Teaching and Learning chapter by Speechmark Publishing

e Catalogue 2011

Teaching and Learning With schools and settings now able to exercise more flexibility in the curriculum, the teaching and learning techniques included here provide new ideas to support classrooms at all ages. The approaches to teaching and learning are all tried and tested, and get great results for children and schools.

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Contents Moving & Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mozart Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thinking Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Development Through Storytelling . . Memory Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mind Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gifted & Talented . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accelerated Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inset Day Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MOVING & LEARNING Teaching & Learning

FREE HAND PUMP

Health and Fitness Clever Catch Ball An exciting way for young people to learn about health and fitness The Health and Fitness Clever Catch Ball is a stimulating and interactive way to learn about all things healthy. The ball is illustrated with health and fitness related images and has 98 questions, which include: • Name one physical benefit of exercise • True or false: skipping meals is a good way to lose weight? • What function do your lungs serve in your body? Contents: Clever Catch ball; instructions with answers; transparent, adhesive repair patch; free hand pump Age 11-16

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Tumble ‘N Teach Exercise Set Turn exercise into a game with these exciting inflatable cubes Children have loads of energy to play, run and jump, and these Tumble 'N Teach cubes will help expend some of it to improve concentration and focus! The sides of the cube show six movements: • Stretch arms • Standing toe touches • Sitting toe touches • Run in place • Jump up and down • Students' choice. The inside cube gives the number of repetitions to perform. The cubes are for ages 4-7 and 8-11; the one for older children features higher repetitions and more advanced activities. These durable vinyl cubes provide imaginative fun and exercise and are great to use before the start of a lesson, for PE or just for some outdoor fun! Contents: Tumble ‘N Teach cube; instructions with answers; transparent, adhesive repair patch; free hand pump Age 4-11 Approx size: 18cm3 each Ref 424-10482-217 £33.95 +VAT

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Mind Gym & Mind Energise CDs CDs to motivate the mind The Mind Gym CD enhances focus, co-ordination and concentration. It features binaural beats over a backdrop of ambient music. Applications include: • Increased concentration • Accelerated reading and learning • Improved sports performance. The Mind Energise CD invigorates, revitalises and empowers the listener. It has been based on sound technology using specific beats of between 80-120 bpm and can be used for: • Enhanced performance • Mood elevation • Increased alertness • Productivity and motivation. All ages

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Whole Brain Game A game to challenge the mind, inspire creativity and help players ‘think out-of-the-box’ In this fun, fast-paced interactive game, players are challenged to take unlike words or situations and create similarities; for example, if you draw 'Shoes' and 'Mountain' cards you could respond with: 'You need special shoes to climb a mountain; the words both have an 'o' in them; shoes' heels can make you taller and standing on a mountain makes you taller; shoes come in all shapes and sizes and so do mountains ...' and so on. 'Right brain' activity is stimulated as players generate ideas, use their imaginations, and work out patterns and relationships. At the same time the 'left brain' quickly structures responses using language, logic, sequences and details. Age 11+

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MOVING & LEARNING teaching & learning

202 Movement & Pep-Up Games Fun and learning with playful movement By Huberta Wiertsema & Allison Bartl 101 Movement Games is full of games intended to cultivate children’s social and creative abilities. The games described are divided into ten categories, including: • Touch and reaction • Concentration and puzzles • Impersonation and co-operation • Music and movement. 101 Pep-Up Games will improve: • Concentration • Social skills • Creativity • Communication • Improvisation • Co-ordination. Each game comes with icons indicating the suggested group size, whether physical contact might be involved, whether it is played outdoors and whether props, a large space or music is needed.

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Brain Gym – All New Teacher’s Edition The companion guide to Brain Gym – Simple Activities By Paul & Gail Dennison This new edition is a compilation of 40 years of cutting-edge work in the field of movementbased learning and it demonstrates how children naturally learn through play and movement. It clearly illustrates how physical movement relates to the mastery of cognitive skills. The quick, reliable processes can be put to immediate use to bring more pleasure to learning. There are 26 brain gym movements which fall within 4 movement categories: • The midline movements such as lazy 8s and neck rolls • The lengthening activities such as the owl and grounder • The energy exercises such as hook-ups and energy yawns • Deepening attitudes such as earth buttons and positive points. The book gives in-depth explanations of what each brain gym activity affects and ways to use them differently and more effectively. All ages

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The Big Book of Energizers 120 ideas and activities to boost energy and liven up your class By Jenny Mosley & Zara Niwano This is a range of activities that use clapping, singing, games, quizzes, problem solving, thinking skills and more to liven up your class at any time of day. The book is divided into: • Physical energizers • Language energizers • Imaginative energizers • Musical energizers • Brain energizers. Age 4-11 129 pages Ref 93-10279-217

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Brain Games Activities to make thinking fun!

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By Jack Umstatter A collection of 170 photocopiable exercises that fall into 7 different categories: • Listening and remembering - Memory activities • Across the curriculum A range of activities including history, geography and science • Language and writing - Activities with words • Logic and reasoning - Thinking activities • Maths - Fun mathematical activities • The world around you Activities related to the world of work and future careers • Me - Activities to help students understand their own interests and values.

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Brain Gym – Simple Activities This book reaches out to all with the message that movement and learning are companions By Paul & Gail Dennison All the Brain Gym’s exercises are illustrated clearly with simple explanations of how to do them. All ages

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Brain Games in a Jar 101 brain teasers to help children think and learn These learning cards are designed to provide information, activities and games that teach. Unique and engaging, with endless variety, they are a useful tool for interactive learning in school or at home. Age 5-9 101 cards

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MOZART EFFECT Teaching & Learning The Magic of Mozart CDs Awaken the creative genius within through the magic of Mozart! Timeless Mozart classics to boost brainpower and promote peak performance on four CDs:

Mozart for Productivity CD

Mozart for Creativity CD

Skyrocket task completion with the help of lively and quick Amadeus jewels. Ideal for: • Getting it done • Staying on task • Achieving results • Working hard • Finishing on time.

All ages

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Mozart for Thinking CD

Mozart for Motivation CD

With wide variations in tempo and composition, these timeless Mozart classics inspire imagination, ingenuity and inventiveness. Helpful for:

This CD calms and focuses the mind. It promotes deep and focused thinking using smooth and non distracting Mozart masterpieces. Useful for:

This compilation of sweet and upbeat Mozart gems will arouse the senses, energize the mind and body, and promote peak performance. It aids:

• Artistic expression • Creative writing and poetry • Projects • Drawing and painting • Brainstorming.

• Higher-level thinking • Studying and memory • Test-taking • Reading and writing • Independent work.

• Physical activity • Inciting action • Elevating mood • Boosting alertness • Instilling enthusiasm.

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Music for the Mind CDs Beautifully orchestrated music to enhance mental performance Compelling brain research concludes music has the power to reduce stress, enhance cognitive functioning and improve productivity and creativity. This musical collection aims to fine tune the human brain to perform optimally with the right kind of music in five different areas: All ages

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Relaxed Alertness CD This CD helps:

Productive Flow CD This CD aids:

Problem Solving CD This CD enhances:

In The Zone CD This CD assists:

Projects CD This CD is ideal for:

• Improve memory

• Completing tasks

• Mathematics

• Peak performance

• Arts and crafts

• Increase focus

• Enhancing productivity

• Science labs

• Enhancing motivation

• Co-operative projects

• Boost awareness

• Reaching goals

• Logical thinking

• Prolonging concentration

• Boosting enthusiasm

• Make studying smarter

• Increasing output

• Computer work

• Artistic expression

• Drawing and painting

• Aid test-taking.

• Achieving results.

• Organizing.

• Creativity.

• Increasing creativity.

