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Mrs Blackhat – Activity Sheets

Topic: English

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Mrs Blackhat

Book Creator: Chloe Inkpen, Mick Inkpen

Mrs Blackhat the witch likes everything to be black. So what will she do with a GINGER cat? A hilarious rhyming picture book, perfect for Halloween!

Themes: Halloween | Rhyming story | Read aloud | Comedy

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Tiger Warrior – Activity Sheets

Topic: English, Race & identity

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Tiger Warrior: Attack of the Dragon King

Book Creator: Maisie Chan

When Jack’s grandpa gives him a magical jade coin, Jack gets into a battle between good and evil. Now he is the new Tiger Warrior, and it’s up to him to save the world!

Inspired by the Tiger Warrior series by Maisie Chan, these activity sheets will help young readers learn about the Chinese Zodiac as well as developing their descriptive writing skills.

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Christopher Pumpkin – Activity Sheets

Topic: English, Growing up

Age Range: 3-6

Book Creator: Nick East, Sue Hendra, Paul Linnet

Cristopher Pumpkin tells the tale of a Halloween pumpkin who doesn’t want to be scary! A funny rhyming story from the authors of Supertato and the creators of Simon Sock.

Themes: Halloween | Comedy | Blazing your own trail | Rhyming | Reading aloud

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The Star Outside My Window poster and book

The Star Outside my Window – Poster

Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Star Outside My Window

Book Creator: Onjali Q. Raúf

The Stars Outside My Window, told through the innocent voice of a child, this is a story that explores the subtle faces and endless impacts of domestic violence, and celebrates the power of hope and resilience, from Onjali Rauf, the award-winning author of The Boy At The Back of the Class.

Themes: Healthy Relationships | Fostering and Adoption | Coping with Loss | Hope

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The Star Outside My Window teaching resources and book

The Star Outside My Window – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Star Outside My Window

Book Creator: Onjali Q. Raúf

The Stars Outside My Window, told through the innocent voice of a child, this is a story that explores the subtle faces and endless impacts of domestic violence, and celebrates the power of hope and resilience, from Onjali Rauf, the award-winning author of The Boy At The Back of the Class.

Themes: Healthy Relationships | Fostering and Adoption | Coping with Loss | Hope

 

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Splinters of Sunshine teaching resources and book

Splinters of Sunshine – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, Race & identity

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: Splinters of Sunshine

Book Creator: Patrice Lawrence

Splinters of Sunshine is a YA road-trip mystery. Spey’s friend Dee has disappeared off-grid. He has an idea of where she might be, but is he willing to accept help from his estranged father to track her down?

Note: This book covers some sensitive issues. It is advised that teachers/parents/carers read the book before sharing with students.

Themes: Families | Friendship | Authentic experiences | Unique voices | Mystery

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I Am NOT a Prince – Activity Sheets

Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: I Am NOT a Prince

I Am NOT A Prince is a fairy tale for the 21st century that challenges gender stereotypes and encourages children to be proud of who they are and express themselves.

Themes: Identity | Kindness | Bravery | Hope | Acceptance | Friendship | Being proud

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The Wild Before – Activity Sheets

Topic: Climate change, English

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Wild Before

Book Creator: Piers Torday

The Wild Before is a captivating animal adventure filled with hope and friendship. With timely themes of climate change and animal conservation, this extraordinary adventure is perfect for introducing young readers to big ideas.

Themes: Climate change | Friendship | Hope

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The Wild Before – Poster

Topic: Climate change, English

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: The Wild Before

Book Creator: Piers Torday

The Wild Before is a captivating animal adventure filled with hope and friendship. With timely themes of climate change and animal conservation, this extraordinary adventure is perfect for introducing young readers to big ideas.

Themes: Climate change | Friendship | Hope

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The Indigo Wilde series – Teaching Notes

Topic: Art, English

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Indigo Wilde and the Creatures at Jellybean Crescent

Book Creator: Pippa Curnick

Discovered in the Unknown Wilderness when she was just a baby, Indigo Wilde was adopted by a pair of World-Famous Explorers. Now she inhabits the colourful world of 47 Jellybean Crescent, a house full of magical creatures and wild adventures.

Packed with glorious full-colour illustrations by Pippa Curnick.

Subjects covered in resources: Comprehension and inference | Writing | Art, Design and Technology

Activity sheet, story prompts and quiz also available.

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Scarlett Fife teaching notes

The Scarlett Fife series – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife

Book Creator: Maz Evans, Chris Jevons

From the best-selling Maz Evans comes a new series about Scarlett Fife: logical, mathematical – but when it comes to her feelings, completely out of control! A sparkling, heart-warming series with laugh-out-loud action for every child who has ever experienced Big Feelings.

Themes: Emotional literacy | Managing big feelings | Anger | Worry | Different-shaped families | Friendship | Mindfulness

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Let Down Your Hair – Discussion Questions

Topic: Disability, Empathy, English

Age Range: 11-14, 14+

Related Book: Let Down Your Hair

Book Creator: Bryony Gordon

The YA fiction debut from bestselling author Bryony Gordon, Let Down Your Hair is a modern twist on Rapunzel featuring a hair influencer who develops alopecia – and her quest for a different sort of happy ever after.

Themes: Social media | Online safety | Mental Health | Alopecia

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