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isbn: 9980710055
pub_date: 200510
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 90, October 2005
short_desc: Colours
desc:
<B>September 2005</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br>&&&&&&&&&&This month's theme is <b></b> and includes:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>Up-to-date early years news and views&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<LI>A variety of themed resources for you to enjoy&&&&&&&&&&</UL>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<b>Next month:</b>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980210052
pub_date: 200510
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 82) October 2005
short_desc: Going green
desc:
<strong>October 2005</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed for teachers of 4- to 7-year-olds, each monthly issue is full of practical classroom ideas.&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Highlights in this month's issue:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>The environment</strong> - a fabulous assembly and lesson ideas on composting and recycling, plus, art and design activities for making your own sensory garden.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Adventure playground</strong> - how to make your own playground models, with an ocean theme.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Story time</strong> - using a story book as the basis for literacy ideas.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>5-minute numeracy</strong> - four quick maths activities. &&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Reclaim Reception</strong> - Sue Palmer needs <i>you</i> to help her reclaim Reception for children.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Washing line maths</strong> - a new series that shows you how to get the most out of your washing line.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Literacy goes MADD</strong> - drama, dance and music ideas based on <i>Where the wild things are</i>, with linked activities, pictures and music clips on this website.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Other features</strong> - a guide to essential washing-line equipment, book reviews and tips to get children into reading, by Wendy Cooling, and the results of our holiday snaps competition.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</UL>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next month:</strong> Safe to learn


isbn: 9980211059
pub_date: 200511
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 82) November 2005
short_desc: Safe to learn?
desc:
<strong>November 2005</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed for teachers of 4- to 7-year-olds, each monthly issue is full of practical classroom ideas.&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Highlights in this month's issue:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Safe to learn special</strong> - discover the world outside and find out how you can promote responsible risk-taking, from risk assessments to first-hand learning  &&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Create your own toy museum</strong> - a fantastic creative project that allows you to explore the past and future while creating your own toy museum.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Make way for Noddy</strong> - Reception activities based around the popular character, plus an interactive Noddy game on this website.&&&&&&&&&& <LI><strong>Road Safety Week</strong> - a delightful assembly highlighting road safety with accompanying downloadable music on this website. Plus, how to make a road safety display using a digital camera.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Sue Palmer's phonics</strong> - all you need to know, as Sue Palmer presents the no-nonsense guide to phonics.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Are you e-confident?</strong> - the ultimate guide to improving your confidence when using ICT in the classroom.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Other features</strong> - a guide to the best small-world toys, award-winning ICT lesson plan focusing on literacy, and professional development book reviews by Kathy Alcock.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</UL>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next month:</strong> Thinking skils&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980212055
pub_date: 200512
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 82) December 2005
short_desc: Thinking skills
desc:
<h3>In December's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Thinking skills</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>Philosophy for children, Brain gym, and encouraging children to think for themselvesli>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Guest Editor's special edition</strong> &ndash; Find out how Guest Editor, Helen Barnes, got on editing <i>ChildEd<i>. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Fairytale magic</strong> &ndash; bring some fairytale magic into the classroom with a cross-curricular creative project.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Accidental lesson plan</strong> &ndash; discover the value of spur-of-the-moment lesson plans .</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy through the year</strong> &ndash; explore days, weeks and months through a whole-class calendar.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters on: Out and about and Connecting words and phrases.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Palmer speaks out about parent/child contact time and a buyers' guide on music cd resources .</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Relationships.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980310057
pub_date: 200510
srs_title: Child Education Topics
title: Child Education Topics No 163, October 2005
short_desc: December 1995
desc:
<strong>October 2005</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&<i>Child Education Topics</i> is a resource magazine packed with ideas for Key Stage One and Reception teachers. The activities in each issue of <i>Child Education Topics</i> can be used for stand-alone sessions or combined into a complete topic. &&&&&&&&&&<br>&&&&&&&&&&This month's theme is <strong>Around our school</strong> and your magazine includes:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Ready-made lesson plans</strong> - 14 easy-to-use lesson plans covering learning objectives across the curriculum. The pack includes&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Photocopiables</strong> - 10 pages of activity sheets, cards and templates, including differentiated online photocopiables for Reception, Year One and Year Two.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Posters</strong> - 3 stunning colour posters (an A4, A3 and an A1) to support and extend the topic themes.&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Plus:</strong> Circle-time activities and photo resources, online links to the curricula for the whole of the UK and extra differentiated online photocopiables.&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next issue:</strong> Materials<br>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Get ready... Get CET... Go!</strong>&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980410051
pub_date: 200510
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 29, No. 10 October 2005
short_desc: Thinking skills
desc:
<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><b>This month's issue is a Thinking skills special!</b>  <li><b>Thinking skills</b> - Why Wales is leading the way in integrating thinking skills; how to develop school-wide thinking, a mental workout in PE&&&&&&&&&&<li><b>Higher Ground</b> - With the Tsunami almost one year ago, read our report about a new book celebrating the lives of children who survived&&&&&&&&&&<li><b> Creative project</b> - Get your class excited about ecology by studying rivers and streams <li>&&&&&&&&&&<b> Literacy</b> - Give National Poetry Day an interactive twist <li><b>Other features</b> National Schools Film Week, How to set up a school library, the best new poetry books reviewed, how doing interviews can enhance history lessons, simplifying fractions, and lots more</ul> &&&&&&&&&&<p>&&&&&&&&&&<b>Next month:</b> International links, Aboriginal art, Climate change gets a Horrible Science makeover, Christmas around the world, and making making frames for portraits <B></B>


isbn: 9980411058
pub_date: 200511
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 29, No. 11 November 2005
short_desc: International links
desc:
<h3>In November's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>International links focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Advice from an International School Award winner; how observing lessons abroad can enhance teaching back home; using ICT to collaborate with schools across Europe.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>5-minute literacy</strong> &ndash; quick activities to improve descriptive skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; data handling using graphs and diagrams.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; climate change gets a 'Horrible' makeover.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Drama</strong> &ndash; using Christmas traditions around the world to inspire role-play activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; making picture frames.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; how videoconferencing can take teaching to the next level.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our two fantastic A2 posters on prefixes, suffixes and roots, and Aboriginal art!</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, plus recommended reads for reluctant readers and a buyers' guide on encyclopaedias.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Our guest-edited issue, with a special focus on SEN/gifted and talented children, and a great range of activities for your Key Stage 2 teaching.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980412054
pub_date: 200512
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 29, No. 12 December 2005
short_desc: SEN/Gifted and talented
desc:
<h3>In December's guest-edited issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>SEN/gifted and talented focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>The reality of inclusion and how to promote successful inclusion; Frequently asked questions relating to special needs.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>5-minute literacy</strong> &ndash; quick activities exploring the origins of words.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; investigating angles.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; understanding Su Doku.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; exploring liquids and solids.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; multimedia storytime using the interactive whiteboard.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; a preview of some of the products being launched at BETT 2006.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our two fantastic A2 posters on figurative language and citizenship skills.<li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, plus books to get children thinking about issues and a buyers' guide on science kits.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> a special focus is creating a calm classroom, and a great range of activities for your Key Stage 2 teaching.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980401060
pub_date: 200601
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 1 January 2006
short_desc: Calm classroom
desc:
