72 different themes that can be seen in stories. This sheet can be used in guided reading or creative writing. Ask the pupils to identify the themes from a story or use them to choose some themes and for the pupils to make up a story which includes these themes.

Learning Objectives are: 1. To discuss and work co-operatively in groups to decide on the most important rights for a child. 2. To put a strong case to the UN for it to include your Article in the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child. This is an easy to follow step-by-step lesson which results in some well-formed argument. There is a plan to show progression, which is hyperlinked to the resources, a PowerPoint that models each stage and the resources for the pupils to use. Activities include: Diamond nine Group work Presentational skills Discussion Structured writing Cause and effect Panel of experts Use of debate phrases Sometimes after uploading and downloading the hyperlinks don't work. If they don't, the resources are all contained within the file for you to use. The hyperlinks were there to make things easier but are not the only way to access the resource.

Sentence Structure • Simple • Compound + co-ordinating conjunctions • Complex + subordinate conjunctions A 120 page PowerPoint giving examples and ideas on how to teach different types of sentence structure • Phrase or clause • Combining complex and compound sentence • Magic three – nouns • Magic three – actions • Starting a sentence with an …ing verb • Questions/commands/statements/exclamations • Semi-colons • Hyphens • Colons • Drop in clauses/comma splicing • Relative clauses • Prepositional phrases • Poetry • Temporal connectives – adverbial phrases • Similes • Active and Passive • Starting a sentence with …ed (adjective) • Personification

This is a wonderful fun and engaging book to teach children not to drop litter. As most of the ocean rubbish comes from the land, we need to teach people to not drop it in the first place. This books can be used for 5 - 8 years olds. This resource includes: The themes found in the book A table of quality vocabulary found in the book And 20 teaching ideas with weblinks to help. All of this is also found on the website wwwkreativefutures.co.uk. The books is an excellent resource and the ideas are well-worth using. This book teaches pupils to learn through stories by: a) Tackling topical environmental issues b) Offering quality discussions through strong themes c) Introducing aspirational language d) Demonstrating grammar and sentence structure in line with National Curriculum expectations. There are three other eco-adventure books (Lost LIves, George the Fraud and the Dragon and The Day the Turtles Came Home).

This is a beautifully touching story about a young boy who wants to take his grandma to the beach where she grew up one last time to see her turtles before she goes blind, but when they get there the beach is full of rubbish. He sees how upset his grandma is so wants to do something about it. There are some twists and turns and surprises for the reader. This books can be used for 6 years old right up to 11 year olds. This resource includes: The themes found in the book A table of quality vocabulary found in the book And 22 teaching ideas with weblinks to help. All of this is also found on the website wwwkreativefutures.co.uk. The books is an excellent resource and the ideas are well-worth using. This book teaches pupils to learn through stories by: a) Tackling topical environmental issues b) Offering quality discussions through strong themes c) Introducing aspirational language d) Demonstrating grammar and sentence structure in line with National Curriculum expectations. There are three other eco-adventure books (Lost LIves, George the Fraud and the Dragon and What a Load of Rubbish).

The book reverses the perception of who is the hero and who is the villain from St George and the Dragon : George is the anti-hero and the dragon, wizard and wolf are the good guys. The dragon is the guardian of the crystals that protect the balance of Earth’s ecosystems, but George steals them and this creates problems for the world as it starts to die. Who is brave enough to stand up to George and his family? This books can be used for 6 years old right up to 11 year olds. The resource includes: The themes found in the book And 21 teaching ideas with weblinks to help. All of this is found on the Kreative Futures website. The books are excellent and the resource well-worth using. The books helps children learn through stories by: a) Tackling topical environmental issues b) Offering quality discussions through strong themes c) Introducing aspirational language d) Demonstrating grammar and sentence structure in line with National Curriculum expectations. There are three other eco-adventure books (Lost LIves, The Day the Turtles Came Home and What a Load of Rubbish).