The Brave Learner by
In this book, Julie Bogart distills decades of experience--homeschooling her five now grown children, developing curricula, and training homeschooling families around the world--to show parents how to make education an exciting, even enchanting, experience for their kids, whether they're in elementary or high school.
Entropy Academy: How to Succeed at Homeschooling Even if You Don't Homeschool by 
The Everything Guide to Homeschooling by
Contents:
Home Education Expectations -- Learning Styles and Teaching Methods -- Start Homeschooling Today -- Approaches to Homeschooling -- Socialization and Social Skills -- Understanding Unschooling and Unit Studies -- Fun Learning Activities -- Frugal Homeschooling -- Choosing a Curriculum -- Common Core State Standards -- Homeschool Schedules -- Homeschool Record Keeping -- Organizing Your Homeschool -- Typical and Atypical Days -- Homeschooling One or Several -- The Single-Parent Homeschool -- Working Parents Who Homeschool -- Homeschooling in the Early Years -- Homeschooling in the Elementary Years -- Homeschooling in the Middle Years -- Homeschooling in the Teen Years -- Children with Special Needs -- Veteran Homeschool Parents -- College and Beyond.
The Four-Hour School Day by
For parents who are concerned about the quality, safety, and care offered in traditional school systems, trusted homeschool expert Durenda Wilson equips you with the resources you need to give your child a great education and a healthy, successful future--and in less time than you think--in The Four-Hour School Day"-- Provided by publisher.
Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated by
Introduction -- To school or not to school -- Anything leads everywhere -- The three R's, plus: some general principles -- Preschool -- Kindergarten -- Grade one -- Grade two -- Grade three -- Grade four -- Grade five -- Grade six -- Grade seven -- Grade eight -- High school: an overview -- Grade nine -- Grade ten -- Grade eleven -- Grade twelve -- Epilogue: Moving on."A comprehensive guide to designing homeschool curriculum, from one of the country's foremost homeschooling experts-now revised and updated! For first-time homeschoolers, the prospect of tackling an annual curriculum can be daunting. In Home Learning Year by Year, Rebecca Rupp presents comprehensive plans from preschool through high school, covering integral subjects for each grade, with lists of topics commonly presented at each level, recommended resource and reading lists, and suggestions for creative alternative options and approaches. Included, along with all the educational basics, are techniques and resources for teaching everything from philosophy to engineering, as well as suggestions for dealing with such sensitive topics as sex education. Now revised throughout with all-new updates featuring the most effective and up-to-date methods and reading guides to homeschool your child at all ages." -- ONIX annotation.
Homeschool: An American History by
The family state, 1600-1776 -- The family nation, 1776-1860 -- The eclipse of the fireside, 1865-1930 -- Why homeschooling happened, 1945-1990 -- Three homeschooling pioneers -- The changing of the guard, 1983-1998 -- Making it legal -- The homeschoolingmovement and the return of domestic education, 1998-2016.
Lessons Learned from My Homeschool Day by
Homeschooling was not in my plan when I walked down the aisle nor was it my plan when I walked across the stage to receive my Bachelor's degree (in Psychology not Education). Nope, homeschooling was not in my plans at all. So when faced with this decision to homeschool, my immediate response was, "NO " As my oldest approached five and as each academic door my husband and I wanted, closed, we were left with a choice that would change our lives forever. Little did I know at the time, this unexpected journey was going to be more for me and probably less for my children.
In this book, you will find in every chapter:
My Teachable Moment - I have lots of good, bad and even icky stories to tell. Why not share them?
My Lesson Learned - Quick and to-the-point lessons learned from my teachable moments.
My Ever-Present Help - Scripture(s) that helped me get through my lessons learned.
So, whether you homeschool or not or are on an unexpected journey in your life, come along with me and explore the Lessons Learned Through My Homeschool Day: Learning from the good, the bad and the icky lessons to help you through the day. Embrace the journey and enjoy the adventure!
Really Good Schools by
A distinguished scholar of education and the world's foremost expert on private, low-cost innovative education, Tooley takes readers where education "experts" fear to tread, finding thriving private schools that others deny exist. Why? Because the very existence of low-cost, high-quality private schools shatters the prevailing myth that, absent government, affordable, high-quality schools for the poor could not exist. But they do. And they are ubiquitous and in high demand. Founded by unheralded, local educational entrepreneurs, these schools are proving that self-organized education is not just possible but flourishing-often enrolling far more students than "free" government schools do at prices within reach of even the most impoverished families.
