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The power of poetry is at your fingertips with Adrienne Gear’s Powerful Poetry. In this ground-breaking book, Adrienne explains how the ‘experience’ of a poem is both visual and auditory, emotional and cognitive. This comprehensive approach to reading and writing poetry offers the background and activities teachers need to bring poetry to life for their students. Powerful Poetry celebrates the beauty, power and pleasure of poetry in the classroom. This highly readable book outlines the many benefits of integrating poetry into your literacy program, including building reading, writing and speaking skills, nurturing creativity and celebrating language. This inspiring book is organised around discovering, experiencing, learning and creating poetry. The practical lessons show you how to integrate poetry into your year-long literacy program and how a single poem can ignite an endless number of literacy lessons. The lessons feature effective strategies for introducing poetic structure, language, tools and devices. Grounded in classroom practice and sound pedagogy, lessons throughout the book feature lists of anchor books and anchor poems, student samples, reproducible templates and graphic organisers. This valuable resource explores how effective poetry can be in building language skills and reflects the many ways that poetry can empower thinking. Ideal for new and experienced teachers who are looking to bring the power of poetry into their classroom.

The Trauma-Responsive Teacher $39.95

Teachers are with students every single day. They are the consistent adult in the room while students wait for appointments, navigate disruption and try to learn through experiences they did not choose. Yet most resources for working with traumatised or stressed students come from a clinical perspective, leaving teachers without the practical, education-based knowledge they actually need. The Trauma-Responsive Teacher: Supporting Recovery, Learning and Wellbeing closes that gap. Grounded in international research and written with deep respect for the teaching profession, Dr Alison Willis offers practical, field-tested strategies that teachers can pick up and use straight away. Structured across three parts, the book moves from understanding disruption and the teacher’s unique role in student recovery, through practical strategies for balancing wellbeing and academic achievement, to the less visible barriers of belief systems and psychological safety. Rich with reflection questions and a collated strategy appendix, this is a book designed to be used, not just read. For every teacher who has looked at a struggling student and known there was more to the story, The Trauma-Responsive Teacher offers the knowledge and confidence to respond.

Reading Power, Revised and Expanded $39.95

Reading Power was first launched in a primary school in Vancouver. Since then, it has evolved into a recognised approach to comprehension instruction and has been implemented across Canada, the US, the UK, Sweden and China. This ground-breaking approach showed teachers how to make thinking more visible to their students through explicit instruction of five comprehension strategies: connect, visualise, question, infer and transform. Adrienne Gear has continued to reflect on and refine her understanding of metacognition, comprehension instruction and the Reading Power strategies. In this revised and expanded second edition of her popular book, Adrienne shares this new understanding and offers teachers: new thinking around metacognition and each of the Reading Power strategies debunking of some ‘myths’ that have grown around Reading Power new and revised lessons and reproducible templates an updated assessment rubric in student-friendly language extended chapters on applying Reading Power to literature circles and home reading new student samples to show teachers what to look for in student response updated and expanded book lists for modelling demonstrations, encouraging practice and nurturing independent reading Reading Power is an ideal resource both for teachers familiar with this strategic approach to teaching reading and for those looking for new ways to connect thinking with reading.

Powerful Writing Structures $39.95

This timely book uses thinking structures to deepen student writing. Powerful Writing Structures revolves around ‘brain pockets’ to help students become familiar with the qualities of different writing forms. They learn to access memory pockets for personal narrative writing, fact pockets for writing nonfiction and imagination pockets for story writing. The thinking strategies in this practical resource focus on using structural aspects of writing forms to inspire and inform students learning to write. Detailed lesson plans revolve around anchor books and include sample student work from real classrooms, book lists and assessment rubrics. Based on extensive classroom testing, this comprehensive approach to developing a balanced year-long writing program includes tips for implementing weekly writing practice and for using different forms of writing in the content areas. This valuable resource shows teachers how to set up an effective writing program that focuses on process rather than product. The book includes: lessons to introduce different forms of writing, including six types of nonfiction, personal narrative and story mini lessons on writing structure, language and writer’s craft, so that students can carry skills forward into writing practice book lists of the best children’s books to anchor, support and extend lessons student examples that illustrate how strategies work in real classrooms From writing goals to writing joy, Powerful Writing Structures helps teachers guide students through the skills, the structures, the language and the beauty of effective writing.

