Take your students on a year-round problem-solving adventure with thematic units that hone in on the key skills needed to meet today's standards. With the changes in mathematics standards, teachers need a tool to help them implement lessons that provide a deeper understanding of math concepts. 180 Days of Problem Solving gives teachers daily opportunities to go beyond routine word problems to strengthen reasoning skills with practice that shows how these skills apply in real-life situations. Aligned with national standards, this comprehensive resource prepares students for college and career.•Students will use visual representations, and analyze various approaches to solving routine and non-routine problems• Weekly lesson plan equips teachers with a thematic unit that focuses on a standards-aligned skill•Throughout the unit week, easy-to-use lessons outline activities to boost critical thinking skills with multi-step, higher-level problems

Teach your students the essential life skills to prepare them for current or soon-to be created jobs of the future. Real-life exercises and open-ended strategies include role-playing scenarios, project-based exercises, technology and media integration, and more. 60 pages. Reading Level Grades 3–4, Interest Level Grades 3–8.

Teach your students the essential life skills to prepare them for current or soon-to be created jobs of the future. Real-life exercises and open-ended strategies include role-playing scenarios, project-based exercises, technology and media integration, and more. 60 pages. Reading Level Grades 3–4, Interest Level Grades 3–8.

Teach your students the essential life skills to prepare them for current or soon-to be created jobs of the future. Real-life exercises and open-ended strategies include role-playing scenarios, project-based exercises, technology and media integration, and more. 60 pages. Reading Level Grades 3–4, Interest Level Grades 3–8.

Children's technology guru Warren Buckleitner offers educators and families his expert advice in this valuable guide to making smart choices about technology and young children. Buckleitner's Guide to Using Tablets with Young Children simplifies the shopping process, describes which apps are age appropriate, clarifies how to find educational apps on particular subjects, such as cars, geography, and music, and illustrates how the technology can be used in classroom settings. Whether at home, in care environments, or at school, using digital tablets with interactive apps can open children's minds to their own capabilities and worlds of fun!

Use these storage bags to keep your books and other classroom materials protected and well organized, whether they're safely stored in your classroom or en route to or from students' homes. Each clear, plastic bag comes with a sturdy handle. Bags measure 101⁄2" x 121⁄2". Set of 6 bags.

The harsh glare and flickers from typical fluorescent classroom lighting can cause eyestrain, headaches, and anxiety in students. Calm and soothe students by decreasing glare. These 2' x 4' heat-resistant, fabric panels fit over standard ceiling fixtures with sturdy, sewn-in magnets. For use with fluorescent lights only.

The problem may not be Algebra. It may be the way students are learning Algebra. In this book, master teacher, trainer, and celebrated math author Becky Bride will show you step-by-step, activity-by-activity, and lesson-by-lesson how she used cooperative learning structures to help her students succeed with Algebra year after year. Transform struggling students into successful mathematicians with motivating teamwork activities. Book includes reproducible transparencies and activities. 464 pages.

Your students will have fun, yes fun, as they practice math skills using RallyCoach, Sage-N-Scribe, Quiz-Quiz-Trade, and other interactive structures. This book is not just a collection of activities. It is a full Algebra 2 curriculum with lessons and activities sequenced to maximize comprehension, complete with blackline activities and projectable pages. 464 pages.

Make Geometry come alive using cooperative learning! In this book, you'll receive something you won't find in any textbook—HOW to teach Geometry successfully. You will find over 200 step-by-step activities to enhance Geometry exploration and mastery. In the process of working together through these carefully crafted activities, your students will learn more and enjoy Geometry more than you ever imagined possible! Topics covered: definitions, angles and lines, constructions, triangles, polygons and quadrilaterals, similarity, Pythagorean theorem and special right triangles, area, volume, and circles. Includes reproducible Geometry worksheets and blacklines for transparencies. 440 pages.

Grammar activities galore! But these aren't just any run-of-the mill grammar worksheets. They're based on favorite Kagan Structures to make grammar an engaging process. Students play Showdown to master verb usage. Students play Quiz-Quiz-Trade to memorize contractions. Students Find Someone Who can fix a punctuation problem. You'll find over 100 ready-to-use grammar blacklines covering all the grammar essentials including antonyms, synonyms, homophones, parts of speech, plurals, possessives, prefixes, suffixes, root words, contractions, capital letters, commas, punctuation, quotation marks, subjects, predicates, clauses, complete sentences, sentence types, and more! 272 pages.

Give your little ones the gift of good grammar! This book offers 8 engaging structures to teach those need-to-know grammar skills. The book focuses on five core grammar skills: 1) Synonyms & Antonyms, 2) Parts of Speech, 3) Punctuation, 4) Sentences, and 5) Working with Words. For each skill, you receive structure-based activities and worksheets to reinforce the skills. Partners use RallyCoach to coach each other on finding words that are similar. Students stand up and Find Someone Who can identify a pronoun on their sheet. Teams play Showdown to select the correct punctuation for the sentence. The class plays Quiz-Quiz-Trade to quiz each other on contractions. Engage those little minds and bodies as they master essential grammar skills. 248 pages.