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180 Days of Math is an effective workbook designed to help students
improve their math skills. This easy-to-use kindergarten workbook
is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging
standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to
follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student
understanding. Each daily practice page includes 6 math problems
covering number identification, addition and subtraction, patterns,
measurement, and foundational geometry. Watch as student s math
confidence grows with these quick learning activities.Parents
appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their
child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce
learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers
rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time.
The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning
review or homework. The activities can also be used for
intervention skill building to address learning gaps.
_______________ 'Another brilliant book that's jam-packed with
top-class tips you won't want to miss.' - MC Grammar, teacher and
parent 'Every classroom and every home needs this book!' -
Stephanie Elliot, teacher _______________ Maths Like a Ninja gives
every child the maths support they need at their fingertips, both
in the classroom and at home. Perfect for Key Stage 2 children,
aged 7 and up. From the creator of the bestselling Write Like a
Ninja, this handy pocketbook is full of key concepts, mathematical
vocabulary and practical advice to support every child's growing
independence in maths. Whether a child is stuck on a fractions
question or struggling to remember what 'composite numbers' are,
they'll find the answer in this all-in-one quick-reference tool.
This engaging, easy-to-use book is fully matched to the National
Curriculum for mathematics and will ensure children can do maths
with confidence. It supports teachers in planning lessons and
parents in supporting from home as well as empowering Key Stage 2
children to get the help they need easily and independently. For
more must-have Ninja books by Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja),
check out the Vocabulary Ninja, Comprehension Ninja and Arithmetic
Ninja classroom and home learning resources.
"Writing Poetry Through the Eyes of Science" presents a unique and
effective interdisciplinary approach to teaching science poems and
science poetry writing in secondary English and science classrooms.
A collaboration between two award-winning teachers, one in English,
the other in science, this crossover work demonstrates how
scientific literacy, knowledge, and methods can inform and inspire
poetic response in the classroom and in the field. "Writing Poetry
Through the Eyes of Science" illustrates how students can utilize
field research, observations, sensory data gathering, poetic
writing strategies, and model science poems by poets, scientists,
students, and teachers to produce skillful and creative science
poetry. The authors explore the commonalities shared by the domains
of science and poetry as well as the potentials for intersections
and interactions across those two domains. As the science teacher
raises scientific questions and suggests technical vocabulary to
further language specificity and precision, the poetry teacher
demonstrates multiple poetic stances enabling imaginative poetic
responses. The active, hands-on, collaborative nature of the
classroom atmosphere motivates students to write inspired poems,
and students who have never before written poetry can become
excited, engaged, and productive. "Writing Poetry Through the Eyes
of Science" is built on original field data gathered by Colfax from
expeditions to Iceland and other locations around the world as well
as the original poetry and poetry teaching techniques of Gorrell.
It illustrates basic science poetry writing exercises useful for
students of all levels and abilities, and includes student work as
well as commentary and feedback on their science poems in each
chapter. It then moves to advanced exercises designed to teach the
inspired poems of awe, empathy, outrage, protest, meditation,
speculation, and perplexity. In the final section of the work, the
authors present sample lesson plans specifically designed for the
advanced English language and composition curriculum as well as for
advanced science courses in research, ecology, and the environment.
The ability to produce fluent, legible handwriting with ease is
something that affects attainment in most areas of the curriculum,
yet many children continue to struggle with this vital skill. Based
on holistic principles, this programme offers a different approach,
developing the muscles of the hand - so that children gain the
necessary control to produce letter forms - alongside the
perceptual skills required to orientate and organize letter and
words. The programme is effective for mainstream children aged 4-6
years, children with developmental co-ordination disorders and
older children with mild to moderate learning difficulties. Over
400 carefuly graded exercises and activities develop hand-eye
co-ordination, form constancy, spatial organization, figure-ground
discrimination, orientation and laterality. The package consists of
two pupil workbooks and a teacher's handbook.
This Lab Book can sit at the heart of any Key Stage 3 science
course as it builds students' practical and enquiry skills ready
for GCSE, and supports teachers in providing a rich practical
foundation for GCSE and beyond. The Skills Appendix is particularly
helpful for teachers and students alike. - Stella Paes, Former Head
of AQA Science Qualifications Linked to the AQA KS3 Syllabus and
GCSE specifications, this Lab Book will help to introduce and embed
the skills and terminology that are needed for students to succeed
in the required practical components of their GCSE (9-1) Science
course. 12 fun, inspiring KS3 practicals, fully reviewed for safety
by CLEAPSS. All the instructions students will need to perform
these practicals. Writing frames for students to record their
results and reflect on their work. Guidance to help students build
confidence in key skills such as experimental design, recording and
presentation of results, and evaluation of methods and data. A
selection of questions to help Key Stage 3 students prepare for
GCSE-style assessment. A Practical Skills Checklist so students can
track the skills they have developed. Everything students need for
the 12 key practicals in one Lab Book, eliminating the need for
additional photocopying or printing off other pieces of paper (such
as graphs). Comprehensive teacher and technician notes to help with
delivery.
In early childhood education, children find in their own body and
movement the main way to get in touch with the reality that
surrounds them and, therefore, acquire knowledge about the
environment in which they grow and develop. Undoubtedly, the
progressive discovery of the body itself as a source of feelings
and sensations, as well as exploring the different possibilities of
action and bodily functions, constitutes necessary experiences on
which children's thinking is built. Furthermore, the affective
relationships established in psychomotor education situations, and
particularly through play, are essential for the emotional
development of children. Physical Education Initiatives for Early
Childhood Learners offers globalized educational practices,
didactic approaches, and proposals for intervention around motor
development in the children ages 0-6 years. The book specifically
explores laterality, coordination, relaxation, rhythm, etc. and how
these are achieved through games, music, and motor stories. This
book is ideal for early childhood educators, physical education
teachers, administrators, daycares, preschools, early childhood
learning centers, researchers, academicians, and students
interested in physical education's role in early child development.
Eco-Mathematics Education strives to show how everyone can
experience the embedded connection between mathematics and the
natural world. The authors' sincere hope is that by doing so, we
can radically change the way we come to understand mathematics, as
well as humanity's place in the ecosystem. The book hopes to
accomplish this by providing in-depth lesson plans and resources
for educators and anyone interested in teaching and learning
mathematics through an ecological aesthetic perspective. All
lessons are based on the inquiry method of teaching, aligned to
standards, incorporate art projects inspired by famous artists, and
utilize recycled and/or natural materials as much as possible.
Motivate reluctant readers with this collection of easy-to-read
passages that cover a wide range of high-interest topics. Grouped
according to the key reading strategies they reinforce, each
reproducible passage comes with test-formatted comprehension and
vocabulary questions, as well as writing activities. A great
supplement to your reading program! For use with Grades 6-8.
A thermometer, a water-cycle model, a wave machine, a
greenhouse--these are just a few things students can make out of a
simple soda bottle. This book features learning-rich, hands-on
activities that teach about the weather, motion, changes in matter,
ecosystems, and more. A fun and easy way to meet the National
Science Education Standards! For use with Grades 4-8.
Give second language learners the support they need to boost
comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, and learn important
important concepts about nonfiction topics such as neighborhood and
community, families, transportation, animal homes, plants and
seeds, weather, and more. The little books in this collection
feature high frequency words, rhyming, repetition, predictability,
and supportive illustrations that encourage young children to
become successful, independent, and fluent readers.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1951.
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