Education - Elementary

High-interest topics and engaging exercises designed to stimulate and encourage children as they develop the necessary skills to become independent writers. Includes strategies with grade-appropriate skills that can be used in daily writing assignments such as journals, stories, and letters!Author: Scholastic Teaching ResourcesISBN-10: 1338798723ISBN-13:...

Practicing grammar skills has never been so easy! Perfect for classroom or at-home use, this exciting ready-to-use resource provides invaluable reinforcement and practice with key grammar topics such as: sentence types parts of speech common and proper nouns sentence structure verb tenses subject-verb agreement...

In "The Adventures of Prince Panda", we start off with the young panda bear learning his alphabet and sharing his new skill with his sister. The book is a new rendition of the age old alphabet song. Using rhythm, rhyming, and words with no...

For educators to be effective, they must intentionally select and implement research-based instructional strategies and conduct assessments. Using a clear and well-organized structure, the authors apply the strategies and techniques originally presented in The New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano...

In Daily Geography Practice, Grade 5, 36 map lessons introduce basic geography skills and over 100 geography terms. What a perfect hands-on approach to geography instruction! The geography skills presented at Grade 5 include: globes compass roses map legends map grids and coordinates map...

Inquiry, laboratory, project-based learning, discovery learning--which science instructional approach is most effective? In Visible Learning for Science, the authors reveal that it's not which strategy, but when, and plot a vital K-12 framework for choosing the right approach at the right time, depending on...

A subject as moving and powerful as humanity's past should be inviting, and when it is told well, it is. Susan Wise Bauer succeeds in telling the captivating story of history with her best-selling history series. Parents and young readers have fallen in love...

This comprehensive teaching resource helps first grade students master the conventions of standard English and boosts their vocabulary acquisition! Language Fundamentals has 204 pages of skill-based activities, including 29 review pages with multiple choice, constructed response, and open-ended questions to assess students' understanding and...

Test Prep Book's Common Core Math Grade 4 Grade 4 Textbook & Workbook: Common Core 4th Grade Math Workbook & Practice Test Questions Developed by Test Prep Books for test takers trying to achieve a passing score on the Common Core Math Grade 4...

Provide effective academic vocabulary instruction for your grade 4 students with short daily vocabulary lessons! Use these 15-minute lessons to teach your 4th grade students 97 key academic vocabulary words that they are likely to encounter in their daily lessons. These are a few...

Bestselling author Mary Rose has selected short readings perfect for first graders. Kids take these home with the companion comprehension activity and practice reading with the support of a grown-up. Easy tips for parents help them help their kids learn to read. The results...

Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge...

Practicing grammar skills has never been so easy! Perfect for classroom or at-home use, this exciting ready-to-use resource provides invaluable reinforcement and practice with key grammar topics such as: sentence types parts of speech common and proper nouns sentence structure verb tenses subject-verb agreement...

What are the principles that every elementary teacher must learn in order to plan and adapt successful literacy instruction? This concise course text and practitioner resource brings together leading experts to explain the guiding ideas that underlie effective instructional practice. Each chapter reviews one...

This comprehensive, 8.5" x 11" curriculum guide and activity book contains map activities, coloring pages, games, projects, review questions, cross-references to illustrated encyclopedias, and extensive book lists. Children and parents love the activities, ranging from cooking projects to crafts, board games to science experiments,...

Practical Academic Essay Writing Skills: An International ESL Students English Essay Writing Handbook was written with non-English speaking ESL students in mind. In other words, it was primarily written for ESL students who study English as a second language to gain university entrance. Having...

Being an effective math educator is one part based on the quality of the tasks we give, one part how we diagnose what we see, and one part what we do with what we find. Yet with so many students and big concepts to...

Being an effective math educator is one part based on the quality of the tasks we give, one part how we diagnose what we see, and one part what we do with what we find. Yet with so many students and big concepts to...

Practice makes perfect This large collection of fun and engaging practice pages is designed to help students master essential skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, math, and more. With more than 300 skill-building practice pages, students are well on their way to succeed in school...

Motivate reluctant readers with this collection of easy-to-read passages that cover a wide range of high-interest topics. Grouped according to the key reading strategies they reinforce, each reproducible passage comes with test-formatted comprehension and vocabulary questions, as well as writing activities. A great supplement...

In this follow-up to the best-selling Week-by-Week Homework for Building Reading Comprehension and Fluency, Mary Rose has selected short passages perfect for second and third graders. Kids take these home with the companion comprehension activity and practice reading with the support of a grown-up....

Reverse mathematics trauma and find a universal blueprint for math success In Mathematical Mindsets: Unleashing Students' Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching mathematics education expert and best-selling author Jo Boaler delivers a blueprint to banishing math anxiety and laying a foundation...

Test Prep Books' Praxis Core Study Guide: Core Academic Skills for Educators Test Prep and Practice Exam Questions - Math 5733, Reading 5713, Writing 5723 [Book Updated for the New Outlines]Made by Test Prep Books experts for test takers trying to achieve a great...

Emergent curriculum encourages early childhood educators to use creativity and flexibility as they respond to classroom challenges and children's interests. Filled with case studies and stories from toddler and preschool teachers about their experiences responding to events in their own classrooms, The Unscripted Classroom...

The Big Book of Cursive Trace and Write Practice, provides extensive focus on cursive alphabet letter formation. This cursive tracing book contains more than 10,000 cursive tracing units, including individual cursive letters and cursive sentences from the classic Beatrix Potter tale, Peter Rabbit. The...

