Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

How do you take the passion and chatter that K-5 students bring to the classroom and turn it into conversation skills that make them better learners? Academic conversation can help hone speaking and listening, critical thinking, and social-emotional skills, as well as deepen content knowledge. But despite its effectiveness, this kind of purposeful, student-led discussion is rarely taught or used at the elementary level. The mystery for teachers is how to support students at various stages of development and build an environment of trust that lets them cultivate these skills. In Demystifying Discussion, veteran teacher Jennifer Orr gives elementary school teachers a primer on teaching students to engage in student-led academic conversation. The strategies, sample assessments, and example conversations in this book show you how to help young learners get better at sharing, exploring, and synthesizing their individual and collective thinking. You'll also learn how to manage different perspectives and disagreements among students. This is a book to use all year long to improve classroom discussion, hone students' skills (and your own), and enhance students' overall learning throughout their time in school and beyond.

Suitable for ages 9 and 10 (Year 5) Provides targeted questions for grammar, punctuation and spelling Ideal for home learning and additional practice outside of the classroom Answers included in the back of the book Remember, revise and practise This bright, colourful and easy to use write-in workbook makes it simple and fun for Year 5 children to recap, revisit and reinforce what they've learned about grammar, punctuation and spelling. Its lively, friendly approach will test and strengthen their knowledge as it recognises their achievements and gently motivates future progress. Boost skills and build confidence An engaging array of targeted exercises allow Year 5 children to test their understanding of the grammar, punctuation and spelling they've learned so far, practise all their skills, cement their knowledge and feel positive and confident about their ability to achieve and succeed. Get prepared for test success! With SATs-style practice questions, vital revision content that recaps what they've been learning in class, tick boxes to mark their progress and full answers to check their work, children will quickly begin to feel ready for success in the tests.

Creative form drawing helps children develop hand to eye co-ordination, spatial orientation, observation skills, attention, confident movement, drawing skills and the foundation skills for handwriting. Originally developed by Rudolf Steiner, creative form drawing is used widely in Steiner and Waldorf Schools to enable healthy child development and learning. Form drawing can also be used for helping transform learning difficulties. This books covers the why, what and how of creative form drawing, providing a comprehensive, practical resource for teachers of children aged 6 to 12 years.

Social justice is a philosophy that has gathered momentum over the past few years to bring to light the inequities that exist within our society. In the field of education, social justice illuminates the challenges that marginalized students and minority students face compared to other students. Social Justice and Culturally-Affirming Education in K-12 Settings seeks to bring together social scientists, researchers, and other practitioners to delve into social justice issues in K-12 settings and considers the various challenges and future directions that are associated with this field. Covering key topics such as inclusive education, educational reform, and school policies, this reference work is ideal for administrators, policymakers, researchers, academicians, practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students.

Give children playful opportunities to master the top 50 high-frequency words with this engaging collection of "sight-word trees " These systematic reproducibles give students plenty of practice with must-know sight words to dramatically improve their reading, writing, and spelling skills. Perfect for homework and a great way to get kids on target to meet the Foundational Skills for Reading outlined in the Common Core Standards For use with Grades K-2.

When the crown jewels go missing from Kennel Palace, it's up to super-sleuth Sherlock Bones and his trusty sidekick Dr Catson to solve the crime. But with multiple suspects and a trail that's starting to run cold, will they be able to catch the culprit in time? The first book in a brand-new Sherlock Bones fiction series, this fun puzzle adventure contains over 30 games - such as mazes, search games and silhouette matches - that are woven into the action, so the reader can feel immersed in the exciting detective plot and help Bones and Catson solve the mystery.

Help students become stronger writers with these fun-to-do learning packets on the important topics of capitalization, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, colons, and so much more Each reproducible packet targets and teaches one type of punctuation--such as commas--in an easy and thorough way to ensure kids REALLY learn the rules. Perfect for homework or meaningful seatwork For use with Grades 3-6.

This book addresses a significant gap in the research literature on transitions across the school years: the continuities and discontinuities in school literacy education and their implications for practice. Across different curriculum domains, and using social semiotic, ethnographic, and conversation-analytic approaches, the contributors investigate key transition points for individual students' literacy development, elements of literacy knowledge that are at stake at each of these points, and variability in students' experiences. Grounding its discussion in classroom voices, experiences and texts, this book reveals literacy-specific curriculum demands and considers how teachers and students experience and account for these evolving demands. The contributors include a number of established names (such as Freebody, Derewianka, Myhill, Rowsell, Moje and Lefstein), as well as emerging scholars gaining increasing recognition in the field. They draw out implications for how literacy development is theorized in school curriculum and practice, teacher education, further research and policy formation. In addition, each section of the book features a summary from an international scholar who draws together key ideas from the section and relates these to their current thinking. They deploy a range of different theoretical and methodological approaches in order to bring rich yet complementary perspectives to bear on the issue of literacy transition.