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Geography

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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Rabbit and Bear Series – Poster

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, Modern Classic, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Rabbit and Bear: A Bad King is a Sad Thing

Book Creator: Jim Field, Julian Gough

Rabbit and Bear is the critically-acclaimed, brilliantly funny woodland tales by Julian Gough and Jim Field. Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, these books are ideal for newly independent readers aged 5+ moving on from picture books.

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Rabbit and Bear Series – Teaching Notes

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, Modern Classic, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 3-6, 7-11

Related Book: Rabbit and Bear: A Bad King is a Sad Thing

Book Creator: Jim Field, Julian Gough

Rabbit and Bear is the critically-acclaimed, brilliantly funny woodland tales by Julian Gough and Jim Field. Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, these books are ideal for newly independent readers aged 5+ moving on from picture books.

Themes: Creative Writing and Comprehension | Geography | Animals | Drama and Arts

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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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Leila and the Blue Fox – Teaching Notes

Topic: English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship

Age Range: 11-14, 7-11

Related Book: Leila and the Blue Fox

A breathtaking story about one small fox’s journey across the Arctic … and one girl’s journey to find the mother she thought she’d lost.

This resource pack contains cross-curricular activites and discussion questions for use in the classroom or library reading group.

Themes: Family relationships | Migration |  Animals in the wild | Home | Climate change | Memories

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Ghostcloud – Activity Sheets

Topic: English, Geography, History, Modern Classic, Race & identity, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Ghostcloud

Book Creator: Michael Mann

A riveting, magical adventure set deep underneath a richly reimagined London for 9+ readers.

Themes: History | Science | Identity | Fantasy | Ghosts

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Kòkú Àkànbí and the Heart of Midnight – Teaching Notes

Topic: Disability, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Race & identity

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

Related Book: Koku Akanbi: The Heart of Midnight

Book Creator: Maria Motunrayo Adebisi

When Koku accidentally unleashes an ancient demon, he must enter the magical world of Olori to claim his power. Full of action, magic, and eye-catching comic book-style illustrations, this 9+ series draws on West African mythology and is perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Percy Jackson, and Dragon Mountain.

This resource pack contains cross-curricular activites and discussion questions for use in the classroom or library reading group.

Themes: Belonging | West African Mythology | Magic | Friendship | Adventure Writing | Superpowers

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Lost on Gibbon Island – Activity Sheets

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Lost on Gibbon Island

Book Creator: Jess Butterworth

An adventure-filled survival story set on a lush Cambodian island! Meet 12-year-old Lark, who finds herself ship-wrecked with no one but a baby gibbon for company. Can she survive storms, lack of food and jelly-fish infested waters and find her way home?

Themes: Environmentalism | Conversation | Courage

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The Bird Singers and The Wildstorm Curse – Teaching Resources

Topic: English, Geography, History

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: The Wildstorm Curse

Book Creator: Eve Wersocki Morris

Key Stage 2 resources for two spine-tingling supernatural mysteries from Eve Wersocki Morris, The Wildstorm Curse and The Bird Singers.

Themes: Mystery and adventure | Family and friendship | Courage | Kindness | Polish myths and fairy tales | Dyslexia | Theatre and storytelling

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Nala’s World – Activity Sheets

Topic: Geography, Non-Fiction

Age Range: 3-6

Related Book: Nala's World

A heartwarming picture book based on the incredible true story of social media sensation and round-the-world-cyclist Dean Nicholson and his trusty cat companion, Nala. Download a colouring sheet and wordsearch to entertain children aged 3-7.

 

 

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Global – Poster

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Global

A powerful graphic novel adventure exploring issues of climate change, from the team behind the award-winning Illegal and Artemis Fowl graphic novels.

Teaching notes also available.

Watch a video of the authors, Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, and illustrator, Giovanni Rigano, here.

 

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Global – Teaching Notes

Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, PSHE & Citizenship, Science

Age Range: 7-11

Related Book: Global

A powerful graphic novel adventure exploring issues of climate change, from the team behind the award-winning Illegal and Artemis Fowl graphic novels. These resources contain discussion questions, problem-solving tasks, writing tasks, speaking tasks and activities around climate change.

Themes: The Climate Crisis | The impact of global warming | Conservation | Taking action | Hope | Connection

Display poster also available.

Watch a video of the authors, Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, and illustrator, Giovanni Rigano, here.

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