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Anglais (Langue) Lectures et morceaux choisis (Enseignement primaire) English language Phonetics English language Study and teaching (Elementary) English language Study and teaching (Primary) Lecture Méthode phonétique Mathematics Study and teaching (Elementary) Readers (Elementary) Readers (Primary) Reading Phonetic method Science ExperimentsSummary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fifth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 PARSummary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fourth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 PARVu, Don
Summary: Award-winning principal and literacy advocate Don Vu examines six conditions of a school’s culture of literacy (Commitment, Collection, Clock, Conversation, Connection, and Celebration), showing how to create an environment where all students—especially immigrant and refugee children—can thrive. Vu’s work is a testament to the transformative power of reading—a key to opening the door for all to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 302.2244 VUWright, Andrew
Contents: Language for the organisation of games -- Picture games -- Psychology games -- Magic tricks -- Caring and sharing games -- Card and board games -- Sound games -- Story games -- Word games -- True/false games -- Memory games -- Question and answer games -- Guessing and speculating games -- Miscellaneous games -- Summary of the games (skills, level, time, etc.) -- Index to structures and types of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1984
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1 available in EZ, Call number: EZ 418 WRISummary: A Touch of Greatness is a feature-length documentary film focusing on the extraordinary work of Albert Cullum, an elementary school teacher for over twenty years and a pioneer in American education. Championing an unorthodox educational philosophy, Cullum regularly taught his elementary school children literary masterpieces, most notably the works of Shakespeare, Sophocles and Shaw. Combining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aubin Pictures 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TOUBrennan, Jim
Summary: The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But you may be having a hard time understanding what your kids are bringing home from school. If you want to help your children with their homework, you need to learn these new methods, which focus on critical thinking and conceptual understanding. With the help of math teacher, you'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 BREWorley, Peter.
Summary: " ... Draws out the philosophy that lies behind each story in Homer's epic tale to introduce children not only to the exciting fables of Odysseus, but also to that other great Greek tradition, philosophy. Explore with Odysseus the value of happiness, non-existent entities, moral dilemmas, the philosophy of prophecy, and the nature of love ..." -- back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Continuum International Pub. Group 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.67 WORSummary: "This dynamic, fun-packed book includes more than 50 exciting experiments for kids to learn and grow their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and math. Each experiment is accompanied by clear instructions and step-by-step photography. The experiments span topics such as light, sound, heat, plants, electricity, magnetism, and other concepts that play an important role in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Racehorse for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.8 AWEWhite, David A.
Summary: This offers young people (from 10 up) the opportunity to become acquainted with the wonders of philosophy. Forty questions--arranged under Values, Knowledge, Reality, and Critcal Thinking--invite kids to think about questions that philosophers have been discussing since the time of the ancient Greeks. Each question includes a fun activity that allows kids to increase their understanding of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prufrock Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 100 WHIPirog, Carol
Summary: "Use this simple guide to help your child survive Common Core Math with self-esteem and your relationship intact. A quick read that will enable you to immediately begin helping your child become successful while giving background information on Common Core problems and your goals for your child."--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Book Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.7 PIRHopkins, Lee Bennett.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 HOPDonegan, Patricia.
Summary: Introduces the form of Japanese poetry known as haiku, explores the seven keys to writing haiku, and provides instructions for five haiku projects, including creating haiga, or illustrated haiku.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Pub. 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 372.623 DONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Word DoneganWiezorek, Jan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 372.6 WIEKohl, Herbert R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PARKS, ROSA KOHPanetta, Karen
Summary: "There is a place for all girls and young women--not just the science fair winners and robotics club members--in STEM classes and careers. To succeed in science and tech fields today, girls don't have to change who they are. A girl who combines her natural talents, interests, and dreams with STEM skills has a greater shot at a career she loves and a salary she deserves. The authors present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 PANBooth, Char
Summary: Whether or not "instruction" appears in their job titles, librarians are often in the position of educating their users, colleagues, and peers to successfully locate and evaluate information. Because MLIS education tends to offer less-than-comprehensive preparation in pedagogy and instructional design, this book tackles the challenge of effective teaching and training head-on. In this book the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Library Association 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 028.7 BOOLudwig, Ken
Summary: Outlines an engaging way to instill an understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's classic works in children, outlining a family-friendly method that incorporates the history of Shakespearean theater and society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Play LudwigMcCarthy, Tara.
Summary: Recounts 24 fairy tales with accompanying teaching suggestions and activity sheets.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Professional Books 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 McCarthy 1993Wartenberg, Thomas E.
Summary: "Big Ideas for Little Kids includes everything a teacher, a parent, or a college student needs to teach philosophy to elementary school children from picture books. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book explains why it is important to allow young children access to philosophy during primary-school education. Wartenberg also gives advice on how to construct a 'learner-centered'...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.8 WARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 372.8 WARKohl, MaryAnn F.
Summary: Presents science concepts through the use of art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Ring Pub. 1993
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 507 KOHWilkinson, Graeme
Summary: "Little Sprouts is a multi-set series of engaging, decodable books for beginning readers. Set 4 increases sentence length and complexity, and number of sentences per page. Text is at least 75% decodable and contains previously learned sight words. Ten additional sight words are introduced--be, for, he, look, me, my, she, that, this and with, along with the digraph ck. Each sight word appears at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Contents: Pig -- Mix It! -- Dex -- Gus -- Cat -- Rat-- Zak and Yak -- Fun Run -- Kev Did It -- Yum, Gum.
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Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Contents: Rat on a Mat -- I Can! -- I Am Mom -- Jas and the Bass -- Cam has to Run -- The Fox and the Hen -- Up it went -- Best Pet -- Tom Hid It -- The Cub and the Bug.
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Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021
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Summary: "Little Sprouts is a multi-set series of engaging, decodable books for beginning readers. Set 3 increases sentence length, sentences per page, and book length. At least 75% of the text is decodable, with previously learned sight words also used. Ten new sight words are introduced--are, do, find, go, have, of see, want, was, and you--and appear at least four times in the set.
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Publisher / Publication Date: High Noon Books 2021