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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelJoin the experts on their field trip and discover how the rocks, fossils and soils are a vital part of our planet. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.Text type – An information book.The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information.The glossary and index on pages 30 and 31 can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further.Curriculum links – Science – Rocks; Geography – Natural resources

Foundation Treasure House is a topic-based resource consisting of mini-storytelling projects. Each project focuses on an exciting and engaging core text, with a bank of activities linked to the text. All 40-60+ month reading and writing early years outcomes are covered within the topics.The bank of activities for each project is the vehicle for teaching speaking and listening skills, early reading skills (phonics), early writing skills and related reinforcement. There are lots of suggestions for incorporating more cross-curricular and creative activities within the topic.The Teacher’s Guide consists of:• 6 topics (one per half term) each consisting of 3 mini-storytelling projects. The 18 sequences contain:– Whole class focused teaching– Bank of differentiated adult-led activities– Bank of child-led activities– Resources

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.When a poor bootmaker is visited by a kind elf his fortunes suddenly change…This interactive retelling of the classic The Elves and the Shoemaker, written by Alison Milford, puts the reader at the heart of the action. Can you help the elf to make new shoes for the bootmaker to sell?Green (Band 5) books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e, /igh/ i, i-e, /oa/ o, o-e, /oo/ ue, ew, ui, u-e, /ee/ea, /oi/oy, /ow/ ou, /e/ ea, /i/ y, /u/ o-e, /ar/ a, /or/ aw, al, /air/ere, are, /ur/ ir, or, earPages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Collins Big Cat Arabic Reading Programme is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step.Level 16 books offer more complex, underlying themes that give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. A wide range of language structures is used to reflect progression in the teaching of Arabic grammar, while still retaining the core aim of encouraging a love of reading through Arabic stories and texts.We all need water to survive – without it there would be no life on Earth! Find out how the Earth recycles water, how it is extracted from different sources, and what we can do to help conserve water.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Discover all the different types of fox there are in the world in this photographic non-fiction book.Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /ur/ /ear/ /ar/ /or/ bb, nnPages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support forreading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.This adventure story is set in the mid-19th century during a ravaging storm. Will Amy and Pete be able to help rescue the members of a ship which is about to crash into the dangerous rocks?Orange/Band 6 offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ a /ee/ e-e, e, y /oo/ u /igh/ ie, y /ch/ tch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /z/ sePages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.When villagers refuse to share their food with a visiting boy, he decides to cook his own yummy stone soup. The secret ingredient? Sharing! See what happens in this retelling of a classic fable.Orange/Band 6 offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e-e, ey, e, y /ch/ tch /j/ g, ge /l/ le /w/ wh /v/ ve /z/ se /sh/ ch /oo/ u /igh/ y, iePages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.When a poor bootmaker is visited by a kind elf his fortunes suddenly change…This interactive retelling of the classic The Elves and the Shoemaker, written by Alison Milford, puts the reader at the heart of the action. Can you help the elf to make new shoes for the bootmaker to sell?Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Discover all the different types of fox there are in the world in this photographic non-fiction book.Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.There are all sorts of stars and constellations that make patterns in the night sky. See if you can spot some of these patterns and maybe you can even find and make up some of your own patterns!

Prepare for the GL 11+ tests with confidence with theseauthentic multiple-choice papers covering Verbal Reasoning, keyEnglish skills, Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning.Designed for practising under test conditions, these papers willhelp children to develop the essential skills they need to succeedin the GL 11+ tests. Contains two complete tests (each testcontains two papers - papers A and B), along with answer sheets andshort answer grids.Two complete GL practice testsAuthenticmultiple choice formatFull answers withexplanationsCovers Maths, English, Verbal and Non-verbalReasoning

Prepare for the GL 11+ tests with confidence with theseauthentic multiple-choice papers covering Verbal Reasoning, keyEnglish skills, Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning.Designedfor practising under test conditions, these papers will helpto develop the essential skills students need to succeed in theGL 11+ tests. Contains two complete tests (each test contains twopapers - papers A and B), along with answer sheets and short answergrids.Two complete GL practice testsAuthenticmultiple choice formatFull answers with explanationsCoversMaths, English, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning

Prepare for the GL 11+ tests with targeted practice and opportunitiesfor children to test their understanding and develop theirverbal reasoning skills for the GL 11+ Test.Packed with opportunities for children to master different questiontypes, including word meanings, making words, codes and more. Contains a range of verbal reasoning question typesContains short answers at the end of the book.Extended answers online.   Board: GL 11+ Subjects covered: Verbal ReasoningType: Skills PracticeFor Ages: 10 to 11"Great quality, imaginatively written" Dr Samina Rashid,11+ tutor

