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Everyone Will Love!
My students absolutely love this book! Not only are the photos adorable, but they teach valuable life lessons in a great, child-friendly way. Some of the pictures will make you go, "Ahhh" while others will make you laugh. This is a great book for any classroom or home, whether it is used to teach or just enjoy.

get pet theme
perfect for teachers of little ones thru second grade with a pet theme or for your own pet lover.lovely bright pet photos on each page.love it for my pet shop unit. ... Read more

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Get solid learning results with phonics! Teach students in Grades K-1 the basics of phonemic awareness to increase reading skills.·These lessons include playful story hour rhymes and activities to provide direct instruction in phonics and phonemic awareness targeted to get solid learning results·The lessons are easy-to-implement and correlated to national standards. They are a perfect resource for helping your students make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)·Included in the book are original, instructional, reproducible black line masters!No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has raised national awareness of student reading proficiency. This new resource offers hands-on help with teaching phonics and phonemic awareness. These easy-to-follow lessons on letter and sound recognition will help educators build the foundation for an effective reading program in the classroom and library. Use this book to teach phonics and improve your students' reading scores! ... Read more

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I'm cheating a bit because this is my own book and I'm proud of it. (You may disregard my rating--winks). Not only does "ABC, Follow Me!" help children with the sounds of letters (phonemic awareness), but it also helps them recognize and differentiate letter symbols. The crafts are included not just for their fun value, but also because they help children get a kinetic feel for letter shapes--something that can be very useful for dyslexic learners. For example, one craft suggests that children cut out large letters and then place a sheet of paper over the cut-out and make a rubbing. Also included are playground activities using letter chants, dramatic play suggestions, ideas for related creative art projects, and bibliographies of additional useful resources.

For all K & Grade 1 Teachers
Every kindergarten and first grade teacher needs this book! Fun rhymes teach and reinforce phonemic awareness. Crafts are age-appropriate and inexpensive, created with materials most teachers have on hand. Craft patterns are included, as well as photos of the finished product. The lessons offered are great ways to engage children in learning. ... Read more

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New editions of the successful series of teaching plans to helpnon-specialist primary teachers to implement the physical educationcurriculum. Each book contains photocopiable lesson plans, withadditional teacher notes, to help teach imaginitively and effectively.Each book covers the National Curriculum requirements for each year,covering games, gymnastic activities and dance in clearly labelledsections. A specially designed music CD is sold separately to accompany theseries and delivers musical accompaniment to the dance sections of eachbook. Leapfrogs are packed with invaluable information on how toteach PE, its value and importance to the school curriculum, inaddition to necessary subject knowledge, teaching strategies,progression and achievement, and assessment. New material in the new editions: How to structure a first lessonwith a new class; Using 'themes' in PE (including body parts/bodyshapes/space/partner work/sequences); and Progressing gymnasticactivities. The introductory material has been revised, examining theimportance of PE in improving the health and wellbeing of children. Also now includes a CD of printable PDFs for ease of use."These lesson plans are a godsend for those of us with no specialism in PE in the primary School. Each covers a whole year from Foundation Stage to Year 6." The Teacher 'Any teacher following Jim Hall's advice on lesson planning will beensuring that their pupils have a high quality of experience inphysical education which should mean instilling in them a love of sportand physical activity for life.' Kate Hoey MP ... Read more

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Really cool book
I have 4 cats and I volunteer for a cat shelter, so I'm a CAT PERSON.This book was really fun and interesting to read.I would suggest it for any cat lover!

Wonderful
What a lovely book. Sure, it has cute pictures of cats and funny observations of catly ways. But it also has thoughtful--and thought-provoking--suggestions on how we may draw inspiration and instruction from the way our cat friends live.

Joanna Sandsmark writes in a quiet, gentle, yet confident tone. I look forward to reading this talented writer's newest book, "The Wisdom of Yo Meow Ma." ... Read more

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Love it!
We love this book.It is one of my favorites.So sweet and beautiful.I want more like it.

A beautiful, charming children's picturebook
Lessons From Mother Earth is a beautiful, charming children's picturebook written by Elaine McLeod and featuring watercolor-style artwork by Colleen Wood. Tess is a young Native American girl whose grandmother teaches her about gardening and the bounty of Mother Earth. Lessons From Mother Earth is an enjoyable and gentle story about the inherent joy of working with the earth and bringing life from the soil. ... Read more

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A book for music classes that move! "Eurhythmics for Young Children: Six Lessons for Winter" provides complete, sequenced lessons to give a clear example of the Dalcroze Method in practice.

