Babies and toddlers love the colours, shapes and feel of the plants and animals around them. In this book they will find an array of plants and animals that feel prickly, bumpy or slimy, can count the legs on a beetle, goat or spider, identify shapes and patterns from starfish, leopards and butterflies, or try to recognise an array of close-up photographs. Simple words identify each picture, helping to enrich vocabulary and develop early reading skills.
This activity learning set is perfect for young children to learn the alphabet, numbers and a few first words. The illustrations are cute and colourful and children will love using the magnetic board. Simply clear the screen and start again!
Make words the core of classroom instruction and engagement; day by day, word by word. This practical resource is designed to help students discover why word choice and language matter as they build vocabulary across subject areas, gain confidence in word usage, and increase their understanding of word patterns. This practical book shows you how to motivate students to become passionate about words and develop strategies to help them grow in language and learning skills. Ideal for new and experienced teachers, Word by Word is committed to helping students develop innovative ways to explore and make meaning with words.
Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.
Help little ones ages 1 to 4 extend their English and French language abilities. Make it a good time for babies to gain proficiency with a wide range of new words of a variety of animals ( Farm animals, Reptiles, fishes, birds, and more) in both English and French. This champion among French books for youngsters permits them to construct their comprehension of the two dialects and find better approaches to convey and put themselves out there. 78 first words of Animals Develop your child's language with a variety of animal names, each presented in both English and French. Loveable Artwork Engage young users and help them improve the importance of the word with large, vibrant images. Offer Tip Make learning noticeably more compelling with simple tips (in both dialects) to get young children to remember every word.
A comprehensive annotated guide to 663 counting books, divided into ten subject areas. Each section includes a description of the subject area, an annotated bibliography of related books, and a number of activities that can be used in connection with counting and math books. Reproducible activity pages are included in each section.
Help children build the vocabulary needed to become a successful English speaker! This guide contains dozens of strategies for teaching new words through storytelling, songs, pictures books, and more. Includes over 1,000 reproducible picture and word cards with a guide for selecting the appropriate words and tips for supporting young English learners.
Instill a love of language in English Language Learners in grades PK–3 using Vocabulary Building Games and Activities. This 240-page book helps students build vocabulary to become successful English speakers. It provides dozens of strategies for teaching new words through storytelling, songs, and pictures books and includes more than 1,000 reproducible picture and word cards with a guide for selecting the appropriate words. The book also includes tips for supporting young English learners.
