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The Lovely Dark – Poster

Topic: Empathy, English, Life changes

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Lovely Dark

Book Creator: Matthew Fox

Another breathtakingly original story from Matthew Fox, author of The Sky Over Rebecca. Set in the modern world, it features themes of life after a pandemic, mental health and grief, all handled with real lightness of touch.

Themes: Grief | Family | Covid | Afterlife | Greek mythology

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The Lovely Dark – Discussion Questions

Topic: Empathy, English, Life changes

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Lovely Dark

Book Creator: Matthew Fox

Another breathtakingly original story from Matthew Fox, author of The Sky Over Rebecca. Set in the modern world, it features themes of life after a pandemic, mental health and grief, all handled with real lightness of touch.

Themes: Grief | Family | Covid | Afterlife | Greek mythology

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The Sad Ghost Club – Poster

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1

Book Creator: Lize Meddings

The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.

Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging

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The Sad Ghost Club – Poster

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1

Book Creator: Lize Meddings

The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.

Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging

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The Sad Ghost Club – Discussion Questions

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1

Book Creator: Lize Meddings

The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.

Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging

 

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Island – Activity Sheets

Topic: English

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

Related Book: Island

Island: Love, death, hope … the island will change their lives forever. From the bestselling David Almond, author of SKELLIG, and now with fantastic illustrations by the award-winning David Litchfield.

Themes: Love | Hope | Friendship

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The Story of Now – Activity Sheets (2)

Topic: Empathy, English, Geography, History, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Help children understand the complexities of the British Empire with Story of Now, an introduction to the once global superpower. Children will discover how the British Empire impacted countries and communities across the world, and discover its impact on children like them.

Themes: History | Geography | Identity | Citizenship

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The Story of Now – Activity Sheets (1)

Topic: Empathy, English, Geography, History, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Help children understand the complexities of the British Empire with Story of Now, an introduction to the once global superpower. Children will discover how the British Empire impacted countries and communities across the world, and discover its impact on children like them.

Themes: History | Geography | Identity | Citizenship

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The Story of Now – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Geography, History, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Help children understand the complexities of the British Empire with Story of Now, an introduction to the once global superpower. Children will discover how the British Empire impacted countries and communities across the world, and discover its impact on children like them.

Themes: History | Geography | Identity | Citizenship

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Dare To Be You resources

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

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Dare to Be You

Book Creator: Matthew Syed

PiXL and Hachette Children’s Group have collaborated on PiXL Change Makers based on Matthew Syed’s new book, Dare to Be You, the follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning You Are Awesome.

Themes: How hard change can be | That ‘normal’ doesn’t exist | How to silence the ‘Kid Doubt’ voice in our head | That we can embrace being different | That kindness is crucially important | How to choose our own path

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You Are Awesome – Poster

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

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: You Are Awesome

Book Creator: Matthew Syed

From motivating pupils to try a new hobby or sport, to building confidence and resilience before SATs and the transition to secondary school, You Are Awesome makes for a great non-fiction class read and provides lots of opportunities for activities and discussion.

Download this fun poster for your classroom.

Themes: Growth Mindset | Growing Up | Confidence

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You Are Awesome – Teaching Notes

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

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: You Are Awesome

Book Creator: Matthew Syed

From motivating pupils to try a new hobby or sport, to building confidence and resilience before SATs and the transition to secondary school, You Are Awesome makes for a great non-fiction class read and provides lots of opportunities for activities and discussion.

Themes: Growth Mindset | Growing Up | Confidence

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