Books by Irene Yates

This title has been optimised for viewing on colour devices. "e;Who's that trip-trapping over my bridge?"e; Based on the traditional fairy tale 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Part of the Ladybird 'First Favourite Tales' series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - this story contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

Based on the traditional fairy tale 'The Enormous Turnip', this vibrantly illustrated story is sure to become a favourite in every home. Find out what happens when a very, very large turnip doesn't want to be pulled out of the ground! Part of the Ladybird 'First Favourite Tales' series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - this book contains lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.

How to Dazzle at Twelfth Night is a collection of photocopiable games, practical activities and worksheets designed to give Key Stage 3 (KS3) and Key Stage 4 (KS4) pupils with special needs a better understanding of the play.

The activities in How to Dazzle at Writing concentrate on composing skills. They help Key Stage 3 (KS3) pupils with special educational needs to write in different genres, from letters and reports to song lyrics, stories and poetry. Each activity includes stimulus material to set the scene and where necessary provides an example of the genre.

Text Level Work contains 42 photocopiable activities which introduce one concept per sheet making it ideal for use with slower learners or children with special needs. It provides additional practice and support for those children who are struggling to learn concepts and skills first introduced at Key Stage 1.

Water contains enjoyable play activities designed to develop important preschool skills and a deeper understanding of the world and are linked to the Early Learning. The ideas and activities in this book use the children's enjoyment of water play to create meaningful learning experiences.

All About Us contains enjoyable play activities linked to the Early Learning Goals, designed to develop important preschool skills and positive relationships. The practical activities include ideas for helping children to explore and express their feelings in a variety of ways and to develop sensitivity to others' needs and feelings.

The activities in How to Dazzle at Reading will help Key Stage 3 (KS3) pupils with special educational needs to: understand and use a variety of decoding techniques; discriminate between sounds in words; learn letters and letter combinations; read words by sounding out and blending the sounds.

Christmas Activities for KS1 Maths contains fun festive mathematical activities, designed harness children's enthusiasm at this exciting time of the year and keep them on task. The activitiesare linked to the National Numeracy Strategy targets, so integrating them into your planning is easy.

Christmas Activities for KS2 Language and Literacy contains fun festive language activities, designed to harness children's enthusiasm at this exciting time of the year and keep them on task. The word, sentence and text activities are linked to the National Literacy Strategy targets, so integrating them into your planning is easy.

The activities in How to Dazzle at Reading for Meaning are designed to help Key Stage 3 (KS3) pupils with special educational needs to experience success and achievement, rather than the misery of failing time after time. The activities break down into three definite strategies to help pupils to read with more fluency and confidence.

Word Level Work - Phonics contains 42 photocopiable activities which introduce one concept per sheet making it ideal for use with slower learners or children with special needs. It provides additional practice and support for those children who are struggling to learn concepts and skills first introduced at Key Stage 1.

How to Sparkle at Writing Stories and Poems will help early and beginning writers at Key Stage 1 (KS1) to master some of the skills of composition and writing conventions. All of the activities stimulate creative writing, in the form of stories or poetry and are designed to give children lots of ideas and to help them plan and develop those ideas.

How to be Brilliant at Making Books gives children a greater appreciation and awareness of audience and helps them to develop their own critical evaluation skills. The 40 photocopiable worksheets in this book encourage a wide range of skills; composing, creating, publishing and responding to print.

How to be Brilliant at Grammar helps Key Stage 2 (KS2) children to talk about and understand language, and as a result to develop their own language skills. The book contains 42 photocopiable sheets, designed for immediate use. The activities include recognizing parts of speech, making sentences and clauses, alphabetization and using punctuation.

The activities in How to be Brilliant at Writing Poetry are open-ended and focus on the process of writing - from initial idea gathering to redrafting and the final product. They recognize that a sense of audience and a purpose for writing are crucial. Activities include: finding a beginning, making up similes and rhyming.

The 40 photocopiable worksheets in How to be Brilliant at Writing Stories focus on the process of writing - from the initial idea gathering to redrafting and the final product. The activities recognize that a sense of audience and purpose are crucial, and allow children to feel ownership of their stories.

How to Sparkle at Grammar and Punctuation contains 40 photocopiable worksheets for Key Stage 1 (KS1) which introduce, reinforce and consolidate concepts of punctuation, parts of speech, sequencing and sentence construction.

How to Dazzle at Grammar gives Key Stage 3 (KS3) pupils with special needs the tools to be able to talk about and understand language development and grammar. The activities help students to deconstruct and fragment language and learn how it 'works' in an analytical way, and through this process, how to improve their own use of language.

Word Level Work - Vocabulary contains 42 photocopiable activities which introduce one concept per sheet making it ideal for use with slower learners or children with special needs. It provides additional practice and support for those children who are struggling to learn concepts and skills first introduced at Key Stage 1.

How to Dazzle at Spelling is a structured resource for teaching Key Stage 3 (KS3) pupils with special educational needs to understand and commit sounds, letter strings and high frequency words to memory

Sentence Level Work contains 42 activities which introduce one concept per sheet making it ideal for use with slower learners or children with special needs. It provides additional practice and support for those children who are struggling to learn concepts and skills first introduced at Key Stage 1.

Christmas Activities for KS1 Language and Literacy contains fun festive language activities, designed to harness children's enthusiasm at this exciting time of the year and keep them on task. The word, sentence and text activities are linked to the National Literacy Strategy targets, so integrating them into your planning is easy.

How to be Brilliant at Spelling contains 40 photocopiable worksheets designed to stimulate Key Stage 2 (KS2) pupils' interest in language and how it works. Children are often intrigued by the origins of words and the reasons why they are spelt the way they are. This book helps them to become confident and positive spellers.

The activities in How to be Brilliant at Reading are designed to help Key Stage 2 (KS2) pupils develop fluency, accuracy, confidence and interest. The worksheets include setting up a reading programme, responding to poems and comparing and contrasting reference books.