You'll find a wealth of creative ideas for music and movement in preschool and elementary classes, including:

- Six lesson outlines with detailed procedures
- Six stories for creative movement
- Six supplementary worksheets
- Songs with piano accompaniments
- Page after page of exercises in music and movement
- Teaching tips for working with young children
- Creative approaches to pitch studies
- Start-up ideas for piano improvisation
- Explanation and rationale of the Dalcroze Method

Extra-musical themes include animals (cats, bears, squirrels, horses), snowmen, and Valentine's Day; stories include "The Lost Children and the Sleeping Giant" and "The Strange Shoes." ... Read more

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Learning through music
If you are a music teacher who is having trouble engaging your students, I highly encourage you to use Monica Dale's latest volume, Eurhythmics for Young Children - Six Lessons for Winter.

Even if you have no background in Dalcroze, you will find this well organized, easy to use volume invaluable.

Dale organizes each chapter lesson plan as a foundation for all that follow.In addition, skills addressed are ones that complement classroom work (literacy, math skills ) making this and Dale previous volume (Six Lessons for Fall ) a integrated teaching experience. ... Read more

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Meet Toby, a mouse who likes to sing and romp, read, and play. Every day is a new adventure as Toby discovers the many wonderful things about being a preschooler. Toby is curious, kind, and extra special -- just like you!

Note to parents: Preschoolers start to discover and assert their own identities at this important, early stage of social development. This entertaining tale gently reassures children that each and every creature has its own wonderful, unique talents. ... Read more

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A Little Mouse Learns to Use His Talents
Toby is friends with a bluebird named Bob and wishes he could fly with him. Bob agrees to a ride, but no matter what Toby tries, he's too heavy. The two become disappointed until they receive some helpful advice from Toby's father.

A great story about using your talents to to have fun. The illustrations are warmly colored and extremely cute. The story is simple but enjoyable. An excellent addition to the Toby set.

Awesome lesson for Toby
My 2 year old daughter considers this Toby classic a "favorite" in her library!Toby and his friend Bob learn the importance of working individually as well as in a team environment.This book reminds toddlers that each of us have special gifts and talents and we need to look inside ourselves to see what we do best.I also love that this book shows Toby & Bob reaching out to one another to share their gifts (even if it doesn't always work out as planned)! ... Read more

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Valuable phonics poems!
Unlike the last person, I wasn't looking for classic poetry.This book is useful for "Word Study" activities just as the title suggests.It is easy to utilize in the classroom and includes photographs, and lesson ideas for EACH poem.I have been teaching 1st grade for 6 years and this is exactly what I've been looking for.Easy enough for beginning readers to be successful and gets more difficult for different skill levels.This book of poems includes poems for different word families, consonant digraphs... a perfect addition to any explicit phonics program.Much more fun that traditional "basals".Love the book!

I wanted to like it....
I really wanted to like this book. I love Heinemman books. It sounded great. But the poems weren't "real" poems. They were just like the ones that come with my basal program that use every possible word with a certain sound (look, book, cook, hook, etc), make up rhymes with little or no poetic value, and call them poems. It just wasn't what I wanted. I put it aside for a few days, and then tried to check out again - I still feel the same. I love using poetry to teach with in my classroom, but I won't be adding this to my collection - I decided to return it. ... Read more

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Wow! P can stand for PURPLE and G for GREEN...with these beautiful colors you may color many different things! There are many more colors we can learn it is true! Can you think of one or possibly two? Learning your colors can be so much fun and doing Mazie's activities are second to none!He played in the sun and enjoyed the fresh air. Cappy invited some friends so his fun he could share. Taking pride in yourself and your environment makes Cappy extremely happy!Here's advice from Bucky Boo, "think of all the wonderful things you can pretend to do...use your imagination, it's fun! It's YOU!" ... Read more

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Bridging the gap between child development and strategies for inclusion, this volume is designed to help early childhood practitioners and pre-service teachers feel better equipped to meet the needs of all the children in their early childhood setting. Each chapter introduces a child (ages from birth to eight years of age) with one or more special need, including autism, cerebral palsy, Turner Syndrome, ADHD, emotional/behavioural disorders, IDEA, apraxia, Down Syndrome, giftedness, and juvenile diabetes. Advocating a holistic view of working with children, each profile includes: a description of the child; an interview with a family member or early childhood professional describing essential facts and historical incidents in the child's life; an epilogue updating the status of the child; information for educators about the special need covered in the profile; hints for success - teaching strategies for working with children in inclusive classrooms; discussion questions for the classroom; resources for parents and teachers; and an appendix with guidelines for an IEP (Individualized Education Program). ... Read more

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Children with Special Needs; Lessons for Early Childhood Pro
I found this book to be excellant.It follows the early childhood experience of a number of children with different special needs.It covers interviews from parents, educators, and family members.I felt the book really emphasizes the idea that these are, first and foremost, children.They need the same experiences as many "typical" developing children. It also hits hard on the subject of the parental involvement and how important it is in the "BIG PICTURE".I would recommend this book for anyone working with children, preschool teachers, elementary teachers, and childcare providers alike.It is an "Easy Read" full of great and useful information> ... Read more

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A tiny removable plush toy nestles in the spine of eachof these cuddly books -- and the toy character is also the star of thestory! Tiny Hugs Books help young children develop important listeningand motor skills, and the sturdy board construction means the booksare built to last and last. And kids will love using the doll to actout the activities in the story!

