Give yourself a head start!Collins School Dictionary is the perfect companion for all students aged 11-14. With a clear design throughout, it is easy to use and full of useful features to help build language confidence and help with work and study. This new edition of Collins School Dictionary has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for school work and homework.The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy, and full definitions are given in simple language, often in complete sentences. With over 20,000 entries, many new or updated, it includes general vocabulary as ... View More...
Give yourself a head start! Collins School Dictionary is the perfect companion for all students aged 11-14. With a clear design throughout, it is easy to use and full of useful features to help build language confidence and help with work and study. This new edition of Collins School Dictionary has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for school work and homework.The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy, and full definitions are given in simple language, often in complete sentences. With over 20,000 entries, many new or updated, it includes general vocabulary as... View More...
7 audio CDs. The Wakatta! audio CDs are an essential component of the Wakatta! Senior High School Japanese course. They are designed to be used together with the course book and workbooks and contain stimulating listening tasks and readings for the complete Wakatta! course. Each unit contains three levels of listening tasks, including short exchanges, conversations and extended passages. The listening tasks reinforce language patterns and topic-based content covered in the course. The audio CDs contain spoken versions of all reading texts in Wakatta! These give students opportunities to furthe... View More...
Wakatta! has been written for senior high school students continuing their study of Japanese. The course is constructed around key topic areas. It is designed to develop essential skills for effective oral and written communication in Japanese. Wakatta! covers two years' study and can be used as the core component of any senior high school course. The Wakatta! Course integrates three resources: View More...
Wakatta! Workbook 1 is an essential component of the Wakatta! senior high school Japanese course. It provides students with the opportunity to practise and consolidate all content covered in the first six units of the Wakatta! Course Book. Each unit of the workbook provides: practice in reading and writing kanji individually and in context; reading, writing and speaking tasks on the Wakatta! topics; three levels of listening tasks (using the Wakatta! audio tapes); puzzles, including crosswords and find-a-words-Grammar exercises targeting the language patterns covered in the Wakatta! Course Bo... View More...
Wakatta! Workbook 2 is an essential component of the Wakatta! senior high school Japanese course. It provides students with the opportunity to practise and consolidate all content covered in the last six units of the Wakatta! Course Book. Each unit of the workbook provides: practice in reading and writing Kanji individually and in cont ext reading, writing and speaking tasks on the Wakatta! topics /li> three levels of listening tasks (using the Wakatta! audio tapes ) puzzles, including crosswords and find-a-words grammar exercises targeting the language patterns covered in the Wakatta! Course ... View More...
This guide is a vital reference for anyone wanting to improve their reading comprehension. It clearly explains the range of strategies required to be an effective reader. The book is divided into two sections.
Section 1 — covers a variety of social and cultural contexts and explores the differences between printed, visual and non-verbal texts.
Section 2 — focuses on developing specific strategies that can be applied to a broad range of fiction and non-fiction text types. These include:
Previewing,
Making connections,
Predicting,
Visualising,
Monitoring,
Reflecting,... View More...
This guide is a quick and easy reference for basic grammar and punctuation for lower primary school students. It includes examples and exercises to practise and apply the skills shown in eight sections covering the following topics:
Sentences,
Nouns,
Adjectives,
Pronouns,
Verbs,
Adverbs,
Phrases,
Punctuation.
Each section contains simple definitions and examples of usage with a quick TRY THIS quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge. The Guide also includes:
a comprehensive glossary;
a detailed index;
Australian Curriculum correlations;
answers for ... View More...
Blake's Grammar Guide contains simple concise definitions of grammatical terms with practice exercises and examples of how to apply them. There are nine sections covering traditional grammar: Nouns; Verbs; Adjectives; Pronouns; Adverbs; Phrases; Sentences; Clauses and Conjunctions. Each section contains a simple definition of the grammatical term, an example of the usage and a quick ‘TRY THIS’ quiz to allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge. Blake’s Grammar Guide also includes:• A section on functional grammar that explores and explains the experi... View More...
Blake's Spelling Guide is a vital tool for anyone wanting to be a great speller.
It contains information about how to:
represent spoken words in written form;
apply the rules and conventions of English spelling;
change words to fit the grammar of written text;
Practice exercises (with answers) and a comprehensive glossary are included to help students improve their knowledge and understanding of spelling.
There are also 12 Word Lists for quick reference covering:
homonyms,
homophones,
antonyms,
frequently misspelt words,
Latin and Greek roots,
homographs,
prefi... View More...
Blake's Science Guide is a vital reference for primary school students in Years 3–6 who want a basic understanding of the recently released Australian Science Curriculum.
The book is divided into three curriculum strands:
1 Science Inquiry Skills:
covers how to evaluate and investigate ideas and claims by developing evidence-based conclusions.
2 Science Understanding:
covers key content in the four major science strands: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences and Physical Sciences.
3 Science as a Human Endeavour:
explores the nature and de... View More...
The Sound Waves Extended Student Chart is an A3 folded to A4 handy chart for students to use as a reference for spelling. It contains additional words and graphemes that mid and upper-level students will encounter as they progress in the Sound Waves program. The Extended Student Chart is an ideal reference tool for students as they decode and encode complex words. View More...
An intrinsic part of the Sound Waves Foundation Program, the Foundation Flashcards help to maximise your students' success when learning to read and spell. The Flashcards are divided into three main categories: Graphemes, List Words and Special Words. A must have for every Foundation Teacher! View More...
Ideal for games, activities and classroom discussion! These 34 Consonant and 29 Vowel Sound Cards have large icons and are excellent as a wall chart or frieze. The reverse side of the Foundation Sound Cards feature Sound Box, Chant, Action and a Sound pronunciation key. Also available in A5 size. View More...
Ideal for games, activities and classroom discussion! These 34 Consonant and 29 Vowel Sound Cards have large icons and are excellent as a wall chart or frieze. The reverse side of the Foundation Sound Cards feature Sound Box, Chant, Action and a Sound pronunciation key. Also available in A4 size. View More...
The Sound Waves Foundation Toolbox is essential for all Foundation Teachers. What you'll find in the Sound Waves Foundation Toolbox: Let's Sing the Sounds CD. Foundation Flashcards. Foundation Sound Cards (Both A4 & A5 size). Sound Cards A5 (Words and Graphemes). All packaged in a sturdy carry case. View More...
The tracks on Sound Waves Let's Sing the Sounds are ideal for introducing students to the phonemes of our language. While they bop along to the beat they are: Familiarising themselves with phonemes. Listening to the correct pronunciation of each sound. Practising correct sound pronunciation. Track 1: Hear the Sounds. Track 2: Echo the Sounds. Track 3: Chant the Sounds. Track 4: Sing the Sounds. Track 5: Finish the Chants 1. Track 6: Finish the Chants 2. Track 7: Finish the Chants 3. Track 8 Finish the Chants 4. View More...
The Sound Waves Student Chart is an A3 folded to A4 handy chart for students. It provides an easy reference for each student to use for decoding and encoding words. They are used to: Introduce and explore phonemes. Discover and identify graphemes. Play games to reinforce phonemes. Graphemes and spelling patterns. To provide a reference for spelling choices for sounds. View More...
The Sound Waves Original Teaching Charts are 2 large wall sized charts (each are C1 size: 917mm high x 648mm wide), one for consonants and another for vowels. They provide an easy reference for each student to use for decoding and encoding words. They are used to: Introduce and explore phonemes. Discover and identify graphemes. Play games to reinforce phonemes. Graphemes and spelling patterns. Provide a reference for spelling choices for sounds. View More...