study and teaching (elementary)

"[Presents a guide for teachers on writing] that teachers [the reader] how to move students step-by-step from ideas, to drafts, to finished works"--Amazon.

Contains more than three hundred puzzles and brainteasers to encourage basic math and problem solving skills in sixth through eighth graders.

Ten prominent African-Americans are represented in this book, including Barack Obama. Each is featured in an eight-page mini-book that contains a follow-up and an at-home activity. Promotes Reading First Initiatives.

"[Provides] easy-to-follow lesson plans that address key reading skills for students in grades 3-5"--Provided by publisher.

An instructional guide for John Boyne's novel "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" that provides close reading tasks, text-based vocabulary practice, cross-curricular activities, text-dependent questions, reader response writing prompts, and more.

Explains how to use the skillstreaming approach to teach prosocial skills to elementary students, covering effective arrangements, teaching procedures, refining skill use, teaching for skill generalization, managing problems, and other related topics and including skill outlines and homework reports.

Contains thirty original poems about different aspects of American history, each accompanied by background information, a list of vocabulary words, a discussion question, writing prompt, and extension activity.

A collection of stories that chronicle the history and culture of the Cheyenne Indians.