Everything you need to create exciting thematic science units can be found in these handy guides. Developed for educators who want to take an integrated approach, these guides contain resource lists,
Gateways to Westward Expansion is a teacher resource for history teachers and will complement the standard history curriculum, providing choice and flexibility by offering strategies which deepen und
Using "shaggy dog" stories based on classic literature, the Polettes address common spelling and grammatical errors and the ways in which children can be taught to read critically to recognize them.
Children and Chess: A Guide for Educators is the first book to show the connection between accepted educational theories and chess. It features lesson plans teachers can use immediately, and from whi
How did the bee get his bumble? How do birds get their feathers? Why is the bluebird blue? Judy Wolfman has created 40 Readers Theatre scripts based on these how and why questions.
Connecting art and language arts, this guide offers creative lessons for more than 140 favorite children's books, most of which have been published within the last 10 years. The lessons help teachers
Sixty stimulating standards-based (IRA/NCTE) activities adaptable for exploring a variety of short stories and novels help young learners develop skills as readers, writers, and speakers. You'll find
The exploits of tricksters, traditional fairy tales, and how-and-why stories offer many exciting opportunities for learning. Kraus's bibliographic and activity guides help you design dynamic story ti
Explore the worlds of music and story with students through improvisation, child-centered art, child-created story productions, and a host of other outstanding activities. Emphasizing student particip
Activities that prepare children to participate are accompanied by reproducible scripts of classics (e.g., Little Women, Heidi, The Secret Garden) and suggested scenes from contemporary children's li
Tony Fredericks presents a collection of best loved stories in the popular readers theatre format to integrate with the United States history and language arts curriculum in the upper elementary and
Research indicates that writing and reading should be taught in tandem. This content-area resource puts "writing to learn" into practice across curricular areas. It shows teachers how to present stra
Using the approach based on a Harvard study that found "when the whole body is involved, the number of brain cells brought to the learning activity doubles," the author offers over one hundred kinest
Quick and Easy Grammar Games to Boost Writing Power helps teachers jump start their students' verbal powers with a series of lively activities designed to hone writing, speaking, and listening skills
This guide focuses on using Document Based Questions (DBQs) to challenge students to interpret primary sources such as letters, diaries, speeches and other historical records.
Packed with fascinating facts and motivational activities, this book helps you create a thematic unit on rocketry. Lessons include information on the beginning of rocketry and explanations of basic sc
Twelve reproducible scripts based upon classics are accompanied by scenes from 30 contemporary novels (e.g., Prairie Songs, Tex, Gentlehands, Z for Zachariah) that are suitable for adaptation to read
Through a balance of pedagogy and practice, teachers are given the skills and confidence they need to become better storytellers. The title includes dozens of great stories and classroom tested lesso
This new title from well-known readers theatre author Tony Fredericks is designed to offer librarians and teachers specific information and detailed guidelines on how to begin (and continue) with rea
Fill your library or classroom with giggles and laughter with these uproarious readers theatre scripts from popular author Tony Fredericks. The more than two dozen reproducible scripts are based on f
This book, focusing on active, engaging material, will fill a void in the literature that currently exists for these students, their teachers, and literacy coaches. Readers theatre for boys and parti
Tony Fredericks presents all-new scripts in this new book of fractured folk- and fairy tales for middle-grade readers theatre. Have you heard about "The Boy Who Cried 'Amphibian' " or about when Litt
Connect children in grades 5-8 with their favorite literary heroes! A collection of letters and recipes from more than 50 well-known and award-winning children's authors provide insights into their li
Designed around the new IRA/NCTE Standards, (reading, writing, representing, viewing, speaking, and listening) these 60 stimulating activities applicable to a variety of novels create opportunities f
This is the tool teachers have been waiting for to explore important themes and to motivate students to become involved in the literature experience. Each title was carefully chosen using as criteria
This new book by Nancy Polette offers 49 short biographical readers theatre plays consisting of three performers discussing the same life, but with slightly different information. It requires student
Written by teachers for teachers, this is a practical introduction to models and strategies employed in the teaching of English language learners. Each chapter discusses several models and/or strategi
Based on folktales, animal fables, holiday celebrations, and historical figures and events, these 14 scripts illuminate Hispanic cultural heritage and wisdom. Short and simple to produce.
Thirty-four specialists from the U.S., Canada, and Australia contribute 17 chapters to this volume exploring collaboration between K-12 schools and universities, and what makes certain projects succee
Dozens of exciting, mind-stretching activities tap the creative potential of students and help educators integrate the process of creativity and invention into the elementary and middle school curric
This handbook shares many years of invaluable experience, providing teachers and parents with a wealth of hands-on activities and proven techniques to stimulate learning and help students realize the
