Download or read book Unbored written by Joshua Glenn and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbored is the book every modern child needs. Brilliantly walking the line between cool and constructive, it's crammed with activities that are not only fun and doable but that also get kids standing on their own two feet. If you're a kid, you can: -- Build a tipi or an igloo -- Learn to knit -- Take stuff apart and fix it -- Find out how to be constructively critical -- Film a stop-action movie or edit your own music -- Do parkour like James Bond -- Make a little house for a mouse from lollipop sticks -- Be independent! Catch a bus solo or cook yourself lunch -- Make a fake exhaust for your bike so it sounds like you're revving up a motorcycle -- Design a board game -- Go camping (or glamping) -- Plan a road trip -- Get proactive and support the causes you care about -- Develop your taste and decorate your own room -- Make a rocket from a coke bottle -- Play farting games There are gross facts and fascinating stories, reports on what stuff is like (home schooling, working in an office...), Q&As with inspiring grown-ups, extracts from classic novels, lists of useful resources and best ever lists like the top clean rap songs, stop-motion movies or books about rebellion. Just as kids begin to disappear into their screens, here is a book that encourages them to use those tech skills to be creative, try new things and change the world. And it gets parents to join in. Unbored is fully illustrated, easy to use and appealing to young and old, girl and boy. Parents will be comforted by its anti-perfectionist spirit and humour. Kids will just think it's brilliant.

Download or read book Bulletin Bored Or Bulletin Boards written by Patricia Sivak and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating colorful, inexpensive, theme-related bulletin boards will be a snap with Bulletin Bored? or Bulletin Boards! Designed with the non-artist in mind, each bulletin board idea features easily reproducible black and white designs with detailed descriptions of materials, slogans, colors, and curriculum use. The book is organized chronologically to follow the school year. Bulletin board themes revolve around holidays, seasons, social issues, sports, the environment, reading, and more. Pages of patterns, helpful hints, and additional ideas will make implementing and personalizing catchy displays simple. From back to school to graduation, teachers and librarians will find a wealth of ideas to revitalize their bulletin boards. Includes a selected bibliography.

Download or read book Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair written by Patricia Polacco and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996-03-19 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much TV is too much TV? Welcome to Triple Creek, where the townspeople watch TV day and night. They watch it when they're eating, working, playing, and sleeping. They even use TVs to teach the kids at school. But when Eli's eccentric Aunt Chip (who refuses to own a TV) discovers that her nephew and her neighbors don't remember how to read, she pulls the plug on the whole town, using books that have been piled high to build a dam to spread the magic of reading all around.

Download or read book Story Elements written by Sunflower Education and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-03 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to teach story elements in one handy resource. 20 colorful posters make it easy to create an engaging bulletin-board display. 7 fun activity sheets and 7 graphic organizers complement the bulletin board, focus students on essential knowledge, and emphasize student understanding of the story elements. A wonderful addition to any elementary classroom. Grades 1 and Up 20 Colorful Posters 7 Graphic Organizers 7 Fun Activity Sheets Part of the Bulletin Board in a Book series "

Download or read book What Pet Should I Get written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pick a pet with Dr. Seuss with this bestselling and silly tail of cats, dogs and more! A dog or a cat? A fish or a bird? Or maybe a crazy creature straight from the mind of Dr. Seuss! Which pet would YOU get? A trip to the pet store turns into a hilarious struggle when two kids must choose one pet to take home... but everytime they think they see an animal they like, they find something even better! Perfect for animal lovers and Seuss lover alike, this book will delight readers young and old. Discovered 22 years after Dr. Seuss's death, the unpublished manuscript and sketches for What Pet Should I Get? were previously published as a 48-page jacketed hardcover with 8 pages of commentary. This unjacketed Beginner Book edition features the story only. The cat? Or the dog? The kitten? The pup? Oh, boy! It is something to make a mind up. Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 3–7.

Download or read book Disrupting Thinking written by Kylene Beers and published by Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supported with student conversations, classroom scenarios, practical strategies, and turn-and-talk moments, teachers and administrators can use this book as a guide for changing the way they think about teaching students to become thoughtful, skillful, attentive, responsive readers.

Download or read book The Great Unbored Bulletin Board Book II written by Greta Rasmussen and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Against the Tide written by Elizabeth Camden and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lydia's translation skills land her in the middle of a secret war, who can she trust when her life--and heart--are in jeopardy?

Download or read book More Bulletin Boards for Every Month written by Jeanne Cheyney and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are 55 bulletin board ideas and activities -- for the whole curriculum and for every month of the year, September through August. Based on the bestselling Bulletin Boards For Every Month, this sequel contains even more ideas for self-esteem and character building, language arts, math, science, social studies, health, safety, and secular holidays. Includes patterns, borders, and two sizes of lettering.

Download or read book Creative Resources for Bulletin Boards in the Early Childhood Classroom written by Judy Herr and published by Gryphon House, Inc.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interactive bulletin boards are presented along with their developmental goals.

Download or read book Good News written by Barb Hilliard and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for K-5 classrooms, these creative bulletin board ideas link Bible themes to classwork. The authors have created 110 different concepts, with complete instructions and illustrations. Following the school year, the bulletin boards can be used as springboards to promote discussion and as reminders of the central message in a particular lesson. The authors have also outlined ideas for classroom activities, suggestions for appropriate books, field trip ideas, party plans, cooperative learning activities, and Web sites. Faith lessons are generously sprinkled throughout. A section called "Bible Heroes from A to Z" provides brief retellings of heroic deeds that bring Bible heroes to life. Even students who know their Bible well will enjoy these 5-minute short stories. The Bible has been a teaching tool since it was written, and Good News: Thematic Bulletin Boards for Christian Classrooms makes it easy.

