An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times best-selling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when education has become a minefield of politics and controversy.
Children’s Illustrated World Atlas, New Edition
A visual atlas that brings the world and its people to life with modern mapping, pictures, facts, and stories, perfect for kids ages 8-12, and fully revised and updated. Using modern mapping based on the latest seamless, cloud-free satellite image data, Children's Illustrated World Atlas takes kids on the ultimate round-the-world trip, from the Americas to Australasia and Oceania.
There is something special about teaching children. Jayne Moon’s academic rigour and classroom experience inform every page of this book – but what shines through is a sense of the privilege it is to participate in someone’s learning at this age in their lives.
Added by: eliker bahij | Karma: 250.44 | Non-Fiction, Other | 9 April 2019
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One Child, Two Languages
Today’s early childhood educators are serving more children learning English as a second language than ever—in Head Start alone, nearly 30% of the children speak a language other than English at home.* To support second language learners and put them on the path to academic success, every teacher needs this popular, practical, and highly readable guidebook.
The book includes a range of yoga-based exercises for improving pre-linguistic communication, vocabulary development and motor planning for speech. The text is enriched by illustrations of children in each yoga pose, so no prior experience of yoga is necessary to help children carry out each activity. The book also provides information on using this approach with children with neurodevelopmental and intellectual disabilities, including ADHD and autism.
