activity programs in education

Offers advice to teachers who have been asked to assume the role of adviser to middle-grade students, featuring a selection of activities that show teachers how to deal with the everyday concerns of young adolescents, covering school success, self-esteem, conflict resolution, relationships, and other topics.

Contains over one hundred thirty five-minute activity lessons designed to supplement regular English instruction in order to learn or practice a particular concept or provide a transition between lessons.

Soft Circuits introduces students to the world of wearable technology. Using Modkit, an accessible DIY electronics toolkit, students learn to create e-textile cuffs, "electrici-tee" shirts, and solar-powered backpacks. Students also learn the importance of one component to the whole -- how, for example, changing the structure of LED connections immediately affects the number of LEDs that light up.

Contains over forty lessons on art history for elementary school teachers providing background information on artists, periods, styles, and geographic areas; and uses hands-on art activities, drama, story, journal writing, and visuals to encourage the children to think about art.

Guide to teaching social studies in the elementary classroom by enriching the curriculum with notable children's books.

Contains twenty-four readers theater plays based on Mother Goose rhymes, appropriate for readers at first and second grade levels, each with presentation suggestions, phonemic awareness activities, and a copy of the original rhyme.