<h3>In January's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Calm classroom focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Our six-page definitive guide on how to be a calm teacher, manage children's stress levels and create a clasm classroom.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>5-minute maths</strong> &ndash; quick and easy number-crunching activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Around Britain</strong> &ndash; new series. This month explores the legend of Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Topic tracker</strong> &ndash; new series. Planning the perfect slipper-making session.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; fun with fungi and yeast fermentation.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; tackling the topic of drugs and alcohol.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; exploring feelings and emotions through music and ICT.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our two fantastic A2 posters on the science of growing up and an original story.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, plus books to get children giggling, and a buyers' guide on wet playtime games.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> a special focus on World Book Day, and use our fantastic free online software to excavate a Roman villa!</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980402067
pub_date: 200602
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 2 February 2006
short_desc: World Book Day
desc:
<h3>In February's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>World Book Day focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Our seven-page guide to celebrating World Book Day, events going on in your area, and fun activities for the classroom.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Feature</strong> &ndash; excavate a Roman villa using our exclusive FREE online software.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Around Britain</strong> &ndash; this month explores Mount Snowdon and the legend of the dog, Gelert.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Topic tracker</strong> &ndash; your ultimate step-by-step guide to painting with sound.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; three simple steps to approaching shape and space.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; how advertising has evolved over the past 50 years.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; follow the crews of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our two fantastic A2 posters on plants and habitats and archaeological artefacts.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, plus children's recommended reads for WBD, and a buyers' guide on archaeological artefacts.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> a special focus on SATs/revision, and a 'whodunnit'-history creative project.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980510056
pub_date: 200510
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 214 October 2005
desc:
<strong> OCTOBER 2005, No. 213</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&Designed for teachers of 7 to 11 year-olds, each issue is a complete, self-contained resource pack, which is linked to a specific unit of the QCA Schemes of Work. <p>&&&&&&&&&&This month's topic is <strong> Rivers</strong> (QCA Unit 14 for Geography). <P>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&Highlights include:&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Where rivers flow</strong> - Introduce the concept of rivers using maps and atlases, and show how they form part of our global landscape</strong> &&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>How rivers are formed</strong> - Discover the stages of a river's life through discussion and practical experiments </li> &&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Thinking about rivers</strong> - spark your class' imagination and interest using images and text</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Exploring the River Dee</strong> - use our case study to consolidate the children's knowledge of rivers</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Life by the River</strong> - Discover how vital rivers are to human life and how river settlements are formed</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>The importance of water</strong> - Compare water consumption in the UK with that of a developing country</li>&&&&&&&&&&<p>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Also in this issue:</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<li>The journey of a river (A1 poster), Aerial view of the River Dee, The Groves and The Meadows (A3 poster), The London Eye and the top of Ben Nevis, looking down at Fort William (A4 poster)&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li> Differentiation (including downloable differentiated photocopiables), extra photocopiables only available on our website, great ICT links, detailed downloadable curriculum links for the WHOLE of the UK, essential facts and information, and lots more...</li>&&&&&&&&&&<p>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next month:</strong><i> Portraits </i> (QCA Units 3a, 4A and 6A for Art)</li>  &&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>JET... just watch your teaching take off!</strong>


isbn: 9980511052
pub_date: 200511
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 215 November 2005
desc:
<h3>In November's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Portraits</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With QCA links to Art and Design Units 3A (Relationships), 4A (Viewpoints) and 6A (Action).</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>James McNeill Whistler</strong> &ndash; study his <i> Portrait of the Painter's Mother. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Relationships</strong> &ndash; explore double portraits; recreate a Victorian class photograph.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Movement</strong> &ndash; use comic strips and photography to capture movement.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Mood</strong> &ndash; discover how emotions are portrayed in paintings.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: <i> Mrs and Mr Answers </i> and <i> William Brooke, 10th Lord Cobham and his family</i>  (A1); body language cards (A3); Whistler's <i> Portrait of the Painter's Mother </i> (A4).</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including pen portraits.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> ICT skills.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 998031205X
pub_date: 200512
srs_title: Child Education Topics
title: Child Education Topics, No 164, December 2005
desc:
<strong>December 2005</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&<i>Child Education Topics</i> is a resource magazine packed with ideas for Key Stage One and Reception teachers. The activities in each issue of <i>Child Education Topics</i> can be used for stand-alone sessions or combined into a complete topic. &&&&&&&&&&<br>&&&&&&&&&&This month's theme is <strong>Materials</strong> and your magazine includes:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Ready-made lesson plans</strong> - 14 easy-to-use lesson plans covering learning objectives across the curriculum. The pack includes&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Photocopiables</strong> - 10 pages of activity sheets, cards and templates, including differentiated online photocopiables for Reception, Year One and Year Two.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Posters</strong> - 3 stunning colour posters (an A4, A3 and an A1) to support and extend the topic themes.&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Plus:</strong> Circle-time activities and photo resources, online links to the curricula for the whole of the UK and extra differentiated online photocopiables.&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next issue:</strong>Seaside<br>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Get ready... Get CET... Go!</strong>&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980512059
pub_date: 200512
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 216 December 2005
desc:
<h3>In December's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>ICT skills</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With QCA links to ICT Units 3A (Combining texts and graphics) and 4A (Writing for different audiences).</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Stop press!</strong> &ndash; challenge children to design and write a features page. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Manipulating images</strong> &ndash; create a digital masterpiece.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Logo skills</strong> &ndash; make constellation maps using Logo commands and procedures.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Controlling devices</strong> &ndash; program a control device to crack a secret code!</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: How to become a surfing supersleuth (A1); Manipulating images (A3); a Picasso-style portrait (A4).</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including extracts from Beowulf.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> The human body.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980501065
pub_date: 200601
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 217 January 2006
desc:
<h3>In January's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Human Body</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With QCA links to Science Units.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Chatterboxes</strong> &ndash; get to grips with teeth and tongues. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Bones and skeleton</strong> &ndash; build a moveable life-size skeleton.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Muscles</strong> &ndash; constuct a moving muscle.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Heart and lungs</strong> &ndash; get pulses racing with some fun activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: how a muscles works, the skeletal system and internal organs (A1); x-ray pictures of a hand and foot (A3); a skeleton made of clay  (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including poems about the digestive system.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Britain since the 1940s.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980502061
pub_date: 200602
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 218 February 2006
desc:
<h3>In February's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Britain since 1948</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With QCA links to History Unit 13.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Historical detectives</strong> &ndash; bring post-war Britain to life by analysing evidence. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>School days</strong> &ndash; investigate your school's history.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Changing rooms</strong> &ndash; how Britain's homes have altered over the past 50 years.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Culture club</strong> &ndash; explore how fashions, trends and tastes have evolved.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: an advert from the 1950s, plus toys from the 1970s (A1); the contents of an average 1950s larder (A3); an old school photograph (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including interviews and persuasive text on Britain's food revolution.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Drama and role play.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980503068
pub_date: 200603
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 219 March 2006
desc:
<h3>In March's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Drama & role play</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to QCA Schemes of Work.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>The 8 essential techniques</strong> &ndash; teach your class the basic skills to master the art of role play. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Mime</strong> &ndash; challenge children to communicate without using speech.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>TV chat show</strong> &ndash; get chatting about Tudors and citizenship by turning the lesson into a TV show.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Land of the giants</strong> &ndash; go on a nature trail straight out of Gulliver's kingdom.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: a fictional house to inspire some hilarious play scripts (A1); four movie postcards of different genres to be reinacted (A3); an image resource of India (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including a play script to generate discussion about characters, actions and language.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> The Environment.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980302062
