Here are some of the books I have written:
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© Ellis Nadler 2005, cover and character illustration used under exclusive licence to PSHB Co Ltd
These are homework books that meet the requirements of the Literacy Strategy for Year 5 and 4. They are part of a series covering every year at primary school. The children write directly into the books, which contain daily homework exercises for the whole academic year, broken into activities for word level, sentence level and text level. I co-wrote, ‘My Fourth Literacy Workabook’ with Deirdre Howard-Williams, who was the chairperson of the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society www.alcs.co.uk. Both books were written for The Primary School Homework Book Company www.workabook.co.uk
These books were both written for the web-based educational publisher ZigZag Education www.zigzageducation.co.uk.
Exploration and Encounters was developed with the busy teacher in mind and to meet the differentiating needs of individual pupils within the classroom. The pack is divided into twelve units that cover a world history study of the Aztecs, Cortés and Christopher Columbus. Pupils can either work through all the worksheets or teachers can match specific worksheets from each unit to the pupils’ abilities. Each unit can be taught weekly within the allocated history session and there are suggestions for cross-curricular links. Extension ideas, suggestions for display and resources have also been included in the teacher’s notes.
The Essential Literacy Skills book contains 39 self-explanatory worksheets. This resource can be used by non-specialists and will provide instant cover lessons and stimuli for developing a wide range of important literacy and grammar skills. A full set of answers has been provided. I have produced similar packs for KS3, titled Grammar Worksheets for Year 7/8 and Grammar Help for SEN. Digital versions are available for all four these resource packs published by ZigZag Education.
Pick Up A Play - Plays for Primary Schools - Ages 9-10
Quick and Easy Plays for Primary Schools was written for Hopscotch Educational www.hopscotchbooks.com, now a division of the Mark Allen Publishing Group www.markallengroup.com. This is a large A4 clip file that forms part of a series of differentiated plays at three ability levels for each year of primary school. It contains 27 different plays, which can be used for guided reading or performance on stage. Each play is accompanied by detailed teachers' notes that provide suggestions for making costumes and props as well as performance ideas.
Contents:
- Childhood Experiences - friends, school journey, Victorian childhood
- Traditional stories - fairy tales, myths and legends, fables
- Stories form other cultures - creation stories, Chinese festivals,Christmas
Developing History
These books were written for A&C Black www.acblack.com and are part of a series of seven photocopiable activity books - one for each year of primary school. The books follow the proven, successful 'Developings' formula and provide a wealth of activities to support the teaching of history in the Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.
This series of four Maths Homework Books for CGP www.cgpbooks.co.uk, are differentiated to support work being taught within the classroom. Each book contains more than 120 photocopiable worksheets to suit all abilities. Put all four books together and you have a complete homework scheme for the whole of KS2.
My illustrated non-fiction book aims to explain the medical condition diabetes to children aged 11+. It was written for Discovery Books www.discoverybooks.net and published by Franklin Watts www.franklinwatts.co.uk.
With childhood obesity hitting alarmingly high levels and given high profile in the media today, this book looks at what schools could and should be doing to tackle the problem. Research has shown there is a link between weight, lifestyle and attainment. This book will identify areas and strategies for all primary schools to help educate children and parents about obesity.
It includes:
- 32 Classroom Activities, each with a learning objective
- Photocopiable worksheets to be used in the classroom or set as homework
- Individual Health Plan to record and monitor children’s healthy habits
- List of useful contacts for outside professional support.
The Literacy Teacher Training Handbook is a unique and valuable resource for all primary school teachers, in particular those who are still training or newly qualified, supply teachers and teachers whose specialism is not literacy. There are hundreds of quick and easy activities for Year One to Year Six. There are photocopiable activities provided to support and enhance the children’s learning, including a wide range of writing frameworks for evaluating different genres and to help the children to plan their own writing.
Science is fun! That’s the message I am sending along with this book, which is crammed full of a huge range of exciting ideas for science classroom experiments, all of which have been tried and tested over my 17 years as a primary-school teacher.
Written for Brilliant Publications www.brilliantpublications.co.uk, this book contains over 100 science investigations for all ages from Year One to Year Six.
I have recently been commissioned to write two new series, both for Hopscotch Educational.
More information on these books will be shared in due course.