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. ...

* Looks in detail at the theory of words & at how students learn new vocabulary * Offers practical advice on how to help students build vocabulary in new & effective ways & how to test students' word knowledge * Major developments such as language corpora & lexical approaches are clearly explained & related to your needs as a teacher The Task File develops a teacher's skill in identifying parts of speech including lexical fields word families etc. to build more confidence in teaching & explaining words & their use. ...

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." ...

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 ...

With the growing availability of new material online including censuses & birth marriage & death records the internet is becoming ever more important to anyone tracing their family history. Knowing where to look is half the battle & this clear & comprehensive guide will point you to the best websites & show you how to get the most out of them. Screengrab illustrations & step-by-step instructions will get you on your way towards building a complete family history & sharing the information you gather
- whether its with your close family or others who share your surname around the world. As well as clear guidance on where to go online & what youll find there is historical background to help you place your ancestors & advice on storing the family documents memorabilia & personal images you might discover.
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Unleash your puppy's potential. How to Train a Superpuppy" offers a complete care programme telling you everything you need to know about house training socialisation feeding exercising & vaccinating so that you can raise a healthy happy puppy. Helpful advice is also given on choosing the right breed for your family. Leading puppy trainer & behaviourist Gwen Bailey pioneers a uniquely holistic natural & positive approach to understanding puppy behaviour & the step-by-step photography (including 'puppy-eye' views) helps explain basic obedience training more clearly than ever before. Plus the special games & activities make " How to Train a Superpuppy" accessible for all members of the family so everyone can play a part in raising the perfect puppy." ...

Read the original books before you see the How to Train Your Dragon film! This book will be a hit with children & adults alike. THE STORY BEGINS in the first volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs... Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter a dragon-whisperer & the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. In fact in the beginning Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was the most put upon Viking you'd ever seen. Not loud enough to make himself heard at dinner with his father Stoick the Vast; not hard enough to beat his chief rival Snotlout at Bashyball the number one school sport & CERTAINLY not stupid enough to go into a cave full of dragons to find a pet... It's time for Hiccup to learn how to be a Hero. How to Train Your Dragon is a Dream Works film starring Gerrard Butler America Ferrera & Jonah Hill out on DVD in October 2010 adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in the How to Train Your Dragon series in How to Be a Pirate How to Speak Dragonese How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse How to Twist a Dragon's Tale A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons How to Ride a Dragon's Storm & How to Break a Dragon's Heart. Check out the brilliantly funny Hiccup website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It's the place to go for games downloads activities & sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup & all of your favourite characters learn to speak Dragonese & train your own dragon to do tricks! ...

Read the original books before you see the How to Train Your Dragon film! With a film tie-in cover this book will be a hit with children & adults alike. THE STORY BEGINS in the first volume of Hiccup's How to Train Your Dragon memoirs... Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was an awesome sword-fighter a dragon-whisperer & the greatest Viking Hero who ever lived. But it wasn't always like that. In fact in the beginning Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was the most put upon Viking you'd ever seen. Not loud enough to make himself heard at dinner with his father Stoick the Vast; not hard enough to beat his chief rival Snotlout at Bashyball the number one school sport & CERTAINLY not stupid enough to go into a cave full of dragons to find a pet... It's time for Hiccup to learn how to be a Hero. How to Train Your Dragon is soon to be a Dream Works film starring Gerrard Butler America Ferrera & Jonah Hill out in March 2010 adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell. Read the rest of Hiccup's exploits in the How to Train Your Dragon series in How to Be a Pirate How to Speak Dragonese How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse How to Twist a Dragon's Tale A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons How to Ride a Dragon's Storm How to Break a Dragon's Heart. Check out the all-new Hiccup website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com. It's the place to go for games downloads activities & sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup & all of your favourite characters learn to speak Dragonese & train your own dragon to do tricks! ...