Education - Elementary

Go global as you tap into both history and geography (and math, of course ) to understand continents, countries, bodies of water, landmasses, and borders. Lessons on topography are interspersed with thought-provoking mini-tutorials on everything from population density and manufacturing to agriculture and climate....

Teaching nutrition to children early and often is the key to developing healthy eating habits. The fourth edition of How to Teach Nutrition to Kids includes over 200 cross-curricular activities featuring the MyPlate food guide, children's books, gardening, recipes, food art, label reading, fitness...

Science Is Simple contains 250 activities spanning 39 kid-pleasing science concepts. From magnets to bubbles, insects to volcanoes, there are experiments to interest each and every child. Budding scientists will "have a ball" learning about objects in motion or feeling the texture of their...

Give students the repeated practice they need to master the reading skill of making inferences, and succeed on tests Each of the 35 reproducible pages features a high-interest fiction and nonfiction reading passage with bubble-test practice questions that target this essential reading comprehension skill....

Much has been written on the topic of guided reading over the last twenty years, but no other leaders in literacy education have championed the topic with such depth and breadth as Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. In the highly anticipated second edition...

Make abstract qualities like tone, detail, and organization easily visible for young writers with Katie Wood Ray's In Pictures and in Words. "If teachers show children how an illustrator's decisions about pictures are a lot like a writer's decisions about words, they form a...

Harvey Daniels' Literature Circles introduced tens of thousands of teachers to the power of student-led book discussions. Nancy Steineke's Reading and Writing Together showed how a teacher can nurture friendship and collaboration among young readers. Now, Daniels and Steineke team up to focus on...

In 1949, a small book had a big impact on education. In just over one hundred pages, Ralph W. Tyler presented the concept that curriculum should be dynamic, a program under constant evaluation and revision. Curriculum had always been thought of as a static,...

Many practical books for music educators who work with special needs students focus on students' disabilities, rather than on the inclusive classroom more generally. In Including Everyone: Creating Music Classrooms Where All Children Learn, veteran teacher and pedagogue Judith Jellison offers a new approach...

As teachers and parents, we often hear that children are the best scientists. Great science teachers tune in to children's interests and observations to create engaging and effective lessons. This focus on the innate curiosity of children, or humans overall is celebrated and used...

New full-color alternative to Sand and Stones, this "Concepts About Print" test can be used with the new entrant or nonreader, enabling the child to point to certain features as the examiner reads the book. An Observation Survey presents the theoretical background, administration details,...

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...

Designed to follow on from the Jolly Phonics Student Books 1, 2 and 3, the Grammar Student Books build on the skills taught in Jolly Phonics, and introduce grammar, spelling and punctuation rules to improve writing and reading comprehension. The Grammar 4 Student Book...

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...

Author: Marie ClayISBN-10: 0325092796ISBN-13: 9780325092799Publisher: Heinemann Educational BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2017Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 11.50h x 8.10w x 0.20dAbout the AuthorMarie Clay, FRSNZ, FNZPsS, FNZEI(Hon), Emeritus Professor, taught in primary schools and then at the University of Auckland where, for the next 30 years she...

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...

Develop geography literacy while learning about the unique characteristics of Africa! The 7 Continents: Africa helps students learn about Africa through engaging reading and writing activities. Five geography units cover the following standards-based topics: Section 1: Africa in the World Introduces students to the...

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...

Help your students solve math facts with ease, speed, and accuracy! Building Math Fluency, Grade 3 reviews addition and subtraction strategies and presents multiplication and division strategies that help students approach computation in logical, strategic, and successful ways! You'll love the ease and convenience...

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...