Years 5/6 (Grammar Springboards) - Softcover

This is an incredibly useful, well written and well structured book. We are using it in conjunction with our VCOP writing approach and are finding that the units compliment our lesson objectives. The book is well structured - the information for teachers is clear and succinct but informative. Many teachers went to school at a period when teaching these things was out of fashion so their own subject knowledge is weak and the framework objectives aren't always clear to understand. A good example is the lesson on active and passive - something many teachers struggle with! The lesson is broken down clearly and can easily be delivered to a mixed ability class working in differentiated groups. I like the fact that the teacher group is clearly identified and that the independent tasks have value and merit (many resources for such groups are merely 'fillers' so the teacher can work without interruption - these are not. Activities are broken into support and extension work - again this is often not the case in other resources being supplied in schools. Also, other ideas such as word walls and displays are included which enhance the learning environment and provide great ideas for those schools, such as ours, who are using a 'working walls' approach to develop pupils learning. I will be recommending to our Literacy Team that we purchase books for other year groups. Once again Hopscotch have set a high standard for Teacher resource material . --Beverley Hart, Key Stage 2 Leader, Queens Hill Primary School, Norwich

Grammar Springboards is a series of three attractive and lively resource books that are designed to make grammar a stimulating and fun learning experience for children of all abilities. Each book covers grammar subjects suggested in the Literacy Framework and contains easy to follow lesson plans with a wealth of activity worksheets differentiated at three levels. The accompanying CD is packed with grammar games, word banks and ideas for the classroom. With this resource teaching grammar will no longer be a grind!