thought and thinking

After he causes hurt feelings and gets in trouble for saying whatever he thinks, RJ learns that he should evaluate social situations and decide what is appropriate to say before speaking. Includes tips for parents and educators.

Activities for teaching literature based reading, writing, and thinking.

"Georges-Pierre Seurat was a French painter known for creating artworks with unusual techniques. The story guides the readers on the thoughts of Seurat as he is pursuing a new style of art and makes art his own"--Amazon.com.

Shows readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of listening and following instructions. When the hero, RJ, learns to use these skills the right way, he has the best day of his life.

Tells the story of schoolchildren in Guatemala who reused soda bottles to expand their school.

Presents teachers with a wide range of materials designed to help them create a positive learning environment and effective units that will encourage the development of their students' thinking skills.

Explains the two systems that drive the way we think; system one is fast, intuitive, and emotional, and system two is slower, deliberative, and logical and discusses how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.

Discusses the benefits of using "number talks," in the classroom, which are five- to fifteen-minute conversations that encourage students to mentally solve a computation problem and explains how to plan for and design number talks for kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms. Includes a DVD with classroom footage and additional resources for teachers.