Why? Because this essential resource helps them not only face a vast array of challenges, but also to flourish within the vital elements of communication, collaboration, and decision making. Building School Communities helps principals learn to nurture themselves while creating a school that embraces the community. Helpful sidebars and checklists make perfect handouts and/or overheads for professional development seminars. ...

Spells out how teachers can get students to do what they want them to do. Shows how to subdue and control the bully, the smart-aleck, the exhibitionist, win the rowdy pupil's respect, and more. ...

Over 700 child-tested activities from a variety of teaching systems, are included in this overflowing encyclopedia of projects, games, and activities. Language and artistic skills, musical and physical awareness, and science and social studies are some of the subjects addressed. While dancing, singing, cutting, and pasting, the children will be so busy having fun, they won't realize they are learning! ...

The reservoir of creativity inside you and your children is just waiting to be tapped! Drama and Music is a year round guide for incorporating constructive, educational creativity into your daily classroom routine.<P>The easy-to-read format is an invaluable tool for developing brief or extended lessons exploring music and drama while reinforcing other core subjects like math, science, and language arts. Includes background information on ...

Each sourcebook in this remarkable series features a different regional group of Native Americans, with comprehensive, authenticated information on their history and present life, as well as food, clothing, shelter, tools, trade, crafts, games, stories, groups, tribes, languages, beliefs, and famous individuals. Over 50 photos. 150 line drawings. ...

Kids have so much fun with puppets that they don't realize they are learning valuable lessons at the same time. One minute they are creating their puppets, then reading and learning their puppets' speaking parts, and finally performing in front of an audience. Puppetry is a powerful learning experience at school, at home, at scouts, at camp--anywhere. ...

For the elementary classroom teacher, here are 180 illustrated reproducible activities that challenge students to become actively involved in their own learning and the world in which they live as they explore our environment, ecological principles, and conservation.<P>Conveniently organized into five sections: <BR>-- For The Teacher -- special art and creative projects, reproducible forms, planning calendars and student ...

The sixty step-by-step lessons are simple, based on important principles and elements of art. This text may be used in any sequence with students ages 8-13. Can help even the non-art teacher.
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Practicing skills has never been so easy! This ready-to-use resource includes more than 40 fun practice pages. The simple directions and fun exercises make them perfect for kids to use independently in school or as homework. For use with Grades 34.
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These workbooks focus on teaching youngsters in grades K-5 the character trait of perseverance. Includes stories, games, craft projects, and much more. Reproducible. ...