Some information which might encourage children to write a story about going on a canoe trip. 10 reasons for taking up canoeing Canoe Equipment Canoeing on the River 1 can used like a comic strip. Canoeing 2 and Kayaking a dangerous river are vocabulary sheets. Children of different abilities should be able to use these sheets.( Illustrations by David Woodroffe). Clip art of different canoes and kayaks.

Joyful Clemantine Wamariya at the age of 6 , with her older sister Claire,was forced to leave her home in Rwanda following the Rwandan Genocide in April. 1994. They went first to their grandparents but they were also targeted. They sought refuge in 7 countries over 6 years until they were granted refugee asylum in the USA in 2000. She began formal schooling at the age of 13. In 2006 she submitted an essay for a national high school contest on Elie Wiesel’s Holocaust Memoir, Night. She won and was invited to go on the Oprah Winfrey show with her sister. To their wonderful surprise their parents, who they knew had survived the genocide,had been flown in from Rwanda. They had spoken on the 'phone but had not seen them for 12 years. After her appearance on the show event organizers, especially in the humanitarian aid sector, have invited her to speak. While at Yale she carried her storytelling across the USA for the United Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM). President Obama in recognition of her work appointer her to the Board. She has since appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show 3 times and her appearances have gained her international attention. She studied comparative literature at Yale University. After university she met Elizabeth Weil. What started as a feature- length article two years later in 2018 resulted in The Girl Who Smiles Beads: A story about War and What comes After. The book became a New York Times best seller Clemantine now works as a human rights advocate fighting for the unprivileged and championing justice.

Elif Shafak (nee Bigin), born in Strasbourg, France has published 19 works. They have been translated into 55 languages and been nominated for several literacy awards. (See list) She advocated for women’s rights, minority rights and freedom of speech. Her themes include women’s lives, immigration and culture. She believes storytelling has the power to change the world. She is a passionate supporter of minorities for women and the freedom of expression. Sources Wikipedia *RISE *by Maliha Abidi

Several sheets created about winter Olympics.

I have put together a lot of information about the Winter Games in Beijing. There is a complete list of all the GB competitors and their events. There is a sheet explaining the difference between luge,bobsled and Skeleton. There is also a safety sheet, many of the events are obviously dangerous. Sheets 7-12 are about Beijing and the Winter games There are a 2 Phrase and Vocabulary sheets - Winter Olympics, Beijing-general sports sheet, plus Beijing Dreams and The day of your event.* There are 3 differentiated poetry aids. There are several sheets for 'best’work- a comic strip, a 'decorated ’ sheet and a set of mini skaters and skiers. I have also included a Wordsearch sheet with answers. There is also information about clothing. Please note I have created separately phrase and vocabulary sheets on all 14 events. For the 6 GB events there is also information about this year’s competitors and some passed success stories. Note Based on recent pictures of Beijing all the outdoor events are going to happen on artificial snow - there is very little real snow in Beijing. This is no surprise to the competitors -it has often happened at other Winter venues. Ellie Smeding, a long track speed skater, was added after all these sheets had been loaded. GB now has a total of 50 competitors. ,

Tom Pidcock and Bethany Shriever have just been named. 3.2.2024 Included:- Official sheet 6 Phrase and Voc. sheets ( all slightly different) Sheet on Mountain Biking Poetry Aid 2 ‘blanks’ for best copy 2. Word searches -with answers) 2 profiles from Wikipedia for Tom Pidock and Betn Shriever Hope ,these sheets prove useful. The official sheet will be lengthened and more profiles added as more competitors are revealed in the coming days/weeks.

Robin is the best selling award winning Christian author of over 100 books. Her books include the Christy MIller and Sierra Jensen series for ten girls plus the Glenbrooke series and Sisterchicks series. In 2007 she received the Christy award for her novel* Sisterchicks in Gondolas.* Her Timelesss Stories are now available in Print, Audio, Ebook and Downloads.

In 2013 Becky received a Knight Grant for Reporting On Religion and American Public Life. She was a senior contributing editor for The Wittenburg Door from 1994 to 2008. ‘The Door’ was a Christian satire and homour bimonthly magazine It was relaunched in 2021 with Becky serving on the Door’s Board of Directors Source Wikipedia