Bøger af Chris Curtis

Ready to Teach: The Merchant of Venice brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach Shakespeare's play, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact.

This fun-filled colouring book features 24 pictures of cute friendly squirrels for you to colour in and 24 join the dots pictures for you to complete. There is also space for you to practice your writing and tell a story about the squirrels. Colouring-in is much more than a fun way of keeping your kids entertained. It is also a very important tool in your child's development. It can enhance their motor skills, teach them how to hold a pencil properly and improve their coordination and handwriting. Encouraging your child to use their colouring book is a great way to calm them down when they are over-excited or over-tired. Having some old-fashioned quality time together; just you, your kids and a colouring book, is the perfect antidote to a stressful day. Order your copy today.

A Colouring Book For Train Lovers Everywhere featuring 30 pictures of different trains from around the world, from the American Wild West to the Japanese Bullet Train.You will find steam engines, diesel and electric trains travelling through the mountains, by the side of lakes and into the towns and cities. There are blank pages at the back of this colouring book for you to have fun and create your own railway pictures.It used to be that only kids loved to colour, but now studies have shown that colouring actually reduces stress and is beneficial for adults, too.Just like meditation, colouring also allows us to switch off our brains from other thoughts and focus only on the moment, helping to alleviate free-floating anxiety.It can be particularly effective for people who aren't comfortable with more creatively expressive forms of art, Art therapy is also helpful among people dealing with a variety of other conditions, such as depression, dementia, anxiety, Colouring-in is much more than a fun way of keeping your kids entertained. It is also a very important tool in your child's development. It can enhance their motor skills, teach them how to hold a pencil properly and improve their coordination and handwriting.Order your copy of this great new colouring in book now

The Mindfulness Mandalas is an adult's colouring book designed to help you relax and also inspire you.Inside you will find 48 Black and White images all ready for you to colour in and at the same time allow you to express your creativity. Alongside each picture there is an inspirational affirmation all about self growth, relaxation, health or creativity. Over the past few years, using colouring books has evolved from simply being something for kids to do into a recognised form of meditation and therapy for grown-ups. Colouring is a form of meditation equal to the more traditional ways. Colouring images such as Mandalas helps you experience the benefits of meditation such as inner calm and peacefulness. This is an activity that can keep you centred in the present, away from other distractions. Take time out for yourself. You may think that colouring is a fairly whimsical pastime, but if you think about it, when did you last sit down and do something just for the fun of it? Setting aside a period of me-time for yourself, or as a family activity, is crucial for maintaining your mental health. It is also great fun! Order your copy of The Mindfulness Mandalas Colouring Book Now and start Creating.

30 Pictures To Colour In Featuring Cute Penguins Who Are All Busy At Work. We have Penguins who are Teachers, Scientists, Singers and Construction Workers, plus many more pictures of Penguins working in different jobs. Use your imagination and colour in all the pictures and think about what job you would like to do when you grow up.

'Ready to Teach: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' is a compendium of background reading, subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies to support the teaching of Stevenson's gothic tale of morality, murder and science. Using a combination of pedagogical theory, research and work from other Victorian writers of the time, the book helps to prepare, develop or deepen the teaching of the text in the classroom. As part of the Ready to Teach series, each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice.The book also offers an introduction and exploration of Victorian society as seen in the novel but also how other writers of that time presented similar themes or ideas. Literature is never created in a vacuum and Ready to Teach: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde explores how text reflects its Victorian context and what other writers were doing at that time. 'Ready to Teach: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' has a level of duality like Doctor Jekyll himself. On one level, the book provides an exploration for the text for people new to teaching it. On another level, the book provides new ideas or ways of seeing things for the established teacher. A perfect addition for your CPD bookcase.

The Busy Artist's Mindfulness Colouring Book is an adult's colouring book designed to help you relax and also inspire you. Inside you will find 48 Black and White images all ready for you to colour in and at the same time allow you to express your creativity. Alongside each picture there is an inspirational quote all about creativity.Over the past few years, using colouring books has evolved from simply being something for kids to do into a recognised form of meditation and therapy for grown-ups. Colouring is a form of meditation equal to the more traditional ways. Colouring images such as Mandalas helps you experience the benefits of meditation such as inner calm and peacefulness. This is an activity that can keep you centred in the present, away from other distractions. Take time out for yourself. You may think that colouring is a fairly whimsical pastime, but if you think about it, when did you last sit down and do something just for the fun of it? Setting aside a period of me-time for yourself, or as a family activity, is crucial for maintaining your mental health. It is also great fun! Order your copy of The Busy Artist's Mindfulness Colouring Book Now and start Creating.

New stories by Chris Curtis, author of Alfred's Tango and Other Unlikely Tales. These stories reveal humour and pathos in almost equal measure. In part futuristic, in part reflective, always intriguing and entertaining. Joseph just wants to work on his craft projects, his wife wants to travel. Something has to give. Political hubris meets the clear vision of the young. Does the Emperor remind you of anyone you know? Does death have a sense of humour? Find out on Last Train! A boy's sombre memory of a natural disaster. Matchsticks on the flood. How easy is it to change the mood of a dinner party? Don't try the conversation gambits that Harry used. Would you like a 100-word snack? Perhaps not, it could be your Last Meal. Want to live longer? In Time About it is not as easy as it seems. Nobody thinks about the wolf. He also had a family. A Grimm story reprised. Could a virtual person exist? It would make an excellent accomplice to a murder, wouldn't it? Ask Arthur. How to treat writer's block. Edward's wife knows, but Edward is not so sure. Prisoner of His Craft.These stories and more in A Letter to Lettuce. Published by Palm Garden Publishers, Sydney at palmgardenpress@optusnet.com.au.

Twenty five stories of mystery, romance and fantasy revealing the human experience with action, insight and humour. If you're bored don't do what Brenda did in 'Lost and Found'!Billy just wanted to be like his friends in 'A Win for Billy'.Looking for a good 'Who done it'? 'Fatal Voyage' will keep you guessing.'Bob the Barber" will give you a trim and his opinion of writers!Arthur is worried. Just how much does Madam Cheng know? Find out in 'The Seer'!These stories and more in the latest selection from Chris Curtis.

One photocopiable and editable teacher pack to assess reading progress and improve reading skills in KS3 English and help close gaps to aid reading recovery.

Written by Chris Curtis, How to Teach: English: Novels, non-fiction and their artful navigation is jam-packed with enlivening ideas to help teachers make the subject of English more intellectually challenging for students - and to make it fun too!