pub_date: 200602
srs_title: Child Education Topics
title: Child Education Topics, No 165, February 2006
desc:
<strong>February 2005</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&<i>Child Education Topics</i> is a resource magazine packed with ideas for Key Stage One and Reception teachers. The activities in each issue of <i>Child Education Topics</i> can be used for stand-alone sessions or combined into a complete topic. &&&&&&&&&&<br>&&&&&&&&&&This month's theme is <strong>The Seaside</strong> and your magazine includes:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Ready-made lesson plans</strong> - 14 easy-to-use lesson plans covering learning objectives across the curriculum. The pack includes&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Photocopiables</strong> - 10 pages of activity sheets, cards and templates, including differentiated online photocopiables for Reception, Year One and Year Two.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Posters</strong> - 3 stunning colour posters (an A4, A3 and an A1) to support and extend the topic themes.&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Plus:</strong> Circle-time activities and photo resources, online links to the curricula for the whole of the UK and extra differentiated online photocopiables.&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next issue:</strong>Homes<br>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Get ready... Get CET... Go!</strong>&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980304065
pub_date: 200604
srs_title: Child Education Topics
title: Child Education Topics, No 166, April 2006
desc:
<strong>April 2006</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&<i>Child Education Topics</i> is a resource magazine packed with ideas for Key Stage One and Reception teachers. The activities in each issue of <i>Child Education Topics</i> can be used for stand-alone sessions or combined into a complete topic. &&&&&&&&&&<br>&&&&&&&&&&This month's theme is <strong>Homes</strong> and your magazine includes:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Ready-made lesson plans</strong> - 14 easy-to-use lesson plans covering learning objectives across the curriculum. The pack includes&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Photocopiables</strong> - 10 pages of activity sheets, cards and templates, including differentiated online photocopiables for Reception, Year One and Year Two.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Posters</strong> - 3 stunning colour posters (an A4, A3 and an A1) to support and extend the topic themes.&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Plus:</strong> Circle-time activities and photo resources, online links to the curricula for the whole of the UK and extra differentiated online photocopiables.&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next issue:</strong>Growth<br>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Get ready... Get CET... Go!</strong>&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980306068
pub_date: 200606
srs_title: Child Education Topics
title: Child Education Topics, No 167, June 2006
desc:
<strong>June 2006</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&<i>Child Education Topics</i> is a resource magazine packed with ideas for Key Stage One and Reception teachers. The activities in each issue of <i>Child Education Topics</i> can be used for stand-alone sessions or combined into a complete topic. &&&&&&&&&&<br>&&&&&&&&&&This month's theme is <strong>Growth</strong> and your magazine includes:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Ready-made lesson plans</strong> - 14 easy-to-use lesson plans covering learning objectives across the curriculum. The pack includes&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Photocopiables</strong> - 10 pages of activity sheets, cards and templates, including differentiated online photocopiables for Reception, Year One and Year Two.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Posters</strong> - 3 stunning colour posters (an A4, A3 and an A1) to support and extend the topic themes.&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Plus:</strong> Circle-time activities and photo resources, online links to the curricula for the whole of the UK and extra differentiated online photocopiables.&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next issue:</strong>Shapes<br>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Get ready... Get CET... Go!</strong>&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980201061
pub_date: 200601
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) January 2006
short_desc: Relationships
desc:
<strong>April 2005</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed for teachers of 4- to 7-year-olds, each monthly issue is full of practical classroom ideas.&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Highlights in this month's issue:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Speaking & listening</strong> - 14 pages of fresh, new and inventive ways to tackle speaking & listening across the curriculum.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Hans Christian Andersen</strong> - a creative literacy project and linked A2 poster based on the story, 'The Silver Shilling'.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Fun with words</strong> - give your phonics teaching a boost with some practical games.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>St George's Day</strong> - ten dip-in maths activities explore a world of knights and dragons. &&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Home sweet home</strong> - discover new ways of tackling your QCA history unit on 'homes'.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Maths boxes</strong> - a new series gives practical advice and examples, showing you how to create your own themed maths boxes.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Other features</strong> - a guide to essential paint equipment, book reviews by author Mary Hoffman, and a report on how one school discovered the secret to staffroom relaxation.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</UL>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next month:</strong> Planning&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980202068
pub_date: 200602
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) February 2006
desc:
<h3>In February's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>World Book Day 2006 special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Celebrate World Book Day 2006 in style with whole-school and classroom ideas, 10 things to make and do and read about celebrity first book memories.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; create your own seaside hotel using cross-curricular activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; cross-curricular activities based on Pussy Cat's visit to London.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Geography</strong> &ndash; discover animal habitats in Australia with the return of Hoppy and Poppy.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; use a seasonal classroom display to reinforce numeracy skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; What's the big idea? Discover what happens when ice melts and develop children's predictive and investigative skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; enhance storytime with interactive whiteboard activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 science series poster on light and dark plus an A2 Happy World Book Day poster.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Campbell Perry reviews great books to read aloud and a buyers' guide on storysacks.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Phonics special.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980203064
pub_date: 200603
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) March 2006
short_desc: Phonics
desc:
<h3>In March's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Phonics special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Make phonics fun with the Jolly Phonics approach to strengthen children's phonic's skills and Letterland cross-curricular activities. Plus read about one teacher's experience of getting her children's reading on track.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; At the hospital role-play kit complete with a fantastic interactive poster.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; with poetry by Quentin Blake, bring your poetry lessons to life through music and drama activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Geography</strong> &ndash; compare a selection of awe-inspiring landscape photographs.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; add minibeasts to your seasonal classroom display to reinforce numeracy skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; What's the big idea? promote prediction skills with simple classroom experiments.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; boost children's reading and writing skills with phonic-based interactive whiteboard activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 science series poster on sound and hearing plus an A2 At the hospital poster - complete with an interactive version for you to download.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Janet Perry reviews the Nestlé Children's book prize shortlisted books and winners and a phonics guide by Ruth Miskin.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Transition special.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980701064
pub_date: 200601
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 93, January 2006
short_desc: Buildings
desc:
<B>January 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In January's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Working with families focus'</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>report on family support in action at the Village centre in Kent; handy hints for working with families; looking at the benefits of family learning centres; and practical ideas for welcoming and including fathers in your setting.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Buildings' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Tall buildings</strong> &ndash; create a building site for role play.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Houses and homes</strong> &ndash; explore building materials through "The Three Little Pigs" story.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Shared buildings</strong> &ndash; focus on shared buildings in your local area.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Grand buildings</strong> &ndash; discover and create a fairy-tale world of castles and palaces.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; encourage awareness of buildings in very young children.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Buildings posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two brilliant posters to support this month's buildings theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on ear infections, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on construction toys.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Behaviour issues' and a great range of 'Materials' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980702060
pub_date: 200602
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 94, February 2006
short_desc: Materials
desc:
