Actively engage children's imaginations with more than 300 activities for young children organized into a variety of popular themes – from the alphabet to the weather. The result of a nationwide contest among teachers, the classroom-tested activities in Another Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Young Children provide many months of learning fun! Each activity is complete with learning objectives, materials list, related children's book suggestions, step-by-step instructions of what to do, teacher-to-teacher tips to expand on children's learning, assessment strategies, and related songs, poems, and fingerplays. Paperback.

Introduce children to the most basic of social skills with this humorous story about RJ and his very rough day when nothing goes right. RJ learns that his problems happen because he doesn't listen or pay attention to directions from his mom, his school principal, his teachers, or even his friends. Four simple steps each for listening and following instructions are presented in rhyme so all kids, including RJ, will be able to remember how and when to use these fundamental social skills. Paperback.

The role of hockey in Canada serves as a national identity, a unifying force in a country of 33 million people. So crazed are Canadians for their national sport that they ranked outrageous hockey commentator and high school drop-out Don Cherry ahead of Alexander Graham Bell on a list of the greatest Canadians in history. Penned by hockey star Paul Henderson-famed scorer of Canada's "Greatest Goal" in the 1972 Summit Series-and featuring a foreword by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, How Hockey Explains Canada explores just how deeply engrained this national pastime is in the Canadian psyche. The intelligent discourse on Canada's national sport goes far beyond the sport's most-loved icons, great plays, and notorious brawls by looking into the history and culture of the game to explain why hockey has had such an enigmatic hold on Canadians. Featuring interviews with more than 35 current and former NHL players, coaches, executives, and commentators, this expansive biography of the sport explores hockey's inextricable connection to everything from the Confederation to the Cold War to international perception of Canada and the country's own cultural divide. Hardcover.

"Discovering Great Artists" has 75 great artists featured in 110 amazingly fun and unique quality art appreciation activities for children. They will experience the styles and techniques of the great masters, from the Renaissance to the Present. A brief biography of each artist is included with a fully illustrated, child-tested art activity, featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Includes such greats as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Monet, Degas, Picasso, Van Gogh, Dali, Matisse, Pollock, and O'Keeffe. 1998 Benjamin Franklin Silver Award, 2002 Practical Homeschooling Reader Award. Full "click-to" resource guide at Bright Ring's website to show each artist's most famous works. Paperback.

The first self-help guide on stress and burnout specifically for child care professionals. Paperback.

Offers an innovative method to accurately document children's growth and development by observing them in the midst of their everyday activities. Used for years in programs across the country, this easy-to-use system helps teachers assess children's progress in four areas (Favorites, Friends, Family, and Developmental Milestones). Eight chapters include a complete introduction to the Focused Portfolios method, many step-by-step examples, and all the necessary forms for portfolio collection. Paperback.

While most families of young children with cerebral palsy and similar conditions work in conjunction with a physical therapist a few times a week, it takes daily intervention to help a child reach his motor potential and become more independent. Paperback.

The perfect way to turn children's love of active games into learning opportunities! Bring science to life as children learn about their bodies, animals, seasons, and the weather. The activities in each chapter are organized by level of difficulty, and each one incorporates fun, exciting science experiences with movement. Research shows that the most effective way for children to learn concepts is to experience them physically. Jump into Science offers just this kind of learning. Activities such as The Mirror Game, Dinosaur Stomp, and Water and Ice will actively engage children as they explore new science concepts!

The activities in this book have been created to help students feel confident in math computation. The skills covered in this book can be taught in the classroom or at home. They include place value, addition and subraction of five-digit numbers, multiplication of two-and three-digit numbers with and without regrouping, multiplication by powers and multiples of ten, finding two-digit quotients with and without remainders, working with fractions, area of squares and rectangles, distinguishing between angles, and coordinate graphing.

These activity books introduce the basic concepts of early learning while using the classic characters to provide an engaging and entertaining visual experience. Written by professionals with many education titles to their credit, you can be assured that the concepts being taught are correlated to the classroom curriculum.

Creating art is as much about the journey as it is about the finished product. The ideas in this book will get your young child excited about the process of creating. He can explore painting with branches or string or magnets. She can sculpt something from playdough or simply enjoy the experience of squishing clay. He can make glue glow and sparkle. She can see what happens when paint touches raindrops or ice. Paperback.

This beautifully illustrated series of eight books introduces children in grades 2 through 6 to the influential composers of the late 17th through the early 20th centuries. For music-lovers and those just discovering the world of the the creative arts, The World of Composers is the perfect guide for research and for leisure reading. Hardcover.