DIVDIVLeading education expert maps out a groundbreaking plan for parents embarking on educating their young children/DIV/DIVDIVDIVDIVA student’s entire journey along the educational spectrum is affected by what occurs—and, crucially, by what does not occur—before the age of eight or nine. Yet early learning has never received the attention it deserves and needs. In his latest book, education expert Gene Maeroff takes a hard look at early learning and the primary grades of schooling.IBuilding Blocks/Ioffers a concrete and groundbreaking strategy for improving early education. Filled with colorful descriptions and anecdotes from Maeroff’s visits to schools around the country,IBuilding Blocks/Icreates a rich portrait of education in America, ranging from math lessons imported from Singapore in Massachusetts to serious but joyful kindergartens in California. He speaks of the need for schools to prepare for the burgeoning enrollment of youngsters from immigrant families and for all children to acquire the habits and dispositions that will make them committed and productive students. Maeroff issues a call to action for policy makers and parents alike./DIV/DIV/DIVDIVDIVA World of New Beginnings * The Very Early Years * Pre-Kindergarten for All * A Full Day of Kindergarten * Building a New Structure for Learning * Literacy * Numeracy * A Full Complement of Subjects * Se Habla Espanol . . . and 86 Other Languages * Instilling Habits and Dispositions * Making Schools Accountable for the Primary Grades * Teachers Who Know Young Children * Before and After School * Facing Realities in Early Education/DIV/DIVDIVDIVThis book describes what works in early childhood education. It is a treasure. It is a must read for educators, policy makers, practitioners and academics as well as parents and the general public.–Arthur Levine, President, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityBRDIVStrong communities understand th@ë…¸Qì ¾Û€

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.

Help is here! Word Searches Homework Helper provides children in third grade with extra help learning important vocabulary. Packed full of fun-to-do activities and appealing art, children will have fun completing the word searches while learning vocabulary 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!

The book’s 75 lessons and reproducible activities touch on all areas of science and provide the key to a world of science magic and mystery. While kids will have fun doing the activities and learning to love science, they are also being encouraged to develop other skills, including reading, writing, math, and art.brbrThe book is designed to help young students catch the science bug and find the answers for themselves to these and other questions:ulliWhy do cats have whiskers?liHow does a caterpillar change into a butterfly?liWhy do elephants have such large ears?liHow does a grasshopper grow?liWhy is the skin on my elbows so wrinkled?liWhy does food taste different when I have a cold?liHow can we make perfume from flower petals?liWhy does my shadow change during the day?/ulAcknowledgments.pIntroduction.pbI. Observing./bp1. Sight.p2. Hearing.p3. Smell.p4. Taste.p5. Touch.pbII. Communicating./bp6. Model.p7. Data.pbIII. Making and Using Definitions./bp8. New Words.p9. Dictionary Skills.pbIV. Measuring and Estimating./bp10. Length.p11. Capacity.p12. Weight.p13. Time.p14. Temperature.pbV. Grouping./bp15. Classifying.p16. Sequencing.pbVI. Investigating./bp17. Variables.p18. Scientific Method.pGlossary.pIndex.pJanice VanCleave is a former science teacher who now spends her time writing and giving science workshops. She is the author of over forty-five children’s science books with sales totaling over 2 million copies./ppFun Science Projects that Introduce Science Process Skills/ppThere’s plenty for you to choose from in this treasure chest of educational and fun science activities, experiments, and worksheets for Pre-K through 2nd grade. Written by well-known children’s science writer Janice VanCleave, this book offers teachers a much-needed resource for preparing young students with a solid grounding in science inquiry as recommended by the national science ed@#ð£×=q ¾Û€

This bright and lively book is full of activities to help young children develop first number skills in a fun way. Finding the answers to the puzzles encourages active learning and the charming illustrations provide plenty for children to talk about.

Blue and her friends count down the days to a big surprise *** An awesome book about learning the concepts of dates and time, also about being patient. Does an awesome job teaching these abstract ideas to young children. *** Learning Fundamental: Math

Help is here! Beginning Manuscript Handwriting Homework Helper provides children in kindergarten with extra help developing important handwriting skills. Packed full of fun-to-do activities and appealing art, children will have fun completing the pages while learning important handwriting 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!

DIViThat night Cindy took the tiny cubs home with her. She didn’t sleep at all-she was too busy feeding milk to the twins, cleaning them, and checking on every little cry./ibriWhen dawn came, the small bears were still clinging to life./ibrbrbChildren learn about fractions while following the Denver Zoo’s baby polar bears, Klondike and Snow/bbrbrEarly one morning at the Denver Zoo, a polar bear gives birth to two tiny babies, then abandons them.brbrThe zoo staff must raise the babies, but there are many things they don’t know. What foods are best? How much should the cubs eat? Once they figure out the answers, the cubs quickly become healthy, happy young bears.brbrYoung readers follow Klondike and Snow as they grow from fragile newborns to large, lively bears, and along the way they’ll learn about fractions.br/divDIV A] charming account of two abandoned polar bear cubs.bi–Kirkus Reviews/i/bbrbr

Help is here! Mazes, Puzzles, and Games Homework Helper provides children in second grade with extra help learning important basic skills. Packed full of fun-to-do activities and appealing art, children will have fun completing the mazes, puzzles and playing the games while learning important 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 the 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!

DIVDIVChildren learn about fractions with the Denver Zoo’s baby polar bears, Klondike and Snow./DIV/DIVDIVDIVEarly one morning at the Denver Zoo, a polar bear gives birth to two tiny babies, then abandons them. The zoo staff must raise the babies, but there are many things they don’t know. What foods are best? How much should the cubs eat? Once they figure out the answers, the cubs quickly become healthy, happy young bears. Young readers follow Klondike and Snow as they grow from fragile newborns to large, lively bears, and along the way they’ll learn about fractions./DIV/DIVDIVDIV“This thoroughly enjoyable offering has many worthwhile features, and teachers and children alike can make good use of it.”I—/IISchool Library Journal/IBRI /IBR“Though teachers may find ways to relate the math concepts to the curriculum, it’s the narrative and appealing color photos that will hold children.”I—/IIBooklist/IBRI /IBR“ A] charming account of two abandoned polar bear cubs.”I—/IIKirkus Reviews/I/DIV/DIVDIVDIVDIVAnn Whitehead Nagda is the author of ITiger Math, Chimp Math, Polar Bear Math,/I andIPanda Math,/Ias well as several other books about wildlife. Her love of wild animals grew during her visits to national parks and wildlife reserves in Asia and Africa, and today she is a docent at the Denver Zoo. Her newest book, ICheetah Math: Learning About Division from Baby Cheetahs/I, was released in Fall 2007 by Henry Holt. Ms. Nagda lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband./DIVBRDIVCindy Bickel has worked at the Denver Zoo for more than thirty years. During her career, she has hand-raised hundreds of babies for the zoo, using math every day in her job as a veterinary assistant. Ms. Bickel helped writeIChimp Math, Tiger Math/I, andIKlondike and Snow: The Denver Zoo’s Remarkable Story of Raising Two Polar@ë…¸Qì ¾Û€