RESOURCE PACK FOR KS2 / AGES 8+ Suitable for home learning or in the classroom Explore Themes of : Identity Family Home Friendship Celebrating Difference Being Kind Subject Checklist : Literacy PSHE Citizenship Art, Design & Technology

Fun activities for classroom or home use based around the bestselling Pinch of Magic adventures, including: Rose & poemgranate ice cream recipe Create your own supestitions Map making Which Widdershins sister are you? quiz

Extracts and notes for KS2 teachers and librarians based on A Tangle of Spells, the third Pinch of Magic Adventure by bestselling author Michelle Harrison. Resources include: Extracts from A Tangle of Spells Discussion Questions Creative writing activities Individual and group activities

Suitable for: Ages 8+ Explore themes of: Zanzibar, Home, Travel, Eco-friendliness, Wellbeing, Trees, Community, Local History Subject Checklist: Literacy, Science, Geography, History, Art, Design & Technology, PSHE, Citizenship Activities including map marking, travel brochure making, tree research, rainforest and coral reef protection, community actions. Resources created by Shapes For Schools for Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. Includes extracts from A Girl Called Joy by Jenny Valentine, illustrations by Claire Lefevre.

Educational notes for KS2 teachers and librarians based on the Dragon Realm series by Katie and Kevin Tsang Books: Dragon Mountain and Dragon Legend Series: Dragon Realm Suitable for: Ages 9+ Explore themes of: Dragons, Myths and Legends, Friendship and Inclusivity Subject Checklist: Reading, Writing, Art, Design & Technology, PSHE, Geography, History

Lesson Plans and Learning Resources for The Trail by Laura Bates 14+ Students No matter how you try to hide it, the truth will always come out . . . After a plane crash sees a group of seven teens washed up on a desert island, their first thought is survival. But a terrible secret from a party the night before has followed them ashore. Facing deadly threats and the fear of being stranded forever, they quickly discover that being the most popular kid in High School doesn’t help when you’re fighting to stay alive. As the island deals each of them a dangerous blow, it’s clear that someone is looking for justice. Now survival depends on facing the truth about that party: who was hurt that night, and who let it happen? From multi-award-winning author and gender equality activist, Laura Bates, this thought-provoking drama will start an important conversation and keep you guessing to the end. ‘Laura Bates is one of the most important feminist voices we have and The Trial is engaging and clever, thought-provoking and thrilling. I inhaled it in one sitting.’ – Louise O’Neill, author of Asking For It

MEET THE DRAGONS Objectives: Find information from the books about the four dragons; create a ‘Dragon Ratings Card’ for each dragon. CREATING A NEW DRAGON Objectives: Create an illustration and biography of a new dragon character for the series. FRIENDSHIP & INCLUSIVITY Objectives: Reflect on the themes of friendship and teamwork in the series; create a ‘Teamwork Storyboard’. MYTHS AND LEGENDS Objectives: Reflect on how features of Myths and Legends are incorporated in the series; plan a Myth or Legend. SERIES REVIEW Objectives: Create a book cover for the third book in the series; write a review of the series.

A resource pack of activities based on four key chapters from the book including discussion questions, writing activities and cross curricular opportunities based on The Boy Who Made The World Disappear by Ben Miller. About the book Harrison tries his best to be good. He doesn’t steal, he always shares with his sister and he never cheats at board games, but Harrison also has a BIG flaw… He can’t control his temper! So when he’s given a black hole instead of a balloon at a party, Harrison jumps at the chance to get rid of everything that makes him cross. But when it’s not just things he hates that are disappearing into the black hole but things he loves, too, Harrison starts to realise that sometimes you should be careful what you wish for…