This worksheet is based on the funny rhyming poem, 'Boris the Spider' written by Damian Harvey and illustrated by Daniel Postgate, in the Leapfrog Rhyme Time series. There is a sample spread from the book and two activities. The first asks children to fill in the missing rhyming words and the second encourages children to make up their own rhyme, with some words given to help.

This resource from the Franklin Watts title: Know Your Sport: Football by Clive Gifford explains the main rules of football, gives statistics and records from the World Cup and other events and contains links to useful websites.

Teacher's notes for the whole range of Katie books by James Mayhew featuring: Katie and the Starry Night Katie and the Bathers Katie and the British Artists Katie and the Dinosaurs Katie and the Mona Lisa Katie in London Katie in Scotland Katie Meets the Impressionists Katie and the Spanish Princess Katie and the Sunflowers Katie and the Waterlily Pond Katie&'s Picture Show These notes are cross curricular and can also be used for KS2+

Downloadable resources and worksheets for the Olympic Games based on the four-book series published by Franklin Watts. Focuses on four key areas: history, scandals, events and Olympic records.

This worksheet from Franklin Watts gives information about the historical character of St George, and about the George and the Dragon legend. It is based around the book George and the Dragon by Anne Adeney and Peter Kavanagh, in the Hopscotch Adventures series. The writing activity asks children to become a reporter and describe the dragon that brave George must fight. It aims to support the Pupil Writing Targets, encouraging children to use interesting language and to think about engaging their reader.

This activity is taken from MY UNCLE'S DUNKIRK by Mick Manning and Brita Granström (published by Franklin Watts in association with the Imperial War Museum). It explores the events at Dunkirk by comparing a holiday beach scene with a war zone. There is opportunity for plenty of cross curricular work, including history, geography and PSHE, as well as two worksheets to support the Pupils Writing Targets at Y 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Description of key volcanic activity, including volcanic ash and pyroclastic flows. Plus up-to-date weblinks to top volcano websites featuring news of the Iceland eruptions and images.

This extract from 'Go Green: Having the Energy' gives a clear and engaging explanation of what your carbon footprint is in terms that young readers can really understand. It also compares how carbon footprints vary across the world. &'Having the Energy&'; is published by Franklin Watts in 2010.

Downloadable worksheets based on the series of books published by Franklin Watts.

Information and activity material about Vikings in Britain extracted from a new title published by Franklin Watts.

A downloadable resource from Franklin Watts focusing on the recent history of South Africa - host of the World Cup 2010. Includes information on the end of apartheid and Nelson Mandela, as well as weblinks for further study.

'Interview' with Mansa Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire 1312–1337CE. Providing opportunities for discussion about African Empires before the Slave Trade. Encourages pupil engagement and features additional information about Mansa Musa and weblinks about more recent figures from black history. Taken from Black History: African Empires, written by Dan Lyndon and published by Franklin Watts.

Map of London to trace the Royal Wedding procession, including the key locations of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, plus other London tourist spots. Westminster Abbey history snippet, a Royal Family tree and a guide to the kings and queens of Britain. Includes suggestions for use.

This resource features information on the upcoming World Cup in South Africa, including a table of previous winners. There is also a historical multiple choice quiz to engage pupils and a link to the official FIFA World Cup 2010 website. These pages have been taken from Go Turbo: Football, published by EDGE, an imprint of Franklin Watts.

It's nearly time for the Royal Wedding - what will you wear? What special food might you eat? This fun resource from Franklin Watts provides two activity worksheets based on ideas from Cinderella, who was transformed into a beautiful princess and had her own royal wedding. In Worksheet one, children can have fun making up their own outfit and practice their descriptive writing. Worksheet two asks children to create their very own royal wedding menu, great practice for thinking about food groups! The material is taken from 'Hopscotch Fairy Tales: Cinderella&'.

This worksheet from Franklin Watts is based around the book 'Raindrop Bill' by Ann Bryant and O'Kif, in the Leapfrog Rhyme Time series. The first activity asks children to guess and fill in the missing rhyming word. The second activity asks them to number the raindrop's journey, from cloud to stream, then river to evaporation. It aims to provide a fun introduction to the water cycle.

There are two photocopiable worksheets and an information sheet which have been developed to work with the Franklin Watts title 'Let's read and talk about Internet Safety'. However, they also stand alone. There is a definitions worksheet looking at commonly-used cyber terms, an information sheet on ways to keep your passwords safe and some cyber dilemmas to consider.

There are four photocopiable sheets here which accompany the Franklin Watts book 'Espresso Ideas Box: Rainforests': There is an instruction sheet for designing a rainforest animal, a worksheet to identify places where endangered rainforest animals come from and a template for a card game. The activities stand alone, but using them in conjunction with the book will offer a more complete learning experience. Also included is 25% discount for the books in the series.

Three photocopiable worksheets to help children practise their grammar and punctuation and handwriting skills, after reading the story of The Gingerbread Man. Learning objectives • Leaving space between words • Using the word and to join words and sentences • Begin to punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark • Using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week and the personal pronoun

There are two photocopiable worksheets and a poster here. There is a writing frame that encourages children to write about their family, a fun quiz to find out what kind of friend you are and a poster that lists the different types of bullying there are. These sheets accompany the Franklin Watts book: 'Let's Read and Talk About: Family and Friends'. They work best when used in conjunction with the book, but also stand alone.

This lesson resource looks at how we celebrate special religious occasions, in particular weddings, and encourages children to draw on their experiences and relate them to different religions. The material is taken from 'Ways into RE: Celebrations' published by Franklin Watts. Go to www.franklinwatts.co.uk for more information about this book and others in the series.