Reproducible • Thematic • With Cross-Curricular Extension Activities
Turn your classroom into a readers' theater with this delightful collection of short, simple plays on themes kids adore—pets, dinosaurs, space, losing a tooth, birthday parties, making new friends, going to school, and many more. These lively plays include adorable illustrations that support the text as well as rhymes, repition, and predictable language to help bolster young children's reading and oral language skills. Comes complete with teaching strategies and cross-curricular extensions.
A polar desert, tundras are home to a small array of animal life. Found in the northern parts of the world, the tundra's ground is always frozen and is unique in that the winters are always dark and the summers, although short, are always light. How can life survive in this cold, and why does its winter last so long? Learn the answers to these questions and others in illustrations and hands-on experiments.
This book and its authors are guides in a new frontier - one where our students are our partners for learning and the landscape is ever-changing. Shamburg's principles are sound, the pedagogy is solid, and the project ideas are gems. Teachers seeking a fresh and manageable look at the possibilities offered by current technology will have much to be pleased about herein - handouts, links to resources - it's all in here.
Character Education: A Book Guide for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents
This book provides a fresh way of teaching children the importance of values and good character. It is a gold mine for educators and parents looking for material they can use in discussions regarding character traits they want to help young citizens develop. Grades K-5 (adaptable for higher grades).
