Happy New Year

The start of a New Year is celebrated in different ways all over the world. Find out how inside! - Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters. - Text type--an information book. - A map of new year celebrations can be found on pages 22-23 to encourage children to discuss the information. - Curriculum links--Geography: "Pupils should be taught to. . . understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America."