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Kid Rex to the Rescue – Activity sheets

Topic: Empathy, Growing up

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Kid Rex to the Rescue

Book Creator: Mayo Agard-Olubo, Diane Ewen

Tidying a messy bedroom? Sounds like a new mission for KID REX! Max is an ordinary kid with extraordinary dino powers and he’s ready to make his everyday chores exciting and funThe ultimate dinosaur/superhero mash up, perfect for kids 3+ 

Themes: Tidying | Dinosaurs | Superpowers | Chores

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How to Train Your Dragon School poster

How to Train Your Dragon School – poster

Topic: English, History

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing

Book Creator: Cressida Cowell

Hilarious, hair-raising adventures starring Hiccup, Toothless and friends – with an accessible text and illustrations throughout, this spin-off series is perfect for developing readers.

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How to Ace Your Exams – Revision Planner

Topic: Life changes, Non-Fiction

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: How to Ace Your Exams

Book Creator: Matthew Burton

How to Ace Your Exams is a pioneering revision toolkit to help students. Featuring 25 tips and techniques to boost motivation, improve memory and support mental health. From inspirational headteacher and author of Go Big, Mr Matthew Burton.

Download this revision planner to help teens get started.

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The Cosmic Diary of a Future Space Explorer – Poster

Topic: Careers, Climate change, Non-Fiction, Science

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe

Book Creator: Tim Peake

Astronaut Tim Peake equips young space enthusiasts with everything they need to know for a new era of space exploration!

Themes: Space | Astronaut | Future Jobs | Space Travel | The Solar System | Science

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The Girl at the Front of the Class Welcome Sign

The Girl at the Front of the Class – Welcome Sign

Topic: Empathy, English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: The Girl at the Front of the Class

A personalisable welcome sign for your classroom to help welcome new students into your school or library. Inspired by the picture book The Girl at the Front of the Class

Also Available: A Collaborative Art Project , Teaching Resources and a Welcome Poster

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The Girl at the Front of the Class Welcome Poster

The Girl at the Front of the Class – Welcome Poster

Topic: Empathy, English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: The Girl at the Front of the Class

Download this welcome poster for your classroom which has five tips for how you and your students can welcome new students. Ideal for encouraging empathy and understanding with KS1 and KS2 pupils

Inspired by the picture book The Girl at the Front of the Class

Also Available: A Collaborative Art Project, Teaching Resources and Welcome Sign

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The Girl at the Front of the Class Art Project

The Girl at the Front of the Class – Collaborative Art Project

Topic: Art, Empathy

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: The Girl at the Front of the Class

Help young children understand and empathise with the refugee experience, with this moving picture book from Onjali Q. Raúf, the bestselling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, and illustrated by Pippa Curnick. Told with heart and humour, this story of friendship and kindness provides an early conversation starter to the topic of refugees for children in Key Stage 1 and 2.

This pack contains everything you need to make a classroom display welcoming everyone into your class and highlighting your classes values.

Key Themes: PSHE | Art

Also Available: Teaching Resources, Welcome Poster and Welcome Sign

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KS1 and KS2 Resource Pack - The Girl at the Front of the Class

The Girl at the Front of the Class – Teaching Resources

Topic: Art, Empathy, English, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: The Girl at the Front of the Class

Help young children understand and empathise with the refugee experience, with this moving picture book from Onjali Q. Raúf, the bestselling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, and illustrated by Pippa Curnick. Told with heart and humour, this story of friendship and kindness provides an early conversation starter to the topic of refugees for children in Key Stage 1 and 2.

This pack includes discussion questions, activity sheets and everything you need to make a kindness display

Key Themes: PSHE | Art | English | Empathy | Creative Writing

Also Available: A Collaborative Art ProjectWelcome Poster and Welcome Sign

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The Daughter of Auschwitz – Poster

Topic: History, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Politics, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: The Daughter of Auschwitz

Book Creator: Tova Friedman

The incredible true story of Holocaust survivor, Tova Friedman.

Inspire and educate your students with this extraordinary memoir of one girl’s fight for survival and eventual liberation of her and her parents. A sensitive retelling of the New York Times bestseller, The Daughter of Auschwitz, for children aged 12+; supported by curriculum-linked activity sheets.

This poster contains an extract and some discussion questions. Watch Tova’s video series here.

 Themes: Holocaust | WWII | Family | Identity

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Truth Detective – Poster

Topic: Maths, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship, Politics

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Truth Detective

Book Creator: Tim Harford

The world is often full of bamboozling headlines and numbers that don’t add up. But don’t panic. Within these pages you will transform into a Truth Detective, hunting down the truth about the world around you.

A must read for curious kids from presenter of BBC Radio 4’s “More or Less”, Tim Harford and with wonderful illustrations to enjoy by Ollie Mann.

***LONGLISTED for the SLA’s Information Book Awards 2024***

Themes: Politics | Maths | News

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Wings of Glory – Poster & Activity Sheet

Topic: English, History

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Wings of Glory

Set during the Battle of Britain in 1940, Dermot O’Leary’s brand new book, Wings of Glory, tells the story of the war effort from the point of view of the animal kingdom, in an accessible, child-friendly way with lots of action-adventure, humour and bird poo! Perfect for KS2 classrooms and those studying World War Two and the Battle of Britain.

This postercard features a fun poster on one side with activities on the other, including a wordsearch, colouring, quiz, fun facts and an extract.

Watch a video of Dermot reading an extract here: https://youtu.be/I6G8iuQD_Bg

Download our curriculum-linked teaching resources here.

Themes: WW2, Battle of Britain | History | Courage | Animals

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Rainbowsaurus Library Trail

Rainbowsaurus – Library Trail

Topic: Empathy, English, LGBTQ+

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Rainbowsaurus

Book Creator: Steve Antony

Bring the rainbow into your school library with this fun trail for kids to enjoy. Rainbowsaurus is a joyful and fun read-along tale of one family’s quest to find the Rainbowsaurus. It’s created by Steve Antony, the bestselling author-illustrator of The Queen’s Hat.

Themes: Dinosaurs | Colours | Rhymes | Phonics | LGBTQ+ |

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