Rethinking School by
A best-selling expert on education shows how to make the school system work for your child. How many parents have a child struggling in school? The answer: a great many. This book is an informed, practical resource for such parents. As the author of the classic book on home-schooling, The Well-Trained Mind , Susan Wise Bauer knows how children learn and how schools work. Her advice here is comprehensive and anecdotal, including material drawn from experience with her own four children.
Staying Sane As You Homeschool by
A veteran homeschooler with a child with learning challenges, Kuhl knows the rewards and the frustrations, as well as the temptations and attitudes to avoid. She shares practical help, humor, and insight to help other homeschooling families.
A Charlotte Mason Education by
Explains the philosophy behind the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling.
The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education by
In this book, education expert and author Leigh A. bortins incoroprates the best ideas from the ancients and gives parents the tools to revive classical learning"
The Well-Trained Mind by
This book will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an education from preschool through high school -- one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind and comprises three stages: the elementary school "grammar stage," when the building blocks of information are absorbed through memorization and rules; the middle school "logic stage," in which the student begins to think more analytically; and the high-school "rhetoric stage," where the student learns to write and speak with force and originality. Using this theory as your model, you'll be able to instruct your child -- whether full-time or as a supplement to classroom education -- in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects. This edition contains updated curricula and book lists, links to an entirely new set of online resources, new material on teaching children with learning challenges, math and sciences recommendations, answers to common questions about home education, and advice on practical matters such as standardized testing, working with your local school board, designing a high-school program, preparing transcripts, and applying to colleges.
The Well-Educated Mind by
The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition.
How to Educate a Citizen by
Administrators and educators have believed they are teaching reading and critical thinking skills. Yet these cannot be taught in the absence of strong content. The consequence is a loss of shared knowledge that would enable us to work together, understand one another, and make coherent, informed decisions. A broken approach to school not only leaves our children under-prepared and erodes the American dream but also loosens the spiritual bonds and unity that hold the nation together. Drawing on early schoolmasters and educational reformers such as Noah Webster and Horace Mann, Hirsch charts the rise and fall of the American early education system and provides a blueprint for closing the national gap in knowledge, communications, and allegiance. Critical and compelling, How to Educate a Citizen galvanizes our schools to equip children with the power of shared knowledge.
Books to Build On by
A grade-by-grade guide designed to help teachers and parents select books to help children build on the fundamentals in the Core Knowledge Series.
What Your Preschooler Needs to Know by 
What Your First Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated) by 
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated) by
A revised and updated version of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education, with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"-- Provided by publisher.
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated) by
"A revised and updated edition of the bestselling definitive Core Knowledge guide for parents and teachers of third grade-age children, featuring all new full-color photographs and illustrations and revised material"-- Provided by publisher.
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated) by
"A revised and updated edition of the bestselling definitive guide for parents and teachers of fourth grade-age children, featuring all new full-color photographs and illustrations and revised material. This is a necessary guide for all parents and teachers of fourth grade-age children, as established by the Core Knowledge Foundation, an educational reform movement based on the premise that a grade-by-grade core of common learning is necessary to ensure a sound and fair elementary education, and lay the groundwork for a lifetime of learning. With its comprehensive curriculum establishing a sound basis in the fundamentals of math, art, history, language arts, science, and technology, the phenomenally successful Core Knowledge series has become an esteemed tool for parents and teachers striving to better educate today's children. FORTY PERCENT NEW MATERIAL"-- Provided by publisher.
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition by 
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know by 
Why Knowledge Matters by
In this provocative book, influential scholar E.D. Hirsch, Jr., addresses critical issues in contemporary education reform - over-testing, teacher blaming, preschool fadeout, and the persistence of achievement gaps over time. In each case, he shows how cherished truisms about education and child development have led to unintended and negative consequences. Drawing on recent findings in neuroscience and new data from France, he provides new evidence for the argument that a coherent, knowledge-based elementary curriculum is essential to providing the foundations for children's life success and ensuring equal opportunity for students of all backgrounds.
The Montessori Method by
This book is Montessori's own exposition of the theory behind her innovative educational techniques. She shows parents, teachers and administrators how to "free a child to learn through his own efforts.
