Explore Transportation! - 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments
Allowing kids to travel through time and around the globe, this entertaining guide summarizes the history and science of transportation. From camels and jet engines to pigeons and submarines, this handbook examines the unusual and exciting ways that civilizations old and new have moved people, information, and objects from place to place. Twenty-five easy-to-follow projects are included, requiring minimal adult supervision and primarily using common household products and recycled supplies.
Gifted and Talented in the Early Years - Practical Activities for Children aged 3 to 5
How can we identify gifted and talented young children in pre-school settings and how can existing resources be used to challenge and stimulate them? In Gifted and Talented in the Early Years: Practical Activities for Children Aged 3 to 5, Margaret Sutherland offers tried-and-tested ideas and activities to help gifted children flourish.
Packed full of exciting ideas and powerful visual aids, A Creative Activities for the Early Years offers field-tested activities to help practitioners encourage and nurture young children's creativity and imagination. The author presents practical activities in art, dance and music and ideas on how to link them, and guidelines for making the most of music, lighting, space and nursery resources. This reader-friendly resource also provides: - Ideas for cross-curricular work - Suggestions for recording children's progress - Ideas for selecting materials
This reproducible program builds skills incrementally. By inviting students to "show what they know" in a variety of new formats, these stimulating lessons will enable struggling students to actually enjoy the learning process. As in all of the binder programs, the dual emphasis in mathematics is on (1) mastery of the basics and (2) improved critical thinking.
Abraham Lincoln for Kids - His Life and Times with 21 Activities
Providing a fresh perspective on one of the most beloved presidents of all time, this illuminating activity book tells the rich story of Abraham Lincoln’s life and details the events of his era. Highlighting Lincoln’s warm, generous spirit and impressive intellect, the guide teaches children about his fascinating life story, his struggles at the onset of the Civil War, and his relevance in today’s world. Activities include delivering a speech, holding a debate, drawing political cartoons, and making a stovepipe hat or miniature Mississippi River flatboat. Lively sidebars, abundant photographs and illustrations, and fun projects help to kick the dust off old Honest Abe.
