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Gabby’s Dollhouse – Activity Sheets

Topic: English

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Related Book: DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse: The Sparkliest Day of the Year

Grab your kitty ears and join Gabby and Pandy Paws on a cat-tastic adventure in Gabby’s Dollhouse!

In this first picture book adventure, a new Dollhouse delivery has just arrived! Gabby and her friends have been invited to a glittery spa day party, but when MerCat loses her sparkle, can the friends help her get her glow back in time?

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A Better Day – Teaching Notes

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

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: A Better Day

A Better Day: The bestselling positive, accessible and practical toolkit guiding young readers in how they can care for their mental health with confidence.

Themes: Mental Health | Confidence | Peer pressure | Exam Stress | Anxiety | Switching Mindsets | Wellbeing

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To The Other Side – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: To The Other Side

Book Creator: Erika Meza

To The Other Side: A powerful and timely story, exploring the journey of two young refugee children in search of safety. Perfect for opening up conversations about conflict and war, encouraging empathy and understanding.

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

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Lily Grim and the City of Undone – Teaching Notes

Topic: English

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Lily Grim and The City of Undone

Book Creator: Andy Ruffell

Lily Grim and the City of Undone: Lily Grim’s life is a mystery. She has lived with her guardian Gabriel, in the City of Undone, for as long as she can remember. When the cruel Master of the city suddenly captures Gabriel, Lily has to escape. The Master seems to want her dead – but why? Can Lily unravel the mystery of who she is? And can her new friends rescue Gabriel before it’s too late?

Themes: Mystery | Friendship | Fantasy | Gothic | Tolerance | Self-discovery

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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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Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent – Poster

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Lads

Book Creator: Alan Bissett

Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.

Theme: Consent | Respect | Confidence

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Lads: A Guide to Respect and Consent – Teaching Notes

Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Lads

Book Creator: Alan Bissett

Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.

Themes: Consent | Respect |  Confidence

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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow – Teaching Notes

Topic: Art, English, Geography, History, Modern Classic, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Wundersmith

Book Creator: Jessica Townsend

Return to the magical world of Nevermoor in Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow discovers that not all magic is used for good . . . This teacher resource pack is bursting with classroom ideas and cross-curricular activities for KS2.

Themes: Reading comprehension | Geography | History | English | Art | Creative Writing

Also available: Resources for the series, book 1 and book 3, a poster, a book quiz and a trial quiz

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Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow – Teaching Notes

Topic: Art, English, Geography, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Nevermoor

Book Creator: Jessica Townsend

In Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow join Morrigan Crow as she undertakes the four impossible trials that will secure her entry to the wundrous world of Nevermoor.

This teacher resource pack is bursting with classroom ideas and cross-curricular activities for KS2.

Themes: Reading comprehension | Geography | Science and Design Technology | Art

Also available: Resources for the series, book 2 and book 3, a poster, a book quiz and a trial quiz

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The Nevermoor Series – Teaching Resources

Topic: English

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Nevermoor

Book Creator: Jessica Townsend

The Nevermoor series follows Morrigan Crow as she enters the wundrous world of Nevermoor. This fantastic middle-grade series is perfect for fans of His Dark Materials.

This teacher resource pack is bursting with classroom ideas and cross-curricular activities for KS2.

Also available: Resources for book 1, book 2 and book 3, a poster, a book quiz and a trial quiz

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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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Shadow and Bone – Teaching Notes

Topic: English

Age Range: 14+

Related Book: Shadow and Bone

Book Creator: Leigh Bardugo

Enter the Grishaverse with book one of the Shadow and Bone Trilogy from bestselling author Leigh Bardugo, now a Netflix original series

Themes: Art | English | History | Fantasy | Friendship | Romance

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Ten Little Series – Counting Poster

Topic: English, Maths

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Ten Little Aliens

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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Doing It videos

Doing It – Teaching Notes

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

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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 Board Book

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.

Download this fun Times Table Poster for your classroom

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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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Ten Little Series- Activity Sheets

Topic: English, Maths

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Ten Little Monkeys

Book Creator: Mike Brownlow, Simon Rickerty

Teach children about counting and numbers with the help of these activity sheets inspired by the bestselling Ten Little series by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty, perfect for reception or KS1 classes.

Themes: Maths

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Ten Little Series – Maths Teaching Notes

Topic: English, Maths

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Ten Little Dinosaurs Board Book

Book Creator: Mike Brownlow, Simon Rickerty

Teach children about counting and numbers with the help of these fun and educational activities created from the bestselling Ten Little series by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty, perfect for reception or KS1 classes.

Themes: Maths

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