"Good morning class. Welcome to the first day of school. Let's all introduce ourselves. My name is Miss Heart and I am your teacher". The excerpt above is from the book, Shapes Go To School. This book teaches young children their shapes and colors. It also teaches children about diversity and that being different is okay. This book is also a great beginning reader level book.
"Good morning class. Welcome to the first day of school. Let's all introduce ourselves. My name is Miss Heart and I am your teacher". The excerpt above is from the book, Shapes Go To School. This book teaches young children their shapes and colors. It also teaches children about diversity and that being different is okay. This book is also a great beginning reader level book.
Shapes at School takes readers through a day at school, pointing out the many familiar shapes they encounter in the classroom, in the lunchroom, and on the playground. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage emergent readers as they hunt for shapes at school.A labeled diagram helps readers identify shapes in a classroom, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about shapes online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Shapes at School also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.Shapes at School is part of Jump!'s Shape Hunters series.
Most of us think that valedictorians can write their own ticket. By reaching the top of their class they have proven their merit, so their next logical step should be to attend the nation’s very best universities. Yet in Top Student, Top School?, Alexandria Walton Radford, of American Institutes for Research, reveals that many valedictorians do not enroll in prestigious institutions. Employing an original five-state study that surveyed nine hundred public high school valedictorians, she sets out to determine when and why valedictorians end up at less selective schools, showing that social class makes all the difference. Radford traces valedictorians’ paths to college and presents damning evidence that high schools do not provide sufficient guidance on crucial factors affecting college selection, such as reputation, financial aid, and even the application process itself. Left in a bewildering environment of seemingly similar options, many students depend on their parents for assistance—and this allows social class to rear its head and have a profound impact on where students attend. Simply put, parents from less affluent backgrounds are far less informed about differences in colleges’ quality, the college application process, and financial aid options, which significantly limits their child’s chances of attending a competitive school, even when their child has already managed to become valedictorian. Top Student, Top School? pinpoints an overlooked yet critical juncture in the education process, one that stands as a barrier to class mobility. By focusing solely on valedictorians, it shows that students’ paths diverge by social class even when they are similarly well-prepared academically, and this divergence is traceable to specific failures by society, failures that we can and should address. Watch an interview of Alexandria Walton Radford discussing her book here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F81c1D1BpY0
In MAT MAN SHAPES (hardcover), The popular Mat Man™ character comes to life in an imaginative tale that takes children to a world of shapes and rhymes. A friendly hero opens students' minds to shapes, rhyming verse, imagination, exploration, and community in the first book of the Mat Man™ reading series.
Fall is here, with all its wonderful visual delights—not just colors, but shapes! This clever concept book follows a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery—apple bushel circles, square hay bales, diamond kites in the autumn sky! Felicia Sanzari Chernesky’s sweet verses are perfectly complemented by Susan Swan’s gorgeous collage-inspired art.
Can shapes have feelings? If you believe it, then maybe they can! Happy shapes form happy pictures and happy pictures make learning fun and easy. This is the book that your child will absolutely adore. There are pictures of commonly seen objects for easy association and memorization. And the best part is? This book is best shared with other young learners! Grab a copy today!
