Andrew Brodie

Each book in this exciting new series contains more than 800 mental maths questions specially devised to boost children’s confidence by providing plenty of practice of all the key aspects of the national curriculum. The structure of each test follows the same pattern but the questions get progressively more difficult as children work their way through the book. Tips provided by ‘Digit’ the dog and word puzzles in the form of ‘Andrew Brodie Brain Booster’ boxes provide extra elements to support children’s learning and challenge them further. Fun stickers featuring Digit the dog for every page make sure children are rewarded for their efforts!

Each book in this exciting new series contains more than 800 mental maths questions specially devised to boost children’s confidence by providing plenty of practice of all the key aspects of the national curriculum. The structure of each test follows the same pattern but the questions get progressively more difficult as children work their way through the book. Tips provided by ‘Digit’ the dog and word puzzles in the form of ‘Andrew Brodie Brain Booster’ boxes provide extra elements to support children’s learning and challenge them further. Fun stickers featuring Digit the dog for every page make sure children are rewarded for their efforts!

Each book in this exciting new Andrew Brodie series contains more than 800 mental maths questions specially devised to boost children’s confidence by providing plenty of practice in all the key mathematical areas of the national curriculum. The structure of each test follows the same pattern but the questions get progressively more difficult as children work their way through the book. Tips provided by ‘Digit’ the dog and word puzzles in the form of ‘Andrew Brodie Brain Booster’ boxes provide extra elements to support children’s learning and challenge them further. Fun stickers featuring Digit the dog for every page make sure children are rewarded for their efforts!

Each book in this exciting new series contains more than 800 mental maths questions specially devised to boost children’s confidence by providing plenty of practice of all the key aspects of the national curriculum. The structure of each test follows the same pattern but the questions get progressively more difficult as children work their way through the book. Tips provided by ‘Digit’ the dog and word puzzles in the form of ‘Andrew Brodie Brain Booster’ boxes provide extra elements to support children’s learning and challenge them further. Fun stickers featuring Digit the dog for every page make sure children are rewarded for their efforts!

Improving Problem Solving Skills is a 5 book series which provides repeated, differentiated practice of solving word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Following on from the hugely successful Mental Maths Tests, this newseries provides more tests to help teachers prepare for the NationalTests at the end of each year and the final test at the end of KS2.Each book contains ten printable mental maths tests, reflecting thelook and feel of the real tests. Accompanying the books is a CD-ROMwhich contains all ten tests timed to the exact specifications of theactual test with set times for pupils to answer the questions. Answers to all thetests are provided too.

This series is designed to help teachers prepare for the National Tests at the end of each year and leading up to the final test at the end of KS2. Mental Maths for ages 5-6 contains eight photocopiable mental maths tests, reflecting the look and feel of the real tests. Accompanying the books is an audio CD which contains all the eight tests timed to the exact specifications of the actual test with set times for pupils to answer the questions. All that the teacher needs to do is turn on the CD player! Answers to all the tests are provided too.

Improving Vocabulary contains a wealth of vocabulary for pupils to discover, discuss and use in appropriate contexts, helping them to prepare for the new English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.Series of photocopiable books to use both as a tool for extending vocabulary and as a stimulus for speaking and listening activities. Each book will feature sets of illustration cards together with matching word cards, becoming increasingly complex throughout the series. Teachers will use the cards as the focus for discussion sessions, in which they will ask the pupils to identify the illustration which best represents each word. Pupils will be encouraged to explain why they feel that word is most appropriate. Pupils will use the cards to play matching games, etc.

Improving Vocabulary contains a wealth of vocabulary for pupils to discover, discuss and use in appropriate contexts, helping them to prepare for the new English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.Series of photocopiable books to use both as a tool for extending vocabulary and as a stimulus for speaking and listening activities. Each book will feature sets of illustration cards together with matching word cards, becoming increasingly complex throughout the series. Teachers will use the cards as the focus for discussion sessions, in which they will ask the pupils to identify the illustration which best represents each word. Pupils will be encouraged to explain why they feel that word is most appropriate. Pupils will use the cards to play matching games, etc.

Improving Vocabulary contains a wealth of vocabulary for pupils to discover, discuss and use in appropriate contexts, helping them to prepare for the new English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.Series of photocopiable books to use both as a tool for extending vocabulary and as a stimulus for speaking and listening activities. Each book will feature sets of illustration cards together with matching word cards, becoming increasingly complex throughout the series. Teachers will use the cards as the focus for discussion sessions, in which they will ask the pupils to identify the illustration which best represents each word. Pupils will be encouraged to explain why they feel that word is most appropriate. Pupils will use the cards to play matching games, etc.

Improving Vocabulary contains a wealth of vocabulary for pupils to discover, discuss and use in appropriate contexts, helping them to prepare for the new English grammar, punctuation and spelling test.Series of photocopiable books to use both as a tool for extending vocabulary and as a stimulus for speaking and listening activities. Each book will feature sets of illustration cards together with matching word cards, becoming increasingly complex throughout the series. Teachers will use the cards as the focus for discussion sessions, in which they will ask the pupils to identify the illustration which best represents each word. Pupils will be encouraged to explain why they feel that word is most appropriate. Pupils will use the cards to play matching games, etc.

Photocopiable series featuring 15 punctuation targets, which can be displayed on the whiteboard, accompanied by three differentiated worksheet - one sheet at lower ability pupils, one aimed at the middle range and one for higher ability. Series covers all aspects of punctuation and sentence structure, ranging from the use of capital letters and full stops to the use of speech marks, quotation marks, apostrophes and bracketing commas.

