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AT LAST, DRYWIPE ACTIVITY KITS THAT MEET EVERY OBJECTIVE
Concept-in-a-Pocket Mastering English Kits are invaluable classroom resources that save you hours of planning and preparation. No longer do you need to trawl the internet for poor quality templates, these activities have been created by a specialist Literacy Teacher to meet all aspects of the curriculum.
To use, it's as easy as 1, 2, 3…
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• The kits cover all key objectives in the new primary English curriculum
• Carefully crafted, photocopiable activity booklets, broken down by both Key Stage and by topic
• Ideal for teaching one-to-one, small groups or the whole class – it’s up to you.
• urn your acti ities into whiteboards in a ash Simply slide any activity into one of the pockets and use with the drywipe pens and erasers provided. Instantly create a fun, reusable write wi e acti ity while sa ing on a er
Photocopy your template from the activity booklet or print from the CD provided. Insert the template into your drywipe pocket.
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£59.00
EVERYTHING YOU NEED!
As well as photocopiable activity books, 10 x drywipe pockets, 10 x pens, 10 x erasers and a CD, each kit also contains an extremely comprehensive teacher guidance book, packed with instructions, lesson ideas, notes and target details. Now you can teach the English curriculum with absolute confidence. These expertly designed resource sheets provide a range of activities to explain and embed key principles and concepts, as well as helping children to read and write confidently across a range of genres and styles.
CURRICULUM COMPLIANT ACTIVITIES IN THE RANGE!
STATEMENTS
The curriculum attainment targets have been turned into pupil-friendly ‘I can’ statements. These are indicated on every activity, so children always know the focus of their learning.
English Essentials
Show-me® boards are one of the most cost-effective teaching aids available. No other teaching aid is as versatile – Show-me® boards can be used across all curriculum subjects, all age ranges and in all situations.
Mini-whiteboards are the most important development in educational technology since the slate!
–DylanWiliam
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Blank Flash Cards
Curriculum Stickers, 24mm Literacy
• 12 different designs and captions specifically for curriculum
Feels-Write Letter Stones
A4 Curriculum Ring Binders (2-ring)
Curriculum Stickers, 38mm Literacy
Literacy Flipchart Pad
Rigid Drywipe Boards
Ergo Show-me Foambats
• Ideal for students to hold up their answers in the air, so teachers can see responses at a glance • Made from durable, dense, no noise foam • One side plain, the other printed with lines • Lightweight, soft and safe
• High quality card flipper • When a card is posted in the top of the Smart Chute, the correct answer then miraculously appears at the bottom 08 100 293
£14.30
2 Smart Chute Cards
Letters & Sounds Pack
• Reinforce words learnt at Phases 2 to 5 of Letters and Sounds • Set 4 08 100 294
£17.35
The 44 Letter Sounds A2 Laminated Poster
• Displaying the 44 letter sounds with examples of their most common spellings • Each
08 700 205
£1.55
Early Literacy Progress Pack
Early Phonics Pack
• Includes a phonics reading book, a set of dry-wipe alphabet counters, whiteboard (297 x 105mm), dry-wipe pen, erasing felt, a set of key words to cut out and laminate, advice for parents on preparing children for reception, all contained in a zip-up wallet • Title of book may vary • Set • Age 4+
08 015 090
•Includes: 1 x Active Alphabet Kit, 1 x Literacy Outdoors, 1 x Alphabet Pebbles - Lower Case, 1 x Alphabet Pebbles - Upper Case, 1 x Feely Fabric Letters, 1 x Alphabet Pathway Mats, 1 x Tine into Initial Sounds, 1 x Helping Young Children with Phonological awareness and 1 x soft toy • Supplies in Gratnells tray with notes. • Each 868 105 400 £156.90
Delivery time 2 weeks
£3.90
Early Language Progress Pack
•Includes: 1 x Lets’s Get Talking, 1 x Supporting Quiet Children, 1 X Helping Young Children to speak with confidence kit, 1 x Talk about things at home, 1 x Talk about things outside, 1 x Talk about things we do • Supplied in Gratnells tray with notes. • Each
868 105 200
Delivery time 2 weeks
£106.25
Listening Progress Pack
