Ready for School, Ages 3 - 6


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Take an active role in your child’s education by providing a strong learning foundation for the school years ahead with Spectrum Learn with Me: Ready for School. This invaluable activity book prepares children in all skill areas required for school success, and allows you to teach the prekindergarten skills of phonics, counting, writing, and letter recognition. It features 80 pages of activities with easy instructions, hints, and tips.







Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students


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Develop emotional intelligence and strengthen social emotional skills in adolescents with this practical, hands-on resource. Helping students develop emotional intelligence (EQ) and social emotional skills is essential to preparing them for success in college, careers, and adult life. This practical resource for educators explains what emotional intelligence is and why it’s important for all students. Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students lays out detailed yet flexible guidelines for teaching fundamental EQ and social emotional skills in an intentional and focused way. The book is split into three modules, which correspond to three main skill areas: Self-awareness and self-management Social awareness and relationship skills Responsible decision-making and problem-solving Each module features ten hands-on, research-based lessons, which are focused on a critical EQ concept and centered around productive and respectful discussion. All lessons are designed to take approximately 35 minutes each but can easily be adapted to meet the specific needs of a school or group as they work to develop emotional intelligence and social emotional skills in their students. Digital content includes reproducible forms to use with students.




Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8


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Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.




Spectrum Hands-On Math , Grade PK


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Math write and wipe book for toddlers ages 4+ Support your child’s educational journey with Spectrum’s dry erase Hands-On Preschool Math Workbook that teaches basic math skills to preschoolers. Pre k workbooks age 4-5 are a great way for preschoolers to learn basic skills such as numbers and counting, addition, subtraction, shapes, patterns, and more through a variety of dry erase and math manipulative toddler learning activities that are both fun AND educational! Why You’ll Love This Preschool Workbook Engaging and educational dry erase preschool learning activities. “Tracing numbers”, “Count and color”, and “Adding and subtracting with math manipulatives” are a few of the fun toddler learning activities that incorporate math into everyday settings to help inspire learning into your child’s classroom or homeschool curriculum. Testing progress along the way. An answer key is included in the back of the preschool activity book to track your child’s progress along the way before moving on to new and exciting math activities. Practically sized for every activity. The 96-page math preschool book is sized at about 8 3⁄4” x 11”—giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. About Spectrum For more than 20 years, Spectrum has provided solutions for parents who want to help their children get ahead, and for teachers who want their students to meet and exceed set learning goals—providing workbooks that are a great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum. The Dry Erase Math Pre K Workbook Contains: Dry erase math activities Dry erase pen, panels, graphic organizers, and hands-on math manipulatives An answer key




Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms


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The best-selling book of easy-to-implement classroom lessons from the world’s premier educational system—now available in paperback. Finland shocked the world when its fifteen-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education—with short school days, light homework loads, and little standardized testing—produce students who match the PISA scores of other nations with more traditional “work ethic” standards? When Timothy Walker started teaching fifth graders at a Helsinki public school, he began a search for the secrets behind the successes of Finland’s education system. Highlighting specific strategies that support joyful K–12 classrooms and can be integrated with U.S. educational standards, this book, available in paperback for the first time, gathers what he learned and shows how any teacher can implement many of Finland's best practices. A new foreword by the author addresses the urgent questions of teaching, and living, in these pandemic times.




Practical Solutions for Stabilizing Students with Classic Autism to be Ready to Learn


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This title recognizes the importance of offering stabilization strategies that afford students a better regulated body, often enabling students with classic autism to increase their time in school, most of them working up to full-day participation.




Spectrum Hands-On Math , Grade K


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Dry Erase math workbooks for kindergarteners ages 5+ Support your child’s educational journey with Spectrum’s dry erase Hands-On Kindergarten Math Workbook that teaches basic math for kindergarten students. Kindergarten workbooks are a great way for kindergarteners to learn basic skills such as addition, subtraction, place value, geometry, and more through a variety of dry erase and math manipulative kindergarten learning activities that are both fun AND educational! Why You’ll Love This Kindergarten Workbook Engaging and educational dry erase kindergarten math activities. “Using a ten frame”, “Count and color”, and “Adding and subtracting with math manipulatives” are a few of the fun kindergarten learning activities that incorporate math into everyday settings to help inspire learning into your child’s classroom kindergarten curriculum or homeschool curriculum. Testing progress along the way. An answer key is included in the back of the math workbook to track your child’s progress along the way before moving on to new and exciting math activities. Practically sized for every activity. The 96-page kindergarten math workbook is sized at about 8 3⁄4” x 10 3⁄4”—giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. About Spectrum For more than 20 years, Spectrum has provided solutions for parents who want to help their children get ahead, and for teachers who want their students to meet and exceed set learning goals—providing workbooks that are a great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum. The Dry Erase Kindergarten Math Workbook Contains: Dry erase math activities Dry erase pen, panels, graphic organizers, and hands-on math manipulatives An answer key




Complete Book of PreK


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Provide a foundation for essential skills with the Complete Book of PreK. With the colorful lessons in this workbook, your young learner will strengthen skills that include colors and shapes, letter and number recognition, and handwriting. --The Complete Book series provides a dynamic way for students in prekindergarten to grade 4 to master essential skills. Each vivid workbook guides students through a variety of engaging activities in phonics, reading comprehension, math, and writing. Challenging concepts are presented in simple language with easy-to-understand examples, while stickers and full-color illustrations capture studentsÕ interest. The Complete Book series is a thorough, comprehensive guide to grade-level success.




Raising a Sensory Smart Child


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A fully revised edition of the most comprehensive guide to sensory processing challenges "At last, here are the insights and answers parents have been searching for." —Dr. Temple Grandin For children with sensory difficulties—those who struggle process everyday sensations and exhibit unusual behaviors such as avoiding or seeking out touch, movement, sounds, and sights—this groundbreaking book is an invaluable resource. Sensory processing challenges affect all kinds of kind—from those with developmental delays, learning and attenion issues, or autism spectrum disorder to those without any other issues. Now in its third edition, Raising a Sensory Smart Child is even more comprehensive and helpful than ever. In this book, you'll learn: * How the 8 senses (yes, 8!) are supposed to work together and what happens when they don't * Practical solutions for daily challenges-from brushing teeth to getting dressed to handling holiday gatherings * Strategies for managing sensitivities to noise, smell textures, and more * "Sensory diet" activities that help meet sensory needs, with new ideas for kids, teens, adults, and families * Parenting tips for handling discipline, transitions, and behavioral issues * How to practically and emotionally support children and teens with autism and sensory issues * Ways to advocate for your child at school and make schools more "sensory smart" * How to help your child with sensory issues use technology effectively and responsibly * Ways to empower your child and teen in the world * Where to get the best professional help and complementary therapies ***WINNER of the NAPPA GOLD AWARD and iPARENTING MEDIA AWARD***