<B>February 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In February's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Behaviour' focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>review your policy in light of the new <i>Learning Behaviour Report</i>; a survivor's guide to good behaviour; how to incorporate the new SEAL resource into the curriculum; and Jenny Mosley's practical tips for reducing aggressive behaviour in your setting.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>World Book Day special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<li>We interview popular children's author and official WBD illustrator, Nick Sharratt&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Materials' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Modelling and collage</strong> &ndash; create your own resources from recycled materials.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Fabics</strong> &ndash; inspire creativity with a selection of fabrics.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Natural and made</strong> &ndash; get outdoors to explore a range of natural and made materials.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Water play</strong> &ndash; discover the different ways in which water can behave.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; experiment with materials as a great resource for young children.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Materials posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two colourful posters to support this month's materials theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on child obesity, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on software.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Partnership'' and a great range of 'Money' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980403063
pub_date: 200603
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 3 March 2006
short_desc: SATs and revision
desc:
<h3>In March's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>SATs/Revision focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Our five-page guide to helping children achieve exam success, and all your burning SATs questions answered.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Report</strong> &ndash; are computer games the next learning revolution to hit classrooms?</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Modern Foreign Languages</strong> &ndash; teach basic French with our new series, starting with packing for a holiday.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art</strong> &ndash; give lessons a mad makeover with part 1 of our new Art Attack! series.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Super Science</strong> &ndash; take the plunge with some fun pond-life activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; solve our Victorian whodunnit mystery of the stolen earrings.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; use animation to explore movement.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our two fantastic A2 posters on light and electricity, and character profiles of the Whodunnit-history suspects.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, plus children's art books, and a buyers' guide on literacy resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> a special focus on Students/NQTs, and a creative project on how to become a nature detective.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 998040406X
pub_date: 200604
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 4 April 2006
short_desc: NQTs
desc:
<h3>In April's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Students/NQTs focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>15 things you need to know to help you shine in your first year of teaching, and straight-talking students share their experiences.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Report</strong> &ndash; get ahead with fast track teaching. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Fly on the wall</strong> &ndash; how one school is championing the return of chess &ndash; and why you should join the craze.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art</strong> &ndash; design some chalky faces with part 2 of our Art Attack! series.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Super Science</strong> &ndash; watch your lesson take off with our hovercraft activity.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; become a nature detective and explore the changing seasons.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; use floor robots to introduce mathematical concepts.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our two fantastic A2 posters on life cycles and Britain's trees.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, plus stories from around the world, and a buyers' guide on geography resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> a special focus on interactive whiteboards, and a creative project on multi faith.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980504064
pub_date: 200604
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 220 April 2006
desc:
<h3>In April's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Drama & role play</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to Units 8 and 12 of the QCA Scheme of Work for Geography.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Around our school</strong> &ndash; introduce children to the environment by getting them to design a collage of the local area. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Recycled art</strong> &ndash; turn rubbish into stunning sculptures.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Composting</strong> &ndash; set up a composting club to cultivate green fingers.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Responsibility</strong> &ndash; role play a district council meeting to discuss environmental issues.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: different types of waste and recycling (A1); an exciting recycling board game (A3); life in the Little Rotters' compost club (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including a picture of a Victorian street to get children thinking about how Britain's hygiene has improved.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Islam.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980204060
pub_date: 200604
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) April 2006
short_desc: Transition
desc:
<h3>In April's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Transition special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Practical advice, top tips and a real-life case study to help you create trouble-free transition for children from Reception to Year 1 and Year 2 to Year 3.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; explore houses and homes from the past, present and future.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; use the characters from <i>Hoo Ha House </i> to inspire the children's creative writing .</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>RE</strong> &ndash; celebrate Easter with a selection of different picture resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; last in the seasonal number display series.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; discover one school's award-winning science project plus your chance to enter the Rolls-Royce Science Prize.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; cross-curricular activities to home in on your interactive <i> Peepo! </i> poster.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 science series poster on plants and animals in the local environment plus an interactive A2 <i> Peepo! </i> poster.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Eileen Jones reviews children's books that deal with change and a buyers' guide on wet playtime resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Outdoor play special.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980703067
pub_date: 200603
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 95, March 2006
short_desc: Money
desc:
<B>March 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In March's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Partnership' focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>a visit to a West Midlands nursery that has found success with a multi-agency team; a new course that brings teachers and language therapists together; survivor's guide to working with children's centres; 5 minute ideas for group games; top tips for cooperative play; and reviews of professional books on 'Partnership'.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Education Show special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<li>our guide to The Education Show; and the key issues that will be discussed&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Health feature</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<li>a fresh look at healthy eating in early years settings - what's changed and changing?</li>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Money' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Counting rhyme</strong> &ndash; focus on the purpose of money with the popular rhyme 'Five currant buns'.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Fun fair role play</strong> &ndash; create a fun fair at your setting.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Bank it</strong> &ndash; explore money through a role-play bank.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Builder's tray</strong> &ndash; raise your children's awareness of different coins.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; introduce young children to the idea of money as an everyday resource.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Money posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two brilliant posters to support this month's money theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on chickenpox, a day in the life of a children's centre director and a great buyers' guide on storage units.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Imagination' and a great range of 'Superheroes' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980205067
pub_date: 200605
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) May 2006
short_desc: Outdoor play
desc:
<h3>In May's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Outdoor play special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Discover nature's playground and take inspiration from the great outdoors for your lessons. With cross-curricular activities and practical advice, as well as a fantastic outdoor play design competition.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; discover the amazing journey a letter takes when you post it.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; use the forthcoming animation <i>Over the Hedge</i> to inspire the children's creative writing.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>PSHE</strong> &ndash; explore how humans change as they grow up through a selection of photo resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; what's the big idea?: activities to investigate money.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; discover another school's award-winning science project plus your chance to enter the Rolls-Royce Science Prize.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; cross-curricular activities to take ICT outdoors.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 science series poster on forces and movement plus an interactive A2 At the post office poster.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sheila Hoeman reviews out-of-this-world children's books and a buyers' guide and accompanying top tips for outdoor play resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Careers special.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980405066
pub_date: 200605
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 5 May 2006
short_desc: Interactive whiteboards
desc:
