Learning objectives at the start of each lesson explain the grammar focus and how it will be used to achieve a certain effect. Extracts from real texts demonstrate the different effects that writers use and model how grammar choices can create these effects. Each fiction unit draws on several novels and students should be encouraged to read full texts independently or as a class alongside the units. Activities give students a chance to put their learning into practice, experimenting with creating different effects in their writing and then reflecting on it. These help to develop the core writing and linguistic analysis skills required at KS3 and into GCSE.

This book can help your child by providing a whole year of ready to go activities and support on key English topics which will be being taught in school from 2014. Did you know that your child in Year 1 will now need to; to add prefixes and suffixes to words (for example 's', 'es', 'ing', 'er', 'est' and 'un'); join words and sentences using 'and'; use a question mark and exclamation mark as well as a full stop. * Workbooks for home learning * Linked directly to what your children will be learning in school * A linked website provides additional activities, answers and support for parents * Developed by teachers to ensure the best possible support for the new 2014 National Curriculum.

As president of the Scottish branch of the Richard III Society, Philippa Langley was interested in restoring Richard III's reputation and finding his body. In August 2015, her archaeological team found a skeleton with a curved spine under the letter R in a car park in Leicester. Could it be the skeleton of Richard III? Children discuss how and why Philippa Langley wanted to find Richard. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 9-10 (Year 5)

At night-time, when you climb into bed and drift off to sleep, does everyone else go to sleep too? Who bakes the bread for the next day, and who collects the rubbish? While you are sleeping, a lot of people are waking up and going to work! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 7-8 (Year 3)

The English workbook educator guide is a resource written to support the teaching in The English Workbook series.

The workbooks, designed to improve and develop learners’ literacy skills, consist of ten units of work, each focused on one of the following writing formats: procedures, recounts, expositions, narratives and reports.

Each unit includes:

• Learner analysis of writing form, speaking and listening, group and individual activities, literal, inferential and applied comprehension questions, vocabulary development and extension, spelling strategies and rules practice
• Specific language features of the particular text, such as proper nouns, imperative verbs and punctuation, clearly and concisely explained with practice exercises
• Writing activities focussed on specific writing skills related to the particular genre. Writing topics are set with planning proformas and editing and proofreading checklists. Learner evaluation is included.

This historical story begins as Sarah says goodbye to her father, who is setting sail for a long journey to India. Sarah desperately wants to go with her father, but he refuses to take her because of the danger involved. Left behind with a seemingly unkind Aunt, Sarah decides to cut off her hair and dress like a boy in the hope that she can sneak aboard the ship. Children will discuss the historical setting and how this impacts the story, as well as exploring the character of Sarah: the motivation for her actions, and whether or not she appeals to the reader. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 10-11 (Year 6)