The Montessori Toddler by
A parenting book that will help you bring Montessori skills into your home—the winter coat flip; getting your toddler to pour his or her own water and clean up whatever spills might occur. And it goes much deeper, showing how a parent can really be present, be the child's guide, and handle tantrums and problematic behavior without resorting to bribes, threats, or punishment and truly celebrate every stage. Beautiful to look at, with a bright, airy design and simple color illustrations and photographs.
How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way, 2nd Edition by
"A practical parenting program to help build a calm and happy home life with your child, from birth through age six. This guide is based on Montessori school methods and packed with creative activities to help children discover more about their world as well as foster independence, concentration, and respect for others"--Back cover.
The Montessori Book of Coordination and Life Skills by 
The Montessori Book of Words and Numbers by 
Montessori Lab at Home by
This book is a practical guide inspired by the principles of the Montessori Method of education. Here, parents of children from 1 to 5 will find interesting food for thought and practical suggestions for indoor and outdoor activities that are meant to promote the development of their children's potential and encourage their independence and sense of security.
How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way by
An international bestseller, How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way adapts Montessori teachings for easy use at home. Packed with Montessori-based preschool activities and educational games that build confidence and independence through active learning, this authoritative illustrated guide helps raise self-reliant and creative children. Celebrate physical and intellectual milestones from birth to age six with activity checklists, and encourage development through proven child-centered teaching methods.
This edition has been updated to include information about the neuroscience of child development and shares advice about screen time in the digital age, coparenting, other family changes, and gentle discipline methods.
The Rhythm of Learning by 
Unschooled by
Introducing historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are evolving an old schooling model of education. It challenges the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn. Authors are parents who saw firsthand how schooling can dull children's natural curiosity and exuberance and others who decided early on to enable their children to learn without school. Educators who left public school classrooms discuss launching self-directed learning centers to allow young people's innate learning instincts to flourish, and entrepreneurs explore their disillusionment with the teach-and-test approach of traditional schooling.
Success Without School by
This is the story of two kids who were successfully unschooled from birth to college. It's also my story as their mother and guide. I hope our journey will encourage parents who are considering alternatives to conventional school for their children. I hope to show that it's not only possible to successfully raise children outside of school, but that relationships and emotional health are protected and enhanced along the way.
365 Days of Creative Play by 
The Art and Science of Drawing by
Taking the reader through the entire process, beginning with the most basic skills to more advanced such as volumetric drawing, shading, and figure sketching, this book contains numerous projects and guidance on what and how to practice. It also features instructional images and diagrams as well as finished drawings that showcase Brent’s creative work. With this book and a dedication to practice, anyone can learn to draw!
First Art for Toddlers and Twos by
Discover the natural curiosity and enthusiasm of toddlers and twos as they explore creative art experiences designed just for them. In this updated, color edition of First Art, you will find more than seventy-five art experiences, with lots of variations that add to the fun and tips for making the activities run smoothly. There's even a chapter of special adult-made props, such as an Art Baggie Book to display a child's artwork and a Tabletop Easel made from a pizza box to catch all the drips. First Art for Toddlers and Twos starts children on a journey full of exploration and creativity!
Help Your Kids with Music, Ages 10-16 (Grades 1-5) by
Offers a simple, visual guide to helping children understand music. Reduce the stress of studying music with this unique visual guide to music theory which will demystify the subject for everyone. Covers everything from semitones and note values, to harmony and music appreciation. Helps you work through music step-by-step. Using clear, accessible pictures and diagrams you'll learn to approach even the most complex musical theory with confidence. Includes a glossary of key musical terms and symbols. The perfect guide for every parent and child, who wants to understand music theory and put it into practice.
The Innovative Parent : raising connected, happy, successful kids through art by
How can art help parents temper storms of emotion, defuse sibling conflicts, get teeth brushed, and raise happy, successful kids? In The Innovative Parent, Erica Curtis and Ping Ho integrate cutting-edge research, years of clinical expertise, and their own parenting experience into a revolutionary yet practical guide to creative parenting. Plentiful illustrations and anecdotes bring concepts to life and show art in action with kids and parents. Together, Curtis and Ho let parents in on art therapy trade secrets to help children make sense of emotions, build connections with others, develop problem-solving skills, resolve day-to-day conflicts, process and retain information, confront fears and anxiety, and much more. These are complex tasks for something as seemingly simple as making art, yet therein lies the beauty of The Innovative Parent: its down-to-earth approach is simple, doable, and fun.