Powerful Understanding $34.95

In these challenging times, teaching children to think critically and reflectively and be compassionate, responsible and caring citizens is a tall order. Powerful Understanding explores effective ways to build social-emotional skills and help students make connections, question what they read and transform their thinking as they develop into stronger readers and learners. Transforming students’ concept of self and understanding of others and the world around them is the main focus of this remarkable book. It offers insightful lessons that integrate strategic and critical thinking to deepen student understanding. It also introduces a model for exploring, interacting with and reflecting on everything you teach, from social responsibility to immigration and life cycles. This powerful approach encourages students to: become more thoughtful and reflective learners develop the thinking skills to move them from a retelling stance to a rethinking one shift the emphasis from learning content to finding meaning explore a more positive self-identity and greater global awareness Children’s literature plays a pivotal role and anchors these lessons around the best children’s books. Hands-on activities and student samples illustrate this unique and comprehensive approach to inquiry-based learning. Social skills that encourage mindfulness, kindness and self-regulation are integrated into what needs to be taught, rather than taught as isolated lessons. Ideal for new and experienced teachers, this remarkable book features the tools teachers need to help students think more deeply, learn more widely and develop a more powerful understanding of what it means to be a responsible and compassionate person.

Powerful Thinking $34.95

Powerful Thinking will help teachers shift their beliefs around reading comprehension, literacy instruction and content-area learning. The thinking strategies in this remarkable book support explicit instruction and show teachers how to inspire students to connect, question, visualise, infer and transform their thinking across all areas of their learning. Using the key concepts and strategies introduced in her ground-breaking book, Reading Power, Adrienne Gear shows teachers practical ways to create a ‘culture of thinking’ in the classroom. Adrienne illustrates simple ways to make thinking visible and argues for the importance of developing a common language for exploring oral literacy and nudging classroom conversations. The book investigates key concepts and lays the groundwork for stretching and linking thinking not only in literacy, but also in science, social studies, maths, art, music and PE. The ready-to-use strategies in Powerful Thinking revolve around explicit, targeted lessons. Based on extensive classroom experience, the lessons and accompanying lists of recommended anchor books show how easy it is to turn text into tools for creating a content-rich learning environment. These activities demonstrate how students can think while they learn, as they build knowledge, make connections and construct meaning. This remarkable book inspires teachers to motivate and engage learners, extend their content knowledge and help them develop into powerful readers and thinkers.

Powerful Read Alouds $34.95

A practical guide to using purposeful read alouds to engage young learners, build literacy and language, and spark joy and curiosity in primary classrooms. Powerful Read Alouds shows teachers how intentional read alouds can deepen and enrich a year-long primary literacy program. Rather than adding more to an already full day, it focuses on using books to enhance and strengthen what teachers already do. Through carefully chosen texts, practical routines and classroom examples, teachers will learn how purposeful read alouds support all aspects of an early primary classroom, from social-emotional learning and play to reading, writing, oral language and knowledge building. Teachers will find the tools they need for inspiring our youngest learners: practical, classroom-ready read-aloud routines teachers can use immediately read alouds to bring skill instruction into your literacy practice strategies for using real books to build joy, curiosity and engagement in primary classrooms practical ways to integrate read alouds into all aspects of the primary classroom with minimal prep and maximum impact curated book lists to support literacy, play, reading, writing and knowledge building in primary classrooms examples of student responses that illustrate engagement and learning from the read-aloud experience At a time when many literacy classrooms are placing increased emphasis on explicit skills instruction, this timely book reminds us how read alouds give context for that work. Children also need rich language, meaningful stories, shared conversations and engaging nonfiction experiences that nurture curiosity and a love of learning. The read aloud is not simply an activity tucked into the school day. It is one of the most powerful tools we have for building engaged readers, inspired writers and thoughtful learners. Powerful Read Alouds is just what teachers need to use real books and engaging classroom routines to enrich language and literacy learning, while nurturing curiosity, connection and joy in reading.