Prepare for the 11+ GL assessment with this ultimaterevision bundle of practice books and test papers for ages 10-11'Great quality, imaginatively written' Dr Samina Rashid,11+ tutorThis Pass Your 11+ for the GL assessment pack includesfour targeted practice books with opportunities for children to testtheir understanding and develop their skills, and two completepractice papers books designed for practicing under test conditions.This assessment pack contains the following books: *11+ Non-verbal Reasoning Practice and Test*: Covers codes, likefigures, analogies, odd ones out and more.*11+ Verbal Reasoning Practice and Test*: Covers word meanings,making words, codes and more*11+ English Practice and Test*: Covers both fiction and non-fictioncomprehension passages along with grammar, spelling and punctuationquestions.*11+ Maths Practice and Test*: Covers mixed problems, numberknowledge and handling data*11+ Practice Papers Book 1*: Includes two practice tests coveringMaths, English, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning*11+ Practice Papers Book 2*: Includes two practice tests coveringMaths, English, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning

Prepare for the GL 11+ tests with these authentic multiple-choicecomprehension tests.Packed with challenging comprehension questions covering fictionand non-fiction, this book will help to sharpen skills such asinference and deduction, which are an essential part of the GL test. The tests contains both fiction and non-fiction comprehensionpassages along with Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation questions. Authentic multiple choice formatMix of fiction and non-fiction textsIncludes a mix of practice and assessment.Contains short answers at the end of the book.Extended answers online. Covers the comprehension skills required for success in the 11+ Board: GL 11+ Subjects covered: ComprehensionType: Skills PracticeFor Ages: 9 to 10"Great quality, imaginativelywritten" Dr Samina Rashid, 11+ tutor

Prepare for the GL 11+ tests with targeted practice and opportunitiesfor children to test their understanding and develop theirverbal reasoning skills for the GL 11+ Test.Packed with opportunities for children to master different questiontypes, including word meanings, making words, codes and more. Contains a range of verbal reasoning question typesContains short answers at the end of the book.Extended answers online.   Board: GL 11+ Subjects covered: Verbal ReasoningType: Skills PracticeFor Ages: 9 to 10"Great quality, imaginatively written" Dr Samina Rashid,11+ tutor

Prepare for the GL 11+ tests with confidence with theseauthentic multiple-choice papers covering Verbal Reasoning, keyEnglish skills, Maths and Non-Verbal Reasoning.Designedfor practising under test conditions, these papers will helpto develop the essential skills students need to succeed in theGL 11+ tests. Contains two complete tests (each test contains twopapers - papers A and B), along with answer sheets and short answergrids.Two complete GL practice testsAuthenticmultiple choice formatFull answers with explanationsCoversMaths, English, Verbal and Non-verbal Reasoning

All you need to get started with the GL 11+ AssessmentsPrepare children for their 11+ assessment with a mix of top tipsand 'how to' information about the different question types, plentyof practice questions and a practice test.This workbook for ages 10-11 contains everything children needto get started with the GL 11+ assessments. Perfect for home learning,it includes:information about the different question typesguidance on how to answer the questionstips, tricks and things to look out for to make it easier toanswerlots of practice questionsa practice testshort answers included with extended answers online

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Master the 2014 Curriculum with Scholastic's 100 Lessons.The new National Curriculum has landed ... and Scholastic's acclaimed100 Lessons series is back to help your school prepare. Trustedby teachers for 15 years and selling more than one million copies,100 Lessons has now been completely rewritten and is fullyin line with the 2014 objectives. Our new 100 Lessons and PlanningGuides will make planning and teaching the new requirements simpleand stress-free.*Understand the new requirements and plan with confidence for allsix years*Long- and medium-term planning and progression, ideal for subjectcoordinators*Get a clear overview with simple week-by-week breakdowns on howto create units of work*Includes a FREE A2 poster that gives an overview of progressionand a CD-ROM full of editable planning grids*View sample resources at www.scholastic.co.uk/100lessonsPraise for Scholastic's 100 Lessons: "With a radically differentcurriculum just around the corner, I was looking for somethingthat would help ease the burden of increased paperwork. These booksanswer my prayers! Having access to long and medium term plans,as well as clear advice concerning progression and key conceptshas already helped me to plan ahead. The inclusion of digital contentthat can easily be personalised is a real bonus, and completelywelcome. Thank you, Scholastic for a fantastic resource.'Steven Gibson, Hyde Park Junior School, Plymouth

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