With new activities and explorations, tips and information to help you understand how to support the littlest learners, and research nuggets to enhance your own professional knowledge, the Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities, revised, will be your go-to resource! Activities will help you support curiosity, play, exploration, persistence, emerging foundations in literacy and math, problem solving, and so much more! Paperback. 288 pages.
Grades 3 - 5. Includes 113 math games using cards and dice. Games focus on all the operations, place value, decimals, positive and negative integers, graphing, and co-operative games. Specific math skills, number of players, rules, instructions, and variations to increase or decrease difficulty are included.
Kindergarten - Grade 3. Divided into six sections with 108 games for counting, patterning, numeration, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division. Each game is presented with appropriate grade level, specific math skills, number of players, rules, instructions, and variations to increase or decrease difficulty.
Build the home-school connection to prepare for Kindergarten! Studies show that parent and family involvement with school is an important factor in children's later academic success. Many families of young children want to learn ways to support their little ones in preparing for and getting the most out of kindergarten. With easy-to-share parent letters and simple, fun activities for families to do together at home, Kick-Start Kindergarten Readiness is the perfect tool for early childhood teachers… More »
Grades K - 5. This series provides teachers with the skill assessments to help determine individualized instruction needs. Focused, comprehensive practice pages and self-assessments guide students to reflection and exploration for deeper learning! Grade specific coherent content progresses in difficulty to achieve optimum fluency. An ideal resource for differentiation and remediation, each 96-page book includes an assessment test, test analysis, Common Core State Standards Alignment Matrix, and answer key.
Grades 3 - 6. Improve speed and accuracy with step-by-step reproducible activities. Your students will love racing the clock, show their knowledge, and building skills and accuracy as they go. Reproducible award certificates and progress charts are included. 100 facts per page!
Grades K - 3. A complete guide to teaching with Unifix® Cubes. Includes lessons, blackline masters with answers, hundreds of illustrations, challenge activities and ample suggestions for class discussion. Use Unifix® Cubes for early patterns, numeration, operations, place value, money activities and early fractions. Using the DTES (discover, talk, explain and use symbols) method, activities are presented in a clear step-by-step format. Activities are correlated to specific NCTM standards. 96 pages.
Grades 4 & up. With a focus on algebra and algebraic thinking, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions… More »
Grades 4 & up. With a focus on fractions, decimals, and percents, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions… More »
Grades 4 & up. Highlighting analysis and probability, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions of the… More »
Grades 4 & up. Highlighting the concept of measurement, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions of the… More »
Grades 4 & up. With a focus on number and operations, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions of the… More »
Classroom-tested and teacher-approved, these activities help children ages 3-6 learn all about numbers. With 100 engaging and fun activities, Learn Every Day™ About Numbers offers everything a teacher needs to build a foundation for future math learning. Each activity offers learning objectives to meet standards, a materials list, related children's books, and an assessment component to measure children's learning. 128 pages.
With art math, body math, moving math, wet and messy math and more, children will delight in the 140 activities that bring math to life in the classroom. 256 pages.
Grades K - 8. Some people call it Common Core - in reality, it's common sense. This guide will raise educators' comprehension of the Common Core State Standards with ease and efficiency. Each of the 40 teacher-tested tools are clearly presented, explained, and exemplified, guiding educators through every stage of implementing Common Core across the curriculum - from gap analysis to lesson design to assessment. Readers will examine your current practices and update existing curriculum using research-based… More »
Grades 1 - 5. mathSHAPES: go figure! is a hands on program that is dedicated to helping children become proficient in the reading, writing, and explaining of math. The program is delivered using a problem solving approach. It offers a solid foundation based on the Common Core Content Standards that is implemented using the Common Core Practices. Each book contains content that covers grade level specific topics that are introduced using various manipulatives and problem solving techniques. Students… More »
Grades 1 - 5. mathSHAPES: go figure! is a hands on program that is dedicated to helping children become proficient in the reading, writing, and explaining of math. The program is delivered using a problem solving approach. It offers a solid foundation based on the Common Core Content Standards that is implemented using the Common Core Practices. Each book contains content that covers grade level specific topics that are introduced using various manipulatives and problem solving techniques. Students… More »
3 - 7 years. Loaded with over 450 activities that allow children to learn at their own pace about spatial relationships, patterning, shapes, numeration, and many other math concepts. 272 pages.
The engaging, exciting introduction to early math concepts will be a sure-fire hit with young children. They can go on geometric shape hunts, measure with pompoms, or find the missing numbers. Includes activities that relate to the National Standards in the back of the book. 208 pages.
Turn children's love of active games into learning opportunities with these activities. Each chapter is organized by level of difficulty and each one incorporates fun math experiences with movement. Most activities require few or no materials and include related children's books or music to extend the learning. The index is an great tool as it gives teachers flexibility to plan around children's interests. Use these activities during circle or group time, or use them to reinforce other lessons.… More »
Most preschool teachers have musical instruments in their classrooms, but may not realize they can use them for science explorations. In this book, discover 100 activities that let children ages 3-6 explore the science of music and sound using materials easy to find for a preschool classroom. Children will use their bodies to create sounds, explore the relationship between size and pitch, investigate how tempo affects the way we listen to sounds, create musical instruments, and much more. From the… More »
Play is learning! But play in the early years is endangered by the emphasis on push-down academics, mounting parental expectations, and pressures on early childhood teachers to prepare young children for the rigors of kindergarten and beyond. With all of that, gains made by play experiences, including readiness skills and social-emotional development, have fallen away. Young children learn best through play. This book helps educators understand the different types of play and the rich opportunities… More »
When teachers implement the project approach to learning, young children can follow their own real-world interests to gain deeper understanding. Children wonder about a topic, formulate their questions, and then figure out the answers for themselves in their own way. The project approach helps children dig deeply into intellectual and social experiences that can help them see meaningful benefits of the skills they are acquiring. "Picturing the Project Approach" will lead teachers every… More »
