Following on from requests for more assembly ideas Andrew has come up with 'Assembly Tomorrow'. This book features a mix of age appropriate stories (moral, multicultural, bible and fables) and provides all the stimulus material needed for 30 assemblies. Some of the stories are illustrated with silhouettes; these can be photocopied to enable the headteacher/presenter to present the story using an overhead projector. Other stories have simple illustrations that can be copied on to acetate and used as a focal point for the assembly. The assemblies are organised chronologically in seasonal themes and the teacher's notes provide additional background information. This assembly book is designed to make head teachers' lives easier and to help them overcome the 'headache' of coming up with new and original assembly ideas!

Designed to make headteacher's lives easier, these two exciting new photocopiable books from Andrew Brodie provide a selection of well thought out stories (moral, multicultural, bible and fables) plus all the stimulus material needed for 30 assemblies. Ideas in this book include cut-out silhouettes, lively illustrations and a host of other visual materials that can be photocopied on to acetate and used as a focal point. Themed according to school terms, these two books will prove an essential buy for any school looking to liven up their assemblies!

Designed to make headteacher's lives easier, these two exciting new photocopiable books from Andrew Brodie provide a selection of well thought out stories (moral, multicultural, bible and fables) plus all the stimulus material needed for 30 assemblies. Ideas in this book include cut-out silhouettes, lively illustrations and a host of other visual materials that can be photocopied on to acetate and used as a focal point. Themed according to school terms, these two books will prove an essential buy for any school looking to liven up their assemblies!

In Hands on the Freedom Plow, fifty-two women--northern and southern, young and old, urban and rural, black, white, and Latina--share their courageous personal stories of working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. The testimonies gathered here present a sweeping personal history of SNCC: early sit-ins, voter registration campaigns, and freedom rides; the 1963 March on Washington, the Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the movements in Alabama and Maryland; and Black Power and antiwar activism. Since the women spent time in the Deep South, many also describe risking their lives through beatings and arrests and witnessing unspeakable violence. These intense stories depict women, many very young, dealing with extreme fear and finding the remarkable strength to survive. The women in SNCC acquired new skills, experienced personal growth, sustained one another, and even had fun in the midst of serious struggle. Readers are privy to their analyses of the Movement, its tactics, strategies, and underlying philosophies. The contributors revisit central debates of the struggle including the role of nonviolence and self-defense, the role of white people in a black-led movement, and the role of women within the Movement and the society at large. Each story reveals how the struggle for social change was formed, supported, and maintained by the women who kept their "hands on the freedom plow." As the editors write in the introduction, "Though the voices are different, they all tell the same story--of women bursting out of constraints, leaving school, leaving their hometowns, meeting new people, talking into the night, laughing, going to jail, being afraid, teaching in Freedom Schools, working in the field, dancing at the Elks Hall, working the WATS line to relay horror story after horror story, telling the press, telling the story, telling the word. And making a difference in this world."

Each book features festivals of all the major religions (Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Chinese) as they occur in chronological order throughout the school year, providing background information and pupil materials to reflect the traditions and celebrations.The photocopiable activities are suitable for assemblies (on an OHP) or as a classroom resource. They require minimal preparation and would be ideal for use by classroom assistants, supply teachers and after school clubs. They would also make a useful addition to the school's RE programme.

This series, like Supporting Literacy, builds on Andres Brodie's aptitude for making things really straightforward for less able pupils. Teachers need materials that are suitable for the increasing number of lower ability children in the mainstream classroom. These children who need 'additional' or 'different' help (roughly one in six children fall into this category), are often supervised by classroom assistants. National Test results indicate that children, especially boys, are struggling with their writing. 'One in five children who enter secondary school are officially behind in reading and writing.' Inspectors also reported on the continuing gap between girls and boys, which they say is particularly pronounced in writing. All activities are linked to the new Literacy framework through a process of 'tracking back' and are intended to help lower ability pupils make progress in order to catch up with their year group. Each learning objective is addressed by one or more pages and each page will include notes for teachers enabling anyone using the sheet to see its purpose immediately. Recording and monitoring pupil's progress are integral to all books.

Christmas Maths provides a wealth of fun activities with a Christmas theme. Each photocopiable worksheet is matched to the Numeracy Strategy and compatible with the Scottish 5-14 Guidelines. This series is designed for busy teachers in the late Autumn term who are desperate for materials that are relevant and interesting and that can be completed with minimun supervision. All the activities are suitable for use by class teachers, supply teachers, SEN teachers and classroom assistants and cover topics such as 'How many partridges did the true love give all together?' and 'Filling a sleigh with presents by rolling a dice!'. Children will have lots of fun working through the Christmas Maths themes but also gain valuable skills along the way.

