What Every Kindergarten Teacher Needs to Know

What Every Kindergarten Teacher Needs to Know
Author: Margaret Berry Wilson
Publisher: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1892989441

Offers advice for setting up a classroom for kindergarteners that meets their educational and developmental needs, with strategies for how to teach routines and schedules, promote student bonding, use creative teaching tools, and interact with parents.

What Every 1st Grade Teacher Needs to Know

What Every 1st Grade Teacher Needs to Know
Author: Margaret Berry Wilson
Publisher: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1892989409

You're teaching first grade this year. What do you need to know? Margaret Berry Wilson gives you practical information about daily routines, furniture, and much more. She starts with a concise review of first graders' common developmental characteristics and then shows how to adjust your classroom and your teaching to fit these common characteristics. The result: Students can learn, and you can teach, with minimum frustration and maximum ease and joy. In a warm, conversational style punctuated with anecdotes and examples from her own classrooms, Margaret shares practical know-how on topics like this: Arranging a circle, desks, and tables Choosing and storing supplies Scheduling a child-centered day and teaching daily routines Planning special projects and field trips that maximize learning and build community Understanding the special concerns of first graders' parents and finding the best ways to communicate

What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and updated)

What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and updated)
Author: E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2013-07-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0345543734

Help your child exceed the Common Core standards with the revised and updated What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in the Core Knowledge Series provides kindergartners with the fundamentals they need to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that help a child take the first steps in learning to read and write. Featuring a new Introduction and filled with age-appropriate questions and suggestions that stimulate thinking and build vocabulary, this revised and updated edition of What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know also includes • Favorite poems—read and recite together from Mother Goose, A. A. Milne, Langston Hughes, and more, all beautifully illustrated • Beloved stories and fables—read aloud from “The Three Little Pigs,” “The Ugly Duckling,” “Cinderella,” Winnie-the-Pooh, “The Velveteen Rabbit,” and many more, including multicultural folktales from African, Japanese, and Native American traditions • Familiar sayings and phrases—impart traditional wisdom such as “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” and “Better safe than sorry” • History and geography—a friendly introduction to our world, complete with simple questions and fun activities • Visual arts—painting, drawing, cutting, and pasting go hand in hand with learning about color and helping a child look at and talk about great works of art • Music—many musical experiences for parents and children to participate in, along with dozens of songs to sing and dance to • Math—lively and interesting exposure to concepts and operations that provide a springboard to later mastery • Science—activities that let children observe, experience, and get their hands dirty while exploring the wonders of nature

What Every 3rd Grade Teacher Needs to Know

What Every 3rd Grade Teacher Needs to Know
Author: Mike Anderson
Publisher: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1892989417

You're teaching third grade this year. What do you need to know? Mike Anderson gives you practical information about daily routines, furniture, and much more. After a concise review of third graders' common developmental characteristics, Mike explains how to adjust your classroom and your teaching to fit these common characteristics. The result: Students can learn, and you can teach, with minimum frustration and maximum ease and joy. In clear, plain writing peppered with classroom stories and examples, Mike shares practical know-how on topics like this: Arranging a circle, desks, and tables Choosing and storing supplies Scheduling a child-centered day and teaching daily routines Planning special projects and field trips that maximize learning and build community Understanding the special concerns of third graders' parents and finding the best ways to communicate with them

What Every 2nd Grade Teacher Needs to Know

What Every 2nd Grade Teacher Needs to Know
Author: Margaret Berry Wilson
Publisher: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2010-08-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1892989387

You're teaching 2nd grade this year. What do you need to know? In a warm, conversational style punctuated with anecdotes and examples from her own classrooms, Margaret Berry Wilson reviews second graders' common developmental characteristics and shares practical know-how on topics such as: Arranging a circle, desks, and tables Choosing and storing supplies Scheduling a child-centered day and teaching daily routines Planning special projects and field trips that maximize learning and build community Understanding the special concerns of second graders' parents and finding the best ways to communicate with them

Kindergarten in Photographs

Kindergarten in Photographs
Author: Jasmine Greene
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Kindergarten
ISBN: 9780545231381

This guide provides effective and easy-to-use strategies for organizing and managing a classroom that fosters students' learning.

Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know (But Didn't Learn in College)

Everything a New Elementary School Teacher REALLY Needs to Know (But Didn't Learn in College)
Author: Otis Kriegel
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2013-03-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1575426439

Not your typical how-to manual for new teachers, this no-nonsense, jargon-free guide offers a wide variety of tools and tactics for getting through every school day with grace and sanity. Covered in glue, glitter, orange juice—or worse? Make a quick change into the spare set of clothes you keep on hand for just this purpose. Butterflies in your stomach before your first-ever Meet the Teacher Night? Keep your cool by writing the agenda on your board—it’ll double as a crib sheet for you. These tips and hundreds more, covering virtually every aspect of teaching, have all been learned the hard way: from real-life classroom experience. Otis Kriegel’s “little black book” will be a treasured resource for teachers who want not only to survive but to thrive in any situation.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten
Author: Julie Diamond
Publisher: The New Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2016-06-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1595586946

“[Diamond] has captured the world of the class—at times chaotic, always busy, usually inspired”— Essential reading for parents and teachers alike (Los Angeles Times). Hailed by renowned educator Deborah Meier as “a rare and special pleasure to read,” Kindergarten explores a year in the life of a kindergarten classroom through the eyes of the gifted veteran teacher and author Julie Diamond. In this lyrical, beautifully written first-person account, Diamond explains the logic behind the routines and rituals children need to thrive. As she guides us through all aspects of classroom life—the organization, curriculum, and relationships that create a unique class environment—we begin to understand what kindergarten can and should be: a culture that builds children’s desire to understand the world and lays the foundation for lifelong learning. Kindergarten makes a compelling case for an expansive definition of teaching and learning, one that supports academic achievement without sacrificing students’ curiosity, creativity, or development of social values. Diamond’s celebration of the possibilities of classroom life is a welcome antidote to today’s test-driven climate. Written for parents and teachers alike, Kindergarten offers a rare glimpse into what’s really going on behind the apparent chaos of a busy kindergarten classroom, sharing much-needed insights into how our children can have the best possible early school experiences. “As a classroom insider, Diamond pulls back the curtain and allows parents and others a view of how an effective classroom actually works.” —Library Journal “An extraordinary resource for parents and teachers at all stages. It is honest and masterful, engrossing and unique. And it is utterly real.” —Ruth Sidney Charney, author of Teaching Children to Care

Yardsticks

Yardsticks
Author: Chip Wood
Publisher: Center for Responsive Schools Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Child development
ISBN: 9780961863647

Describes the common intellectual and emotional characteristics of children ages four to fourteen year by year so that teachers and parents can better meet their needs.

Practical Kindergarten

Practical Kindergarten
Author: Renée Berg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Kindergarten
ISBN: 9781934043394

This text is a tremendous resource that provides teachers with abundant ideas for including hands-on learning activities in their curricula while meeting academic standards. Learning plans include how to customize activities to accommodate learning diversity, including English Language Learner, gifted, ADHD, autism disorder, visual impairments, orthopedic impairments, and developmental delays. (Education/Teaching)