Help is here! Alphabet Puzzles and Games Homework Helper provides children in kindergarten to grade 1 with extra help learning the alphabet. Packed full of fun-to-do activities and appealing art, children will have fun completing these puzzles and playing games while learning the alphabet at the same time. Answer keys are included where needed. Reproducible. Our cost-effective Homework Helpers are a must-have! They provide help for students who need extra practice with basic skills, for the accelerated student who enjoys an extra challenge, and for the young learner who is developing basic concepts and readiness skills. They also help boost self-confidence and reinforce basic skills with activities that are geared to the specific grade level. Collect all 48 titles for preschool to grade 3 including alphabet, numbers, shapes, phonics, math, reading comprehension, and much more!

Inquiry into Math, Science and Technology for Teaching Young Children presents detailed discussion about teaching math, science, and technology for the preschool and kindergarten classrooms. It contains very readable material on understanding the cognitive development of the young child, the use of authentic assessment, and the incorporation of social learning. It then clearly shows the inquiry process so that teachers and future teachers can use this key element in planning curriculum in science and math for the young child. Curriculum models are presented and a wide array of learning experiences in physical science, earth science and biological sciences are detailed. This includes integrating an array of available technology into the classroom to enhance inquiry.

Help is here! Math Activities Homework Helper provides children in kindergarten with extra help learning important math skills. Packed full of fun-to-do activities and appealing art, children will have fun completing the pages while learning math skills at the same time. Answer keys are included where needed. Reproducible. Our cost-effective Homework Helpers are a must-have! They provide help for students who need extra practice with basic skills, for the accelerated student who enjoys an extra challenge, and for the young learner who is developing basic concepts and readiness skills. They also help boost self-confidence and reinforce basic skills with activities that are geared to the specific grade level. Collect all 48 titles for preschool to grade 3 including alphabet, numbers, shapes, phonics, math, reading comprehension, and much more!

This unique resource helps educators spark young children’s interest in learning the alphabet and develop beginning reading skills right from the beginning to the close of school. Included are over 500 ready-to-use individual and classroom activities designed to be used sequentially, from one month to the next, to build skills, relate reading to other curriculum areas, and foster children’s enthusiasm for books and learning to read.All activities are organized into nine monthly sections, September through May/June, and include over 100 activity sheets. Each month includes a list of 10 picture books for daily reading, phonics and other basic skills instruction, ABC Marching Band Letters for learning letter-sound connections, reading links to holidays and special events, reading links to writing, math, social studies, science & health, author-of-the-month studies and activities, plus 10-13 illustrated reproducible activities.

This book argues that even in today”s high-stakes testing environment, ”teaching to the test” need not be teachers” only focus as they introduce young children to mathematics. Judith McVarish demonstrates how building a community of learners and using problem solving to engage students can help teachers encourage students” disposition to creative thinking and reasoning-skills that can otherwise become lost due to the pressure of the many other expectations placed upon both teachers and students. This book offers strategies for infusing mathematics learning and reasoning into elementary school classrooms while meeting curriculum and testing mandates. The teacher researcher component of each chapter provides a vehicle for teachers to bring their own expertise and questions back into the teaching and learning equation.

The No. 1-selling kids” almanac becomes a fun educational tool in these portable decks tailored by age and subject. Seventy-five curriculum-based activities encourage children as young as 3 to develop their skills in a specific subject-including numbers and counting, reading comprehension, science, and math. The decks are packed with brain-engaging games, puzzles, riddles, and fascinating facts. Perfect for children, parents, and teachers, World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Decks make learning enjoyable and rewarding at home or in the classroom.

Help is here! Dinosaur Dot-to-Dot Homework Helper provides children in preschool to grade 1 with extra help learning basic skills. Packed full of fun-to-do activities, information about dinosaurs, and appealing art, children will have fun completing the dot-to-dots and learning basic skills at the same time. Answer keys are included where needed. Reproducible. Our cost-effective Homework Helpers are a must-have! They provide help for students who need extra practice with basic skills, for the accelerated student who enjoys an extra challenge, and for the young learner who is developing basic concepts and readiness skills. They also help boost self-confidence and reinforce basic skills with activities that are geared to the specific grade level. Collect all 48 titles for preschool to grade 3 including alphabet, numbers, shapes, phonics, math, reading comprehension, and much more!

Research shows that attitudes about science, math, and technology start to form during the early schooling years. This pioneering book shows how to successfully use technology in the early childhood classroom. Grounded in a constructivist approach to teaching and learning, the author focuses on robotic manipulatives that allow children to explore complex concepts in a concrete and fun way. At the same time, she examines how this technology engages sensorimotor and socioemotional skills, which are fundamental for the healthy development of young children.

DIVThis delightful early learning book is the perfect way to introduce young children to basic concepts of shape, size, and appearance. The colorful images, clear captions, and probing questions will encourage children to develop early learning skills. Packed with fun and colorful games and puzzles, the First Shape Book is guaranteed to become a firm favorite on every bookshelf, encouraging children to take an active interest in their surroundings. By becoming familiar with circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles, a child will develop the skills used in writing and early math. By finding these shapes in different contexts, a child will develop the skills used in reading and writing. By identifying differences in size and between two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects, a child will develop further skills used in math. Includes introductory tips for parents and a colorful, pull-out first shapes poster. The perfect companion to the First Word Book and First Number Book./DIVDIVThis elaborate concept book encourages identification and matching. Uncluttered cartoon illustrations fill each spread with movement and bold color. This is an excellent sequential presentation for children’s collections and curriculum materials, with imaginative, easily identifiable artwork./DIVDIVPatti Barber has been a primary school teacher, and a deputy head teacher. A lecturer at The University of London’s Institute of Education, she is responsible for elementary mathematics curriculum development. Her publications include Nursery Mathematics and Foundation Mathematics./DIVDIV /DIVDIVAnn Montague-Smith is a professor of early education at University College, Worcester, in the U.K. She was a primary school teacher before becoming an early education specialist in mathematics./DIV

Take the mystery out of money matters. These colorful new books coordinate with math instruction in elementary grades. Children and young adults read about other kids who pick up tips for saving, budgeting, stock market investing, earning money, coin collecting, and the economy.