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Classroom Management / Activities / Assessment
Grade Level Superbook (teacher resource for entire year)

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Preschool Classroom Management / Activities / Assessment (7 products)

 

Early Childhood Classroom Management Teacher Resource Education MaterialsHow to Manage Your Early Childhood Classroom

Grade Level: Preschool - Kindergarten
Price: $24.99
Product #: 1002324
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The goal for early childhood teachers is to create and manage a developmentally sound and enriching learning environment. The practical tips and tools in this book will help teachers do just that.

The whole-child and sensory approaches in this book are predicated on the idea that children will use every aspect of their senses and bodies to learn about the world in which we live. A teacher who picks up this manual will have a usable reference source that is all inclusive. In general, few adaptations are necessary for those children who have special needs. The encouraged approach is to teach children the same, as children. Of course, our goal as teachers is to do what is necessary to make each child successful. That is the basis for this book.

All material has been class tested. Children from ages two to five have completed these activities successfully and with ease.

This book will give you, the teacher, the tools and information needed to begin your preschool year on a positive note and to keep it running effectively from the first day until summer vacation. Provided within these pages are ideas on planning, organizing your classroom, developmental guidelines, handling behavior, setting up schedules and conferences, health and safety issues, issues on inclusion of children with special needs, and several ideas for an end-of-the-year program your families will talk about for years to come! Also included are the what, where, and why of the preschool curriculum. Finally, most sections of this book end with a page provided so that you can add notes of your own on each topic. In this way, you can keep all the information you need together in one place.

Includes:

  • Technology
  • Field Trips
  • Inclusion
  • Parent Conferences
  • Free Play
  • Year-End Programs
  • Health & Safety
  • Fine/Gross Motor Skills
  • Snack Time
  • Classroom Ideas
  • Patterns
  • Developmental Checklist
  • Art/Music
  • Circle Time
  • Behavior
  • Lesson Plans

Pages: 304


Classroom Management Social Skills for Little Learners Teacher Resource BookSocial Skills for Little Learners

Grade Level: Preschool
Price: $15.95
Product #: 2061241
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  • Helps teach social and emotional skills
  • Includes fun ideas, 10 pull-out mini-posters, patterns, picture cards, 50 fun teaching activities, and over 35 pages of timesaving reproducibles

Here's a resource that makes teaching these tough-to-teach skills easier for you. Using story favorites and engaging activities, you'll get 50 fun teaching activities, pull-out mini posters, and over 35 pages of timesaving reproducibles to help kids develop social skills.

This valuable teaching resource includes:

  • Ten activity collections: Listening, Manners, Persevering, Being Safe, Teamwork, Self-Control, Cooperating, Being Brave, Sharing, Getting Along
  • Story recommendations for extended discussions on each skill and ideas for group time, center time, or individual activities
  • Full-color and black-and-white mini posters as well as reproducible patterns, cards, and age-appropriate practice pages

80 pages.
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Classroom Management Transitions Teacher SuppliesTransition Tips and Tricks for Teachers

Grade Level: Preschool - First Grade
Price: $19.95
Product #: GH16728
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An invaluable resource for turning stressful transition times into fun learning experiences!

This teacher resource book brings you more attention-grabbing, creative activities that provide children with an outlet for wiggles, while giving their brains a jump start with cross-lateral movement games. These short, simple activities offer new ways to capture children's attention with songs, games, chants, and fingerplays for any time of the day.

All of the ideas reflect current brain research and reinforce early literacy. Stories are included as well as patterns for puppets and props.

Use this teaching resource book at any time of day-from morning arrivals to group time to snack time to dismissal. These classroom-tested ideas are sure to become favorites!

