Jumpstart Thinking Skills and Problem Solving: Games and Activities for Ages 7-14, Bowkett Steve

History is an effective way to engage pupils in a topic and can act as a fantastic hook for learning. This book will enable you to make history a fundamental part of your classroom, to enhance not only the pupils' historical understanding but also to deepen their understanding in other subjects.

Areas covered include: -

• Egyptians
• Ancient Greeks and Romans
• Saxons, Vikings and Normans
• Stone Age
• Bronze Age
• Iron Age
• Tudors and Stuarts
• Victorians
• World War Two
• Post-War Britain

This indispensable classroom resource will celebrate history and give children the opportunity to experience the thrill of finding out about the past. It will be a lifeline to any classroom teacher looking to teach history in a fun and exciting way.

The book opens with a range of innovative ideas to help you set the scene in your language classroom. These are followed by a feast of short and simple activities designed to help you make quick starts with your students and hold their attention. The focus throughout is on communicative action, bringing languages alive with all activities presented in two languages: French and German. Specifically written to help teachers work within the guidelines of the new curriculum, activities in the book will help pupils to: -

- Listen, respond and understand key elements of the target language
- Speak in phrases and sentences with appropriate pronunciation
- Express and communicate simple ideas with clarity
- Write phrases and short sentences
- Develop an understanding of basic grammar
- Learn songs and simple poems in the language studied
- Engage in active learning through a range of varied activities.

Jumpstart French and German celebrates the joys of language and will help you to find just the right words or phrases to express what you want to say.