•Includes: 1x Helping Young Children to listen, 1x Lola the listening leopard soft toy, 1 x helping children to concentrate, 1 x tune into environmental sounds, 1 x tune into animal sounds, 1 x tune into instrumental sounds, 1 x tune into nursery rhymes, 1 x come alive listening activity pack, 1 x listening games CD • Supplies in a Gratnells tray with notes. • Each
£106.25 Delivery time 2 weeks
Letters & Sounds Classroom Kits
• These bumper kits provide fantastic multisensory resources to teach children in line with the Letters and Sounds synthetic phonics programme
1 Phase 1
• Includes percussion set, 4 different bingo games, 6 mirrors, voice sounds cards and 4 different speaking & listening balls
868 300 345
2 Phase 2
£90.20
• Includes a range of games and teaching aids to teach children at least 19 letters and to start blending and segmenting letters • Two syllable words are introduced and simple captions practised using picture caption matching puzzles • High frequency and tricky words also introduced • Includes letters and sounds boxed resources and introduces the magnetic phase letters and smart balls for extra reinforcement
868 300 224
3 Phase 3
£135.20
• Includes 18 phoneme fans (6 each of 3 designs), double-sided mnemonic cards, picture caption matching puzzles, phoneme frieze, buried treasure game, 292 flash cards, matching words and pictures puzzles, I can... book and cards, picture sentence matching puzzles set 1 and picture sentences matching puzzles
868 300 225
4 Phase 4
£170.20
• Includes yes/no question cards game, picture sentence matching game, buried treasure game, box of 240 flash cards, matching words and pictures puzzles, sentence substitution game and more!
868 300 226
5 Phase 5
£90.10
• Includes alternative spelling consonants puzzles, alternative spelling short vowel puzzles, double-sided mnemonic cards, box of 250 flash cards, sentence substitution games set 1, three right answers game, word smart ball, magnetic foam high frequency and tricky words and more!
868 300 227
6 Phase 6
£160.20
• Includes suffix strips set 1, 2 and 3, magnetic foam suffixes, 6 spelling rules directories, prefixes and suffixes game, tenses-irregular verbs chute cards and phoneme frames
868 300 228
Delivery time 2 weeks
£92.20
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English Phonics
Rainbow Letters
• Set of 26 letters in a child friendly font made in colourful clear acrylic • Ideal for use on a light box to make letter recognition interesting and exciting • Letters come with a hole at the top balance point so they can be strung up or pinned to a notice board • 70mm • Set 26
Silishapes Letters
Set 26
Age 3+
• Made from soft and pliable silicon, Sillishapes are very strong, and can be cleaned in a dishwasher without harm • Can be used in a sand pit, in water and due to their transparency, on a light panel • Large format with school friendly font
Pink
120mm
• Our Ultra Bright Light panels use the latest low energy LED strip technology to provide a clean bright illuminated background • Perfect for lighting items from beneath and works well with transparent and translucent objects; these portable panels are great to investigate and explore pattern, shape, colour, opacity and transparency • Aesthetically pleasing with their sleek appearance and rounded edges, our new panels are tough, easily cleaned and supplied with a low voltage power supply
• The typical life span for the LED light source is an amazing 50,000 hours. • Each 868 252 018
Light Panel & Table Set
• Includes low-level table with fold out legs which lock into place with an allen key • Folds flat for easy storage • Set
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English Phonics
1 Alphabet Lower Case Paint Stampers
• Sturdy stampers which have an easy grip handle supplied in a plastic carry case • Ideal for young children and special needs
• W75mm x H35mm x D75mm • Set 26
03 072 259
£13.25
2 Tub Of Foam Letters & Numbers
• Pack 1500 Approx
03 343 040
3 ABC Lacing Sweets
£8.70
• Features uppercase letters on one side and lowercase on the reverse • Vowels are always on red "sweets" with the 21 consonants on five assorted colours
• Includes “sweet jar”, two laces and scoop • Set
08 300 033
4 Sift & Find Shells
• Sift the sand to find the shells Alphabet
£15.30
• Includes 26 plastic shells with an uppercase letter printed on top, sifter, activity guide and bright plastic bucket
• Set 26
08 660 081
£30.65
5 Alphabet Pebbles Word Building Set
