Books written by Adam Bushnell

Descriptosaurus Story Writing: Language in Action for Ages 5–9

... staring green eyes with his legs stretched out straight long sharp claws with a high-pitched meow small honey-coloured body of the guinea pig white body long, thick silky brown fur small silky head little beady black eyes tiny furry ...
100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Writing

Teaching tip Use Alison Wilcox's Descriptosaurus to add to the children's collections of nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Taking it further Ask the children to score their creatures on ratings such as power, strength, ...
Modelling Exciting Writing: A Guide for Primary Teaching

... 110 wattpad.com 114 yourdictionary.com 93 West, Colin 24 White Fang 160 Wilcox, Alison 34, 86 Wild Boy, stimulus for writing 16–17 wildlife, case study 76–7 Williams, Marcia 160 Wilson, Jaqueline 159 Wishroom, The 64, 72–6, 78–9, ...
Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl

Thanks also to the wonderful creator of the Descriptosaurus series, Alison Wilcox. She has been my guide, my teacher and my source of inspiration. A big thanks to Bruce Roberts and Molly Selby of Routledge for their encouragement and ...
Descriptosaurus Story Writing: Language in Action for Ages 5-9

This book provides a resource for younger pupils that expand their descriptive vocabulary and provide them with models that demonstrate 'language in action', in a genre that is familiar to children ages 5-9.
Mastering Writing at Greater Depth: A guide for primary teaching

Research Papers in Education, 32(3): 269–95. Department for Education (DfE) (2014) The National ... Dix, S. and Cawkwell, G. (2011) The influence of peer group response: building a teacher and student expertise in the writing classroom.
Beyond Early Writing: Teaching Writing in Primary Schools

This essential text for primary trainees and teachers examines the key skill of writing beyond the earliest school years.
100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Writing

Explain that superheroes normally have better vehicles than suitcases and ask them for any examples they can think of such as the Batmobile, or the Milano jet from Guardians of the Galaxy. Ask the children to draw a superhero vehicle, ...
Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 2: Captain Moody and His Pirate Crew

' These new Descriptosaurus stories are an indispensable teaching aid for making punctuation fun for all primary teachers and literacy coordinators.
Modelling Exciting Writing: A Guide for Primary Teaching

visit the Little Mermaid's undersea garden next to a sunken ship. ... But perhaps the best way to extend this writing into other writing opportunities is to ask the children what they think might happen on their underwater journey.
100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Outdoor Learning

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Behaviour Management by Molly Potter 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Outstanding Teaching by Stephen Lockyer 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Supporting Children with Dyslexia by Gavin Reid and Shannon ...
County Durham Folk Tales

STORYTELLER and author Adam Bushnell brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, limestone cliffs, remote moorland, pastoral dales and settled coalfields of County Durham.
Modelling Exciting Writing: A guide for primary teaching

The book: *Provides practical advice for the teaching of writing *Demonstrates how to model writing for children *Includes examples of good classroom practice of modelling writing *Focuses on writing in different aspects of the curriculum ...
Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl

Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl is part of a short series of age specific, beautifully illustrated stories that can be read for pleasure and/or used as a contextualized resource, containing a step by step ...
Journey of the Pearl

Journey of the Pearl is an exciting story set in the Middle East. It features characters and creatures from the Saga of Gilgamesh and the tales of the Thousand and One Nights.
Quests in Epica

"Emily has always wanted a pet.
Reading Champion: Dragon Painter: Independent Reading Gold 9

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).
Comprehension Ninja for Ages 10-11: Fiction & Poetry: Comprehension worksheets for Year 6

The wise woman said, “The prince lives at the bottom of the ocean. He was taken by the Sea Devil, who turned him into an eel. Pull off his skin and he will be free. If the Sea Devil chases you, throw down this burnt stick.
Inviting Writing: Teaching and Learning Writing Across the Primary Curriculum

This is a practical guide to teaching writing across the curriculum.
Inviting Writing: Teaching and Learning Writing Across the Primary Curriculum

This book supports teachers to plan, assess and develop children's writing for a range of purposes in a range of styles. Chapters focus on different subjects exploring the different opportunities for writing across curriculum areas.