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Stop spending hours searching for, adapting and improving model texts for use in your classroom teaching. There is a way to save time and get properly levelled and relevant texts for your teaching – write your own. In Write It. Level It. Teach It., Matt Beighton shows you how and why writing your own model texts for teaching is so much better. Based on his experiences as a classroom teacher and having written nearly 1,000 comprehension texts for the Literacy Shed, Matt demonstrates how to do this quickly and effectively. * Includes writing templates for busy teachers. * Explores why correctly levelled texts matter. * Boosts learning and engagement. * Saves time and effort through collecting and re-using texts.

Stop spending hours searching for, adapting and improving model texts for use in your classroom teaching. There is a way to save time and get properly levelled and relevant texts for your teaching – write your own. In Write It. Level It. Teach It., Matt Beighton shows you how and why writing your own model texts for teaching is so much better. Based on his experiences as a classroom teacher and having written nearly 1,000 comprehension texts for the Literacy Shed, Matt demonstrates how to do this quickly and effectively. * Includes writing templates for busy teachers. * Explores why correctly levelled texts matter. * Boosts learning and engagement. * Saves time and effort through collecting and re-using texts.

In the distant future, the universe is a barren place. Mining factories known as districts have sprouted on every planet as a way to harvest a universal energy source called flux. Society is broken, and law and order are nonexistent. Only the word of the emperor, an elusive and distant entity, carries any force. The rest of the time, it is left to the clans that roam the slums and shantytowns to administer what counts as justice.You grew up in one of the most rundown districts of all; District-U. Built on some unknown and distant world, you thought you'd seen the last of it when you fled your clan and the wrath of Magron Thundergill. But now you've been dragged back into the dark alleyways and grim existence of the district to bring to an end a reign of terror that could threaten the entire universe. If you can claim revenge on Thundergill at the same time, then all the better.Journeying through the ceaseless rain and pulsing neon lights won't be easy. The streets are filled with traitors and clans who play by their own rules. You, the reader, must take control of the story in the fourth Pick Your Path adventure and end the tyranny in District-U.Whatever you choose, trust no one...

Business retreats to tropical islands are normally boring affairs, stuffed with lectures and sleazy salesmen. Very rarely are they a matter of life and death, but your visit to Ghost Island quickly descends into madness.Waking up with no memory of the night before, there's no doubt something is wrong. Amongst the tropical flowers, towering palms, and beneath a burning sun, your only chance of survival is finding a way off the island.Keeping yourself alive whilst figuring out a way to summon help isn't going to be easy. It's not just the hordes of zombies that you need to worry about; even the animals have vendettas. As the reader, this is your adventure, and it's your survival on the line in the fifth Pick Your Path adventure.Look behind you. The zombies are coming...

Who are the lost souls in the playground? What should you do if you need to trump in class? Whatever happened to Sally Saloo?Find the answers to all of these and more in this hilarious collection of poems from the playground, suitable for children of all ages.Matt Beighton is the author of the popular Monstacademy series of books for children along with the Shadowland Chronicles for those who prefer a few more battles.

There's a traitor at Monstacademy When Trixie returns to Monstacademy after being suspended, her best friend Gloria doesn't seem herself. To make matters worse, she's suddenly best friends with an exciting new monster. Is the new girl all that she seems, or are the Mean Ghouls up to no good?When the most important monster in the country pays Monstacademy a visit, the threat of their school closing hangs over Trixie and her friends like a black cloud. To make matters even worse, there's a traitor in the ranks and Trixie and Colin have to rely on their own wits to save the day once again.Will a surprise visit from the Grand High Monster spell the end for Monstacademy?

This edition uses a larger, more clearly defined font to aid the reading of children with dyslexia or visual impairment. A standard version is also available.There's a traitor at Monstacademy When Trixie returns to Monstacademy after being suspended, her best friend Gloria doesn't seem herself. To make matters worse, she's suddenly best friends with an exciting new monster. Is the new girl all that she seems, or are the Mean Ghouls up to no good?When the most important monster in the country pays Monstacademy a visit, the threat of their school closing hangs over Trixie and her friends like a black cloud. To make matters even worse, there's a traitor in the ranks and Trixie and Colin have to rely on their own wits to save the day once again.Will a surprise visit from the Grand High Monster spell the end for Monstacademy?

Penny dreadfuls are all the rage, but the monsters aren't just on the page. They are alive and wandering the streets, and Victorian London is at risk. Zombies, werewolves and many more are threatening to rip apart society, but there's one beast in particular that has caught your attention.You are one of the most respected monster hunters in England, so it was only natural that the old man would call on you when he heard the rumours. The frantic whispers had reached your ears as well, but you'd dismissed them as nothing more than fanciful imagination. Your path is clear; learn all you can about the legendary Beast of London and destroy it. Your journey through Victorian London will be fraught with the foulest monsters imaginable. You, the reader, must take control of the story in the third Pick Your Path adventure and earn the reputation as the greatest monster hunter of all time. The choices are yours, but choose carefully...Based on the success of Matt Beighton's dyslexia adapted Monstacademy series, the Pick Your Path Adventure series has been formatted to be accessible to all readers, including those with dyslexia and Irlen syndrome.