Turn natural curiosity into deep, lasting learnings! Help students transform their playful wonderings into deeper questions about content--and develop the higher-level thinking skills they need for success in school and in life. In this invaluable resource you'll find simple, yet systematic ways to develop...

Rhythmic movement is key to this engaging series. Designed for teachers of children from Pre-school to Grade 2, the books outline processes used in the Dalcroze Method of music education, and include songs, stories, games, worksheets, and moreAuthor: Monica DaleISBN-10: 0970141629ISBN-13: 9780970141620Publisher: MusikinesisLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This timely volume provides a constructivist interpretation of developmentally appropriate curriculum in early childhood education. Rheta DeVries, one of the founders of constructivist early education, and her colleagues provide the theoretical rationale and practical advice for conducting specific activities in the classroom. Descriptive vignettes...

When we take children's key strengths and immerse them in an intellectually invigorating, emotionally nurturing, literature-rich community, we grow "super readers"--avid readers who consume texts with passion, understanding, and a critical eye. Organized around the 7 Strengths inherent in super readers (belonging, curiosity, friendship,...

A collection of 25 leveled passages with text-dependent comprehension questions that help students tackle increasingly complex texts and provide the academic rigor called for by the Common Core State Standards. - Each book features passages at various levels of text complexity. - Companion comprehension...

The Common Core State Standards require schools to include writing in a variety of genres across the disciplines. Engaging Students in Academic Literacies provides specific information to plan and carry out genre-based writing instruction in English for K-5 students within various content areas. Informed...

"This book comes at just the right time, as teachers are being encouraged to re-examine current approaches to science instruction." --Lynn Rankin, Director, Institute for Inquiry, Exploratorium "Easy to read and comprehend with very explicit examples, it will be foundational for classroom teachers as...

About the Authors is about the littlest authorsthose in kindergarten through second grade. Based on a profound understanding of the ways in which young children learn, it shows teachers how to launch a writing workshop by inviting children to do what they do naturallymake...

Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134090691. Helping students make connections between mathematics and their worlds-and helping them feel empowered...

Making Your Greatness! provides extensive information for the Praxis II: Elementary Education - Mathematics Content Knowledge for Teaching (CKT) 7813 test. Readers will have a breadth of information and material to assist them in their success. The text contains a synopsis of the CKT...

In this book, early fluent readers will learn how music and dance can help us focus, relieve stress, and increase mindfulness. Step-by-step instructions help readers write song lyrics, mindfully listen to music, and dance. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout,...

More than 40 ready-to-use, skill-building practice pages with easy-to-follow directions and fun, motivating exercises! Perfect for classroom or at-home use, this exciting practice book provides invaluable reinforcement and practice with key addition and subtraction skills.Author: Scholastic Teaching ResourcesISBN-10: 1338798308ISBN-13: 9781338798302Publisher: Scholastic Teaching ResourcesLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

A fun coloring book for children to learn more about icons in world history that help build black culture to what it is today.Author: Guerby Despage, Jefferson DecopainISBN-10: 8593339026ISBN-13: 9798593339027Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2021Pages: 54Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.11d

Early childhood can be a time of rich discovery, a period when educators have an opportunity to harness their students' fascination to create unique learning opportunities. Some teachers engage with their students' ideas in ways that make learning collaborative--but not all students have access...

Did you know that there are many magnificent places to travel around the world? The World Is Beautiful is a colorful illustrated and engaging book about some of the world's greatest wonders in the world. Throughout the centuries, there have been amazing buildings, structures,...

Day-by-Day Math Thinking Routines in Third Grade helps you provide students with a review of the foundational ideas in math, every day of the week! Based on the bestselling Daily Math Thinking Routines in Action, the book follows the simple premise that frequent, rigorous,...

Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children to share (or for...

A subject as moving and powerful as humanity's past should be inviting, and when it is told well, it is. Susan Wise Bauer succeeds in telling the captivating story of history with her best-selling history series. Parents and young readers have fallen in love...

A step-by-step guide to drawing forms for the four temperaments, a resource to use with children aged 6 to 12 years. This activity has a harmonizing, transformative, and strengthening effect on child development. Creative form drawing supports many learning capacities and abilities: improved hand-eye...

This handbook describes a revolutionary way of delivering primary education. In a storytelling school all children learn to be storytellers, retelling and improving stories from memory as a way of learning both language and subject content across the curriculum. Children graduate with a repertoire...

Quick and easy to teach and do, these activities offer K 6 teachers engaging ways to give students rich practice in language arts. Get language arts themed ideas for all four Morning Meeting components: greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message. Browse for activities...

Who will you be? One of the twins? Duke Orsino? The clown? Sir Toby Belch ? Twelfth Night like you have never experienced it before: quick, fun, and easy to understand. Designed for 8-20+ actors, kids, families, or anyone who wants to enjoy and...

*A proven system of teaching for teachers, parents, and students who want to learn on their own. *Requires only 20 minutes per day. *Presented in a simple format that everyone can understand. *Each lesson flows smoothly and logically to the next. *Each lesson is...

Teacher created, classroom-tested art activities engage children's imaginations. The best of the best of art and craft activities, themes include alphabet, circus, cooking, dinosaurs, farms, insects, sports, and weather. 175 b&w illustrations.Author: Kathy CharnerISBN-10: 0876592094ISBN-13: 9780876592090Publisher: Gryphon HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2000Pages: 500Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.45lbsSize: 10.90h...

The 1st Grade Essentials for Social Studies: Everything You Need - In One Great Resource Is a standards-based book that includes more than 100 1st Grade-specific reproducible pages covering topics essential for instruction. Fun attractive pages present content concisely and clearlymaking it easy-to-read and...