This is one of a series of books specially prepared for very young children. The simple text tells the story of each picture and the bright, colourful illustrations will promote lively discussion between child and adult.
Read-Aloud Plays: Ancient World (Grades 5 & Up)
Students can explore everyday life in the ancient world with these engaging read-aloud plays. Set in Babylonia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Assyria, Greece, Kush, Rome, and China, each play also includes background information, creative extension activities, thought-provoking discussion questions and writing prompts, as well as literature links for both students and teachers.
You probably already have a clear idea of what a "discussion guide for students" is: a series of not-very-interesting questions at the end of a textbook chapter. Instead of triggering thought-provoking class discussion, all too often these guides are time-consuming and ineffective. This is not that kind of discussion guide. What Media Classes Really Want To Discuss focuses on topics that introductory textbooks generally ignore, although they are prominent in students’ minds. Using approachable prose, this book will give students a more precise critical language to discuss “common sense” phenomena about media.
Knowing without Thinking: Mind, Action, Cognition and the Phenomenon of the Background
A volume devoted explicitly to the subtle and multidimensional phenomenon of background knowing that has to be recognized as an important element of the triad mind-body-world. The essays are inspired by seminal works on the topic by Searle and Dreyfus, but also make significant contribution in bringing the discussion beyond the classical confines.
Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy: Respiration
The Science Guy discusses the ins and outs of breathing in Bill Nye the Science Guy: Respiration. Bill Nye demonstrates the mechanics of respiration, and shows the process by which cigarette smoke does its damage. Nye inserts his usual trademark humor and parody into the scientific discussion to create a fun learning atmosphere.
