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The Growth Mindset and Executive Functioning Workbooks for Teens

By Emily Carter

4 stars

This book appeared on one of those, "recommended for you" book feeds. I grabbed it as it promised to show teenagers ways to organise their brains, own their day, and give the research-backed techniques to build resilience and overcome life's challenges. While it will take the next year to see if these techniques actually did work, they look engaging and feel right. The book also came with some digital freebies!
10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids

By Jamie Miller

4 stars

A book full of quick activities which help teach many valuable principles, such as honesty, trust, and coping with adversity (the opening line to this section was, "Life sometimes gives you the test before you've had a chance to study the lesson.") There are many activities in this book which I will adapt for use in Dean's Time activities this year with the Intermediate cohort. Most are based on Geothe's principle that if you treat a man as he is, he will remain as he is. However, if you treat him as he could be, he will become what he can and should be. Food for thought!
Frindle

By Andrew Clements

4 stars

Great short chapter book, excellent for a read aloud at the start of the year.
Design Innovative Robots with LEGO SPIKE Prime

By Aaron Maurer

4 stars

Some great new designs to create with our LEGO SPIKE robots - but also some great ideas for tasks to use them for. Once again, the example code is all in block code, but that just gives the teacher some good work to do!
Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: Spike Prime

By Damien Kee

3 stars

Great concepts to use in robotics. Example code only in block form, not the text code we use, but the concepts wonderful.
The Grace Year

By Kim Liggett

5 stars

A fascinating look at how gender can be weaponised, and how everyone will accept this. This book also brings hope that women can stand together to change this situation, even if it takes generations.
The Names

By Florence Knapp

4 stars

A brilliant concept - that the name you are given can shape the choices you make in life. Great concept, with three stories being told at once, one for each possible name for a child. The book also explores how humans interact, as the changes in one character feed through to the changes for others.
The Poppy War

By R.F. Kuang

4 stars

Historical fiction that reads like a fantasy. Well worth it. Talks to right vs wrong, but doesn't end the way you think it might.
Klara and the Sun

By Kazuo Ishiguro

4 stars

AI from the AI perspective. Makes you think.
The Book of Doors

By Gareth Brown

4 stars

Great time-travel read that really gets you thinking.

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The Growth Mindset and Executive Functioning Workbooks for Teens

10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids

Frindle

Design Innovative Robots with LEGO SPIKE Prime

Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: Spike Prime

The Grace Year

The Names

The Poppy War

Klara and the Sun

The Book of Doors

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