Books published by publisher Hopscotch Press

The Classics- a voyage of discovery is a skills-based resource that develops key reading and research skills using authentic narrative and poetry texts. This book contains 14 lesson plans, each accompanied by an original classic or modern text, a research skills section to support and encourage independent research skills, differentiated book reviews that enable children to comment upon each text they read and a CD containing a biography of each author and differentiated research activities. All modern and classic texts have been carefully chosen to engage young children with our literary heritage. Texts featured in this series include those of: Carol Ann Duffy, Valerie Bloom, Roger McGough, Jonathan Swift, Robert Louis Stevenson and William Wordsworth.

Creative Curriculum, teaching across the curriculum using a story, is a flexible series of resources aimed at encouraging a more creative and cross-curricular approach to teaching. By putting a story at the centre of learning a stimulus is provided to a range of learning opportunities, thus increasing children's understanding and adding fun and enjoyment to the lesson. Teachers are provided with practical ways to incorporate the story in a range of cross-curricular activities. Lights in the Night, in the Creative Curriculum series is aimed at KS2 children and contains an adventure story about friendship and perseverance. The book contains the fully illustrated story which is introduced to the children in Literacy Unit 1 and a range of units linking to the story covering Numeracy, Science, PSHE, Art and Design and Music, Dance and Drama. The books also includes a wealth of worksheets and planning sheets. The book is accompanied by a CD containing a colour version of the story for easy use on the whiteboard together with extension activities.