India offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps
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Bomer, director of the Heart of Texas Writing Project and professor of pre-service English teachers at the University of Texas, provides ideas for preparing students to participate in a globalized, di
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Pathways to Early Literacy Series - Discoveries in Writing and ReadingThis book is one in a series of three written for parents, caregivers, early childhood teachers, and teachers of children in their
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As graduate students, Smagorinsky (U. of Georgia), Johannessen (1947-2009) and McCann (both Northern Illinois U.), and Illinois secondary teacher Kahn all studied under George Hillocks, Jr., at the U.
This guide focuses on specific techniques for creating classrooms in which K-6 writers can flourish, and provides b&w photos of real classrooms showing displays and writing areas. The book also of
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The first three volumes of this popular series help teachers support children's development in number sense and operation, from addition and subtraction through fractions, decimals, and percents. Cath
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Practiced by teachers all across the U.S. and around the world, lesson study is widely recognized for the dynamic mix of learning opportunities it provides: classroom-based feedback on students' mathe
Many of us are searching continually for that just-right book for each and every one of our students. It is my hope to help you find those books. More importantly, I hope to help you guide students to
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Introduces the physical properties of materials and uses everyday examples to compare such properties as shiny or dull, hard or soft, and heavy or light.
A simple description of the nature of a community and the various types of work people do to earn money and help those around them, including sales, health care, public safety, education, and animal c
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