toys & games: program     toys & games:       Excalibur New York Times Touch Screen Sudoku Handheld Game3 reviews Excalibur Electronics Excalibur Electronics A great gift! I got this for a gift for my husband who does these puzzles every day. It is so convenient being portable. He can use it at home and also on trips. He loves it!             3rd Grade Reading Practice (Practice (Scholastic))1 review Teaching Resources, 2006 Excellent series of books We live abroad and so our kids' English isn't up to the level of their peers in the States. We'll be moving back to the States this coming year though and I wanted to be able to see where exactly my kids stood vis-a-vis their English skills, so I could then work on the areas they needed help in. I bought the reading and writing books in this series from grades 1-4. The books are not only an ...             Cinderella Outgrows the Glass Slipper and Other Zany Fractured Fairy Tale Plays7 reviews Joan M. Wolf Scholastic Professional Books, 2002 Great resource! I am a [...]teacher in a school where many of the students are ESL learners. I came across this book when I was looking for a way to help my students develop their reading fluency. Let me just say, my class has LOVED acting out these plays! I only wish I had discovered it earlier in the year so that I could have more time to work with this book. I would highly recommend it.             Phonemic Awareness Activities for Early Reading Success (Grades K-2)7 reviews Wiley Blevins Scholastic, 1999 An excellent resource for new teachers and tutors I tutor kindergarten students in phonemic awareness and found this book to be an invaluable resource in preparing lessons for the children. While many books tend to emphasize phonics, the children that I tutor cannot yet recognize sounds within words, a necessary pre-requisite to phonics instruction. This book is one of a few that gives specific sound - related activities. One tool that I ...             4th Grade Writing Practice (Practice (Scholastic)) Teaching Resources, 2006 Give students the skill-building practice they need in reading, writing, math, and more with these engaging , full-color workbooks. Easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises motivate students to work on their own.             Celebrate Christmas Around the World3 reviews BETH STEVENS Teacher Created Resources, 1995 Teachers little helper like new conditions, excellent for info and activities for my christmas around the world theme             Smart Cycle Thomas1 review Fisher Price Fisher Price, 2007 Fun addition to they Smart Cycle I go this game for my 4 yr old son. He had the Smart Cycle with the game that came with it for a year now and didnt' play with it hardly every. But now that we have the Thomas game, he plays it everyday. It helps that he's a huge Thomas fan. It has taught him physical abilities. The game has helped teach him how to pedal a bike. It has also taught him how to use a joystick. This is ...             How to Teach Art to Children, Grades 1-622 reviews Joy Evans, Tanya Skelton Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2001 I love this book! I am a homeschooling mom, sadly lacking in the creativity department. I love this book and have found it to be a wonderful resource for art class. It's easy to use and dd loves the activities. This is the one subject I was really concerned about being able to adequately teach, but this book has made it so simple. In addition to just offering a creative outlet, it gives instruction in actual ...             Smart Cycle Elmo Software Fisher Price Fisher Price, 2007 Pedal along with Elmo as he learns how to lead a healthy lifestyle. Game cartridge slides right into Smart Cycle for extra learning opportunities and fun. Travel along on an adventure, learning different body parts, colorful foods, fun exercises and much more! Neat facts, cool sounds and skill-building games. For use with Smart Cycle System.             50 Reproducible Strategy Sheets That Build Comprehension During Independent Reading (Grades 4-8)6 reviews Anina Robb Scholastic, Inc., 2003 Great for Special Ed. This is easy for special education students to use. They don't feel overwhelmed by the page. They are required to write but will not feel frustrated by the tasks. It has organizers for each part of the writing process, which will also help students retain information. Great for students with memory problems!             