Synopsis: This book is part of a series of books in the Belair World of Display series. It looks at the primary curriculum in a cross-curricular way through the medium of art, design and display.

Review: The Belair books are well-known to teachers for accessible and attractive ideas and this book on mathematics is no exception. This teachers’ guide uses the objective ...

Synopsis: 23 exciting projects link art and display to a variety of environmental themes. Themes include Funky Fungi, The Dream Tree and Make it with Magazines.

Review: This useful book contains a wealth of ideas linked to the environment. It is divided into four sections, Using Found Materials, Inspired by the Environment, Recycle Recyle Recycle and Art in a Public Place.

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Synopsis: In this book you will find a lively selection of activity ideas to support early learning across the curriculum. The theme of 'Exploring my World' is developed through chapters covering: .Using My Senses .Messy Play .What's Outside? .Colours and Shapes .Materials

Review: This is a guide for practitioners, from the Play Foundation series, which helpful ...

Synopsis: How do you decide what to wish for on a wishing bone? What’s it like to swim a mile? What happens when a seahorse and an octopus meet in a dance? How do you make colours crackle and roar? And what does a didgeri-do? Twenty-four poets from across the English-speaking world offer surprising and candid insights into their methods and sources of inspiration in this ground-br ...

Synopsis: The Read and Respond series provides teachers and support assistants everything needed to share best-loved children’s books. They can be used with the class or in small groups. Each book contains speaking and listening activities, photocopiable texts for shared reading, guided reading notes, extended writing projects, photocopiable plot, character and setting ac ...

Synopsis: The Teacher's Guide to Grammar is unique in focusing directly on the aspects of grammar that teachers need to know. Assuming little or no formal linguistic education, this concise and accessible book provides the necessary background knowledge required in the classroom context. There are detailed chapters on the nuts and bolts of language: words, morphology, sentences, phr ...

Synopsis: Peter Clough discusses the basics necessary for successfully working with clay in the primary school. He covers types of clay, storage, modelling techniques and firing both with and without a kiln.

Review: This is another excellent book in a series of texts by the same author, exploring and explaining how to use artistic techniques and methods effectively in the ...

Synopsis: This all new ‘Read & Respond’ title provides teachers with a range of activities to share and explore Louis Sachar’s Holes with their classes.

Review: Holes is an ideal text for classes in Upper KS2. Part rite-of-passage novel, part mystery story, part quest-adventure, the narrative style is deceptively simple, but sharp, entertaining and co ...

The Bard’s historic tale of war and peace between England and France during the reign of Henry V is brought to life through a full colour graphic novel! This comic book format has reduced Shakespeare’s dialogue to as few words as possible, making it an accessible introduction to the complex work for Key Stage 3, and for very low ability pupils at Key Stage 4. It still retains the essen ...

The Bard’s historic tale of war and peace between England and France during the reign of Henry V is brought to life through a full colour graphic novel! This graphic novel contains the complete play, only it has been translated into plain English. This doesn’t lose any power of edge of the story, but it provides a more accessible way for pupils with lower abilities to access the te ...