The activities in this book consist of a series of question and answer cards. Students are actively engaged as each player answers a question and then asks the next one. When students reach the last card, they will find that it refers back to the first card. The activities require minimal preparation but result in maximum participation and effort.
Prevent learning loss while students are away from school, and help parents set their child up for a successful upcoming school year with the second edition of this parent-involvement resource! Students risk falling behind at the start of a new school year without practicing skills learned in the previous year. Designed to bridge the away-from-school gap, this full-color resource provides students with reading, writing, and mathematics activities aligned to Common Core and other state standards to reinforce learning from fifth grade and prepare students for sixth grade. With clear instructions for easy-to-use, quick, and fun family activities, this book is a perfect tool for getting parents involved in their child's education.
Milliken’s new "Assessing Language" series for Grades 4-8 gives teachers a rich variety of reproducible standards-based assessments. Each book contains 56 grade-appropriate worksheets suitable for monitoring skill retention as well as practice and reinforcement.
Activities Plus-Kindergarten presents a whole year's worth of activities in one book! This teaching resource guide contains a multitude of classroom-tested activities and worksheets which will enable you to provide review, reinforcement, and enrichment of the basic skills taught at the kindergarten grade level. Whether you are an experienced teacher or homeschooler, or just getting started, the wealth of materials found in this guide are certain to enhance your instruction. Language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics activities are presented in individual sections for your convenience. Each activity includes a stated purpose and a list of necessary materials, many of which are readily available or can be easily obtained. Complete step-by-step procedures are provided for each activity, and when applicable, suggestions are included for adapting an activity to another discipline or for use with less advanced or more accelerated students.
Self renewing schools where students and staff are involved in ongoing inquiry has long since been an ideal in education. However, this goal has not proved readily achievable. The authors of this book regard this as a challenge which can be confronted positively, believing that enough knowledge exists to develop a fresh structure of school improvement - and one which is likely to succeed. The book draws upon the considerable body of research on successful and unsuccessful school improvement programs to generate a practical strategy for school improvement that can be used by schools, school districts and local education authorities, and policymakers with a high probability of success. The heart of the strategy is an inquiry process centered on the continuous study of student learning and the creation and study of initiatives to enhance student achievement in academic, personal and social domains. The school as a workplace is altered dramatically with the inclusion of study time for teachers, continuous staff development and the organization of a governance structure which includes school staff, parents, community agencies, business partners and local district or education authority personnel. This timely and important book is vital reading for anyone with an interest in improving schools and the quality of education today.
This companion activity book is chock-full of projects and ideas that are tailor-made to work with the immensely popular Four Square Writing Method. The age-appropriate activities are designed to take advantage of the language-learning connection and help students use what they know to learn new things.
Use the arts to inspire, engage, and motivate students in language arts class! This book provides meaningful strategies to help teachers integrate creative movement, drama, music, poetry, storytelling, and visual arts in language arts topics. These teacher-friendly strategies bring language arts to life while building students’ creativity and critical thinking skills.
Activities Plus-Grade 1 presents a whole year's worth of activities in one book! This teaching resource guide contains a multitude of classroom-tested activities and worksheets which will enable you to provide review, reinforcement, and enrichment of the basic skills taught at the first grade level. Whether you are an experienced teacher or homeschooler, or just getting started, the wealth of materials found in this guide are certain to enhance your instruction. Language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics activities are presented in individual sections for your convenience. Each activity includes a stated purpose and a list of necessary materials, many of which are readily available or can be easily obtained. Complete step-by-step procedures are provided for each activity, and when applicable, suggestions are included for adapting an activity to another discipline or for use with less advanced or more accelerated students.
Activities Plus-Grade 2 presents a whole year's worth of activities in one book! This teaching resource guide contains a multitude of classroom-tested activities and worksheets which will enable you to provide review, reinforcement, and enrichment of the basic skills taught at the second grade level. Whether you are an experienced teacher or homeschooler, or just getting started, the wealth of materials found in this guide are certain to enhance your instruction. Language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics activities are presented in individual sections for your convenience. Each activity includes a stated purpose and a list of necessary materials, many of which are readily available or can be easily obtained. Complete step-by-step procedures are provided for each activity, and when applicable, suggestions are included for adapting an activity to another discipline or for use with less advanced or more accelerated students.
Use the arts to inspire, engage, and motivate students in science class! This book provides useful strategies to help teachers integrate creative movement, drama, music, poetry, storytelling, and visual arts in science topics. These teacher-friendly strategies bring science to life while building students’ creativity and critical thinking skills.
