Education - Elementary

Spoken Language is a key component of the primary national curriculum and is fundamental to children's language development and learning. The need for teachers to develop talk in its own right and also use talk as a means of learning is central to effective...

Learn the most effective ways to teach elementary math, no matter how much experience you have with the subject.　In this book, Fuchang Liu takes you through many common mistakes in math instruction and explains the misunderstandings behind them. He points out practices that should...

Fully updated in light of the latest research and practice in primary education, Teaching Music Creatively offers all teachers a comprehensive understanding of how to develop, deliver and enjoy a creative music curriculum. It is inspired by the belief that all those concerned with...

In this new book from popular math consultant and bestselling author Dr. Nicki Newton, you'll learn how to help students in grades K-2 become more effective and confident problem solvers. Problem solving is a necessary skill for the 21st century but can be overwhelming...

Human capital theory, developing children as future workers, shapes thinking about early childhood education policy around the globe. International contributors problematize this thinking and offer alternatives.Author: Theodora Lightfoot-RuedaISBN-10: 1137490853ISBN-13: 9781137490858Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2015Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d

Against Race- and Class-Based Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education is a case study of two Chicago early childhood programs, both serving high-need populations. One program is Reggio Emilia-inspired, using a fully emergent curriculum, natural environmental elements, and investigative learning. It is a program philosophy...

Jorge went on another adventure only this time he went alone with his Dad. Jerry and Bunky stayed home with mom. Loving train rides and big, chunky IRON, Jorge had a swell time. Come with us this year boys and girls It will be...

A child's self exploration journal on befriending themselves. Kids go through stages of feeling lonely or not having a friends and this is chance to get in touch with the true friend we have within ourselves.Author: Bora Sims, Boss Woman VsISBN-10: 1097534820ISBN-13: 9781097534821Publisher: Independently...

This is the 3rd Edition of Wildland Firefighting A, B, C s. This book is designed to teach children about wildland fire while learning the alphabet. Children will learn upper and lower case letters all the while learning about what happens from when the...

With all of the advances in Science & Education in the past 20 years, you would think that we would have this eating thing figured out by now. But it seems that food has become more of a weapon than a medicine, & pharmaceutical...

This word search has been developed specifically for young children (4-8) and their literacy development. Using Large print and categories of animals, not only will they learn spelling and letter formation, but also the categorisation of animals! Word searches have been proven to stimulate...

This Cute Sloth Composition Notebook says Class of 2028. Buy this great book for a gift for a student to practice writing or drawing.Features: Glossy cover 7 1/2" x 9 1/4" Wide Ruled Paper 100 pages Buy this notebook to encourage a student to...

Author: Shabibuz HuncleISBN-10: 1072997282ISBN-13: 9781072997283Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2019Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.52w x 0.23d

In this book, scholar-practitioners offer alternatives to the five-chapter thesis crafted in the tradition of science reports. As authors of meritiorious and award-winning dissertations, they provide insights into the challenging process of conceptualizing interpretive methods of inquiry including narrative, heuristic, social cartography, grounded theory,...

"But make no mistake, everything starts with a dot." The elements of art are part of everything from art making and math to the atom and the cosmos. Color, line, shape, form, texture, value, and space are simply defined and playfully illustrated. This book...

The "W" Characters is an inspiring camping story for children about building character, making good decisions, setting goals and learning ways to achieve them. The "W" Characters introduces children to three characters that can be found in EVERY person. Wishers dream but don't know...

Oh, how much grownups ask you to do, and you always have to do what they say. Why can't you just go to the park to play, and eat yummy cookies all day? You see, we grownups were once kids too, not such a...

Want to make the most of learning centers but not sure how? Let this outstanding resource be your guide. It features four complete language arts learning center units, based on popular children's books, that will fit into virtually any curriculum. The units include Dr....

The Brilliant Activities for Creative Writing series of books provides a flexible, but structured resource for developing writing skills, which both you and your pupils will enjoy. The activities address many of the Programmes of Study for writing composition in the 2014 National Curriculum...

Comprehensive, easy to use, and overflowing with fresh ideas, Preschool Favorites has everything needed to create storytimes: just add the kids Each of the 35 fun themes includes a wealth of book suggestions, fingerplays (the glue that holds storytime together ), short poems, flannelboard...

The 'Understanding Everyday Australian - Book One' is part of a 3 book series which includes student and teacher books and audios. These resources explain contemporary Australian language and they are enjoyable and easy to use. They incorporate widely used everyday Australian expressions, pronunciation...

This text offers innovative, multi-disciplinary perspectives on the subject of play in a range of environments: the classroom, playground, home, and local community. Chapters include observation notes, case studies and comprehensive illustrations of ideas in action, as well as encouragement for the reader to...

Describes a three-phase plan for elementary-level teachers to develop literacy partnerships with children's families. Becoming Teammates: Teachers and Families as Literacy Partners offers a bold new look at how teachers and families can work together to build family-school relationships that value and respect each...

Developing Arts Loving Readers is based on the premise that children can and do learn a great deal about the arts and their own abilities innately. Involvement and immersion author Nan. L. McDonald argues, are the ways in which children may feel welcome to...

This book consists of conclusions drawn from the expertise shared at the Conference on Standards for Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Mathematics Education. It offers substantive detail regarding young students' understandings of mathematical ideas.Author: Douglas H. ClementsISBN-10: 0805842101ISBN-13: 9780805842104Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2003Pages: 490Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.96lbsSize: 9.00h...

This is the second edition of Marvin N. Tolman's bestselling book Hands-On Earth Science Activities for Grades K-6. Like all the books in The Science Problem-Solving Curriculum Library series, this revised edition offers compelling activities that help teach students thinking and reasoning skills along...

