The Invent to Learn Guide to Fun


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Features an assortment of insanely clever classroom-tested "maker" projects for learners of all ages.




Pocket Guide to Facilitating Human Connections


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This incredible resource is a guide to facilitating powerful activities to create more connected and more engaged teams.




Activities Makes Learning Fun


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Hi! My name is Valerie Ann Bradford I was born and raised in Modesto, California. I now lived in Ceres, California with my husband for 28 years and my 2 cats Orangey and Asia. I been going to Modesto Junior College since 1985 and graduated 2 times with an Associate of Science in Family Consumer of Science and 2 years later with an Associate of Science in Child Development and curtly hold a Site Supervisor Permit. I have been in the Child Development field for about 20 years. I get a lot of my ideas from watching cartoons. Having a hard time sleeping at night and thats when I get some wild ideas about experimenting with different items. I do keep a tablet and pen at the side of my bed so I can write down the items that is needed for the experiment. I get a lot of my supplies from: The Dollar Tree Store, 99 Cent Store, and Wal-Mart after the holidays, are the best time to get a lot of the supplies for these activities. Everything is on sale and that when you can save money on these activities.




Speed Learning for Kids


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Proven strategies to help kids learn faster and better, from bestselling author Bill Handley Kids who succeed at school aren't necessarily smarter than other kids. Often, they're simply better at learning. Speed Learning for Kids helps you teach your child how to thrive at school by learning more in less time, with less effort. The brain-training techniques in this book will enable kids to not just learn faster, but enjoy their learning, memorise as they go, and absorb as much in ten minutes as they normally would in two hours of study. How is it possible? These nontraditional techniques aren't mysterious; they're just not often taught. Any child can learn how to learn, and the results really matter—with improved concentration, better short- and long-term memory, more creative thinking, and better reading comprehension skills. Includes study techniques that replace rote learning to achieve better test results on everything from spelling tests to NAPLAN and scholarship and entrance exams Written by Bill Handley, author of the bestselling books Teach Your Children Tables and Speed Maths for Kids Features brain-training techniques that will not only improve school performance, but also improve problem-solving and creative thinking for long-term career success If you want to give your kids a boost in school, Speed Learning for Kids offers proven, effective strategies and techniques that lead to success in the classroom and beyond.




100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids


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Learn While You Play With These Fun, Creative Activities & Games From two experienced educators and moms, 100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids prepares your children to thrive in school and life the fun way by using guided play at home to teach important learning topics—reading, writing, math, science, art, music and global studies. Turn off the TV and beat boredom blues with these clever activities that are quick and easy to set up with common household materials. The huge variety of activities means you can choose from high-energy group games full of laughter and delight, or quiet activities that kids can complete on their own. All activities highlight the skill they teach, and some are marked with a symbol whether they are good for on-the-go learning or if they incorporate movement for kids to get their wiggles out. In Zip-Line Letters, children learn letter sounds as the letters zoom across the room. In Parachute Subtraction, place foam balls in a parachute, then kids shake the parachute and practice subtraction as they count how many balls fall off. Kids will have so much fun, they won’t even realize they’re gaining important skills! The activities are easy to adapt for all ages and skill levels. 100 Fun & Easy Learning Games for Kids is the solution for parents—as well as teachers, caregivers or relatives—to help kids realize how fun learning can be and develop what they’ll need to do well wherever life takes them.




Chicka Chicka Boom Boom


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A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no -- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! The well-known authors of Barn Dance and Knots on a Counting Rope have created a rhythmic alphabet chant that rolls along on waves of fun. Lois Elhert's rainbow of bright, bold, and cheerful colors makes the merry parade of letters unforgettable.




A Mother for Choco


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Family is about love no matter how different parents and children may be, adopted or not. Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother-but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children-a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator-and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together. Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother?" theme has become one of the most highly recommended stories about adoption for children.




If You Give a Mouse a Brownie


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Mouse is back in this ninth picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give... series! If you give a mouse a brownie, he's going to ask for some ice cream to go with it. When you give him the ice cream, he'll probably ask you for a spoon. He'll start drumming on the table. Drumming will get him so excited he'll want to start a band. . . . Mouse makes his long-anticipated return to the spotlight in this winning picture book from the acclaimed team of Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond. Fans of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie won't want to miss this!




Activites Makes Learning Fun


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I get a lot of my ideas from watching cartoons. Having a hard time sleeping at night and that's when I get some wild ideas about experimenting with different items. I do keep a tablet and pen at the side of my bed so I can write down the items that is needed for the experiment. I get a lot of my supplies from: The Dollar Tree Store, 99 Cent Store and Wal-Mart, after the holidays are the best time to get a lot of the supplies for these activities. Everything is on sale and that's when you can save money on these activities.




Moving & Learning Across the Curriculum


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Moving and Learning Across the Curriculum gives children the opportunity to physically experience concepts and themes common to the six major content areas of art, language, mathematics, music, science, and social studies. They can process the concepts using a multimodel approach that ensures greater comprehension and retention. Children are experiential learners, acquiring knowledge through play, experimentation, exploration, and discovery. Moving and Learning Across the Curriculum offers 315 activities and games that help them do just that. This is an ideal resource for educators who understand movement as a learning tool!