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning

Thinking Flashcards Promote new approaches to thinking with these proverb stimulus cards This colourful set of 30 proverbs on flashcards will encourage lateral thinking and prompt discussion and debate on a wide range of topics. All ages

30 cards

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Visual Metaphors Photocard Toolkit Toolkit to stimulate creative thinking and effective communication By Jessica Kane 56 images are to be used in conjunction with a range of tasks. The tasks have been designed to build social relationships to help individuals understand not only their behaviour, but also that of others around them, in a variety of situations. Visually stimulating participant sheets are included on the CD Rom. This flexible and unique visual literacy programme is designed to: • Explore behaviour and relationships • Strengthen values • Promote effective communication and leadership skills • Stimulate creative thinking • Build ideas • Promote visual and critical literacy skills • Develop self-awareness • Develop critical analysis skills through ‘hands on’ activities • Develop group skills and encourage solution focused thinking. All ages 56 photocards, boxed with facilitator’s guide and lesson plans, plus audio soundtrack and CD containing task sheets

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Working Memory & Learning Helps children with a poor working memory

“This book delivers a clarifying and reassuring isolation of the major cognitive characteristics that cuts across all the boundaries and leaves the teacher empowered. I think very highly of the book and shall be recommending it steadily.” J Martin Turner – Child Centre for Evaluation & Teaching, Kuwait

All ages

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By Susan E Gathercole & Tracy Packiam Alloway This book covers: • An introduction to working memory – comparing it to long-term and short-term memory • Working memory in childhood • Working memory and learning • Children with poor working memory • Classroom support for children with poor working memory • Putting the intervention into practice. Helps teachers understand and address working memory in the classroom.

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Positive Learning Posters Seven posters developed in response to demand by teachers that will encourage students to identify their own individual learning style and learn the strategies that will best help them to achieve success By Eve Wilson Using VAK - Visual, Auditory, Kinaesthetic - one poster introduces the concept, three posters illustrate the characteristics of each category and three further posters outline the optimum conditions needed for each type of learner. A photocopiable student questionnaire is also included for students to confirm their style. The set provides a comprehensive resource and will raise student achievement by developing an understanding of personal learning strengths and weaknesses. Each set comes in a sturdy plastic wallet complete with background notes and suggestions for use. Age 11-14 7 A3 posters plus laminated double-sided photocopiable A4 student questionnaire and leader background notes.

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What Are They Thinking? ColorCards Inspiring and creative resource for developing empathy, understanding feelings and recognising emotions Designed to stimulate animated discussion, these imaginative photocards provide an innovative way of initiating conversation with individuals and groups. Also useful for creative writing with all ages. The user imagines what the people are thinking and how they may feel in a similar situation, then fills in the speech bubble either verbally or in writing. This provides an opportunity to:

Supports

SEAL

• Focus on thinking • Explore the relationship between thoughts and feelings • Recognise that behaviour can affect others • Look at the influences on thoughts and feelings of factors such as surprise, stress, anger and excitement. The pack is a resource for raising standards, a key concern in many schools. Each category has suggestions for higher order questions designed to encourage the user to dig deeply into their thinking and to strive for a developed level of talk and understanding. More developed, higher order of thinking in users, asking them to formulate and respond to more searching questions, is a key strategy in school improvement. The cards can be used for: • Dealing with trouble • Tests and achievement • Conflict • Travel • Wonder • Being left out.

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A valuable resource for SEAL. Includes a FREE CD Rom to enable teachers to print off each card as required for individual pupils. All ages

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Positive Thinking: Exercises and Activities Exercises and activities for mental and emotional development; a colourful addition to any SEAL and PSHE programme By Tony Pryce Encourage young people to be positive in the light of the many challenges that face them by inviting them to consider themselves as ‘mental athletes’ who can overcome the obstacles they face while realising the benefits. The programme contains a session overview, learning objectives, resources, activities, a plenary session and ideas for further development. The material covers a range of issues including: • Coping with change • Bullying • Black history • Disability • Developing personal responsibility.

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A comprehensive approach is taken to helping young people to maintain their self-esteem and well-being. It is divided into fifteen pre-planned units that are accompanied by a range of features that include fictional stories to provoke discussion, role models who have triumphed over adversity, CircleTime discussion prompts, drama exercises, activity pages and games. All resources can be printed from the accompanying CD Rom. Age 10-14

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Mind Sounds for Learning A progressive five-CD programme that utilises cutting-edge sound technology to improve learning Scientifically proven to stimulate the brain, MindSounds technology creates subconscious beats that harmonise brain waves, meaning that behaviour, concentration, memory, reading and writing are markedly improved – while stress is reduced – allowing for far more effective learning and increased productivity. These advanced CDs are ideal for those with dyslexia, ADHD, autism and for any mainstream pupil. The CDs are designed to be used once a day for 10 minutes with headphones, and a positive difference in behaviour can be seen instantly or within a couple of weeks. The MindSounds technology is embedded within rich 8 x 10 minute tracks of the following music genres: • Mozart • Dance • Pre-Teens • Indian • Chinese • Island • Nature • Ambient. Ideal for SENCOs or any educational professional who would like their young people to experience the positive results of the MindSounds technology. All ages

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Language for Thinking

101 Quick-Thinking Games & Riddles 101 activities to bring laughter and creativity to the classroom

Activities to teach verbal reasoning By Stephen Parsons & Anna Branagan This book helps teach verbal reasoning from the ‘here and now’ to the ‘how and why’. It includes a range of skills including: • • • • • •

Auditory memory Grammatical knowledge Empathy Explaining Predicting Evaluating.

This comprehensive photocopiable resource is based on 50 picture and verbal scenarios that can be used flexibly with a wide range of ages and abilities.

Age 4-11

“Teachers will find this book very useful. It provides practical ideas that they can use in the classroom to develop children’s speaking and listening in a structured way.” Carolyn Maples, Headteacher & Ofsted Inspector

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By Allison Bartl This book is divided into two parts: games and riddles. The activities gradually increase in complexity and teach important learning concepts while enhancing concentration. Ideas for modifying the games are included throughout and helpful icons indicate the size of the group and the need for props, a large space, an outdoor setting or physical contact. Some activities encourage children to find the correct answer first, some are games of wit and creativity, and others encourage children to use vocabulary and language in unusual ways. All of them promote active learning, keep pupils engaged and give them the chance to laugh, stretch and wake up their brains. Age 6-10

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Famous Quotations – Mini Message Posters Encourage young people to recognise the importance of honesty, integrity, responsibility and achievement The wisdom embedded in these memorable quotations from famous people will stimulate discussion, get important messages across to your students, as well as provide an insight into richness of language. They can be displayed in classrooms, used for assembly, 'thought for today', philosophy or general group discussion. A hundred uses for this gem of a product! Age 11-18

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning

The Learner’s Toolkit 52 lessons to develop emotional intelligence, instil life values and create independence By Jackie Beere An essential resource for supporting the SEAL framework, this toolkit contains everything you need to create truly independent students, confident and resilient in their ability to learn. The book contains 52 lessons to teach 52 competencies, with a multitude of tasks and activities. Lessons include:

The Whole-Brain Solution Thinking skills to help students observe, make connections and solve problems

• Getting to know yourself • Persistence and resilience • Taking responsibility/goal setting • Controlling moods • Developing willpower • Asking questions • Building brain power • Prioritising and planning. Teachers’ notes are included and an accompanying CD Rom contains all of the reproducible forms and worksheets. Age 11-16

By Tricia Armstrong This practical and informative title explores the primary thinking tools that are essential for students to become effective learners including: • Observing • Generating ideas • Asking questions • Connecting • Making analogies • Recognising patterns • Solving problems • Transforming information • Synthesising data. Each chapter includes provocative quotes, warm-up exercises, intriguing classroom lessons, and suggested applications in major subject areas. Reproducible pages will help teachers implement strategies that show students how to use what they know to solve problems and make decisions. Age 11-18

“Full of practical ideas to help teachers help pupils to learn how to learn.” Bill Lucas, Chairman, Talent Foundation

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The Learner’s Toolkit Workbooks Tying in with The Learner’s Toolkit, these workbooks are designed for students to record their development of: • Emotional intelligence • Confidence • Memory • Brain-training • Empathy • Time management • Organisation • Values for life. Age 11-16

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Thinking Strategies for the Successful Classroom Management strategies for developing higher level thinking in the mainstream classroom The strategies in this book allow all pupils to actively participate in their own learning aiding the development of higher level thinking skills.The worksheets and task cards are ready to use or can easily be added to an existing teaching programme. The six teaching strategies described are: • Bloom's Taxonomy • Creative Thinking • Research Skills • Questioning Skills and Brainstorming • Renzulli's Enrichment Triad • Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. Each section includes notes, activities, task cards and worksheets.