This is the second edition of Marvin N. Tolman's bestselling book Hands-On Life Science Activities for Grades K-6. Like all the books in The Science Problem-Solving Curriculum Library series, this revised edition offers compelling activities that help teach students thinking and reasoning skills along...

Many elementary students today have a reading and speaking vocabulary far below what is expected and necessary for their grade level. For the Love of Words offers teachers a practical and systematic instructional framework for helping students overcome "the vocabulary gap" so they can...

The second edition of the Writing Workshop Survival Kit offers English teachers and writing teachers in grades 5-12 a thoroughly updated and revised guide to teaching the writing process. This comprehensive, step-by-step resource is an invaluable aid for teachers who are conducting a writing...

Improving Early Literacy offers teachers an arsenal of reading strategies for helping struggling emergent readers develop letter-name knowledge, sight word knowledge, phonics, and reading fluency skills. This book provides a comprehensive listing of various strategies incorporated into activities and worksheets and offers a practical...

Elementary Teacher's Discipline Problem Solver is a ready-to-use resource filled with practical, concrete, and teacher-tested strategies that will help you maintain order in your classroom while preserving your students' dignity. Each of the book's proven techniques has been designed with the goal of helping...

This book contains the tools you need to provide an environment that leads to productivity, academic success, and learning.Author: Sandra P. Davis-JohnsonISBN-10: 0761976426ISBN-13: 9780761976424Publisher: Corwin PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/17/2000Pages: 112Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.03lbsSize: 9.24h x 6.38w x 0.76d

This unique A-Z guide provides at-a-glance medical information about 150 illnesses, injuries, and medical conditions that affect adolescents in middle schools and high schools, providing details about signs and symptoms, attendance, medications, and more.Author: Dolores M. Huffman, Karen Lee Fontaine, Bernadette K. PriceISBN-10: 0761945644ISBN-13:...

This unique resource marries knowledge about testing and test preparation with school improvement, providing a comprehensive guide for administrators.Author: Eugene KennedyISBN-10: 076194527XISBN-13: 9780761945277Publisher: Corwin PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/26/2003Pages: 152Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.22h x 6.10w x 0.58d

Many students have been victims of bullying. It is a terrible thing to experience. "Bye-Bye Big Bully" is a story about a student, Johnny, who is being bullied by a classmate, Billy. Johnny does everything he can to avoid Billy. He even seeks help...

The authors report the results of some half dozen years of research into when and how children acquire numerical skills. They provide a new set of answers to these questions, and overturn much of the traditional wisdom on the subject.Author: Rochel Gelman, C. R....

An invaluable resource designed to upskill parents and educators alike on the best way to educate their tiny humans in the area of Reading Comprehension. This Question Guide will help Primary School aged children to learn through conversation in addition to preparing them for...

Can social studies classrooms be effective "makers" of citizens if much of what occurs in these classrooms does little to prepare young people to participate in the civic and political life of our democracy? Making Citizens illustrates how social studies can recapture its civic...

This popular text, now in its fourth edition, "unpacks" the various dimensions of literacy-linguistic and other sign systems; cognitive; sociocultural; and developmental-and at the same time accounts for the interrelationships among them. Distinguished by its examination of literacy from a multidimensional and interdisciplinary perspective,...

A Practical Guide to Transforming Primary Mathematics offers inspiration and ideas for all training and practising teachers committed to making mathematics enjoyable, inclusive, engaging and successful.　 The companion to Mike Askew's bestselling book, Transforming Primary Mathematics, this practical guide focuses on showing you how...

This best-selling text book provides a broad-ranging and up-to-date review of thinking and best practice within nursery and infant education. Written around the basic truth that an effective early years curriculum must start with the children, their needs and their potential, the contributors to...

What are the 'instincts' of a good teacher? Can they be taught? Good teachers use good techniques and routines, but techniques and routines alone do not produce good teaching. The real art of teaching lies in teachers' professional judgement because in teaching there is...

Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood provides a critical examination of the way we regulate children's access to certain knowledge and explores how this regulation contributes to the construction of childhood, to children's vulnerability and to the constitution of the 'good' future citizen...

What ethical dilemmas face researchers who work with young children?Researching Young Children's Perspectives critically examines the challenges and complexities of rights based, participatory research with children. Rather than approaching these dilemmas as problematic issues, this book positions them as important topics for discussion and...

There are many more children with learning differences and difficulties in our schools today. Their needs are varied and complex and professionals must find appropriate ways to enhance their learning. The value of play is endorsed in policy initiatives including The Early Years Foundation...

English Homework for Key Stage 2 is a unique resource for busy teachers - a selection of 'pencil-free', hands-on activities, aligned with the National Curriculum Programmes of Study and with clear links to the topics set out in the PNS Framework for English, that...

Science Homework for Key Stage 2 is a unique resource for busy teachers - a selection of 'pencil-free', hands-on activities, aligned with the National Curriculum Programmes of Study and with clear links to the topics set out in the QCA scheme of work for...

Now in its third edition, Outdoor Learning in the Early Years is the complete guide to creating effective outdoor environments for young children's learning. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, this book covers every aspect of working outdoors in the early years and fully explains...

This ground-breaking book argues that spelling and writing need to be given more consideration in teaching and remedial settings especially if dyslexic pupils are to be helped back up to grade level, and other pupils are to make more effective, quicker progress. Helping teachers...

This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the relationship between dialogue and children's learning development. It closely relates the research findings to real-life classrooms, so that it is of practical value to teachers and students concerned that their...