• Durable resin pebbles • Each pebble measures between 30-45mm • Set 50
08 701 088
7 Glitter
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Foam Magnetic Letters
• These foam magnetic tiles focus on the relationship between sounds and their spelling • They help students understand the association between the letters and the sounds they represent • The tiles are specifically colour coded to assist students to recognise the most common phoneme groupings
4 LowercaseTeacher's Set
5 LowercaseCursive Pack 2
• 36 foam magnetic tiles in 3 colour groupings: digraph endings, blend beginnings and blend endings • All tiles are lower case • 60 x 75mm • Set
100 309 £7.65
7 LowercaseCursive Pack 3
• Complete sounds set • 160mm high • Pack 50
5 LowercaseCursive Pack 1
• 67 foam magnetic tiles in 4 colour groupings: consonants, consonants that make two major sounds, vowels and the 'h' digraphs • All tiles are lower case • 60 x 65mm
• 36 foam magnetic tiles in 5 colour groupings: 3 letter blends, magic 'e', vowel phonemes, changeable vowels and 'r' controlled vowels All tiles are lower case 60 x 75mm • Pack
1 Magnetic Lapboards
• Plain one side with printed gridlines the other side • Magnetic drywipe surface on both sides • Rigid structure with outer frame for extra strength • 350 x 250mm • Pack 6
Blue Framed
08 702 586 £20.40
2 Magnetic Phoneme Frames
• Magnetic strips for building words from 2 to 6 phonemes in length • For use with magnetic letters • Pack 22 08 100 318
Magnetic Word Strips
• Durable, double-sided magnetic strips with an outline on one side and a template on the other
• Strip size 140 x 170mm • Magnetic Letters not included.
3 CVC
• Support decoding and visual strategies for learning the spelling patterns of CVC words • Set 33 08 100 312 £15.30
4 CCVC & CVCC
• Support spelling and word building of CVCC and CCVC words • Set 33 08 100 313 £15.30
5 Tricky Words
• Colour-coding represents phonic regularity while the letters in black represent the tricky part of the word • Covers all the tricky word examples from the Letters and Sounds programme, and two blanks for your own use • Set 41
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Phonics
Touchtronic Letters
• Touchtronic Letters combine the physical and digital worlds of learning • Includes 26 letters colorcoded with consonants in blue and vowels in red • The supporting free App (available from the iTunes store) includes games for teaching letter recognition, phonemic awareness and word
Clever Chimps Phonics Set
• Includes 4 soft fabric chimpanzees and 98 individual letters and graphemes, with both hook and loop fixings on the reverse • Chimps can join hands to create longer words • 115mm seated • Set
CVC Fishing
Durable Plastic
Phonics Fans
• Made of durable plastic • 40 x 115mm
Phase 2, Set 1
• Includes s, a, t, i, n, m, d, p • Pack 6
08 700 188 £6.15
Phase 2, Set 2
• Includes g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, ff f, ll l, ss
• Pack 6
08 700 189 £6.15
Phase 3
• Includes ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo
• Pack 6
08 700 195 £6.15
Pupil Letter Fans
• Includes 22 consonants, vowels and phonemes • Consonant digraphs ‘sh’, ‘ff’ and ‘ll’ included • Pack 5
08 800 271 £18.90
Phonics Letter Flips
• Made of strong 'no tear' plastic • Letters can be easily removed and exchanged for new letters • Each flip allows children to change phonemes to build a wide variety of words Phase 2, Student
High Frequency Words
• The first 100 high frequency words displayed alphabetically • Covers phases 2 to 5 of ‘Letters and Sounds’ Poster
• 500 x 700mm • Each
08 100 320
£7.15
Phonics Games
• Made from durable cardboard • Includes counters, a die, spinners and an answer sheet
CVC/CVCC/CCVC Games
• 6 board games help teach letter sound correspondences and early word building of CVC, CVCC and CCVC words • Ideal for small groups • Set 6
08 100 324
Junior Scrabble
• Younger children start the fun by linking letters on the board that includes pictures • Older children enjoy making words all by themselves • Helps children improve their vocabularies and spelling skills • 2-4
Players • Each
08 300 206
£19.40
£17.35
Tricky Word Pebbles
• Take a tactile approach to tricky words • Each pebble is made from a durable resin and is engraved and painted with a high frequency word • Pebbles are colour-coded into five groups • Each pebble measures between 45-55mm • Includes an activity leaflet • Set 64 • Age 3+
