creative activities and seat work

A guide for teachers to activities for children grades K to 2 using the books of Leo Lionni as thematic inspiration. Provides activities to follow the reading of thirteen books and includes a preliminary chapter "Teaching activities for any time.".

Provides illustrated, step-by-step instruction to master various tricks and feats, and details how to draw manga, customize shoes, put an egg into a bottle, breed butterflies, read minds, concoct edible--fake--vomit, and more.

A collection of activities including reproducible pages, teacher notes, synopses, discussion questions, and comprehension assessments, designed to help students understand five works by author Gary Paulsen.

Presents several cross-curriculum activities for teaching elementary students about the Renaissance; covers language arts, math, science and technology, social studies, art, music, and life skills and includes reproducible pages and a bibliography.

Practical ideas, strategies, and how-to's teach children how to improve their persuasive writing skills.

A collection of activities which take from five to fifteen minutes which are designed to help students improve their thinking and comprehension skills.

Presents suggestions for literature-related activities that may be used as alternatives to book reports, encouraging students to demonstrate comprehension through culture kits, plays, pictures, and other projects.

Presents more than seventy craft and activity ideas suitable for a rainy day, including instructions for making pretzels, hosting a backwards party, and taking a puddle walk.