Whatll I do if I dont get my way is written in a rhyming style with creative illustrations that identify feelings that a child might encounter if they do not get everything they want or have everything their way. It encourages positive reactions to negative situations and attempts to help children to understand that they will grow into better adjusted and happier young adults if they learn at an early age to handle lifes inevitable ups and downs and not getting everything they want.

What'll I do if a Bully Bullies me is written in a rhyming style with creative illustrations that identify choices and feelings that a child might encounter if they are ever confronted by a bully. It is written for the child's enjoyment and education and can be used as an effective tool by parents and//or teachers for beginning a conversation with their children about the power a child possesses to make appropriate choices in their life and not let others control or affect their feelings a...

"[Diamond] has captured the world of the class—at times chaotic, always busy, usually inspired"— Essential reading for parents and teachers alike ( Los Angeles Times).Hailed by renowned educator Deborah Meier as "a rare and special pleasure to read," Kindergarten explores a year in the life of a kindergarten classroom through the eyes of the gifted veteran teacher and author Julie Diamond. In this lyrical, beautifully written fir...

Jumpstart! Storymaking is a collection of games and activities to develop the creative process of ‘storymaking’. It focuses upon 'storytelling for writing' as well as creating a whole school culture of storytelling, reading and writing. Storymaking is the process of retelling, innovating and creating new stories.Like the best-selling Jumpstart! Literacy, this book contains imaginative ‘quick-fire' ideas that could be used as creative warm-ups and starters or devel...

Children are often entertained by things that are disgusting and absurd. They will regularly seek this kind of material, so it is nice to have books that expose them to this stuff in a harmless fashion. The humorous value is endless, and kids inadvertently learn some science while reading. Ultimately, these publications use shocking images to elicit laughter and education.

Teach yourself how to play drums with our easy hip-hop and R&B drum lessons for beginners.***Comes with online access to free drum videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score animation for easy music learning.***Progressive Hip-Hop and R&B Drums contains all you need to know to start learning to be a great hip-hop and R&B drummer - in one easy...

This book contests a tradition and convention in educational thinking that dichotomises children and curriculum, by developing the notion of re(con)ceiving children in curriculum. By presenting an innovative research project, in which she worked with children to share their understandings of the internationally renowned Te Whāriki curriculum, Marg Sellers explores what the curriculum means to children and how it works, as demonstrated in games they played. In generating different ways for ...

More than 50 heat-free recipes packed with flavor and learningCooking can be a delicious learning experience for children. As children read recipes, measure ingredients, and taste each dish, they build math and literacy skills, practice science process skills, and explore different food groups. Cooking Is Cool makes all of this hands-on learning possible without stepping foot in the kitchen. These classroom-friendly recipes are all heat-free, meaning they can be made without an ove...

Fifty research-based literacy strategies designed for busy K-8 classroom teachersOrganized around 10 key areas for teaching and learning literacy—phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, story comprehension, comprehension of informational text, questioning for understanding, discussion for understanding, narrative writing, and writing to learn-Promoting Literacy Development offers 50 clearly written, step-by-step strategies for dev...

Rocks are identifiers of Earth. The composition of our rocks are different from those in Mars. Rocks are important pieces that tell scientists about the geology of a certain region. Other pieces of information found in rocks include the abundance or absence of certain minerals. Learn more about rocks and the Earth’s geology. Read this book today!

The Little Linguist's Alphabet is a multilingual alphabet with 26 objects that all start with the same letter, as their translations, in 6 different languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Dutch. This alphabet was created by 'Love Your Lingo' and aims to make life a little easier for bilingual/multilingual children and help them embrace and retain their languages. It is also perfect for any little global citizen with an interest in languages as they can discover how dif...

Composing is part if the mainstream music curriculum for many children yet children's music does not receive the same attention as their art or creative writing. Children Composing 4-14 traces the ways in which composing can be organised and taught within the school music curriculum, drawing on children's own music-making activities. This practical book looks at how teaching composing can enable hildren to progress by acquiring musical skills and understanding, whilst developing t...