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Highly recommended
Dave Riley, et.al's INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT and SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT join others in Redleaf's 'Professional Library' series, connecting science and practice in early childhood settings. INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT surveys language development, early number learning, cognitive development and more, with practice tips and recommended reading accompanying best practices guidelines for teachers. Highly recommended.
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This light-hearted sourcebook for teachers and librarians describes food-related activities, including stories, rhymes, fingerplays, crafts, cooking and tasting experiences, and short skits, designed to delight young minds while teaching skills. Each group of recommended picture books is supplemented by topical songs, poems, chants, flannel board constructions, and puppet skits. Grades PreK-3. ... Read more

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Packed with terrific learning activities and games--all of them age and developmentally appropriate, this book is perfect for parents, teachers, day-care providers, babysitters, grandparents--anyone who spends time with wiggly, wild young kids. ... Read more

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Great ideas, easy to implement
This is a small book, but each lesson in it has several activities that are fun, packed with learning potential, and easy to put together.Few of them require much preparation at all, and in general they use items that are easily located in the house.

Fun and easy
All the books in this series are user friendly and the activities use materials that you have on hand. I have often referred to them when trying to occupy my 3 year old son in a way that is also fun for me.In fact weplayed the float-a-boat game today. In addition to the actual activity, theauthor also gives little hints designed to improve your child's problemsolving skills. My only disappointment is that these books are not asreadily available as they once were. ... Read more

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ANOTHER GREAT PRIDDY ROGER BOOK
GREAT bood, my 2&1/2 y/o son absolutly loves it, we read it over and over again. LOVE PRIDDY BOOKS ... Read more

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An outstanding collection of pop-up games and art history.
Paintings and sculptures by over 40 artists are presented in a fine blend of a 32-page booklet and a stunning pop-up art presentation which isrecommended for kids ages 8 and older. An outstanding collection of pop-upgames and art history. ... Read more

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Based on the growing understanding that even the littlest learners are powerful thinkers and theory makers, this book identifies important science inquiry skills and concepts appropriate for the very young. ... Read more

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great preschool/elementary teacher resource
This book is a great resource for early childhood science based lessons. You can plan full units utilizing this book.It has many hands-on ideas that are developmentally appropriate for this age group. I highly recommend this book.

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This book is a textbook I needed for school.I quickly ordered it and it was sent out quickly as well.I easily found it using the ISBN number. The book was in good shape too. I did not miss any assignments and I was happy about that. ... Read more

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From Icarus to the Wright Brothers - for centuries the subject of flight has captured our imaginations. Packed full of equipment that will help children to embark on their very own adventures in flight, The Ultimate Flight Kit provides endless safe and informative fun. ... Read more

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This Practical resource gives primary teachers a collection of stimulating, tested learning center activities to teach and reinforce alphabet letters and their sounds. Helps children identify and spell words with ease! ... Read more

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AWESOME
I bought this book about five years ago when I started working with students in Kindergarten who were struggling with learning their letters and letter sounds.I only used one of the activities in the book (never had time to check out all the rest, but the one activity is worth the price of the book).They have a flashcard for each letter of the alphabet.One each card is the letter, a picture and a kinestetic clue.You basically makes these cards into a flip book on a keyring and go through everyday or several times a day.For example, when they see the A card with an apple on it and a sneezing person, they say A and touch the A, then they say Apple, and then they say the sound and make the motion for aahhchoo, as if they are sneezing, but they only say aahh.

So, I had students do each card quickly, three times each, so it sounded like this

A, Apple, Aahh

A, Apple, Aahh

A, Apple, Aahh

B, Balloon, B sound
B, Balloon, B sound

Anyways, kids loved it and they learned all the sounds really well.I now work with 6th grade struggling readers and use the vowel cards since these are the sounds they struggle with.

great book!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book for my kindergarten classroom. I have used it so much and love the activities.I feel like i cover letter ID and sounds well w/ this book.

Revise the picture card.....
It has lots of good ideas for teaching the alphabets creatively. My only issue with it is the pictures chart. It's black and white, hand drawn and somewhat "noisy" - E.g. with the picture of the letter "Q q" - the little figure on top of the little q, I presume, must be a "queen" but to me looks like a bug; it took a minute to decipher the picture. haha..try telling your kid it's a queen. Just a little too much details for a learning disabled child. Perhaps just photos of a person making the letter sounds might communicate better.

