The essential teaching theory and practice text for primary English.This comprehensive and popular text covers the professional knowledge, skills and understanding required to be an effective teacher of primary English.*Practical guidance on the teaching and learning of phonics, the importance of talk in the classroom and the teaching of handwriting and spelling.*Covers the teaching of writing in the early years, KS1 and KS2.*Includes strategi...

All you need to know about the theory and practice of teaching primary English.If you are training to be a primary school teacher, a knowledge of the primary English curriculum is not enough, you need to know HOW to teach English in primary schools.This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary English that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching. It covers the important skills of classroom management,...

'A daily dose of joy and wisdom. Just what we need to chase the gloom away!' OLIVIA COLMAN'This book makes me smile every day.' FEARNE COTTONWhy is a heart not heart-shaped? Will I ever understand cryptocurrency? What am I doing when I apricate? And is everything getting worse?Finding the time to appreciate the bounty of our world can be tricky amid the demands of work, family and scrolling our phones. Happily, E. Foley and B. Coates have curated

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Eine brillante Sammlung voller kurioser Wissensschätze, die ein Jahr voller Staunen versprechen!Inmitten des stressigen Alltages kann es schwierig sein, die Zeit zu finden, die kleinen Wunder unserer Welt wahrzunehmen und wertzuschätzen. Dieses liebevoll gestaltete Buch soll uns dabei helfen und begleitet uns mit seinen 365 fröhlich-zufälligen und äußerst faszinierenden Einträgen durch ein ganzes Jahr, um uns Tag für Tag zum Staunen und Wundern zu bringen. Wir erfa...

'An obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible' Daily TelegraphDon't know your isosceles from your equilateral? Forgotten what actually happened in 1066? Any idea why the sky is blue? This bestselling bible of old-school knowledge for grown-ups has all the answers.With fun lessons in mathematics and algebra, English language and literature, chemistry and the sciences, geography, history, Lati...

Da sempre noi donne aspiriamo a migliorare noi stesse: amiamo confrontarci le une con le altre, imparare dai nostri errori, dispensare consigli. Ma perché accontentarsi di modelli mortali, quando disponiamo di esempi divini? I miti, antichi quanto l’umanità, con le loro storie popolate di creature magiche, di gesta coraggiose, ma anche di fallimenti epici, ci aiutano a comprendere il nostro posto nel mondo e a raggiungere i più alti obiettivi. Le autrici di questo libro ci accompagnano in ...

Fatiguée que votre supérieur s’approprie vos idées ? Terrorisée à l’idée de devoir parler devant une assemblée ? Usée de devoir briller sur tous les fronts chaque jour ? Pas de panique : Cléopâtre, Agatha Christie, Coco Chanel, Frida Kahlo et beaucoup d’autres sont vos meilleurs coachs. On a beaucoup à apprendre des histoires libératrices de ces héroïnes qui, à des époques bien plus rudes que la nôtre, ont pris le contrôle de leur destin et fait avancer leur vie comme elles l’entendaient. ...

Per dare una bella scrollata al soffocante ideale della brava bambina, affidatevi ai consigli delle spregiudicate e corsare figure femminili del passato. Cleopatra ci insegna a domare i parenti serpenti, Frida Kahlo a sfoggiare con orgoglio il nostro stile, Dorothy Parker a tenere testa ai maschi stronzi, Caterina la Grande a gestire i pettegolezzi. Dall’antichità all’età dell’oro elisabettiana, dalla Roma di Artemisia Gentileschi alla Parigi del dopoguerra, questa ricca carrellata di stor...

If you paid attention to Homework for Grown-ups you should hopefully now have a grasp of the basics: know your chiasmus from your zeugma, your obliques from your acutes, and your Anne of Cleves from your Anne Boleyn. Now, sit up straight, and get your jotters and pencils out, because E Foley and B Coates are back to steer you through some of the more complicated elements of the curriculum and beyond.Advanced Homework for Grown-ups will revisit and refresh the core...

Herausforderungen gehören zum Leben, und oft ist guter Rat teuer. In diesem liebevoll gestalteten Buch erfahren wir, wie Powerfrauen wie Margarete Steiff, Clara Schumann, Kleopatra, Elizabeth I., Katharina von Bora, Erika Mann und viele andere ihre Probleme lösten und sich Situationen stellten, denen wir uns auch heute noch in ähnlicher Weise stellen müssen. Wie verlockend ist es da, sich Inspiration von beachtlichen Frauen und strahlenden Vorbildern der Geschichte zu holen! Was würde Frid...

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