Ron Nash’s bestseller has helped thousands of teachers to transform their classroom environments by energizing and engaging their students. In this newly revise edition, Nash offers proven strategies to involve students as active participants in their own learning. Teachers of all levels will benefit from: The latest research on exercise, learning, and brain development New chapters on the value of empathy and the use of feedback versus praise Even...

Baby- and toddler-stimulating visuals, with silly faces, rhymes and music, and lots of peek-a-boo games.

Back to school brings lots of questions and change for kids starting preschool and kindergarten. Now Hello, World!?can teach them all about how classrooms work and what their days will be like, with simple and encouraging language and discussion prompts ("Some classrooms have a pet, like a fish, Guinea pig, or hamster.")? Told in easy-to-understand terms alongside bright, cheerful illustrations of teachers, students, learning centers, lunchtime, recess,...

"The Word Gobblers is a handbook for parents who witness their child struggling to read and write. The book begins by explaining what the signs of Irlen Syndrome are. It then provides a questionnaire designed to alert you to what behaviors to watch for in your child. This is followed by exercises to help you determine if you should take the next step--having your child evaluated by a Certified Irlen Syndrome Screener. The Word Gobblers will also show...

"The words in these boxes are meant for the big people. They provide a little more context and sometimes refer to other resources for more information. There are also some bonus pages in the back that outline ideas and tools that are referenced throughout the book. The words in these colorful boxes are meant for the kids that you are reading with. We hope they're helpful, fun, and build connection between you!"

"Me first!" "Move!" "Tigers only!" he roars. By lunchtime, Little Tiger can't find anyone to play with him.But when his thoughtful teacher makes a helpful suggestion, Little Tiger discovers that treating others well can be fun and that a little kindness goes a long way."

Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she's working on a community service program rehabbing trails in the Western Sierras. The only plus is that the days are so exhausting that Atlas might just be tired enough to forget that this was one of her dad's favorite places in the world. Before cancer stole him from her life, that is. Using real names is forbidden on the trail. So Atlas becomes Maps, and with her...

Learn about how the church is an important part of your neighborhood.

"What was happening to the world, the frog wondered, and what could he do? The hungry frog decided he must hop to the top of the well to see what he could of the end of the world. Conquering his fear, he peered out, and what did he see? Trees, flowers, meadows, marshes, and all kinds of end-of-the-world creatures! Entranced, the little frog ventured forth to find out more about the world outside his own.

"With a little help from Thing One and Thing Two, the Cat in the Hat travels the planet, and beyond, to introduce beginning readers to 17 strange but true weather events, among them waterspouts, dust devils, ball lightning, snow donuts, fire whirls, red sprites, sundogs, ice tsunamis, clouds shaped like UFOs and cinnamon rolls, diamond rain, metallic snow, and a storm so wide three Earths could fit INSIDE it!"