Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actually taken hold in elementary school? Yes!, reports Robert Yager, editor of Exemplary Science in Grades PreK 4: Standards-Based Success Stories. Probably the Standards have done more to change science in elementary schools than has occurred at the other grade levels. Evidence of change is apparent in this fourth volume of the Exemplary Science monograph series, an essay collection featuring educators in PreK-4 describing programs they ve developed to fulfill the Standards More Emphasis guidelines.
Mega-fun Fractions: 50 Hands-on Activities and Games That Help Kids Really Get It!
Help your students develop a solid understanding of fractions! Here are 50 fun and engaging activities that invite kids to explore fractions in a variety of meaningful ways. They’ll apply fraction concepts to solve puzzles, play games, analyze data, create a class quilt, and so much more. Each activity is designed to meet the NCTM standards and boost kids’ interest in fractions! For use with Grades 3-5.
Funny Fairy Tale Math: 15 Rib-Tickling, Reproducible Stories Grade 3-4
All of these math-filled stories with instant word problems end happily ever after—with kids laughing out loud and building key skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, measurement, money, and more! A great way to connect reading and math and meet the new NCTM Standards. For use with Grades 3-4.
Teachers struggle every day to bring quality instruction to their students. Beset by lists of content standards and accompanying ''high-stakes'' accountability tests, many educators sense that both teaching and learning have been redirected in ways that are potentially impoverishing for those who teach and those who learn. Educators need a model that acknowledges the centrality of standards but also ensures that students truly understand content and can apply it in meaningful ways...
This book provides some challangin questions which are examined in the light of authentic classroom experience. For any learner, literacy is of crucial importance. For teachers, raising standards of literacy is a constant concern.
