elementary education

A collection of over 300 songs, poems, and fingerplays organized by seasons, curriculum areas, and early childhood themes for the preschool and kindergarten classroom that includes a number of holidays, basic concepts in math, literacy, and science, and thematic topics such as weather and animals.

With her father returning to college and her mother working full time, Ramona muddles through the hard times at school and home and proves to be big enough for her family to depend on.

A comparative study of what works in elementary education in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan and China.

Discusses Montessori theory and practice as it is applied in the elementary classroom, and includes an overview of the origins of Montessori, and a brief look at how the approach is used at the primary and high school levels.

A resource tool for parents and teachers which provides lessons in the areas of history, geography, mathematics, science, language arts, and fine arts, that meet the standards set for fifth-graders by the Core Knowledge Foundation.

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.