The Teaching of Spelling $34.95

Spelling is not a list of words to memorise. It is an active process of discovery, and one of the most important skills a teacher can support. First published by the Victorian Department of Education in 1984 and now revised and updated for contemporary classrooms, The Teaching of Spelling remains one of the most practical and clearly written guides available for primary teachers. Authors Heather Fehring and Valerie Thomas draw on decades of research and classroom experience to show teachers how children actually develop as spellers, and what they need at each stage of that development. From the earliest foundations of phonological and orthographic awareness through to morphemic knowledge, evaluation strategies and the explicit teaching of dictionary skills, this book offers teachers a clear, research-informed framework alongside a rich range of practical activities. Updated to align with the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 and the Year 1 Phonics Check, it balances the science of spelling with the reality of busy classrooms. Whether you are new to teaching spelling or looking to sharpen your approach, this revised second edition gives you everything you need to help students become confident, competent writers.

Bullying in schools and what to do about it $59.95

Bullying is now widely recognised as a serious problem that affects many children in schools. It can take many forms, including direct verbal and physical harassment and indirect forms such as deliberate exclusion and the targeting of individuals using cyber technology. Continual and severe bullying can cause both short term and long term damage, making it difficult for victims to form intimate relationships with others and for habitual bullies to avoid following a delinquent lifestyle and becoming perpetrators of domestic violence. Even though this type of abuse affects many of our school children, Ken Rigby believes there are grounds for optimism. This passionate and motivating book shows that there are ways of reducing the likelihood of bullying occurring in a school and effective ways of tackling cases when they do occur. Drawing on research evidence, Bullying in schools and what to do about it helps us to understand the nature of bullying and why it so often takes place in schools. Importantly, it examines and evaluates what schools can do to promote more positive peer relationships within the school community and take effective and sustainable action to deal with problems that may arise. This edition includes a new preface from the author reflecting on developments in the field. Teachers, parents, school leaders, policy makers and health professionals will find it invaluable and empowering.

Every Voice, Every Heart $39.95

Leadership is not a title. It is something practised every day, in the conversations we have, the decisions we make and the way we help others feel when they are in our presence. Every Voice, Every Heart is a deeply personal and richly reflective account of school leadership from Maria Giordano, a Melbourne primary school principal whose career has taken her from kindergarten sandpits to secondary settings, from classroom teacher to university lecturer, and finally to the role of principal of a diverse and inclusive school community. At the heart of every chapter is a simple but deeply held conviction: every child and every adult deserves to feel seen, heard and valued. Drawing on decades of experience and told through honest stories, case studies and hard-won lessons, this book explores what it really means to lead with heart. From building cultures of belonging and inclusion to navigating difficult conversations, supporting staff wellbeing and amplifying student voice, Maria writes not as someone who has perfected leadership but as someone who has lived it fully, with all its complexity, vulnerability and joy. For school leaders, aspiring principals, classroom teachers and anyone who believes that relationships are the foundation of everything that matters in education, this book is both an invitation to reflect and a reminder of why this work is worth doing.

The Sustainability Myth $39.95

Something is breaking in school leadership, and it is not the commitment of the people doing it. Every year, schools say yes to more worthwhile work than they can carry well, and the people closest to the consequences are left to absorb the cost. The Sustainability Myth is Lee Crockett's honest and forensic argument that the leadership sustainability crisis is not primarily a workload problem or a resilience problem. It is a judgement problem, and it will not be solved by helping leaders endure unreasonable conditions more gracefully. Drawing on years of work alongside school leaders and systems, Lee Crockett introduces frameworks that reframe how schools think about initiative load, organisational cost and professional judgement. From the Four Costs of every yes to the Judgement-Compliance Gap and Strategic Compliance, this book gives leaders the language, discipline and permission to make better decisions about what the work should be, not just how to manage more of it. For school leaders, system leaders and anyone responsible for the conditions in which educators do their best work, this is an urgent and necessary book.