<h3>In May's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Interactive whiteboards focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Six of the best interactive lessons to help get you started.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Visual literacy</strong> &ndash; how it can boost your school's attainment. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Super Science</strong> &ndash; heat up your lessons by exploring the properties of fire and ice.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; simple suggestions to broaden children's thinking on faith.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Modern languages</strong> &ndash; the final instalment of our French-teaching article.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Every Child Matters</strong> &ndash; forge links with the local media by perfecting the art of writing a press release.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; don't miss our new and improved ICT section!</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; two fantastic A2 posters on keeping healthy and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, mystery story book reviews by Eleanor Updale, and a buyers' guide on assembly resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> a special focus on creativity, plus a creative project and free interactive board game on The Tudors!</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980406062
pub_date: 200606
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 6 June 2006
short_desc: Creative thinking
desc:
<h3>In June's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Creative thinking focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Ten ways to bring creativity into the classroom, and how to make cross-curricular links.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; kick off World Cup action with some performance poetry. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Junior Film Critic Competition</strong> &ndash; get budding film critics to enter out great competition and you could win a SMART board.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; download our FREE software to play the Tudor Troup board game.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; take up the Grand Prix challenge!</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Fly on the wall</strong> &ndash; get to grips with the grammar dance.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; don't miss our new and improved ICT section.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; two fantastic A2 posters on changing states and the Ye Olde Tudor Troupe Board Game.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, science book reviews, and a buyers' guide on Tudor artefacts.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> we focus on better practice, plus a special report on Chembakolli...</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980407069
pub_date: 200607
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 7 July 2006
short_desc: Down to earth
desc:
<h3>In July's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Better practice focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Top tips for turning your classroom into a multi-sensory learning environment; how to strike the right balance between your home and shool life; working with TAs.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Report</strong> &ndash; a four-page exclusive on the Indian village of Chembakolli. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; take maths teaching to the next level using exciting expandable books.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; <i>Horrible Science </i> author, Nick Arnold, breathes new life into the topic of rocks and soils.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>History</strong> &ndash; use artefacts found at Sutton Hoo to set up a virtual auction house.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Student confidential</strong> &ndash; first in a new series offering advice for students and NQTs.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; getting the most from your flipchart.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; two fantastic A2 posters on The Adivasis tribe of Chembakolli and a painting by Chardin.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, pop-up book reviews, and a buyers' guide on real-life maths resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> we focus on classroom resources, plus a creative project on amazing mazes.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980408065
pub_date: 200608
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 8 August 2006
short_desc: Classroom resources special
desc:
<h3>In August's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom resources focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Teachers' favourite resources revealed; how to create topic boxes to inspire learning; master the basic skills of your interactive whiteboard.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Report</strong> &ndash; an interview with Nicky Cox, editor of the children's newspaper <i>First News</i>. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; pep up punctuation and paragraphs with our free downloads.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; lose yourself in a four-page problem-solving project on mazes.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; use mesostic poems to teach children about magnetism.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Geography</strong> &ndash; get the low down on a new geography initiative in schools.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; help children to touch-type.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; two fantastic A2 posters on A day out in Paris and Marvellous Mazes.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals shortlists, and a buyers' guide giant outdoor games.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> we focus on Raising Standards, plus a fantastic Where's Wally? poster and related literacy activities.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980505060
pub_date: 200605
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 221 May 2006
desc:
<h3>In May's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Islam</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to QCA Schemes of Work.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>What is Islam?</strong> &ndash; an overview of the fastest growing faith in the world. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Sacred texts</strong> &ndash; examine the importance of the Qur'an and the Hadith in Muslim teachings.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Framework for faith</strong> &ndash; discover how the Five Pillars of Islam structure the daily life of Muslims.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art and architecture</strong> &ndash; combine art and maths to create symmetrical patterns.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: a child's account of their faith (A1); a selection of Islamic tile patterns (A3); a Mosque (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including the story of The Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) journey across the desert to Madinah.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> The Tudors.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980704063
pub_date: 200604
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 96, April 2006
short_desc: Superheroes
desc:
<B>April 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In April's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Imagination focus'</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>a look at why children have imaginary friends and top tips on how to manage them; letting children take the lead in imaginative play; practical ideas to encourage and stimulate children's imagination in your setting.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Storytelling</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<li>we look at the importance of reading aloud and telling stories.&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Outdoor play</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<li>how to make the most of different types of outdoor play areas.&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Superheroes' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>To the rescue</strong> &ndash; send your children on a superhero's mission to help other people.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Save our setting</strong> &ndash; get out and about as you focus on the environment.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>It's a super party</strong> &ndash; get creative with superhero costumes for a special party.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>We have lift off!</strong> &ndash; use space role play to introduce the idea of different cultures.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; encourage young children to think about the heroes in their lives.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Superheroes posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two fun posters to support this month's superheroes theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on whooping cough, a day in the life of a registered childminder, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on kitchen role-play equipment.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Creative spaces' and a great range of 'Castles' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980206063
pub_date: 200606
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) June 2006
short_desc: Careers
desc:
<h3>In June's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Careers special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Discover just a few of the career opportunities your teaching qualification can take you and check out our essential student-teacher advice feature.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; investigate how things grow with a fantastic time-lapse film project.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; host your own school media week.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>History/drama</strong> &ndash; discover the real Florence Nightingale through cross-curricular activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Music/art</strong> &ndash; shake up your lessons with some creative carnival activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; what's the big idea? activities to investigate shape, space and measures.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; find out about another school's award-winning science project plus your chance to enter the Rolls-Royce Science Prize.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; check out our new ICT for the terrified series.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 science series poster on grouping and changing materials and our stunning poster related to growing.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Carolyn Myatt reviews the latest professional development publications and a buyers' guide on musical instruments.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> D&T special.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 998070506X
pub_date: 200605
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 97, May 2006
short_desc: Castles
desc:
<B>May 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In May's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Creative spaces'</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>a look at Reggio Emilia theory and how it is applied to early years environments; how a nursery worked with architects to develop their setting; three award-winning buildings designed for young children; and practical ideas for adapting your setting to work with the existing space.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Working with materials</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&Clay: the first in our new three-part materials series&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Castles' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creating castles</strong> &ndash; make castle models and prints.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Inside castles</strong> &ndash; explore castle life with traditional crafts.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Knight role play</strong> &ndash; test physical skills with our courtly activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Dance and drama</strong> &ndash; inspire music and dancing with a medieval festival.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; introduce young children to the magical world of castles.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Castles posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two brilliant posters to support this month's castles theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on asthma, a day in the life of a deputy nursery manager, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on storytelling resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Transitions' and a great range of 'Dinosaurs' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980706066
