This is the ultimate (and ultimately irreverent) look at what you should be doing in your classroom if you want to be the best teacher you can possibly be. Phil Beadle star of Channel 4's Unteachables" & " Can't Read Can't Write" former Secondary School Teacher of the Year & " Guardian Education" Columnist outlines everything a newly qualified teacher needs to know in order to be an immediate success in the classroom. The book

Includes:: a substantial section on every new teacher's biggest concern: behaviour management as well as giving tips on: various teaching methods; lesson planning; assessment; ways of organising the classroom; & how to motivate school students to get the absolute best out of them. Fluent accessible & at times laugh out loud hilarious " Be a Fantastic Teacher
- A Handbook for NQTs" is the ultimate (and ultimately irreverent) look at what you should be doing in your classroom if you want to be the best teacher you can possibly be."


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This practical new book is packed full of tips advice & support for teachers teaching assistants & parents coping with Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD). Along with many years experience of working with & managing ADD children the author also brings together the latest thinking on ADHD & provides a wealth of winning school-time strategies. It

Includes:: rare but invaluable advice on the different ways that ADHD may affect girls & reflects upon tactics to stop bullying in schools. Other chapters provide tips on developing alternative learning strategies classroom organisation & playtime supervision. There is also a section on how to successfully manage your school trips & why they are such a good idea.

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* New glossary to explain teaching terms * DVD with classroom demonstrations of core classroom techniques * New chapter on testing How to Teach English is the only methodology book for early stage" teachers that has a DVD with clips from actual classess & accompanying activities." ...

When Quantum Physics expert Dr Chad Orzel went to adopt a dog he never imagined he would end up with one as inquisitive as Emmy. Could she use quantum tunnelling to get through the neighbour's fence & chase bunnies? What about quantum teleportation to catch squirrels before they climb out of reach? In this witty & informative book Orzel & Emmy
- the talking dog
- discuss the key theories of Quantum Physics & its fascinating history. From quarks & gluons to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle this is the perfect introduction to the fundamental laws which govern the universe.

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How to Teach Story Writing at Key Stage 1 is a practical manual for teachers to be used directly in the classroom. The book begins with a series of language games designed to warm up creativity & strengthen the imagination. This is followed by a series of creative story workshops based on the writers own experience both as a teacher & poet running workshops in schools. These workshops focus on growing the roots of story writing through story telling & reading & begin with the importance of learning a few well-known tales. There are ideas for drama role-play & art & a few model stories are provided for story telling. Other workshops explore simple ideas for creating new stories based around simple familiar patterns. The book also offers advice on how to organize an effective workshop for younger children & demonstrates how to teach story writing in a dynamic creative & imaginative way in relationship with the KS1 national literacy framework. Workshops include the story of our lives; stories that make a circle; stories about problems; days of the week tales; humbug stuff & nonsense stories; quests; repetitive tales; wishing stories; warning stories; & cooking the story soup. ...

Now in an updated second edition How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 6-8" provides a range of practical suggestions for teaching non-fiction writing skills & linking them to childrens learning across the entire curriculum. Providing a number of suggestions for teachers & putting emphasis on creative approaches to teaching children writing in diverse & innovative ways it provides: techniques for using speaking & listening drama & games to prepare for writing; suggestions for the use of cross-curricular learning as a basis for writing; planning frameworks & skeletons to promote thinking skills; information on key language features of non-fiction texts; examples of non-fiction writing; & guidance on the process of creating writing from note-making. With new hints & tips for teachers & suggestions for reflective practice " How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 6-8" will equip teachers with all the skills & materials needed to create enthusiastic non-fiction writers in their primary classroom." ...

Now in an updated second edition How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 8-14" provides a range of practical suggestions for teaching non-fiction writing skills & linking them to childrens learning across the curriculum. Emphasizing creative approaches to teaching childrens writing in diverse & innovative ways it provides: information on the organisation & language features of the six main non-fiction text types (recount report instruction explanation persuasion & discussion); suggestions for the use of cross-curricular learning as a basis for writing; planning frameworks for children to promote thinking skills; advice on developing childrens writing to help with organisational issues
- paragraphing & layout & the key language features; examples of non-fiction writing; suggestions for talk for learning & talk for writing (including links to Speaking Frames also published by Routledge); & information on the transition from primary to secondary school. With new hints & tips for teachers & suggestions for reflective practice as well as a wealth of photocopiable materials " How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 8-14" will equip teachers with all the skills needed to create enthusiastic non-fiction writers in their classroom."
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Brilliantly whimsical yet oddly informative The Oatmeal.com is an entertainment site full of comics quizzes & stories. Matthew Inman creator of The Oatmeal.com is a king of all trades when it comes to the Web. He writes draws & codes everything on the site & his viral marketing skills make the site a huge success. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You is a very funny creative selection of comics facts & instructional guides which all stem from the creative wonderland at The Oatmeal.com. The book will be designed to create suspense/anticipation with page turns analogous to the experience of scrolling down through the panels on the website. For example Cat vs. Internet" will use page turns to draw out the readers anticipation of what the crafty kitty might do next to get attention from his Internet-fixated owner. Other favourite cat comics include " How to Pet a Kitty " " The Bobcats " & "17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat." A pull-out poster will be included at the back of the book." ...

Looking for a head start in your undergraduate degree in mathematics? Maybe you've already started your degree & feel bewildered by the subject you previously loved? Don't panic! This friendly companion will ease your transition to real mathematical thinking. Working through the book you will develop an arsenal of techniques to help you unlock the meaning of definitions theorems & proofs solve problems & write mathematics effectively. All the major methods of proof
- direct method cases induction contradiction & contrapositive
- are featured. Concrete examples are used throughout & you'll get plenty of practice on topics common to many courses such as divisors Euclidean algorithms modular arithmetic equivalence relations & injectivity & surjectivity of functions. The material has been tested by real students over many years so all the essentials are covered. With over 300 exercises to help you test your progress you'll soon learn how to think like a mathematician.

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In this rigorous & supremely honest book Alain de Botton helps us navigate the intimate & exciting -- yet often confusing & difficult -- experience that is sex. Few of us tend to feel were entirely normal when it comes to sex & what were supposed to be feeling rarely matches up with the reality. This book argues that 21st-century sex is ultimately fated to be a balancing act between love & desire & adventure & commitment. Covering topics that include lust fetishism adultery & pornography Alain de Botton frankly articulates the dilemmas of modern sexuality offering insights & consolation to help us think more deeply & wisely about the sex we are or arent having. One in the new series of books from The School of Life launched May 2012: How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry How to Find Fulfilling Work by Roman Krznaric How to Worry Less About Money by John Armstrong How to Change the World by John-Paul Flintoff How to Thrive in the Digital Age by Tom Chatfield How to Think More About Sex by Alain de Botton ...