In Tiny Penguin's Flying Lesson, Tiny Penguin, who is enamoredof flight, learns that he can soar too -- in the water!

Format: Books with Plush Toys

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A packable, playable, readable board book for toddlers.
My kids love this book!

My 11 year old memorized the verse within hours of it entering the door, and she and the baby have been enjoying it together ever since. The book is small enough to carry in a diaper bag, andthe plush penguin that fits in the spine turns it into more than just abook--it's like a miniature portable playset. The story serves as a jumpingoff point for creative play with the penguin toy. The play value isincredible!

Buy this book--you won't regret it! ... Read more

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The third and final book in the "Eurhythmics for Young Children" series, "Six Lessons for Spring," like its predecessors, is chock full of creative ideas for music classes that move! Here are lessons on concepts from the basics to changing meter, dynamics, staccato/legato articulation, and much more.

"Six Lessons for Spring" is the most season-neutral of the three "Eurhythmics for Young Children" books, and many of its ideas can be used throughout the year.

Included are supplementary worksheets teachers can reproduce for reinforcement of skills and concepts.

Although described as six "lessons," the "Eurhythmics for Young Children" books are loaded with songs, stories, movement activities and games that can span months in a music education curricula.

And children love them! ... Read more

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More than 25 effective and engaging mini-lessons to help students strengthen their writing by learning about the traits: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation. Mini-lessons focus on different stages of the writing process, from prewriting to editing. Includes student writing samples and suggested children's books to model each trait. ... Read more

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Practical, Ready to Use Ideas!


As a 3rd grader teacher who has a classroom of English-speaking and ELL students, I need practical, easy to use 6-trait writing ideas that can reach both sets of writers.Megan Sloan's book does just that!Her welcoming tone invites you into her classroom as she narrates how she "thinks aloud" with her students about ways to improve and clarify their writing.In each chapter, one of the 6 traits is described followed by 4-5 lessons on that trait. Sloan has also gathered a list of fiction and non-fiction books to assist in exploring each trait, many of which can be easily accessed in a school or public library.

Some writing process books give long, detailed explanations of the traits and ways to use them, but I found these mini-lessons to be quick reads that you can try with your students the next day.I read this book with my ELLs in mind, looking for ways to make the traits comprehensible to them.In each lesson, Sloan models how she scaffolds the writing process, ultimately letting students take charge of their writing.Students can use the traits in simple, but powerful ways to become stronger writers.If you're a busy teacher (and who isn't!), then this easy-to-use book is a smart investment!

Practical minilessons linked to writing traits
If you're looking for really practical ideas for minilessons that can help students improve their writing Trait Based Mini-Lessons is just the book for you.Individual chapters address each of the six traits that she teaches during writing workshop.As a master classroom teacher, Megan describes her minilessons with enough detail, along with samples of student work and suggestions for children's books, that you will be eager to try these writerly tips with your students.Megan explains, "When the traits are well defined for students, they will have a clear sense of what they are aiming for in their writing.And, once students have finished a piece, they can use the traits to analyze its strengths and weaknesses" (2005, p. 92).

Not that useful for the homeschooler
I read long narratives about trait based writing and ideas for public school classrooms, but I think this book would have been more useful with reproducible lessons already created and some examples of students' writing, to show what one could achieve. Some of the author's ideas were good but it would have been much better and more useful if she had laid out her lessons with the forms for each lessons together with the lesson. For my money I like Barbara Mariconda's "Super Story-Writing Strategies & Activities" and by the same author "The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever." also 25 Mini-Lessons for Teaching Writing by Adele Fiderer. These three little books I have found myself coming back to day after day to help zero in on the needs of the student.

Helpful
This book has step by step lesson ideas that will work well in my 3rd grade classroom.It also lists other books for the traits which enabled me to go through my personal library to see with what books I could build my own lessons.

