Heather Butler

Children's author, Author of books for adults

Available for:
Workshop
Commission


Website: http://www.heatherbutler.info

Contact: thesidingbtinternet.com

Audiences:
Adults, 5-7 (Key stage 1), 8-11 (Key stage 2), 5-11 (Key stages 1 and 2)


Details

ABOUT ME

I come to schools both as a teacher and a writer. I still teach part-time. 

I have over 25 books published with 5 publishers including Literacy in Action: Football (Routledge 2010) - 24 flexible lessons based on the beautiful game.

Other books have been short and full length stories, plays, assemblies and teachers' resource material. 

I believe the words 'interactive' and 'learning' go together.

WHEN I COME TO SCHOOL

1. I arrive, unpack my car and set up. This can take a while as there are props for everything I do.

2. children assemble in the hall - if a primary school, this is usually KS2 first, then KS1. I introduce the day in a very interactive session (about 45 minutes for KS2 and 30 minutes for KS1).

3. children return to class bases to create settings, characters and story lines. The emphasis is on sharing ideas and making rather then instantly writing. While children are doing this, I lead class workshops, 30 minutes for each one - freeze frames, hot seating, generating ideas, story mats,  story bags, sharing what it's like to be a writer.

4. an hour of staff development/inset can be part of the day.

CHOICE 

The entry points for visits range from dragons to circuses, pirates to elephants. I am also happy to create a day specifically for your school. Check out www.heatherbutler.info for full details. 

INSET

Inset is based on teachers' resource books published over the last few years such as Literacy through Football (Routledge 2010) and They Can Write (EPS 2007).

I am passionate about helping children, especially boys, learn how to generate ideas so that they can write creatively.  

Inset can often be added to the end of a writing day or delivered as a whole day. I'm happy working with individual schools as well as clusters.

WHERE I'LL GO

Anywhere in UK and will also consider abroad. I have worked in Europe and America and love meeting new people. I live in Amersham, Bucks so if I need to do an overnight or travel long distances, there will be extra costs involved.

 

	Literacy in Action: Football (isbn:9780415564854) 24 flexible lessons for ages 9 - 11 View in Amazon
	35 Stories to Make you Think (isbn:9781841015064) short stories for assemblies, RE and general reading about sensitive issues View in Amazon
	The 10 Must know Stories (isbn:9781844273263) top 10 Bible sotries to pass on to the next generation View in Amazon
	They Can Write - They just need a bit of help (isbn:1-904904-71-8) Interactive ways to get children writing. KS2 photocopiable resource laid out in alphabetical order View in Amazon
	Story and Story telling in RE (isbn:1-902234-37-5) Co-written with Chris Hudson this is a practical resource for RE teachers in primary and secondary schools View in Amazon
	What Makes Me Me? (isbn:1-904904 -70-X) 50 interactive assemblies for primary children, minimum preparation, maximum thinking. View in Amazon
	Ellie and the Clown Crisis (isbn:1 84427 023 8) Ellie's mum is training to be a clown. Ellie's not sure about this. Story paralleled with the story of Joseph in the Bible. View in Amazon
	Adam and the Tattooed Angel (isbn:1 84427 043 2) Adam sleeps in his garden den by a graveyard and is terrified by spooky groaning noises. Story is paralleled to the story of Paul in the Bible. View in Amazon
	REactive Learning (isbn:1-905637-10-1) interactive ways to teach Religious Education with photocopiably activities for KS2 teachers View in Amazon
	Things you can do with Water and Buildings (isbn:9781905637393) No lesson plans or worksheets but loads of ideas to spark teachers' own creativity. Each unit has background information followed by open-ended tasks covering each oarea of the curriculum View in Amazon
	Circuses and Pirates (isbn:9781905637676) Create a world of fiction, non-fiction and poetry View in Amazon

Organisations:
Scattered Authors Society, National Association of Writers in Education