Jumpstart Creativity Games and Activities for Ages 7–14 Jumpstart! Creativity contains over 70 games and activities that any primary teacher can use to quickly and easily boost students’ creative and critical thinking skills allowing their thinking to flourish. Now in its second edition the book contains fresh material that will help children to engage with the new National Curriculum. Applicable across a wide age and ability range Jumpstart! Creativity is designed to help children learn to generate organise and refine their own ideas and to explore question and connect knowledge presented to them in the classroom. Focusing on getting the children to do the thinking work the jumpstarts cover: Creative thinking Creative questioning Creating reasoning Creative problem solving Creative wordplay Filled with practical fun-packed and easy-to-do activities Jumpstart! Creativity is an essential companion to any primary teacher looking to inspire creativity and independent thinking in their students. | Jumpstart Creativity Games and Activities for Ages 7–14 GBP 16.99 1
Jumpstart Study Skills Games and Activities for Active Learning Ages 7–12 Jumpstart! Study Skills presents a collection of engaging and simple-to-use games and activities that will jumpstart students’ understanding of working independently and as part of a group and how to develop the study skills necessary to succeed at school. Providing teachers with a range of practical ideas and strategies to promote active learning in Key Stage 2 the activities in this book will help students to: create plans for investigations and assignments; improve their organisational skills: time management and teamwork; collect data using methods such as observations surveys and interviews; develop their reading and notetaking skills; engage in meaningful discussions and develop their talk skills; advance their computer skills to sift and record data; create strategies for revising and preparing for tests; analyse data and draw conclusions; improve their ability to write reports; evaluate their own achievements and identify future targets. Jumpstart! Study Skills is an essential classroom resource that will encourage children’s development and help teachers to deliver effective lessons that promote active learning in Key Stage 2. | Jumpstart Study Skills Games and Activities for Active Learning Ages 7–12 GBP 16.99 1
Survival: December 2023- January 2024 Survival the IISS’s bimonthly journal challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh often controversial perspectives on strategic issues of the moment. In this issue: Lawrence Freedman assesses Russia’s nuclear red line and how Vladimir Putin’s views compare to those of Russian pundits Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson explore the roots of Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October and the options available to the United States for restraining the Israeli government Charlie Laderman assesses the similarities between December 1941 – when Germany and Japan determining it to be inevitable declared war on the US – and the ongoing geopolitical crises governments face today Sara Bjerg Moller reflects on NATO allies’ failure to deliver on national collective-defence targets as the Alliance approaches its 75th anniversary Lynn Kuok explores China’s reshaping of international law to achieve its strategic goals and other countries’ failure to do so And seven more thought-provoking pieces as well as our regular Book Reviews and Noteworthy column. Editor: Dr Dana Allin Managing Editor: Jonathan Stevenson Associate Editor: Carolyn West Editorial Assistant: Conor Hodges | Survival: December 2023- January 2024 GBP 12.99 1
Keep Your Word Discussing Promises To get the complete Idioms for Inclusivity experience this book can be purchased alongside four others as a set Idioms for Inclusivity: Fostering Belonging with Language 978-1-032-28635-8. Informed by sociolinguistic research yet written accessibly Keep Your Word challenges readers to investigate the act of promising as it relates to both language-use and inclusivity. This engaging and delightfully illustrated book invites students to engage with concepts such as: the cultural meaning of the idiom keep your word Speech Acts and Felicity Conditions two frameworks that linguists use to research and understand promises why the expectation to keep your word can make someone feel excluded and how understanding the way language works can help learn to be more inclusive Featuring practical inclusivity tips related to promises this enriching curriculum supplement can be used in a Language Arts setting to learn about figurative language; in a Social Studies setting to discuss diversity equity inclusion and belonging; or as an introduction to linguistics for students ages 7-14. | Keep Your Word Discussing Promises GBP 8.99 1
Use Your Words Discussing Articulation To get the complete Idioms for Inclusivity experience this book can be purchased alongside four others as a set Idioms for Inclusivity: Fostering Belonging with Language 978-1-032-28635-8. Informed by sociolinguistic research yet written accessibly Use Your Words challenges readers to investigate the concept of articulation as it relates to both language-use and inclusivity. This engaging and delightfully illustrated book invites students to engage with concepts such as: the cultural meaning of the idiom use your words Linguistic Relativity a framework linguists use to research and understand how thought and language influence one another why being told to use your words can make someone feel excluded and how understanding the way language works can help us learn to be more inclusive Featuring practical inclusivity tips related to integrating learning into daily conversations this enriching curriculum supplement can be used in a Language Arts setting to learn about figurative language; in a Social Studies setting to discuss diversity equity inclusion and belonging; or as an introduction to linguistics for students ages 7-14. | Use Your Words Discussing Articulation GBP 8.99 1
Speak for Yourself Discussing Assumptions To get the complete Idioms for Inclusivity experience this book can be purchased alongside four others as a set Idioms for Inclusivity: Fostering Belonging with Language 978-1-032-28635-8. Informed by sociolinguistic research yet written accessibly Speak for Yourself challenges readers to investigate the concept of assumptions as it relates to both language-use and inclusivity. This engaging and delightfully illustrated book invites students to engage with concepts such as: the cultural meaning of the idiom speak for yourself and how it can act as a helpful warning against harmful assumptions Presuppositions – a concept developed by linguists to research and understand assumptions in language why the expectation to speak for yourself can make someone feel excluded and how understanding the way language works can help us learn to be more inclusive Featuring practical inclusivity tips related to integrating learning into daily conversations this enriching curriculum supplement can be used in a Language Arts setting to learn about figurative language; in a Social Studies setting to discuss diversity equity inclusion and belonging; or as an introduction to linguistics for students ages 7-14. | Speak for Yourself Discussing Assumptions GBP 8.99 1
