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Brilliant Activities for Creative Writing Year 5 provides a flexible, but structured resource for developing writing skills, which both you and your pupils will enjoy. The activities address the upper Key Stage 2 Programmes of Study for writing composition in the 2014 national curriculum for England. The sheets are self-explanatory and ready to use.

This resource is a guide to using music and rhythm, movement and dance, role-play and drama to support childrens development and progress in the Foundation Stage. It contains 80 clearly laid out and ready-to-use practical drama activities, relating to every area of the curriculum, to enable any practitioner to lead and develop dramatic work.

Brain trainers (originally title - Think Brilliantly!) contains over 150 entertaining, open-ended challenges providing mental stimulation for all children, not just gifted and talented. The activities develop pupils higher level thinking skills. The creative, challenging activities develop mental agility and the ability to think outside the

Phonic Limericks is a fun, practical way to enhance children's phonic understanding and enable them to see phonic sounds in context. This resource contains 26 humorous limericks, one for each letter of the alphabet.

This book contains activities for the prime area of Communication and Language and the specific area of Literacy. They will encourage children to speak and listen; to express themselves clearly; and to develop confidence in using language in a variety of situations.

More Brilliant Stories for Assemblies contains over 50 stories for use in primary schools. The stories range from those dealing with specific issues, such as bullying, racism and disability, to historical and religious stories. All the stories are linked to the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) themes. The stories can be used at specific times of the year, when issues arise or whenever you are suddenly called upon to do an assembly!

How to be Brilliant at Living Things contains 35 photocopiable sheets for use with 7-11 year olds. The creative activities are designed to help children develop scientific understanding of the fascinating topics associated with living things. They are addressed directly to the children.

100+ Fun Ideas for Practising Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in the Primary Classroom contains 137 fun activities for developing oracy and literacy skills. The tried and tested activities in this book can be used to with almost any language. Sue Cave, the author, has chosen these particular ideas due to the enthusiastic responses she has received from young learners and the positive impact the games and activities have had on the learning of another language. The inherent rationale behind each activity is that it is enjoyable, interactive and allows for as many children as possible at one time to communicate. with activities ranging from 'Clap if true' and 'Draw a monster' to 'Find Mr X' and 'Puppet mind reading', you will never be stuck for ideas.

Science for 5-7 Year Olds contains over 70 attractively laid out photocopiable worksheets, written to match the National Curriculum and the QCA schemes of work for Key Stage 1 (KS1). The accompanying teachers' notes provide background information, answers to the pupil pages, resources needed and teaching/safety notes.

The hundreds of games and photocopiable sheets in Speaking and Listening Games will stimulate children's oral language skills and provide them with a strong foundation on which other literacy work can be built. They are simple to play, and can be adapted easily for use with children of varying ages and abilities.

Brilliant Stories for Assemblies contains over 60 stories written by an experienced primary school headteacher and natural storyteller. Paul Urry has the gift of choosing the right words and subject matter to capture pupils' interest and to inspire them. Assemblies range from historical stories and stories from around the world, to religious stories and moral stories, including bullying, birth of a sibling, racism and disability. The stories can be used at specific times of the year, when issues arise, or whenever you are suddenly called upon to do an assembly! Many can also be adapted for class assemblies or for different key stages. Each story ends with suggested questions, which can easily be rewritten as prayers.

Brilliant Activities for Gifted and Talented Children covers many types of creative and critical thinking skills that will enable children to develop their cognitive processes. The work that the children produce will be extremely different because the activities allow room for creativity and open-ended answers. Gifted children are not the only children who will benefit from this book! Children will thoroughly enjoy these activities. Some of the activities can be last for days, others such as the brainteasers can be used for a quick warm-up to spark interest and excite the brain. Use these ideas and have the confidence of knowing that the extra you are doing in the classroom really helps the children to think on six levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

How to Sparkle at Reading Comprehension contains over 40 photocopiable activity worksheets for Key Stage 1 (KS1), ideal for independent work. Each activity covers at least one comprehension objective. The comprehension activities can be completed individually, in small groups or as a class.