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Educator Resources Winter 2022 |
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Teaching Gifted Children: Success
Strategies for Teaching High-Ability
Learners
by Jeff Danielian
From the pages of Teaching for High Potential, a quarterly
publication of the National Association for Gifted Children, this collection of articles is sure to be of use to any educator of high-ability students. Topics included range from instructional methods across all content areas, including tips and tools for reading and vocabulary instruction, integrating STEM content, and engaging students in math, to identification, differentiation, and addressing gifted students' social-emotional needs.
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List K-8+ by Irene C. FountasWhen you need to identify the level of a book accurately, whether for guided reading lessons or to build classroom or school libraries, you can rely on "The Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Book List" for an extensive selection of books in various genres and levels to support your students' interests and competencies. Over 33,000 titles are included in the listings. This reference book is available at the library's Youth Services desk, for in-library use. An invaluable resource. Note: Print booklists prepared using official Fountas and Pinnell resources are available at the Youth Services desk. The lists cover all reading levels, A through Z. |
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The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools
by Helen D. Hume
Authoritative and practical, this comprehensive guide offers everything a teacher needs to know for conducting an effective
art instruction and appreciation program. This third edition includes
a complete update on public-relations guidelines, and reference material examples. Choice-based art education is reflected in the authors’ discussion of teaching in mixed-media, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and art history. More than 100 creative art projects, from drawing to digital media.
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Preparing Children for Reading Success: Hands-On Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers
by
Julia Irwin
This book will not only familiarize anyone who reads to young children with the essentials of promoting early and emerging literacy, it also contains more than 25 ready-to-go activities that can be immediately used to foster this critical skill development. Also contains activities that promote success in each of the following skill sets: alphabet knowledge; print concepts; book handling skills; phonological sensitivity, and; expressive vocabulary. Each of the activities is described in detail and linked to a popular children's book.
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Teaching in the Online Classroom:
Surviving and Thriving in the New Normal
by Doug Lemov
Responds to the challenges presented in education as a result
of the Coronavirus pandemic and guides educators and administrators through best practices to successfully engage students through online teaching. The goal of the book is to
provide timely, easy-to-implement strategies for thousands of educators who have been forced to pivot to online teaching. The book features approximately 100 pages that cover topics including developing classroom cultures online, how to combat online distractions, benefits and limitations of synchronous and asynchronous learning, verbal and visual norms and procedures,
and how to utilize online platforms to maximize teaching opportunities.
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reading habits in students, drawing on extensive research to offer advice on both making recommendations and helping students to select their own reading material. Included with the strategies are lesson plans, student handouts, management tools, and comprehensive lists of recommended books. |
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Cracking the Praxis Tests
by Princeton Review
Presents a study guide to the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators (Praxis Core), Praxis Subject Assessments, and
Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT), including subject
reviews, practice drills, and six full-length practice tests with
answer explanations.
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Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs
by
Susan R. Sandall
This Building Blocks guide gives pre- and inservice teachers three types of practical, evidence-based inclusion strategies: curriculum modifications, embedded learning opportunities, and child-focused instructional strategies. Educators will learn how to apply these
three strategies for the benefit of all children; review the latest
research that supports the Building Blocks framework; and find
ready-to-use tips and guidance on key topics, such as fostering friendships, encouraging independence, and promoting positive behavior. Reproducible forms help with planning and assessment,
and seven new comprehensive training modules make it easy to
teach the Building Blocks framework in college courses and professional development sessions.
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From STEM to STEAM: Brain-Compatible Strategies and Lessons That Integrate the Arts
by David A. Sousa
Explains how to integrate music, visual arts, and drama into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) instruction, to provide students with skills to learn and apply STEM content and increase their engagement and motivation. Details teacher-tested lesson
plans and includes comments and tips from teachers.
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
by Paul Tough
Challenges conventional views about standardized testing to argue that success is more determined by self-discipline, character, and optimism, describing the work of pioneering researchers and educators whose insights into childhood stress and economic disadvantages have enabled effective new teaching methods.
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Finding the Most Appealing Books for Your Students
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Booklist's 1000 Best Young Adult Books Since 2000
by
Gillian Engberg
This bibliography of the twenty-first century's best books for
young adults will guide you to great reads for all your students
grades 6 and up. Each book is listed with author, number of pages, copyright year, publisher, suggested grade range, and ISBN to make the book easy to find in library catalogs or on vendor sites. A short review of each book is also provided.
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Silly Books to Read Aloud
by
Rob Reid
A concentrated look at the content and appeal of different books, to help you choose great read-alouds. More than a recommended reading list, books in this guide help children's language development and encourage good reading habits, improved comprehension, and a broadened vocabulary.
