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      • How Not To Be a Pirate - Level One Pirate Training

        Find your pirate name, draw a pirate companion and talk like a pirate in level one pirate training from Jenny Pearson's How Not To Be a Pirate: The Trouble with Curses.

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        Read an extract a week and then get your students to carry out the suggested activities to get ready for Christmas!

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        Assembly Guidelines for The Incredible Record Smashers assembly focused on happiness, friendship, kindness and breaking records.

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        Join Anisha, Accidental Detective as she solves her most recent crime: a stolen diamond! Did Granny Jas really do it?! Use these fun activity sheets to help Anisha solve the case.

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        Explore the key themes of conservationism and the environment through discussion questions and activities including writing a news bulletin, making your own forest and creating dodo merchandise – ideal for KS1.
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