teaching

A collection of twenty traditional folktales for use with children between the ages of eight and twelve.

Discusses how interactive whiteboards are made and how they end up in schools and offices around the world.

Presents information on the Dewey decimal system, with the story of Marion Hedgehog, who during Mr. Owens career day class, wants to be a librarian. Includes a story and a second volume of Dewey decimal worksheet exercises.

Simple text and photographs depict people engaged in activities that embody the qualities of a teacher.

Describes a series of mini-lessons and activities designed to introduce vocabulary learning strategies to students in grades four through eight, each with photographs, samples of student work, and classroom dialogues.

Describes how to use picture books to teach writing for children in kindergarten to grade two focusing on writing ideas, organization, voice, and word choice. Also discusses how to develop world fluency for primary students, how to strengthen conventions, and how to highlight a presentation.

Contains lesson plans, material lists, assessment tools, extension ideas, and reproducible pages for inexpensive and creative units for teaching children in kindergarten through fifth grade about the library.

Contains the scripts for five funny plays based on traditional fairy tales, featuring character roles written at a variety of reading levels, and includes related writing activities, book links, and graphic organizers.