A collection of poems you will ever need for assembly from poems about faith, the environment, happiness and friendship to poems about loss and conflict.

Review:The Works series of poetry books are always fantastic for dipping into for any teacher wanting to encourage a love of poetry within their school and this is no exception. It is divided into seven sections that cover most assembly ...

As we rush from one thing to another each day, how often do we stop to engage in a meaningful way with the people or the environment around us? Wouldn’t it be great if we could do this more, and encourage young people to do it too?

The authors of ‘First hand experience: what matters to children’ have come up with an alphabet of ‘active learning’ modules for ...

Countdown to Non-Fiction Writing is a comprehensive and flexible resource designed to help pupils prepare for, understand and write non-fiction texts. It aims to boost children’s confidence, enjoyment and relevance in writing tasks and to cultivate a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be applied across the curriculum.

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Where do words come from? It is not often that I would be able to admit having sat down to read a dictionary. After all I much prefer stories. Yet words have stories and a history of their own, which can be every bit as fascinating and  this dictionary certainly drew me and my young pupils in for a further look.

This dictionary of word origins offers  a chance to ...

This all new ‘Read & Respond’ title provides teachers with a range of activities to share and explore Philippa Pearce’s masterpiece Tom’s Midnight Garden with their classes. Divided into sections on guided and shared reading, textual analysis (plot, character and setting), speaking & listening, writing, and assessment, it provides a wealth of suggestion ...

Aimed at Key Stage 3 pupils, this book shows them exactly what they need to do to reach Level 4. It has been written by a team of experienced teachers and consultants and the series has been trailed extensively in the classroom. Aiming for level 4 writing is part of a series from level 3-6 and covers all the Assessment Focuses for English. It can be used for one-off lessons or intensive progra ...

This teacher resource encourages children to work co-operatively together whilst making connections with texts.

Connectors aims to promote small group peer learning and extend comprehension skills, through reciprocal reading and using non-fiction books. The teacher book identifies ways to encourage children to work productively together in small groups using a wide variety of n ...