The Dramatically Different Classroom

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100 plus activities designed to develop multiple intelligences across the curriculum and release the hidden genius!

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Christine Laitta & Mark Weakland Engage your class with this fun book which gives you innovative ways to include intelligence learning into your teaching. Includes classbuilders, energising brain breaks and creative activities that fall into the following areas: • Language arts • Social studies • Science and health • Mathematics. Age 4-17

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Test Taking Tips Ball Help pupils learn key strategies for test-taking, with statements such as, “Name one thing to do if you get stuck on a question” and “Describe how to stay calm during a test”. Age Up to16

20cm ball, instructions

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Positive Thinking Posters Set of seven posters plus A4 photocopiable resource The ability to think both creatively and critically is central to our understanding of the world. Although we are all born with an innate level of intelligence, the most effective thinkers are not necessarily those with the highest IQ but those who have learned to think effectively: thinking skills can undoubtedly be taught. These posters set out the main components to the thinking process and suggest relevant questions which will enable students to approach thinking in a logical way. By using these steps, students will learn to think systematically and efficiently. Contained in a plastic zip wallet with teachers' notes, and a set of seven resource sheets, one for each poster. Age 11+

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"An excellent class resource that can be accessed by all learners and has helped our pupils develop better thinking skills." Deputy Head, Woodlea Primary School, Whitehills

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Chris Henshaw was an assistant headteacher of a large primary school in Gloucestershire and is now a trainer. Her deep interest in the way in which children learn led to her publishing Thinking Out of the Box to critical acclaim. Since then she has developed six more Out of the Box resources, now one of the top-selling product ranges at Incentive Plus. Chris says “I am overwhelmed by the positive feedback I have received over the years; it is very gratifying to know that my boxes have been so well received in the classroom.”

Thinking Out of the Box 200 easy-to-use activity cards to actively promote thinking skills through a multiple intelligences approach to learning By Chris Henshaw Numerous ideas to develop and strengthen thinking skills on a daily basis. Stimulating and challenging, the activities are open-ended and designed to be used with the whole class at the start of the day. The cards are colour coded for ease of use into the multiple intelligences categories of: • • • • • • •

Linguistic Mathematical Visual/design Intrapersonal Musical Interpersonal Thinking skills – activities intended to develop organisational, analytical, comparative, lateral, evaluative and creative thinking.

A proven way to encourage active,independent thinking and learning. Each activity takes 15 to 20 minutes. All ages 200 cards, each 85 x 126mm

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Thinking Out of the Box 2 Over 200 activity cards to strengthen and broaden thinking skills By Chris Henshaw Another wonderful collection of instantly accessible, fun activities that extend and develop the way children think. The open-ended activities are based on a multiple intelligence approach to building thinking skills and include: • 'Question of the Week' based on Howard Gardners Existential Intelligence the ability to ask profound questions about the meaning of life. Encourages philosophical thinking and discussion. • Naturalist thinking • Intra-personal intelligence • Linguistic intelligence • Mathematical intelligence • Visual spatial intelligence • Intrapersonal, interpersonal intelligences • A range of generic thinking skills, (organisational, analytical, comparative, evaluative and creative). The emphasis is on encouraging children to develop and improve their thinking skills in order to become active, independent thinkers and to recognise that not every problem has just one solution, or indeed any solution at all. Can be used with the whole class, individually or small groups. Each activitiy is designed to take at least 15 to 20 minutes but can be extended or even form the basis of homework, sharing ideas with parents. All ages Contains over 200 cards Ref 131-9293-217

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Brain Boosting Out of the Box A treasure chest of ideas to boost thinking and learning By Chris Henshaw Make teaching and learning more effective and enjoyable with this box of colour-coded cards that include: • Background information on how the brain works • Suggestions on preparing the way for a whole-school approach • Creating a cycle for maximising effective teaching and learning • Visual, auditory and kinaesthetic teaching strategies • Right and left brain stretchers • Collaborative group tasks • Learning cycle activities • Specific brain boosting ideas for concentration and focus, Brain Gym crossovers, relaxation and tension release • Making learning memorable suggestions – mnemonics, memory pegs, story lists, matching pairs, learning maps, using music and so much more! Regular use of this resource will help to foster a life-long love of learning. All ages 200 cards, each 85 x 126mm

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Ethical & Philosophical Quotations Posters A set of 20 colourful and thought-provoking posters which provide an effective tool in engaging students when addressing philosophical and ethical issues relevant to the twenty-first century All ages

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The way to be happy is to make others happy

All human beings are different but equal

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend

Do to others what you would have them do to you

Love your neighbour as you love yourself

Do not judge others or you yourself will be judged

What we think we become

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?

If you judge people, you have no time to love them

My religion is simple, my religion is kindness

The world is like a mirror, you see? Smile, and your friends smile back

If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one

Pure thoughts, pure words, pure deeds

Wish others good, speak the truth, be kind and be humble

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Nothing in the universe is ever destroyed or created; they simply change from one to another

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds

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Developed by the Director of the Advanced Cognitive Development Programme at Northwood College, a unique collection of resources that will help stimulate creativity and divergent thinking while developing an understanding of metacognition.

Just Suppose

Just Suppose… Too A new collection of 64 intriguing activities that develop the themes introduced in Just Suppose...

A unique resource to help stimulate creativity and divergent thinking whilst developing an understanding of metacognition By C J Simister A collection of 60 ideas in four different categories: • Just Suppose - to promote creative decision making • What if - to encourage logical deduction • Imagine that - to invite creative invention • Picture this! - to develop lateral thinking skills.

“An excellent resource for teachers and parents; particularly useful with highly able pupils.” Elaine Hook, Education Consultant & Helpline Manager, National Association for Gifted Children

The activities have been designed to promote the three creative processes of identification, invention and insight. This is achieved by putting forward hypothetical situations that free the thinker to generate unexpected ideas and solutions. Available in three formats which may be used as stand-alone resources or in conjunction: • 60 laminated cards, each 91 x 91mm, presenting the activities as card prompts together with instructions for use • Photocopiable book - all the activities in full-colour worksheet format plus full instructions and background notes • CD Rom containing the complete contents of the book. Invaluable when working with individuals, small and large groups, at school, home and beyond. Excellent resources for improving learning. Especially enjoyed by the more able. Age 7 to Adult Book Ref 199-6384-217

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By C J Simister As well as Just Suppose, What if, Imagine That and Picture this, four new categories have also been introduced, all of which are designed to foster positive creative thinking and enhance mental agility: • What links ...? - promotes the identification of connections between seemingly random concepts • What's the use of ...? - encourages creative applications of resources to given situations • Your challenge - Develops sequential planning/problem-solving in the context of seemingly impossible missions • Convince me that - advances the skills of creative and persuasive argument. Available in three formats which may be used as stand-alone resources or in conjunction: • 64 laminated cards, each 91 x 91mm, presenting the activities as card prompts plus full instructions for use • Photocopiable book - all the activities in full-colour worksheet format plus full instructions and background notes • CD Rom - containing the complete contents of the book. Invaluable when working with individuals, small and large groups, at school, home and beyond. Age 7 to Adult

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Just Suppose Posters Set of 8 posters plus 8 photocopiable worksheets Designed to stimulate creative A3 SIZE and critical thinking by offering hypothetical situations to inspire students' imagination, these attractive posters offer an alternative way to use the ideas of Just Suppose and Just FREE Suppose... Too. CD ROM Useful for classroom display or as a stimulus to introduce thinking topics, the posters are supported by worksheets on which students can record their own ideas. Contained in plastic wallet with full supporting teachers notes. Age 7-11 Size A3

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning

Differentiated Learning Language and literacy projects that address diverse backgrounds and cultures By Kathy Paterson This practical book presents 30 projects arranged into four sections, including: • Knowledge and comprehension - lifecircle wall hangings; story theatre presentations • Application - class mosaic; super-hero posters; marvellous masks of many colours • Analysis - mirror-image collages; cultural calendars • Synthesis - silent island building; photo-storybooks; spectacular school brochures.

Age 5-14

144 pages Ref 412-10104-217 £29.99

The projects look at the connections between language, culture, peer support and learning. Each focuses on literacy activities and issues addressed range from cultural and linguistic to intellectual, physical and behavioural ones.

