An introduction to Cambridge-Hitachiproducts

English ages 5-11(literacy/language arts)

• Penpals for Handwriting

• i-read

• i-learn: writing

• i-learn: speaking & listening

Maths ages 5-11

• Mult-e-Maths• Apex Maths Word Problems• i-learn: maths toolbox

Toolbox

Cross-curricularRace to Learn

What customers say…

“i-read will really help to move on the reading and writing agenda at the school.” Brady Primary School

“Penpals has really made a difference to all our pupils - one boy in particular has turned a corner so much that his parents didn't even recognise his handwriting!” Shalbourne Primary School

“The Mult-e-Maths activities are very clear and nicely differentiated.”Uphill Primary School

Science ages 11-19

• Cambridge Gateway Science• Human Body Systems• Bioscope• Experiment Simulator

English (Literacy/Language Arts)

Ages 3-11Handwriting, reading, composition, speaking and listening

Penpals for Handwriting

• Coverage: Ages 3-11• Focus: Handwriting, from gross and fine

motor skills, print and joined lettering, presentations

• Components: CD-ROM and print

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Penpals for Handwriting

• Clear progression from age 3 to 11• Fine and gross motor skills• Linked to phonics and spelling

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Penpals for Handwriting

• Teacher’s Books

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Penpals for Handwriting

• Pupil books forindividual work

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Penpals for Handwriting

• Big Books for whole-classor group teaching

• Write-on, wipe-off

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Penpals for Handwriting

• CD-ROMs for whole-class teaching• Posture advice• Warm-up clips for gross and fine motor

skills• Skywriting• Animated letters and joins

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Penpals for Handwriting

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Foundation 1 CD-ROM 9781845651725 £125Foundation 1 Teacher's Book 9781845651718 £32.50

and audio CD

Foundation 2 CD-ROM 9781845650100 £125Foundation 2 Teacher's Book 9781845651954 £25.50Foundation 2 Big Book 9780521755023 £32.50Foundation 2 Practice Book 1 9780521755009 £12.50Foundation 2 Practice Book 2 9780521755016 £12.50

Penpals for Handwriting

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Year 1 CD-ROM 9781845650087 £125Year 1 Teacher's Book 9781845651961 £25.50Year 1 Big Book 9780521755054 £38Year 1 Practice Book 9780521755047 £6.25

Year 2 CD-ROM 9781845650094 £125Year 2 Teacher's Book 9781845651978 £25.50Year 2 Big Book 9780521755085 £38Year 2 Practice Book 9780521755078 £6.50

Penpals for Handwriting

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Year 3 CD-ROM 9781845650117 £125Year 3 Teacher's Book 9781845651985 £25.50Year 3 Big Book 9780521755115 £38Year 3 Practice Book 9780521755108 £6.50

Year 4 CD-ROM 9781845650124 £125Year 4 Teacher's Book 9781845651992 £25.50Year 4 Big Book 9780521755146 £38Year 4 Practice Book 9780521755139 £6.50

Years 5/6 CD-ROM 9781845651060 £125Years 5/6 Teacher's Book 9781845652005 £76

i-read

• Coverage: Ages 5-11• Focus: Whole-class teaching of reading,

reading for inference and deduction, leading into writing. Covers fiction, non-fiction and poetry

• Components: Print and CD-ROM

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-read

i-read

• Whole texts from top children’s authors• Direct teaching of reading skills• Augmented texts with music, video clips,

poetry readings• Fiction, non-fiction and poetry• Series editor Pie Corbett

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-read

Pie Corbett

• UK’s top speaker on teaching reading and writing

• Originator of the ‘talk for writing’ approach – children practise orally before beginning to write

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Year 1 DVD-ROM9781845651312 £150Year 2 DVD-ROM9781845651329 £150Year 3 CD-ROM 9781845651022 £150Year 4 CD-ROM 9781845651039 £150Year 5 CD-ROM 9781845651046 £150Year 6 CD-ROM 9781845651053 £150

i-read

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i-read

Year 1 Anthology Pack (9 books) 9780521704687 £41Year 2 Anthology Pack (9 books) 9780521704694 £41Year 3 Anthology Pack (12 books) 9780521685313 £55Year 4 Anthology Pack (12 books) 9780521685283 £55Year 5 Anthology Pack (12 books) 9780521685290 £55Year 6 Anthology Pack (12 books) 9780521685306 £55

i-learn: writing

• Coverage: Ages 5-11• Focus: Compositional writing, with a focus

on non-fiction (letters, instructions, explanations, persuasive text etc.)