The hot desert sand seems far away as you step into the gloomy darkness beneath an Ancient Egyptian tomb. Ahead of you lie tunnels and traps that haven't been seen by living eyes for thousands of years. Your fate is in your hands as you, the reader, take on the role of a tomb raider and step beyond the realm of the mortals.Your promise to Kat Hazel was simple enough back in the rainy streets of London; you would head to Egypt and return with the Golden Heart of Ra. Perhaps the most coveted of all Egyptian antiquities, your fellow tomb raiders have been searching for it for decades, desperate for the praise of Queen Victoria or their own private sponsor. However, now that you stand at the opening to the tomb, listening to the unearthly howls of whatever still roams in the tunnels ahead, your quest seems foolhardy at best. Whether you return with the Golden Heart or die a miserable death alone in the darkness is down to you, the reader, as you take control of the action in the second Pick Your Path adventure. Roll the dice of destiny and hope that your chosen path is littered with nothing more than the bones of previous adventurers. Whatever you do, choose carefully...Based on the success of Matt Beighton's dyslexia adapted Monstacademy series, the Pick Your Path Adventure series has been formatted to be accessible to all readers, including those with dyslexia and Irlen syndrome.

Readers aged 9 to 14 around the world are enjoying the complex mythology and descriptive world building of the magical fantasy chapter book, The Spyglass and the Cherry Tree.Travel to Ithilmir, a strange world filled with a rising darkness, and join Skye Thistle as she fights against the mysticism and prophecies that are determined to seal her fate.Suffocated by lonliness and dread, Skye Thistle is forced to overcome her fears and prejudices after she is catapulted to a strange new world. A world filled with Goblins, Orcs, Dragons and others that, until now, only existed in fairy tales. A world at risk of being overcome with a rising darkness.Can Skye fulfil an ancient prophecy and be the single glimmer of hope in a war against evil? Can she ever return home?Whether Skye believes in them or not, Goblins are very real and, right now, she is their only hope.

How would you feel if your new school was full of Vampires, Werewolves, Wizards and worse?The Halloween Parade is a monstrously funny modern classic and brilliantly silly chapter book that will be enjoyed by young readers aged 5 and above.

Trixie's back and this time she's got Mummy trouble Summer's over for Trixie Grimble and her friends and that can only mean one thing.Mayhem When the Ankhstone is stolen, everyone is a suspect and it's up to Trixie, Gloria and Colin to find out who the true culprit is before the terrible mind-control powers of the ancient curse are unleashed on Monstacademy.Can Gloria overcome her crush in time to help Trixie and Colin wrap up the case?Also available in a dyslexia and visually impaired edition with a larger, more clearly defined font.

This edition uses a larger, more clearly defined font to aid the reading of children with dyslexia or visual impairment. A standard version is also available.Trixie's back and this time she's got Mummy trouble Summer's over for Trixie Grimble and her friends and that can only mean one thing.Mayhem When the Ankhstone is stolen, everyone is a suspect and it's up to Trixie, Gloria and Colin to find out who the true culprit is before the terrible mind-control powers of the ancient curse are unleashed on Monstacademy.Can Gloria overcome her crush in time to help Trixie and Colin wrap up the case?

Children learn best through discussion and investigation. The puzzles in this book are bright, colourful and challenging but they are also designed to be conversation starters. Some have more than one solution and they should all spark exciting discussions about how they can be solved. By asking questions and posing additional questions you can encourage your child to explore shape, colour and patterns.However you choose to use this book, the most important thing is to have fun and embrace the colour.Spot the dot is an excitingly colourful puzzle book for young children and adults alike. Featuring twelve different brainteasers, each designed in vibrant colour, spot the dot is a great way to introduce colours and shapes and for engaging those inquisitive little minds. Try to solve all twelve puzzles and find all of the hidden stars

This edition uses a larger, more clearly defined font to aid the reading of children with dyslexia or visual impairment. A standard version is also available.The Magic Knight has been stolen A magical suit of armour has gone missing in suspicious circumstances and there's only one person who can help to solve the mystery. You With nearly 20 different endings, The Magic Knight is a fantastic adventure that puts you in control of the action. You choose the story by making decisions and following your instincts. But be warned, not all endings are happy By controlling the decisions your character makes, only you can solve the mystery of the Magic Knight Roll the dice and control the action as you become the hero of your very own Monstacademy adventure