THE BARGAIN BIN: SCHOOL RESOURCES

What to do When you Can't Do the Times Tables by STEVE CHINN

(These are the last remaining copies of the first edition. The second edition, with some additional material, will soon be in print, but this is full of helpful tips and is nearly half the price of the new one.)

Some Children (and adults) find that learning their times tables is virtually impossible. For many people the collection of math facts that make up the times tables seems to have no sense or reason.

The times tables work in this book is based on knowing a few easier facts and using understandable strategies to work out the other facts. These strategies will help other areas of number work as well.

The strategies are explained clearly and in detail so that as you progress you can shorten each method down until times tables can be produced quickly, accurately, and with understanding.

With a little time working with these methods you will start to develop new skills, new knowledge and a new confidence with numbers.

How to Write Like a Writer
Narrative, Description and Dialogue for reluctant writers. IMPERFECT COPIES.

ONLY THREE LEFT!

We printed a short run of advance copies of this book to be in time for a conference, but unfortunately we missed a few typos in our rush - none of them are critical, but it means that we now have about 25 copies that we cannot sell at full price.

So instead of paying £14.95 for the book and CD, you can have one of these for only £6.95 - and it will be just as effective in teaching children how to write like a writer!

Section One: Writing sentences.
The Full Stop
The subject of the sentence
Thumbnail Sketch
Adjectives
The Comma
More Adjectives
Phrases as Adjectives
Verbs
The Past Tense (Narrative)

Section Two: Writing in Paragraphs
Weaving the strands together
Prepositions
What was he doing as he ran? Starting sentences with ... ing words
Adverbs
Narrative sentences
Similes
What is the Setting (Description)
Describing the scene and adding the action
Dialogue
Opening Paragraphs
Paragraphs and Dialogue
Details and Dialogue
Setting Scenes
New Scene, New Paragraph
Create a Narrative

Section Three: Advanced Punctuation and Writing Style
The semi-colon
Style: How to make what you are writing fit what you’re writing about.
Narrative style
The Colon
Punctuation recap
Descriptive Style
Time of Day
More about Similes
Dialogue and Character
The Language of Speaking
Characters in Action

Most children who don’t like writing feel that way because they find the activity boring, and the reason they find it boring is because they (quite correctly!) perceive that their work is boring to read- which just serves to reinforce their sense of inadequacy with the written word.

This book starts with the most basic principles of sentence structure, and attempts to demonstrate that effective writing can only be achieved by using the right raw material (the details that make up any subject matter) with the right tools (use of correct punctuation and an understanding of grammar). The twin premise of this book is that teaching punctuation and grammar without firing the imagination is dull; while to try and fire the imagination without enabling children at the same time to structure what they have created is likely to end in failure.
Working with the three concepts of Narrative, Description and Dialogue, “How to Write Like a Writer” enables students to create content and put it together accurately at one and the same time, and in doing so instils in them a sense of audience and a pride in their work that is necessary for success.
A multisensory resource including games and oral activities and full of engaging visual prompts, some of which can also be used as punctuation posters, “How to Write Like a Writer” provides reluctant writers - and willing ones - with a refreshing alternative that will give them the keys to producing work that has the hallmarks of being written “by a writer”.

For Secondary and older Primary Students. 122 pp, photocopiable, supplied with CD for printing pages as required. ALSO RECOMMENDED AS A HOMESCHOOLING RESOURCE.

DICE FOOTBALL / DICE PONTOON Age 6+ for two players
A fast-moving board game to practice subtraction to 12- with goal-scoring, fouls, tackling opponents, a penalty area and even throw-ins to add to the fun! Every move involves subtracting one number from another, and some useful approximation work is also featured. DICE PONTOON adapts the rules of the classic card game to use the dice in the set for NUMBER BONDS AND ADDITION (to max. 24)

Contents: 5 Number dice: 1 x 20-sided, 2 x 12 - sided, 1 x 8 - sided, 1 x 4-sided; 2 x football playing pieces, laminated A4 board.
Packaging: hinged plastic box.

PRICE U.K.£3.95     (was £6.50) + vat

			LOADS MORE IN OUR 40-50% off GAMES SALE!
Steve Chinn's Times Tables book - Original edition	How to Write Like a Writer - some printing errors	Dice Football addition and Subtraction - discontinued