The six books in this series provide a range of worksheets, display materials and teachers' notes designed to help teachers deliver the reading element of the Literacy Strategy. They cover an extensive range of text genres ranging from Myths and fables to evaluating press releases! Each activity can be used for individual or shared reading and provides excellent practice for the National Tests. The exercises are differentiated allowing teachers to meet pupils' individual needs.

In Hands on the Freedom Plow, fifty-two women--northern and southern, young and old, urban and rural, black, white, and Latina--share their courageous personal stories of working for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement. The testimonies gathered here present a sweeping personal history of SNCC: early sit-ins, voter registration campaigns, and freedom rides; the 1963 March on Washington, the Mississippi Freedom Summer, and the movements in Alabama and Maryland; and Black Power and antiwar activism. Since the women spent time in the Deep South, many also describe risking their lives through beatings and arrests and witnessing unspeakable violence. These intense stories depict women, many very young, dealing with extreme fear and finding the remarkable strength to survive. The women in SNCC acquired new skills, experienced personal growth, sustained one another, and even had fun in the midst of serious struggle. Readers are privy to their analyses of the Movement, its tactics, strategies, and underlying philosophies. The contributors revisit central debates of the struggle including the role of nonviolence and self-defense, the role of white people in a black-led movement, and the role of women within the Movement and the society at large. Each story reveals how the struggle for social change was formed, supported, and maintained by the women who kept their "hands on the freedom plow." As the editors write in the introduction, "Though the voices are different, they all tell the same story--of women bursting out of constraints, leaving school, leaving their hometowns, meeting new people, talking into the night, laughing, going to jail, being afraid, teaching in Freedom Schools, working in the field, dancing at the Elks Hall, working the WATS line to relay horror story after horror story, telling the press, telling the story, telling the word. And making a difference in this world."

Following on from requests for more assembly ideas Andrew has come up with 'Assembly Tomorrow'. This book features a mix of age appropriate stories (moral, multicultural, bible and fables) and provides all the stimulus material needed for 30 assemblies. Some of the stories are illustrated with silhouettes; these can be photocopiable to enable the headteacher/presenter to present the story using an overhead projector. Other stories have simple illustrations that can be copied on to acetate and used as a focal point for the assembly. The assemblies are organised chronologicall in seasonal themes and the teacher's notes provide additional background information. This assembly book is designed to make head teacher's lives easier and to help them overcome the 'headache' that coming up with new and original assembly ideas causes!

Each book features festivals of all the major religions (Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Chinese) as they occur in chronological order throughout the school year, porviding background information and pupil materials to reflect the traditions and celebrations.The photocopiable activities are suitable for assemblies (on an OHP) or as a classroom resource. They require minimal preparation and would be ideal for use by classroom assistants, supply teachers and after school clubs. They would also make a useful addition to the school's RE programme.

This series builds on Andrew's aptitude for making things really straight forward for less able pupils. It offers a systematic approach to spelling from the starting point of synthetic phonics through to the observation of phonic patterns in more complex words. Some of the children using this series will be working a year, or even two years behind their year group but the activities still need to be relevant, interesting and enable pupils to catch up with their peers. Repetition and practice are key features of the 'Supporting' series and every target in these books will have an introductory display page, focusing on a particular phoneme, followed by an activity page. All the books include 'target' record sheets showing NC objectives, templates for indiviual education plans, and progress charts to track achievement.

This series features all the words in the Literacy Strategy spelling bank for KS1 and KS2. Even the contents pages are extremely useful to teachers as they offer an entire spelling programme to save teachers hunting for words with the same letter patterns. Each set of words is presented across three pages - an activity sheet, a practice sheet and the third is a 'Look, learn, cover, write, check' page. The pages follow a pattern that is clearly set out and easy to use. They make ideal practice sheets for spelling homework

With READING TO LEARN IN THE CONTENT AREAS, Eighth Edition, future educators discover how they can teach students to use reading, discussion, and writing as vehicles for learning in any discipline. The book explores how the increased availability of computers, instructional software, social media, and Internet resources--as well as the rise of electronic literacy in general--have affected the ways children learn and create meaning from their world. The authors’ unique lesson framework for instruction, PAR (Preparation/Assistance/Reflection), extends throughout the book. A reader-friendly presentation, balanced approach, strong research base, and inclusion of real-life examples from a variety of subject areas and grade levels have helped make this resource one of the most popular and effective books on the market.