Education - Elementary

Effective classroom formative assessment helps educators make minute-by-minute, day-by-day instructional decisions. This clear, practical guide for teachers centers on five key instructional strategies, along with an overview of each strategy and practical formative assessment techniques for implementation in K-12 classrooms. The authors provide guidance...

In a world where environmental challenges, education and activism converge, this is an important addition to the field of art and early childhood education. It identifies a post qualitative research approach and provides an ethical alternative to the difficult and urgent challenges facing future...

Effective lesson planning is a crucial skill for all primary school teachers and is key to fostering engaging and focused learning. So how can new teachers ensure that their plans are motivating and impactful so that their students can make good progress? This book...

Effective lesson planning is a crucial skill for all primary school teachers and is key to fostering engaging and focused learning. So how can new teachers ensure that their plans are motivating and impactful so that their students can make good progress? This book...

The under-representation of characters of colour in children′s literature in the UK is quantified in the CLPE′s award winning Reflecting Realities research.Through this research, the CLPE actively disrupts the demand-and-supply chain and holds the children′s publishing industry to account, encouraging it to do better....

This full color book contains a step-by-step logic lesson workbook and a Full Length Gifted and Talented Practice Test for preschool and K classes: over 165 verbal, non-verbal and quantitative questions to practice with your child. This workbook is designed to practice reasoning and...

This book will help educate your child by introducing them to who is a Paramedic? What can a paramedic do for them? What is an Ambulance? Your child will learn what to expect to see and hear from a paramedic upon their arrival. They...

In this short story, you'll get to know all about Xavier the Xerophilous Xerus At the end, you get to enjoy some really fun activities that correspond to the story. In the "ABC Animals" reading workbook series, you will get a combination of any...

This comprehensive, up-to-date core text covers all aspects of the early childhood studies course. Throughout, key theories and research findings are highlighted and explored to help readers make links between theory and early years practice.Author: Rod Parker-ReesISBN-10: 1473915929ISBN-13: 9781473915923Publisher: Learning MattersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/13/2015Pages: 320Format:...

CARING FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, 6th Edition, presents the most pertinent information needed by those involved in after-school programs. Current research has established the importance of quality after-school programs due to their tremendous impact on children�s academic achievement, overall happiness, and self-esteem. To address this...

Experiencing Music Composition in Grades 3-5 is a practical guide to new, innovative, and natural composition techniques for young composers. Music Educators Michele Kaschub and Janice Smith bring a wealth of experience to bear a unique and thoughtfully curated series of materials that help...

This is the twenty-third book in the highly acclaimed AlphaBOX Alphabet Readers collection - a gorgeously illustrated series that teaches each letter of the alphabet and its phonetic sound. With The Whale in the Water, young readers will explore the letter W with bright...

The Right Start to Phonics shows readers how they can support children in gaining the skills they need to listen with accuracy, to differentiate between, manipulate and understand the sounds we hear. This experience will give them the knowledge and understanding needed to hear...

Author: Jessica ElkinISBN-13: 9798218370527Publisher: Jessica Elkin BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/10/2024Pages: 36Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d

Get your child writing everyday using Cursive Handwriting for Kids with Downunder Classics.Delight your child with this collection of carefully selected Australian and New Zealand literature that is educational, encouraging, and uplifting. Our extracts include classic fiction, poetry, songs, biographies, studies of nature, explorers'...

Many educators understand that inquiry-based learning holds great potential but still need guidance to implement inquiry in their daily instructional practice. In this book, the authors provide a clear and concise approach to making inquiry-based learning a reality for any classroom. Discover why and...

Changing students' attitudes about math and assessing number sense begins with shifting the teacher's attitude and approach. Learn how the authors dispel the common myth that student apathy in mathematics class is inevitable. Math teachers can use the student numeracy assessment and practice (SNAP)...

All the subject knowledge you need to teach primary science. The essential subject knowledge text for primary science. Secure subject knowledge and understanding is the foundation of confident, creative and effective teaching. This comprehensive text, covering the whole primary curriculum, includes interactive tasks, self-assessment...

From the authors of the popular blog and resource for teachers, The Classroom Bookshelf, this book offers a framework and teaching ideas for using recently released children's and young adult literature to build a culture of inquiry and engagement from a text-first approach. Reading...

" Integrating STEM Teaching and Learning Into the K- 2 Classroom is a critically important contribution toward advancing STEM teaching and learning. It blazes a trail for early elementary classroom practitioners to reflect the latest thinking in STEM education, and it provides a means...

In Alisha Learns to Be Resilient, Alisha doesn't want to go to school. She says school is boring and she wants to stay home. When her mother says she has to go to work and so Alisha must go to school, they walk together...

This handwriting workbook will help kids to develop their writing skills. Let your kids indulge in a fun learning workbook. Tracing and writing is the best way to develop those writing muscle memory for kids. Trace and write letters from A to Z with...

A simple but creative book for parents or grandparents to read to the kids. Its funny, cute and will bring a smile to a child's face.Author: Pj EnglishISBN-10: 1986978877ISBN-13: 9781986978873Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/02/2018Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07d

Career Exploration, A Workbook about Careers Grades 1-3 is the beginning of a series of career exploration activity books for Kindergartners to 3rd graders. Even at this young age, it is not too early to start planting seeds of information about what people do...

