education, elementary

A guide for teachers of grades kindergarten through second to using the Common Core standards in day-to-day practice in English language arts, history and social studies, science, and technical subjects.

An introduction to how education has changed in the past one hundred years, discussing how buildings and classrooms, books and lessons, recess and after school activities, and ways of getting to school are different.

Offers strategies, advice, and encouragement to first year middle school teachers, discussing classroom procedures and routines, the classroom environment, the first day of school, planning and lesson design, how to motivate students, assessment, and how to connect with parents.

Presents activities for teaching positive life habits and building community in the classroom, featuring over a dozen activities for each of the eight multiple intelligences, including verbal/linguistic, mathematical/logical, visual/spatial, musical/rhythmical, bodily/kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal, and naturalist.

The author describes his experiences and processes designing curriculum for the elementary classroom, based on his thirteen years at a Waldorf school in Massachusetts where the same teacher follows a group of children from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Provides an introduction to narrative therapy practices and perspectives to educators as a method for establishing a school culture that discourages bullying and disrespect by teaching students compassion, responsibility, and how to work together.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to coding in schools. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

A companion guide to "Interactive Read-Alouds. K-1" which looks at planning read-aloud time in kindergarden through first grade for teaching comprehension, standards, and fluency.

Looks at planning read-aloud time in kindergarden through first grade for teaching comprehension, standards, and fluency.

Looks at planning read-aloud time in grades two through three for teaching comprehension, standards, and fluency.