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Covering the Curriculum with Stories

Six Cross-Curricular Projects that Teach Literacy and Thinking Through
  • ISBN-13: 9781904424970
  • Publisher: CROWN HOUSE PUBLISHING
    Imprint: CROWN HOUSE PUBLISHING
  • By Sharon Ginnis, By Paul Ginnis
  • Price: AUD $66.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/12/2006
  • Format: Paperback (297.00mm X 213.00mm) 296 pages Weight: 741g
  • Categories: Primary & middle schools [JNLB]
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Runner up for the NASEN and TES Book Award 2007 in the Books for Teaching and Learning categoryCovering the Curriculum with Stories is an exciting and unique resource, presenting a set of six delightful, cross-curricular play-based projects that deliver outstanding learning experiences. Designed for children aged 3-7, these projects will make major contributions to your pupils' literacy and literary skills, teach a whole repertoire of thinking skills and deliver many features of the Foundation and KS1 Curricula in an integrated, cross-curricular way.Each project:is based on an original storyuses dramatic and kinaesthetic techniquescapitalises on children's natural instinct to playlays down important conceptual foundations for later learning promotes emotional intelligence, learning-to-learn and citizenship.The book provides everything you need to know to teach the projects successfully, including:clear overviews with precise learning intentionssimple, clear, step-by-step instructionsdetails of pupil activitiesindications of cross-curricular linksreferences to QCA programmes of study.In addition, you will find extensive worksheets and learning materials on the Resources CD inside the back cover.''One of Crown House's very practical guides, this is a really useful summary of drama activities that can follow from using stories, and a clear demonstration of how stories link with all areas of the curriculum. As I storyteller and a trainer, it's a title I include in my book lists, and regularly recommend.'' - Alec Williams, freelance trainer and storyteller, and former School Library Association Chair'.
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