Product Description
Offering easy to read ideas for setting up learning centers, organizing your day, managing behavior, and meeting standards. Plus ideas for getting parents involved. The step-by-step walk-through of daily activities are sure to make your day easier!224 pages. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

preschool/kindergarten
This is a 'must have' book for any teacher at any number of years teaching experience. What I really like about this book is 'at a glance' one can pick up ideas/tips that are ready to try 'NOW'.

The New Kindergarten
This product full of ideas on setting up and teaching Kindergarten. With the continious changes in education I was a little unsure about where to start.The author offers great ideas and input using the NCTM Standards. This is a great resource for new teachers, and teachers who are new to teaching Kindergarten.

So Much In One Book
Constance Leuenberger's book is an excellent combination of educational philosophy coupled with ideas, ideas, and more ideas!
An easy read that would be a GREAT resource for ALL new Kindergarten teachers and a wonderful resource to help experienced teachers remember how important developementally appropriate strategies are.
This book is full of great ideas, strategies, and tips that are simple and ready to implement.Another strength is how the author shares thoughts for teachers of half dayand/or full day programs.
Constance understands how young children learn.She knows that we must teach the "whole" child....from their academic to their social well being.
This book is an excellent addition to your professional library.

A "Must Read" for the Kindergarten Teacher
I have had the honor of seeing Ms. Leuenberger adapt the very principals that she writes about in her book in her own classroom on "The Vineyard".Believe me, these strategies and lessons work.I suggest that each school have this book available for their Kindergarten teachers.The suggestions and ideas in this book make "Meeting the Standards" easy and fun.

Great resource for new classroom ideas
I love how this teacher writes about how she sets up her classroom and keeps it organized. She also has some helpful strategies for setting up learning centers, journal writing and how to make your morning message fun, and much more!
I think the ideas in this book will be really helpful in the years to come. ... Read more

Book Description

'Exciting Writing clearly describes many creative ways to engage children in writing. A number of different approaches are suggested, with activities that include the use of talk, picture books and other visual stimuli. It explains how these can be implemented effectively and easily in the classroom so that teachers, whatever their level of experience, can feel confident using them. The activities are manageable, with ideas to suit children of all abilities.'
Liz Sharp, Literacy Consultant, Milton Keynes LEA

Jacqueline Harrett's book is packed with exciting, creative ideas for teaching writing in the classroom, all based on her experiences as a teacher in a primary school.

With activities for use with children aged 5 to 11, it shows busy classroom teachers how children's literacy is relevant across the curriculum. Each chapter uses a different idea to get children writing, and the following are all used as starting points for lively literacy lessons:

• Imagination and visualization
• Picture books
• Photographs
• Paintings
• Films and TV
• Comics

Primary school teachers, literacy co-ordinators, trainee teachers and anyone looking for engaging and imaginative ideas to help them teach writing in their classroom will find this book fits the bill.

Customer Reviews (1)

Leap Frog is AWESOME
I got this workbook, along with the Pre-K version and both the K and Pre-K Math and Basic Skills workbooks, for my 4- and 5-yr-old sons.

My older son, who will be starting kindergarten next month, has resisted anything having to do with school, he'd rather play.He's also hyperactive and has been delayed in speech and other development.But he and his little brother LOVE doing these.

We have a huge Leap Frog collection, and it's all because we have seen how well the kids are entertained AND learn a lot from it.

I would absolutely reccommend these workbooks to anyone with preschool or young elementary school kids.They're one of the few "educational" toys/books/videos that actually deliver. ... Read more

Book Description
This unique book was created to provide practice exercises for students as they learn cursive writing. Practice material is provided for cursive writers of all levels: those making the transition from manuscript; those needing practice withconnective strokes and upper- and lower-case letters; and those whose cursive just needs practice and polish. The book is filled with fun illustrations to capture your students' interest. ... Read more

Book Description
All educators want their students to be able to achieve more and do well on standardized tests. Some believe that the way to make that happen is mindless test drill. The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what many educators believe to be true. Writing is a cognitive process that allows teachers to not only assess students, but to plan appropriate instructional strategies that will most benefit that student. ... Read more

Book Description
25 Easy, No-Sew Quilting Activities for Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies, and More
Piece together a wonderful year with 25 creative, cross-curricular quilt projects! Easy patterns let kids create their own squares in various art forms ­ and then arrange them for display as a beautiful collaborative quilt! You¹ll find instructions for a "Getting to Know You" quilt for September, an "I Have a Dream" quilt for January, a "100th Day of School" quilt for February, and "Autograph" quilt for June, and lots more. Includes book links, ready-to-go reproducible patterns, and management tips. A wonderful combination of individual and cooperative learning! ... Read more