Chapters include:

  • Starting the Day
  • Group or Circle Time
  • Clean Up! Line Up! Let's Go!
  • Attention Grabbers, Puppets, and Finger Fun
  • Great Ideas for Rainy Days
  • Sing, Rhyme, and Chant
  • A Story for Your Pocket
  • Tricks for Any Time
  • End of the Day

Reviews
"Transition Tips and Tricks can be especially beneficial to the new teacher that may not have as many 'tools of the trade'. However, even seasoned teachers can be refreshed with the vast amount of transition ideas."
Dr. Clara Carroll, Director of Professional Field Services Harding University

"This book has some great ideas..I like the idea of a sign-in poster for the children to actually sign their own name! This book offers a lot of ideas for rainy days."
Tracy Brown, Children's Home, Chambliss Shelter

"With its emphasis on the principles of brain development, Transition Tips and Tricks will be a tremendous resource for teachers filled with songs, stories, movement activities, simple games and easy to make props."
Cynthia Catlin, University Presbyterian Children's Center

"Good ideas for older 3's and up for remembering days of the week, colors, etc. -Good learning songs -Very involved with children -Great circle time activities and songs."
Amy Roberts, McPhaul Child Development Center University of Georgia

"Transition Tips and Tricks - a great book! I like the way it gives the purpose of the activity and has the 'what' section to list materials needed. Great Jean Feldman stuff - I can just see her doing the activities."
Margaret Collins, Director, River Road Preschool

"Well organized with fun, educational items. Great teaching tool. Transitions are some of the most under used items in classroom management. Jean has done a great job again!"
Janie H. Humphries, Ed.D, Professor and Coordinator, University Distinguished Professor Louisiana Tech University

Pages: 216


classroom materials - assessmentPractice & Assess through the Year

Grade Level: Preschool - 1st Grade
Price: $15.99
Product #: 1003227
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Monthly activities provide preschool teachers with a means to measure students' growth in skills relating to colors, numbers, counting, the alphabet, writing their names, and more! Use this book as a tool to help you gather and record information about each of your students. In turn, this information will help you get to know each of your students and meet their individual needs.

This book is designed to help the preschool teacher measure each student's growth in the following areas:

  • Scissors skills and cutting
  • Color identification
  • Counting
  • Number identification
  • Alphabet recognition
  • Writing first name
  • Writing last name

The pages in this book will give you quick and easy methods to measure the students in early academic skills. Having this information will help you know where each child "is" and how "far" you need to bring him or her to be considered proficient or successful in school.

This early childhood assessment book includes a home connection to involve parents in their child's education. When you have finished the months' assessments, the materials, along with the direction cards, can be sent home as enrichment activities for parents to use with their child.


Pages: 144


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


Autism Special Needs Early Childhood Teacher Resource BookTeaching Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Grade Level: Preschool
Price: $24.95
Product #: GH13115
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What do you do when a three-year-old with autism falls on the floor kicking and screaming?

How do you communicate with a child who looks away and flaps his hands?

Who can help if you suspect a child in your class has autism?

Preschool can be overwhelming for a child with autism. Autism affects how a child communicates, behaves, and relates to others. Teachers need to know what they can do to help children with autism reach their full potential.

This teaching resource book is a straightforward, easy-to-understand guide to working with children who have autism. It explains the major characteristics associated with autism and helps teachers understand the ways children with autism relate to the world.

Each chapter offers specific strategies for teachers to use, including setting up a proactive preschool environment, helping children learn life skills, managing behavior, helping children with autism communicate, encouraging children with autism to play, helping them to get along with others, and working with families.

This education resource helps teachers connect with all children in meaningful ways, allowing children with autism to learn and grow.

Chapters Include:

  • Putting All the Pieces Together: Understanding This Puzzle Called Autism
  • From Hand-Flapping to Obsession with Routines: The Way Children With Autism Relate to Their World
  • Planning for Success: Setting Up a Proactive Preschool Environment
  • Learning Life Skills
  • Misbehavior or Missed Communication: Managing the Behaviors of Children With Autism
  • Signs, Symbols, and Language: Helping a Child Communicate
  • Inside Their Own World: Encouraging Children With Autism to Play
  • Building Social Skills: Getting Along With Others
  • Lights! Camera! Action! Sensory Integration and Autism
  • We're All in This Together: Teaming Up With Families