101 Rhythm Instrument Activities: for Young Children9 reviews Abigail Flesch Connors Gryphon House, 2004 Fun Activities This is a great little book with lots of fun and simple activities to do with really little ones. A lot of these activities are so simple that you will think "I could have come up with that" but now that I'm a new mom and back to work I'm happy I don't have to. I can just choose one or two of these to add to help make my lesson more fun.             New Excalibur Saber IV Electronic Chess Computer5 reviews Excalibur Electronics Excalibur Electronics The best $15 I've ever spent in my life I've owned one of these chess games for several years. I've never had any problems with it and I've played countless games. The game has 73 levels of play so you can increase your skill level slowly and steadily. Well worth every penny.             Revisiting The Reading Workshop: Management, Mini-Lessons, & Strategies3 reviews Barbara Orehovec, Marybeth Alley Scholastic, Inc., 2003 Quick, user-friendly, and thorough One of THE most helpful books I've ever read regarding reader's workshop. I have used (and shared) this techniques over and over with my students & colleagues. I can't imagine my reader's workshop without this resource! You shouldn't either. It's worth the $15 and then some!! (Also just saw these same ladies came out with one on writer's workshop, can't wait to read that!)             Program-A-Bot Robot3 reviews Silverlit Toys Silverlit Toys, 2007 Robot from Santa My 6 year old was delighted that Santa got him a robot like he asked. My son is a bit impatient with it however, because it doesn't behave exactly like he thinks it should (it turns when it "should" go straight). I think with more focused play he'll get more out of it. We didn't realize that it could interact with the smaller robot, which is a cool, unexpected feature.             Follow-the-Directions Draw & Write Activities: Step-by-Step Directions and Writing Prompts That Guide ... Kristin Geller Teaching Resources, 2005 Help kids learn to follow directions and build fine-motor skills with 35 reproducible draw & write activities that they can complete independently! Each activity features step-by-step directions for drawing adorable pictures, plus creative writing prompts that motivate kids to write about their drawings. Great for instant homework or centers!             1st Grade Reading Practice (Practice (Scholastic)) Teaching Resources, 2006 Give students the skill-building practice they need in reading, writing, math, and more with these engaging , full-color workbooks. Easy-to-follow directions and fun exercises motivate students to work on their own.             Webkinz Special Seal Webkinz Cares Program Ganz Ganz Ganz is donating $1.00 to the Webkinz Foundation for each SEAL sold. Webkinz SEAL comes with a special, red, WEBKINZ CARES hangtag             Totline Alphabet Theme-A-Saurus ~ The Great Big Book of Letter Recognition2 reviews Warren Publishing House, Inc., 1991 Good resource book This book contains ideas for several areas of learning when working with the alphabet. It includes art, fingerplays, activities and games, etc. It also includes flash cards to be copied. I use some of the ideas weekly.             Phonics from A to Z (2nd Edition) (Scholastic Teaching Strategies)11 reviews Wiley Blevins Teaching Strategies, 2006 duh, now I get it I read this book as a parent trying to figure out where to start because I wanted to teach my child how to read. Blevins did a great job introducing ME to teaching phonics. As a homeschooling parent, I feel like I am bombarded with kits and programs that guarantee to teach reading through phonics, but it seems like a lot of these are not very useful stuff marketed by people who seem a lot ...             GIANT Encyclopedia of Arts & Craft Activities: Over 500 Art and Craft Activities Created by Teachers for ...5 reviews Gryphon House, 2000 So Many Great Ideas This book is full of great craft ideas. My favorite is the materials and activity indexes at the end. Say you have some extra paper towel rolls you want to make a craft with, just look it up, turn to the pages listed and there are several ideas of how to use them in a fun and creative way with your child. This book has inspired me to try some new things - it's bringing out the artist in my ...              search for toys and games activities, awareness, celebrate, children, christmas, cinderella, comprehension, computer, directions, electronic, encyclopedia, excalibur, follow-the-directions, fractured, independent, instrument, management, mini-lessons, pictures, program-a-bot, recognition, reproducible, revisiting, scholastic, software, step-by-step, strategies, strategy, theme-a-saurus, workshop toys & games:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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