Elementary School Teacher Ideas

The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong, Rosemary T. Wong

With nearly 1.4 million copies sold, you'll learn practical techniques on discipline, procedures and routines, teaching for mastery, cooperative learning, and positive expectations. You'll find it difficult to put this book down as you become an even more effective teacher.0 points

The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades by Gail Boushey, Joan Moser

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Words Their Way: Word Study for Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction (4th Edition) (Words Their Way Series) by Donald R. Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane R. Templeton, Francine Johnston

With more than 15 years of extensive observations and experiences in real classrooms, the authors bring keen insight to this activity-based book. They advocate basing student learning on the appropriate developmental level. This philosophy is supported with more than 250 ready-to-use word study, spelling, vocabulary, and phonics activities presented in developmental sequence, from the Emergent through the Derivational Relation stage. For educators and school administrators.0 points

Bob Books, Set 1: Beginning Readers by Bobby Lynn Maslen

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Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades by Debbie Miller

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Catholic Social Teaching: Learning & Living Justice by Michael Pennock

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Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Jim Fay, David Funk

Available for the first time in paperback.

Teachers often find themselves facing a variety of classroom situations never covered in initial training. This valuable resource helps teachers increase skills, enhance professional development and maximize classroom learning time.

Discover why Love and Logic works in the school environment and understand the psychological reasons for its effectiveness.

Jim Fay and David Funk's truly positive approach and time-tested ideas and strategies will empower teachers...

Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally by John M. Van de Walle

John A. Van de Walle has written a book that helps readers make sense of mathematics and become confident in their ability to teach mathematics to children K to 8. Elementatry and Middle School Mathematics consists of 16 chapters reflecting the view that all mathematics can be taught through a problem-solving approach that motivates children and builds their confidence as they learn. This book thoroughly discusses the new standards and clearly develops four key aspects of teaching mathematics:...0 points

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of the Great Masters (Bright Ideas for Learning) by MaryAnn F. Kohl, Kim Solga

Featuring more than 150 activities, this guide teaches the styles, works, and techniques of the great masters-Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, and more.
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40 Fabulous Math Mysteries Kids Can't Resist (Grades 4-8) by Marcia Miller, Martin Lee

Humorous, reproducible math mystery stories will give your math sleuths a chance to have fun while practicing important math problem solving skills. They're just perfect for classwork and homework and help you meet the NCTM standards. For use with Grades 4-8.0 points

Practice With Purpose: Literacy Work stations for Grades 3-6 by Debbie Diller

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Spaces & Places: Designing Classrooms for Literacy by Debbie Diller

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The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition (Read-Aloud Handbook) by Jim Trelease

For more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, The Read- Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies-and...0 points

6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide (Grades 3 and Up) by Ruth Culham

Grades 3 & up. What are the 6 + 1 traits in writing? Look at good writing in any genre, and you will find ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation. This book will help you assess students' work and improve writing skills in the classroom. Includes scoring guides, focus lessons, and activities for teaching each trait.0 points

Drawing with Children by Mona Brookes

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Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children by Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas

This is an important book for teachers, administrators, prospective teachers, college professors, or anyone seeking to provide quality teaching to children in their first years of schooling.
- Harvard Educational Review

Among the many changes to sweep American literacy education has been a move toward whole class instruction. Nonetheless, children still bring to literacy a wide range of experiences and competencies. How, then, might teachers best support a literate community yet still meet the needs...

5-Minute Math Problem of the Day by Martin Lee, Marcia Miller

250 Fun, Multi-Step Problems That Sharpen Math Reasoning, Number Sense, and Computation Skills
Meets NCTM Standards!
Chock-full of problems to help your students exercise essential problem-solving skills every day of the year. These fun, multi-step problems will save you time and fuel your students' interest in: whole number concepts and operations, decimals, fractions, measurement, geometry, and more! Leveled to meet a range of abilities. Fully reproducible.0 points

Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing (5th Edition) by Patricia M. Cunningham

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Dynamic Art Projects for Children: Includes Step-By-Step Instructions and Photographs by Denise M. Logan

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Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 by Chip Wood

Written with warmth and humor, Yardsticks offers clear descriptions of children's development. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference has been a favorite of parents and teachers for more than 10 years. For each age, this book includes: narrative description of developmental traits; charts summarizing physical, social, language, and cognitive growth patterns; suggestions for curricular areas: reading, writing, mathematics, and thematic units; favorite books for different ages. What's new in...0 points

Growing Readers: Units Of Study In The Primary Classroom by Kathy Collins

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Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esmé Raji Codell

There aren't too many teachers who are written about in the New Yorker, People, Entertainment Weekly, Elle, and excerpted in Reader's Digest. But Esmé Raji Codell is no ordinary teacher. An irrepressible spirit, she wears costumes in the classroom, dances with the kids during math lessons, rollerskates down the hallways, and puts on rousing performances with at-risk students in the library.

