Teach Primary Issue 18.5

Breaktime News | Interviews | Ideas | Resources | Research 8 | www.teachwire.net ENGINEERING EXPERTISE The Design Process Box is a free educational resource from the Dyson Foundation. It introduces children to the design process, helping to develop their analytical skills. You can loan a box for six weeks at no charge. Visit tinyurl.com/ tp-DesignBox PERSUASIVE WRITING Teach your class to craft powerful arguments with this comprehensive collection of teaching tips, free lesson plans and resources for KS2. Activity ideas include writing letters, creating a compelling restaurant menu. Find out more at tinyurl.com/ tp-Persuasive J UNE 3 INSTANT LESSONS... (You’re welcome) Meet the authors The Children’s Bookshowwill be returning to theatres across the UK this autumn with a series of 14 live performances featuring authors, poets and illustrators includingMichael Rosen, Valerie Bloom, Frank Cottrell- Boyce, Ele Fountain and Kwame Alexander. Between 26th September and 21st November, children’s authors and illustrators will perform for primary school children at theatre venues in cities such asWolverhampton, Hull, Newcastle, Exeter, Bristol, London and Ipswich. The tour will stop in Portsmouth for the first time this year, with a live performance at the NewTheatre Royal from award-winning author and illustrator SamUsher, best-known for his much-loved picture books featuring a boy and his grandfather. Every child who attends an event will receive a free book by the performing artist to take home and keep. You can browse the full programme of events, and buy tickets at thechildrensbookshow.com/performances THE AUTHOR’S VOICE Have you checked out our full range of expert WAGOLLs written by actual children’s authors? Each one offers a glimpse inside a writer’s mind, plus a bumper pack of accompanying resources designed by literacy experts. Browse them all at tinyurl.com/ tp-WAGOLLs RESOURCES KS2 SATs support For engaging, effective recap and revision materials, designed to test children’s knowledge, find and fill gaps, and build their confidence in the run-up to SATs, take a look at Plazoom’s KS2 SATs Support collection of resource packs! From practice questions for the reading and grammar tests, to tasks that will produce independent writing for moderation, you’ll find everything you need and more – just head over to bit.ly/PlzSATS TODAY’S TOP