This interactive book is an enjoyable way for children to learn spelling rules and patterns. With the help of some friendly animals, young spellers add prefixes and suffixes to root words, practise using apostrophes, and spot spelling mistakes. The durable, wipe-clean pages allow children to spell words again and again until they feel confident. Supports the school curriculum. Includes a quiz, a practice page, answers and notes for grown-ups inside a gatefold to ensure children get the most from these books. Part of the hugely successful Usborne Wipe-clean series, the Key Skills titles teach children the basics of a variety of Maths, English and Science topics, including times tables, fractions, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages.

This lively, colourful book gives young writers lots of opportunities to try out different kinds of creative writing. Based around familiar scenarios such as friendship and days out, a group of friendly woodland animals invite children to help them write poems, letters, stories and more in an enjoyable, approachable way. Illustrations:Full colour throughout

Understanding English grammar is an essential skill to have and will be useful throughout a child's life, as well as in the adult world. Give children the opportunity to have a head-start with this book that will help them practice the "rules" of the English language through hours and hours of exercizes and fun!

This fun, interactive introduction is perfect for children learning to write words correctly. The durable, wipe-clean pages allow children to fill in spaces and trace over lines again and again to help a group of woodland animals. They are fully reusable with a new thinner, branded pen attached to the covers. At the back of each book there are answers and a section with notes and tips for parents, teachers and caregivers. The Key Skills Wipe-clean series is structured progressively and contains explanations, helpful hints and opportunities for practice.

Join a group of friendly animals to discover how to spell essential and tricky words. Wipe-clean pages allow children to fill in the spaces and trace over the dotted letters and punctuation marks again and again. They are fully reusable with a new thinner, branded pen attached to the covers. At the back of each book there are answers and a section with notes and tips for parents, teachers and caregivers. The Key Skills Wipe-clean series is structured progressively and contains explanations, helpful hints and opportunities for practice.

Usborne Key Skills introduces important educational concepts and reinforces learning, with lots of opportunities to practice the essential skills needed to progress at each stage. Each title includes playful quizzes, simple, approachable notes, as well as a handy gate-fold practice page and hidden notes for grown-ups. Using the wipe-clean pen provided, children will be able to practice again and again until they are able to master the skills covered in this intermediate pack. Math skills included: Number patterns; Making groups and identifying equal groups; Multiples of 2, 3 & 5; Dividing by 2, 5 & 1. English skills included: Using capital letters & punctuating different types of sentences; Using commas, apostrophes and contractions; Joining sentences; Noun phrases; Verbs and tenses; Silent spellings; missing letters and exception words; Choosing spelling endings; Adding -y and -ly; Homophones

The writing activities in this book are all based around a birthday party. A group of friendly woodland animals offer writers the opportunity to practise a wide variety of writing tasks such as writing invitations, shopping lists, poems, directions, stories and thank you letters. All the activities are presented in an approachable, engaging way. All activities reinforce English teaching in schools. There is a practice page and 'secret' notes for grown-ups in a gatefold at the back of the book. Comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is very satisfying to write with, and easy to wipe off the shiny pages offering young writers free rein to draft and redraft their writing. Part of the hugely successful Usborne Wipe-clean series, the Key Skills titles teach children the basics of a variety of Maths, English and Science topics.