activity programs

Thematic activities drawn from the cultures of twenty countries.

This gentle, encouraging book introduces and explains what listening means, why it's important, and how to listen well.

Profiles six expressionist artists including Edvard Munch, Vincent van Gogh, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Vasily Kandinsky, Willem de Kooning, and Jackson Pollock, and contains examples of their work along with instructions for twenty-five fun art projects.

Provides writing advice, ideas, and activities to inspire teenage and younger writers that covers stories, letters, poetry, book reviews, news articles, and more; and features step-by-step instructions for writing prompts and exercises, poetry forms, and more.

Presents a collection of activities, exercises, games, songs, and crafts that provide interactive learning on a wide range of subjects for children ages three through seven.

Presents thirty-five ideas for publishing students' research and writing, including detailed instructions, creative display ideas, reproducible templates, and graphic organizers.

Contains 150 ready-to-use activities with real-world applications designed to help students in grades six through twelve improve their algebra skills.

Discusses the value of storytelling as a teaching tool for use with teenage audiences, offers advice on choosing and telling stories, and includes brief plot summaries and bibliographic information on appropriate stories in a variety of genres, as well as a sampling of ready-to-tell tales.

An introduction to environmental education, with information for adults on how to teach with plants, and a wide variety of activities for learning about plants, such as mushroom collecting, making raisins, comparing leaves, and creating open terrariums.