Full Description
A brand new version of the best-selling enquiry desk reference text, Know it All, Find it Fast, specifically designed for those working with children and young people in schools, public libraries and at home.
Including an invaluable overview of the education system and the school curriculum as well as a comprehensive listing of useful resources by topic, this A-Z covers school subjects from science and maths to reading and literacy, and more general themes such as children's health, wellbeing and hobbies.
Each topic is broken down into useful sections that will help to guide your response;
Typical questions outline common queries such as 'Have you got any information about volcanoes?'
Considerations provides useful hints and tips i.e. 'Geography now encompasses not only physical and human geography but also environmental geography, social geography, geology and geopolitics.'
Where to look lists relevant printed, digital and online resources with useful annotations explaining their scope and strengths
Readership: This is the must-have quick reference tool arming librarians and teachers with the knowledge to deal with any queries thrown at them from children and young people as well as their parents and caregivers. It will also be a handy reference for parents and anyone working with children and young people in other organizations such as homework clubs and youth workers.
Contents
Introduction
PART 1: GENERAL SOURCES
Section 1: Schools and Education Section 2: General Sources
Books
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Fact Books
Language Dictionaries
Online Libraries
Search Engines
Telephone Directories
Section 3: General Knowledge
Dates, Calendars and Anniversaries
Discoveries, Inventions and How Things Work
Flags
Money
Myths and Legends
Olympics
Population
Space, Astronomy and the Solar System
Weather
Weights and Measures
PART 2: SCHOOL SUBJECTS
An Overview of the National Curriculum
Art
Citizenship
Design and Technology
Drama and Theatre Studies
English (Literacy) and English Literature
Geography
History
ICT
Mathematics (Numeracy)
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
Music
P.E. (Physical Education)
PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
RE (Religious Education)
Science
Welsh and Gaelic
PART 3: SCHOOL AND HOME LIFE: ISSUES AND CONCERNS
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Bereavement
Bullying
Drugs and Smoking
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
E-safety
Examinations, Assessments and Revision
Food and Healthy Eating
Further Education
Gifted and Talented Children
Home Education (includes home tutors)
Homework
Relationships, Sex, Sexual Health and Puberty
School Attendance and Behaviour
School Travel
Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Disability
Work Experience
PART 4 HOBBIES, LEISURE AND SPORT 207Section 1 Hobbies and Leisure
Acting and Performing
Animation, Cartoons, Comics and Manga
Chess
Cinema, Film and Television
Collecting Things
Computer Games (for fun)
Cooking and Baking
Crafts
Drawing and Painting
Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Family History
Fishing
Games - Indoor and Outdoor
Growing Fruit, Vegetables and Flowers
Magic and Magic Tricks
Music - Enjoying and Playing Musical Instruments
Nature
Pets
Places To Visit and Things To Do
Reading
Uniformed Organizations
Writing
Section 2 Sports
An Overview of Sports
Athletics and Field Athletics
Boxing
Cricket
Cycling
Dance
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Hockey
Horse and Pony Riding
Ice Skating
Martial Arts
Netball
Rugby
Skateboarding and Scootering
Swimming
Tennis
