Books by Gill Budgell

The Foundation 2 Penpals for Handwriting Curly Caterpillar and Zig-Zag Monster Workbook allows children to practise letters in these two letter families. The two-colour write-in Workbooks are ideal for guided practice.

How would you like to go to school each day? Follow the children as they imagine fun and exciting ways to travel to school, from bouncing on balloons to flying on a fantastic fish!

Can you make a funky beat with your hands and feet? This guide provides step-by-step photos to show you how to create sounds and rhythms using your own body.

It's a hot day and Shad really wants an ice cream! Join him at the ice cream shop as he adds more and more toppings and sprinkles to his ice cream cone. Wibble, wobble ... will his ice cream topple?

Obi is having a party and all his friends are invited! The entertainer is trying very hard, but which of his tricks will actually make the children laugh? Join in with the fun and find out!

In this photographic guide to musical instruments from around the world, you can find out about shakers, bells and drums, and the different sounds they make. Which instrument would you like to play?

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3ΓÇô11 year olds. The Year 3 Penpals for Handwriting Workbook offers children plenty of opportunity to practise basic and more complicated joins. The two-colour write-in Workbooks are ideal for guided practice.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3ΓÇô11 year olds. The Year 5 Penpals for Handwriting Workbook gives children the opportunity to work on the speed and fluency of their writing. Children are also introduced to a sloped style of writing. The workbooks provide opportunities for additional guided practice of the unit''s handwriting focus and link it to a relevant grammar, punctuation or spelling focus to provide meaningful contextualised practice. The disposable two-colour write-in Workbooks are sold in packs of 10.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3ΓÇô11 year olds. The Year 4 Penpals for Handwriting Workbook offers plenty of practice of the more technical aspects of handwriting such as letter height and consistency. The two-colour write-in Workbooks are ideal for guided practice.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3ΓÇô11 year olds. At this stage children begin to learn the four types of letter join (''diagonal to ascender'', ''diagonal, no ascender'', ''horizontal to ascender'' and ''horizontal, no ascender''). The two-colour write-in Workbooks are ideal for guided practice.

The Year 6 Penpals for Handwriting Practice Book is designed for guided group work, once the initial handwriting focus has been illustrated using the Year 6 Penpals for Handwriting Interactive resource. The opportunity to practise handwriting is particularly important in helping children develop speed and fluency in their writing.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3-11 year olds.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3ΓÇô11 year olds that offers clear progression through five developmental stages: physical preparation for handwriting; securing correct letter formation; beginning to join along, securing the joins and practicing speed, fluency and developing a personal style. Penpals is focused on whole-class teaching using digital resources to enable modelling and interactive learning, along with Practice Books and Workbooks to support independent work. The Foundation content is in line with the EYFS Framework and the Year 1ΓÇô6 content supports frequent, discrete and direct teaching of handwriting for 5ΓÇô11 year olds, as required by National Curriculum 2014. Penpals supports all UK curricula and CIE Primary English curriculum.

Penpals for Handwriting is a complete handwriting scheme for 3ΓÇô11 year olds. The Foundation 2 Penpals for Handwriting Teacher''s Book consolidates the gross and fine motor skills developed at Foundation 1 and introduces the letter family approach. The colourful and appealing Long-Legged Giraffe, Curly Caterpillar, One-Armed Robot and Zig-Zag Monster introduce children to letter formation in a fun and exciting way. The Teacher''s Book includes suggestions for using the Foundation 2 Penpals for Handwriting Interactive resource, along with full differentiated planning for whole-class sessions for Foundation 1 and 2 children. In addition, a scope and sequence chart, photocopy masters and writing mats for left- and right-handers are included.

The Foundation 2 Penpals for Handwriting One-Armed Robot and Long-Legged Giraffe Workbook allows children to practise letters in these two letter families. The two-colour write-in Workbooks are ideal for guided practice.

Cambridge Primary English is a flexible, endorsed course written specifically to support Cambridge International Examinations' curriculum framework (Stages 1-6).

Cambridge Primary English is a flexible, endorsed course written specifically to support Cambridge International Examinations' curriculum framework (Stages 1-6).