A new emphasis in this edition of Spark the Brain, Ignite the Pen is writing to learn in the content areas. This edition of the work first published in 2006 includes a collection of classroom-tested quick writes designed to assist students in thinking and writing about significant content in the disciplines. Contributors to the book teach a wide array of grade levels (K through college) and subject areas e.g., English, social studies, math, science and health), and the quick writes included in the book are ideal for use in a variety of classroom subjects and settings. Given the current research validating the impact of using writing tasks to learn content, this volume should be useful to a wide range of teachers, teacher educators, and professional development trainers K-12.

The second 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.

A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support teaching of phonics in the primary classroom. Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources are guaranteed to save you time and are a must-have tool to plan, prepare and deliver first-rate lessons.

Get your children practising their letter-sound correspondences, using these colourful A4 cards. Firstly show the letter and then show the picture side, which shows a picture that corresponds to the letter, when they need some help. Ages: 4-5 Level: Early Years/Reception and KS1 Subject: phonics Ages 4-5 Part of Pearson's DfE-validated phonics programme, Bug Club Phonics Ideal for Blended Learning Ideal for Learning at Home Colour-coded by phase, these cards are 100% matched to the Bug Club Phonics DfE-validated systematic synthetic programme progression and resources, meaning you can use them with flexibility and fidelity. 27 double-sided cards: 1 side shows the grapheme whilst the other shows a picture corresponding to that grapheme A4 Imagery on the cards matches imagery used in the programme 1 instruction card Round-edged and varnished cards Delivered shrink-wrapped This product aligns with Bug Club Phonics Phase 3 and Letters and Sounds Phase 3. It is part of the Bug Club Phonics series. The Bug Club Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme is the first one to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies videos, and an online reading world to give today's children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. For more Bug Club Phonics books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club Phonics.

Mog and Pog are cleaning the pod where they live. The button on Pog's apron pops off. Mog pins the apron, but then pricks her finger. Who will they turn to for help? (Letter-sounds featured: p n m d g o). Mog and Pog is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Get your children practising their letter-sound correspondences, using these colourful A4 cards. Firstly show the letter and then show the picture side, which shows a picture that corresponds to the letter, when they need some help. Ages: 4-5 Level: Early Years/Reception and KS1 Subject: phonics Designed for Reception children Ages 4-5 Part of Pearson's DfE-validated phonics programme, Bug Club Phonics Ideal for blended learning Ideal for learning at home Colour-coded by phase, these cards are 100% matched to the Bug Club Phonics DfE-validated systematic synthetic programme progression and resources, meaning you can use them with flexibility and fidelity. 23 double-sided cards: 1 side shows the grapheme whilst the other shows a picture corresponding to that grapheme A4 Imagery on the cards matches imagery used in the programme 1 instruction card Round-edged and varnished cards Delivered shrink-wrapped This product aligns with Bug Club Phonics Phase 2 and Letters and Sounds Phase 2. It is part of the Bug Club Phonics series. The Bug Club Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme is the first one to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100% decodable books, CBeebies videos, and an online reading world to give today's children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. For more Bug Club Phonics books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club Phonics.

Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the world but then they died out. For many years, scientists have been trying to find out why the dinosaurs died. Was it a great disaster or a slow death? Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 8-9 (Year 4)

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

Brimming with practice, CGP's superb Writing Targeted Question Book for Year 6 is the perfect way to boost pupils' writing skills. It's packed with activities, advice and extracts covering fiction and non-fiction genres. What's more, it all supports the 'composition' elements of the National Curriculum. Answers and hints are included, alongside a range of free online texts with annotations (downloadable from the CGP website) to use for inspiration.