Tapping for Schools $39.95

The social and emotional needs of students have never been greater, and teachers are expected to meet them with limited time, limited training and an already full plate. Tapping for Schools offers something genuinely useful – a simple, evidence-based technique for helping students manage stress, regulate emotions and build resilience that takes minutes to learn and can be embedded into any classroom routine. Written by Margaret Lambert PhD and grounded in original research conducted across several primary schools, this book combines a clear explanation of what tapping is and why it works with everything teachers need. Part 1 covers the background and evidence base for EFT. Part 2 shares direct findings and quotes from teachers and students about their experiences using tapping in real classrooms. Part 3 provides a full suite of ready-to-use scripts, cards and worksheets for Time Out Tapping, Target Tapping and Goal Setting. For teachers and school staff wanting a support strategy that is genuinely easy to learn, easy to use and easy to embed into everyday classroom life, this is the resource they have been waiting for.

Teaching Parables $39.95

Jesus was a master teacher. His parables — drawn from everyday life, ordinary objects and human relationships — have endured for more than 2000 years precisely because they speak to something universal and urgent in the human condition. Teaching Parables: Transforming Scripture into Action brings those stories into the contemporary classroom, bridging the gap between ancient scripture and the lived experiences of modern students. Written for teachers in faith-based primary and secondary settings, this book gives educators the theological confidence, cultural context and practical tools to make the parables not just understandable but genuinely transformative. Each of the 30 chapters covers a single parable and functions as a complete, ready-to-use instructional toolkit. Detailed teacher background information builds theological and historical understanding, while a flexible matrix of differentiated activities draws on Bloom's Taxonomy, de Bono's Six Thinking Hats, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and Socratic questioning to engage students at every level. Woven throughout is a commitment to connecting Jesus' teachings to the most pressing issues of today — servant leadership, care for the marginalised, ecological responsibility and the courage to act rather than look away. For busy teachers who want to teach scripture with depth, rigour and real-world relevance, this is the resource they have been looking for.

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Lindy Petersen bundle $149.95 $174.80

Get all 4 titles by Lindy Petersen in this bundle. Stop Think Do Social Skills Training 4–8Stop Think Do Social Skills Training 8–12 Stop Think Do Social Skills Training 12–15Social Savvy

Social Savvy $34.95

How do you react when your child has a tantrum in the supermarket? When your children argue, do you intervene? Do you resist the urge to fight their battles for them? Social Savvy is about: helping your child to make friends and fit in socially; improving your own relationship with your child; and dealing effectively with your child’s misbehaviour. This is a ‘how to’ book for all adults caring for children, who want a more positive family and social life. By following Lindy Petersen’s guidelines, you will learn how to better manage situations and avoid reacting impulsively to your child’s behaviour. Learn what to say to your child and teach your child positive social skills to adopt with others. Please note. These are scanned editions and the best we can do as the original files were lost. Apologies in advance.

Start Where You Are $29.95

You are not behind. You are just figuring it out. And so is pretty much everyone else, even if they do not look like it. Start Where You Are is not a book full of perfect advice from people who have life sorted. It is an honest, practical companion for the moments that actually happen. When you are waiting to feel ready before you start. When you are comparing your life to everyone else's highlight reel. When something goes wrong and you are not sure what to do next. When you have no idea what path you are supposed to be on. Written by Ash Manuel, founder of Growing With Gratitude and former teacher whose own teenage years included three attempts at Year 12 and a football dream that did not work out, this book is built around real stories, short ideas and small actions you can actually try. Twelve chapters you can dip into whenever you need them, each one a reminder that the messy middle of life is where most of the learning happens. Because small actions repeated over time quietly change everything. Your path will not look like everyone else's. It does not have to. You are not behind. You are building.