Two helpful books to develop thinking and learning skills By Robert Fisher Games For Thinking contains 120 stimulating easy-to-play games that promote children's thinking and learning. Games include: • Memory games • Story games • Problem solving games • Drawing games • Strategy games. Values For Thinking is a programme for developing thinking, learning and language skills and citizenship. It contains 30 prose passages, stories, poems and pictures for discussing moral and social values. Areas covered include: • Friendship • Co-operation • Empathy • Patience • Self-control. Ref 369-9596-217

Matching Teaching to Learning A toolkit for self-evaluating teaching and learning styles in the classroom

Games and Values for Thinking

Age 7+

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By John Beresford This essential resource addresses how students learn and the importance of developing good learning habits to enhance the quality of teaching to improve their performance. The file will enable you to: • Record the range of teaching strategies that you use in a single lesson or group of lessons • Identify the range of learning styles that these lessons address • Match your students' learning preferences to your own preferred range of teaching strategies • Present this information in graphical and easily interpreted ways. All ages

A4 240 pages

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Helping Young Children to Listen 40 enjoyable and practical activities designed to help young children develop listening skills

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By Ros Bayley & Lynn Broadbent These activities will help young children develop the essential skills of listening, paying attention and concentration so that they can reach their full potential. The inclusion of the 'Lola' soft toy 'listening leopard' helps bring meaning to the activities. This resource provides: • Background information relating to listening skills • Simple and quick activities to create a 'listening culture'. Age 4-7

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A comprehensive manual to help struggling readers

£19.95

Helping Young Children to Concentrate 30 innovative and easy-to-follow games to support the development of concentration skills

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Age 4-7

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Tutoring Adolescent Readers

By Ros Bayley & Lynn Broadbent By playing the games in this book and talking through the processes involved, children will increase their attention span and ability to concentrate. The appealing soft toy leopard cub Lola - helps bring meaning to these games which will teach children to: • Develop control skills • Discover the benefits of concentration.

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By Deborah Berrill, Laura Doucette & Dirk Verhulst This book provides the information needed to develop a one-to-one reading programme. Contents include: • Setting up a tutoring programme • Working with dependent readers — identifying those who need more help, tips for dealing with the specific learning needs and styles of pupils • Using explicit instruction — encouraging tutors to identify ability levels; how to set goals to monitor progress • Promoting fluency and word recognition — teaching cueing systems and effective reading strategies; decoding skills. Age 9-18 160 pages

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Power of Learning Posters Promote a positive approach to learning and discovery with these inspirational posters Series of 6 posters Age 11+ 46 x 61cm, laminated

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Revision Passport CD Rom 15 methods to aid revision By C J Simister Gone are the days when teachers simply told students to 'go away and revise'. We now know far more about how the brain works and this knowledge is helping us to develop an improved understanding about the nature of effective learning. This 25 page workbook offers 15 different methods that students can use to aid revision. Developed by a practising teacher working with GCSE and A Level students in response to demands for revision techniques.

The Best of Brain Teasers A compilation of the best triedand-tested brain teasers By Kathleen Null Provides many different ways to exercise and develop brain power. Each page can stand alone as a quick filler activity or reinforce a unit of study. For individuals, whole-class or team activities. Includes icebreakers, logic puzzles, trivia questions, maths and numbers puzzles, memory challenges, all with answers.

The Big Book of Independent Thinking

Age 5-11

A resource to teach young people to think differently

304 pages

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By Ian Gilbert The motto of the book is 'do things no one does or do things everyone does in a way no one does'. The book encourages young people to ask searching questions rather than accepting off the shelf answers. It includes: • How the brain works • Living a creative life • Building the emotionally intelligent school • Love, laughter and learning • A disciplined approach • The best is the enemy of the good.

Each method is fully explained and includes helpful hints and ideas for application. Age 12-18

£25.00

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Study Skills

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A series of exciting lesson plans for older teens, which includes an invaluable study skills course By Pat Guy Imparts successful study skills in an effective, tried-and-tested, teacher-led format. Chapters cover: • Learning styles • Reading/comprehension • Memory • Writing • Exam techniques. Contains self-help advice sheets, questionnaires, 20 lesson plans and 16 worksheets, printable from the accompanying CD Rom. An extremely effective way of teaching autonomous study skills. Age 14 to Adult

Age 11+ 192 pages

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109 pages

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Brainbusters Cards

Three sets of cards to promote safe, responsible and thoughtful responses to everyday, real-life situations. Will provoke lively, empowering discussion and debate! By Eve Wilson Age 11-14 1

Brainbusters Choices

Cards about making choices at critical moments and keeping safe Cards can be used with individuals, small and large groups and are colourfully illustrated. 30 cards each 90 x 100mm fully laminated and in a sturdy plastic wallet. Ref 199-7173-217

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Brainbusters Awkward Moments

Help students to ‘think on their feet’ when faced with difficult situations Cards can be used with individuals, small and large groups and are colourfully illustrated.

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3 Brainbusters Other People Dealing with parents, teachers, friends and other crucial relationships Cards can be used with individuals, small and large groups and are colourfully illustrated. 30 cards each 90 x 100mm fully laminated and in a sturdy plastic wallet. Ref 199-7175-217 £18.50 +VAT

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Wise Up Posters Encouraging posters to entice students to think ahead, ask for help and prepare themselves for up and coming exams and assignments. Age 11-16

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Learning to Learn Ideas, suggestions and strategies to help students achieve success By Gloria Frender This book is designed to help teachers maximise students’ potential and improve their performance in school by ‘learning how to learn’. Contains step-bystep procedures in the following topic areas: • Learning styles • Time management • Note taking • Memory • Test taking • Problem solving • Independent study • Reading skills • Organisational skills. All ages

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"It is full of useful ideas for busy teachers and helpful in getting the children rather than the teachers to do the thinking in the classroom." Professor Robert Fisher, Brunel University

A4 240 pages Ref 21-760-217 £19.95

Teaching and Learning Effective Study Skills

"A treasure-trove of practical resources to stretch young people's thinking muscles!" Professor Guy Claxton, University of Bristol

An eight-session programme to support the development of effective study skills By Tina Rae & Lorna Nelson This book provides an 8-session programme to introduce and teach the key study skills essential for effective academic performance and achievement. There are also introductory training sessions with useful handouts and supporting materials.

How to Teach Thinking and Learning Skills

Age 11-15

A practical programme for the whole school with more than 100 activity sheets and 40 lesson plans By C J Simister This book provides an effective method for introducing a comprehensive set of thinking and learning skills to pupils as well as for integrating these skills through the curriculum. By means of carefully developed games, activities and group tasks, these ready-to-use lessons will appeal to a wide range of learners and abilities. Features of the book include: • Over 100 activity sheets on CD Rom – such as the good thinker game, memory pictures, make your own mind map, Sudoku puzzles, be a thinking detective • Over 40 lesson plans • An explanation of thinking and learning skills • Material to help plan INSET • A plan for introducing thinking and learning skills into school. The programme can either be followed in its entirety, or dipped into when appropriate for specific activities. Age 5-11

75 practical ideas to inspire students By Margaret & Colin Sutherland A worksheet-based resource to help all students develop confidence as learners, improve their personal organisation and develop good study skills. Especially useful for underachievers. The contents are organised into seven sections and the activity worksheets include: • Removing blocks to learning - About automatic negative thoughts, Practice makes perfect • Learn with confidence Setting a goal, Steps to success • Learning styles and thinking skills - My learning style, Smart steps to problem solving • Procrastination and persistence - Reward yourself for the right activities, Stay calm • Time management - A balanced life, Be on time • Personal organisation - Organise your workspace, Dealing with deadlines • School skills - Improve your reading, Revision tips. Can be used in one-to-one situations, for groupwork and INSET days. Includes tutor notes. All ages Presented in a ring binder

£34.95

£89.00

Strategies for Learning

156 pages

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210 pages

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Approx 152 pages

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Learning to Learn: Making Learning Work Making learning work for all students By Garry Burnett Putting into practice an advanced understanding of how the brain works, the author guides the reader through a compelling process of finding the best learning strategies for each individual - a process that involves using the two sides of the brain, revealing different learning talents, and examining every aspect of the learning experience. A structured, effective learning cycle that will: • Utilise a range of learning styles with visual, auditory and kinaesthetic inputs • Exercise a variety of thinking skills • Address the development of the Multiple Intelligences. All ages

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Book includes photocopiable worksheets, detailed lesson plans and prompts. A4, 256 pages DVD Ref 135-10071-217 £18.99 +VAT DVD provides three key learning strategies based on Narrative, Mind-mapping and Spelling techniques. VALUE! BUY BOTH AT A SAVING

LEARNING TO LEARN SET

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THINKING SKILLS Teaching & Learning Study Skills Posters Chart a course for academic success with this comprehensive and practical series of posters. Series of 8 posters Age 11+

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DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STORYTELLING Teaching & Learning The Story Maker Motivator A stimulating creative writing and thinking resource

120 different writing prompts to stimulate storytelling Inspire creative story writing with this flip chart that includes: • Who, e.g. astronaut on the moon • What, e.g. train with elephants on it • Where, e.g. in a big city • When, e.g. on a cold day after a snowfall. One side of the flipchart is visual with real life images and the other side is verbal, so the prompts can be either pictures or words.