Great for teaching letter sounds.
I have used this book for the past 2 years with my preschool classes.The kids are learning the letters and sounds so easily and quickly.This book provides you with the necessary tools to teach to several different learning styles(visual, auditory and kinesthetic) at once.I also love how the kinesthetic cueing system focuses on the shape and movement of the mouth while forming the sound.
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Introduce children to literature with stories and activities about things that go! Approximately 125 picture books are annotated, and a skills index allows the activity leader to use stories that will reinforce such skills as rhythm, following directions, and word recognition. Grades PreK-3. ... Read more

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Get solid learning results with phonics! Teach students in Grades K-1 the basics of phonemic awareness to increase reading skills.·These lessons include playful story hour rhymes and activities to provide direct instruction in phonics and phonemic awareness targeted to get solid learning results·The lessons are easy-to-implement and correlated to national standards. They are a perfect resource for helping your students make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)·Included in the book are original, instructional, reproducible black line masters!No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has raised national awareness of student reading proficiency. This new resource offers hands-on help with teaching phonics and phonemic awareness. These easy-to-follow lessons on letter and sound recognition will help educators build the foundation for an effective reading program in the classroom and library. Use this book to teach phonics and improve your students' reading scores! ... Read more

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I'm cheating a bit because this is my own book and I'm proud of it. (You may disregard my rating--winks). Not only does "ABC, Follow Me!" help children with the sounds of letters (phonemic awareness), but it also helps them recognize and differentiate letter symbols. The crafts are included not just for their fun value, but also because they help children get a kinetic feel for letter shapes--something that can be very useful for dyslexic learners. For example, one craft suggests that children cut out large letters and then place a sheet of paper over the cut-out and make a rubbing. Also included are playground activities using letter chants, dramatic play suggestions, ideas for related creative art projects, and bibliographies of additional useful resources.

For all K & Grade 1 Teachers
Every kindergarten and first grade teacher needs this book! Fun rhymes teach and reinforce phonemic awareness. Crafts are age-appropriate and inexpensive, created with materials most teachers have on hand. Craft patterns are included, as well as photos of the finished product. The lessons offered are great ways to engage children in learning. ... Read more

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Insects is a unique blend of imaginative activities, experiments and science facts that helps develop scientific thought. The vast "Make it Work" series teaches scientific principles through the hands-on process of making science work.It's an invaluable science series for school and home, mixing hobby and science in an effort to show kids how to observe, collate information, and reach conclusions. The easy-to-follow instructions and helpful color photos make it a great resource for children ages 8-11.

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Great activities!
This is a great book for the budding entomologist.It's chock full of useful information and great activities that demonstrate the principles. ... Read more

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This optional student workbook is a consumable version of the Blackline Masters contained in the Program Guide and Masters. ... Read more

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Everything you need to learn the science behind Natural Disasters plus create a few of your own are included in this Fun Kit. Inside you'll find: *Totally Amazing Natural Disasters paperback, *Make Your Own Natural Disasters paperback, *Disaster Journal & pencil, *2 lava rocks ... Read more

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Success in the information age means that children learn not only to read - but also to interpret a wide range of symbols: letters, musical tones, numbers, computer icons and the like.

This unique sourcebook offers literacy activities and ideas to teach young children more than 72 literacy skills. It covers listening, sound recognition, parts of the book, top to bottom, left to right, letter/sound connections, using picture and context clues, sequencing, measurement, telling time, street addresses, coordinates, money, mouse skills, and keyboarding. Detailed discussions of each include necessary prerequisite skills, the concepts to be mastered, the materials needed, instructional procedures, and extensions to the activities. Here are more than 250 literacy development activities and ideas for use by school librarians, public librarians, daycare providers, head start teachers, classroom teachers, and others concerned with making sure that children are information literate. ... Read more

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250+ Activitiesand Ideas for Developing Literacy Skills
excellent book, recommend for teachers, librains, etc ... Read more

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A celebration of America's history, geography, heritage & symbols - just perfect for our youngest Americans! Kids celebrate America and find meaning: in our celebrations and remembrances: Independence Day, Martin Luther King Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving, Presidents' Day, Flag Day; in our diversity and in our history: Native Americans, the Revolutionary War, Early Settlers, the Westward Movement, the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, the Civil Rights Movement; and in our values and our cherished freedoms: Democracy, Freedom of Speech, Religion & the Press, Right to Vote, Equal Rights & Opportunities for All Citizens. Also finds meaning in our monuments, geography, and symbols of our country's values: Niagara Falls, Golden Gate Bridge, Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, American Flag, American Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, Statue of Liberty, White House; and in the powerful words that give our lives meaning: Pledge of Allegiance, Bill of Rights, "I have a Dream," "Ask what you can do for your country," Declaration of Independence, Constitution. ... Read more

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Wonderful!
We bought this book for our preschool.The activities are age appropriate and the children enjoy the projects.We love how it incorporates science also!

Fun way to learn about American history!
This book is really great.It has the best little activities that are really fun and informative!We use it for homeschool and I love it.It would work just as well for puplic school.I really do recomend this book

Gimicky
The kids don't mind doing this but it is very gimicky with no real substance or "meat" to it... I would rather read "james Baldwin" stories or "the american story"....

American values for little Americans
I love this book! It gets at the heart of American values without being preachy. The ideas are very accessable to young kids. Our family is having a ball with this.

Big ideas for little kids!
I've always wondered how to teach about the USA in a meaningful way to my first graders. Now I've got this outstanding guide. Activities are "cute" without being shallow. It's got history, geography, American symbols, principles and values. What a great resource! ... Read more

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Not too happy...
I wasn't happy with the amount of time my order took.And it was incorrect. ... Read more