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Open Court Reading Student Anthology
by McGraw-Hill EducationGrade Levels: K-5 <p> SRA Open Court Reading is a comprehensive K-3 reading, writing, and language arts curriculum that provides an explicit, systematic approach to teaching. Through engaging resources, activities, and materials, students are able to develop critical reading and writing strategies and skills needed for success.
Exploring Science
by National Geographic Learning Cengage LearningThis student edition covers 100% of Grade 4 Next Generation Science Standards.
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit: Mastering High-Use Words for Academic Achievement (Grade 5)
by Kate Kinsella Theresa HancockDr. Kate Kinsella's NEW Academic Vocabulary Toolkit for Elementary grades is designed to prepare students in grades 3, 4, and 5 for the lexical demands of academic speaking, reading and writing in a Common Core State Standards era. The program ensures students have daily explicit, interactive, and carefully monitored academic language instruction. Students are provided the opportunity to not only learn high-use academic words, but also correctly employ these words in speaking and writing exercises. Using Dr. Kate Kinsella's unique vocabulary teaching process, students will receive the tools needed to master key academic vocabulary, re-engage in school settings, and increase scores on state assessments.
National Geographic Reach for Reading: Language, Literacy, Content (Grade #4)
by Nancy Frey Lada Kratky Nonie K. Lesaux
Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore (World Storytelling From August House Ser.)
by Josepha ShermanStorytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.
Egyptian Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History (The World Of Mythology Ser.)
by Ann KramerThis in-depth study compares and contrasts how manufacturing and technology have been employed by both major powers and the "Newly Industrialized Countries" since 1945 as an effective tool for sustained economic growth.
Classical Myth: A Treasury of Greek and Roman Legends, Art, and History (Myth Ser.)
by Jane BinghamThe World of Mythology series introduces the myths of the world's greatest civilizations. The Classical world of ancient Greece and Rome has had an immeasurable impact on Western culture, but what inspired some of the greatest writers, philosophers, and architects of all time? Gods were not only worshipped, but consulted for both minor problems and victory in battle. The legends of mortals Heracles and Perseus were wrapped up in the lives of the immortals. Art and artifacts, as well as photographs of the landscapes immortalized in the tales, bring the world of Classical myth to life.
Chinese Myth: A Treasury of Legends, Art, and History (Myth Ser.)
by Philip WilkinsonIn 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.
Web-Based Learning in K-12 Classrooms: Opportunities and Challenges
by James Marshall Jay BlanchardMake sure your students get the most from their online learning experiencesEven though nearly every K-12 public school in the United States has broadband Internet access,the Web&’s vast potential as a teaching and learning tool has still not been realized. Web-based learning opportunities have been expensive, slow to develop, and time-consuming to implement, despite pressure on schools to adopt technology solutions that will cure their educational ills. Web-Based Learning in K-12 Classrooms: Opportunities and Challenges chronicles the up and downs of online learning and offers unique insights into its future, providing a comprehensive, curriculum-wide treatment of K-12 content areas (reading, science, mathematics, social studies), special education, counseling, virtual schools, exemplary schools, implementation issues, and educational Web sites.The Internet represents a powerful, complex set of technologies that offers your students access to unlimited knowledge-but that access doesn&’t replace the human interactions found in classrooms. Placing a student in front of a computer monitor is a supplement to classroom learning, not a substitute for it. Academics and education professionals address questions surrounding the key issues involved in successfully incorporating the wide range of Web-based learning opportunities (formal courses, demonstrations, simulations, collaborations, searches) into the classroom, including technology, content, and implementation.Web-Based Learning in K-12 Classrooms examines: inquiry-based learning online interaction displaying student work online Internet accessibility for students with disabilities initiating school counselors into e-learning technologies the role of government in virtual schools Web-based schools in California, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Texas a 13-category classification system for online educational resources the ATLAS model for program implementation evaluations of more than 1,000 pieces of online information (articles, research, reports, news, and statistics) and 900 Web applications (tutorials, drills, games, and tests) with evaluation criteriaWeb-Based Learning in K-12 Classrooms is a vital resource for educators interested in online learning applications across the K-12 curriculum.
Democracy in America: Abridged With An Introduction By Michael Kammen (Penguin Classics Series)
by Alexis De TocquevilleThis new edition of Democracy in America makes Tocqueville’s classic nineteenth-century study of American politics, society, and culture available — finally! — in a brief and accessible version. Designed for instructors who are eager to teach the work but reluctant to assign all 700 plus pages, Kammen’s careful abridgment features the most well-known chapters that by scholarly consensus are most representative of Tocqueville’s thinking on a wide variety of issues. A comprehensive introduction provides historical and intellectual background, traces the author’s journey in America, helps students unpack the meaning behind key Tocquevillian concepts like "individualism," "equality," and "tyranny of the majority," and discusses the work’s reception and legacy. Newly translated, this edition offers instructors a convenient and affordable option for exploring this essential work with their students. Useful pedagogic features include a chronology, questions for consideration, a selected bibliography, illustrations, and an index.
My World Social Studies: Regions of Our Country
by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Linda Bennett Jim CumminsNIMAC-sourced textbook
My World Social Studies: Regions of Our Country
by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Linda Bennett Jim CumminsNIMAC-sourced textbook
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil DeGrasse Tyson<P>The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. <P>What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson. But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in tasty chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. <P>While you wait for your morning coffee to brew, for the bus, the train, or a plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Ollie and Harry's Marvelous Adventures
by Ollie Ferguson Harry FergusonOutdoor adventure and makerspace tech combine in this inspiring how-to from the brothers behind the popular Facebook page "The Days Are Just Packed." Ollie and Harry Ferguson have sailed a toy pirate ship across the Atlantic, engineered a giant catapult, and launched toy astronauts into space—and they haven’t stopped there. They’ve created a list of 500 adventures to help them live life to its fullest, from setting up a wildlife reserve to building an igloo. Ollie and Harry’s Marvelous Adventures features the best of the boys’ escapades, captured in vivid photographs and accompanied by step-by-step guidance on how to replicate them. The brothers’ days are just packed—and with the help of this inspiring guide, yours can be too.