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The Best of the Mailbox Series of Teaching Books by The Education Center

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Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays
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Language Arts: Best of The Mailbox

first grade, second grade, third grade language arts teaching resourceBest of The Mailbox - Language Arts

Grade Level: First Grade - Third Grade
Price: $17.95
Product #: 2001459
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Make language arts fun with hundreds of creative ideas, now in one extensive volume for grades 1-3. This compilation of teaching units will energize your language arts lessons and strengthen students' skills. From vocabulary enrichment to reading motivation, to letter writing and poetry, and more, these quality and teacher-tested ideas will get results.

Includes the following:

  • Using the Dictionary and the Newspaper
  • Vowels
  • Main Idea
  • Vocabulary Enrichment
  • Antonyms & Synonyms
  • Response to Literature
  • Reading Motivation
  • Parts of Speech
  • Writing Mechanics
  • Journal Ideas
  • Spelling
  • Writing Letters, Poetry, and Reports
  • Handwriting
  • Dictionary Skills

Pages: 160


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Social Studies: Best of The Mailbox (2 products)

Social Studies Teaching Resource Kindergarten - 1st GradeBest of the Mailbox: Social Studies

Grade Level: Kindergarten - First Grade
Price: $14.95
Product #: 2060937
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Reinforce key social studies skills and concepts with these teacher-tested ideas and student reproducibles. Use these popular units to integrate social studies across all areas of your curriculum and increase your students' understanding of key topics.

You know social studies is a fascinating topic, but how do you get your students exited about it? This teaching resource can do the trick! Inside this easy-to-use resource, you'll find the best social studies units selected from The Mailbox magazine's kindergarten and primary editions.

The activities and ready-to-use reproducibles inside will build your students' understanding of the social studies topics you must teach, reinforcing a variety of important skills and concepts along the way. No more searching for effective, easy-to-do (and fun!) activities to supplement your social studies curriculum. Now they're all here in one handy book !

Inside you'll find the following:

  • social studies-based thematic units with across-the-curriculum activities
  • center ideas
  • fun, skill-based games
  • songs
  • cooking activities
  • arts-and-crafts ideas
  • independent and small-group activities
  • literature links
  • student reproducibles
  • timesaving patterns

Units include:

  • All About Me
  • Building Character
  • Family
  • Homes
  • Careers
  • Maps and Geography
  • Transportation
  • Patriotism
  • Holidays and Celebrations

112 pages 


Social Studies Teaching Resource 2nd - 3rd GradeBest of The Mailbox: Social Studies

Grade Level: Second - Third Grade
Price: $14.95
Product #: 2060938
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Reinforce key social studies skills and concepts with these teacher-tested ideas and student reproducibles. Use these popular units to integrate social studies across all areas of your curriculum and increase your students' understanding of key topics.

You know social studies is a fascinating topic, but how do you get your students exited about it? This teaching resource can do the trick! Inside this easy-to-use resource, you'll find the best social studies units selected from The Mailbox magazine's kindergarten and primary editions.

The activities and ready-to-use reproducibles inside will build your students' understanding of the social studies topics you must teach, reinforcing a variety of important skills and concepts along the way. No more searching for effective, easy-to-do (and fun!) activities to supplement your social studies curriculum. Now they're all here in one handy book !

Inside you'll find the following:

  • social studies-based thematic units with across-the-curriculum activities
  • center ideas
  • fun, skill-based games
  • songs
  • cooking activities
  • arts-and-crafts ideas
  • independent and small-group activities
  • literature links
  • student reproducibles
  • timesaving patterns
  • easy-to-do projects

Units include:

  • Communities
  • Building Character
  • Geography
  • The United States
  • Black History
  • Economics
  • Rx for Earth
  • 'Tis the Season for...Grandparents
  • Christmas Celebrations Around the World

112 pages


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Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays: Best of The Mailbox

songs, poems, and fingerplays teaching resourceThe Best of The Mailbox Songs, Poems, and Fingerplays

Grade Level: Preschool / Kindergarten
Price: $22.95
Product #: 2060858
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Sing, rhyme, and play all the way to stronger early learning skills with this comprehensive collection of more than 300 songs, poems, and fingerplays from The Mailbox magazine.

This creative collection is designed to help early childhood teachers develop youngsters' skills and generate excitement about learning. To save you time, the ideas are organized by seasons, curriculum areas, and popular early childhood themes, so it's easy to add just the right activity to your lesson plans.

Here are just a few of the topics you'll find in this exciting teacher resource book:

  • Beginning-of-school icebreakers
  • Seasonal topics, such as pumpkins, winter, rainbows, and butterflies
  • Holidays throughout the year
  • Basic concepts in literacy, math, and science
  • Thematic topics, such as "All About Me", weather, and animals

In addition, you'll find a timesaving index that will help you find what you're looking for when you need it. The next time you're searching for a simple song, the perfect poem, or a fabulous fingerplay, turn to this teaching resource

Pages: 192


 

 


 



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