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Connectors |
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Connectors is a new primary second level non-fiction reading scheme that encourages children to develop their skills working independently in teams. It uses reciprocal teaching techniques with each pupil taking a turn to be the leader.
* Topical non-fiction to attract all readers.
* Up-to-the-minute subjects to spark off debate.
* Encourages all children to participate and develop speaking, listening and comprehension skills.
* Track each child's progress using a concise assessment sheet.
* The teacher's resource book is an essential guide to the scheme, to make it easy to get started.
* For primary 4, 5, 6 and 7.
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10 Jul 2009 |
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Health & Wellbeing |
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An easy-to-use bank of resources focused on specific learning objectives accompanied by teacher notes and lesson plans.
* Bang up to date – combining the requirements of the Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition)(Scotland) Act and the Curriculum for Excellence health and wellbeing guidelines.
* Divided into six themes, the resource includes activities, ideas for circle time and teacher support.
* The CD-ROM contains interactive pupil activities, photographs, differentiated photocopiables, materials for self assessment and templates for the interactive whiteboard.
* Edited by a Scottish Consultant, John Moar, a headteacher in Orkney and Learning and Teaching Scotland Consultant.
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27 Jul 2009 |
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Storyteller |
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To support his current training on Talk for Writing Pie Corbett teaches you and your children how to become storytellers.
Teachers’ Resource Book and CD-ROM
* Get to know the stories through creative activities in the teachers’ resource book and CD-ROM, including discussion, creative writing, drama, music and dance.
* Interviews with each storyteller giving hints and tips on storytelling.
* Videos of selected stories told by professional storytellers: Pie Corbett, Taffy Thomas, Xanthe Gresham and Jane Grell.
* Lessons and activities linked to the anthologies.
Children’s Anthologies and audio CD
* Pie Corbett’s anthologies of traditional stories from around the world will open your children’s minds to other cultures.
* Storytellers including Taffy Thomas and Xanthe Gresham read the stories on audio CD.
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27 Jul 2009 |
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Read & Respond |
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Read & Respond provides you with everything you need to share the best-loved children's books with your class. Inside you will find:
* Differentiation advice and Assessment guidance.
* Plot, character and setting activities.
* Speaking and listening activities.
* Guided reading notes and texts for shared reading.
* Extended writing projects.
* Author biography.
Read & Respond Interactive contains a wealth of digital resources to enhance and extend your work on the best-loved children's books.
* Comprehensive teachers' notes pull together the digital texts into coherent lesson plans.
* Interactive writing frames included to structure writing tasks.
* Interactive text extracts on CD-ROM to annotate with your class.
* Cross-curricular photos and videos to put the story in context.
* Author interviews and biography.
* Interactive whiteboard activities.
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27 Jul 2009 |
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Out of this World |
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Out of this World is a reading and writing programme for reluctant readers in primary second level, with graphic novels and writing software.
There are 24 manga-style graphic and illustrated novels with exciting sci-fi plots, at four reading levels. Each level (Zone) is supported by a teachers’ book and fantastic CD-ROM with on-screen writing activities, artwork and templates for writing a new graphic novel!
* Series fiction to get everyone reaching for the next book.
* Sophisticated, cool characters.
* Perfect for reluctant readers and writers.
* Mixture of boys and girls as the main protagonists.
* Guided reading notes to support each book.
* Templates and artwork from the books help your children create their own graphic novels on screen.
* For Primary 5, 6 and 7.
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27 Jul 2009 |
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