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7-11

Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup – Teaching Resources

Topic: Art, English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup

Book Creator: Andy Sagar

Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup is the first in a magical new series for readers aged 8-12 from debut author Andy Sagar. This series is perfect for fans of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency and Starfell

Themes: Feeling Different | Belonging | Friendship | Identity | Potential | Self-Belief | Adventure | Creativity | Magical Creatures | Spells | Tea!

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Julia and the Shark – Poster

Topic: Art, Climate change, Empathy, English, Growing up, Science

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Julia and the Shark

A beautiful, lyrical story about a mother, a daughter, and love, from bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave with illustrations by Tom de Freston.

Themes: Mental Health | Science | Environment | Family Relationships

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Julia and the Shark – Teaching Notes

Topic: Art, Climate change, Empathy, English, Growing up, Science

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Julia and the Shark

A beautiful, lyrical story about a mother, a daughter, and love, from bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave with illustrations by Tom de Freston. Watch the author and illustrator video here, and download the accomanying certificates here.

Themes: Mental Health | Science | Environment | Family Relationships

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Oi Frog and Friends! Series – Teaching Resources

Topic: English

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: Oi Frog! Board Book

Book Creator: Jim Field, Kes Gray

Free curriculum-linked resources for Reception and KS1 pupils to support lesson topics on phonics and rhyming sounds based on the bestselling Oi Frog and Friends! picture book series by creators Kes Gray and Jim Field.

These resources will help to develop reading, comprehension and spelling as well as cross-curricular links to art and emotional literacy. Featuring the Oi Frog and Friends! trademark animal, rhyming silliness from the picture books, these are guaranteed to get kids giggling!

Themes: Animals | Humour | Rhyming | Phonics | Comprehension | Emotional Literacy

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Brain Power – Poster

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Neurodiversity, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

NHS paediatrician andSunday Timesbestselling author of How to Grow Up and Feel Amazing, Dr Ranj, is here to inspire ALL young readers to love themselves, however their brains work.

Themes: The brain and nervous system | Multiple intelligences | Neurodiversity | Brain training | Learning styles | Mental health

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The Boy at the Back of the Class – Poster

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Modern Classic, Race & identity

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: The Boy At the Back of the Class

Book Creator: Onjali Q. Raúf

The Boy at the Back of the Class: Told with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child’s perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn’t always make sense. Winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and Blue Peter Book Award.

Themes: Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Conflict and War | Migration | Family | Friendship

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Brain Power – Teaching Notes

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Neurodiversity, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Brain Power

Book Creator: Dr. Ranj Singh

NHS paediatrician andSunday Timesbestselling author of How to Grow Up and Feel Amazing, Dr Ranj, is here to inspire ALL young readers to love themselves, however their brains work. Watch Dr. Ranj top tips here. Download extra activity sheets and extracts here.

Themes: The brain and nervous system | Multiple intelligences | Neurodiversity | Brain training | Learning styles | Mental health

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The Boy at the Back of the Class – Activity Sheets

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Modern Classic, Race & identity

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: The Boy At the Back of the Class

Book Creator: Onjali Q. Raúf

The Boy at the Back of the Class: Told with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child’s perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn’t always make sense. Winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and Blue Peter Book Award.

Themes: Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Conflict and War | Migration | Family | Friendship

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The Boy at the Back of the Class – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Modern Classic, Race & identity

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: The Boy At the Back of the Class

Book Creator: Onjali Q. Raúf

The Boy at the Back of the Class: Told with heart and humour, The Boy at the Back of the Class is a child’s perspective on the refugee crisis, highlighting the importance of friendship and kindness in a world that doesn’t always make sense. Winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and Blue Peter Book Award.

Themes: Refugees and Asylum Seekers | Conflict and War | Migration | Family | Friendship

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You Grow Girl – Poster

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Life changes, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: You Grow Girl!

Book Creator: Zoe Williams

NHS GP and This Morning’s resident doctor, Dr. Zoe Williams, is here to explain everything girls need to know about puberty – plus lots more. Watch a video of Dr. Zoe introducing the book here.

Download the You Grow Girl school resources here.

Themes: Puberty | The female body | Mental health and wellbeing Body Image | Confidence | Relationships

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Tiger Heart – Teaching Resources

Topic: English

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Tiger Heart

Book Creator: Penny Chrimes

Tiger Heart is the magical tale of a bold young chimney sweep and a remarkable tiger, a dangerously hypnotic ruby and a mystical land found across an ocean and through a storm.

Themes: Character | Authorial Intent | Connecting with Emotions

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Fall Off, Get Back On, Keep Going – Poster

Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 14+, 7-11

Related Book: Fall Off, Get Back On, Keep Going

Book Creator: Clare Balding, Jessica Holm

Fall Off, Get Back On, Keep Going: Clare Balding’s first non-fiction book is a toolkit to help children bounce back from falls and fails.

Themes: Resilience | Patience | Confidence | Courage | Flexibility | Creativity | Speaking Out | Motivation | Kindness | Keeping Going

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