Essential Resources

Our resources are strongly grounded in what works in the classroom, giving teachers lesson plans, tools and strategies they need to make a difference. They support students’ learning through every stage of their schooling, ensuring students excel and can apply their learning to numerous meaningful contexts.

Engaging and of high interest, they are developed to provide students with the skills necessary to become analytical thinkers, problem solvers and idea generators, and to succeed in a multinational work environment.

Turn your students into creators of digital solutions

Written by teachers who specialise in using technology in the classroom, Digital Technologies in the Classroom sets out engaging lessons with learning outcomes to build a strong foundation in digital technologies with a mix of both “plugged” and “unplugged” activities. It’s suitable for classroom teachers and specialist teachers with minimal experience in the subject.

Encourage student writing that is purposeful, challenging and motivating

Katie Pennicott is the national winner in 2017 of the ASG Australasian National Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Her new book, Accelerate Progress with Writing, sets out a practical programme complete with the tools and lesson plans that address central dimensions of effective teaching practice includes simple routines that link together to integrate purposeful learning in writing into daily, weekly and long-term plans.

Build maths fitness daily

Each Building Maths Fitness book is packed with 20 weeks of daily maths cards. Aimed at 10- to 12-year-old students, the cards gradually become more difficult as the weeks progress. Each week the types of problems stay the same, just the numbers change. During the course of the week the students will gain confidence and show progress with their learning. Answers cards are provided.

JillE books to read aloud

Designed for reading to children, JillE Books are perfect for developing vocabulary and an awareness of sounds and rhymes. The books do this with a mix of highly visual illustrations and layout, rhythmical texts and humour. The award-winning author, Jill Eggleton QSO, is an internationally recognised literacy consultant and teacher.

The science behind natural disasters

Offering meaningful and motivating hands-on activities that develop students’ skills in science investigation along with their scientific knowledge, Emergency Science – Surviving Natural Disasters demonstrates clearly how understanding emergency science concepts can literally save lives.

Making observations like a scientist

Aimed at developing curious minds, this book combines SOLO Taxonomy with current theories on how students learn and effective pedagogies. It investigates the increasing complexity of the science capability of gathering and interpreting data through a series of simple paired experiments in contexts that are familiar to students.

Maths problems to engage and challenge

Each problem in the Maths Problem Solving series is designed to fully engage students and challenge them to come up with the solution and have them asking for more! As well as building mathematical skills, these problems contribute to the development of the ability to solve problems and make decisions based on reasoning in many areas of life.

Ideas for teaching and learning outside

Children need to engage in active, social and physical learning experiences to find out about the world and form new ideas. It is through such experiences that children become capable of logical, creative and critical thought. The Developing Early Skills Outdoors series aims to highlight the unique qualities of the outdoor learning environment for teaching basic skills and concepts.

Making poetry accessible to everyone

Reflecting the great diversity of cultures in the region, Poetry in Multicultural Oceania is enriched with a multitude of Aboriginal Australian, Māori, Pasifika, Asian and other voices in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The central mission of this series is to guide and inspire students to reflect, explore and write poems drawing on their own unique perspectives and experiences of culture. Check out the latest book in this series.

A guide to analysing scientific experiments

Students will find their logical next steps in Analysing Scientific Experiments, from which they can experience the satisfaction of getting real meaning from experimental results. The activities will help develop the range of analytical and statistical skills they need to interpret their results and use their understanding of scientific principles to reach sound conclusions.