Awards
iParenting Media Award
Mom's Choice Award

Reviews
"Our statewide resource center contains a large and comprehensive collection on ASD for parents and professionals. With increased early diagnosis, this book promises to be a popular and highly recommended title in the collection. Well-designed for regular use."
Chet Brandt, Director, Illinois Early Childhood Intervention Clearinghouse

"Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder is an in-depth look at how to understand and help young children who are struggling with these disorders. I have seen many different books for preschoolers and kids with special needs. The unique thing about this one is that it addresses not just the academic issues, as many of these books do, but the social and practical aspects as well....A very useful resource."
Old Schoolhouse Magazine

"This book helps teachers and parents make meaningful connections with children who are diagnosed with autism. It clarifies professional jargon. Much of the information is presented with an interesting question and answer format, e.g. what are the major types of autism, why would a child want to injure himself, can children with autism learn basic problem solving, how do I know if a child with autism is sick. She offers suggestions about the creating a helpful preschool environment, learning life skills, helping a child communicate, building social skills, etc."
Betsy B. Lee, Ed. S., Learning Abilities Books

Pages: 224
You may also like:
The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom
Themes for Inclusive Classrooms
Our entire collection of Preschool teaching materials


Hyperactive / Hyperactivity Special Needs Teaching SuppliesHelping Hyperactive Kids-A Sensory Integration Approach: Techniques and Tips for Parents and Professionals

Grade Level: All
Price: $14.95
Product #: GH29125
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Finally, a child-friendly non-drug intervention for your hyperactive child.

Sensory integration is a drug-free therapy that is used to help children with behavior, learning and motor problems. Pioneered by Dr. A. Jean Ayres of the University of Southern California and the Brain Research Center of UCLA, it is based on play but grounded in science.

Hyperactive children may have a sensory integration problem that makes it difficult for them to select and respond appropriately to the everyday stimuli or events in their environment. For example, if they have a filtering problem, they may not know whether it is more important to pay attention to the teacher's voice or to the sounds of an airplane.

This resource book, written for parents and teachers, provides sensory integration techniques that can be used immediately to help hyperactive children develop more integrated behavior. As children begin to function in a more appropriate way with the help of this approach, their self-esteem improves, which helps in all areas of their life.

This resource book includes the following:

  • Descriptions of how each of our sensory systems work at different stages of child development
  • An overview and explanation of sensory integration therapy
  • Sensory integration tips for helping the hyperactive child (though they are good for any child)
  • Practical advice for parents and teachers of hyperactive children
  • A description of a sensory integration session with a therapist

Clearly written and easy to read, this book can also serve as an introductions to sensory integration for health professionals. It contains helpful illustrations and case studies, and abstracts of research on hyperactivity and attention problems. Parents in particular will welcome this alternative therapy that can be used in conjunction with or instead of drug treatments to help their children.

Pages: 147


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Preschool Superbook

 

Preschool Classroom Teacher Resource BookREVISED & UPDATED! The Mailbox Superbook: Preschool (2)

Grade Level: Preschool
Price: $29.95
Product #: 2061046
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Wouldn't it be great to have a teacher resource that includes everything you need for a successful year? Well now you have it! On every page you'll find skill-based activities and innovative ideas that fit easily into your already packed day!

Reinforce and enhance your curriculum with creative, standards-based ideas and activities that make learning fun! You'll find helpful management tips, ideas for every curriculum area, engaging centers, and high-interest reproducibles-all specifically for your grade level.

We've revised and updated this popular resource to meet the increasing demands placed on today's teachers. You get a year's worth of creative, skill-building lessons that align to your specific grade-level standards. Plus over half of this book contains brand-new ideas on topics such as assessment and working with English language learners.

This value-packed teacher resource book has it all:

  • Standards-based ideas for every curriculum area
  • Classroom management
  • Learning centers
  • Art explorations
  • Movement and motor skills
  • Assessment strategies
  • Prereading
  • Prewriting
  • Math
  • Science
  • Circle Time
  • Displays
  • Seasonal & Holiday

Don't go a day longer without this teaching resource. Over 600 sensational ideas!

Pages: 320


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