Books published by Brilliant Publications

Buena Idea provides key vocabulary, word and picture matching cards, activity sheets and puzzle pages for 20 popular Spanish primary school topics. Use the suggestions given or develop your own games with these flexible sheets. Sentence building sheets for each topic provide top tips for extending the vocabulary.

The books in the Open-ended Maths Investigations series provide teachers with open-ended investigations matched to the following strands of mathematics: number; money; measurement; space; chance and data; patterns and algebra. The investigations encourage pupils to apply higher order mathematical strategies creatively and effectively as they develop proficiency in a wide range of problem-solving strategies. Open-end Maths Investigations can be used in isolation, in sequence or dipped into as teachers require, providing a great supplement to every maths scheme of work.

Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3-4: Non-fiction contains 12 high quality authentic non-fiction passages and is perfect for developing reading strategies as children move through Key Stage 2.Each of the 12 high quality non-fiction extracts is accompanied by eight sets of questions based on the Key Stage 2 (KS2) Reading Content Domains and National Curriculum. This book provides opportunities to tackle more complex vocabulary, explore how authors use language to impact their readers and develop endurance for longer passages. The clear structure and the author's passion for teaching pupils to read critically make Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3-4: Non-fiction invaluable for everyone working with pupils in Years 3 and 4.Support for teachers and parents is built in with guidance for how to teach the different question types, plus suggestions for embedding these texts in the wider English curriculum. This series is suitable for new and recently qualified teachers as well as those who are more experienced and wanting to expand the range of texts they use.If you're looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in your classroom or to support home education, this is exactly what you need. Look for other books in the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series.The titles and themes of the articles in this book are:Dog Training (Relationships, pets, skills)Shooting for the Olympics (Women's football, Summer Olympics)Fruit Crumble (Recipe, healthy eating, instructions)The Brains Behind Legoland's Bricks (Jobs, Lego, biography)Paddle Boarding (Sport, leisure, PSHE)The Secrets of Sleep (Health, well-being, PSHE)Are Video Games Good for Us (Video games, mental health, PSHE)Look After Yourself Online (Internet safety, PSHE)Dino Giant Stuns Scientists (Dinosaurs, archaeology)Mount Etna's Spectacular Show (Geography, volcanoes)A Human Home Amongst the Stars (Space, science, STEM, biography)Is This the World's Smallest Reptile? (Science, animals, rainforests, environment, conservation)

Cracking English Grammar in Key Stage 2 will help children to see the purpose of learning grammar,punctuation and spelling. The 100+creative activities in this book put all aspects of the SPaG NationalCurriculum into context. Through writing poems and tongue twisters, playing with sentences andclauses, performing punctuation and going to spy school to crack trickyspellings, pupils will practise and reinforce grammatical structures, patternsand concepts, even getting to grips with fronted adverbials and modal verbs. The flexible activities can be integrated easilyinto any scheme of work and take no more than one hour to complete. They arewritten directly at pupils, so they can easily be used by pupils individuallyor in pairs, or a teacher can use them to teach to a whole class. Pupils will develop their linguisticunderstanding, competence and confidence at the same time as becoming better,more enthusiastic writers.

Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 5-6: Contemporary Children''s Literature contains 12 high quality extracts from modern children''s stories and is perfect preparation for ensuring children develop the skills needed for the KS2 SATs and 11+ Reading Comprehension papers. Each of the 12 extracts from contemporary children''s literature is accompanied by eight sets of questions based on the Key Stage 2 (KS2) Reading Content Domains and National Curriculum. This book provides opportunities to tackle more complex vocabulary, explore how authors use language to impact their readers and develop endurance for longer passages. The clear structure and the author''s passion for literature make Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 5-6: Contemporary Children''s Literature invaluable for everyone working with pupils in Years 5 and 6.Support for teachers and parents is built in with guidance for how to teach the different question types, plus suggestions for embedding these texts in the wider English curriculum.This series is suitable for new and recently qualified teachers as well as those who are more experienced and wanting to expand the range of texts they use. If you''re looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in your classroom or to support home education, this is exactly what you need. Look for other books in the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series. This book contains extracts from the following contemporary novels:The Invasion of Crooked Oak by Dan SmithDarwin''s Dragons by Lindsay GalvinLori and Max and the Book Thieves by Catherine O''FlynnLetters from the Lighthouse by Emma CarrollDragon Mountain by Katie and Kevin TsangOctober, October by Katya BalenThe Mask of Aribella by Anna HoghtonThe Haunting of Aveline Jones by Phil HickesA Kind of Spark by Elle McNicollThe Hungry Ghost by H.S. NorupThe Vanishing Trick by Jenni SpanglerAsha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan

Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3-4: Classic Children''s Literature contains 12 high quality extracts from classic children''s stories and is perfect for developing reading strategies as children move through Key Stage 2. Each of the extracts from classic children''s literature is accompanied by eight sets of questions based on the Key Stage 2 (KS2) Reading Content Domains and National Curriculum. This book provides opportunities to tackle more complex vocabulary, explore how authors use language to impact their readers and develop endurance for longer passages. The clear structure and the author''s passion for literature make Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3-4: Classic Children''s Literature invaluable for everyone working with pupils aged 7-9. Support for teachers and parents is built in with guidance for how to teach the different question types, plus suggestions for embedding these texts in the wider English curriculum. This series is suitable for new and recently qualified teachers as well as those who are more experienced and wanting to expand the range of texts they use in the classroom. If you''re looking for a comprehensive resource to enhance reading provision and teaching in your classroom or to support home education, this is exactly what you need. Look for other books in the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series, including Years 3-4: Classic Poetry, Years 5-6: Classic Poetry and Years 5-6: Classic Children''s Literature. This book contains extracts from the following classic novels:The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix PotterThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank BaumAlice''s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollThe Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh LoftingLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsThe Magic Bedknob by Mary NortonThe Railway Children by E. NesbitPeter Pan by J.M.BarrieThe Nutcracker and the Mouse-King by E.T.A. HoffmannThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

Developing Reading Comprehension Skills Years 3-4: Classic Poetry contains 12 high quality classic poems and is perfect for developing reading strategies as children move through Key Stage 2. Each of the poems is accompanied by eight sets of questions based on the Key Stage 2 (KS2) Reading Content Domains and National Curriculum. This book provides opportunities to tackle more complex vocabulary, explore how authors use language to impact their readers and hone inference skills. The clear structure and the author''s passion for literature are invaluable for everyone working with pupils aged 7-9. Support for teachers and parents is built in with guidance for how to teach the different question types, plus suggestions for embedding these texts in the wider English curriculum. This series is suitable for new and recently qualified teachers as well as those who are more experienced. The book contains the following classic poems:Boats Sail on the Rivers by Christina Rossetti              My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson                         Buckingham Palace by A.A. Milne                                              The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear                            A Visit from St Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore                 The Eagle by Alfred, Lord Tennyson                                           The Bronze Legacy by Effie Lee Newsome                              Something Told the Wild Geese by Rachel Field                      A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson                    The Cloud-Mobile by May Swenson                                                        The Flower-Fed Buffaloes by Vachel Lindsay                           Night by Lucy Maud Montgomery

21 Fun Songs to Teach French Phonics contains 21 purposefully written songs, each with a different French phonic focus, guaranteed to embed both French phonics and common vocabulary and phrases into your French curriculum. Pupils will love singing along with the audio tracks and dancing to the videos.

The underlying premise of the Getting to Grips with English Grammar scheme is that pupils need to see how authors use grammar and have opportunities to use it in their own writing for them to truly understand it. Throughout the series, entertaining reading passages introduce pupils to key grammar points and provide talking points for how the grammar is used. Engaging activities, all linked to the themes of the reading passages, provide reinforcement and enable children to practise using the grammar in their own writing.Mini quizzes at the end of each theme assess how much they have remembered. Answers at the back of the book make checking children's work easy. Getting to Grips with English Grammar, Year 6 is a flexible resource for teaching grammar in Key Stage 2. It introduces pupils to grammar and punctuation through fun, engaging themes, such as Behind the Scenes at the Chocolate Factory and The Haunted Lighthouse. The six books in the series provides complete coverage of the grammar and punctuation Programmes of Study for the National Curriculum for England. Grammar and punctuation rules are systematically introduced, revisited and consolidated, ensuring that pupils become confident at using grammar.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: French Teaching Resources contains photocopiable word games and activities linked to the 33 Olympic sports along with activities to promote speaking, listening, reading and writing, including passages about sports, the Olympics and Japan, surveys and much more. With ideas for incorporating French into PE lessons learning languages can easily become cross-curricular.

Interactive video and audio files to teach Spanish Phonics by getting physical with sounds and actions. Physical Spanish Phonics is a multisensory approach to teaching Spanish phonics. It has been developed using the award-winning concepts in Physical French Phonics.

Buon Idea provides key vocabulary, word and picture matching cards, activity sheets and puzzle pages for 20 popular Italian primary school topics. Use the suggestions given or develop your own games with these flexible sheets. Sentence building sheets for each topic provide top tips for extending the vocabulary.

This is the story of a transformation, the excitement of making plans, the determination and patience to find people who have the skills needed to make your dream a reality. It is all about trusting that your journey into the great wide open will fill your heart and soul with its soothing power that only nature offers. It is about finding yourself in your own camper van, on roads less travelled being led by the free spirit inside you and feeling the excitement of the open road in front of you.All profits from the sale of this book will be donated to Prostate Cancer UK for research.

Mighty Fun Ideas for Practising Times Tables is a three-book series of reproducible worksheets providing fun games and activities to make learning the times tables fun. Superheroes are used to motivate children to practise all of the skills needed to solve multiplication, division and word based times table problems.

Learn Spanish with Luis y Sof a 2a Parte Storybook Pack (Years 5-6) contains 14 original, fun stories, written entirely in Spanish, that use repetitive phrases and simple sentences to introduce key vocabulary, grammar, and language structures. These stories continue on from the stories in the first pack for years 3-4.