Author Description

Well written stories about a set of children with whom young readers can identify. Each story addresses an issue or concern of 7 year-olds, which provides a discussion point for children to address the issues that need to be covered in the citizenship curriculum. A group of 6 seven year-olds are all at school together and the stories look at the dynamics of their inter-relationships featuring jealousy, feeling left out, bullying, disability, theft, teasing, sexism, and cheating. This Pack contains the following Stage 9/10 titles: A Clever Invention, The Christmas Fair, The Quarrel, May-Ling's Party, Winning, and The Concert. FREE with this pack is a set of Teacher's Notes. This handy 16 page guide provides: * a short synopsis of each story, highlighting the feelings of characters, together with pointers to lead class discussion * detailed suggestions on guided, and independent reading * support for writing and independent work