Teaching

Explore the "why," "what," and "how" of formative assessments in the classroom In The Formative Assessment Handbook: Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students, the authors, with over 40 years of cumulative classroom, school, and district...

Children have a natural affinity for language play; Pyrotechnics on the Page demonstrates how writing teachers can tap into it. This book provides a wealth of resources for teachers, including information on the roots and developmental importance of...

Sam and Bansi are excited about exploring their new school library - until they are joined by two cheeky aliens! Will they be able to stop the aliens from messing up the library? Will they be able to prevent an alien invasion? Find out what happens in...

Working with Texts is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary text examples. Covering a wide range of language areas, the book uses an interactive, activity-based approach to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761512769Author Mary GriffithFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Prima Publishing,U.S.Publisher Prima Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Ron Clark's The Essential 55 took the country by storm, selling over over one million copies. Now he provides a new edition of the companion workbook with fresh exercises for teachers and parents to transform any child into a successful student.The...

This book covers everything pupils need to know for the non-linguistic section of the Latin Common Entrance exam at 13+, and provides a thorough introduction to what life was really like for the Romans as they carried out their daily routine in Rome, in...

Exam Board: IBLevel: MYPSubject: EnglishFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level I'm Conn, and I work in Macbeth's castle. I fetch and I carry, and I see everything. Sometimes I see things I shouldn't; things so dreadful I'll never forget them. ...

On a school trip to the International Space Station, Max thinks that there is an alien on board, but no one believes him. When Max and his friends nearly get sucked out into space, a mysterious caretaker saves them. But is he really a caretaker? Could he...

Learn how to think like a sociologist with this short, up-to-date and accessible introduction to studying A Level Sociology or starting sociology at university. Find out how sociology works and what it can do, as well as where it can take you. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646040124Author Nancy HughesFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 363g

The first large-scale empirical analysis of the gender gap in science, showing how the structure of scientific labor and rewards-publications, citations, funding-systematically obstructs women's career advancement.If current trends continue, women and...

What on earth are phonics? Are they from the planet Mars? What are mathematics? Do they buzz around the classroom and tangle in our hair? There are so many questions when we first start school! Will the teacher be able to help us understand all these...

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of...

The adaptable writing scaffolds and structured planning sheets in Boost Creative Writing Years 3-4 will boost children's writing skills and give them the confidence they can write. The adaptable writing scaffolds and structured planning sheets in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898706604Author Laura M. BerquistFormat PaperbackPage Count 265Imprint Ignatius PressPublisher Ignatius Press

International trends in initial teacher education (ITE) and induction increasingly emphasise the importance of school-based learning for beginning teachers, and recent policy shifts have given many more schools a leading role in ITE. This book focuses...

From the first moment of life, language development occurs in the context of social activities. This book emphasises how language development interacts with social and cognitive development, and shows how these abilities work together to turn children...

Learning a language and being able to speak it do not go hand in hand. This book provides both structured activities to get students speaking and ideas for developing confidence in using English outside the classroom. Essentially, this book: examines the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338828726Author Julia LindseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Scholastic ProfessionalPublisher Scholastic ProfessionalWeight(grams)...

The contemporary culture, language and artistic sensibilities of the west originated and were shaped by the ancient cultures that are vividly explored in this book. Dorothy Harrer, a skilful storyteller, has compiled a rich collection of insights into...

Ash and Tabby are hiding out in Aunt Emmy's lighthouse and spying on the alien invaders who have taken over Finney Island. When an opportunity arises to find the robot-making machine which has transformed their parents, there's only one thing to do -...

Getting to Grips with English Grammar is a flexible resource for teaching grammar in primary schools. It provides complete coverage of the grammar and punctuation Programmes of Study for the National Curriculum for England. Grammar and punctuation rules...

Brilliant Activities for Grammar and Punctuation, Year 3, is part of a 6-book photocopiable series to teach basic grammatical and punctuation concepts in a fun and memorable way, which will challenge and stimulate the whole class. Pupils are motivated to...

Winner of the 2013 American Educational Studies Association's 2013 Critics Choice Award!Teachers the world over are seeking creative ways to respond to the problems and possibilities generated by globalization. Many of them work with children and youth...

Developing Reading Comprehension "In recent years the debate about teaching young children to read has tended to focus upon equipping them with the crucially important knowledge and skills they need to read words accurately in and out of context, that is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911093169Author David MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Tarquin PublicationsPublisher Tarquin Publications

Pierre Bourdieu has been an extraordinarily influential figure in the sociology of music. For over four decades, his concepts have helped to generate both empirical and theoretical interventions in the field of musical study. His impact on the sociology...

Game playing is a highly effective way of engaging children and has long been acknowledged as an important means of psychological therapy. This book offers an abundance of fun games that help children to confront personal problems and issues in a...

Ask any teacher why they went into teaching, and they'll invariably refer to students or their subject. Yet, modern educators are faced with a dilemma: the industry judges us primarily on outcomes, offering the justification that grades improve life...

Offering a timely snapshot of current theory and research in the field of psychology in foreign language learning, this book is accessible to both specialists and non-specialists. Each chapter focuses on a different psychological construct and provides...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level We use oil every day - whether on the bus to school or writing with a pen. But where does it come from? What impact is our use of it having on the environment? What...

Math and art might seem like completely different worlds - especially to the number-phobic. But where they intersect, we can find the fractal growth of a snowflake, the spiral seeds of a sunflower, and dazzling abstract designs born of patterns and...

RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Fifth Edition, helps readers see how interesting and exciting experimental and nonexperimental research can be. Inviting and conversational, the book leads readers through the research process from start to...

Ted and Nell are in the music room but they both want to play the same instrument! Will they learn that sharing and taking turns is the only way to make great music together? My Turn is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet...

Far away across the stars, there is an alien school, where tiny little aliens go to learn the alien rules ... Find out what young aliens get up to at school in this humorous rhyming story. How aliens get to school, what they learn, and what they have for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781036003845Author Abigail SteelFormat PaperbackPage Count 12Imprint Rising Stars UK LtdPublisher Rising Stars UK LtdWeight(grams) 47gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781036003746Author Abigail SteelFormat PaperbackPage Count 12Imprint Rising Stars UK LtdPublisher Rising Stars UK LtdWeight(grams) 47gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Nursery leaders play a crucial role in the overall smooth running of their nursery, as they are ultimately in charge of the recruitment of staff, child protection and development, and health and safety. They are responsible for writing and implementing...