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Contains a list of children's books with a discussion of the philosophical issues raised by each and questions relating to the book to discuss with children.

22/08/2011 - 1. Shortest Street in the World , Ebenezer Place - Scotland photo source Ebenezer Place, in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, is credited by the Guinness Book of Records as being the world's shortest street at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in). In 2006 it surpassed the previous record (5.2 m, 17 ft) set by Elgin Street, Bacup, Lancashire. The street has only one address: the front door of No. 1 Bistro, which is part of Mackays Hotel. Shortest Street in the World photo source The street originated in 1883, when Ebenezer Place was constructed; the owner of the building, a hotel at the time, was instructed to paint a name on the shortest side of the hotel. It was officially declared a street in 1887. 2. The Narrowest Street in the World (Spreuerhofstraße) - Germany photo source Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It ranges from 31 centimetres (12.2 in) at its narrowest to 50 centimetres (19.7 in) at its widest. photo source The lane was built in 1727 during the reconstruction efforts after the area was completely destroyed in the massive city-wide fire of 1726 and is officially listed in the Land-Registry Office as City Street Number 77. 3. Most Complicated Interchange in US, Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange - Los Angeles, USA photo source The Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange is situated in Los Angeles, CA and is one of the most complicated interchanges in the country. It permits entry and exit in all directions between the I-105 and the I-110. It's a stack interchange with layers of bridges making a complicated network of roads allowing smooth flow of traffic though both the interstate highways. This interchange was opened in 1993. It is a 4 level interchange with a restricted access lane that can be used by high-occupancy vehicles. 4. Most Crooked Street in US, Lombard St - San Francisco, USA photo source The street is famous for a small section near the top of Russian Hill, betwe

29/08/2011 - Superb idea!  Mark Warner (Teaching Ideas) has created a repository of inspiring ideas linked to a growing range of popular and engaging books. There are suggestions for English, together with plenty of cross-curricular links. Great stuff.

TIMESAVERS for TEACHERS specializes in printable, often-used classroom forms, report card comments, spelling activities, practical teacher tools, worksheets and downloadable teaching materials designed to save teachers valuable time. Be a well organized and better prepared teacher by using these 9 popular books and... have more time for other things in life!

Has worksheets and activities that can be used without the books the website links to.

14/2/08 - "Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing and Synthesizing. Your cla

26/8/07 - This website provides free resource material about children's books for teachers. Grouped into material about books, illustrators, writers, poets, genres, issues and countries.

This website provides free resource material about children's books for teachers. Grouped into material about books, illustrators, writers, poets, genres, issues and countries.

Track down books, authors, illustrators, publishers and reviews.

15/8/07 - Suggests books you might like based on one of 30,000+ titles in the database. Works for adults and children.

A selection of online story books for use on the interactive whiteboard.

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02/02/2011 - By Andrew Jeffrey - one booklet for each year group, 10 games in each book.

23/3/08 - Loads of planning and resources for science:
Achievements and Targets
Revision Plans for Year 6
Creative Science
Science Challenges
Developing Children's Vocabulary
Science at Home (ppt)
Famous Scientists    
Science Outside the Classroom
Games Materials and their properties    
Singing to Learn Science
Investigation Units    
Speaking, Listening and Learning
Invicta Primary Science Policy (revised)    
Support Posters for Fair Investigation
Kent NGfL primary resources    
The Intel QX3 Digital Microscope (Word Doc)
Mysterious Happenings    
The new Scheme of Work for Primary Science
Preparation for SATs    
The Science Co-ordinator's Pack
Progression of Skills in Scientific Enquiry    
What Constitutes a Good Science Lesson?
Progression of skills, knowledge and understanding across Sc2, Sc3 and Sc4    
Year 6 Revision Boxes
Recommended Books

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21/1/08 - "Welcome to SillyBooks.net where every child's story gets published. All of our kids are authors! And every month one story is produced as an animated book, complete with voices, music and sound effects for all to enjoy. There are even cash priz

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24/04/10 - On the Woodlands Junior Site

"Aspiroweb - training for thinking, learning, creativity and success" - suggestions for books, downloadable resources, research and articles on thinking skills and creativity in the classroom.

26/8/07 - Links, resources, "The Little Book of Experiments", Whiteboard activities, SEN in science, debating ethics issues - the full monty really.