Education - Elementary

Offers more than 40 teacher-friendly, ready-to-use analogies for science classrooms and shows teachers how to select analogies for instruction, gauge their impact, and improve their effectiveness.Author: Allan G. HarrisonISBN-10: 1412913330ISBN-13: 9781412913331Publisher: Corwin PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2007Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.89h x 7.10w x 0.69d

Supporting Children′s Learning: A Guide for Teaching Assistants explains all the key ideas on how children learn and how best to support children in that learning. Covering all major themes, this book offers an introduction to main theories of learning and development from birth...

Unicorn Dreams is about a little girl who looks forward to her father reading to her nightly. She muses about what her father might read to her next. As she is tucked into her bed with her favorite stuffed animal, her father opens a...

This book critically explores civic republicanism in light of contemporary republican political theory and the influence of republican models of citizenship in recent developments in civic education across a number of Western nations.Author: A. PetersonISBN-10: 1349321540ISBN-13: 9781349321544Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2011Pages: 187Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize:...

Delight young readers with this collection of fascinating storybooks that feature children and their families from various cultural heritages. This set includes multiple copies of 10 engaging stories with colorful illustrations and background information that build awareness and appreciation as well as increase reading...

Delight young readers with this collection of fascinating storybooks that feature children and their families from various cultural heritages. This set includes one copy of each of 10 engaging stories with colorful illustrations and background information that build awareness and appreciation as well as...

Trace and Learn Numbers Math Activity Book is for ages 3-6 Pre-school to 1st Grade. This workbook includes adding objects, adding numbers and fill in the missing numbers. This is a Great workbook for toddlers ages 3 up to age 6 that are learning...

Writer Identity and the Teaching and Learning of Writing is a groundbreaking book which addresses what it really means to identify as a writer in educational contexts and the implications for writing pedagogy. It conceptualises writers' identities, and draws upon empirical studies to explore...

Have you ever taken your children on a maths walk? Are your pupils shape detectives? How to be Inventive When Teaching Primary Mathematics is a pocket guide to inspire primary teachers to become confident, effective, imaginative teachers who enjoy teaching, and whose pupils enjoy...

Recent and increasing efforts to standardize young children's academic performance have shifted the emphases of education toward normative practices and away from qualitative, substantive intentions. Connection to human experience, compassion for societal ailments, and the joys of learning are straining under the pressure of...

Help your students improve their language skills and become stronger readers and writers. In this timely book, literacy experts Amy Benjamin and Barbara Golub offer best practices for fortifying the writer's workshop model with meaningful, relevant instruction in grammar. The book answers questions such...

This fully revised second edition of Observing, Assessing and Planning for Children in the Early Years provides a detailed analysis of what is meant by the observation of young learners and why this is so vital to early years practitioners and students. In this...

What ideas do children hold about the natural world? How do these ideas affect their learning of science? Young learners bring to the classroom knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world constructed from their experiences of education and from outside school.　...

Sticky Assessment is a straightforward guide to assessment, designed to demystify assessment and to give teachers the tools they need become better assessors. Translating the latest research into a concise and practical volume, this book helps teachers to monitor student learning, make assessment engaging...

Fully updated to reflect the current status and understandings regarding outdoor provision within early childhood education frameworks across the UK, this new edition shows early years practitioners how to get the very best from outdoor play and learning for the enjoyment, health and education...

Grounded in empirical research, this book offers concrete pathways to direct attention towards elementary science teaching that privileges sensemaking, rather than isolated activities and vocabulary. Outlining a clear vision for this shift using research-backed tools, pedagogies, and practices to support teacher learning and development,...

Becoming a Research-Informed School examines the reasons why teachers and leaders use research to improve their schools, and explores how teachers select, understand and use research to enhance learning experiences in fast-moving classroom environments. It analyses what teachers and school leaders actually do, to...

Now in a fully updated seventh edition, The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools provides essential information for students, trainee, and practising teachers about the why, what and how of teaching primary science. Paying particular attention to inquiry-based teaching and learning, the book recognises...

Rethinking Early Literacies honors the identities of young children as they read, write, speak, and play across various spaces, in and out of pre/school. Despite narrow curricular mandates and policies, the book highlights the language resources and tools that children cultivate from families, communities,...

In order for students to write effective narratives, they need to read good narratives. In this practical book, you'll find out how to use mentor texts to make narrative writing instruction more meaningful, authentic, and successful. Author Sean Ruday demonstrates how you can teach...

Have you ever wondered what the Montessori approach is all about and how it can be used to benefit the young children in your setting? This book explains how the Montessori approach works offering guidance on planning and assessment methods alongside practical activities for...

As alike as two peas in a pod. As sick as a parrot. As nutty as a fruitcake. A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way using the word "like" or "as." They are used in...

A children's primer that introduces young readers to the culture of America's Armed Forces, through engaging text and beautiful illustrations.Author: David RabbISBN-10: 0989002624ISBN-13: 9780989002622Publisher: Navigator Pub.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/14/2013Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 9.80h x 7.90w x 0.10d

Follow a day in the life of Mickey, Lizzie, Charlie and Nikki as they learn how they can positively impact each others lives. With the ever-increasing problem of bullying, It All Starts With You aims to raise awareness to the subject while spreading a...

For a child at home or students in a classroom, this beautiful 8.5"x11", 84-page, full-color, hardcover book is guarenteed to help yor learner memorize the basic multiplication tables 0-9. The key is found in beautifully illustrated rhymes created with careful consideration to both visual...

