Collects three graphic adaptations of classic children's stories, and features the Frog Prince bombarded with possible princesses, Humpty Dumpty, and Goldilocks--the wrestler--and the bears; and encourages phonics skills and vocabulary building for early readers.
Presents a practical resources for effectively using technology in the literary classroom; and provides instruction on using the Internet and helping to develop reading and communication skills in the kindergarten through sixth-grade classroom.
Answers questions and discusses the problems of implementing school reform in the U.S. as outlined in the "Paideia Proposal," which calls for an educational system that prepares students to earn a living, assume the duties of citizenship in a democracy, and continue their self-development after all schooling has been completed.
Presents a collection of 180 morning messages designed for the elementary classroom that are used to reinforce skills across the curriculum and inspire creative dialogue.
building an integrated curriculum through social studies
Young, Katherine A
1994
The author describes the process she developed as an elementary teacher for using major classroom projects to enable integration of the curriculum through social studies.
Contains nearly fifty activities designed to help students in grades five through eight learn to use spreadsheet programs and master the skills of incorporating spreadsheets into their classwork.
Contains sixty lesson plans that utilize picture books, and includes a brief overview of the plot, setting, and characters, questions for individual thought and class discussion, and projects to extend the story and incorporate personal meaning.