Music for Homeschoolers by 
The Musician's Mind by
"The Musician's Mind translates the latest cognitive and neuroscience research into clear, compelling concepts that enlighten the central pursuits of musicians' lives: teaching, learning, and performance. No matter your instrument or level of musical ability, this book will show you new ways to optimize your mind's creative power and wellbeing"-- Provided by publisher.
Popular Music in the Classroom by
This collection of essays draws upon the knowledge and expertise of instructors from a variety of disciplines who have taught classes on popular music to explore how music impacts and reflects individual identity and cultural history. Individual essays analyze genres such as American folk, Latin American protest music, and black music; explore the music catalog and socio-cultural relevance of specific artists; and examine how popular music can be used to teach broader issues such as race, gender, politics, and generational differences. Instructional strategies for educators are provided.
Primary Art by
Over 100 art projects that teachers of children ages five to eight can do in the classroom. Also applicable to parents and other caregivers.
Teaching the Child Singer by
Teaching young vocal students presents unique joys and challenges. This reference book explores the physical differences in children's sound production, a Five-Step System for child vocal technique, lesson structure in both solo and group settings, and more. Includes breathing exercises with accompanying photos, notated vocalizations, and evaluation forms to help track student progress. This guide to child vocal pedagogy should be a staple of any voice studio!
Teach Like It's Music by
How might we teach in a way that uplifts both the children and ourselves? How do we give a shape and design to our classes that refreshes and energizes? How might we create a musical flow and make our classes truly sing? Revealing the thinking behind his long teaching career working with both children and adults of all ages, internationally renowned music educator Doug Goodkin guides us to making music classes--and any classes--more memorable, magical and musical. The ideas presented here will inspire all teachers to teach with more playfulness, passion and purpose.
The Classical Music Book by 
Be Data Literate by
"In the fast moving world of the fourth industrial revolution not everyone needs to be a data scientist but everyone should be data literate, with the ability to read, analyze and communicate with data. It is not enough for a business to have the best technology if those using it don't understand the right questions to ask or how to use the information generated to make decisions. Be Data Literate is the essential guide to developing the curiosity, creativity and critical thinking necessary to make anyonedata literate, without retraining as a data scientist or statistician. With exercises to show development and real-world examples from industries implementing data literacy skills, this book explains how to confidently read and speak the 'language of data' in the modern business environment and everyday life. Be Data Literate is a practical guide to understanding the four levels of analytics, how to analyze data and the key steps to making smarter, data-informed decisions. Written by a founding pioneer and worldwide leading expert on data literacy, this book empowers professionals with the skills they need to succeed in the digital world"-- Provided by publisher.
Coding + Math by
This book offers a deep dive into computer science integration, providing guidelines for designing elementary CS/math curricula through case studies and practical examples.
Coding and the Arts by
"While there are books that discuss the intersection of the arts and computer science (CS), there are none written for K-12 teachers that cover the content overlaps between CS and the arts beyond a single programming environment, and that feature approaches and examples of practicing artists. Coding and the Arts fills that gap. CS sometimes gets a bad rap as dry, isolated and uninteresting work - the pursuit of analytically minded techies working alone. In reality, programming is deeply creative and enables artists of all types to discover new ways to express themselves. In this book, you'll explore how to apply computation to stretch the possibilities in many art forms, as well as how to pave the way for entirely new ones. By approaching programming tools as artistic media, you'll connect the dots between programming, creativity and artistic expression. Along the way, you'll learn from a diverse set of computational artists and teachers who are using technology to push the bounds of traditional artisticmedia. The book also offers strategies for supporting students in developing as computational artists, including the attitudes and practices that will help them as artists and computer scientists"-- Provided by publisher.
Developing Digital Detectives by
"From the authors of the bestselling Fact vs. Fiction, this book offers easy-to-implement lessons to engage students in becoming media literacy "digital detectives," looking for clues, questioning motives, uncovering patterns, developing theories and, ultimately, delivering a verdict"-- Provided by publisher.
Everything You Need to Ace Computer Science and Coding in One Big Fat Notebook by
Computing systems -- Data and analysis -- Software engineering -- Algorithms and programming -- Universal programming principles -- Programming with Scratch -- Programming in Python -- Web development.
Kindercoding Unplugged by
"Many programs and schools understand the importance of teaching twenty-first-century competencies, but when it comes to coding, many educators feel lost. This book aims to bridge that knowledge gap by providing the support and encouragement in order to get started with coding in classrooms"-- Provided by publisher.