In Educating Esmé, the uncensored diary of her first year teaching in a Chicago public school, she opens a...

How to Teach Art to Children, Grades 1-6 by Joy Evans, Tanya Skelton

This comprehensive full-color teacher resource book makes teaching art to young students a joy, not a hassle. Easy-to-teach, easy-to-follow lessons cover the seven elements of art: line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space.0 points

Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6 by Lynn R. Dorfman, Rose Cappelli

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Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers (7th Edition) by Carolyn M. Evertson, Edmund T. Emmer, Murray E. Worsham

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Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom by Judy Herr

Creative Resource for the Early Childhood Classroom 5th edition is a theme based curriculum planner containing 70 different themes ranging from Ants to Zoo Animals. Each theme contains: Curriculum Web, Theme Goals, Concepts for the Children to Learn, Vocabulary, Bulletin Board, Parent Letter, Music, Fingerplay, Science, Math, Dramatic Play, Arts and Crafts, Sensory, Large Muscle, Small Muscle, Field Trips, Social Studies, Group Time, Cooking, Transitions, Books, Multimedia, Recordings and Song T...0 points

50 Literacy Strategies for Beginning Teachers, 1-8 (2nd Edition) (50 Teaching Strategies Series) by Terry L. Norton, Betty Lou Land

Based on real-life case scenarios, this book is a reliable source of information of hands-on strategies, useful in planning literacy lessons that teach word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing to students in grades 1-6. All of the strategies presented address literacy strengths and/or learners' needs-many are adaptable for use with all learners, regardless of age, grade, or special needs. Using illustrative examples from authentic reading passages, this book comprehensive covers...0 points

A Celebration of Literature and Response: Children, Books, and Teachers in K-8 Classrooms (3rd Edition) by Marjorie R. Hancock

This engaging book applies reader response theory to children's literature methods to help new and experienced teachers best involve kindergarteners through eighth graders in literature and literacy. Authentic student responses open chapters, book clusters and the accompanying CD database of children's literature provide guidance for involving students with literature, and Literature Resources on the Web guide users to lesson plans, standards, author interviews, projects, and other Internet resources...0 points

Creative Resources for the Early Childhood Classroom by Judy Herr

Creative Resource for the Early Childhood Classroom 5th edition is a theme based curriculum planner containing 70 different themes ranging from Ants to Zoo Animals. Each theme contains: Curriculum Web, Theme Goals, Concepts for the Children to Learn, Vocabulary, Bulletin Board, Parent Letter, Music, Fingerplay, Science, Math, Dramatic Play, Arts and Crafts, Sensory, Large Muscle, Small Muscle, Field Trips, Social Studies, Group Time, Cooking, Transitions, Books, Multimedia, Recordings and Song T...0 points

First Grade Writers: Units of Study to Help Children Plan, Organize, and Structure Their Ideas by Stephanie Parsons

What readers will love about this book is that it offers big-picture understandings of teaching, then it zooms in and offers the details of that teaching.
- Katie Wood Ray, author of About the Authors

First graders have no shortage of ideas. The hard part for them is putting thoughts together into a cohesive draft. Organizing and planning for writing defy simple description and aren't easily modeled for students, making them challenging topics to convey to young children. Where do you find the language...

ESL Active Learning Lessons: 15 Complete Content-Based Units to Reinforce Language Skills and Concepts by Imogene Forte, Mary Ann Pangle

15 complete content-based units. This book is an invaluable resource for English as a Second Language teachers. Each unit provides practice in the use of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Vocabulary will develop as students acquire basic content and skills in a variety of subjects. 144 pages.0 points

A Bookbag of the Bag Ladies' Best: Ideas, Resources, and Hands-On Activities for the K-5 Classroom by Karen Simmons, Cindy Guinn

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A Guide for Using Hoot in the Classroom (Literature Unit) by MELISSA HART

This growing series presents an exciting approach to teaching well-known literature! Each book includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, and cross-curricular activities. The Intermediate and Challenging books also include sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and many ideas for culminating and extending the novel. 48 pages.0 points

A Guide for Using James and the Giant Peach in the Classroom by KATHEE GOSNELL

This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent and filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities and quizzes, unit tests, and ideas for culminating and extending the novel.0 points

Five Senses Thematic Unit by Janet Hale

Five Senses provides lesson plans and cross-curricular activities based on the following pieces of literature: The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Little Red Hen. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.0 points

Maniac Magee: A Unit Plan (Litplans on CD) by Barbara M. Linde

Complete lesson plans for teaching Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. Includes introduction to the unit, unit objectives, reading assignments, unit outline, study questions (short answer), study/quiz questions (multiple choice), vocabulary worksheets, daily lessons planned, related nonfiction reading assignment, oral reading evaluation, biographical info about the author, three detailed writing assignments (inform, persuade, personal opinion), vocabulary review games & activities, unit review games...0 points