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Teaching Children Science: Discovery Methods for Elementary and Middle Grades (3rd Edition)
$122.90This truncated volume is composed of the first nine chapters from Teaching Children Science: A Discovery Approach, Seventh Edition. Like the larger text on which it is based, it takes a constructivist approach to learning and it is written with the same engaging writing style. This brief book of strategies and techniques will help pre-service teachers learn to plan meaningful lessons and units and manage an inquiry-based classroom. The authors suggest productive ways to use the Internet and other technologies in the classroom to enhance learning. Integrating science across the curriculum is also discussed as well as the NSE Standards. Like the larger book, it covers the strategies and techniques for teachers to incorporate cooperative learning, questioning, and active listening in their classrooms.
Readers of this book will become teachers who can create classrooms where children look forward to science time as a wonderful opportunity to learn!
ISBN: 978-0137154531
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Real Nursing Skills 2.0: Skills for Pediatric Nursing
$119.50Prentice Hall’s Real Nursing Skills series offers students the complete foundation for competency in performing clinical nursing skills. The volumes in this series consist of DVD-ROMs with comprehensive procedures and rationales demonstrated in hundreds of realistic video clips, animations, illustrations, and photographs. For each skill, students will review: Purpose * Equipment * Preparation * Procedure * Post-Procedure * Expected Outcomes * Documentation * and Variation (if applicable). This is the only skills series designed to help students visualize how to perform clinical nursing skills and understanding the concepts and rationales for each skill. Throughout the videos, students will experience the real-life aspects of: therapeutic communication between the nurse and the client, the client’s reaction to invasive skills, and cultural, gender, and age diversity among nurses and clients.
ISBN: 9780137009466
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Constructive Guidance and Discipline: Preschool and Primary Education (5th Edition)
$119.50This thorough revision of Constructive Guidance and Discipline: Preschool and Primary Education continues to provide the information to help children to become happy, responsible, and productive people. With a strong emphasis on developmental theory and constructivism, the book explains underlying causes for child behavior, weaves numerous preschool and primary classroom examples throughout, and includes three chapters on guiding children with special physical or emotional needs, learning disabilities, or children who are at risk due to poverty, violence, or loss. The book is practical in its approach and focuses on how many effective early childhood education practices can prevent or alleviate many common discipline problems. The authors reason that rewards and punishments do not work and that children must learn to make their own decisions based on their own values and convictions. Children are profoundly influenced by the adults in their lives. This book guides teachers and parents to an understanding of how to have a positive impact on their children’s lives.
ISBN: 978-0136035930
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Art Express Book 2
$115.90A new and complete Art and Design scheme for Primary Class Teachers. Everything you need to teach drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, digital media, collage and textiles. Every unit contains practical sessions of work, learning objectives, an AFL checklist and ideas for differentiation. Art Express enables teachers and children to: -Explore ideas and creativity -Develop art skills and processes -Evaluate and plan work -Investigate art across different cultures The CD comes with a wealth of resources, including an interactive virtual gallery,examples of famous works, stimulus photographs, pupil resources, teacher assessment sheets, whiteboard presentations and examples of other children’s work.
ISBN: 978-0713684834
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Art Express Book 1
$115.90A new and complete Art and Design scheme for Primary Class Teachers. Everything you need to teach drawing, painting, printing, sculpture, digital media, collage and textiles. Every unit contains practical sessions of work, learning objectives, an AFL checklist and ideas for differentiation. Art Express enables teachers and children to:
· Explore ideas and creativity
· Develop art skills and processes
· Evaluate and plan work
· Investigate art across different culturesThe CD-Rom comes with a wealth of resources, including an interactive virtual gallery, examples of famous works, stimulus photographs, pupil resources, teacher assessment sheets, whiteboard presentations and examples of other children’s work.
ISBN: 978-0713684841
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Jolly Phonics Games CD / CD-ROM (Single User)
$114.50Enter the interactive world of Inky Mouse and her friends as they practise all of the five skills in Jolly Phonics. With 20 fun activities to explore, children will be able to practise and revise their own knowledge.