Those looking for suggestions outside this book will find a "Hall of Fame" listing of notable children's literature authors for any age level. Includes a comprehensive selection of stories for preschoolers, emergent readers, and children ready for chapter books.
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Reserve a Maker Kit on your Teacher Card! Our Maker Kits includes fun games and activities to introduce your child to STEM-based learning. Learn how to code a robot, connect electrical circuits, or draw with a 3D pen - just to name a few! |
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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
by Susan Wise Bauer
A new edition of a forefront home-schooling reference shares step-by-step recommendations for providing a child with an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school, in a guide that incorporates updated resource listings,
contact information, and Internet links.
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Show Me a Story: 40 Craft Projects and Activities to Spark Children's Storytelling
by
Emily K. Neuburger
Encourage creative expression and use storytelling to build student skills in the classroom. This book features instructions that encourage children to tell stories by using their imaginations, drawing, developing characters, and learning vocabulary. Back matter includes templates and puppet-theater backdrops.
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Teaching Kids About Money |
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Lunch Money
by Andrew Clements
Always looking to make a buck, savvy businessman Greg Kenton comes up with a scheme to sell his very own comic books at lunch time in order to earn the miscellaneous change his classmates’ are eager to spend, but although things start off well, the powers that
be aren’t very supportive and begin to put the kibosh on his entrepreneurial experiment.
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The Get Rich Quick Club
by Dan Gutman
Five kids determined to make a million dollars concoct a plan to
sell a fake picture of a flying saucer to their local newspaper, but events spiral out of the kids' control when real aliens make a
surprise landing.
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Show Me the Money
by Alvin Hall
A title filled with games, puzzles, brain teasers, and fun facts
exposes young readers to basic concepts of currency and finance, including the barter system, supply and demand, and how money works differently around the world.
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Slider
by Pete Hautman
Hoping to win a cash prize in a pizza eating contest after racking
up a tab on his mother's credit card, David must juggle his competitive eating training with the responsibility of looking after
his autistic younger brother.
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Froggy's Lemonade Stand
by Jonathan London
Although many things go wrong when Froggy decides to make money by setting up a lemonade stand, he still has fun with his friends.
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Breaking the Piggy Bank
by Martha Maker
Organizing a lemonade stand to raise money for craft supplies,
Bella, Emily, Maddie, and Sam discover that their ability to decorate
a beautiful stand is overshadowed by their inability to make yummy lemonade.
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Millionaires for the Month
by Stacy McAnulty
A straitlaced kid and a rule-breaker who have nothing in common become unwitting partners when they find a billionaire’s lost wallet and the latter makes a questionable choice, prompting a challenge
by the wallet’s owner that helps them learn that money cannot fix every problem.
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The Teen Money Manual: A Guide to
Cash, Credit, Spending, Saving, Work, Wealth, and More
by Kara McGuire
Provides a comprehensive guide for teenagers to saving,
spending, and earning money, and includes information on starting
a business, preparing for interviews, opening a bank account, and purchasing car and property insurance.
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Earn it!
by Cinders McLeod
An introduction to simple money concepts features a brash
bunny whose desire for instant fame and fortune hits a whimsical
roadblock when she discovers that she must earn what she
wants. Read the companion book, Save It!
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Millennial Money: How Young Investors
Can Build a Fortune
by Patrick O'Shaughnessy
A portfolio manager highlights the most common money mistakes that can hurt the Millennial generation's long term investment
returns and introduces strategies to build wealth and overcome financial and investing shortcomings geared specifically for their
age group.
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Windfall
by Jennifer E. Smith
Buying her crush a lottery ticket for his 18th birthday, Alice is astounded when he wins, an unexpected situation that is
complicated by her parents' recent deaths, her crush's absent father's gambling debts, and differing opinions about how their relationship is changing.
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The Handy Investing Answer Book
by Paul A. Tucci
Whether you are a novice or budding expert, there is much to consider and know when investing: stocks, bonds, mutual funds,
real estate, retirement planning, and tax strategies, just for starters.
It can all be difficult and confusing. The Handy Investing Answer Book explains, in plain English, the basics of investing.
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Lulu Walks the Dogs
by Judith Viorst
Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.
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Budgeting
by Blaine Wiseman
Provides information on creating and maintaining budgets and
how they help people to spend and save responsibly by knowing
how their money is being used.
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Check Out Our 'Brary Bags!Including books, games, and literacy tips and tools for parents, our 'Brary Bags help prepare your child for Kindergarten and foster a love of reading. |
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