Raise standards in teaching English with this fantastic collection of themed English enrichment activities for all pupils, aimed at secondary English teachers Written by John Senior and Sarah Philo English is one of the hardest subjects to teach well. Every year, English specialists wrack their brains to find new ways of delivering the curriculum. What to do about grammar is one conundrum, how to inspire children to become passionate readers is another. Enriching English is a collection of challenging enrichment activities designed to inspire more children to study English, to encourage high standards of English, to stimulate creativity with regard to English and to support an informed debate amongst pupils about the application and direction which English - both written and spoken - takes in our increasingly complex society, and will take in an increasingly complex and challenging future.  There are few, if any, resources which combine academic substance with an understanding of the urgent need many students, often the very able, have to move at a fast pace.  Enriching English is not just beautifully presented but behind it one can sense an imaginative and sophisticated consciousness; one which students will trust.  I've been looking for this book for years.A" Anthea Church, Head of English, Kent College, Pembury The Framework for Teaching English: years 7,8 and 9 (DfES) describes the kind of teaching more able pupils will benefit from; - targeting higher order questions, building in challenging open-ended tasks, and directing supplementary study outside the lesson.A" We believe that all pupils benefit from work that includes these elements, and the enrichment activities in Enriching English are intended to provide the kind of stretch and complexity of thinking that makes exploring a subject such as English enjoyable and worthwhile.  Enriching English will allow you to: *Enrich English lessons for all students and provide extension material that will challenge more able students *Improve students' performance in this core subject by enriching the curriculum *Enhance students' enjoyment of English and promote it as a subject for further study *Support whole-school improvement by raising standards in core subjects *Provide opportunities for students to expand their thinking skills through problem-solving and develop their social skills through teamwork *Improve students' ability to self-direct their individual learning and help them to have fun and gain pleasure from thinking Enriching English presents activities that are based within the national curriculum but that will also enrich and extend it. The activities are presented in three sections: *10-minute activities  *Lesson-length enrichment activities for Key Stage 3 and 4  *Day-long enrichment and extension activities  Each activity is accompanied by teacher's notes on how to use it and suggestions for further work and research, should your students wish to take the project even further.  The book also includes a CD-Rom containing all of the activity task sheets for ease of reproduction.

Enriching English

Education & Teaching

John Senior

Schools & Teaching

Optimus Education

Teaching Children with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Teaching Assistants

SEN BESTSELLER! A-Z of Special Needs is our most popular and easy-to-use resource. It offers you an A-Z dictionary of special needs conditions, as well as a who's who of specialists. It is an essential text for anyone teaching children or young people with educational special needs, and can be especially helpful when working with pupils with specific special needs conditions&nbsp; Written by Jacquie Buttriss and Ann Callander&nbsp; The first edition of The A-Z of Special Needs (2003) quickly sold out. Don't miss this new updated edition, with the same quality and breadth of information, plus extra features. The A-Z of Special Needs: for Every Teacher (2nd Edition) is a comprehensive reference resource for anyone working with pupils with learning difficulties or disabilities. It will help busy SENCOs to provide support for pupils, parents, class teachers and teaching assistants across all key stages. Other staff members will find it useful as an off-the-shelf reference for looking up answers to queries. This book includes: *A comprehensive glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations used by practitioners working with pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities. *A clear guide to the 'barriers to learning' likely to be encountered by mainstream class teachers or tutors. Each condition or syndrome is given a general description, followed by a listing of its main characteristics and an extensive range of practical support strategies to suit pupils of all ages.&nbsp; *'Who's who?' - detailed descriptions of the roles of professionals working within multi-agency settings.&nbsp; *Proformas - these are designed to support the work of the SENCO as well as the class teacher in a variety of ways in order to simplify the challenge of recording individual needs and progress.&nbsp; *Support groups - an A-Z of the contact details of support groups for all 'barriers to learning' listed.&nbsp; *Special reeds resources - an A-Z of publishers and resources, software publishers and equipment suppliers.&nbsp; *An A-Z of useful websites. The A-Z of Special Needs: for Every Teacher (2nd Edition) is useful, easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to SEN that has been brought right up to date, with substantial new additions in each section and some completely new sections. It is fully cross-referenced to be an indispensable guide to learning difficulties and disabilities across all age-groups. The book can also be used to provide INSET for teachers and teaching assistants. The proformas can be used as an aid to developing personalised learning through recording provision, planning, target-setting and assessment. This book is by no means the complete answer to everything but we hope it will help you ask questions and search for answers by using the appropriate sources. Proformas included in A-Z of Special Needs: for Every Teacher (2nd Edition): *School Improvement Plan&nbsp; *SEN Development Plan&nbsp; *Individual Education Plan&nbsp; *Class learning difficulties grid&nbsp; *Lesson planning sheets for teaching assistants&nbsp; *Group observation and recording sheet for teaching assistants&nbsp; *Individual observation and recording sheet for teaching assistants&nbsp; *Handy hints for TAs&nbsp; *Provision map&nbsp; *Skills target sheet&nbsp; *Personal profile sheet

A-Z of Special Needs

Ann Callander

Jacquie Buttriss

Learning Through Adventurous Activities: 75 Lesson Ideas to Engage Boys and Girls

Mynard, Steve

Learning to Learn Toolkit

Best, Brin.