No Fear Coding by
Coding has become an essential skill for finding solutions to everyday problems, while computational thinking (CT) teaches reasoning and creativity, and offers an innovative approach to demonstrating content knowledge and seeing mathematical processes in action. No-Fear Coding introduced many K-5 educators to ways to bring coding into their curriculum by embedding computational thinking skills into activities for different content areas. This second edition features updated tools - including programmable robots and other physical computing devices - as well as new activities aligned to the ISTE Standards for Sutdents and Computational Thinking Competencies.
The Self-Taught Computer Scientist by
Get a head start in a rapidly growing industry with help from a Silicon Valley insider. Computer science is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and shows no signs of slowing down. In The Self-Taught Computer Scientist: The Beginner's Guide to Computer Science, expert programmer and author Cory Althoff shows you the hands-on exercises, stories, and examples, you need to help you become a successful computer scientist. You'll discover how to: Understand computer science fundamentals, including how memory and compilers work, how the TCP/IP stack works, and how to pass a technical job interview.
Michel Thomas Method - these audio materials are in the 400s section, rather than in LC, but they are worth checking out for beginners. Arabic, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish available.
Pimsleur - Also shelved in the 400s, this language program has solid research and proven results behind it.
100 American Women Who Shaped American History by 
100 Colonial Leaders Who Shaped North America by 
100 Men Who Shaped World History by 
An American Story by
"A picture book in verse that threads together past and present to explore the legacy of slavery during a classroom lesson."
Black Fortunes by 
The Black History Book by
Discover the rich and complex history of the peoples of Africa, and the struggles and triumphs of Black cultures and communities around the world. Prehistory and ancient history, before 1 CE -- Empire and expansion, 1-800 CE -- Faith and trade, 800-1510 -- Enslavement and rebellion, 1510-1700 -- Revolution and resistance, 1700-1900 -- Decolonization and diasporas, (1900-present)
Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook by 
Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook by 
Fast Track: American Government by
Contains concise summaries of the most important concepts, institutions, and policies covered in U.S. government & politics, social studies, and civics classes as well as diagrams, charts, and graphs for quick visual reference. With easy-to-follow content organization and illustrations.
The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy by
Provides an outline of the knowledge that should be acquired by the end of sixth grade in twenty-one subject areas.
Notable Native People by
An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation"-- Provided by publisher.
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child by 
Advanced Placement Human Geography by
A concise student book presenting essential human geography content. Each of the 20 chapters includes: --An Essential Question --Instruction tightly aligned to the AP curriculum --Key Terms --Features to promote understanding and applying the geographic perspective --7 multiple-choice questions --1 free-response question using the new exam format. Each unit concludes with a writing skills activity and with prompts to answer the chapter essential questions. A separate Answer Key includes answers for all multiple-choice questions and reproducible rubrics for all free-response questions.
Rethinking America's Past by
Rethinking the American Past: Howard Zinn's The People's History of the United States in the Classroom and Beyond is the first work to use archival and classroom evidence to assess the impact that Zinn's classic work has had on historical teaching and learning, and upon American culture.Zinn's book has been used by teachers to have students debate and re-think conventional versions of American history. Rethinking the American Past also explores the ways Zinn's work fostered deeper, more critical renderings of the American past in movies, on stage and television, tracing the origins, and assessing the strengths and weaknesses, of A People's History in light of more recent historical scholarship.
Counting Workbook: Ages 3-5 by
Learn the easy way with this counting activity book!
Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child's learning at home.
Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Counting workbook helps to boost your child's confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement.
Included in this book:
questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school
colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home
helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child's learning
Everything You Need to Ace Geometry in One Big Fat Notebook by
This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school geometry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all.
Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook by
"A workbook that examines mathematics on a middle school level. Organized by key concepts, the text includes mnemonic devices, definitions, timelines and doodles to help the subject stick in your brain, so you can ace your class."
Let's Estimate by
This introduction to the mathematical estimating and rounding explains the difference between the two, their uses, and gives directions for estimating and rounding.
Making Numbers Count by
Outlines specific principles that reveal how to translate a number into our brain's language. This book is filled with examples of extreme number makeovers, vivid before-and-after examples that take a dry number and present it in a way that people click in and say "Wow, now I get it!" This book will help math-lovers and math-haters alike translate the numbers that animate our world - allowing us to bring more data, more naturally, into decisions in our schools, our workplaces, and our society.