By Frances Dickens This handbook and practical guide provides an inspiring and comprehensive set of classroom materials to develop creative writing. It features a mixture of scenarios, photographs and illustrations and includes:• Narrative planning • Beginnings • Objects • Characters • Feelings • Settings • Speech and sound • Descriptive story elements • Thesaurus • Samples of usage. The introduction provides detailed guidance on how to plan a lesson using the book, and includes sample lesson plans as excellent working models. The accompanying examples of work generated and teacher testimonials clearly endorse this unique approach to creative writing and thinking.

Age 6-10 60 double sided cards attached to a sturdy cardboard frame Ref 5-10540-217 £9.95 +VAT

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Creative Writing Flip Chart

Age 11-18 161 pages

"It is packed with ideas!" Roger Mason, Retired Head Backwell Secondary School

Storycatching 80 illustrated story prompt cards The cards are designed to promote personal reflection and the importance of shared experiences through the art of storytelling, hence they provide opportunities to reflect upon thoughts, feelings and attitudes to life. The cards are good quality with attractive images and thought-provoking wording such as: • In trouble • Goodbye • The school playground • Embarrassed • I lied • I learnt from you • A new experience • Angry.

Narrative Intervention Programme Practical methods to improve understanding and expression of stories By Victoria Joffe This practical language programme focuses on enhancing the understanding and expression of stories in students with language and communication difficulties. It aims to: • Create an awareness of how storytelling can be used to enhance learning and social interactions in school and home environments • Facilitate storytelling • Enhance the enjoyment of telling stories • Identify different types of narratives and provide examples for each type • Encourage effective listening and attention skills • Examine different means of making story production more interesting through vocal variety, body language and print • Encourage the use of the story planner in planning and structuring essays. Age 8-18

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Approx 152 pages

The wording on the cards can be used for any age level as a good conversation starter. All ages

80 cards Ref 99-10300-217 £33.95 +VAT

Telling Tales Storytelling as emotional literacy By Taffy Thomas & Steve Killick This book explains the importance of emotional literacy in learning and how it can be developed through storytelling. The book is based round the five SEAL principles of: • Self-awareness • Managing emotions • Motivation • Empathy • Social competence. Part two of the book describes some methods to help children tell and create stories. Part three is a collection of traditional folk tales with some useful further reading. Age 4-11

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DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STORYTELLING Teaching & Learning

Telling Stories Your Way Practical tips to enhance teachers’ storytelling skills By Bob Barton Storyteller extraordinaire Bob Barton shows teachers how to use storytelling effectively in classrooms. They learn easy and effective ways to:

Story Starting Cubes Collection of three different packs of story starting cubes These soft foam dice can be thrown and used as story starters. The three different packs consist of: • Story Starter Cubes – these have various words on them with two relating to characters, two relating to settings and two relating to situations • Story Starter Picture Cubes – these have pictures on them and again two relate to characters, two relate to settings and two relate to situations • Writing Prompt Cubes – these have the start of a sentence on them Age 6+ 6 cubes in each of the 3 packs Ref 5-10304-217 £26.85 +VAT

• Develop their own method and style • Handle anxiety about remembering a story or being self-conscious • Find stories they want to tell • Use storytelling and reading aloud to foster a love of reading. This comprehensive guide explores all forms of story including folktales, picture books, poems, novels and more. It offers practical ideas for how to choose, use and tell a story well. Teachers will learn important skills that will help them gain confidence as they discover and develop their own unique way of telling stories using fresh new approaches. Age 5-18 144 pagesRef 412-10537-217

The Story Maker Innovative handbook to help children write creatively

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By Frances Dickens & British Book Kirstin Lewis Design & Production The book is fully illustrated throughout Award: in colour to inspire children to write Primary Education their own stories and in turn expand WINNER their vocabulary. There are writer's tips at the start of each of the story elements to help the children develop a story: Characters • Feelings • Size • Speech and sound • Speed • Settings • Texture • Colours • Objects

Story Sparkers 50 thought-provoking photos with 500 ideas to stimulate writing This is a set of 50 full colour, multicultural photos that range from realistic situations to fantastical scenes. On the back of the photographs are 500 ‘quick sparks’ and ‘thought sparkers’. These are sentence starters and open-ended questions to prompt different types of writing: • Descriptive – describe something (person, place or thing) in vivid detail • Narrative – write about an experience or event in an interesting way, such as in the form of a short story • Persuasive – persuade the reader of a specific point of view or the need to take action • Expository – provide information, such as in the form of a report, newspaper article or instructions • Poetry – write a poem to communicate an idea or experience. Age 8+ 50 cards Ref 5-10298-217 £12.95 +VAT

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• Time • Weather. There is also a separate introduction for older children to allow them to work alone. Age 4-11

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Classroom Tales Using storytelling to build emotional, social and academic skills By Jennifer M. Fox Eades Stories and storytelling help children to develop emotional literacy, make sense of their world and appreciate different points of view. It is a crucial element of children’s education that can enrich the school curriculum and encourage social and thinking skills. The book includes a series of sample stories and practical tips on adapting these to suit different situations and meet different needs. Sections on collective stories and the child as storyteller explain how children can be inspired to compose their own tales and thus gain the opportunity to practise self-expression and negotiation. Age 4-11

157 pages

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DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STORYTELLING Teaching & Learning

Easi-Speak Recording Microphone MP3 recorder in an easy-to-use microphone This is the perfect accompaniment to many of the storytelling resources as the microphone is an easy-to-use recording facility that children can walk around with and record their story on. The microphone plays back remotely or you can download the recording straight on to your PC through the attached USB. A 128MB built-in memory can record up to four hours of high quality sound. Records directly into MP3 format. Audacity Music Editing Software is provided. The built-in battery is charged through the USB connector. All ages

Ref 236-10492-217 £39.95 +VAT

Tuff-Cam 2 12 mega-pixel digital camera with video This is an ideal accompaniment to use with storytelling resources, as it allows children to record their tales and then play them back to the class. The camera has a range of handy features: • Child proof rugged design with simple trigger for taking pictures and shooting video • Fully rechargeable (rechargeable Li Ion battery) 5cm high quality TFT screen • Up to 12 mega-pixel (4032 x 3024) Flat base to enable stop frame animation without a tripod • VGA video at 20 frames per second • 64MB internal memory which can be expanded up to 2GB via SD card • Switch adaptable and AV socket • Audio and video recording and playback • Docking station for simple PC connection • Download files to PC or Mac.

