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Thinking Creatively 6 – 8 Years

Tim Lowson — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 06:13:28 +0000

Educators such as Edward de Bono maintain that creative thinking is a skill that can be taught and developed.

The activities within Thinking Creatively 6 – 8 Years provide children with the opportunity to learn and practise creative thinking skills in interesting and stimulating situations. Challenges range from describing a problem that the intervention of ice cream ‘solved’, to inventing a new covering for cats to replace fur.

Through the activities in the book children develop the skills of fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration, curiosity, complexity, risk taking and imagination. Thinking Creatively 6 – 8 Years is structured in such a way that children can gain confidence and ability in each skill before combining concepts to address creative challenges surrounding the theme of Animals.

Author: David Stephenson

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Art Ideas For Primary Teachers 2

Tim Lowson — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:49:45 +0000

Art Ideas For Primary Teachers 2 is the second and final book in a two-part series which has been written by an experienced art teacher. This means that the activities in both books have been tried and tested in the classroom.

The activities in this book are not only practical but provide the students with the opportunity to be creative, expressive and imaginative. To cater for students with less artistic ability, blackline masters and examples of finished pieces accompany the activities. This resource will transform art lessons into fun and creative experiences for the students as well as the teacher.

Author: Kellie Brown

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Art Ideas For Primary Teachers 1

Tim Lowson — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:48:13 +0000

Art Ideas For Primary Teachers 1 is the first book in a two-part series which has been written by an experienced art teacher. This means that the activities in both books have been tried and tested in the classroom.

The activities in this book are not only practical but provide the students with the opportunity to be creative, expressive and imaginative. To cater for students with less artistic ability, blackline masters and examples of finished pieces accompany the activities. Art Ideas For Primary Teachers 1 will transform art lessons into fun and creative experiences for the students as well as the teacher.

Author: Kellie Brown

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Spelling and Language Practice Book 1

Tim Lowson — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 03:48:12 +0000

The Spelling and Language Practice Book 1 has been carefully constructed to equip children aged seven to nine years with strategies that will help them learn to spell and use language creatively.

The activity sheets encourage students to learn through phonics and explore how words relate to one another. The activites can be done individually, in smalll groups, set as homework or given to fast finishers.

Each activity sheet comes with extra things to do. Students can complete these extras in their spelling or language books. Some of these extras involve a sense of the ridiculous which adds an element of fun to their learning.

Author: Jude Scott

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Spell With Me Book 1

Tim Lowson — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 03:24:20 +0000

Spell With Me Book 1 is the first book in a two book series which has been carefully designed to help students in Years 1 and 2 spell common sight words. Flashcards are provided for every sight word introduced and flashcard games are suggested. Each activity page helps students to develop a range of strategies to learn how to spell.

Rhymes, repetition, illustration, games, cutting and pasting, tracing, completing sentences, actions and matching activities are all used to encourage students to spell the sight words correctly every time. Spell With Me Book 1’s delightful illustrations make each page visually appealing and accessible for younger students. This book will put the fun back into spelling.

Author: Linda Dutton

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Step Into Language Book 2

Tim Lowson — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 06:03:48 +0000

The Step Into Language books are designed to develop children’s language skills by providing introductory stories as the basis for oral language, reading and writing activities. These activities are aligned to current trends in curriculum policy which emphasise a solid basis for effective literacy skills in children.

Author: Ready-Ed Publications

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Step Into Language Book 1

Tim Lowson — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:56:54 +0000

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Cut and Paste Maths Activities Book 3

Tim Lowson — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:44:52 +0000

Cut And Paste Maths Activities Book 3 is the final book in a series of three. It has been specifically written to help children in Year 2 develop their numeracy skills.

The activities cover the following areas: numbers, place value, fractions, money, patterns, measurement, shape, position, data and chance.

The delightful illustrations on every activity sheet make the tasks clear, engaging and help the students to process the concepts easily. The cut and paste aspect of the book means that the students have fun while learning. Linked to the Australian National Curriculum, this book is an essential classroom resource.

Author: Debra Hawthorne

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Spell It Right! Book 1

Tim Lowson — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:29:01 +0000

Spell It Right! is a bright yet simple set of books with activities based on the idea that words cluster into groups and themes. When we talk about a subject, say weather, we use other words that also relate to that theme.

Books 1 & 2 use simple lists of 10 words on 40 themes with activities including word building, sentences, illustrations, word meanings, cloze, puzzles and sleuths, rhymes, sorting and writing. The activity pages in Book 3 have a range of tasks that vary from page to page, but contains The List and a mixture of the following tasks:

Word Work – word origins and usage;
Word Puzzles – word games and word plays which are fun but challenging;
Find Out! – research activities involving written and oral work; and
Your Work – challenges incorporating the student and the subject.

The Spell It Right! series is not presented as a complete spelling system, but as a purposeful extra…an extra children will love to use. The activities are fun, but have an underlying language core. They are ideal for both class and homework use.

Author: Greg Mitchell

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Cloze Activities

Tim Lowson — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 02:57:24 +0000

The Cloze Activities book aims to incorporate meaningful and purposeful cloze activities into a whole language program. The approach includes teaching notes for introducing and following up the activities which, as much as possible, are linked to key learning areas.

The use of a variety of topics provides for a range of child interests and ensures stimulating and appropriate activities for all children in the class.

Author: Monica Van Dam

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