What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room?

What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room?
Author: Michael Elsohn Ross
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-08-28
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780763635664

Features Mr. Whiskers and his class performing seven activities which involve playing with and learning about matter in its liquid, solid, and gaseous forms, and includes a list of materials so readers can duplicate their experiments.

Using Paired Text to Meet the Common Core

Using Paired Text to Meet the Common Core
Author: William Bintz
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2014-12-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462518982

Teaching students to make connections across related texts promotes engagement and improves reading comprehension and content learning. This practical guide explains how to select and teach a wide range of picture books as paired text--two books related by topic, theme, or genre--in grades K-8. The author provides mini-lessons across the content areas, along with hundreds of recommendations for paired text, each linked to specific Common Core standards for reading literature and informational texts. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 22 reproducible graphic organizers and other useful tools. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

Teaching Science in Elementary Schools

Teaching Science in Elementary Schools
Author: S. Kay Gandy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2023-07-31
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475873115

This book provides teachers with 50 dynamic activities to teach science, through music, food, games, literature, community, environment, and everyday objects. The authors share tried and tested ideas from their collective 75 years of teaching experiences. For the busy teacher with little time to plan lessons, resources are provided that include guided worksheets for activities, pre, post and during ideas to accompany activities, and vocabulary and literature connections. With this book in hand, teachers can create opportunities for students to see science in application, and to think logically as they ask questions, test ideas, and solve problems.

The WINNERS! Handbook

The WINNERS! Handbook
Author: Judy Freeman
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2005-05-30
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Freeman has developed a comprehensive handbook with thoroughly annotated lists of the 2004's best children's books, lesson plans, teachers guides, stories, songs, and Internet resources. It includes an index.

Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy

Power Tools for Adolescent Literacy
Author: Jan Rozzelle
Publisher: Solution Tree Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2009-04-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 193400975X

Winner: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist: Association of Educational Publishers 2009 Golden Lamp Award Are there students in your classroom who have hit the reading wall? Studies indicate comprehension regresses in many students once they reach middle school. Teachers need the right resources in their classrooms for engaging students in reading. This book is a veritable encyclopedia of literacy strategies secondary teachers can apply to all content areas immediately. It integrates key strategies, research from top literacy experts, and proven intervention practices. Benefits: Gain access to the most relevant research on literacy and its application in the classroom. Employ powerful tools to aid reflection and the implementation of new strategies. Discover over 50 strategies for engaging adolescent learners, empowering strategic learning, building comprehension, developing vocabulary, and writing to learn. Access over two dozen reproducibles for teachers and students.

Instructor

Instructor
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2005
Genre: Activity programs in education
ISBN: