Download or read book The Welcoming Classroom written by Johnna Darragh Ernst and published by Gryphon House Incorporated. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaged families make a difference in the lives of their children! The children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources. In The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning, Dr. Johnna Darragh Ernst offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community. Learn practical ways to connect with families from varied cultural and language backgrounds and abilities. Gain new strategies for creating a home-school link to support learning. Create a richer learning environment by integrating unique family cultural perspectives. Learn ways to encourage family participation in decision making. Learn strategies to develop families as resources. Communicate the message that all families are valued members of the learning community. From improving children's school readiness to encouraging positive engagement with peers, promoting student academic achievement, increasing graduation rates, and helping reduce the negative impact of poverty, the benefits of engaging families early will impact the young children in your care long after they leave your classroom! Johnna Darragh Ernst, PhD, is a professor of early childhood education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. She specializes in helping early childhood professionals connect with families to create inclusive early childhood classroom communities.

Download or read book Nelson Language Arts written by Miriam Trehearne and published by [Scarborough, Ont.] : Nelson Thomson Learning. This book was released on 2000 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Heart of Learning written by Lawrence Williams and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Heart of Learning provides heart-centered guidance and essential information for teaching young children and for creating a nurturing and effective learning environment.Written by Lawrence Williams, Oak Meadow's co-founder and a pioneer in homeschooling and distance learning.

Download or read book Books to Build On written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. and published by Delta. This book was released on 2009-10-14 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The invaluable grade-by-grade guide (kindergarten—sixth) is designed to help parents and teachers select some of the best books for children. Books to Build On recommends: • for kindergartners, lively collections of poetry and stories, such as The Children’s Aesop, and imaginative alphabet books such as Bill Martin, Jr.’s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Lucy Micklewait’s I Spy: An Alphabet in Art • for first graders, fine books on the fine arts, such as Ann Hayes’s Meet the Orchestra, the hands-on guide My First Music Book, and the thought-provoking Come Look with Me series of art books for children • for second graders, books that open doors to world cultures and history, such as Leonard Everett Fisher’s The Great Wall of China and Marcia Willaims’s humorous Greek Myths for Young Children • for third graders, books that bring to life the wonders of ancient Rome, such as Living in Ancient Rome, and fascinating books about astronomy, such as Seymour Simon’s Our Solar System • for fourth graders, engaging books on history, including Jean Fritz’s Shh! We're Writing the Constitution, and many books on Africa, including the stunningly illustrated story of Sundiata: Lion King of Mali • for fifth graders, a version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream that retains much of the original language but condenses the play for reading or performance by young students, and Michael McCurdy’s Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass • for sixth graders, an eloquent retelling of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and the well-written American history series, A History of US . . . and many, many more!

Download or read book Kindergarten written by Julie Diamond and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[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 first-person account, Diamond explains the logic behind the routines and rituals children need to thrive. As she guides us through all aspects of classroom life—the organization, curriculum, and relationships that create a unique class environment—we begin to understand what kindergarten can and should be: a culture that builds children’s desire to understand the world and lays the foundation for lifelong learning. Kindergarten makes a compelling case for an expansive definition of teaching and learning, one that supports academic achievement without sacrificing students’ curiosity, creativity, or development of social values. Diamond’s celebration of the possibilities of classroom life is a welcome antidote to today’s test-driven climate. Written for parents and teachers alike, Kindergarten offers a rare glimpse into what’s really going on behind the apparent chaos of a busy kindergarten classroom, sharing much-needed insights into how our children can have the best possible early school experiences. “As a classroom insider, Diamond pulls back the curtain and allows parents and others a view of how an effective classroom actually works.” —Library Journal “An extraordinary resource for parents and teachers at all stages. It is honest and masterful, engrossing and unique. And it is utterly real.” —Ruth Sidney Charney, author of Teaching Children to Care

Download or read book Comprehensive Literacy Resource for Kindergarten Teachers written by Miriam Trehearne and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series of professional resources that support teachers with research-based strategies for literacy instructions, classroom-tested activities, guidelines on home-school connection, and support for ELLs.

Download or read book The Ultimate Kindergarten Prep Guide written by Autumn McKay and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-18 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Kindergarten Prep Guide is a complete resource guide with fun and educational activities to prepare your preschooler for kindergarten. WHY THIS BOOK? ★SAVE TIME - Forget scrolling through social media or blogs for ideas; now you have a quick guide for having fun while teaching your preschooler! ★LEARN THROUGH PLAY - These short educational activities help make learning fun so your child looks forward to learning more and more. ★GIVE YOUR CHILD A HEAD START - Your preschooler is naturally curious, so help fuel that curiosity by introducing them to new topics before they get to kindergarten. ★DIGITAL DOWNLOAD INCLUDED - A download code is included to download the printouts and use as many times as needed. WHAT IS IN THE BOOK? ✅ This book includes 170+ activities! ✅ There are 5 subject areas: Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Life Skills. ✅ Each activity has a materials list and detailed directions. ✅ There are 114 low prep activities--that means the prep time is only 1 or 2 minutes! ✅ The book has 88 handouts that correlate with specific activities. ✅ Common Core State Standards, as well as other state standards, were used as a guide to address foundational skills needed when developing the activities. CAN A BUSY MOM USE THIS BOOK? ✅ Sure! These activities are made for busy moms! A few minutes will be needed for you to round up the supplies. ✅ Each activity takes about 10-20 minutes. ✅ If certain days are busy for you, schedule around them and only plan on doing the activities on days that work best for you and your child. ✅ Of course, there are days where things feel too hectic, but just hang in there! We may feel too busy to do the activities, but our children aren't too busy to learn and have fun!

Download or read book Social Skills Matter Grades PK 2 written by Christine Schwab and published by Key Education Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help your students learn how to communicate effectively, make good choices, and practice appropriate behavior with Social Skills Matter! This book includes reproducible mini-books for children to assemble, color, read, and make their own. Each mini-book focuses on a different facet of important social skills including cooperative play, learning about feelings, communication, school-day behavior, manners, and behavior management. Mastery of these essential social skills can be a factor in determining a child’s future success, social acceptance, and happiness. Key Education products are intended to engage and educate young and special learners, as well as assist teachers in building a strong and developmentally appropriate curriculum for these children.

Download or read book The Next Step Forward in Running Records written by Jan Richardson and published by Scholastic Professional. This book was released on 2021-01-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the hands of informed teachers, running records reveal the meaning-making, problem-solving strategies children are using as they process text. Richardson, Bates, and McBride provide expert analysis of sample running records and offer how-to videos that take teachers beyond calculating a simple accuracy rate to observing their students' reading behaviors--and then taking next steps to plan targeted lessons.

Download or read book Little Skill Seekers Sight Words written by Scholastic Teacher Resources and published by Scholastic Teaching Resources. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an activity book that helps children with mastering sight words.

Download or read book Simply K written by Carrie Bailey and published by Master Books. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often, our littlest learners are expected to achieve, despite not having reached critical levels of readiness. It is so important that they are taught with an approach that assesses and addresses their stage of development. This course includes helpful tips, games, a biblical focus on lessons from God's Word and how we can live for Him, ideas for extended learning, and activities, all based on skills developed through play and interaction.

Download or read book The Essentials written by Iliana Alanis and published by Essentials. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book answers the question what do early childhood educators need to understand to better address the linguistic, cognitive, and socioemotional needs of all DLLs in their classrooms?

Download or read book Healthy Living from the Start written by Oak Meadow and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Healthy Living from the Start is a comprehensive health curriculum that provides the framework for teaching children about health and well-being. Designed to be used throughout the early grades, this book has a flexible format that allows you to customize your health program for use with multiple grades or in a sequential manner from kindergarten through third grade.

Download or read book Kindergarten from A to Z written by Alan J. Cohen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kindergarten is a vital time in a child's life, serving as the foundation upon which all future education is built. Kindergarten Konfidential seeks to help kindergarten teachers across the country transform their classrooms into thriving learning environments for eager young learners. With decades of experience under his belt, author and kindergarten teacher Alan J. Cohen explains his unique perspective on Kindergarten and his classroom methods that make him such an effective instructor. From having the right attitude and mindset to understanding the most basic principles of literacy and mathematics, Kindergarten Konfidential is the all-inclusive guide to bring kindergarten to the next level"--

Download or read book A Trip Around the World written by Leland Graham and published by . This book was released on 1993-08-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives teachers and students the opportunity to explore life in Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, Kenya, Germany, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, China, Japan, Australia, Canada and the U.S. The section for each country contains basic information (area, population, flag descriptions, language, religion, etc.) fascinating facts (sports, education, wildlife, housing, history, etc.), language activities (colors, numbers, everyday expressions, etc.), recipes, classroom activities, flags, maps, a worksheet, and a resource list. Also, there are lists of expansion ideas for each type of activity provided in each country. Illustrated.

Download or read book Kindergarten Resource Book written by Charles F. Treadway and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1965 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kindergarten Curriculum Guide and Resource Book written by British Columbia. Schools Department. Curriculum Development Branch and published by BC, Schools Department, Curriculum Development Branch. This book was released on 1984 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grade level: k, t.