Books in Belair - A World of Display series

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This book contains over 90 themes for arts and crafts projects based on styles, designs, materials and artistic techniques from around the world. Themes clearly link to history and geography and cover the four main areas of the art and design curriculum: textiles, drawing, painting and three-dimensional work.

Exploring popular primary themes such as weather, coastlines, rivers, mountains and our locality, this book includes colourful displays and activities using themes from the geography curriculum.

This book provides activities to bring literacy lessons to life with interactive displays. Each theme is packed with ideas for creative games and artwork that develop children's imaginative and practical skills whilst furthering their development in phonics, vowels and consonants, grammar, sentences and writing, and rhyme and rhythm.

'Art Inspired by Recycling' provides ideas for stimulating children's creativity by transforming domestic waste materials into original artwork, attractive gifts and useful objects.

'Creative History' contains a range of ideas for developing children's understanding of ancient civilizations through creative art and display. The activities encourage the exploration of beliefs and legends, ceremonies and rituals, clothing and jewellery, transport, food and lifestyles.

This volume uses stories from around the world as starting points for creative work. The activities develop the core literacy skills of reading and writing, speaking and listening, drama and role-play.

'Hands on History' provides stimulating and creative ideas for exploring popular history themes through art. The activities help children to envisage life in another era, understand manufacturing processes and learn about the world around them.

This work provides a range of display-based activities that develop children's understanding and enjoyment of developing skills by concentrating on specific subjects, in this case the Olympics.

'Hands on PSHCE' contains original ideas for practical PSHCE lessons, which engage children in lively discussion. The activities explore relevant issues and aim to equip children with the knowledge, skills and understanding they need to lead confident, healthy, independent lives.