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is a book in 6 volumes: A, E, I, O, U, and Consonants. Vowels rule English and they cannot be avoided. Hence, each vowel is dissected and isolated in a volume and The Consonants is the 6th...

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is a book in 6 volumes: A, E, I, O, U, and Consonants. Vowels rule English and they cannot be avoided. Hence, each vowel is dissected and isolated in a volume and The Consonants is the 6th...

With the 100 Spelling Rules applied in 600 Phonics-based Spelling Lessons, Children and Adults Learn to Spell Hundreds of Words at a Time Guaranteed The Vowel U is a book for Children and Adults who can read but cannot spell the words that they...

Learn to Spell 500 Words a Day is a book in 6 volumes: A, E, I, O, U, and Consonants. Vowels rule English and they cannot be avoided. Hence, each vowel is dissected and isolated in a volume and The Consonants is the 6th...

The Los Angeles Private School and Preschool Guide, both written by Fiona Whitney, helps parents find the right private school or preschool for their child. As a mother of two, Fiona visited and observed first hand, often several times, before a thorough review of...

This is Reader's Theatre for all ages in the classrom or at home. Improves reading skills and knowledge of Shakespeare in a fun and educational manner.Author: Diane BilyeuISBN-10: 0980058716ISBN-13: 9780980058710Publisher: DB PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2013Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.09d

An up to date must have guide for parents looking for the right school for their child. It has insider information and excellent reviews on the top 70 Private schools in the greater Los Angeles area. It also talks about the Magnet and Charter...

The Spanish Games pack contains fun games and activities to practise and reinforce learning, that children will love.The pack contains: Lotto en Espal is a proven way of reinforcing the use of the Spanish language. These attractive, easy-to-use photocopiable lotto boards provide a stimulating...

The family is the microcosm of a child's world, making it an ideal early years theme. It enables children to discover that, although they have a unique place in the world, they still share much in common with others. The practical activities include helping...

CRAMES are practical, easy-to-use creative games that get children thinking creatively. The stimulating trigger questions develop problem solving and creative thinking skills in activities that take as little as five minutes a day. No preparation is needed, just the willingness to think creatively. Trigger...

This book comprises 16 field-tested story scripts, based on the life of Jesus, and designed to stimulate reflective thinking in children of all ages from 4-11. Each unit contains a story synopsis, differentiated storytelling, symbols to explore, reflective activities, optional prayers, background information and...

One of the biggest problems faced by those working with very young children at Christmas is how to involve pre-readers in the nativity story with the minimum of fuss and manageable preparation. Here is an ideal solution that will delight teachers and parents alike....

Poetry is enjoying a surge of popularity, with a new talented generationof children's poets leading the pack. Poetry reading for children hascome a long way since the dry recitation of the classics fromyesteryear. Today, thanks to poetry jams and slams, interactive poetryweb sites, and...

Pupils across the age range and across the curriculum spend an extraordinary amount of time writing, yet teachers often do not receive much training on how to teach writing. Pupils do not always develop confidence or fulfil their potential. This book shows teachers how...

A selective guide to Washington, D. C. metropolitan area elementary schools.Author: Blythe Lyons, Missy JanesISBN-10: 0819176826ISBN-13: 9780819176820Publisher: Madison BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/09/1990Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.94w x 0.84d

Learning new words is foundational to success in school and life. Researchers have known for years that how many word meanings a student knows is one of the strongest predictors of how well that student will understand text and be able to communicate through...

This book speaks directly to issues of equity and school transformation, and shows how one indigenous minority teachers' group engaged in a process of transforming schooling in their community. Documented in one small locale far-removed from mainstream America, the personal narratives by Yup? Eskimo...

The children of Mexican immigrant families are the fastest growing population in American schools today. Education can be the key to a better quality of life, especially for a population that faces breathtakingly high poverty rates and few other opportunities for social mobility. But...

The increasing ethnic, racial, cultural, religious, and language diversity in nations throughout the world is forcing educators and policymakers to rethink existing notions of citizenship and nationality. To experience cultural democracy and freedom, a nation must be unified around a set of democratic values...

This ready-to-use tool kit of fun and functional strategies, based on the National Reading Panel Report, helps teach the most difficult piece of the reading process: comprehension.Author: Kathleen F. JonsonISBN-10: 0761988378ISBN-13: 9780761988373Publisher: Corwin PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/21/2005Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.72lbsSize: 11.34h x 8.62w x 0.73dReview...

Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics, penmanship, reading, writing, and grammar. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Text practice pages are...

Knowledge under Construction investigates how young children develop spatial, geometric, and scientific thinking skills-particularly those associated with architecture. Based on original research and analysis of videotapes of children's play with blocks, the authors' findings suggest that such play is anything but pointless. Their conclusions...

Is your child ready for reading? The Big Book of Beginner Reading Stories is full of small texts, blends, and sight words, which will allow your child to read to YOU Created by the author of "Reading at One...a guide to early literacy exposure...

One boy reiterates what he has learned from his Daddy in such a short period of time, but the lessons inevitably will make a huge impact in the young boy's life and others. Although it may seem at times mothers get all the credit,...

Great things are happening at a school playground until a boy named Norman missed his kick. "I missed again," he said. "I'll never get this right " Thinking positive is important. Watch how Norman learns how to kick the ball higher than he's ever...