When a witch boards the bus at Paddington Station, wonderful, magical things happen to the tired and grumpy riders.

Written by a leading author, this popular book explains schemas - a key early childhood concept - in an accessible manner, making it perfect for any early childhood course.

Provides language arts, social studies, writing, math, science, health, music, drama, physical fitness, and art activities for use in kindergarten through sixth grade classes which celebrate the month of June. Includes lists of books and bulletin board ideas.

Ghosts, witches, gnomes, monsters and lively imaginations are all you need for a tremulous tale at bedtime. Featuring stories from a host of top children’s authors and illustrators, including Nicholas Allan, John Richardson, Tony Ross, Michael Ratnett and others. This creepy compendium is guaranteed to thrill and delight the youngest of readers, without scaring them out of their wits!

Organized by month, with a special section just for toddlers, you will find easy-to-do song-related activities that span the curriculum in areas such as math, art, and language. Accompanying each song are ideas for themes and list of children's books, records, and tapes to provide learning connections.

Reenergize winter classrooms with these fun-filled activities for December, January, and February.

The third volume of Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices joins volumes 1 and 2 of this best-selling series to give teachers and librarians the perfect tool to teach literary devices to students in grades K-12. In this volume, 120 well-reviewed picture storybooks, published mainly in the last few years, are listed (sometimes more than once) under 41 literary devices. All-ages picture storybooks, which can be enjoyed by adults, as well as children, are included. For each device, a definition is given, and descriptions of appropriate storybooks, with information on how to use them, the art style used in the book, and a curriculum tie-in, are provided. Among the literary devices included are alliteration, analogy, flashback, irony, metaphor, paradox, tone, and 34 more. Indexes by author, title, art style, and curriculum tie-in add to this outstanding book's great value. Grades 4-12.

What happens when you die? 15-year-old Mabel Stewart had always wondered that until she took her first trip into the afterlife. Now a veteran traveler between life and death, she’s learned that the creators of an ancient talisman designed to allow one person to control the worlds of the living and the dead want it completed. And they’ve upped the stakes. Mabel Stewart returns for another exciting adventure in the thrilling third novel of the Mabel Stewart series. After her latest expedition into the dead version of her grandfather’s Wisconsin hometown along with her younger brother Izzy, best friend Henrietta Cooper, and her mentor witch, Sophie Winslow, Mabel discovered the following: · ✓ Ghosts bleed in the underworld. · ✓ There is a death for the dead. · ✓ People’s passions in life continue after death. The discovery of a book in the dead library possesses the clue to the possible third piece of the talisman. Now Mabel and her friends are off to England to find the piece before the evil members of the Darkness can claim it. Along the way, they encounter old foes now allied with a dangerous, criminal werewolf pack. In this coming-of-age epic fantasy, Mabel will lose someone close, and she will have to decide if she’s worthy of taking on the responsibility of saving both worlds. If you’re a fan of the epic coming of age genre like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, you’ll love Mabel Stewart and the Witch’s Flute! Buy now for the best price.

Written for anyone using Circle Time with 3 to 7 year olds, this book sets out strategies and activities for making the most out of Circle Time sessions. Pre and post-activities are included, to encourage children to focus on the content of Circle Time as a way of sharing their work, ideas and thoughts. The book provides 11 different themes that can be linked to PSHCE, ranging from Caring for Others to Keeping Safe. Each theme provides: o aims o Circle Time activities o Draw and Talk o follow-up activities and suggestions for display o resources o reflections and evaluations. Margaret Collins is a former headteacher of infant and first schools. She is now Senior Visiting Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Southampton. She researches children′s perceptions of health education topics, writes teaching materials for children, books and articles on PSHE.