pub_date: 200606
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 98, June 2006
short_desc: Dinosaurs
desc:
<B>June 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In June's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Transitions' focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>top tips on helping children to cope with changes in their lives; how to prepare for the change to formal literacy learning; and advice from practitioners on moving children between early years settings with the minimum of disruption.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Working with materials</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&Metals: explore how to be creative with metal &&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Competition</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&Win fabulous prizes for your setting with our Curious George film competition&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Dinosaurs' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Book corner</strong> &ndash; create a prehistoric den and make a range of dinosaur books to share.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Role play</strong> &ndash; explore dinosaurs through puppets and masks.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Imaginative play</strong> &ndash; create a Jurassic landscape with dinosaur eggs and reptiles.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art and craft</strong> &ndash; open a dinosaur museum in your setting.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; discover dinosaurs with your youngest children.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Dinosaurs posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two brilliant posters to support this month's dinosaurs theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, news feature, new resources, letters, a typical day in the life of a pre-school manager, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on sunburn, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on toys to encourage physical activity.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'International best practice' and a great range of 'Africa' activities.</p>


isbn: 998020706X
pub_date: 200607
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) July 2006
short_desc: Design
desc:
<h3>In July's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Design and Technology special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>D&T think tank: </strong>activities to help build children's problem solvingn and investigation skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Moving pictures: </strong>use popular children's stories to inspire your own pop-up and moving picture books.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Stick and snip: </strong>create grand garlands and fancy picture frames to develop D&T skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; At the supermarket: use this role-play kit to explore the sights and sound of a real supermarket. Complete with an interactive poster.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; Read & Respond: explore <em>Six Dinner Sid</em> and <em>Farmer Duck </em> using fun literacy activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; What's the big idea?: Giant-sized ideas to take your maths lessons outdoors.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; Wind and water: quick experiements to explore forces and movement.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art</strong> &ndash; Walls of wonder: unleash children's imaginations and creative skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; A helping hand: is handwriting software a step in the right direction. Plus maths on the move and explore the tricky subject of bullying through ICT activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 science series poster on grouping and changing materials and our stunning poster related to growing.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Carolyn Myatt reviews the latest professional development publications and a buyers' guide on musical instruments.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Reports</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Unpicking the Rose Report</strong> &ndash; what does the future hold for teaching phonics?</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>I'm hopeless at maths</strong> &ndash; how acceptable is it to admit this?</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Healthy schools.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980707062
pub_date: 200607
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 99, July 2006
short_desc: Africa
desc:
<B>July 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In July's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'International best practice' focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>report on an international symposium on outdoor play; global case studies of good practice; taking inspiration from around the world; and learning about global citizenship through stories.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Working with materials</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&Plastics: explore how to be creative with a range of different plastics &&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Quality Assurance</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&The latest research findings&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>ECF columnists</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&We welcome the Early Years Forum to Nursery Education&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Africa' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Display</strong> &ndash; celebrate the diversity of Africa with a fantastic display.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Book corner</strong> &ndash; use stories to inspire a range of animal activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art and craft</strong> &ndash; get creative with African arts and crafts.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Dressing up</strong> &ndash; dress up to explore African culture.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; use the sights, sounds and textures of Africa to inspire young children.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Africa posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two brilliant posters to support this month's Africa theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, news feature, new resources, letters, a typical day in the life of a Reception teacher, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on diabetes, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on water tray accessories.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Resourcing' and a great range of 'Shopping' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980708069
pub_date: 200608
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 100, August 2006
desc:
<B>August 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In August's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Resourcing'</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>using feng shui to develop learning opportunities in your setting&&&&&&&&&&<li>recommended resources for inclusion&&&&&&&&&&<li>a fantastic do-it-yourself guide to resourcing your setting with a range of recycled materials.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>100th issue retrospective</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&Celebrating 100 issues of Nursery Education with a look at how the early years sector has changed over the years.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>ICT survey</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&Looking at your experiences of ICT - we publish the results of our 'ICT in the early years' survey.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Children's books</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>How to get the best from novelty books&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using award-winning books for storytime.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Shopping' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Role play</strong> &ndash; create a role-play shop in your setting.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Shapes and sizes</strong> &ndash; investigate the capacity of a range of bags and boxes.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Small-world play</strong> &ndash; enjoy the hustle and bustle of a miniature market.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Role play</strong> &ndash; buy and sell holidays in a role-play travel agents.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; help young children to explore the world of shopping.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Shopping posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two colourful posters to support this month's shopping theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, our brand new ICT series, All in a day's work, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on eczema, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on small-world transport toys.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Leadership' and a great range of 'Communication' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980709065
pub_date: 200609
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 101, September 2006
short_desc: Let's communicate
desc:
<B>September 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In September's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Leadership'</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>a guide to Early Years Professional Status and what it means for the sector&&&&&&&&&&<li>we look at what it takes to become a good leader&&&&&&&&&&<li>case studies following the career paths of three different leaders.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Communication' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Role play</strong> &ndash; develop mathematical and language skills with a role-play post office.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Stories and rhymes</strong> &ndash; encourage communication skills with books about post offices, letters and phone calls.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Sound</strong> &ndash; explore a range of sounds for communication.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Outdoor play</strong> &ndash; crack the codes to find hidden treasure.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; support the development of communication skills in the youngest of children.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Communication posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two colourful posters to support this month's communication theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, our brand new ICT series, All in a day's work, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on threadworm, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide to ride-on toys.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Learning styles' and a great range of 'Messy play' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980506067
pub_date: 200606