Mastering Essential Math Skills: Book One, Grades 4 & 5 by
Provides structure and guidance to the teacher by means of speed drills, review exercises, teacher tips, word problems and new material for each day.
Mastering Essential Math Skills: Pre-Algebra Concepts by
Math teacher Richard Fisher explains and demonstrates mathematical concepts relating to pre-algebra.
Math workbooks grades 1-5 by 
Painless Geometry by
Like all titles in Barron's Painless Series, this book presents informal, student-friendly approaches to learning geometry, emphasizing interesting details, outlining potential pitfalls step by step, offering "Brain Tickler" quizzes, and more.
Place Value by
"The mathematical concept of place value is explained using a place value chart, descriptions of how money is notated, and humorous examples from a recipe that a group of monkeys is using to make a gigantic banana muffin"-- Provided by publisher.
Shape by
Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn't just measure the world-it explains it. Shape shows us how.
Stress-Free Math by
Gives students in grades 4-9 more than 400 definitions, full-color illustrations, and examples. Covers subjects like measurement, algebra, geometry, fractions & decimals, statistics & probability, and problem solving. Includes strategies to help students get better grades and master math concepts, also discusses how students can use manipulatives and basic math tools to improve their understanding. Includes handy measurement conversion tables, guides to geometric shapes, and more.
Balanced and Barefoot by
A pediatric occupational therapist explains why unrestrained movement and outdoor play are vital for children's cognitive development, and offers fun, engaging activities to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults.
Educating for Health by
Educating for Health takes you on a transformational journey that will help you become a master teacher of health education for children in grades preK through 8. Educating for Health explores pedagogical strategies that will help you bridge your understanding of health issues with your teaching. This book will help you translate education and health theories into practice.
Physical Education for Homeschool, Classroom, and Recreation Settings by 
Play the Forest School Way by 
When Are We Going to Teach Health? by
"Fact: Health improves learning. Yet nationwide, elementary school students spend twelve times more classroom hours studying history than health. Worse, most kids don't get enough physical activity and over 5 million underage youth vape. In When Are We Going to Teach Health?, Duncan Van Dusen, the CEO of one of the most widely used youth health education programs in the world, makes a novel, sometimes irreverent, case for prioritizing "Whole Child" health and SEL in K-12 schools."-- page 4 of cover.
A Year of Forest School by 
The 5 Essays You Must Master to Be College Ready by
Author and educator Laura Torres provides a one-stop guide to preparing secondary and homeschooled students for college-level writing. This handbook covers the five most common types of essays: narrative, compare/contrast, summary/response, argumentative,research.
501 Writing Prompts by
Persuasive writing prompts -- Rubrics -scoring explanations -- Model persuasive essays -- Expository writing prompts -- Rubrics -scoring explanations -- Model expository essays -- Narrative writing prompts -- Rubrics - scoring explanations -- Model narrative essays -- Literary response prompts -- Rubrics -scoring explanations -- Model literary response essays.
Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook by
An illustrated notebook of definitions, diagrams, key concepts, and mnemonic devices geared to help middle school students learn about reading, writing, and the English language.
Giggle Poetry Reading Lessons by
Turns struggling readers into happy readers.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by
Comes with 38 min. CD, 61 pg. book, 16 pg. activity book and 16 pg study guide.
Improving Early Literacy by
Provides teachers with creative strategies, games, and reproducible activity sheets that are designed to help improve literacy skills in struggling K-3 readers.
Riveting Read-Alouds for Middle School by
The selections in this book have been carefully chosen to appeal to diverse students and boost their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Each selection comes with a teaching page that includes discussion and writing prompts and more. A powerful way to cultivate students' love of reading!
Storytime Magic by
Provides a generous sampling of art and craft ideas, songs, and action rhymes, designed to help veteran librarians refresh and enliven ongoing programs, while providing novice storytime planners what they need to get started.
