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with children’s storybook Ranjit's Rainbow Tigers by Tracy Kewley
with illustrations by Jessica Knight
The topic of Traders opens up an exotic world, rich in stories, ideas and exploration and our story Ranjit’s Rainbow Tigers, leads the way.
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We invited a panel of teachers, literacy and reading experts, book reviewers and editors – see right – to choose their top 11 best books for under 11s. From picture books to older fiction, together they make an exciting and varied list of recommended reads for children from three to 11.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by CS Lewis (HarperCollins)
Skellig
by David Almond (Hodder)
Charlotte’s Web
by EB White (Puffin)
Matilda
by Roald Dahl (Puffin)
Charlotte’s Web
by EB White (Puffin)
Why the Whales Came
by Michael Morpurgo (Hodder)
How to Train your Dragon
by Cressida Cowell (Hodder)
Skellig
by David Almond (Hodder)
Clown
by Quentin Blake (Red Fox)
Gorilla
by Anthony Browne (Walker)
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Amazing Grace
by Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Caroline Binch (Frances Lincoln)
Bill’s New Frock
by Anne Fine (Egmont)
The Jolly Postman
by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin)
Mr Magnolia
by Quentin Blake (Red Fox)
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Rosa Franklin (namesake of famous female DNA scientist Rosalind Franklin) wants to fit in at school, but who should change, her or her friends?
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Look back at two extraordinary women, mathematician, Ada Lovelace and her portrait painter Victorian artist Margaret Sarah Carpenter.
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Use this short story as an example of the Spy plot plan resource in action.
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Working out a plot for a spy story might feel daunting but a good plan will keep children on track.
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These spy profile sheets will help children think about what qualities make a great spy hero and conversely the antagonist sheets will help hone their villains.
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Demonstrate to children that human bodies are 'perfect' with these 'Golden ratio' resources.
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Rosa’s code has some truly tricky spellings – use this list of words from the story to help master them.
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Get on the road to cracking code with Ben Waldram's fantastically satisfying maths lesson.
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Use these experiment write-up sheets when doing any hands-on science work.
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Use this handy semaphore reference when transmitting your long-distance communications across the playground or sports field.
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Can the children work out the hieroglyphic characters names on their 'Who am I?' sheets?
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A spy theme is perfect for your avid and reluctant readers. Get them thinking like a spy with this spy questionnaire.
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Explore how some characters in a story stay the same all the way through and how some characters change and grow.
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Perfect for road safety assemblies or use alongside ‘Codes rule’ from the Codes topic.
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Our editable playscript in drama activities or for a full-scale production.
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These fact cards are a great start to any research project. Use them to investigate DNA, Alan Turing, the Rosetta Stone and Ada Lovelace.
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Our codes fact card templates make great class displays and are perfect for children to use when presenting their fact findings to the class.
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These image-only fact cards will help with investigating DNA, Alan Turing, the Rosetta Stone and Ada Lovelace.
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Our image only ‘Storytelling prompts’ for Rosa’s code are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.
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Our ‘Storytelling prompts’ for Rosa’s code are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons. These prompts come with keywords.
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Our ‘Storytelling prompts’ with keyword phrases for Rosa’s codes are the perfect accompaniment to your storytelling lessons.
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Celebrate the joys of individuality and talk about some of the issues arising from Rosa's Code.
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Get children investigating numbers with this Alphabet number decoder resource.
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Use this Codebreakers-themed 10x10 multiplication grid.
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A partner resource, to be used in conjunction with the 'Hieroglyphic puzzle slideshow'.
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Can you tell a story without using words or letters and without telling the story out loud? This tricky but fun activity will demonstrate the
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Go back in time and imagine the tales told on the walls of Ancient Egypt.
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Reward your KS1 storytellers for their Rosa’s code storytelling with this themed certificate.
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Reward your KS2 storytellers for their Rosa’s code storytelling with this themed certificate.
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