Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Great Glyphs

Great Glyphs: All About Me

from Scholastic
SCH0439414318 (Primary)

Engaging, meaningful activities that give kids lots of practice collecting and representing data! Kids create pictures that convey information about themselves while developing key math skills linked to the NCTM standards. Each glyph-making activity includes easy, step-by-step directions, glyph patterns, critical thinking questions, extension activities, and literature links.

Grades: 1 - 3

Great Glyphs: Holidays & Seasons

from Scholastic
SCH0439414326 (Primary)

Engaging, meaningful activities that give kids lots of practice collecting and representing data! Kids create pictures that convey information about themselves while developing key math skills linked to the NCTM standards. Activities connect with holidays & seasons and include easy, step-by-step directions, glyph patterns, critical thinking questions, extension activities, and literature links.

Grades: 1 - 3

Great Glyphs: Neighborhood & Community

from Scholastic
SCH0439424208 (Primary)

Engaging, meaningful activities that give kids lots of practice collecting and representing data! Kids create pictures that convey information about themselves while developing key math skills linked to the NCTM standards. Activities connect with neighborhood & community topics and include easy, step-by-step directions, glyph patterns, critical thinking questions, extension activities, and literature links.

Grades: 1 - 3

Monday, July 28, 2008

Social Studies Skill Builders

Social Studies Skill Builders: Grades 2 & 3

from Weekly Reader Publishing
WRPWR100 (Primary, Intermediate)

Social Studies Skill Builders for grades 2-3 helps build many essential social studies and reading skills. This engaging reproducible book is organized into 20 six-page lessons. The book covers five content areas: geography, community and culture, government, economics and history. Each of the five content areas has four lessons. Each lesson includes a two-page article adapted from WR News. Each article is accompanied by a two-page reading comprehension and vocabulary activity and by a two-page hands-on social studies activity.

Grades: 2 - 3