"Headstart" is a home learning series which focuses on the key skills of the core subjects of the National Curriculum. These are skills which are tested nationally, and which attract most parental concern. The second phase of "Headstart" consists of six books for the 7-9 age range, Key Stage 2. Each of the books contains lively activities which develop skills and knowledge - with this science book containing activites on floating and sinking, reflection, movement, electricity and other topics. Notes for parents and an attainment target grid are included.

 

This book is part of a book series called Headstart 7-9 .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Caxton Publishing .

Shirley Clarke is a foremost expert on formative assessment and much in demand as an education consultant, in the UK and internationally. An experienced primary teacher and advisory teacher, and a popular speaker, she runs numerous local and regional training courses on classroom assessment. Her courses and training days for teachers, and ongoing involvement in action research, give her a down-to-earth perspective on day-to-day classroom realities, which is reflected in her hugely popular books.