Chopper Rescue

NEW

Stories and activities for mentoring and guided writing

edited and selected by Hazel Edwards

An anthology of 13 short stories, by both new and well-known authors, plus student activities, aimed at encouraging and mentoring the writing of students in years 5–8.

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Chopper Rescue (Years 5-8) 978-1-921454-86-8   $24.95
available April 2010

Creative English Activities

by Jenny Rudd O'Neill

Two genuinely exciting teacher resource books filled with creative activities to develop and extend students’ interest and skills, and stretch their imagination.

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Book 1 (Years 3-4) 978-1-921454-66-0   $36.95 each
Book 2 (Years 5-7) 978-1-921454-67-7

Dramatics

A Drama Resource for Primary Teachers

by Hazel Edwards & Goldie Alexander

A revised edition of The Primary Drama Resource Book, providing teachers with a multitude of drama activities suitable for middle and upper primary students (years 3—6/7).

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Dramatics 978-1-921454-27-1   $39.95

Enact

Drama for the Classroom

by Hazel Edwards

An outstanding drama resource for primary schools from one of Australia’s best known and admired children’s authors.

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Book 1 (Years 1-2) 978-1-921454-24-0   $34.95 each
Book 2 (Years 3-4) 978-1-921454-25-7
Book 3 (Years 5-6/7) 978-1-921454-26-4

Enact: History

A companion resource to Enact Books 1-3

by Hazel Edwards
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Enact: History  (Years 4-8)  978-1-921454-71-4    $34.95

English Resource Books 1 & 2

by John Barwick, Jenny Barwick & Kerry Fraser

Two flexible English teaching resources for years 3 to 6/7.

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Book 1 (Years 3-4) 978-1-921454-68-4   $29.95 each
Book 2 (Years 5-7) 978-1-921454-69-1

Girlfriends

NEW

Camaraderie, Community and Connectedness

by Robyn Floyd, Phillippa Adgemis & Christine Shiel

Developed out of the needs and relationships of teenage girls in Australia, the Girlfriends program is practical, creative, versatile and challenging, providing teachers with ideas for developing a student-negotiated program that addresses the needs of girls in the middle years of schooling.

The Girlfriends program improves social competencies by building connectedness to peers, school and community. Girlfriends has been successfully trialled and operated in a diverse range of communities throughout Australia.

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Girlfriends  (Years 5-9)   978-1-921454-99-8   $36.95
available May 2010

My Horrible Cousins

and other stories

by Goldie Alexander

A collection of eleven short stories of particular interest to girl readers aged 9–13, with accompanying notes for teachers.

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Goldie Alexander is one of Australia’s most prolific and awarded children’s authors.

My Horrible Cousins  (Years 4-7)   978-1-921454-72-1   $19.95

Preparing for Secondary School English

by John Barwick & Jenny Barwick

This completely revised edition of the successful Preparing for Secondary English has been updated with contemporary material which reflects current curricula, while retaining the structured skills-based approach of the original.

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Preparing for Secondary English   978-1-921454-74-5    $29.95

The Primary Speaking and Listening Resource Book

by Adrian Pauley & Kevin Ryan

An invaluable source of information, ideas, activities and photocopiable worksheets dealing with a comprehensive range of communication skills for middle and upper primary students.

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Primary Speaking & Listening Resource Book   978-1-921454-70-7
  $49.95

Reading and Thinking

by Helen Robinson

Four blackline master books providing comprehension and inferential activities plus higher order thinking activities.

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Book 1 (Year 3) 978-1-921454-87-5   $36.95 each
Book 2 (Year 4) 978-1-921454-88-2
Book 3 (Year 5) 978-1-921454-89-9
Book 4 (Year 6/7) 978-1-921085-16-1

Thinking Through Themes:

Air, Water, Earth, Fire

Learning Centre Activities for Years 3–6

by Ron Thomas & Shirley Sydenham

A series of four books providing learning centre activities on the themes of Air, Water, Earth and Fire.

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Air  978-1-921454-38-7    
Water  978-1-921454-40-0    
Earth  978-1-921454-41-7     $39.95 each
Fire  978-1-921454-39-4    

Using the Library

by Ron Thomas & Shirley Sydenham

Three books written specially for classroom teachers who are required to take their classes into the library to undertake a library program using the resources housed there.

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Book 1 Lower primary 978-1-921085-25-3   $36.95 each
Book 2 Middle primary 978-1-921085-26-0
Book 3 Upper primary 978-1-921085-27-7

What Will I Write?

Writing Assessment Tasks Made Easy

by Helen Robinson

A series of 4 books, providing teachers with an easy-to-use resource to help them teach and assess their students’ writing.

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Book 1 (Year 3) 978-1-921454-20-2   $29.95 each
Book 2 (Year 4) 978-1-921454-21-9
Book 3 (Year 5) 978-1-921454-22-6
Book 4 (Year 6) 978-1-921454-23-3

The White Elephant

Drama based on Asian Folk Tales

by Edel Wignell

A collection of plays for children aged 8–12 years, adapted from traditional Asian folk tales.

Asian folk tales are rich in fantasy, adventure and humour, and are splendid for telling, reading and acting.

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The White Elephant  (Years 3-7)  978-1-921454-28-8    $34.95