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SEAL Story Starters ColorCards 30 cards to stimulate narrative Boost creative writing sessions with these wonderful cards that provide an image for the opening of a narrative and can be expressed as storytelling, drama, poetry or prose. The cards are grouped into genres including: • Fantasy • Real-life adventure • Travel • Mystery. Suggestions are related to each genre. Some images relate to more than one category, and, of course, cards can be employed in any way users wish. This resource includes a FREE CD Rom to enable teachers to print off each card as required for individual pupils. All ages

Age 4+

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Story Starters in a Jar

Early Story Starters in a Jar

101 ideas to encourage creative thinking and imaginative writing These opening lines are prompts for players to interpret and then add to. For example: • On my last deep sea dive, I discovered the most amazing… • It was surprising to come home and find that my house had been burned down by a fire, rebuilt and then burned down again… • Trying to sleep, I found myself kept awake by the light of the computer screen as… • ‘I wonder what the museum is like at night’, I thought to myself as I pushed open the door… Age 7+

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30 large format photocards

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101 opening lines to prompt writing and discussion These opening lines are prompts about people, places, animals and more to spark the imagination. For example: • In the summer I like to… • Upon finding the treasure chest we… • I was surprised when the orange fish… • Under my pillow I found… Age 5+

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DEVELOPMENT THROUGH STORYTELLING Teaching & Learning Story Teller CD Rom

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Literary software pack that helps develop creativity, speaking and listening skills Story Teller goes to the heart of the creative process by encouraging children to be spontaneously imaginative. The process is simple: children choose the story they want to tell and have 27 different themes to choose from adventure to fairytale, family to funny and over 4,000 pictures including dinosaurs, Egyptians, myths and Vikings. Using their computer the child or group of children then record their story until they are ready for another picture. When the story is finished you can save it and play it back with the pictures. If you want to, you can use the built-in listen-and-type screen which lets you play back the story, pause it and type it out. This programme is ideal for: • A warm up for creative writing • Helping hesitant writers with their blank page phobia • Children for whom English is a second language • Anyone struggling with learning and writing difficulties. The programme will run on Windows 95 to Vista or Mac OSX with Windows. Age 7-12 Ref 66-10299-217 £69.50 +VAT

150+ prompts for conversation and storytelling Reach in the box and take a card to inspire creative conversation and storytelling. The box includes over 150 engaging ideas, and contains over 80 double-sided prompt cards colour-coded by subject matter with real-life photographs on the front and storytelling prompts on the reverse. Also includes 14 blank, write & wipe prompt cards for customisation. Prompts elicit responses to who, what, when, where, why and how questions, and encourage different types of conversation and storytelling. Age 8-11 Sturdy cardboard cube measures 12.5cm, 100 double-sided cards, teacher’s guide Ref 5-10801-217 £11.95 +VAT

Storyboards Game to help language and communication skills By Felicity Durham StoryBoards helps children to visualise and practise telling a story through identifying the essential elements, how these should be sequenced and providing a basic vocabulary. By picking story cards from the different sets, stories can be silly or sensible and children can choose to either carry on with their choices or negotiate for a change, which encourages discussion and reasoning. Other activities include: • Throwing a story • Lotto • Find a pair • Vocabulary ladders • Asking questions. Storyboards will develop basic vocabulary and encourage active listening, turn-taking, topic maintenance and inferential reasoning. Age 4-11 Ref 77-9672-217 £45.99 +VAT

Storyboards 2 Game to encourage children to develop imaginative writing By Felicity Durham Storyboards 2 follows the same successful format as Storyboards but introduces imaginative/fantasy locations, activities and outcomes.The story elements include: Where did you go? When did you go? How did you get there? What did you see? How did you feel? What happened? Here is an example: • Where – a visit to a fairy castle, desert island, dark forest, outer space • When – in the morning, afternoon, evening • How – magic carpet, rode on a dragon, space rocket, hot air balloon • Saw – wand, harp, jewelled crown, suit of armour, dragon breathing fire • Felt (choose from emotions pack) – happy, sad, excited, scared • What happened – changed into a frog, rode home on a dragon, woke up. Age 4-11

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MEMORY SKILLS Teaching & Learning Memory Booster CD Rom Stimulating adventure game to improve children's memory Pooter the Master Computer has lost his memory and needs help from the child to recover it. The game has six levels and each one teaches a different memory strategy. The strategies include: • Rehearsal • Visual Imagery • Creating stories • Grouping.

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As the task gets more difficult, the programme encourages players to vary their strategies and to find which ones work best for them. Allows up to 28 registered players so is suitable for class use. Age 4-11

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Differentiation Through Learning Styles & Memory Strategies to develop students’ memory and learning By Marilee Sprenger This book demonstrates how to optimise learning by using brain-based strategies that address students’ social /emotional, cognitive and physical learning preferences. It provides you with graphic organisers, current research on memory and new charts to help implement differentiated strategies. It also offers: • An explanation of how the brain processes, stores and retains information • Pre-assessment strategies for each learning style (visual, auditory and kinaesthetic) • ‘Reflect and connect’ questions to help teachers evaluate their current classroom practice • Learning and memory tips for students • ‘Exit cards’ or quick assessments of what students have learned. The book covers sensory memory, immediate memory, working memory, long term memory, plus explicit and implicit memory.

The Great Memory Book Optimises your memory functioning By Karen Markowitz & Eric Jensen The Great Memory Book opens the door to optimal memory functioning by introducing you to the latest research on memory and how it relates to our whole body/brain/mind system. In a reader-friendly format, you will learn how to apply what we know about memory to your own life for immediate memory improvement. Techniques included will help recall of: • Names • Faces • Facts • Figures • Formulas • Definitions • Foreign language words • Accurate spelling • Lists or word series. The book combines current research with practical tips for optimal memory fitness. All ages 198 pages

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All ages 166 pages

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Short-Term Memory Difficulties in Children Activities to develop children’s short-term memory By Joanne Rudland Starting with an analysis of memory theory, the book then moves on to strategies for therapy with practical ideas and objectives. There is then a whole range of activities to enhance memory including: • Storytelling • Telephone numbers • Chinese whispers • Bingo • Travel game • Café menu • Moving house. Improved memory has been shown to have a positive impact on a child’s receptive language skills, self-confidence and ability to learn, so it’s an area worth developing. Age 7-11 138 pages

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Mind Joggers 150 quick, creative and challenging activities that will make children think By Susan S Petreshene Make those unplanned extra minutes count with this collection of activities to boost imagination, exercise brains and engage your pupils. With sections on: thinking, reasoning, maths, language, writing, listening and remembering, children will develop various skills, including: • Making quick decisions • Logical thinking • Understanding figures and money • Problemsolving • Better understanding of words and language • Critical listening • Memory skills. Age 5-11

207 pages

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MIND MAPPING Teaching & Learning

Mapping Inner Space Learning and teaching visual mapping By Nancy Margulies Visual Mapping is an easy-to-learn, straightforward system for generating and organising any ideas. It uses: • Central image • Key words • Colours • Codes • Symbols. For many, the traditional style of writing ideas in a linear fashion, using one colour on a lined piece of paper, is habit. Retraining the brain to draw ideas radiating from a central image takes practice and patience, but the benefits are considerable, particularly for those who like to see ‘the big picture’. This second edition includes full colour maps, explores a range of mapping styles and takes a fresh look at the process of learning. Age 5 to Adult

160 pages Ref 135-10532-217 £29.95

Eva Hoffman Books A truly inspiring series of books by Eva Hoffman, based on the latest developments in educational psychology and the new understanding of the way in which children learn. Beautifully illustrated with clear instructions, these books are a joy to use. Eva Hoffman has worked in the field of education for more than 30 years. She is a lecturer on the methodology of teaching, educational psychology, developmental psychology and music.