• Components: Print and CD-ROM• Local hosting online : Optional

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-learn

i-learn: writing

• High quality model texts• Speaking and listening activities

supplied throughout• Unique author interviews give an insight

into audience and purpose• Series editor Pie Corbett

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-learn

Years 1 and 2 DVD-ROM9781845652029 £295Years 3 and 4 DVD-ROM9781845652036 £295Years 5 and 6 DVD-ROM9781845652043 £295

i-learn: writing

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-learn

i-learn: speaking and listening

• Coverage: Ages 5-11• Focus: Speaking and listening skills, from

asking good questions through to giving a presentation

• Components: Print and CD-ROM• Local hosting online : Optional

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-learn

i-learn: speaking and listening

• Planned and purposeful opportunities for talk

• Inspiring video models for talk• Planned assessment opportunities• Apply skills across the curriculum• Talk about talk and reflect on its usage

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-learn

Years 1 and 2 DVD-ROM9781845652074 £195Years 3 and 4 DVD-ROM9781845652081 £195Years 5 and 6 DVD-ROM9781845652098 £195Years 1 and 2 Teacher’s Book 9781845652104 £39.95Years 3 and 4 Teacher’s Book 9781845652111 £39.95Years 5 and 6 Teacher’s Book 9781845652128 £39.95

i-learn: speaking and listening

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/i-learn

Maths

Ages 5-14 Problem solving, toolboxes

Mult-e-Maths Toolbox

• Coverage: Ages 5-14• Focus: A toolbox allowing teachers to

construct their own maths lessons • Components: CD-ROM

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/mathstoolbox

Mult-e-Maths Toolbox

• Illustrate difficult mathematical concepts

• Customise tools• Create lessons for the class

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/mathstoolbox

Mult-e-Maths Toolbox

• Eight toolboxes organised by area:– Fractions– Numbers– Calculation– Shape and space– Measures– Probability– Handling data– Problem solving

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/mathstoolbox

Apex Maths

• Coverage: Ages 5-11• Focus: Problem-solving for maths • Components: CD-ROM

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/apex

Apex Maths

• 500 maths word problems for each year• Progression from age 5 to age 11+• A quick and simple way to create

worksheets for children and screens for whole-class teaching

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Apex Maths

http://www.cambridge-hitachi.com/apex

Year 1 9781845651169 £55Year 2 9781845651176 £55Year 3 9781845651183 £55Year 4 9781845651190 £55Year 5 9781845651206 £55Year 6 9781845651213 £55Year 6 Extension9781845651640 £55

Race to Learn

• Coverage: Ages 10-11• Focus: Teamwork in a cross-curricular

setting• Components: CD-ROM• Local hosting online : Optional

http://www.racetolearn.org

Race to Learn

• Interactive whiteboard software that keeps children engaged and excited by a real-life context for learning

• Children develop group-working skills as they work together in small racing teams

• Attractive to all - both girls and boys, reluctant learners as well as the gifted and talented

http://www.racetolearn.org

Race to Learn

Race to Learn9781845652470 £150

http://www.racetolearn.org

Science

Ages 11-19 Curriculum content, tools

Gateway Science

• Coverage: Ages 14-16• Focus: Biology, Chemistry, Physics –

animations and e-learning• Components: CD-ROM, SCORM content

packs

Gateway Science

• Science and Additional Science CD-ROMs• Starters and plenaries• New ways to approach more challenging

scientific concepts, helping make them more accessible to students

• Adapt and tailor lesson units to suit your needs

Gateway ScienceScience9781845659646 £525

Additional Science9781845659653 £525

Bioscope

• Coverage: Ages 14-16• Focus: Microscope simulation with

revision activities• Components: CD-ROM• Local hosting online : No

Bioscope

• Use with a projector/whiteboard or individually on a PC

• Includes microscope features such as a graticule and stage scale

• 56 microscope slides of plant and animal specimens

• 56 paper-based tasks to accompany the slides

• SCREENSHOTS

Bioscope

Bioscope CD-ROM9781845650261£218.35

Experiment Simulator

• Coverage: Ages 16-19• Focus: Simulated science experiments• Components: CD-ROM

Experiment Simulator

• Six simulated experiments, based on real life experimental data, including scientifically valid error ranges.

• Waterweed; Rabbit genetics; Electrolysis; Marble chips; Ball and ramp; Magnetic fields.

• SCREENSHOTS

Experiment Simulator

Experiment Simulator CD-ROM9781845651404 £223

Human Body Systems

• Coverage: Ages 16-19• Focus: Multimedia tools to enrich biology

teaching• Components: CD-ROM

Human Body Systems

• Extensive range of multimedia tools:– clear animations of challenging science

concepts– 3D models and simulations– video clips of experimental and real life science– photos and diagrams to illustrate concepts– activities to consolidate understanding

Human Body Systems

• Disc 1: Human skeleton, Bones and joints, Muscle apparatus and movement, Nutrition, Teeth, Digestion, Respiration, Heart and circulation, Blood

• Disc 2: Vision, Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch, Nervous system, Hormones

• Disc 3: Reproduction, Development, Basics of inheritance, Human genetics, Infectious diseases, The immune system

Human Body Systems

Human Body Systems 1 9781845650292 £240Human Body Systems 2 9781845650308 £240Human Body Systems 3 9781845650315 £240

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