and showing how to help children love writing across the curriculum.By helping children speak the language of non-fiction in a fun engaging way before they attempt to write, the Talk for Writing approach builds children's confidence and linguistic ability enabling them to craft their own writing.In the new edition, this practical resource offers: • Fully worked, tried and tested examples of how to apply Talk for Writing to each non-fiction text type • A wide range of fun activities helping children internalise how to express and link text effectively• A process that co-constructs learning so that children learn how to structure text and create toolkits of key ingredients• Guidance for teachers in England on how to apply the approach across the primary curriculum• An OLC including new footage of Pie Corbett demonstrating Talk for Writing and new footage of classes engaged in the approach • Advice on how to use the DVD and handouts to train all staff in the approach • Evidence of impact from cold to hot tasksDesigned for busy teachers, Talk for Writing across the Curriculum, second edition, will help transform children's writing and attainment across the curriculum."This book celebrates the importance of talk in becoming and growing as a writer: talk to share ideas; talk to analyse text; talk to co-construct writing; and to talk to evaluate writing. Throughout the book constantly underlines the importance of talk for learning and the many creative and rich ways talk can be used to help young writers internalise the rhythms and patterns of text. Full of practical ideas and activities, the teaching combines being creative and being critical in a wholly integrated way. An invaluable resource for primary school teachers!"Debra Myhill, Professor of Education at the University of Exeter, UK"The teaching of reading has always taken priority in policy and practice in literacy. Pie Corbett and Julia Strong have produced a very welcome counterweight to that dominance in their Talk for Writing Across the Curriculum. It is so refreshing to see suggestions for teaching to bring elements of language together, especially when done in such an entertaining and engaging way as this. This new edition makes a 'classic' even better."David Wray, Emeritus Professor, University of Warwick, UK"This latest update of Pie and Julia's best-selling book reflects changes in the curriculum, strengthening the T4W approach, using cold and hot tasks, showing new worked examples of how to apply T4W to each non-fiction type and placing formative assessment at the heart of the process. It is exciting to see how all the best ideas and findings in education are converging, evidenced in this latest 'up to the minute' excellent publication."Shirley Clarke, Formative Assessment Expert
£39.99
