Introduce your students to this award-winning book with this engaging teaching guide. This guide includes an author biography, background information, summaries, thought-provoking discussion questions, as well as creative, cross-curricular activities and reproducibles that motivate students.
Age 9 and up 65 Classroom-Tested Activities and Projects This unique resource includes fun, classroom-tested activities that will capture the interest of any child. Students can make yarn maps, participate in "Cookie Geography", and create a "Hall of History". Also includes creative ideas for timelines, recipes, songs, and much more.
These five original plays cover key topics in colonial American history, including Jamestown and the first Thanksgiving. Each play is paired with creative activities, literature, and Web links. Illustrations.
Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer
You already have the tools to become a gifted writer; what you need is the spark. Harvard creative writing professor and acclaimed author Bret Anthony Johnston brings you an irresistible interactive guide to the craft of narrative writing. From developing characters to building conflict, from mastering dialogue to setting the scene, Naming the World jump-starts your creativity with inspiring exercises that will have you scrambling for pen and paper. Every chapter is a master class with the country’s most eminent authors, renowned editors, and dedicated teachers.
What we call motivation in school is really a decision students make to invest in our classrooms. It s our responsibility to show students the value of investment and guide them toward behaviors that will support learning. In this guide, Robyn R. Jackson takes you step by step through the process of motivating reluctant learners what great teachers do instead of relying on elaborate rewards systems or creative tricks to reach students who actively or passively resist investing themselves in the classroom.
