Treasure House Composition Skills Teacher's Guides provide at-a-glance lesson planning to guide teachers through the activities in Treasure House Composition Skills Pupil Books. Treasure House Composition Skills Teacher's Guide 1: - provides at-a-glance planning with overviews, step-by-step instructions and answer keys for all Pupil Book units - offers ideas to enable all children to access learning in Support, Embed and Challenge sections - targets individual learning needs with photocopiable resources - maps units to the 2014 National Curriculum for English

Treasure House Comprehension Skills Pupil Books are aimed at ages 5-11. They cover all the text types specified in the 2014 National Curriculum, with follow-up activities that build the skills necessary to develop critical thinking. Treasure House Comprehension Skills Pupil Book 4: - has 20 units - covers a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction genres - builds enjoyment of comprehension skills on a range of top-quality texts - contains carefully tailored questions that cover all the statutory requirements of the 2014 National Curriculum - helps pupils to become accomplished critical thinkers - provides regular progress checks with 3 review units. This pupil book can be used with Treasure House Comprehension Skills Teacher's Guide 4 and activities on Collins Connect for a complete programme to enhance comprehension skills.

Treasure House Spelling Skills Pupil Books are aimed at ages 5-11 offering complete coverage of the 2014 National Curriculum. Treasure House Spelling Skills Pupil Book 6: - has 20 units - is directly matched to the 2014 National Curriculum - explains each spelling rule clearly and simply, followed by a set of carefully tailored questions - allows practice of all the skills covered in the KS2 grammar, punctuation and spelling test when used alongside Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation Skills Pupil Book 6 - ensures pupils will master all appropriate language skills - provides regular progress checks with 3 review units. This pupil book can be used with Treasure House Spelling Skills Teacher's Guide 6 and activities on Collins Connect for a complete spelling programme.

Transform your literacy outcomes and engage your whole school in reading. Inspire and delight your children with contemporary, diverse and engaging texts that will spark a lifelong love of reading for pleasure. Get the most out of best-loved children's books with our bestselling Read & Respond series - the perfect way to explore favourite stories in your classroom. This resource book brings you a wealth of inspiring activities, discussion ideas and guided reading notes based on Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure by Vashti Hardy. Stimulating content mapped to curriculum objectives Grammar, punctuation and spelling section Shared reading and whole-class guided reading section including non-fiction extracts Time-saving lesson plans, activities and assessments Huge variety of speaking, listening and creative activities. Our Read & Respond series now has a dedicated online space containing: Curriculum and teaching overviews with recommendations on books to read for pleasure Classic small-group guided reading notes and resources Teaching reading resources such as ideas for vocabulary and fluency Read & Respond helps you build a whole-school literacy programme based on timeless children's stories, chosen to inspire reading for pleasure. Fun-filled activities help children to fully engage with each story, encouraging a love of reading and building a range of skills. Underpinned by a wealth of research the teacher's guides provide activities with a strong focus on all of the 'big five' plus oracy and reading for pleasure, as well as concentration on grammar, punctuation & spelling and writing Foster reading for pleasure with stories from acclaimed and award-winning authors Prepare with confidence with essential teacher's books and supportive resources Save hours of preparation time with ready-to-use print and digital resources Boost guided reading in every year group with detailed teachers notes. PRAISE FOR READ & RESPOND 'The resources are wonderful. I like the fact that it has a mix of fiction and non-fiction activities ... and how material can link to other areas of the curriculum, not just literacy.' Miss North, teacher 'Reading for enjoyment and writing for enjoyment are two of the most powerful ways of getting children interested in books. Read & Respond provides exactly this.' Michael Morpurgo, author '[Read and Respond] makes it easy to explore texts fully and ensure that the children want to keep on reading more.' Chris Flanagan, Primary teacher.

Emma and her mother are slaves on a plantation. One day Mama hears that the master plans to sell some of the children and decides that she and Emma have to run away before Emma is sent to auction. The following night they set off through the woods and across a frozen river. They make a shelter out of sticks and leaves, desperately hoping to avoid the slave catcher. Children will discuss the concepts of slavery and freedom and explore the characters' motivations for running away. 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)