Key Features Of The Software
• Suitable for use on PC or Mac
• Ideal for children to use on their own with minimum or no supervision from an adult
• Games are available in different levels
• A choice of print or precursive letter options during installation
• Clear instructions guide the child through the activities
• Ideal for use with children aged 3 years and aboveISBN: 9781844140824
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Young Adult Literature: Exploration, Evaluation and Appreciation (2nd Edition)
$111.90This innovative text includes the most current readings that will help teachers provide a rich educational experience for adolescents throughout the middle and secondary curriculum–while nourishing their love of reading. This is not an encyclopedic reference book of the past–but rather a cutting edge resource for teachers who want to connect with their techno-savvy 21st century students and in turn connect them to the literature of today. Using themes of exploration and connecting to literature–the authors emphasize actual reading of books, rather than reading about them. The authors also encourage using the Internet to expand our knowledge and interest of literature. Finally, the text contains the most current materials that will get adolescents reading–horror, humor, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and comic books.
ISBN: 978-0137145324
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Cambridge Primary Music Box with Audio CD: Traditional Songs and Activities for Younger Learners
$109.50Are you looking for an enjoyable, educational way to use songs in your classroom? Do you need materials which are quick and easy to prepare? Then Primary Music Box is the book for you! Containing over 70 photocopiable worksheets to accompany the collection of traditional songs on the Audio CD, it brings music and English language learning to your pupilsin a fun, accessible way.
* Easy-to-follow lesson plans and ready-to-use materials, saving you preparation time.
* Suitable for any primary-level English class of 6-12 years olds.
* Fully flexible lessons divided into three steps, which can be done together in one lesson, or split over three separate lessons.
* Follow-up activities for every lesson, encouraging further learning in a fun way.
* Ideal for teachers looking for flexible supplementary material to accompany any course.
ISBN: 9780521728560
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Cambridge Primary Curriculum Box with Audio CD: CLIL lessons and activities for younger learners
$105.00Ready-made photocopiable lessons for Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) or bilingual education programmes. Photocopiable lessons designed to widen your pupils’ knowledge of the world outside the classroom. Ideal for giving your English classes a cross-curricular element, or as support material for Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) or bilingual education programmes. Topics covered include art and drama, literacy, maths, science and the environment.
ISBN: 978-0521729611
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Tourism: Principles and Practice
$100.00In a changing and turbulent environment for tourism, the fifth edition of Tourism: Principles and Practice offers the fundamental and underlying principles with which to approach the study of tourism, contributing a complete framework that effectively integrates theory and practice. The text has been updated to take into account developments such as business tourism, sports and events management and mobile technology and social tourism. Thanks to its engaging writing style and accessible structure, this has become the ultimate one-stop text for any student studying Tourism. Its broad appeal and popularity increases with each new edition, making it excellent value for any student who wants to understand and explore the principles of the subject.
ISBN: 9780273758273
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Jolly Phonics Cards
$99.90Four sets of flashcards in one box, suitable for whole-class use:Set 1 – 60 Letter sound flashcards covering the 42 letter sounds plus the alternative spellings of the vowel sounds.
Set 2 – 88 Regular word blending cards. Dots under each sound help children to blend the sounds into words.Set 3 – 80 Alternative word blending cards with the alternative spelling of vowels. Dots under each sound also remind children that two letters can make one sound.
Set 4 – 72 Tricky word cards. Numbered in recommended teaching order.ISBN: 9781903619049
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Jolly Phonics The Music Handbook Level 2
$98.50The Music Handbook, Level 2 builds on the skills the children learned at Level 1, while still supporting the teacher every step of the way.
*30 clear, structured and sequenced lesson plans
*Builds on the work begun at Beginner’s level and Level 1
*Includes two new rhymes and 8 new songs as well as lots of old favourites
*Reinforces the children’s knowledge of pitch names and handsigns and introduces lots of new rhythms
*Resources section with songs, rhymes, actions and games
*Templates for puppets and rhythm activities
*The Handbook has 208 pages and includes seven CDs with all teaching and song tracks
*Suitable for children aged 6-9 who have completed Level 1To listen to sample tracks from Jolly Music, simply click on the track of your choice. The CDs provided with Jolly Music contain teaching tracks, that are intended for children to imitate, rather than sing along with, and they are therefore sung simply and without accompaniment in order to provide the best model for the children.
ISBN: 9781844141647
