activity programs

Soft Circuits introduces students to the world of wearable technology. Using Modkit, an accessible DIY electronics toolkit, students learn to create e-textile cuffs, "electrici-tee" shirts, and solar-powered backpacks. Students also learn the importance of one component to the whole -- how, for example, changing the structure of LED connections immediately affects the number of LEDs that light up.

Presents a comprehensive guide to defining and teaching folk literature in the elementary and middle school classroom and provides an overview of traditional literature and an understanding of folk and fairy tales, fables, myths, and legends as well as cross-cultural literature.

Provides one hundred lesson plans for elementary physical education teachers; and includes take-home challenges, fitness calendars, games, assessments, and standards.

A guide for teachers and parents of children in grades 3 through 6 that offers suggestions for increasing children's interest in informational books about a wide variety of topics.

Provides media specialists with strategies for teaching primary students how to use the library.

Gives examples of thematic units as an approach to a library curriculum and activity program.

Presents ninety mentor texts and activities that teach writing across informational, narative, and argument styles.

Offers information about Native Americans and includes instructions for related arts and crafts.

Contains three four-week, cross-curricular thematic units about the fall season for students in kindergarten through third grade, based on picture books by Eric Carle, Lois Ehlert, Tomie dePaola, Eve Bunting, and many others.