This book shows how identity texts have been used as a central focus for effective and inspirational pedagogy in multilingual school contexts that is engaging students around the world. The term identity texts was first used by the Canada-wide Multiliteracies Project to describe…
Discover secret math and science tricks to creating art!
Offers advice and ideas for teachers on how to foster creative thinking and expression in their students by engaging them fully in the learning process. Includes sample lesson plans, activities, and tips for getting started.
If you believe that teaching creative writing should be done creatively, you've picked up the right book. Don't Forget to Write for the Elementary Grades offers elementary teachers 50 creative writing lesson plans developed by the imaginative and highly acclaimed 826 National wr…
More than simply a vital collection development tool, this book will assist librarians in helping young adults grow into the kind of independent readers and thinkers who will flourish at college. -- from back cover.
Contains over thirty instructional units which show teachers how to use famous children's books to introduce their students to the life, earth, and physical sciences.
Twelve short plays offering humorous twists on well-known folktales are accompanied by a brief history of the original tale, discussion starters, and writing prompts.
Twelve short plays offering humorous twists on well-known folktales are accompanied by a brief history of the original tale, discussion starters, and writing prompts.
Contains 365 activities appropriate for children ages one-and-a-half to three, including ideas for indoor play, kitchen activities, arts and crafts, learning and car games, and holiday and special occasion projects.
Overview: You play with your toddler, but is she learning? You teach your toddler, but is he having fun? Now you can play and teach your toddler at the same time with this book. Written by an experienced child-care expert, this informative and fun guide shows you how to stimulat…
Collects one hundred one art projects for children to use to create gifts.
Bring out your children's creativity and imagination with more than 60 kids' art activities. Art making is a wonderfully fun way for young children to tap into their imagination, deepen their creativity, and explore new materials, all while strengthening their fine motor skills …
Includes 25 very easy to read plays grouped into 4 broad catagories.
Examines some of the scientific principles involved in sculpture, painting, photography, and architecture, and provides scientific activities and experiments that demonstrate those principles.
Examines some of the scientific principles involved in sculpture, painting, photography, and architecture, and provides scientific activities and experiments that demonstrate those principles.
This book focuses on overlooked contextual factors that constitute the urban creative climate or innovative urban milieu in contemporary cities. Filled with reflections based on interviews with a diverse range of creative actors in various local neighborhoods in Tokyo, it offers…