">>>>> 180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade K (180 Days of Practice, Level K) <<<<<

Incorporate hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts with 180 days of daily practice! This invaluable resource provides weekly STEAM activities that improve students&#8217 critical-thinking skills, and are easy to incorporate into any learning environment. Students will explore STEAM concepts through the inquiry process with hands-on lab activities. Each week introduces a STEAM problem, need, or phenomena that they will address through a guided step-by-step challenge. Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards, this resource includes digital materials. Provide students with the skills they need to develop problem-solving skills with this essential resource!

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">>>>> Inclusive Ninja: An Anti-bullying Children?s Book About Inclusion, Compassion, and Diversity (Ninja Life Hacks) <<<<<

Inclusive Ninja shares how we can all be an advocate for inclusion.Find out what happens in this diverse, anti-bullying book about inclusion and diversity.Life is hard! And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out.The new children's book series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters in comedic books easy enough for young readers, yet witty enough for adults.The Ninja Life Hacks book series is geared to kids 3-11. Perfect for boys, girls, early readers, primary school students, or toddlers. Excellent resource for counselors, parents, and teachers alike.Collect all the Ninja Life Hacks books! To download fun, free printables, visit the author's profile!

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">>>>> Building Writing Skills: Words to Sentences: Words to Sentences <<<<<

Includes standards &amp benchmarks--Cover.

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">>>>> Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills Activity Book <<<<<

Includes NEW activities on executive function, prekindergarten literacy, and math learning disabilities!An essential companion to the bestselling textbook Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, this workbook gives current and future teachers the practice they need to use multisensory structured literacy approaches effectively with K&#226&#8364&#822012 students who have dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Ideal for both preservice teacher education courses and in-service professional development, this updated activity book aligns with the new fourth edition of the Multisensory Teaching textbook, so readers can easily use them in tandem. With these easy-to-use activities that cover all the areas in the text, educators will reinforce what they learned, develop deep expertise in language and literacy instruction, and be fully prepared to plan lessons that boost their students' academic outcomes.100+ ACTIVITIES ON:executive functionoral languagecompositionphonological 

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">>>>> Bilingual By Choice: Raising Kids in Two (or More!) Languages <<<<<

Includes 100 creative activities and strategies for the home and community!More and more people-hundreds of millions around the world-are living in bilingual homes. In the U.S. alone, more than 54 million people over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home. Yet once children enter school, the pull toward one language becomes stronger and maintaining the bilingual advantage requires a serious family commitment - a bilingual choice. The good news is it's worth it. Research shows that bilingual children are known to have more social, cultural and economic opportunities as they grow to adulthood and that learning a second language from birth can even result in protection against Alzheimer's later in life. Bilingual By Choice provides families with specific activities, games and insights that will show them how to not only teach their kids more than one language but also to help their kids retain and develop those language skills. For parents, educators, immigrants and 

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">>>>> Becoming Rhetorical: Analyzing and Composing in a Multimedia World (w/ MLA9E & APA7E Updates) <<<<<

In your courses and career, you will compose essays, reports, photos, graphics, web pages, and more. BECOMING RHETORICAL gives you the tools and the training you need to create successful communications in all of these formats and in different situations. First you will learn tools of analysis -- ways to investigate different aspects of a situation that will guide you to respond in the best possible way. Then you will learn how to draw on the specific capabilities of each medium of composition -- words, still images, sounds, video -- to create compositions that affect your audience in the ways you intend. As you learn to analyze and compose, you will read examples annotated by the author to show you exactly how it is done, and practice on projects large and small. Whether you have to design a brochure or make a video, BECOMING RHETORICAL gives you the foundations to make it work.

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">>>>> Wonder Art Workshop: Creative Child-Led Experiences for Nurturing Imagination, Curiosity, and a Love of Learning <<<<<

In Wonder Art Workshop, educator and educational development expert Sally Haughey shares her approach to hands-on, play-based learning with parents, teachers, and other facilitators, offering 25 activities that let your child take the lead in developing their own sense of intrinsic motivation to imagine, experiment, and discover. The author's wonder-based approach reflects and synthesizes several child-centered educational movements, including Reggio Emilia, Waldorf, and Montessori. Become a catalyst for cultivating your child&#8217 curious mind through these steps and activities, which start with art and apply to other subjects, including science and literacy: Take stock for your wonder journey with helpful guidance on collecting materials, preparing a space, and nurturing the process while allowing children to make independent choices.Harness curiosity through a collection of sensory-based activities that use a variety of loose parts and other creative materials for open-ended 

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">>>>> Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong: And What We Can Do About It <<<<<

In Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong: And What We Can Do About It, Kilpatrick shows how we can correct this problem by providing our youngsters with the stories, models, and inspirations they need in order to lead good lives.Kilpatrick shows how we can correct this problem by providing our youngsters with the stories, models, and inspirations they need in order to lead good lives.

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">>>>> Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism, Revised Edition <<<<<

In Unconscious Bias in Schools, two seasoned educators describe the phenomenon of unconscious racial bias and how it negatively affects the work of educators and students in schools. &#8220Regardless of the amount of effort, time, and resources education leaders put into improving the academic achievement of students of color,&#8221 the authors write, &#8220if unconscious racial bias is overlooked, improvement efforts may never achieve their highest potential.&#8221 In order to address this bias, the authors argue, educators must first be aware of the racialized context in which we live. Through personal anecdotes and real-life scenarios, Unconscious Bias in Schools provides education leaders with an essential roadmap for addressing these issues directly. The authors draw on the literature on change management, leadership, critical race theory, and racial identity development, as well as the growing research on unconscious bias in a variety of fields, to provide guidance for creating 

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">>>>> Alternative Approaches to Assessing Young Children <<<<<

In today's climate of increased accountability and diversity, alternative assessments for young children are more important than ever. That's why the timely NEW edition of this bestselling textbook is a must for all educators as they prepare to work with children who are culturally, linguistically, or developmentally diverse. Developed by top authorities in early childhood special education and widely adopted since its first edition was published in 2001, this introductory text has been carefully updated to reflect 10 years of evolution in demographics, research, technology, and legislation. Pre- and in-service educators of children birth&#82118 years willlearn about six popular alternative assessment methods: naturalistic, focused, performance, portfolio, dynamic, and curriculum-based language explore the advantages and limitations of each approach effectively link assessment with intervention [NEW CHAPTER!] get clear and specific guidelines for before, during, and after 

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