creative activities and seat work

A guide to using Orca Soundings books in the classroom, providing a summary, pre-reading idea, writing and research activities, elements of the novel, discussion questions, and writing tools for each book in the series, and including classroom teaching ideas, and lists of books grouped by theme, subject, and title.

A collection of activities designed to help students develop basic art skills and concepts through exploration, creativity, and self-expression and learn how to respond to and appreciate works of art.

Presents nearly forty rhymes, finger plays, and flannel-board stories with seasonal themes, which teach early-childhood literacy, math, and science skills, and includes puppet patterns, reproducible activities, and teaching tips.

Presents five audio CDs containing over eighty educational songs for children in preschool through second grade, covering the alphabet, seasonal topics, direction following, math, and concepts such as opposites and the five senses, and provides a text with lyrics, related activities, and teaching ideas.

Presents classroom-tested ideas to develop student creativity and imagination.

A rhyming picture book featuring forest animals as they take a trip to the library and learn proper library skills.

An alphabet picture book that introduces basic research concepts to elementary students.