Fantastic!
This is a great book for teaching the writing traits. And, it's easily adaptable to grades 5 and 6 also. I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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“When [my kindergartners] left me, they left me with the most wonderful memories and the imprints of their kisses upon my heart. To me, the blessed little events, the tiny magical moments, and the wonderful quick coincidences were like kisses.” —From the Introduction

A former kindergarten teacher, Christine Pisera Naman watched over many classes of five-year-olds as they made their way through the school year and discovered new things about themselves and the world around them. In Caterpillar Kisses, she turns her observations and insights into twelve delightful real-life vignettes, one for each month of the year.

The stories bring to life events, large and small, that help these wiggly, unsure caterpillars grow into beautiful and confident butterflies. From a first trip to the zoo to making angels in the snow, the kids embrace every new experience with all the silliness, enthusiasm, and wonder familiar to anyone who has spent time with a five-year-old.Naman explores the more difficult moments of childhood as well, offering sensitive, reassuring stories about the fear of thunderstorms and encountering death for the first time. Life lessons are tucked within everyday activities, including a hilarious session of learning (literally) how to walk in the other guy’s shoes and another emphasizing the importance of making others feel accepted. But the students are not the only ones undergoing change. During the course of the year, their teacher learns the best way to deal with too many “apples for the teacher” and comes to understand the true meaning of spirituality and the simple joy of dancing in the rain.

Alternately laugh-out-loud funny and poignant, Caterpillar Kisses illustrates the good things that come from looking at life through the eyes of children. It is perfect for anyone looking for the magic in everyday life.

“Luminous! Sometimes, when spending time with children, it is just so clear that they are our teachers.  Caterpillar Kisses shows us some of the small but tender lessons we stumble upon during the metamorphosis that occurs each and every day in a young child’s life.”

—Ann S. Ruethling, founder and vice president of merchandising, Chinaberry, Inc. ... Read more

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Will make your heart sing
Sometimes, when we read a book, we just want to feel good. We want to feel that the hard work and dedication to something we believe in, is in fact worth it. If you agree with these statements, Caterpillar Kisses by Christine Pisera Naman is a book you don't want to miss.

Pisera Naman is a former kindergarten teacher who, while teaching and caring for numerous classes over the years, watched her charges change from wiggly little caterpillars to confident new butterflies. Along the way Pisera Naman realizes that not only are the children learning about themselves and their world but that she is learning and changing also.

The twelve vignettes shared in this little book are poignant, funny, exhilarating, hopeful and life-affirming. And they can only be told by an adult who cares enough to really see the miracles of life through the eyes of children. For anyone who wants and needs to see the magic in the world.

a great book!
I love this book! I'm not a teacher, but I came across this cute book and I just couldn't put it down. It's the kind of book you can pick up again and again to lift your spirits with its heartwarming stories. Pick it up!

LOVE THIS LITTLE BOOK!
I just happened to pick up this precious little book while I was in the bookstore the other day and had to buy it! After reading it, I came to this site to buy copies for all of my children's teachers! It is so delightful and inspirational, I'm spreading the word to all of my friends so they can do the same. This is a must have for parents, children, and the PERFECT answer for that hard to decide on end of the year gift for teachers. Buy this book in multiples! You'll love it! ... Read more

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Help preschoolers build a Bible-times village and learn about the culture Jesus grew up in and his love for them! These "learning-by-doing" lessons will involve all kids' senses to maximize learning and will appeal to all kids' learning styles and energy levels. And kids can share this experience as an outreach to others, inviting family members and friends to tour their completed town and learn valuable Bible truths at the same time! ... Read more

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=Good Health better than Gold.=--Horses and houses, balls and dolls, and much else that people think they want to make them happy can be bought with money. The one thing which is worth more than all else cannot be bought with even a houseful of gold. This thing is good health. Over three million persons in our country are now sick, and many of them are suffering much pain. Some of them would give all the money they have to gain once more the good health which the poorest may usually enjoy by right living day by day.

=How long shall you live?=--In this country most of the persons born live to be over forty years of age, and some live more than one hundred years. A hundred years ago most persons died before the age of thirty-five years. In London three hundred years ago only about one half of those born reached the age of twenty-five years. Scarcely one half of the people in India to-day live beyond the age of twenty-five years. In fact, people in India are dying nearly twice as fast as in our own country. This is because they have not learned how to take care of the body in India so well as we have.
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Students will learn how to integrate various curriculum areas in the K-8 classroom with this new text. Focused on a practical approach, it uses actual integrated lesson plans to illustrate major points. Many other texts on the same subject have separate chapters on methods, assessment, reading, social studies, art, etc. This segmented format defeats the purpose of teaching how to integrate curriculum areas. Using the integrated lesson plan structure, students can see how education in an integrated setting actually occurs. Tips on how to get integrated methods started and how to recognize and solve potential problems are also discussed. ... Read more