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Wheels
John is a great fan of basketball. He was a star player on his school team. But that was before the accident put John in a wheelchair. Life is very different now. When the opportunity arises to play in a wheelchair basketball team, will John take up the challenge?
Making the Team
John is a keen basketball player. He dreams of playing for his country one day. His life revolves around basketball team practices and games. It's hard to fit in homework and his job delivering papers, but John manages. Then one day, everything changes. [back cover].
Winning Or the Team?
John is confined to a wheelchair, but this does not stop him coaching and playing his beloved game of basketball. He is a star on the local wheelchair basketball team. The rules are different in wheelchair basketball but John adapts well. Can John put the team's needs above his own? And will he win his biggest challenge ... to walk again? [back cover].
China
The Action stimulus book, China focuses on family, village, city and school life in China. It also includes interviews with Chinese students, and Chinese myths and legends. This is a fantastic resource book to promote a greater understanding of the country. Why is red important in Chinese culture? What kinds of accommodation do people have in China? Noodles and dumplings, or rice, for the evening meal? Or maybe even cicadas as a treat! These are some of the fascinating questions discussed in this book, which is based on the authors trip to China and the teaching of Chinese students.
Teacher's Book
The books in the 'Young Heroes' series feature action-packed and dynamic stories focusing on heroic characters.
The Changing Face of New Zealand
THE CHANGING FACE OF NEW ZEALAND looks at the increasing diversity in our society, focussing on new immigrants. Each chapter begins with an interview with students who belong to one of the cultures discussed in the text. Differences and similarities between people from different ethnic backgrounds are explored and students are asked to consider the positive side of belonging to a multi-cultural society with the intention of increasing understanding and tolerance. Students are also asked to reflect on the challenges faced by those new to New Zealand and some possible ways of helping newcomers meet these challenges. The author has written the text in a user-friendly, accessible style, to appeal to students at a range of levels. The book is well illustrated with numerous activities. Social Studies Level 5, covering the Achievement Objectives: Understand that people move between places and how this has consequences for the people and the places; Understand how cultural interaction impacts on cultures and societies.
Action Literacy Middle Primary Student Workbook
The workbook contains activities for students to practise basic skills developed in the corresponding unit of work from the Teacher Guide. These exercises are highlighted in the Teacher Guide with the icon for easy cross-reference. Each double page spread includes an explanation of an aspect of language and literacy and exercises to develop specific skills. The Student Workbook can be used as an integrated part of the Action Literacy materials or separately as a literacy skills builder.
Action Literacy Middle Primary Teacher Guide
The Action Literacy Teacher Guide contains a unit of learning for each of the Action Literacy stimulus books. Each unit of learning contains: a summary page with a description of the learning focus, text types, cross-curricular links an activity to set the scene and a suggested way to approach the initial reading of the book; three detailed lesson plans that form the basis of the direct and strategy instruction; details of an action-based task that employs and extends the skills and strategies taught in the lessons; a reproducible worksheet master to support the lessons or action-based task; a list of suggested assessment opportunities.
Needing to Belong
Do you belong to a team or go to an art class? Maybe your family volunteers to help other people? Everybody belongs to a group of some sort and many people belong to quite a few. Some groups, like our family, weve belonged to all our life. Other groups we join so that we can share ideas and interests with other people. Needing to Belong looks at the different groups that make up the community and how they contribute to community life.