Transform your literacy outcomes and engage your whole school in reading. Inspire and delight your children with contemporary, diverse and engaging texts that will spark a lifelong love of reading for pleasure. Get the most out of best-loved children's books with our bestselling Read & Respond series - the perfect way to explore favourite stories in your classroom. This resource book brings you a wealth of inspiring activities, discussion ideas and guided reading notes based on We Sang Across the Sea by Benjamin Zephaniah. Stimulating content mapped to curriculum objectives Grammar, punctuation and spelling section Shared reading and whole-class guided reading section including non-fiction extracts Time-saving lesson plans, activities and assessments Huge variety of speaking, listening and creative activities. Our Read & Respond series now has a dedicated online space containing: Curriculum and teaching overviews with recommendations on books to read for pleasure Classic small-group guided reading notes and resources Teaching reading resources such as ideas for vocabulary and fluency Read & Respond helps you build a whole-school literacy programme based on timeless children's stories, chosen to inspire reading for pleasure. Fun-filled activities help children to fully engage with each story, encouraging a love of reading and building a range of skills. Underpinned by a wealth of research the teacher's guides provide activities with a strong focus on all of the 'big five' plus oracy and reading for pleasure, as well as concentration on grammar, punctuation & spelling and writing Foster reading for pleasure with stories from acclaimed and award-winning authors Prepare with confidence with essential teacher's books and supportive resources Save hours of preparation time with ready-to-use print and digital resources Boost guided reading in every year group with detailed teachers notes. PRAISE FOR READ & RESPOND 'The resources are wonderful. I like the fact that it has a mix of fiction and non-fiction activities ... and how material can link to other areas of the curriculum, not just literacy.' Miss North, teacher 'Reading for enjoyment and writing for enjoyment are two of the most powerful ways of getting children interested in books. Read & Respond provides exactly this.' Michael Morpurgo, author '[Read and Respond] makes it easy to explore texts fully and ensure that the children want to keep on reading more.' Chris Flanagan, Primary teacher.

This box of comprehension cards covers: High-interest short passages of text along with five comprehension questions that prompt students to identify and effectively cite text evidence A variety of genres Comprehension-helper cards that provide kid-friendly definitions, tips, and examples to help students master reading skills On each of the 100 text cards there is a passage of age-appropriate text with an illustration and five comprehension questions related to the passage. The 10 different questions types in this non-fiction box are: Author's Purpose - Questions focused on the reason the author chose to write a text. Authors may write with more than one purpose in mind. Cause and Effect - Questions focused on an event or action that makes something happen in a story and the result or consequence of that event or action. Compare and Contrast - Questions focused on looking closely at two or more things (characters, settings, plots, etc.) to see how they are similar. And looking closely at two or more things to see how they are different. Debate - Questions focused on a discussion between two (or more) sides with different views. Description - Questions focused on When words are used to create a 'picture' in the mind. Fact and Opinion - Questions focused on Facts, information that is true and doesn't vary And Opinions, personal beliefs or feelings. Opinions do vary. Main Idea and Details - A literal question, one which you may remember from reading the text and can answer straight away. One to show that you have read/understood the text. A direct quotation is not required. Problem and Solution - Questions focused on the main problem of a story and the solution to, or outcome of, the problem or conflict. Not all resolutions are happy ones. Sequence of events - Questions focused on the plot and the order of events in a plot (beginning, middle, end) Summarise - Questions focused on creating a brief statement about a text using only the most important details. The fifth question on each card will be a S-T-R-E-T-C-H question, a creative thinking question such as writing sentences using words/phrases from the story, describing something from the story, explaining what might happen next, describing a real-life event that's connected to the story, asking an opinion on the story or character from the story. Age-appropriate helper cards provide background information to help children respond knowledgeably to the comprehension questions. There are 14 helper cards in this box covering: Author's purpose Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast Context Clues Debate Description Fact and opinion Inference Information Text Main Idea and Details Problem and Solution Sequence of Events Summarise Text Evidence Also includes a Teacher's Booklet to provide ideas on how to use the cards and answers.

Just like the real thing - only shorter! Help your child prepare for the SATS with these bite-sized National test papers. This book offers 10 complete Grammar and Punctuation tests and 10 Spelling tests in a flexible format for use at any time of the day. Question types and mark schemes match the format of the National tests and offer an authentic SATs experience. Spelling tests come with transcripts though online audio versions are also available. A handy progress chart is also supplied to give you some indication of the scores your child is likely to attain.

In Incredible Quests, read all about the joys of journeys - and their dangers! * After she escapes the sinking Titanic, can Grace create a new life in New York? * How did New York City become what it is today? * Can a young girl escape bedtime to see the stars? * What adventures happen in the imagination of a shy child? * How could a school trip look in the distant future?

The activities in the New All-In-One Learn to Read and Write Grade 1 Home Language Workbook will ensure language and writing success!

The reading lessons are graded and sounds are presented step by step, keeping the eye span, sight word vocabulary and sentence structure that a Grade 1 learner should know in mind. The reading lessons are followed by applicable language exercises. The learner also cuts out an "Own reader" to practise sounds and spelling.

The new sounds learnt are practised on handwriting strips, developing learners’ pencil grip and handwriting skills. Sounds are practised through handwriting - the learner is encouraged to draw patterns (which resemble the sounds) and write sentences.