1 Year 1
• Includes: the, to, I, no, go, into, he, she, we, me, be, was, you, they, all, are, my, her, said, have, like, so, do, some, come, were, there, little, one, when, out, what, oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, looked, called, asked, could, a, today, of, says, is, his, has, your, by, here, where, love, once, ask, friend, school, put, push, pull, full, house, our 077 016 145
• Includes: 5 x A6 cards, 3 x mini cards, 1 x A4 card, 1 x A3 card, 3
Insert a drawing or photograph into each plastic wallet and record a 10 second message
Talking Photo Album
Encourage children to create their own story using their pictures & recording their own narrative
• Each of the 20 pages will hold a single 5'' x 7" photo or image and has an individual PLAY/STOP Button • 6 minutes recording time (18 seconds per page) • Re-record as many times as you wish • Built-in microphone & speaker • Black hardback cover
• Batteries are included and replaceable: 3 x AAA • Each
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Sound Banks
• Large format recording device • Provides up to 30 seconds of clear recording time and instant playback
• 100 x 105 x 21mm • Pack 5
Write On / Wipe Off
41 016 250 £20.40 Mirror
• Mirrored surface • Record sound whilst seeing the shape your mouth makes - great for phonics
41 016 255 £28.20
Headphones
Easi-Ears Wireless Headphones
• Easi-Ears enables teachers to create their own playlists and add the same content to all headphones or customise for individual headsets • The remote control unit is an MP3 recorder/player so audio tracks can be transmitted directly to the headphones • Unique broadcast feature allows play to be interrupted with either voice or music • Pack 6 08 000 043
For advice & support on changes in the curriculum, why not contact our Curriculum Advisor See inside front cover for details
Record your own 10 second message into each box, which plays when opened
Rainbow Talking Boxes
• These Rainbow Talking Boxes let you record your own 10 second message into each box which plays when opened • Each box is made from heavy guage card and has wipe clean surfaces, magnetic catches and are activated by light sensors when opened. 08 000 048 £25.50
English Spoken Language
Chatter-Box
• Simply hold down the number and record button to programme a 10 second message per number • Requires 2 x
batteries (not included) • 320 x 60mm •Each
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Speaking & Listening Games
• 6 games cover; drama, speaking clearly, interaction, developing ideas, critical thinking, working as a group and listening strategies • Made from durable cardboard
Talking Tiles
• Record and playback 80 seconds of speech, music or sound effects using the built-in microphone and speaker or via the AUDIO-IN socket which provides you with the option to record audio directly from a CD player, computer or MP3 player using a 3.5mm phono plug lead (not included) • Messages are rerecordable • Features a removable clear cover that allows you to create pictures, symbols, numbers, words or letters to match your recordings • Includes a locking switch to protect messages from accidental erasure and mounting holes for creating wall displays • Record/Play/OFF Switch • Play Button, (Top Cover) • Requires 3 x
Micro-Speak
• Built-in microphone and speaker • Large function buttons • Mini USB Port for audio file downloads and uploads via a PC or Mac • Rechargeable Batteryrecharge using USB Port • Built-in memory 512MB providing 6 hours high quality recording time • Software included Individual 08 015 005
Group Set
• Includes 7 port USB charging hub • Pack 6 868 015 000 £190.00
Easi-Speak Microphones
• Rainbow Easi-Speaks allows children to record and playback voices, sounds or music remotely or by downloading files using the built in 128MB memory (up to 4 hours recording time) straight to a PC through the attached USB connector • Fully rechargeable • Includes Audacity music editing software Group Set
• Includes mains rechargeable docking station • Pack 6 08 000 042
1 Who’s Speaking, Who’s Listening Set
• Includes 6 coloured telephone handsets, 6 coloured tubes connected to a central hub and 6 coloured blindfolds • 1.5m long • Each
2 Talking Tubes Set
• Includes 2 colour coded telephone handsets and 3 metres of tubing
Writing Prompt Cards
