Good Sports
A great set of books to use
as part of a unit on healthy living and active lifestyles.
The eight sports covered are soccer, marathon running, netball, equestrian, gymnastics, tennis, basketball and swimming. Includes reference material about each sport.
Books in the set Reading levels Reading age Word count
8
28–32 8+ yrs
1500–2000 Teaching Guide
Level 30 A. Peters, C. Islip
gymnastics, overcoming ob- stacles, perseverance, family
Level 29 J & J. Hallem, S. Squire
showjumping, horses, responsibility, flexibility
Level 29 S. Briggs-Pattison & B. Harvey, H. Jones
netball, coping with change, bullying, family, possum, teamwork
Level 32 B. Turner, D. Dickson
swimming, coping with disability, friendship, encouragement, persever- ance
• Benchmark book unit of work on Dash! Crash! Splash!
• Focus on PE, PD and Health
• Character study, drawing inferences and personal response
• Text types – email, diary, recount and narrative
Level 28 J. Weeks, D. Dickson
soccer, encouragement, dedication, reaching goals
Level 30 T. Power, S. Bray
tennis, humour, bullying, per- severance, learning new skills
Level 30 J & J. Hallem, R. Dale
basketball, physical differ- ences, multicultural, friend- ship, learning new skills
Wonder Wits
The fact-meets-fiction series that looks at inventing and creative problem-solving across the curriculum.
Luke and Sophie are always stretching their wits to come up with new ideas and new ways to do things. When they start putting their heads together with artists, writers, inventors and scientists, they get involved in all kinds of adventures. Each book includes four pages of how-to tips for many of the creative ideas. These stories will get you thinking like a Wonder Wit.
CREATIVE ARTS – ART, WRITING, HISTORY AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE Teaching Guide
Level 28 J. Weeks, P. Harrison
marathon running, coping with change, letter writing, bullying, country life
• Includes a comprehensive range of activities to reinforce essential reading skills and strategies.
Books in the set Reading age Word count
8 7+ yrs 2500–3500
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton Visual inventiveness
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton Inventing the future means studying today as well as imagining tomorrow
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton Idea beginnings/ancient inventions still used today
SCIENCE – MAKING TOYS, CREATING DINOSAURS, NATURE AND INVENTIVE THINKING
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton How to build stories and invent imaginary worlds
• A great resource for your thinking skills/ creativity lessons. Problem solving, inventiveness and higher-order thinking skills are all covered in this wonderful cross-curriculum resource.
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton Nature’s inventions
94
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton Inventions that happen by mistake, chance and serendipity
Fiction UPPER PRIMARY
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton Scientific problem-solving and inventiveness
L. Thompson, M. Stapleton Inventing toys
FOR PRICING SEE PAGE 124
• Powerful thinking tools build to become a fully fledged creativity toolkit.
• Great for gifted and talented classes.
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