Hot Topics: Castles by Peter Riley (author), Colin Elgie (illustrator), Linda Jones (illustrator), Sally Scott (illustrator), and Laszlo Veres (illustrator)

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Product description

Inspire children’s creativity with exciting castle activities with these ERA award nominated topic books.

Favourites topics linked closely to the curriculum.
Activities provided at three different levels, providing ready-made opportunities for extension and support – ideal for mixed age classes.
Focus and inspire your children with practical photocopiables that include templates for model making and other interactive resources.
Resources can be created from the book – no expensive shopping list required!
Guidance provided on how to stage a project day that can be enjoyed by the whole school!

Product Details

Series

Hot Topics

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780439945103

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

June 4th, 2007

Other details

80 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Hot Topics

Author/Illustrator

Peter Riley

Peter Riley is a former teacher with many years’ experience. He is now a full-time writer and won the TES/ EYA School Book of the Year 2000 for ‘Physics Now’ (Murray)and was shortlisted for the Aventis Science Prize 2004 for ‘Survival Science in the Rainforest’ videos.

Sally Scott

Sally Scott provides specialist advice on promoting music in the early years.

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Sue Horn
on 8 February 2008

Castles

Hot Topics from Scholastic is a welcome new style of publication on a range of 'Topic Based' or 'Themed' subjects. Castles will prove to be a useful resource for teachers in Primary schools who are trying to broaden the curriculum from the narrow constraints it has been placed under until recently. It offers a range of cross curricular themes with clear learning objectives and links to National Curriculum Programmes of Study. It contains ideas suited to all KS1 and 2 phases which provide busy teachers with a confidence building framework to expand the school curriculum. Good illustrations and useful photocopiable resources. It doesn't do all the work but gives useful starting points which could be linked to or expanded in many directions.
Sue Horn, Leigh Beck Junior School, Essex

4 out of 5

Case study

Sue Horn from Leigh Beck Junior School takes a look at Hot Topics Castle for us.

Hot Topics is a welcome new style of publication on a range of ‘Topic Based’ or ‘Themed’ subjects.

Castles will prove to be a useful resource for teachers in Primary schools who are trying to broaden the curriculum from the narrow constraints it has been placed under until recently. It offers a range of cross curricular themes with clear learning objectives and links to National Curriculum Programmes of Study.

It contains ideas suited to all KS1 and 2 phases which provide busy teachers with a confidence building framework to expand the school curriculum. Good illustrations and useful photocopiable resources. It doesn’t do all the work but gives useful starting points which could be linked to or expanded in many directions.