Frances Mackay
Frances Mackay is a teacher, educational writer and children's author.
TEACHERS' BOOKS
Frances Mackay has written over 90 educational resource books for teachers. Her books have been published in the UK and Australia by publishers such as Scholastic, Oxford University Press, Folens, Parragon, Blake Education and Pascal Press.
Some of the older titles may be out of print, but you can find out more by contacting the publisher direct.
Currently these books are available direct from Pascal Press or from Big W and Booktopia.
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Review:
In 2 weeks, I got a clear picture of my son’s understanding of English and Maths and we rectified all problem areas for Term 1. His ability and confidence have soared. I use it in conjunction with Targeting Spelling. The colours and layout are much less boring to kids than the other brands.
Targeting Homework
9781925490282 TARGETING HOMEWORK,
YEAR 3, Pascal Press, 2018
9781925490299 TARGETING HOMEWORK,
YEAR 4, Pascal Press, 2018
9781925490305 TARGETING HOMEWORK,
YEAR 5, Pascal Press, 2018
Gold Stars Wipe-clean series
9781474877848 ALPHABET, Parragon, 2017
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9781474877862 WRITING, Parragon, 2017
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9781474877855 READING, Parragon, 2017
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9781474877879 NUMBERS, Parragon, 2017
Currently available from KMart and Amazon
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Review of Numbers book:
My 4 year old loves this book! This has made learning fun with all the diverse activities.
Writing Centres Imaginative Texts
9781925269819 WRITING CENTRES, Imaginative Texts,
Lower Primary, Blake Education, 2016
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Writing Centres Persuasive Texts
9781925269840 WRITING CENTRES, Persuasive Texts,
Lower Primary, Blake Education, 2016
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Australian History Centres
9781925076639 Australian History Centres,
Lower Primary, Blake Education, 2016
9781925076646 Australian History Centres,
Middle Primary, Blake Education, 2016
9781925076653 Australian History Centres,
Upper Primary, Blake Education, 2016
Gold Stars
9781472392367 GOLD STARS AGES 4-5, Maths, Parragon, 2015
9781474801836 GOLD STARS AGES 4-5, English, Parragon, 2015
9781474801843 GOLD STARS AGES 4-5, Handwriting Practice, Parragon, 2015
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9781474801874 GOLD STARS AGES 4-5, Ready For School Big Workbook, Parragon, 2015
Review of Maths:
Got this book for our son who had very little time for numbers, until getting this book! Nice simple but fun activities and not to much on each page. He loves getting a gold sticker at the end of each page and uses the poster as a number line to work out our own sums.
On The Ball
9781781276976 ON THE BALL, Always Last, Ransom Publishing Ltd, 2014
9781781276983 ON THE BALL, Goal Shoot, Ransom Publishing Ltd, 2014
9781781276990 ON THE BALL, The Team, Ransom Publishing Ltd, 2014
9781781277003 ON THE BALL, Matt, Ransom Publishing Ltd, 2014
9781781277010 ON THE BALL, First Match, Ransom Publishing Ltd, 2014
9781781277027 ON THE BALL, The Champions, Ransom Publishing Ltd, 2014
World Watch
9780199064120 WORLD WATCH: SOCIAL STUDIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, Skills Book 3, Oxford University Press, 2013
9780199064137 WORLD WATCH: SOCIAL STUDIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, Skills Book 4, Oxford University Press, 2013
9780199064144 WORLD WATCH: SOCIAL STUDIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, Skills Book 5, Oxford University Press, 2013
9780199064076 WORLD WATCH: SOCIAL STUDIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, Pupil Book 3, Oxford University Press, 2013
9780199064083 WORLD WATCH: SOCIAL STUDIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, Pupil Book 4, Oxford University Press, 2013
9780199064090 WORLD WATCH: SOCIAL STUDIES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS, Pupil Book 5, Oxford University Press, 2013
View & Do English Lesson Starters
9781921631887 VIEW & DO ENGLISH LESSON STARTERS 1, Blake Education, 2011
9781921631894 VIEW & DO ENGLISH LESSON STARTERS 2, Blake Education, 2011
9781921631900 VIEW & DO ENGLISH LESSON STARTERS 3, Blake Education, 2011
Activity Pads
NUMBERS, activity pad, Autumn Publishing, 2010
COLOURS AND SHAPES, activity pad, Autumn Publishing, 2010
DOODLE AND LEARN, activity pad, Autumn Publishing, 2010
FRENCH VOCABULARY, activity pad, Autumn Publishing, 2010
Science Comprehension & Writing
9781921852084 SCIENCE COMPREHENSION AND WRITING RESPONSE CENTRES, Lower Primary, Blake Education, 2012
9781921852091 SCIENCE COMPREHENSION AND WRITING RESPONSE CENTRES, Middle Primary, Blake Education, 2012
9781921852107 SCIENCE COMPREHENSION AND WRITING RESPONSE CENTRES, Upper Primary, Blake Education, 2012
No Fuss Science
9780439965521 NO FUSS SCIENCE AGES 5-7, Scholastic, 2006
9780439965538 NO FUSS SCIENCE AGES 7-11, Scholastic, 2006
Writing Scaffolds
1904307264 STORY-WRITING SCAFFOLDS: TEACHER’S GUIDE YEAR 3, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2003
1904307272 STORY-WRITING SCAFFOLDS: RESOURCE BOOK YEAR 3, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2003
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1905390262 STORY-WRITING SCAFFOLDS: TEACHER’S GUIDE YEAR 1, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2006
1905390270 STORY-WRITING SCAFFOLDS: TEACHER’S GUIDE YEAR 2, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2006
9781921367571 NON-FICTION WRITING SCAFFOLDS MIDDLE PRIMARY BOOK 2, Blake Education, 2008 (co-author)
My First CD-ROM
0752586947 MY FIRST CD-ROM: NUMBERS, Parragon, 2002
Older series:
The Football Kit
190223989X FOOTBALL FACTS AND FIGURES, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2001
1902239873 FOOTBALL FACTS AND FIGURES RESOURCE BOOK, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2001
1902239903 THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2001
1902239865 HISTORY OF FOOTBALL RESOURCE BOOK, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2001
Developing Literacy Skills Through Science/ Geography
90223927X DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH SCIENCE: KS1, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2000 (co-author)
1902239288 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH SCIENCE: KS2 Y3/4, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2000 (co-author)
1902239296 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH SCIENCE: KS2 Y5/6, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2000 (co-author)
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1902239784 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH GEOGRAPHY: KS1, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2001
1902239806 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS THROUGH GEOGRAPHY: KS2 Y5/6, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2001
1902239415 DEVELOPING ICT SKILLS: YEAR 2, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1999
1902239423 DEVELOPING ICT SKILLS: YEAR 3, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1999
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1902239431 DEVELOPING ICT SKILLS: YEAR 4, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2000
190223944X DEVELOPING ICT SKILLS: YEAR 5, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2000
1902239458 DEVELOPING ICT SKILLS: YEAR 6, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 2000 (co-author)
Developing Literacy Skills
1902239016 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS: USING STORIES KS2 Y3/4, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1998
1902239008 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS: USING STORIES KS2 Y5/6, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1998
1902239040 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS: USING NON-FICTION KS2 Y3/4, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1998
1902239059 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS: USING NON-FICTION KS2 Y5/6, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1998
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1902239121 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS: USING POETRY KS1, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1999
190223913X DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS: USING POETRY KS2 Y3/4, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1999
1902239148 DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS: USING POETRY KS2 Y5/6, Hopscotch Educational Publishing Ltd, 1999