Mind Mapping Introducing children to mind mapping A brilliantly simple introduction to mind mapping for young children, for use as a classroom activity. Put together in a logical sequence of 12 ‘games’, it takes children gently through the concepts of association, making and taking notes, leading them towards their first steps in mapping their thoughts and memories. Age 6-9

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Amazing Brains Introducing children to their amazing brains This workbook helps children understand how the brain works and to become aware of the uniqueness of their brains, whilst at the same time inviting them to appreciate and embrace differences between people. These exercises for the classroom encourage children to choose the best learning strategies based on their brain’s dominant tendencies. Age 9-11

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Intelligences Introducing children to their intelligences Use these classroom activities so children start to understand about the numerous intelligence centres in the brain. The exercises make children aware of their wonderful complexity, differences and potential, while reinforcing their self-esteem. Clear instructions make it possible for those not familiar with the theory and practice of Multiple Intelligences to ‘learn-while-they-teach’. Age 7-9

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GIFTED & TALENTED Teaching & Learning

The Primary G&T Handbook Practical strategies and resources for lead teachers and co-ordinators of G&T By John Senior The Primary G&T Handbook provides an easy-to-use reference guide to help you, the leading teacher or gifted and talented co-ordinator, deliver your vision of G&T in your school. It provides a quick guide to FREE background theory while focusing on the practical issues that will enable you to get your G&T provision CD ROM right. This resource shares the huge amount of good practice that already exists within schools, helping you work towards improving and extending learning for able students in your school. It shows how to: • Lead in the development of your G&T programme • Improve the quality of provision for your G&T pupils • Effectively review and assess provision • Identify underachievement and develop teaching and learning programmes to tackle it. Age 4-11 175 pages

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Gifted & Talented Coordinator’s Handbook Practical strategies for supporting more able students By Brin Best, Sophie Craven & Jane West This one-stop resource provides clear and practical guidance on the roles and responsibilities of the G&T coordinator and details best practice methods for working with your more able students. It enables you to: • Get professional support and practical advice on implementing new ideas and creative solutions in your school – including ready-made templates and tools to save you time • Find out what the latest research says about best practice – offering practical guidance and case study examples detailing how to implement this in your school • Improve your school policy and provision for more able students – using self-contained sections designed for sharing and distributing within the school • Deal with strategic management issues in an effective and efficient way – offering frameworks and ready prepared templates to professionalise your work • Bridge the gap between government and LEA advice and your own day-to-day school practice.

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Successful Provision for Able and Talented Children Activities to stretch able and talented children

Teaching Students with Gifts and Talents A teacher's practical guide to teaching the gifted and talented By Bob Algozzine & Jim Ysseldyke This book aims to ensure that exceptional children are constantly challenged and engaged. It includes: • A pre-test and post-test to help teachers assess their understanding of giftedness and how the needs of gifted and talented children are best addressed • Cognitive, academic, communicational, physical and behavioural characteristics that are associated with high-ability learners • Effective instructional approaches and activities to keep gifted and talented children motivated and reaching ever-higher levels of achievement • Key vocabulary terms. All ages

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By Barry Teare This useful little book is a concise guide to the underlying principles, practical methods and teaching strategies that enable teachers to challenge able and talented children and encourage high-quality work from them. A range of techniques or needs are presented on the left-hand page while the facing right-hand page shows a practical application or activity to address them. This can help children both in specific areas and also more widely across the curriculum. Age 5-16

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Teaching Gifted & Talented Pupils Informative and practical this book offers guidance to busy teachers on how to challenge able children in mixed-ability classes By Chris Smith The tried and tested tasks in this resource show how carefully designed activities can cater for a range of abilities. Includes advice on: • Creating a working environment that helps more able pupils to thrive • Varying the way you ask pupils questions • Thinking about multiple intelligences and ways to develop them • Developing different levels of challenge in classroom activities. Age 5-11

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GIFTED & TALENTED Teaching & Learning Enrichment Activities for Gifted Children An easy-to-use, instant access file of 99 activities for gifted and talented children By John Senior & Julian Whybra These 99 activities are designed to extend horizons, raise self-esteem and assist young people in developing their social skills and networks. This resource will help you with: • Self-direction, independence of thought and action, and development of leadership and communication skills • Individual attention such that the child will find it necessary to discuss options with their peers, their curriculum extension teacher and other adults • Originality and imagination to be demonstrated through problem solving, creativity, sensitivity, logic and reasoning. The resource includes 75 ten-minute enrichment activities, 14 lesson-length enrichment activities and 10 all-day enrichment and extension activities. Includes a FREE CD Rom so you can print off all of the activities, and each activity has a page of teacher notes alongside the task sheet. Age 11-18

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Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom Book & CD Rom Strategies and techniques to help teachers meet the academic needs of the gifted and talented By Susan Winebrenner This is an extremely useful guide to meet the learning needs of gifted children in the mixed abilities classroom without losing control, causing resentment or spending hours preparing extra materials. Contents include: • Create learning contracts that really work • Independent studies • Co-operative learning • Cluster groups • Evaluation.

“This book should be required reading for all teachers before they set foot in the classroom.” The Gifted Education Assocation of Reading

The CD Rom contains all the reproducible forms of the book and more, making 80 forms in total, most of which can be customised. Age 10+

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The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted Teens Ready-to-use group discussions about identity, stress, relationships and more By Jean Sunde Peterson 70 highly effective guided discussions which act as a curriculum for the social, emotional and behavioural challenges faced by gifted teens. By “just talking” with caring peers and an attentive adult, teens gain self-awareness and self-esteem, stress management, social and life skills. Each session is self-contained and step-by-step, making it useful for group leaders of all abilities; many discussions include reproducible handouts. The included FREE CD Rom contains all of the reproducible student forms. Age 11-17

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Brilliant Activities for Stretching Gifted & Talented Children Over 100 activities for mental stimulation By Ashley McCabe Mowat This book contains refreshing, motivating activities, based on the latest theories and research, to stretch your pupils’ analytical, creative and evaluative skills. The various activities include: • Quick warm-ups • Brainteasers • Maths-focused activities • Open-ended exercises for children to complete independently. With each activity being photocopiable you just select the best activity to stretch your particular pupils. Age 7-11 102 pages

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Activities for gifted & talented children that other children will love too By Ashley McCabe Mowat Enhance creative and critical thinking skills with this book, which is full of ideas for classroom activities that will help children to think on six levels: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. • Use the brainteasers section for a quick warm-up to spark interest and excite the brain • The main activities allow room for creativity and open-ended answers. Age 6-11 A4 48 pages

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ACCELERATED LEARNING Teaching & Learning Close Up: Accelerated Learning DVD An invaluable film featuring a range of interviews with teachers who describe their planning and delivery of Accelerated Learning Introduced by Alistair Smith, one of the UK’s leading trainers in modern learning methods, this in-depth resource shows a selection of professionally filmed interviews with teachers and senior managers across four schools and eight different subject areas. It provides first-hand advice for accelerated learning provisions within secondary schools. Find out about: • Planning using the 4-stage cycle • Creating a positive, multicultural learning environment • Dealing with mixed ability classes and managing groups • Better use of questions and thinking skills • Ways of bringing a ‘dull topic’ to life • Using electronic whiteboards • How to sustain learning developments in a large school. Shows authentic accelerated learning lessons as they are being taught, with clear examples of the success of the methods and the flexibility Accelerated Learning allows. Lessons include Science, Maths, Chemistry, Physical Education, MFL and many more. Age 11-16 Running time: 180 mins Ref 106-9635-217 £49.95 +VAT

Accelerated Learning: Music CDs Featuring Passive Music for Accelerated Learning, Mozart for Accelerated Learning and The Accelerated Learning Zone By Roland Roberts Significant evidence has shown that certain types of music can help us attain a state of relaxed alertness, known as the ‘alpha state’, which is beneficial to effective study. Whilst in the alpha state, a person is able to learn in a stress-free, high-energy environment. When classical music of around 60 beats per minute is arranged and performed on a synthesiser, the results are even more astounding. This collection of 3 CDs has been designed specifically for the purpose of accelerating learning effortlessly. Excellent background music for the classroom. All ages

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Accelerated Learning in the Literacy Hour Four titles providing teachers with simple, practical ideas and activities

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By Sue Garnett This innovative series has been produced as a result of research into multiple intelligences. This research suggests that people learn in different ways: visually (visual), aurally (auditory), and physically (kinaesthetic). Each book contains lesson plans that have:

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• A literacy objective • A whole class starter activity • Ideas for group work (visual, auditory and kinaesthetic) • A plenary session • Extension activities • A photocopiable model to share with the children • An information sheet on the visual, auditory and kinaesthetic activities • A photocopiable worksheet for the children to plan their work.

