Going Down Home with Daddy

Going Down Home with Daddy
Author: Kelly Starling Lyons
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1682632490

Set at one young boy's annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions. "On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a cooler full of snacks. He says there's nothing like going down home" Down home is Granny's house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to their family history. All the kids have to decide what they'll share, but what will Lil Alan do? Kelly Starling Lyons' eloquent text explores the power of history and family traditions, and stunning illustrations by Coretta Scott King Honor- and Caldecott Honor-winner Daniel Minter reveal the motion and connections in a large, multi-generational family.

Going Home Teacher's Guide

Going Home Teacher's Guide
Author: Benchmark Education Company
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015
Genre:
ISBN: 9781502102263

Non Common Core Edition of Teacher's Guide for associated title. Sold as part of larger package only.

Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home

Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home
Author: Bridget Farr
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 031649108X

The Fosters meets The Great Gilly Hopkins in this moving novel of a young girl who as sets off on an important mission to save a fellow foster kid from the home that still haunts her nightmares. Twelve-year-old Pavi Sharma is an expert at the Front Door Face: the perfect mix of puppy dog eyes and a lemonade smile, the exact combination to put foster parents at ease as they open their front door to welcome you in. After being bounced around between foster families and shelter stays, Pavi is a foster care expert, and she runs a "business" teaching other foster kids all she has learned. With a wonderful foster family in mom Marjorie and brother Hamilton, things are looking up for Pavi. Then Pavi meets Meridee: a new five-year-old foster kid, who is getting placed at Pavi's first horrendous foster home. Pavi knows no one will trust a kid about what happened on Lovely Lane, even one as mature as she is, so it's up to her to save Meridee. With help from Hamilton, brooding eighth grader Santos, and Hamilton's somewhat obnoxious BFF Piper, they set off on an important mission with life-changing stakes. Pavi will stop at nothing to keep Meridee safe.

The Teacher's Guide To Spying

The Teacher's Guide To Spying
Author: Daniel Abbott
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2014-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1291730532

""My name is Augustus Fox (well, actually, Gus to my friends ... hello there) and I bear no more relation to an international man of mystery than a quarter pounder does to a cow."" Gus is an English teacher, part time carer for an autistic brother, a really rather amateur poker player and soon to be something of the reluctant spy. When a recently arrived Russian gangster asks him to privately tutor his son, MI5 come calling and he soon finds himself caught up in a web of lies and deceit - and, what's worse is that he isn't even allowed to blog about it.

The Teacher's Guide To Terrorism

The Teacher's Guide To Terrorism
Author: Daniel Abbott
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2014-02-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1291741313

His world shaken by a terrorist attack, and his best friend critical in hospital, teacher and part-time spy, Augustus Fox, is once again called upon by MI5 to discover who was behind the blast and just what, or who, their next target will be. To make things worse, his autistic brother, Larson, is struggling to cope with real life, and a face from Gus' past has returned to haunt him. When an extreme right wing political party tries to recruit him, will Gus succumb to the charisma of their leader, Thomas Wareing? Or will he continue blindly down the path of being the best man he can be?

Teacher's Guide

Teacher's Guide
Author: Chandra Prough
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781433347672

This Teacher's Guide creates a common language for the school, teachers, and parents to use. With ideas and supporting materials for simple and effective, family-night activities centered around a content area, teachers can easily get everyone involved in increasing student achievement. These easy-to-implement activities help acquaint parents and students with the third-grade classroom, giving students a more cohesive learning environment.

The New Teacher’S Guide

The New Teacher’S Guide
Author: Alisa L. Swain
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2018-03-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1546233547

I am always fine until the kids come. One day in my first year of teaching, I was talking with another new teacher. We were venting our frustrations over all the new challenges we were facing, and she said, I am always fine until the kids come. We laughed it off, but the reality is, many new teachers feel this way. We feel great about teaching until were faced with the actual challenges of classroom management. We feel confident until that moment our students walk through our doors. This book will teach you how to embrace a perspective where you see your students not as the most difficult part of your day but as the inspiration and catalyst behind your growth as a teacher and, honestly, as a person. Your students and their impact on your life will become some of the biggest rewards of your career.

The Thoughtful Teacher's Guide To Thinking Skills

The Thoughtful Teacher's Guide To Thinking Skills
Author: Gary A. Woditsch
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2019-07-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317785142

From the vantage of new cognitive theory, this book manages to integrate the thinking skill mission across the full range of formal instruction, from K through graduate school. It explores and prioritizes thinking skill aims at each instructional level, and then details how classroom practice can adjust to achieve those aims. This guide leads to solid ground, perspective and technique for the individual teacher at any level who wants to enhance thinking skill development. It will prove indispensable to those planning curriculum with a thinking skill emphasis.