Each book in this series features 15 comprehension passages. Eachpassage is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets- one sheet aimed at lower ability pupils, one aimed at the middlerange and one for higher ability. It is envisaged that teachers maywell end up using two of the three worksheets with each child asprogress is made.The books cover a variety of genres and styles e.g. fiction,non-fiction, poetry, newspaper reports, etc. Some passages are takenfrom existing literature by well-known authors and some are originalpieces written by the authors. The carefully worded questions includethose with obvious answers to provide practice in writing clear,well-punctuated sentences, and those with less obvious answers so thathigher ability pupils will need to ‘read between the lines'. Oncecompleted the worksheets will also provide evidence for teachers whenmonitoring pupils' progress and assessing their level.The series addresses strands 7 and 8 of the new Primary Framework forliteracy, which refer to understanding, interpreting, engaging with andresponding to texts, and also strands 11 and 12, which are concernedwith sentence structure, punctuation and presentation.

Each book in this series features 15 comprehension passages. Eachpassage is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets- one sheet aimed at lower ability pupils, one aimed at the middlerange and one for higher ability. It is envisaged that teachers maywell end up using two of the three worksheets with each child asprogress is made.The books cover a variety of genres and styles e.g. fiction,non-fiction, poetry, newspaper reports, etc. Some passages are takenfrom existing literature by well-known authors and some are originalpieces written by the authors. The carefully worded questions includethose with obvious answers to provide practice in writing clear,well-punctuated sentences, and those with less obvious answers so thathigher ability pupils will need to ‘read between the lines'. Oncecompleted the worksheets will also provide evidence for teachers whenmonitoring pupils' progress and assessing their level.The series addresses strands 7 and 8 of the new Primary Framework forliteracy, which refer to understanding, interpreting, engaging with andresponding to texts, and also strands 11 and 12, which are concernedwith sentence structure, punctuation and presentation.

Each book in this series features 15 comprehension passages. Eachpassage is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets- one sheet aimed at lower ability pupils, one aimed at the middlerange and one for higher ability. It is envisaged that teachers maywell end up using two of the three worksheets with each child asprogress is made.The books cover a variety of genres and styles e.g. fiction,non-fiction, poetry, newspaper reports, etc. Some passages are takenfrom existing literature by well-known authors and some are originalpieces written by the authors. The carefully worded questions includethose with obvious answers to provide practice in writing clear,well-punctuated sentences, and those with less obvious answers so thathigher ability pupils will need to ‘read between the lines'. Oncecompleted the worksheets will also provide evidence for teachers whenmonitoring pupils' progress and assessing their level.The series addresses strands 7 and 8 of the new Primary Framework forliteracy, which refer to understanding, interpreting, engaging with andresponding to texts, and also strands 11 and 12, which are concernedwith sentence structure, punctuation and presentation.

Each book in this series features 15 comprehension passages. Eachpassage is accompanied by three differentiated comprehension worksheets- one sheet aimed at lower ability pupils, one aimed at the middlerange and one for higher ability. It is envisaged that teachers maywell end up using two of the three worksheets with each child asprogress is made.The books cover a variety of genres and styles e.g. fiction,non-fiction, poetry, newspaper reports, etc. Some passages are takenfrom existing literature by well-known authors and some are originalpieces written by the authors. The carefully worded questions includethose with obvious answers to provide practice in writing clear,well-punctuated sentences, and those with less obvious answers so thathigher ability pupils will need to ‘read between the lines'. Oncecompleted the worksheets will also provide evidence for teachers whenmonitoring pupils' progress and assessing their level.The series addresses strands 7 and 8 of the new Primary Framework forliteracy, which refer to understanding, interpreting, engaging with andresponding to texts, and also strands 11 and 12, which are concernedwith sentence structure, punctuation and presentation.

The Solving Maths Problems series addresses the perennial demand from teachers for problem-solving activities in maths. Although teachers have been receptive to recommendations for problem types from Local Authority Advisers, they still feel that they haven't got the time to invent their own problem solving questions. This series offers teachers a solution by providing a variety of problem solving activities and answers. Each book is accompanied by a CD-ROM which includes whiteboard examples of each problem type and activity sheets that children can complete as a follow-up. The sheets are in both PDF form and Word files so that teachers can customise them to meet individual needs or for homework.

The Solving Maths Problems series addresses the perennial demand from teachers for problem-solving activities in maths. Although teachers have been receptive to recommendations for problem types from Local Authority Advisers, they still feel that they haven't got the time to invent their own problem solving questions. This series offers teachers a solution by providing a variety of problem solving activities and answers. Each book is accompanied by a CD-ROM which includes whiteboard examples of each problem type and activity sheets that children can complete as a follow-up. The sheets are in both PDF form and Word files so that teachers can customise them to meet individual needs or for homework.

The books cover all aspects of writing featured in the framework and incorporates Word recognition/structure and spelling, Creating and shaping texts, Understanding and Responding to texts, Sentence structure and punctuation, (Presentation). The activities reflect any implications that come out of the Primary Review and include lots of opportunities for cross-curricular writing.

The series covers all aspects of writing featured in the framework and incorporates Word recognition/structure and spelling, Creating and shaping texts, Understanding and Responding to texts, Sentence structure and punctuation, (Presentation). The activities reflect any implications that come out of the Primary Review and include lots of opportunities for cross-curricular writing.