TAG - MIDDLE MATH is it!

TAG - MIDDLE MATH is it!
Author: Regina Harwood Gresham
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2008-10-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0615256376

Mathematics can be fun and exciting if we as teachers make it exciting and fun for our students. Our goal, as authors of this book, is to help you find creative ways to bring enjoyable mathematics material into your classroom. TAG - Tricks, Activities, and Games are ideas that we have implemented in our own teaching to help students explore, discover, conjecture, investigate, verify, explain, and understand middle school mathematics in a creative and motivating way. It is important to arouse each student's curiosity by presenting mathematics in fresh and stimulating ways that are captivating and motivating. The ideas presented in this book are designed to help students become powerful mathematics thinkers and to help them make sense out of mathematics. Based on the NCTM Standards and NCTM's new Focal Points, we have emphasized Number and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis and Probability. We have provided objectives, materials, procedures, and solutions to the entries.

Teacher's Guide

Teacher's Guide
Author: Jodene Smith
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2012-07-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781433347603

Create a common language for the school, teachers, and parents with the help of this Teacher's Guide. With supporting materials for easy and effective family-night activities centered around a content area, teachers can easily encourage parent involvement. These activities help acquaint parents and students with the first-grade classroom, creating a more cohesive learning environment for students.

The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks

The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks
Author: Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2010-09-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310868033

The Berenstain cubs act out the first Thanksgiving complete with costumes, props, and a full Thanksgiving feast. But will Sister Bear’s pet turkey play the part of dinner? The Berenstain Bears Give Thanks teaches how God provided for the pilgrims and reminds children of God’s many blessings.

Jan Brett Literature Activities--Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Jan Brett Literature Activities--Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Author: Kimberly Suzan Byrd
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 12
Release: 2015-03-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1480793728

These quick, engaging activities help students enjoy the vibrant, authentic literature of Jan Brett. Cross-curricular before-, during-, and after-reading activities are provided for a comprehensive study of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

The 99 Day Diversity Challenge

The 99 Day Diversity Challenge
Author: Saundarya Rajesh
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2023-04-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9357080430

Is it really possible for an individual or an organization to develop an inclusion and diversity mindset within the proverbial 99 days? Award-winning social entrepreneur Dr Saundarya Rajesh, one of India's most prominent diversity strategists who is credited with having ushered in the 'second-career' revolution for women professionals, believes it is. In an engaging, gentle, often light-hearted way, Dr Rajesh demystifies this vast subject of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) for the business leader, the diversity enthusiast and even the young professional who is interested in this topic. Over a set of 99 stories, anecdotes and thought blogs, this book sequentially uncovers the meaning of D&I and how this can be absorbed by just about everyone. At the core of the 99 Day Diversity Challenge is the belief that the organizational practice of inclusion actually results in us becoming better human beings. For when we break down differences and create greater connectedness between people, we are building a better world.

Sara's Fear: Book Three

Sara's Fear: Book Three
Author: Ernie Lindsey
Publisher: Ernie Lindsey
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2014-08-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

From the USA Today bestselling author of SARA'S GAME and SARA'S PAST comes the final installment of the Sara Winthrop series, another fast-paced thriller where no one is safe and evil plays by its own rules. *** *** *** Bolstered by a newfound fortune, Sara Winthrop is finally able to escape the horrific nature of her past. She's moved her family three thousand miles, from the bustling city of Portland to the rolling Appalachians of southwest Virginia. Life is calm, the children are thriving, and she's protected inside her rural fortress. Or so she thinks. She soon discovers that the answers are never so easy. The illusion of security doesn't stand a chance against two dangerous enemies with money, motivation, and an unquenchable desire for revenge. Aided by the help of new friends and forced to the edge of extremes, Sara must find a way to win at all costs, or die trying. Keywords and themes: suspense books, thriller novels, mystery novels, crime fiction, mystery and suspense, detective novels, action, riddles, women's fiction, thriller series

Splitting Up

Splitting Up
Author: Alvin Pam
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1998-08-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781572303676

From the characterological struggle that leads to the breakup through the difficult adjustments that come after the marriage is over, this volume examines the emotional process of divorce. Illustrated throughout with evocative case examples, this book explores why marriages fail, the feelings and reactions of both the rejecting and the rejected partners, the psychodynamics of jealousy, the possibility of reconciliation, and the impact of divorce on children.

Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks, Grades K-1

Classroom-Ready Rich Math Tasks, Grades K-1
Author: Beth McCord Kobett
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2021-04-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1071841238

Detailed plans for helping elementary students experience deep mathematical learning Do you work tirelessly to make your math lessons meaningful, challenging, accessible, and engaging? Do you spend hours you don’t have searching for, adapting, and creating tasks to provide rich experiences for your students that supplement your mathematics curriculum? Help has arrived! Classroom Ready-Rich Math Tasks for Grades K-1 details 56 research- and standards-aligned, high-cognitive-demand tasks that will have your students doing deep-problem-based learning. These ready-to-implement, engaging tasks connect skills, concepts and practices, while encouraging students to reason, problem-solve, discuss, explore multiple solution pathways, connect multiple representations, and justify their thinking. They help students monitor their own thinking and connect the mathematics they know to new situations. In other words, these tasks allow students to truly do mathematics! Written with a strengths-based lens and an attentiveness to all students, this guide includes: • Complete task-based lessons, referencing mathematics standards and practices, vocabulary, and materials • Downloadable planning tools, student resource pages, and thoughtful questions, and formative assessment prompts • Guidance on preparing, launching, facilitating, and reflecting on each task • Notes on access and equity, focusing on students’ strengths, productive struggle, and distance or alternative learning environments. With concluding guidance on adapting or creating additional rich tasks for your students, this guide will help you give all of your students the deepest, most enriching and engaging mathematics learning experience possible.

The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies

The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375989420

Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Brother and Sister are having a bad case of the “gimmies.” Whenever they don’t get what they want, they throw a tantrum. But is this really the best way to handle their emotions? This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about self-control and the importance of compromise.

The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors

The Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1994
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0679864350

New neighbors, explores prejudice behavior. Berenstain bear story.