Now You Know, Now What? $39.95

The most powerful lessons a student will ever learn happen can happen inside, and outside of the classroom. Now You Know, Now What?: A Guide to School Service Learning and Immersion Programs is a warm, practical and deeply experienced guide to service learning and immersion programs — what they are, why they matter, and how to do them with the authenticity and integrity that creates lasting change. Drawing on more than two decades of work locally and globally, Lynne Moten argues that the shift from charity to justice to advocacy is one of the most transformative things a school can offer its students, and that when programs are done well, they change not just individuals but entire school cultures. From designing and running overseas immersions to embedding service learning across the curriculum, this book covers every dimension of the work with honesty, humility and hard-won practical wisdom. Lynne writes not as an academic but as a practitioner who has taken more than 200 students overseas and built deep, mutual relationships with partner communities across Australia and India. For school leaders, teachers and anyone who believes that a meaningful education must connect students to the world beyond their privilege, this is the guide they have been waiting for.

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Driving School Improvement bundle $99.95 $104.90

Grab Pamela Macklin and Vic Zbar's two books in this special bundle. Driving School Improvement (first published in 2020, published by Amba Press in 2025). Driving School Improvement Workbook (publishing in October 2026)

Driving School Improvement Workbook $39.95

School improvement is not a theory problem. It is a doing problem. Most school leaders know what good improvement looks like – the challenge is knowing what to actually do on Monday, and then after that. The Driving School Improvement Workbook is the practical companion to Pamela Macklin and Vic Zbar's widely used Driving School Improvement series, designed to help school leaders apply a proven improvement approach to the specific circumstances of their own school. From evaluating your leadership and building a cohesive team, to diagnosing where your school is at and carrying staff with you through change, every chapter offers structured tools, pro formas and activities you can use immediately. Grounded in more than three decades of school improvement work across Australia and internationally, this workbook moves beyond argument and into action. It is organised around the key stages of whole-school improvement – leadership, diagnosis, building staff capacity, evidence-informed practice, change management and measuring impact – and is designed to be dipped into as needed rather than read from cover to cover. Whether you are a principal leading whole-school change or a member of a leadership team looking to sharpen your practice, this is the resource that answers the question every school leader eventually asks: so what do I actually do next?

The Playful Astronauts from $24.95

The Playful Astronauts is a captivating and educational children's book that takes young readers on an unforgettable journey through space. With each planet The Playful Astronauts visit, children learn different life skills and values they can apply daily. Through exciting adventures and unique challenges, the playful astronauts learn to be confident, show empathy and kindness, be resilient, show gratitude, adaptability and vulnerability, and have the power to handle conflict. By the end of the journey, children will have learned all the skills they need to become confident and resilient individuals, well-prepared to face future challenges. The Playful Astronauts is a fun story and a valuable educational resource for parents and educators who want to inspire young readers to become compassionate, confident, and resilient individuals.

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That Boy $24.95

Luca lives with Autism and is struggling to fit in with his peers on the first day of school. That is until Billy takes him under his wing and changes everything. A conversation starter in the classroom and at home.

The Shadow that Follows from $24.95

Meet a brave boy who carries a worrying shadow, a silent symbol of the challenges he faces that follow him everywhere. As you turn the pages, you'll witness the power of friendship, family and community. These supports help him to take a stand against the shadow. Protecting his right to feel safe and free. With courage as his guide, he embarks on a remarkable adventure of self-discovery while learning to face his fears head-on. From survivor Conor Pall, comes this empathetic story of inner strength the boy never knew he had. And as the shadow fades, a newfound sense of safety and freedom lights up his world.

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Dr Tim Kitchen bundle $64.00 $69.90

Grab Tim's 2 books in this special bundle. The Human Advantage will be sent you to when it publishes in November 2026.

The Best Way to Learn is to Make $29.95

Creativity in Education, Generative AI, and the Future of Education stand as crucial subjects for both educational leaders and classroom teachers. This book delves into these vital topics, offering a conversational and easily accessible style of writing, while bolstering its points with references and real-world anecdotes from prominent academics and seasoned educators. With over three decades of experience as an educator and consultant, Dr Tim Kitchen occupies a unique position, engaging with educators not only across Australia but also on the global stage. The insights presented within this book should be deemed mandatory reading for both novice and experienced educators alike as well as anyone interested in learning and creativity.

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