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 222 June 2006
desc:
<h3>In June's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>The Tudors</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to QCA History Units 7, 8 & 19.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Life of a Tudor king</strong> &ndash; organise a banquet and leisure activities fit for a king. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Blind date with Henry VIII</strong> &ndash; use the popular TV show to pick Henry's ideal wife.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Climbing the job ladder</strong> &ndash; run a job centre so children can experience Tudor working life.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>High sea adventures</strong> &ndash; take to the seven seas with Sir Francis Drake.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: a typical Tudor street scene (A1); a portrait of Henry VIII (A3); and a Tudor manor house (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including diary entries to learn what life was like for settlers and natives living on Roanoke Island.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Materials.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980507063
pub_date: 200607
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 223 July 2006
desc:
<h3>In July's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Materials and changing states</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to QCA Science units.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Bend, stretch and flex!</strong> &ndash; use creative character cards to show how we live in a material world. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Sorting machines</strong> &ndash; separate the peas from the lentils with our crazy sorting machines.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Textile books</strong> &ndash; let children make their own textured reading books.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Body warmers</strong> &ndash; snuggle up in lessons by making hats and mittens.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: a bright display of well-known materials (A1); the water cycle (A3); some examples of the everyday materials we wear (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including a poem and related activities about a river's journey.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Problem solving.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 998050806X
pub_date: 200608
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 224 August 2006
desc:
<h3>In August's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Problem solving</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to QCA Schemes of Work.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Game on!</strong> &ndash; use football and netball as the basis for some maths-related problems. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Dragon's blood</strong> &ndash; explore the properties of dragon's 'blood'.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Moral dilemmas</strong> &ndash; how role play to help children discuss the scenario of stolen money.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Sturdy structures</strong> &ndash; erect a bridge and build a bird table out of newspaper.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: a cartoon strip to be used with the moral dilemma role play (A1); the football kit challenge (A3); a monkey - links in with our literacy activity (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including a traditional tale about a rather greedy monkey!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> India.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980208066
pub_date: 200608
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) August 2006
short_desc: Healthy Schools
desc:
<h3>In August's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Healthy schools special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Healthy playground: </strong> physical activities to promote an active lifestyle.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Healthy classroom: </strong> creative ideas for a happy and healthy learning environment.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Healthy dinner hall: </strong> tempting tasks for fun lunchtime learning.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; Shapes: use the story of 'Hansel and Gretel' to shape up your lessons.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; Going on a journey: develop creative writing skills as children explore the sights and sounds of a journey.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; Talk about: child-friendly question cards to improve speaking and listening skills&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; What's the big idea?: combine movement with maths activities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; <em>ChildEd's</em> Young nature photographer competition 2006: get snapping and enter this wild competition for a chance to win some fantastic prizes.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art</strong> &ndash; Classroom stardom: create your own classroom walk of fame to celebrate achievement.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; All in harmony: use music to enhance learning and read the second installment of Helen Barnes' ICT diary. Plus discover how to create movie magic in the classroom.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 Welcome to Sunbeam School and Animal prints posters.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, author Kelly McKain reviews the shortisted Kate Greenaway 2005 titles for 4-7 year olds and a buyers' guide on shape resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Reports</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Time to talk</strong> &ndash; Sue Palmer addresses some of the issues of parent-to-child interaction.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Are you <em>really</em> what you eat?</strong> &ndash; the truth behind common food myths.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Communication.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980209062
pub_date: 200609
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) September 2006
short_desc: Speak, listen, learn
desc:
<h3>In September's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Communication special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>What are you thinking?: </strong> fun practical ideas for children to explore and express their emotions.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>The Billy Goats Gruff: </strong> use the traditional tale to develop a range of communication and creative thinking skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>The more we get together: </strong> sing along to a friendship song to promote speaking and listening skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; At school: use the role-play kit to explore school life. Plus an interactive poster for your IWB.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; Sing-a-long school: use catchy nursery rhyme tunes and song lyrics to jazz up your literacy lessons.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; Talk about: more child-friendly question cards to improve speaking and listening skills&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; Numbers undercover: use top secret codes as a fun way to investigate numbers.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; Sound stories: lesson ideas based around your free downloadable sounds..</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Drama/citizenship</strong> &ndash; Bubbles of silence: explore the concept of deafness using the enchanting new children's publication <em>Moonbird</em>.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative workshop</strong> &ndash; Today I went to the jungle: organise an exciting outdoor adventure to promote creative writing skills.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; Picture perfect: create a high tech slide show of your best photos and classroom activities for floor robots. Plus great ideas to welcome your new class using your IWB.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 At school and Sign language posters.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Janette Fytche reviews some of the latest multimedia children' books and a buyers' guide on communication resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Reports</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Breaking the silence</strong> &ndash; UK charity I CAN addresses communication disabilities.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>What's inside the National Primary Strategy</strong> &ndash; a sneak preview into what the new strategy has in store for you.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> ICT.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9981109061
pub_date: 200609
srs_title: Early Years Activity Bank
title: Early Years Activity Bank - Issue 31 (September/October 2006)
desc:
<h3>This month's issue is for the Autumn term (September/October 2006) and includes:</h3><br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>'Festivals planner' poster (A2 poster); 'Wash your hands' (A3 poster); 'Udala tree' story (A3 poster), 'Festivals' photocards, plus great ideas on how to use and display all of these resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>'Festivals' photocards</strong> &ndash; focus on celebrations using our photocards of festivals</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Display ideas</strong> &ndash; create a colourful jungle display to brighten up your setting</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Multicultural</strong> &ndash; learn about famous buildings around the world and animals that live in different countries</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Festival facts</strong> &ndash; find out why and how Harvest and Eid-ul-Fitr are celebrated</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Regular routines</strong> &ndash; make books about the children;s adventures and let them show and tell a special item</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next issue:</strong> Autumn term (November/December 2006)</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980409061
pub_date: 200609
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 9 September 2006
short_desc: Raising standards
desc:
<h3>In September's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Raising attainment focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>How to create a stimulating environment to encourage success; teach children to assess their own work; inject happiness into lesson planning.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Report</strong> &ndash; get the low-down on the new Frameworks for Teaching Literacy and Mathematics.&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; help children with dyslexia take control of their learning.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; adopt a cross-curricular approach to exploring the globe.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Art</strong> &ndash; get back to basics by experimenting with colour.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Fly on the wall</strong> &ndash; how one school is well on the way to producing the next apprentice.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; combine literacy and ICT to create adverts.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; two fantastic A2 posters on A day out in Berlin and a pirate scene from <i>Where's Wally? </i>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, some revolting reads, and a buyers' guide on highlighter pens and whiteboard markers.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Poetry and plays special, including: tips for putting on a school play, how to master performance poetry, and a great interactive poetry poster.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 998041006X
pub_date: 200610
srs_title: Junior Education
title: Junior Education Volume 30, No. 10 October 2006
short_desc: What a performance!
