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Doing It videos

Doing It – Teaching Notes

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

Age Range:

Related Book: Doing It

Book Creator: Hannah Witton

Hannah Witton popular YouTube vlogger and author of Doing It creates amazing short videos to prompt young people to talk about sex and relationships, even the awkward bits!

In this new series of short videos, Hannah discusses 5 core areas of sex and relationships; body image, porn education, healthy relationships, sexual orientation and consent. Each video includes a discussion question helping you to launch the conversation about the topics.

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Ten Little Series – Times Tables Poster

Topic: English, Maths

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Ten Little Pirates

Book Creator: Mike Brownlow, Simon Rickerty

Teach children about counting and numbers with thee bestselling Ten Little series by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty, perfect for reception or KS1 classes.

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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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Classic in Graphics: Macbeth – Discussion Questions

Topic: English

Age Range: 11-14

Related Book: Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's Macbeth

Help children discover Shakespeare’s Macbeth like they’ve never seen it – or read it – before with the Classics in Graphics series

The bards brilliant prose has been re-imagined into inclusive and engaging graphic novels that read like a favourite film, including pitch-perfect illustrations, dyslexia-friendly designs and encourages readers to see themselves in these iconic roles.

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Themes: Literature | Plays

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Classics in Graphics: Romeo and Juliet – Discussion Questions

Topic: English

Age Range: 11-14

Related Book: Classics in Graphics: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Help children discover Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet like they’ve never seen it – or read it – before with the Classics in Graphics series

The bards brilliant prose has been re-imagined into inclusive and engaging graphic novels that read like a favourite film, including pitch-perfect illustrations, dyslexia-friendly designs and encourages readers to see themselves in these iconic roles.

Download these discussion questions to use with your class

Themes: Literature | Plays

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Back On Track – Teaching Notes

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

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Back On Track

Book Creator: Matthew Burton

A motivational and hopeful school handbook for students navigating uncertain times, from Head Teacher, Matthew Burton.
Whether facing assessments, a big change or having to make up for lost time, Head Teacher Matthew Burton is here to help students get motivated again.

Themes: Back to school | Motivation | Covid

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Growing Up Autistic and Happy – Teaching Notes

Topic: Disability, Empathy, English, Life changes, Neurodiversity, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

A unique guide to growing up perfectly weird and perfectly happy. Dr Camilla Pang who is here to share her scientific survival guide with you – so you can grow up with the courage to be yourself, no matter how different you feel or how tricky you might find it to connect.

Themes: Identity | Self-respect | Neurodiversity | Peer Pressure

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The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe – Teaching Notes

Topic: Geography, Non-Fiction, Science

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Cosmic Diary of our Incredible Universe

Book Creator: Steve Cole, Tim Peake

Told through the fascinating ‘diary’ of the Universe, this stunning book answers all the REALLY BIG QUESTIONS about how our incredible universe came to be – it’s the book for kids hungry to know more about space and our place it.

Themes: Space | Science | Physics | Astonomy

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Brain detective resources

Brain Detective – Teaching Notes

Topic: Non-Fiction, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Brain Detective

Book Creator: Tim James

Help children uncover all the weird and wonderful quirks of their brains with in this fascinating new book from science teacher Tim James! Perfect for KS2 readers.

Themes: Science | Brain | Human Body | Non-Fiction

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Everyday Action, Everyday Change – Teaching Notes

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

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Everyday Action, Everyday Change

Book Creator: Naomi Evans, Natalie Evans

Tackling prejudice can feel overwhelming and impossible. But with the Everyday Action, Everyday Change handbook, children aged 9+ will learn practical, bite-size strategies to make the world a fairer place and create true, sustainable change. 

Themes: Activism | Race | Identity | Multiculturalism | Making change

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