The Organized Child An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential—in School and in Life Are you sick of nagging your child to write down homework assignments? Is his or her backpack a black hole that eats up papers books and gym clothes? Organizational skills problems aren't just frustrating-they get in the way of school success and wreak havoc at home. Fortunately help is at hand. This unique resource stands out from other books because it is based on a scientifically tested program that works. Learn how you can teach your 7- to 13-year-old specific skills to: *Organize school materials and toys. *Track assignments. *Improve time management and planning. *Overcome brain "Glitches"-mischievous creatures that trip kids up. *Create and follow effective routines. Concrete examples tips for strategically using praise and rewards and practical tools (you can download and print additional copies as needed) help you implement each step of the program. Maximizing your kid's potential starts now-here's how. A Greater Good Favorite Parenting Book of 2018 Mental health professionals see also the related intervention manual from Gallagher et al. Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD: An Empirically Supported Treatment. | The Organized Child An Effective Program to Maximize Your Kid's Potential—in School and in Life GBP 12.99 1
The Island For Children With A Parent Living With Depression This beautifully illustrated and sensitive storybook is designed to be used therapeutically by professionals and caregivers supporting children with a parent who is suffering from depression. With engaging gentle and colourful illustrations that can be used to prompt conversation it tells the story of a girl who is helped to feel less isolated from her parents’ depression. This book is also available to buy as part of the Therapeutic Fairy Tales set. Therapeutic Fairy Tales is a series of short modern tales dedicated to exploring challenging life situations that might be faced by young children. Each short story is designed to be used by professionals and caregivers as they use stories therapeutically to support children’s mental and emotional health. Other books in the series include: Storybook Manual: An Introduction To Working With Storybooks Therapeutically And Creatively The Night Crossing: A Lullaby For Children On Life's Last Journey The Storm: For Children Growing Through Parent’s Separation Designed to be used with children aged 7+ each story has an accompanying online resource offering therapeutic prompts and creative exercises to support the practitioner. These resources can also be adapted for wider use with siblings and other family members. The Island – part of the Therapeutic Fairy Tales series – is born out of a creative collaboration between Pia Jones and Sarah Pimenta. | The Island For Children With A Parent Living With Depression GBP 12.99 1
Maya's ACE Adventures A Story to Celebrate Children's Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences For effective use this book should be purchased alongside the accompanying adult guide Nurturing Children’s Resilience following Adverse Childhood Experiences: An Adult Guide [9781032368184]. Both books can be purchased together as a set Helping Children to Thrive After Adverse Childhood Experiences: ‘Maya’s ACE Adventures!’ Storybook and Adult Guide [9781032367934]. Maya knows that her life can be tough sometimes – really tough but with the help of those she trusts (especially her pet hamster Harry) Maya discovers her own strength and bravery to overcome the problems she faces. By day Maya is a girl who loves drawing and playing football but she often feels sad and angry when her mum and her boyfriend argue or when she is visiting her dad in prison. By night Maya is an adventurer – meeting exotic creatures in a kaleidoscopic forest scuba diving in the ocean and going head-to-head with bullies at a fantastical circus – who faces her fears helps others and knows just what to do to overcome her problems. As her dreamworlds and real world collide Maya learns how to conquer life’s challenges with the love and support of her family friends and schoolteacher Miss Hero. Beautifully illustrated by Chloe Evans and with a Foreword by Lenny Henry CBE Maya’s ACE Adventures! is both a magical adventure for readers of 7+ and a creative tool to foster hope and resilience for children who have survived traumatic experiences. | Maya's ACE Adventures A Story to Celebrate Children's Resilience Following Adverse Childhood Experiences GBP 12.99 1
Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A Professional Guide This guidebook is an essential companion to the Pilgrim’s Bumpy Flight story and is designed to be read by professionals to ensure the effective and safe use of the storybook. Pilgrims Bumpy Flight has been created to help young children aged 5–7 experiencing domestic abuse to explore the concepts of physical and emotional safety. Safety planning with a child offers a way to help them vocalise their feelings and understand what to do when something does not feel right. The professional guide will help supporting adults facilitate safety planning that is experienced as emphatically curious safe and where the child’s opinion matters. It provides up-to-date information on domestic abuse childhood trauma practice tips and how to complete a safety plan with a young child using the storybook as the key vessel of communication and exploration. Key features include: • Accessible information about domestic abuse and coercive control based on the latest research. • Guidance around direct work and safety planning with young children. • Practical activities building off Pilgrim’s story including printable material. • Things to consider and ways to use the storybook to facilitate a conversation with a child as well as page-by-page helpers notes on the narrative. • A comprehensive list of helplines and organisations in place to support adult victims/survivors of domestic abuse. Used alongside the storybook this professional guide is a crucial tool for the early years sector education staff and those working in children’s services including safeguarding officers family support workers social workers and children’s IDVAs. Both books should be used in tandem with agency policy procedure and guidance. | Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A Professional Guide GBP 16.99 1