education, primary

Text and photographs detail for preschoolers what they can expect in first grade.

An annotated bibliography of more than 350 books appropriate for primary grade-level students, which encourage phonological awareness; suggests activities to use with the texts and groups the books into categories such as "alliterative texts, " "rhyming texts, " and "song texts.".

Contains activities designed to prepare children for phonics instruction.

Contains 180 poems selected to correspond to classroom themes and topics throughout the school year, each with an activity and/or picture book link.

This book explains the relationships between the types of performance assessments now being used and how they fit into an existing portfolio system.

This is described as a user-tested, prepackaged, step-by-step portfolio assessment method.

Sixty-seven detailed lessons with over 150 reproducible multicultural activities for the kindergarten through third-grade classroom that helps children develop an understanding of race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, and language.

Presents thirty standards-based literature lessons for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary children, each with a summary of a featured picture book, a skills table, and two or more related activities.

Contains teaching activities based on stories in 90 titles. Books are arranged by curriculum units.

Explains the role teachers play in small-group instruction and offers practical strategies to help teachers structure better small-group activities in the classroom.