• These high-interest cards encourage children to express their creativity while learning how to write independently using a variety of styles • Includes 200 writing cards divided into 3 categories: imaginative, informative and persuasive
Starter Cards
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Each tub contains resources which encourage children to write confidently
Creative Writing Tubs
Encourage reluctant writers by giving story writing ideas and visual prompts to support them to write their own story
Creative Imagination Pockets & Cards
• A versatile classroom resource to stimulate curiosity and encourage creative writing
• Alternate the cards and the objects behind them to support children as they build their stories
• Includes one wall hanging containing 30 large pockets and 30 smaller clear plastic pockets, and 100 interchangeable cards • The cards include characters, settings, the 44 phonemes and blank cards to create your own • Set
1 Roll A Story Dice
• Help children develop story telling and oral language with Roll A Story dice
• Simply roll the dice and let the pictures guide children's imagination • Categories include: people, animals, food, places, transport, feelings, weather, actions, sports, objects • Includes small carry sack • Set 10
2 Story Spinners
• Enthuse young writers using this set of 6 story spinners • Features bright and vibrant illustrations as a stimulus for pupils struggling for writing ideas
• Covering who, what, where, when and why plus characteristics • 190 x 190mm
Set 6
English Sentence Building & Grammar
LEGO® Education StoryStarter is the helping hand that kick-starts pupils’ creativity and boosts their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills at Key Stages 1 and 2. Pupils work together to create and build stories with LEGO® bricks and figures, then use the unique StoryVisualizer Software to visualise, write and communicate their work.
StoryStarter Core Set
This set contains all the elements needed to equip up to five students with everything to start constructing their own stories. Building materials are delivered in a sturdy storage box along with sorting trays, base plates, activity spinners and an assortment of special bricks and minifigures.
StoryVisualizer Software and Curriculum Pack
The StoryVisualizer Software is a specially developed application that allows your students to document and present their stories in a written format. The StoryVisualizer Software also comes with extensive Curriculum Pack to ensure you are able to get started with the product straightaway.
The Literacy Box
• Provides supplementary materials to support capable, independent readers in the classroom • Includes 75 colourfully illustrated four-page cards in 15 colourcoded sections; informative, imaginative and persuasive texts in a variety of genres; three pages of multiplechoice questions relating to each text; suggestions for additional speaking and listening, reading, writing, and cross-curricular activities relating to each card and topic; separate answer cards for independent marking and a free benchmark guide to assist in planning, teaching and assessing • The Benchmark guide also links each card to book bands and identifies the grammar elements and word study features targeted on each card
1 Smart Chute
• High quality card flipper • When a card is posted in the top of the Smart Chute, the correct answer then miraculously appears at the bottom • Each 08 100 293
£14.30
2 Smart Chute Cards
Grammar Pack
• Includes Working with Memory - Smart English, Grammar Sentences, Contractions, Apostrophes, Onomatopoeia and Tenses - Irregular Verbs • Set 6 08 100 691 £26.05
Parts Of Speech Bulletin Board Set
Great for teaching children grammatical terminology
• Includes 9 shaped cards containing a definition, examples and an example sentence, a full colour chart (41cm x 59cm), 16 blank cards with writing lines and a resource guide • Set 6 08 100 697
Super Spelling Rules Board Games
• Spin the spinner, read the spelling rule, sound out your word and spell it correctly to place a counter on the Super Grid • Games include; plurals; spellings dependent on position; finding base words; common misspellings and finding a related word to highlight vowel sounds • A3 • Set 08 100 656 £19.40
Introducing Punctuation Posters
• Six laminated posters with bold, easy-to-read text aimed at introducing pupils to aspects of punctuation; apostrophes, capital letters, commas, full stops, question marks and speech marks • 590 x 420mm • Set 6
