The Little Book of Thunks
The Little Book of Thunks

Author: Ian Gilbert

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2007-03-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1845903390

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A Thunk is a beguiling question about everyday things that stops you in your tracks and helps you start to look at the world in a whole new light. The author guides you through the origins and uses of Thunks and demonstrates how this powerful little book can develop philosophical thinking for all ages ... remember there are no right or wrong answers to these questions. How liberating is that ...? Winner of The Author's Licensing and Collecting Society Award for Educational Writing by the Society of Authors.

The Book of Thunks
The Book of Thunks

Author: Ian Gilbert

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2008-10-29

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1845903137

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A Thunk is a beguiling question about everyday things that stops you in your tracks and helps you start to look at the world in a whole new light. A thunk will shake up your templates, rattle your thought routines, and make you think about things differently! The ideal gift for possibly the most impossible person to buy for!

Independent Thinking
Independent Thinking

Author: Ian Gilbert

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2013-12-12

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1781350795

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Think for yourself before someone does it for you. The first in a new series by and for people who know how important it is to think for yourself. Written by Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert, this book is an invaluable collection of reflections, ideas and insights on the nature of learning, thinking, creativity and, drawing on Ian s experience in three continents, the role education has in changing not only people s lives but also entire societies. Combining articles published in the UK, Middle East and South America plus examples of his controversial online postings and Tweets with new observations and insights and at least 100 Twittered Thunks or Twunks this book is the informed ramblings of a passionate educationalist who has made a significant difference to classrooms for over 20 years and has earned the right to speak his mind.

The Little Book of The Autism Spectrum
The Little Book of The Autism Spectrum

Author: Dr Samantha Todd

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2013-06-12

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1781350981

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This book will allow anyone who lives or works with children with Autism to see the world as they do, and develop strategies for managing and understanding it effectively. It peers through the "Autism lens", allowing us to effect change in terms of the way we deal with autism as a society and in education. It delivers evidence-based support and strategies that enable us to develop young people's abilities to interact with the social world, removing much of the anxiety that often accompanies it.

The Little Book of Inspirational Teaching Activities
The Little Book of Inspirational Teaching Activities

Author: David Hodgson

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2009-04-30

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 184590429X

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A collection of activities developed and used with teenagers all over the country that are short, easy to follow and engaging. They can be used as one off activities to spice up a session or can be put together to form one hour lessons or even whole day events. There are suggested combinations of activities to suit different topi such as PSHE, Successful Revision/Learning, SEAL.

Oona Finds an Egg (The Oodlethunks, Book 1)
Oona Finds an Egg (The Oodlethunks, Book 1)

Author: Adele Griffin

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2016-01-05

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 0545732808

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Introducing the Oodlethunks, a hilarious chapter book series starring a prehistoric girl and her wacky Stone Age family. Oona has found a very special egg. Oh, how she loves her baby! She'll do anything to protect this egg until it hatches. Then she can find out what's inside, even though it might just gobble her up! But Oona's precious bundle of eggy joy may never see the light of day. It seems everyone wants Oona's egg. Her little brother, Thunk, that smelly kid, Bruce Brute, and a bunch of others in her West Wog world all want a piece of Oona's treasure. Oona the protector, Oona the curious, Oona the mighty will do whatever it takes to safeguard her darling. No one will get their grimy, Cro-Magnony hands on her egg. Because, more than anything, Oona wants something of her very own to care for.National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin pairs with artist Mike Wu to deliver a cast of lovable, primitive family and friends in West Wog. The stories pop with adventure, original language, and an unstoppable protagonist who is as adorable as the egg she's working so hard to protect.

Oops!
Oops!

Author: Hywel Roberts

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 178135040X

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The book also shines a spotlight on the role of the teacher and how he or she can do the right things to get the absolute best from students. Some of the best learning takes place when, rather than imposing on young people a pre-determined curriculum, you find the stimulus that is relevant and engaging for them and build from there. Then the curriculum starts to emerge in a way that simply hooks students into learning almost despite themselves. There is nothing for them to push against ('What's the point?!', 'This is boring..!') as they have helped shape the direction of the lesson in a way that makes it real and useful to them. All this without them even realising what is going on! They have been 'lured into learning' and the process is shared with teachers in this book, with examples as to how it can be done and how the author has done it. Reading this book will support teachers in developing ideas that motivate everybody in the classroom, from infants to secondary and beyond. Whether you're new to teaching or have vast experience you will find in this book inspiration to raise achievement, improve behaviour and enhance creativity in the classroom; and you will change the way you approach lesson planning forever. Shortlisted for the Education Resources Awards 2013, Secondary Resource - non ICT category Oops Book Launch, Waterstones, Sheffield, May 2012: Photography by Jane Hewitt www.janehewittphotography.co.uk

The Little Book of Bereavement for Schools
The Little Book of Bereavement for Schools

Author: Ian Gilbert

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2010-09-21

Total Pages: 67

ISBN-13: 1845906896

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The Little Book of Bereavement for Schools is written by best-selling author Ian Gilbert together with his three children. Is a very personal account of the way educational institutions tried and succeeded, tried and failed and sometimes didn't try at all to help William, Olivia and Phoebe come to terms with the death of their mother.

Bi-Polar Girl
Bi-Polar Girl

Author: Gabrielle Blackman-Sheppard

Publisher: Crown House Publishing

Published: 2010-12-07

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1845907043

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Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe - they are different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to time. They can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance and even suicide. But bipolar can be treated and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives. This book is born out of Gabrielle's desire to encourage those poor souls who find themselves sitting in the waiting rooms of psychiatric clinics and hospitals. It is a personal story and it's not meant to be a recommendation for any particular treatment. In an easy to read format and fully illustrated it is for those who are going through the worse of bipolar and it gives an understanding in broad terms to family and friends as to what goes on in bipolar land. Gabrielle eventually found her way back to a happy life; full of love, hope and laughter. May YOU find your way back to laughter and the life YOU want to live.

Hungry Souls
Hungry Souls

Author: Gerard J. M. van den Aardweg

Publisher: TAN Books

Published: 2009-11

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 0895559641

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After a week of hearing ghostly noises, a man is visited in his home by the spirit of his mother, dead for three decades. She reproaches him for his dissolute life and begs him to have Masses said in her name. Then she lays her hand on his sleeve, leaving an indelible burn mark, and departs... A Lutheran minister, no believer in Purgatory, is the puzzled recipient of repeated visitations from "demons" who come to him seeking prayer, consolation, and refuge in his little German church. But pity for the poor spirits overcomes the man's skepticism, and he marvels at what kind of departed souls could belong to Christ and yet suffer still... Hungry Souls recounts these stories and many others trustworthy, Church-verified accounts of earthly visitations from the dead in Purgatory. Accompanying these accounts are images from the "Museum of Purgatory" in Rome, which contains relics of encounters with the Holy Souls, including numerous evidences of hand prints burned into clothing and books; burn marks that cannot be explained by natural means or duplicated by artificial ones. Riveting!