Interactive Writing


Book Description

Interactive Writing is specifically focused on the early phases of writing, and has special relevance to prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1 and 2 teachers.




Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten


Book Description

Miss Bindergarten and her class have had a great year in kindergarten! They have gone on a field trip, marked the 100th day, created a circus, and even survived a wild day. But now the school year is over, and it's time to remember, to celebrate, and for Miss Bindergarten to say, Good-bye, kindergarten. It's been a special year.? The bestselling Miss Bindergarten series comes to a sweet and jubilant conclusion by honoring an important passage: the last day of kindergarten. Filled with last-day classroom ideas, it's also a perfect gift to honor graduation and moving-up ceremonies. Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten is the perfect way for teachers and students to commemorate their own end-of-the-year festivities.




What's Next for This Beginning Writer?


Book Description

This book starts with an inclusive definition of writing and suggests simple ways to introduce students to the purpose of writing. It discusses the key relationship between reading and writing, and the importance of oral language in building strong writers. Based on the work of real K-2 students, the book shows teachers how to interpret student work, identify what they know, and build naturally on the strengths their work displays. it argues for consistent teaching that includes a delicate balance between direct instruction and independent learning. Children will thrive as writers if they experience success. This book offers the tools teachers need to put that success in the hands of every young writer.







Launching the Writing Workshop


Book Description

"In this resource, you'll find four units of study for each grade level that fit tongue-in-groove alongside each other, each accounting for about five weeks of teaching. Each new unit in the sequence helps students consolidate, use, and build upon what they have already learned. Each of the four units offers a sequenced set of daily sessions that invite students along a path of writing development in one of three genres: narrative, information or explanation, and opinion or argument writing. This is unit 1 of the series is intended for Grade K"--




Kindergarten Writing Activities


Book Description

Kindergarten teachers looking for writing activities that meet the Common Core State Standards for Writing...this is for you! This book contains 20 creative, arts-infused lessons with authentic writing opportunities from beginning of the year to the end. The activities include the concepts of character, beginning, middle and end, narrative writing, and informational writing. Lessons infuse visual art, poetry, puppetry and kindergarten literature and include printable activity sheets where needed. Benchmark checklists and assessment tools for the standard are also provided. This activity book will make it easy for you to effectively teach and assess Common Core writing standards in kindergarten. 71 pages!




Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!


Book Description

Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.




Tacky in Trouble


Book Description

Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.




Those Shoes


Book Description

But all the kids are wearing them! Any child who has ever craved something out of reach will relate to this warm, refreshingly realistic story. Features an audio read-along. "I have dreams about those shoes. Black high-tops. Two white stripes." All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. But Jeremy’s grandma tells him they don’t have room for "want," just "need," and what Jeremy needs are new boots for winter. When Jeremy’s shoes fall apart at school, and the guidance counselor gives him a hand-me-down pair, the boy is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren’t much fun, and Jeremy comes to realize that the things he has -- warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend -- are worth more than the things he wants.




The Best Part of Me


Book Description

An award-winning photographer captures children's thoughts about their bodies in striking b&w photos and disarmingly honest words.