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7-11

The Bird Singers and The Wildstorm Curse – Teaching Resources

Topic: English, Geography, History

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: The Wildstorm Curse

Book Creator: Eve Wersocki Morris

Key Stage 2 resources for two spine-tingling supernatural mysteries from Eve Wersocki Morris, The Wildstorm Curse and The Bird Singers.

Themes: Mystery and adventure | Family and friendship | Courage | Kindness | Polish myths and fairy tales | Dyslexia | Theatre and storytelling

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Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, LGBTQ+, Life changes

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Jamie

Book Creator: L.D. Lapinski

Download this engaging resource pack for Jamie – a beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, about how to make your own place when the world doesn’t think you fit anywhere.

Themes: friendship | Justice | Inclusion | Gender | Pride | Creating Positive Change

The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, Modern Classic, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure

The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure is the irresistible new story from Jacqueline Wilson, inspired by Enid Blyton’s world and characters. Return to the Enchanted Wood and climb the Faraway Tree to discover new worlds full of adventure.

Themes: Magical worlds | Instructional Writing | Descriptive Writing | Storytelling | Imagination and Creativity | Exploring the Natural World

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Jamie – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, LGBTQ+, Life changes, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Jamie

Book Creator: L.D. Lapinski

Download this engaging resource pack for Jamie – a beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, about how to make your own place when the world doesn’t think you fit anywhere.

Themes: friendship | Justice | Inclusion | Gender | Pride | Creating Positive Change

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Gender Identity for Kids – Discussion Questions

Topic: Empathy, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: Gender Identity for Kids

Book Creator: Andy Passchier

A fun, approachable and easy-to-use guide to gender identity for 7+ readers with colourful illustrations throughout. these discussion questions and activity sheet can be used in the classroom alongside the book

Themes: Identity

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Wish – Activity Sheets

Topic: English, Growing up, Life changes

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Wish

Book Creator: Jack Ryder

Join new friends Pixie and Wyld as they set out to solve a mystery of mermaids and magical coins, in this brilliant new adventure story from author Jack Ryder, for 7-9 year-olds. Download a fun wordsearch and colouring sheet from Wish – perfect for entertaining pupils before the end of term.

Themes: Adventure | Family | Friendship | Grief

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Meet the Maliks – Teaching Notes

Topic: English

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Meet the Maliks – Twin Detectives: The Cookie Culprit

Book Creator: Zanib Mian

Meet the Maliks is the first book in a new series from Zanib Mian, the author of Planet Omar, full of her trademark warmth and humour. When the mosque’s cookie competition is sabotaged, Maysa and Musa must band together to save the day…

Themes: Family and Identity | British Muslim Representation | Detective Stories | Creating Humour

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The Night Bus Hero – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: The Night Bus Hero

Book Creator: Onjali Q. Raúf

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes another incredible story, told with humour and heart. Told from the perspective of a bully, this book explores themes of homelessness, while celebrating kindness, friendship and the potential everyone has to change for the good.

Themes: Bullying | Homelessness | Kindness | Being a Hero

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Nightspark – Teaching Notes

Topic: English

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Nightspark

Book Creator: Michael Mann

A riveting, magical adventure set in the waterways of a richly reimagined England, and the epic conclusion of the Ghostcloud duology. These classroom resources contain discussion questions, comprehension tasks, writing tasks and drawing tasks.

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Global – Poster

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Global

A powerful graphic novel adventure exploring issues of climate change, from the team behind the award-winning Illegal and Artemis Fowl graphic novels.

Teaching notes also available.

Watch a video of the authors, Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, and illustrator, Giovanni Rigano, here.

 

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Global – Teaching Notes

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Global

A powerful graphic novel adventure exploring issues of climate change, from the team behind the award-winning Illegal and Artemis Fowl graphic novels. These resources contain discussion questions, problem-solving tasks, writing tasks, speaking tasks and activities around climate change.

Themes: The Climate Crisis | The impact of global warming | Conservation | Taking action | Hope | Connection

Display poster also available.

Watch a video of the authors, Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, and illustrator, Giovanni Rigano, here.

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The Stories Grandma Forgot (And How I Found Them) – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them)

Book Creator: Nadine Aisha Jassat

From acclaimed poet Nadine Aisha Jassat comes a captivating mystery about memory loss, identity, and the unbreakable bond between grandmother and granddaughter. This resource pack contains cross-curricular activites and discussion questions for use in the classroom or library reading group.

Themes: Identity | Heritage | Memory | Family | Stories

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