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PHILOSOPHY Teaching & Learning

Philosophy Through Storytelling Resource to challenge thinking and encourage interaction By Pauline Purcell Philosophy offers the opportunity to develop thinking skills that have both personal and academic application. This practical manual contains detailed guidance and a set of 21 short stories for running philosophy groups. In each session students: • Start with a warm-up • Examine a key stimulus • Generate questions from that stimulus • Agree to focus on one question and share, challenge and develop views on that question • Finally they consider how well the process went, wind down and end the session. This accessible manual introduces philosophy to student groups and will change how participants think about themselves and others. All ages

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“Philosophy for children was recommended in the SEAL resource as a prime teaching methodology for developing children’s social and emotional competence.” Jean Gross Former Senior Director, Primary National Strategy

Creative and Philosophical Thinking in Primary Schools Stimulating ideas to generate creative and philosophical thinking in children By Maria Huxtable, Ros Hurford & Joy Mounter Philosophy is a fast growing and exciting area of creative development in primary phase education. Research by eminent psychologists Professor Keith Topping and Dr Steve Trickey at Dundee University reported that, in classrooms where creative and philosophical thinking was facilitated: • Self-esteem and confidence of pupils rose • They were more aware of their own and the feelings of others • Classroom behaviour improved. Dr Trickey said: "It shows that the time children spend in exploring philosophical concepts through structured interactive classroom practices… is a good long term investment for their future." In this introductory book two teachers and a psychologist offer the reader their own experiences of discovering: • How to begin this process in their classrooms • Detailed outlines of particularly successful sessions • Case studies drawn from primary classrooms • Resources and ideas to get you started. The aim of the book is to inspire all teachers, whatever their level of expertise, to feel confident to try these ideas in their own classrooms.

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Philosophical Discussion Cards 25 images with suggested questions for philosophical discussion Pictures are a very useful way to facilitate discussion of philosophical questions and this collection of images and question suggestions provides an ideal stimulus to promote reflection and debate. The images include: • Cartoon bomb • Danger sign • Cute puppy • Moon landing • Footprint in the sand. Introducing philosophical scenarios for group discussion will challenge how participants think about themselves and each other, as well as the world around them. All ages

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Philosophical Question Cards 52 question cards to provoke thinking skills These thought-provoking cards offer a selection of questions for philosophy sessions. The three categories are: • What if … e.g. What if there are no computers? • Choices, e.g. Which would you choose – money or friends? • What is … e.g. What is courage? These cards introduce philosophical scenarios for group discussion, stimulating debate and eliciting opinions and perspectives from participants. They develop thinking skills and will help group members to get to know each other. All ages

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NLP Teaching & Learning NLP

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is a set of insights and skills with which you can actively use your mind, your emotions and your body to run your own life more successfully and to communicate with other people with extra-ordinary effectiveness. The title Neuro-Linguistic Programming is an attempt to describe in a succinct manner the scope of this extensive body of insights and skills: Neuro refers to how the mind and body interact

NLP Pocketbook

The NLP Toolkit

NLP tips to help you succeed and make positive differences

Tools, activities and techniques to improve emotional intelligence

By Gillian Burn This is an excellent little book on neuro-linguistic programming and covers all the basic aspects of NLP techniques, from anchoring to circles of excellence. The book leads you through what NLP is and how you can use it to change the way you think and act. It covers the four main principles of NLP: • Building rapport • Creating outcomes • Developing your senses • Flexibility.

By Roger Terry & Richard Churches This is a comprehensive toolkit that uses NLP techniques to improve all aspects of learning and teaching, from using a simple spelling strategy to developing leadership and training skills. The book is full of practical ‘how to’ ways to develop the individual’s own emotional resilience as well as ways to work with leaders in the area of emotional and social skills. The five sections cover: • • • • •

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NLP for Teachers

Uses NLP to enable learners to achieve more and learn more effectively By Terry Elston & Kate Spohrer This book takes teachers through the background theory of NLP and provides practical guidance on how to incorporate it into their classroom practice, improving the lives of the students they teach as well as their own. Topics include: • The presuppositions of NLP • Research on how to make sense of the internal world • Three very useful NLP techniques – anchoring, reframing and metaphor • Setting goals and achieving them.

How to be a highly effective teacher

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Teaching NLP in the Classroom Uses NLP to help young people achieve more and learn better “For those of us dedicated to the art of teaching, NLP brings new and deeper insights and understandings. This book gives practical, accessible approaches to help teachers and school leaders refine and develop excellent practice.” Liz Robinson, Head Teacher, Surrey Square Junior School, London

By Kate Spohrer The book covers tuning in to the neurolinguistic programming frequency, the cornerstones of NLP, putting your mouth where your money is and internalising NLP. This highly practical book provides strategies for teachers to use in the classroom to improve their own NLP skills (left of the page) as well as those of their students (right of the page). Topics include:

It's a practical book and its final chapter is a training day that would be highly suitable for INSET. All ages

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Using NLP to Enhance Behaviour and Learning

In the class activities Emotional and social literacy Stagecraft and presentation skills for teachers and trainers Personal development and effectiveness Leading with NLP.

By Richard Churches & Roger Terry Neuro-linguistic programming is becoming an increasingly popular technique to improve communication and understanding in all walks of life, and this book addresses it from a teacher's perspective. The book has a range of activities which demonstrate how to: • Adapt your language to alter the response you get • Communicate in ways you never thought possible • Build rapport and influence others • Keep motivation on target • See issues from many different perspectives.

Linguistic refers to the insights into a person’s thinking that can be obtained by careful attention to their use of language Programming refers, not to the activity of programming, but to the study of the thinking and behavioural patterns or ‘programmes’ which people use in their daily lives. Hence NLP can enhance your teaching skills to achieve the most effective and favourable results.

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• Understanding that we only see what we believe is possible • Realising that we create our own experience • Using embedded commands to aid homework • Developing the three Rs – Rapport Reduces Resistance.

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INSET DAY RESOURCES Teaching & Learning Professional Development File for Challenging Behaviours By Andrew Chadwick If you deal with challenging behaviours this book includes strategies covering a range of special needs including autistic spectrum, Asperger’s, dyspraxia, dyslexia, depression, Tourette’s, obsessive compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and specific learning difficulties. It addresses problems such as: • Truanting • Swearing and verbal abuse • Theft • Bullying • Attention seeking • Drug abuse • Low self-esteem • Vandalism.

Professional Development File for Special Needs

Includes case histories to provide some insight into the difficult situations teachers may encounter in the classroom. All ages

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By Ruth MacConville Comprehensive and essential resource file for teachers dealing with:

ELSA Trainers’ Manual Training manual to enhance children’s emotional well-being

• Autism • Deaf/blind impairments • Hearing impairments• Learning difficulties • Physical disabilities • Specific learning disabilities • Speech and language difficulties • Visual impairments. All ages

By Sheila Burton The Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) training programme, developed by educational psychologists, has been running successfully for several years in Hampshire and Northumberland and now is available for all through Incentive Plus.

240 pages

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The programme incorporates the resource book Emotional Wellbeing: An Introductory Handbook on page 121 which was created specifically to reflect the ELSA training programme.

This training manual will allow you to replicate a highly respected intervention programme that has been shown to make a real difference to the everyday life of thousands of pupils in English schools. All ages

Challenging Behaviour CD Rom Designed for non-specialist teachers and other staff who work with pupils experiencing behavioural, emotional and/or social difficulties (BESD) This versatile resource offers staff practical help and support in developing constructive and effective approaches to both everyday and extreme behaviour within an individual or group setting. Topics discussed include understanding BESD and an introduction to its three approaches: Behaviour, Attribution and Relationships. This resource provides: • A wealth of versatile material for use onscreen or printed out • Professional development resources • Activities for staff and students. Challenging Behaviour is ideal for staff professional development and includes a range of activities for use with trainee teachers, inexperienced staff or those new to the job during self-study or group INSET sessions.

• An introduction to emotional literacy • Active listening skills for ELSAs • Raising emotional awareness • Social skills • Self-esteem • Friendship skills • Understanding and managing anger • Social communication difficulties • Therapeutic stories.

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Raising Attendance DVD & CD Rom Identifies ways in which a school can encourage attendance and minimise absenteeism This DVD learning and development package will: • Highlight the importance of school attendance and the most important factors that influence attendance rates • Identify the ways in which a school can encourage attendance, including ways to motivate young people to achieve excellence • Identify the ways in which a school can minimise absenteeism, and address the issue of lateness • Demonstrate how schools can encourage excellent attendance through its links with each young person’s home and the wider community. Modules cover: • Missing school - missing out • Encouraging excellent attendance • Preventing absenteeism • Involving the school, home and community • Case studies. Raising Attendance supports the Behaviour and Attendance strand of the National Strategies.

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The manual includes PowerPoint training presentations with slide notes for presenters and printable copies of hand-outs for delegates, covering a range of areas including:

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