This Is the Canon by
A decolonised reading list that celebrates the wide and diverse experiences of people from around the world, of all backgrounds and all races. It disrupts the all-too-often white-dominated 'required reading' collections that have become the accepted norm and highlights powerful voices and cultural perspectives that demand a place on our shelves. Novels recommended here are in turn haunting and lyrical; innovative and inspiring; edgy and poignant. The power of great fiction is that readers have the opportunity to discover new worlds and encounter other beliefs and opinions. This is the Canon offers a rich and multifaceted perspective on our past, present and future which deserves to be read by all bibliophiles - whether they are book club members or solitary readers, self-educators or teachers. These are the books you should read. This is the canon
English Literature and Composition by
A study guide for the Advanced Placement English literature and composition exam. Includes free-response and multiple-choice practice questions that parallel questions that appear on the national exam.
Big Science for Little People by
Introduces readers to the physics and chemistry, biology and ecology behind everyday play, including creating chemical reactions, exploring gravity and friction, transforming states of matter, playing with air pressure, and much more.
The Parents' Guide to Climate Revolution by
Provides a hundred ideas to help parents live an environmentally conscious lifestyle, promote awareness of climate change, and encourage their children to take an interest in environmental issues.
The Curious Kid's Science Book by
In The Curious Kid's Science Book, your child will learn to design his or her own science investigations to determine the answers! Children will learn to ask their own scientific questions, discover value in failed experiments, and -- most importantly -- have a blast with science. The 100+ hands-on activities in the book use household items to playfully teach important science, technology, engineering, and math skills. Each creative activity includes age-appropriate explanations and (when possible) real life applications of the concepts covered. Adding science to your at-home schedule will make a positive impact on your child's learning. Just one experiment a week will help build children's confidence and excitement about the sciences, boost success in the classroom, and give them the tools to design and execute their own science fair projects.
Environmental Science for Grades 6-12 by
Apply high-quality project-based learning strategies to create lessons and units that help students solve a variety of urgent environmental problems.
Everything You Need to Ace Biology in One Big Fat Notebook by
"...tackles all the big ideas: biological classification and hierarchy, cell theory, genetics, the human body, evolution, and more. And it does so in that lively, useful, and intuitive way that makes the Big Fat Notebooks so singular and successful: Critical ideas are broken down and clearly explained; doodles illuminate tricky concepts; mnemonics provide memorable shortcuts; and quizzes recap it all. Plus, the author, Matthew Brown, a biomedical engineer and science communicator, has an easy, engaging way of bringing even the most complex scientific concepts to life"-- Provided by publisher.
Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook by
Basics of chemistry -- All about matter -- Atomic theory and electronic configuration -- Elements and the periodic table -- Bonding and VSEPR theory -- Chemical compounds -- Chemical reactions and calculations -- Gases -- Solutions and solubility -- Acids and bases -- Chemical compounds -- Thermodynamics.
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook by 
The Geek Dad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists by
"Fans of the New York Times bestselling Geek Dad and The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun will flock to the 3.0 version, The Geek Dad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists. As Ken Denmead explains, most kids lack an understanding of science and an awareness of how it influences our everyday lives. What kids today need is a fun way to learn scientific concepts. This book will help scientists-in-the- making discover how our world works with creative project ideas, including how to: Grow crystals to power your Stargate and set your room aglow; Extract your own DNA and decode your genes; Build a MacGyver radio from nothing but cast-off electrical and office supplies; Chock-full of instructional illustrations throughout. The Geek Dad Book for Aspiring Mad Scientists puts the fun back in science."-- Provided by publisher.
Help Your Kids with Geography, Grades 5-10 by
"Perplexed by plate tectonics? Confused by climates? Disorientated by demographics? Help Your Kids With Geography helps parents to get a grasp on what their children learn in geography class by exploring all these topics and more."--Publisher's description.
More Than Magnets, Standards Edition by
Take the uncertainty out of teaching science to children with this comprehensive curriculum framework that aligns with early learning standards. Enjoy over 100 interactive activities guaranteed to encourage children to explore their world. Each activity includes background scientific information for teachers, a guide to implementation, and children's typical responses.
Contemporary Topics 3: academic listening and note-taking skills by
This interactive listening-speaking series prepares students for the challenges of college lectures with a wide range of listening, speaking, and note-taking strategies and skills. The lectures are drawn from a range of academic disciplines and reflect authentic lecture settings, featuring engaging instructors and live student audiences.
Study Skills 1 by
From reducing the stress of test taking to looking up words in a dictionary, these workbooks have it all. Includes organizing for study, improving memory, taking notes, goal setting, and more. Topics Include: Organizing for Study; Improving Memory, Anatomy of a Textbook, Taking Class Notes, The Vocabulary of Tests, and more.
