Opening Doors provides 20 units of work which includes poetry and prose from our literary heritage. Each unit of work has exciting stimulus material with creative suggestions for ways in which the material can be used for outstanding learning possibilities. Visuals and innovative ideas to help pupils' access the meaning and wonder of the text which will add to the appeal. Pupils are encouraged, throughout the units of work, to engage with language, invent questions and write with flair and...

In the course of his educational consultancy work, Bob has seen many teachers successfully use the scope and depth which literature can offer to inspire high standards, mastery learning and, above all, a love of language in its many forms. Schools using the 'opening doors' strategies told Bob they led to:More teacher empowerment and confidence.More knowledge building for pupils and teachers.A growing confidence with literature, including poetry.Planning from...

After a lifetime of adventure, award-winning writer Bob Cox tells his own thrilling life story. Travel with him from Santa Monica, to rural Idaho, to a stretch in Japan with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, befort he settles in Southern California. Enjoy with him a passion for skiing and the joys of writing about the winter sport, mostly in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Experience with him the challenges of teaching elementary and middle school classes, as well as his transition to sch...

Opening Doors to a Richer English Curriculum for Ages 6 to 9 takes Bob Cox's award-winning 'Opening Doors' series into bold new territories, providing a treasury of techniques and strategies all carefully selected to support the design of a deeper, more creative and more expansive curriculum.Together with Leah Crawford and Verity Jones, Bob has compiled this rich resource to help teachers enhance their learners' engagement with challenging texts and develop their...

In the course of his educational consultancy work, Bob has seen many teachers successfully use the scope and depth which literature can offer to inspire high standards, mastery learning and, above all, a love of language in its many forms. Schools using the 'opening doors' strategies told Bob they led to: More teacher empowerment and confidence. More knowledge building for pupils and teachers. A growing confidence with literature, including poetry. Planning from the top becoming a norm. Pl...

Unlock ambitious primary English teaching and inspire young wordsmiths!Opening Doors to Ambitious Primary English provides primary school teachers and curriculum leads with the principles and strategies to design a deeper, more creative, and more expansive English curriculum. Bob Cox, along with Leah Crawford, Angela Jenkins, and Julie Sargent, share top-quality ways of thinking, planning, and teaching to enhance learner engagement and develop writing skil...

FOR WHERE YOU GO I WILL GO - Destination Colorado is an historical account of the Castello family as they traveled from Spain and Ireland to America during the Revolution. Involved in mining from the beginning, the family ultimatel lived in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri before ending up in Colorado during the Gold Rush of 1859. The story, based on fact, with some imagination included is, as the author says, "All fact, except those parts that are made up.

In Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose, Bob Cox introduced teachers to engaging strategies which use literary heritage texts as the stimulus for excellent learning. This new companion book, Opening Doors to Quality Writing, for ages 6 to 9, puts the focus on pupils producing quality writing - developing their literacy skills and a love of reading in the process.In the course of his educational consultancy work, Bob has seen many teachers succ...

Bob Cox was 21 years old when he killed his parents with a shotgun and was sentenced to prison under 'the Governor's pleasure.' In 1976, at the age of 33, he converted to Catholicism, and three years later he was released from prison into the care of a Catholic community called Guadalupe House. He became an important member and helped care for others in this community. He eventually moved into a group home as a carer, and later into a flat on his own. He died on January 15, 2008. He wrote ...

In Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose, Bob Cox introduced teachers to engaging strategies which use literary heritage texts as the stimulus for excellent learning. This new companion book, Opening Doors to Quality Writing, for ages 6 to 9, puts the focus on pupils producing quality writing - developing their literacy skills and a love of reading in the process.In the course of his educational consultancy work, Bob has seen many teachers succ...

Opening Doors provides 20 units of work which includes poetry and prose from our literary heritage. Each unit of work has exciting stimulus material with creative suggestions for ways in which the material can be used for outstanding learning possibilities. Visuals and innovative ideas to help pupils' access the meaning and wonder of the text which will add to the appeal. Pupils are encouraged, throughout the units of work, to engage with language, invent questions and write with flair and...

Fishing Close to the Bank, in large part incorporates and expands on The Sportsmans Corner and offers some unique insight into why we often focus on far away adventures and overlook what is just outside our doors. Fishing Close to the Bank is more than a guide to fi shing spots. The stories incorporate a little history, some advice and instills the need to enjoy the out-of-doors.