This Third Grade Common Core Workbook TEACHER EDITION is for Third Grade teachers. This is the Teacher's Answer Key for the Third Grade Common Core Workbook STUDENT EDITION. This Third Grade Teacher Edition Workbook includes answers to all of the Third Grade Common Core...

Explore the world with Discover Press This is a wildlife photography and facts book intended for early readers Make sure to pay attention throughout the entire book because you'll be tested for your knowledge at the end.Discover other exciting titles with Discover PressAuthor: Discover...

Thanks for checking out another addition from Curious Kids Press.In this book you will find 15 amazing animal facts accompanied by high quality photos At the end of this book you will also discover 5 quiz questions for testing your knowledge.This book is perfect...

Re-engaging Disconnected Youth profiles a program that succeeds in doing so, one that can serve as a model for others. Drawing on Adult Transformative Learning Theory, the book is an in-depth, qualitative study of the ways the program transformed adult and youth perceptions of...

Building on the ideas developed in Word Nerds: Teaching All Students to Learn and Love Vocabulary, Brenda J. Overturf has updated and energized the recommended practices for middle grades students. Vocabularians is for any educator who wants to help young adolescents increase knowledge and...

UNDERSTANDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 10th Edition, introduces you to the unique qualities of young children from infants to age eight, and demonstrates how to work with each child in ways that correspond with their developmental level, and their social and cultural environment. Learning theories and...

This book explores a range of technological and legal matters introduced to the education system by recent and significant technological developments. It delves into the transformation of education systems resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, which presented various new challenges and threats that educational institutions...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent...

This book theorizes and describes the concept of transformative critical whiteness pedagogies that are rooted in theories and practices of improvisationAuthor: Samuel Jaye Tanner, Erin T. MillerISBN-10: 1032647213ISBN-13: 9781032647210Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/16/2024Pages: 138Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d

Designed for use in the classroom or at home, this collection of short stories is perfect for readers at the third-grade level. With engaging tales that teach important lessons and encourage critical thinking, this book is a valuable addition to any child's library.This work...

Foster fine motor skills with this cursive writing practice workbook! Help students improve their cursive writing skills with these daily cursive writing practice activities. Research has shown that writing by hand helps strengthen the retention of what is being learned. In addition, well-developed fine...

Child development as viewed in the context of Waldorf education is in some ways strikingly different from the mainstream view. The German Association of Waldorf Schools assembled a team of experienced teachers, doctors, parents, and scholars to articulate this unique view of child development....

Juguemos Todos Juntos contains 20 easy-to-play photocopiable games for use either in the classroom or at home, which teach and reinforce essential Spanish vocabulary. These tried and tested games provide children with a fun way of practising speaking and listening to Spanish and help...

This is a story from the bikes point of view. He is for sale in the window and wants a little boy to buy him so he can go out and eat dirt I would like to thank my good friend and fellowauthor, Rhonda...

The holidays are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The rich history and fun celebrations of holidays make students excited both for parties and learning. The Writing Prompts for Holidays series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions...

Want to use puppets in storytelling but think you lack the confidence or talent? Then this is the book for you! Jan VanSchuyver explains how you can enliven storytelling and book sharing without fancy productions or complicated puppets. Her hands-in approach includes scripts and...

Hardcover edition of Dr. Montessori's Spontaneous Activity in Education. Scientific pedagogy as applied to child education in "the Children's Houses" including chapters on the preparation of the teacher, attention and environment.Author: Maria MontessoriISBN-10: 0837601738ISBN-13: 9780837601731Publisher: Bentley PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1965Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 8.50h x...

Writing Right with Text Types is a practical and accessible text for pre-service teachers to learn about teaching writing. The book focuses on how to teach children to write in different styles and to understand how texts are constructed. It highlights how different text...

Polyvagal Theory provides a breakdown of how the nervous system responds and reacts to unconscious messages of safety and threat. This accessible guide explores Polyvagal Theory and its potential for fully understanding and supporting the behaviours of children and young people in emotional distress...

What and where is your mental health, and how do you take care of it? As Mrs. Ketner, elementary school counselor, gets ready to explore this topic with her second-grade students, two of her students get the conversation started on their own. Readers will...

In his new book, In the Best Interest of Students: Staying True to What Works in the ELA Classroom, teacher and author Kelly Gallagher notes that there are real strengths in the Common Core standards, and there are significant weaknesses as well. He takes...

Raising Readers: Practical Advice from a Reading Teacher and Mom provides a toolkit for parents and caregivers to raise children who love reading and learning. Melanie Eskildsen, reading teacher and mom, offers hands-on, practical ideas readers can try the same day the book is...

This book is about a boy named Aaron who is about to start school for the first time. Aaron is quite nervous about leaving his mother and his turtle to start kindergarten. Aaron soon warms up to the idea of school when he sees...

Welcome to Planet Pop, an exciting, six-level English language course created by ELT Songs. We use the power of pop music, singing and dancing to help children learn English. All of our content is suitable for children between 5 and 12 years of age...

Welcome to another Kids Explore animal book for kids In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other...

Fluency in math doesn't just happen; it is a well-planned journey. In this book, you'll find practical strategies and activities for teaching your elementary students basic multiplication and division.The authors lay out the basic framework for building math fluency using a cycle of engagement...