The 39 activities in Building Blocks for English provide teachers with a systematic approach to the development of study skills and language development in 9 - 11 year olds.

·         Flexibility – activities can be used with the whole class, in pairs/groups, for individual study, for homework tasks and can be used progressively or ‘dipped into’, to deal with specific needs

·         Clear Teacher’s Notes, giving activity type, rationale, materials needed, instructions on running the activity, plus follow-up and extension activities

·         Development of everyday learning skills such as finding words/subjects in books, categorising, selecting, editing, recording information etc. which will help pupils in other subjects in the school curriculum