desc:
<h3>In October's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Plays and performance focus</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>Put on the perfect play using <i>Grufflo </i>author Julia Donaldson's top tips; delve inside Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Report</strong> &ndash; how the new Frameworks for Teaching Literacy and Mathematics will affect your teaching.&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; fun games to strengthen children's imagination.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; master the art of performance poetry using Brian Moses' interactive poster!</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Music</strong> &ndash; harness classical music to help children tap into their emotions.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>History</strong> &ndash; who was Henry Unton?</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; use voting tools to show children their opinions count.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; two fantastic A2 posters on A day out in Madrid and 'Shopping Trolley', a poem by Brian Moses.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, resources, letters, Sue Cowley answers your teaching questions, Valerie Bloom reviews poetry books and plays, and a buyers' guide on props.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Teaching RE special, including: tips for teaching religion, Hindu dance, and the first in a new series of song posters with FREE downloable music.</p>&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980710063
pub_date: 200610
srs_title: Nursery Education
title: Nursery Education, No. 102, October 2006
short_desc: Messy play
desc:
<B>February 2006</B>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&Designed as an essential tool for planning, managing and delivering the Early Learning Goals for under fives. Each monthly issue of Nursery Education covers a popular early years theme.&&&&&&&&&&<br><br>&&&&&&&&&&<h3>In January's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Working with families focus'</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>report on family support in action at the Village centre in Kent; handy hints for working with families; looking at the benefits of family learning centres; and practical ideas for welcoming and including fathers in your setting.&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>'Buildings' activities</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Tall buildings</strong> &ndash; create a building site for role play.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Houses and homes</strong> &ndash; explore building materials through "The Three Little Pigs" story.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Shared buildings</strong> &ndash; focus on shared buildings in your local area.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Grand buildings</strong> &ndash; discover and create a fairy-tale world of castles and palaces.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Birth to three</strong> &ndash; encourage awareness of buildings in very young children.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Buildings posters </strong> &ndash; don't forget our two brilliant posters to support this month's buildings theme!</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, Dr Hilary Jones' expert advice on ear infections, plus great book reviews and a buyers' guide on construction toys.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Special focus on 'Behaviour issues' and a great range of 'Materials' activities.</p>


isbn: 9980509066
pub_date: 200609
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 225 September 2006
short_desc: India
desc:
<h3>In September's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>India</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to QCA Schemes of Work.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Discovering India</strong> &ndash; use maps and globes to present a geographical approach to the study of India. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Wild weather</strong> &ndash; look at India's extreme weather conditions.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Changing times</strong> &ndash; examine how the role of technology is affecting the future of India's children.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Living in India</strong> &ndash; take to the streets to see what it's like living in India.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: three case studies of three children growing up in India (A1); examples of jobs in India (A3); some Indian sweet treats! (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including a recipe for making perfumed sweets.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Poetry.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980510064
pub_date: 200610
srs_title: Junior Education Topics
title: Junior Education Topics No. 226 October 2006
desc:
<h3>In October's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Poetry</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li>With links to QCA Schemes of Work.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Activities and information</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Hurray for poetry!</strong> &ndash; top tips for making poetry an everyday part of your school's curriculum. </i></li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Dragon's den</strong> &ndash; adopt dragons as the stimulus for fantastical creative writing.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>What's your secret?</strong> &ndash; share secrets with your class by teaching them to write box poems.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Playing with words</strong> &ndash; use list poems to encourage children to write playfully and inventively.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic colour posters: <i> Entrance to Hyde Park 1930 </i> by Mary Adshead (A1); picture cards to get children thinking about poetry styles (A3); a London city scene (A4).&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li> Using the posters; plus links to literacy, including personification.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Dance and gymnastics.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980307064
pub_date: 200607
srs_title: Child Education Topics
title: Child Education Topics, No 168, August 2006
desc:
<strong>August 2006</strong>&&&&&&&&&&<BR>&&&&&&&&&&<i>Child Education Topics</i> is a resource magazine packed with ideas for Key Stage One and Reception teachers. The activities in each issue of <i>Child Education Topics</i> can be used for stand-alone sessions or combined into a complete topic. &&&&&&&&&&<br>&&&&&&&&&&This month's theme is <strong>Shape</strong> and your magazine includes:&&&&&&&&&&<UL>&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Ready-made lesson plans</strong> - 14 easy-to-use lesson plans covering learning objectives across the curriculum. The pack includes&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Photocopiables</strong> - 10 pages of activity sheets, cards and templates, including differentiated online photocopiables for Reception, Year One and Year Two.&&&&&&&&&&<LI><strong>Posters</strong> - four stunning colour posters (two A4 posters, an A3 and an A1 poster) to support and extend the topic themes.&&&&&&&&&&<LI>&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Plus:</strong> Circle-time activities and online links to the curricula for the whole of the UK as well as differentiated online photocopiables.&&&&&&&&&&<P>&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Next issue:</strong>Maps and Plans<br>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<strong>Get ready... Get CET... Go!</strong>&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&&&


isbn: 9980210060
pub_date: 200610
srs_title: Child Education
title: Child Education (vol 83) October 2006
short_desc: Going interactive
desc:
<h3>In October's issue</h3>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Going interactive special</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Planning for ICT: </strong> simple ways to incorporate ICT into your teaching.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>The basics of blogging: </strong> ideas for generating child-friendly, safe online forums.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Switch on to interactive learning: </strong> create your own interactive poster.</li>&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Classroom activities and advice</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative project</strong> &ndash; Around the town: explore a range of maps and plans as you take to the streets in a fictional town.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; The Three Little Pigs: promote a range of literacy skills as this traditional tale takes on an interactive twist.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Literacy</strong> &ndash; Talk about: more child-friendly question cards to improve speaking and listening skills.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Numeracy</strong> &ndash; Estimation: explore how four different learning styles can help teach children's estimation skills.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Science</strong> &ndash; Science fiction: sort fact from fiction with a range of investigations.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>D&T</strong> &ndash; spooky recipes to sink your teeth into.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Cross curricular</strong> &ndash; encourage the children to set their own learning objectives.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Creative workshop</strong> &ndash; think outside the box to explore shape and space.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>ICT</strong> &ndash; A virual viewpoint: using ICT to bring the world outside into your classroom. Plus find out how to devise a school travel plan using ICT and read the latest instalment of Helen Barnes' ICT diary.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Posters </strong> &ndash; don't miss our fantastic A2 Bonfire Night and Around the town posters.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Regulars</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li>News desk, new resources, letters, children's author/illustrator Jackie Morris reviews some of the latest picture books to celebrate National Children's Book Week. Plus a buyers' guide on ICT software resources.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Reports</strong></p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Big Brother is watching</strong> &ndash; using video recording to enhance learning and teaching.</li>&&&&&&&&&&<li><strong>Disability in the picture</strong> &ndash; discover how a national drawing project has tackled inclusion and equality.</li>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&</ul>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&<p><strong>Next month:</strong> Multicultural.</p>&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