Many pupils experience difficulty in controlling their strong feelings and in managing conflict in both school and home settings. These two programmes (for different age groups) aim to help children and young people: * Avoid or manage situations of conflict * Understand that they can create change * Realise that it is possible to resolve difficulties. In this thoughtful approach to anger management, the authors suggest a teaching and learning model and use 'story' as the focus of pupil engagement. During the 10-session programme, participants will: * Understand the causes of anger in a variety of situations * Learn about physiological and behavioural aspects of anger * Rehearse coping strategies * Plan positive responses to provocative situations. Controlling Anger: A solution-focused approach for children provides eight stories to help pupils develop emotional literacy. The topics of the stories include fighting with friends, bullying, swearing humiliation and exclusion. The stories also reinforce some of the key themes and concepts introduced via the Primary National Strategy's SEAL Curriculum.

Controlling Anger: A Solution Focused Approach for Children

Sara Daly

Tina Rae

Emotional Wellbeing: An Introductory Handbook

This is an essential book for those wishing to make a positive contribution to the emotional ethos of their place of work. Written by two popular and experienced authors who offer training to school staff, it aims to help people learn about emotional literacy and promote it with individuals, groups or whole classes. Each section includes a theoretical explanation, a description of particular vulnerabilities, plus activities, resources and a case study. Topics covered include:  recognising and managing feelings active listening self-esteem understanding and managing anger friendship skills therapeutic stories social skills.

Gillian Shotton

Sheila Burton

101 Playground Games is a collection of active and engaging school playground games for kids. It offers enriching activities and traditional games to encourage active learning and social development among younger children at playtime. The school playground plays a crucial role in developing all aspects of children’s behaviour and interpersonal learning. Yet there is a growing awareness that children today do not play in the same sociable ways as previous generations. This resource provides a practical toolkit of ideas to promote lively and enjoyable games. It draws on traditional games and also introduces a wealth of new ones including: <ul>
<li>chasing and catching games</li> <li>skipping games and rhymes</li> <li>singing and dancing games</li> <li>parachute games</li> <li>quiet games</li> <li>circle games</li> <li>cooperative games</li> <li>games from around the world.</li>
</ul>

101 Playground Games: Enliven and Enrich Any Playtime - A Collection of Active and Engaging Games for Children

Hoyle, Thérèse

This practical resource shows how creative and philosophical thinking can be developed in the everyday classroom. Part one describes the authors evolving ideas and practices of creative and philosophical thinking. Part two gives details about why these are seen as important, how to get going and suggests some ideas on how you might want to develop these practices further. This publication will help you develop: * Playful and experimental thinking outside the box * The ability of your children to pose questions that are important to them and create answers that are reasoned and reasonable * Children's awareness and appreciation of themselves and others as knowledge creators * Children's confidence and ability to challenge their own thinking and the status quo * Children's ability to create options for themselves within constraints and to be open to opportunities * Children's learning to learn about themselves * Teacher's researching to understand and improve their own practice

Creative and Philosophical Thinking in Primary School: Developing Creative and Philosophical Thinking in the Everyday Classroom

Marie Huxtable

Rosalind Hurford

Joy Mounter

Picture this, you are a busy classroom teacher, it's almost lunchtime on a Tuesday and it has started to pour with torrential rain. If your school has a wet playtime policy then everyone in the school will be clear about the procedures, your wet play box will be organised and children will have a stimulating, rewarding playtime experience. However, if you are like a lot of schools across the country you will be scrambling around trying to find activities to entertain the children or you will have just discovered your wet play box needs replenishing! The problem with wet playtimes is that they happen haphazardly, we never know when they are going to occur and often we are completely unprepared. The aim of this book is to make sure you are prepared and that you have a wealth of ideas up your sleeve. Through intensive research, the author gathered feedback from teachers, children, lunchtime supervisors, parents and classroom assistants and discovered that you wanted a book that is inspiring, user friendly, and packed with activities, games and ideas that are easy to implement. To make it as easy as possible to use, it includes lots of copiable activities and ideas that support schools in creating a wet playtime policy that will lead to happier playtimes. It includes the following: Easy to run, stimulating activities and games that can be quickly organised at short notice. A selection of copiable resources that can be quickly printed off the CD-ROM or photocopied from the book. Ideas to help implement a wet playtime policy. Creative ideas to support you in organising wet play. Structures for behaviour management at wet playtimes including rewards and encouragers to celebrate children who play well. Suggestions for wet play activity boxes and lots of creative ideas for your wet play themed boxes. So here it is, jam packed with creative ideas, activities, games and activity pages to make those rainy days rainbow filled. Have fun and remember, 'Play is regarded as essential to life long learning, creativity and wellbeing,' Wood (2007).

101 Wet Playtime Games and Activities: ‘Take time to play – it is the secret of perpetual youth.’

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