Grammar & Sentences Board Games
• Learn, practise and develop knowledge of English grammar rules to ultimately improve writing fluency and communication • Made from durable cardboard
• Includes answer cards and all game instructions printed on the gameboards
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English Reading & Comprehension
The Comprehension Box
• Provides supplementary materials to support capable, independent readers in the classroom
• Includes 150 colourfully illustrated cards with texts covering a variety of genres and text types, questions on the back of each card, 15 colourcoded sections, pupil tracking sheet pad, answer cards and a comprehensive teacher's guide providing suggestions on how to explicitly teach comprehension strategies along with answers, and pupil and teacher recording sheets • Free benchmark guide available linking each card to book bands Box 1
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Encourages children to read for a range of purposes as set out in 2014 National Curriculum
Reading Comprehension Starter Cards
• These write and wipe cards cover fiction and non-fiction and are a first step from teacher directed questions to reading written questions • Children read through the simple stories and write answers to related comprehension questions on the reverse
• Questions are based on when, where, who, why, how • Includes teacher's guide with answer booklet, showing answers in complete sentences • 148 x 210mm • Set 54 • Age 6+
Age7-9
Comprehension Board Games
• Each game provides explicit instruction in comprehension strategies and provides activities that support understanding • Made from durable cardboard counters • Boards do not limit number of players, adding more counters will extend the number that can play • A3 • Set 6 • Age 9+
Level 1
• Teach early comprehension skills • Topics include cause & effect, context, fact or opinion, main idea, sequencing and vocabulary
08 100 349
Level 2
£18.40
• Teach a range of reading comprehension strategies and encourage students to reflect on their own understanding and learning • Topics include context, inference, narrative text, non-fiction text, predicting outcomes and vocabulary
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£18.40
Age6-12
Age6-10
• Boost reading and listening comprehension with these soft foam cubes • Ask children questions before, during and after reading a
Comprehension
• The types of questions on the Reading Comprehension Cubes include "What do the pictures on the cover tell you about the story?" and "What is the main idea of the
Retell a Story
• With a unique story-retelling suggestion on each side, cubes feature 36 different activities, including "Tell what might happen next" and "From the photos and illustrations I learned..." • Includes activity guide
Age3+
Age3+
Story Sack
• These Story Sacks come in a cloth sack and include resources to enhance the learning of a well-known story
Handa’s Surprise
• Incudes cloth sack, storybook, non-fiction book, scenery, parent guide CD-ROM, DVD, plush Handa doll with fruit, felt finger puppets, animal masks and African game of Mancala 868 109 958
£110.20
The Animal Boogie
• Includes cloth sack, storybook and CD, non-fiction book, parent guide, DVD of dance movements and plush hand masks of Elephant, Leopard, Monkey, Snake, Vulture and Bear 868 500 616
The Hungry Caterpillar
£69.10
• Includes cloth sack, storybook and CD, non-fiction book, parent guide and plush toy big and small caterpillars, leaf and egg, butterfly, food items and cocoon 868 500 617
Tullula’s Atishoo
£63.20
• Includes cloth sack, storybook and CD, non-fiction book, parent guide, picture card game, fabric pond and 10 plush toy animals
868 500 619
Falou Fetch The Water
£67.20
Includes cloth sack, storybook and CD, scenery, waterwell, plush Fatou doll, parent guide CD-ROM and board game
868 500 620
£63.20 Delivery time 2 weeks
Age3+
For advice & support on changes in the curriculum, why not contact our Curriculum Advisor See inside front cover for details Age3+
4 Oxford School Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Dictionary
38 500 304
5 Electronic Spellchecker
• Spells over 180,000 words • Phonetic spell correction in an instant • Calculator, metric and currency converter • Battery 1 x CR2032 (not included) • Each 378 496 825 £13.50 Delivery time 2 weeks
