thought and thinking

Offers tips and guidance for teachers to use classroom discussion to develop the thinking, learning, and literacy skills of their students, discussing dialogic teaching, creativity, and personalized learning, and examining ways to improve self-esteem, the quality of teaching, and more.

Sarabella spends so much time thinking that she has a hard time focusing in school until an understanding teacher finds a way to help.

Discusses the way the brain functions as children read, arguing for a move away from standardized-test-based education toward the cultivation of creative thinking.

"Examines how social media and modern communication methods are isolating users socially, jeopardizing their intellectual habits, and, as a result, decreasing their chances of achieving social and professional success"--Amazon.com.

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.

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

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.