The handwriting exercises are in the correct font and line spacing - in print writing (e.g. round/slanted letters) - so that the learner learns to write correctly.

Handwriting and language exercises are presented in the order that learners will learn them in class according to CAPS.

A magical chapter book series inspired by Sticker Dolly Dressing, perfect for fans of Rainbow Magic. Each book comes with a page of stickers to dress the Dolls. Meera, Sophia and Olivia, the Princess Dolls, are on an urgent mission to the River Kingdom on the Majestic Isle. It's the day of the Waterlily Ball, but the River Princess has flooded the ballroom! Somehow, the Princess Dolls must find a way for the biggest dance of the year to go ahead...and time is running out! Collect all the books in the Sticker Dolly Stories series! 1. Unicorn Rescue (A Magic Dolls Story) 2. Fairy Picnic (A Magic Dolls Story) 3. Mermaid in Trouble (A Magic Dolls Story) 4. Baby Dragon (A Magic Dolls Story) 5. Castle in the Clouds (A Princess Dolls Story) 6. Ice Palace (A Princess Dolls Story) 7. Woodland Princess (A Princess Dolls Story) 8. Waterlily Ball (A Princess Dolls Story) 9. Dream Pony (An Animal Rescue Dolls Story) 10. Lucky Bunnies (An Animal Rescue Dolls Story) 11. Little Lost Deer (An Animal Rescue Dolls Story) 12. Snow Puppy (An Animal Rescue Dolls Story) And look out for the Summer and Christmas specials: Dolphin Magic (A Summer special) Christmas Mystery (A Christmas special)

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 Workbook is phonics-based and linked the reading and writing Early Learning Goals. It can be used for practice, for exemplification and to support teacher judgement of the EYFS and completion of the EYFS profile.

The Primary National Curriculum sets challenging expectations for the teaching of writing. Children must master the process of composition, redrafting, editing and writing final pieces. The book: *Provides practical advice for the teaching of writing *Demonstrates how to model writing for children *Includes examples of good classroom practice of modelling writing *Focuses on writing in different aspects of the curriculum *Provides guidance, case studies and theoretical perspectives to show readers how they can become writers with and for children The updated second edition includes: *Ideas for discussion in a seminar/staff meeting/CPD event *A new chapter enabling teachers to support children to bring their own cultures and ethnicities into their writing

The first in a series of 7 fun-filled activity books for children covers the first group of letter sounds. Jolly Phonics teaches children to read and write using synthetic phonics in a fun and engaging way. Each of these 36-page activity books for children aged 3+, includes 2 pages of stickers providing a range of fun activities for children to complete, including colouring, handwriting practice, puzzles, mazes, games, craft activities, word & picture matching and flashcards. There is a story for each of the letter sounds as well as the letter sound action, introducing synthetic phonics in a fun and multi-sensory way, giving children solid support at home.

Meera, Sophia and Olivia, the Princess Dolls, are busy planning their mid-Winter celebration in Dolly Town when they get a call through from Mission Control - the Snow Princess on the Majestic Isle needs their help. It's her baby sister's Naming Ceremony that afternoon and she is due to wear the famous Ice Diamond Tiara - but she's lost it! Can the Princess Dolls help the Snow Princess find the tiara in time for the ceremony?

Every child needs to learn to read, write and spell. With Letterland it is simply an enjoyable journey of discovery. This new edition of the Letterland Teacher's Guide encompasses the fun of learning with Letterland friends, whilst ensuring that the core criteria of an effective, systematic, phonics programme are fully met.

Comprehension Ninja Workbooks are ideal for supporting your child's learning at home. With bespoke non-fiction texts and hundreds of questions, they're packed full of comprehension practice with strong links to the National Curriculum. Created by teacher and bestselling author of Vocabulary Ninja, Comprehension Ninja and Write Like a Ninja Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), they're perfect for developing those all-important literacy skills at home and for boosting children's confidence in reading comprehension. Key features of Comprehension Ninja Workbook for Ages 5-6: - Covers popular National Curriculum topics currently taught at Key Stage 1, such as minibeasts and healthy eating - Features a variety of question types including true or false, fill the gap and multiple choice - Contains illustrations throughout and a fun ninja theme to engage children - Includes advice for parents and answers at the back of the book

Make sure your students develop the rich vocabulary that's essential to successful reading comprehension and academic achievement with A Word a Day. Each book in this newly revised series covers 144 words in 36 engaging weekly units.

Don't have students just memorize vocabulary words ... give them the tools they need to understand and apply the words!

Help your students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 4. Activities such as identifying attributes, making personal connections, and completing graphic organizers give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them to develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom.

Examples of vocabulary words presented in Grade 4:

* obligation, command, compete

* dilemma, resource, random

* spontaneous, lackadaisical, treacherous

* drenched, massive, predicament