What a Relief! Set (Book A & Book B) Ready-to-go Lesson Plans for Relieving Teachers in the Junior Schoolby Rachel Goodchild

Theres nothing worse for classroom teachers than trying to locate a relieving teacher at the last minute and also having to plan for the days work; especially if they are feeling ill! The What A Relief! series provides whole days of thematically arranged, ready-to-go resource materials which junior teachers can copy for the times when they are absent from class. This resource series is designed to help a potentially disrupted day to run smoothly by providing prepared programmes that will motivate children with purposeful learning activities. In two photocopiable books each unit includes all the masters and teacher guidelines that relief teachers are likely to need in the course of a school day. Themes are structured into:

• Buzz groups (to introduce the theme)
• Reading activities
• Writing and publishing activities
• Maths, fitness and art activities
• Construction activity
• Word find

Themes in Book A:

• Beeps and Wheels (transport)
• Paws with Claws (cats)
• Starlight, Sunlight (night and day)
• From Tip to Toe (hands and feet)
• Beetles and Bugs (insects)
• Swish of the Ocean (the sea)
• Playtime (toys)

Themes in Book A:

• Crunchie Munchies (food)
• Big Top Fun (the circus)
• Freezes and Breezes (the seasons)
• Woof! Woof! Woof! (dogs)
• Socks and Singlets (clothes)
• Rainbow Day (colours)

About the Author:

Rachel Goodchild is a popular author of junior classroom materials. She has taught in rural schools and the early childhood sector. Her other books are Alligators to Zebras and The Blends Book which both focused on early literacy skills.

[CODE: UF-323]

[Extent: 2 Photocopiable Books]

[Author: Rachel Goodchild]

[Age Suitability: 5-7+]

[Published: 2002]