Teach Primary Issue 18.4

34 SCIENCE THROUGH STORIES Alom Shaha explains how we can use fiction to engage children with science 38 WAGOLL Peer inside the mind of author Rhian Tracey and help pupils understand how writers can create a flashback to provide background 42 PAGE TO STAGE Expert advice on how to guide pupils through a poetry performance 47 BOOK TOPIC Jon Biddle has put together some engrossing activities to help you explore Vashti Hardy’s Brightstorm with your class 50 BOOK CLUB We review five new titles that your class will love 53 THE CRAFT Let’s bring motivation, enjoyment and authentic writing purpose back into our classrooms, say Ellen Counter and Juliet McCullion PUBLISHERS: Joe Carter Sam Reubin Richard Stebbing EDITOR: Lydia Grove, lydia.grove@artichokehq.com GROUP ADVERTISING MANAGER: Samantha Law, samantha.law@artichokehq.com 01206 505499 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER: Demi Maynard, demi.maynard@artichokehq.com 01206 505962 ACCOUNT MANAGER: Kim Richards, kim.richards@artichokehq.com 01206 505240 ART EDITORS: Richard Allen & Sarah Barajas ACCOUNTS: artichokemedialtd@integral2.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: subscriptions@artichokeHQ.com PUBLISHED BY: Artichoke Media Ltd. The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. Every effort is made to ensure the veracity and integrity of the companies, persons, products and services mentioned in this publication, and the details given are believed to be accurate at the time of going to press. However, no responsibility or liability whatsoever can be accepted for any consequence or repercussion of responding to information or advice given or inferred. Copyright Artichoke Media Ltd. 6 | www.teachwire.net FEATURES 27 MAKE IT MAKE SENSE How teachers can bring data to life 32 PRE-EMPTING THE PROBLEM Sue Cowley explains how to get ahead of classroommanagement and nip ‘bad’ behaviour in the bud before it begins 78 THIS WAY! School improvement advice for headteachers and SLT LESSON PLANS 72 REFUGEE WEEK Learn all about the experiences of the Kindertransport children 74 HERE COMES THE SUN Celebrate summer with paintings inspired by the work of Alma Thomas 76 KS1 MATHS A piratical way to teach direction and position out in the playground