Inspire and share with your child the wonderful world of creativity with Modern Art Adventures . Authors Jill Laidlaw and Maja Pitamic explore the stories behind 18 masterpieces of modern art and use them as inspira tion for children to create their own exciting and creative art projects with a diverse range of media. The book is divided by the most significant artistic movements of the past century - Impressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Illustration, Pop Art and S treet Art - and each masterpiece is accompanied by the story of its significance and two step -by- step art activities that are inspired by its techniques and visual effects.

"Chords for Kids" is a handy resource for children and early learners of guitar and keyboard. Chords are one of the most important ways that children can learn about music. They provide a fast route into playing with others and encourage a feeling for structure and composition. The simple and clean layout provides chord diagrams on each spread, for both guitar and keyboard, allowing a parent or teacher to explain easily. Using a simple tab-per-key approach, it covers all of the basic chords in each key, including majors, minors, triads, fourths, sixths, sevenths and ninths. Some variations are included at the back for further exploration.

JoJo Siwa and her trusty sidekick, a teacup Yorkie named BowBow, are used to being center stage. So when her neighborhood throws a block party, it's a no-brainer: before hitting up the nacho stand and bouncy castle, JoJo and the Siwanatorz will perform on stage for everyone they know! It'll be the best show yet! But as unexpected challenges pop up-the neighborhood bullies slime their costumes, the microphones stop working, and her best friend gets cold feet-JoJo shows the Siwanatorz what stars are really made of: kindness, courage, and a whole lot of laughs.

The Revised Edition of this popular Student Book covers AQA's updated GCSE Drama specification for first teaching from September 2020. // Covers the new selection of set plays for 2020 in AQA's updated specification: The Crucible, Blood Brothers, Noughts & Crosses, Things I Know to be True, Around the World in 80 Days, Romeo and Juliet, A Taste of Honey. // Approved by AQA. // Fully supports the specification assessment objectives and covers the three components: Understanding drama, Devising drama, Texts in practice. // Includes plenty of practical suggestions for drama activities, and tasks enable students to develop their performance and design skills. // Contains many contemporary examples of drama writing, staging, performance and interpretation allow students to explore key ideas and skills in a relevant context. // Analysis and evaluation skills are highlighted and practised in all topics. // Interviews and case studies of key roles such as set designer and performer help improve student understanding. // Key drama terminology is identified and defined throughout. //

Mastering Basic Skills(R) First Grade includes comprehensive content on skills first graders need most. Topics include reading comprehension, phonics, language arts, grammar, writing, time and money, and math. The Mastering Basic Skills(R) series includes grade-specific math and language arts activities as well as reading lists, skills checklists, awards, and mini books. The comprehensive content and extra features increase the value of this series making it an appealing choice to parents looking for extra at-home practice for their child.

This book contemplates creativity education within the context of the neoliberal capitalist economy. In the current crisis of creativity, where we are required to be creative in an environment of entrepreneurialisation, the author analyses what creativity has become and what has been lost in various recent transitional periods. Calling for recommitment towards the politics of critical creativity for the public good, the author argues for an education that resists the ideologies of neoliberalism so that creativity may still be harnessed to rethink society. Inciting readers to conceive of alternate forms of creativity and associated education, this innovative book will appeal to educators, practitioners, creators and learners searching for inspiration beyond creative destruction.

A fun, colourful Handwriting Activity Book brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. Perfect for practice at home or in class, it's loaded with useful Handwriting practice for ages 5-6 - from drawing letters to writing sentences. We've laid out each letter using guiding arrows to show children how to write them, alongside plenty of practice on tracing and copying full words and sentences. Guidelines on the page help teach your child to proportion their letters and words correctly and consistently. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress. We've also thrown in a fun puzzle page so your child can apply their skills in a different context.

JJ is ready for bed in this sing-along board book! With cute pics of JJ and his mum plus all the lyrics and actions from Yes Yes Bedtime Song, this is the perfect partner to CoComelon's popular video! Learn all about a first bedtime routine with this catchy song! JJ is getting ready for bed by having a bath, brushing his teeth, putting on his pyjamas and listening to a bedtime story. CoComelon creates toe-tapping songs and videos about the everyday experiences of young children. This cute board book is a fun, interactive accompaniment to Yes Yes Bedtime Song and your child's personal experiences with bedtime!

What inspired the work and works of geniuses like Leonardo, Einstein, Frida and Curie? These books aim to explain it to the little ones, presenting some of the greatest characters of the past in a funny and light-hearted way, to which children can easily relate. The great characters become the most powerful kind of inspiration, to push the little readers to dream a little bigger.

After fifteen fearsome years on the page, "Horrible Histories" are coming to the small screen - with all the nasty bits intact - of course. Want to know: a genuine jester's joke; why chickens had their bottoms shaved; and, what ten-year-old treacle was used for? Join Rattus Rattus and the gang for the funniest, fastest, nastiest and daftest ride through history you're ever likely to see...

This edition covers the WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Music specifications from 2016. There is a revised edition for teaching from September 2020 available. / Endorsed by WJEC/Eduqas the Student Book provides high quality support you can trust. / Covers all four Areas of Study: Musical Forms and Devices, Music for Ensemble, Film Music and Popular Music / Contains practical activities, extension tasks, suggestions for additional listening and useful tips for individual and group work. / Supports students in all aspects of Performing, Composing and Appraising. / Helps students prepare for the Performing Assessment and presentation of their coursework for Composing: includes identifying best practice, practical advice and guidance on how to complete the required log, evaluation and programme notes. / Free audio clips and web links to music performances to accompany the book are provided via a dedicated website. / This 2016 edition of the Student Book covers the prepared extracts in Unit 3 WJEC (Abdelazer Suit II: Rondeau: Purcell and Handbags and Gladrags: Stereophonics) and Component 3 Eduqas (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Movement 3, Minuet: Mozart; Since You've Been Gone: Rainbow) for assessment in Summer 2020 and 2021.

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the graffiti street art movement pioneer. Jean-Michel was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Haitian father. When he was eight and recovering from an accident in bed, his mother gave him a copy of Gray's Anatomy, which sparked his interest in the human form. As a teenager, he gained recognition as part of the graffito duo SAMO that spray-painted cryptic messages and images around the landscape of Manhattan's Lower East Side. He eventually made his way to the New York gallery scene and on to international acclaim. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the brilliant artist's life. Little People, BIG DREAMS is a best-selling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream. This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardcover versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games, and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!