A Parent/Teacher Guide to Children's Books on Peace and Tolerance

A Parent/Teacher Guide to Children's Books on Peace and Tolerance
Author: Bob Blumenthal
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412042593

How do you teach children to value peace and appreciate diversity? One way is to provide them with books with themes that promote these ideas. The Parent / Teacher Guide to Children's Books on Peace and Tolerance offers readers a wide variety of award-winning titles along with annotations and grade level recommendations. The book is divided into the following sections: Preschool - grade three Grades 4 - 6 Middle school, and High school. Each section has over 100 listings. Topics include civil rights, the Holocaust, slavery, Native Americans, bullying, war, child abuse, bigotry, cooperation, acceptance, apartheid, family relationships, Arab/Israeli conflict, controlling anger, the Civil War, the Vietnam War, WWII, gays and lesbians, and other social issues. Many of these books are the recipients of the following awards and honors: Newbery Award, School Library Journal (starred review), Caldecott Award, Boston Globe Horn Book Award, American Library Association Notable Book, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, American Bookseller - Pick of the List, Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Publishers Weekly (starred review), Booklist (starred review), Coretta Scott King Award, VOYA Top Picks, National Book Award, and the Michael L. Printz Award. This guide is an excellent resource for parents who would like their children to become peace-loving, accepting adults. Teachers who are looking for books to supplement their curriculum will find the suggested titles to be among the best written works in the designated areas. For example, one would be hard pressed to find a better written book on the Holocaust for middle and high school students than I Have Lived One Thousand Years. The author has done a great service by providing parents and teachers with a list of books that cannot be found anywhere else.

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Grades K-6, Second Edition

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Grades K-6, Second Edition
Author: Steve Springer
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-06-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1260452484

Make your first year—and every year—a success with this essential guide! As a new teacher, you can be completely overwhelmed-feeling lost and not knowing where to start when you receive the keys for the first time. The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Second Edition will be your guide during these first few days and weeks and put you on the road to success. Written by an award-winning author team, this practical guide will help you successfully navigate your new role. You’ll find a series of checklists, charts, and diagrams and guidelines you can use to organize your lessons, schedule, and classroom. There’s a ton of reproducible content in the book and an additional 50 pages of content can accessed online. This essential resource will help you thrive in your first year and beyond. The Organized Teacher's Guide to Your First Year of Teaching, Second Edition features: •All-in-one resource and checklist for teachers of grades K-6•Expert advice on organizing your classroom•Suggestions for planning lessons and creating schedules•Reproducible content (in the book and available online) ready for you to use•Charts, diagrams and checklists for organizing a new classroom•Tips on increasing productivity, and more

Supporting Reading in Grades 6–12

Supporting Reading in Grades 6–12
Author: Sybil M. Farwell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-06-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This book presents a curricular framework for students grades 6–12 that school librarians and teachers can use collaboratively to enhance reading skill development, promote literature appreciation, and motivate young people to incorporate reading into their lives, beyond the required schoolwork. Supporting Reading Grades 6–12: A Guideaddresses head-on the disturbing trend of declining leisure reading among students and demonstrates how school librarians can contribute to the development of lifelong reading habits as well as improve students' motivation and test scores. The book provides a comprehensive framework for achieving this: the READS curriculum, which stands for Read as a personal activity; Explore characteristics, history, and awards of creative works; Analyze structure and aesthetic features of creative works; Develop a literary-based product; and Score reading progress. Each of these five components is explained thoroughly, describing how school librarians can encourage students to read as individuals, in groups, and as school communities; support classroom teachers' instruction; and connect students to today's constantly evolving technologies. Used in combination with an inquiry/information-skills model, the READS curriculum enables school librarians to deliver a dynamic, balanced library program that addresses AASL's Standards for the 21st-Century Learner.

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Substitute Teaching, Grades K-8, Second Edition

The Organized Teacher's Guide to Substitute Teaching, Grades K-8, Second Edition
Author: Steve Springer
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-06-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1260453545

Navigate any classroom situation with confidence! As a substitute teacher, you have the powers of a superhero. Who else could teach sixth grade math one day and then transform into a sub for the kindergarten gym instructor the next? What other educator bravely goes into work not knowing what subject or grade he or she will teach that day and still manages a smile? But even superheroes need a little help—that is where this book comes in. The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Substitute Teaching is the only guide that gives you the tips and strategies to not only survive a day of strangers but actually create an impact in the classroom. Appropriate for grades kindergarten through eighth, this bible for substitute teachers will get you through the entire school day, even if the regular teacher did not leave lesson plans! Among hundreds of valuable ideas, The Organized Teacher’s Guide to Substitute Teaching offers: A guide to making your own Substitute Teacher Tool Kit, filled with items you will need throughout your day In-depth information about each grade level so you know what to expect, no matter what class you're assigned Core curriculum activities, writing assignments, and projects specifically targeted to each grade level Sponge activities, games, and fillers designed to help you fill the time until class transitions or before the end of the Advice on how to keep calm and in control even if students try to test your limits Accessible interactive online content with ready-to-print templates and worksheets

I've Got a Name

I've Got a Name
Author: Lawana Trout
Publisher:
Total Pages: 83
Release: 1968
Genre: Reading
ISBN: 9780030695100

A Guide for Using a Single Shard in the Classroom

A Guide for Using a Single Shard in the Classroom
Author: Teacher Created Resources, Inc
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0743931580

Each book in this series is a guide for using a well-known piece of literature in the classroom. Included are sample plans, author information, vocabulary-building ideas, and cross-curricular activities. At the Intermediate and Challenging levels, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and ideas for culminating and extending the novel are also included.

Developing Voice Through the Language Arts

Developing Voice Through the Language Arts
Author: Kathryn Henn-Reinke
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2006-11-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452245037

Let every voice be heard! Developing Voice Through the Language Arts shows prospective teachers how to use the language arts to connect diverse students to the world around them and help them develop their own literate voices. This book considers the integrated nature of the primary language arts - reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing. Authors Kathryn Henn-Reinke and Geralyn A. Chesner encourage preservice and inservice teachers to take a reflective, balanced approach in preparing to teach language arts.

Teacher's Guide

Teacher's Guide
Author: S. Lee Galda
Publisher:
Total Pages: 4
Release: 1977*
Genre:
ISBN:

A guide designed to enhance the reader's understanding.