This teaching guide accompanies the transport strand of Go Facts. It provides lesson plans and photocopiable resources for teaching non-fiction skills through guided reading and writing.

Jane Bell Kiester, author of the popular Caught'ya! Grammar with a Giggle series, has adapted her effective and fun approach to meet the specific learning needs of middle-school students. This resource improves writing and editing skills, raises test scores, engages students, and creates classrooms filled with giggles! Giggles in the Middle offers middle-school teachers all the benefits of the previous Caught'ya! books, plus some helpful "extras" created especially for the middle-school student. You'll find: One continuous story, "The Bizarre Mystery of Horribly Hard Middle School," divided into three parts, each with enough sentences for an entire school year; Classroom-tested writing assignment suggestions, mini-lessons, and teaching tips; "Almost-midterm" and final exam tests for each grade, with teacher keys; Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions; Complete vocabulary lists for words used in each story; and A CD with the Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Guide for easy reference and duplication; the complete, uninterrupted story in narrative form; and the Caught'ya! sentences. Giggles in the Middle gives middle-school teachers the perfect alternative to boring grammar books and dry lectures. With this flexible, proven approach to developing grammar, usage, and mechanics (GUM) skills, as well as vocabulary, everyone has fun while they learn!

"Hi kids. What's in the box?" Mum asked. "It's Sam's new pet", said Olivia. "His name is Wuzzy", said Sam softly. Suddenly from out of the box came a loud screech that made them all jump. Part of a series of full-colour chapter books with fun storylines allowing students to experience reading success as they become confident readers.

Everything seemed very friendly until Zac scored a goal. The Squees went quiet. Play stopped. "What's going on?" asked Zac. "That's what I was trying to tell you," Henry said. "According to Squee rules the first person to score a goal is well...how shall I put this...dinner!"

"You know what I hate?" the baby asked. "People are coming up and giving me great slobbery kisses. No-one asks 'Do you mind if I give you a kiss?' No! Once, a woman with a big, hairy mole on her chin stabbed me with it. I bit her. It was the best thing I did that day.

Holly opened the lid wide and smiled. "They're the yum-worms." She held up a shiny, fat, green worm and bit the tail off. "Oooh!" squeeked the worm, and its tail shot out even longer than it was before. "See?" said Holly. But Ms Reed couldn't see. She had fainted.

To end over a decade of conflict known as the Mergon Wars, Queen Azula of the Merworld and King Nogad of the Dragoworld sign a treaty they feel will restore lasting peace. Unfortunately, the pact requires a union between her daughter, Princess Aqua, and his son, Prince Dagon, who have never met. Aqua and Dagon face the challenges of an arranged marriage before and after the wedding day occurs.