Download or read book Creative Church Bulletin Boards written by Rosalind M. Townley and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do church bulletin boards have to be dull and boring? Not if you have Creative Church Bulletin Boards in hand! The uplifting, thought-provoking theme messages presented in this practical how-to guide will both educate and entertain your entire congregation. Capturing the attention of media-jaded children - and adults - is much easier when the message of our faith is displayed in eye-catching splashes of color and design, rather than in faded construction paper or dry memos. Packed with unique design ideas that will spark your creativity, Creative Church Bulletin Boards offers plenty of specific advice on shopping for supplies and keeping expenses within a limited budget, as well as detailed directions for using a wide variety of non-conventional tools to mount interesting items. You'll learn how to put together attractive displays that reinforce Christian teachings on subjects such as trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, and caring. Material appropriate for both general use and specific seasons throughout the year is provided, with plenty of possible slogans or phrases for you to choose from. And to help you get started, each grouping includes a thorough discussion of one example along with a picture and explicit step-by-step instructions for assembling the board. Creative Church Bulletin Boards gives you everything you need to put a powerful but often overlooked evangelism tool to work in your church! This book is the launching point for rediscovering the importance of the time-honored, non-electron-based truth that bulletin boards can help us relate God's message in new ways. What hope and joy to enter the church building and find there a bulletin board catching the eye with beauty, humor, and creativity, warming the heart with a sign of God's love and connection. A creative bulletin board may not get people in the building, but it can help keep them coming once they are there. June Stitzinger-Clark Pastor, Christ United Methodist Church Lakewood, New Jersey Disaster Response Coordinator, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Rosalind M. Townley lives in Wenonah, New Jersey, where she is an active member of Wenonah United Methodist Church. She is a former schoolteacher and a graduate of Lycoming College. About the Author June Stitzinger-Clark Pastor, Christ United Methodist Church Lakewood, New Jersey Disaster Response Coordinator, Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Rosalind M. Townley lives in Wenonah, New Jersey, where she is an active member of Wenonah United Methodist Church. She is a former schoolteacher and a graduate of Lycoming College.

Download or read book 20 Totally Awesome Totally Easy Language Arts Bulletin Boards written by Michael Gravois and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boost language arts skills with this collection of decorativeand educationalclassroom displays. These bulletin boards feature mostly student creations, saving teachers time, and giving kids a sense of pride in the classroom. Students assemble Eye Spy Collages to help understand the difference between proper and common nouns, create Ornament Books that focus on story elements, make Pop-Up Posters to show story settings, and much, much more! For use with Grades 4-8."

Download or read book Famous Explorers written by Gallopade International and published by . This book was released on 2008-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These innovative bulletin board sets make bulletin board creation easy for teachers and educational value high for students! Each new All-In-One bulletin board set includes more than 30 individual bulletin board pieces, 20 feet of attractive educational border, and an activity for students that involves making an item that teachers can put up as part of the bulletin board display! These bulletin boards are creative and colorful while also being highly educational and unique. Both elementary and middle school teachers will love them; in fact we give both an elementary activity and a middle school activity as the student-work portion for each bulletin board! Teachers love these and will want to buy lots of the All-In-One sets so they can swap them out as they study and celebrate different events throughout the year! Saves time! Saves money! Looks great! Creative and fun! Interactive student involvement! High educational value! Great visual to help meet state social studies standards.

Download or read book More Bulletin Boards Ers written by Helen Eisenberg and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 1984-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Bulletin Board-ers picks up where Bulletin Board-ers left off. Over 2,000 new one-liners are included in this little book. Suitable for Sunday bulletins, church newsletters, announcement boards, bulletin boards, roadside signs, or even to spice up correspondence, these witty, provocative sayings will wake up the lethargic and make the sober laugh. In addition, they are calulated to make the thoughtful person think more deeply about life and the daily routine. Examples include: "Right is right even when everyone is against it." "Pigs grunt about everything." "Nothing exceeds like excess." "Love sees through a telescope -- not a microscope." "Left-handers have rights too!" "Psychiatrists have couches for people off their rockers." Helen Eisenberg holds a B.A. in Music Education from State University, Durant, Oklahoma. She has done studies in Religion and Church History at Iowa State University and Yale Divinity School, and took post-graduate courses at Garrett Biblical Seminary and the University of Virginia. She has done editorial work for the Methodist Publishing House and teaches both in this country and in Rhodesia. She is a strong support to her husband, Larry, in his parish ministry. Larry Eisenberg attended Tennessee Wesleyan Junior College, the University of Chattanooga, Garrett Seminary, and Boston University School of Theology. He holds the degees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Divinity, and Master of Sacred Theology. He has done further study at Peabody College and Yale Divinity School. He has authored nearly two dozen books, many in collaboration with his wife, Helen, and has produced a number of records. Following secular employment he served in several church staff positions in the Methodist church, Missionary to Rhodesia, and pastor of six congregations. Currently he serves Douglas Boulevard United Methodist Church, Midwest City, Oklahoma. The Eisenbergs are the parents of three grown children.

Download or read book The Essential Guide to Bulletin Board Systems written by Patrick R. Dewey and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides guidance on how to build and use of a computer bulletin board system (BBS). Includes separate chapters on hardware and software selection and lists the major BBS packages available for today's microcomputers.

Download or read book Christian Bulletin Board Ideas and Patterns written by Mary Tucker and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: