Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Digital Audio and Podcasting

Learn & Use Digital Audio and Podcasting in Your Classroom

from Shell Education
SED50027 (Primary, Intermediate, Middle School)

Seamlessly integrate technology into your classroom instruction with this new series. Each book provides a concise introduction to the software application, then use project-based learning lessons and activities to effectively incorporate technology into grade-level content. Accompanying teacher resource file includes sample projects, graphic organizers, and rubrics templates.

Grades: K - 8

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Project and Idea Books

Able and Ambitious Projects

from Educational Impressions
EDI2761 (Primary, Intermediate, Middle School)

Included are contracts for six primary-grade projects and twenty-six intermediate grade projects. Designed for bright elementary students, the projects are presented in random order. They were designed to be done in the media center or the classroom.

Grades: 1 - 6


Autumn Idea Book

from Scholastic
SCH0439499607 (Early Childhood, Primary)

Autumn patterns, crafts, activities and ideas for the elementary classroom! Dozens of open-ended activities! Celebrate all of the Autumn holidays plus a special chapter for the sport of football! All reproducible!

Grades: PK - 6

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Weekly Specials

A Tale of Two Cities

from Saddleback Educational Publishing
SDLSP0277X (Intermediate, Middle School, High School)

A time-honored story of personal courage and sacrifice in the midst of a bloody revolution. The workers are in revolt! Every French nobleman is in danger of losing his head to the infamous guillotine. Yet Charles Darnay renounced his title years ago. Why is he scheduled to die for the crimes of his corrupt family? His only hope lies in the hands of one unlikely man.

Grades: 5 - 12


A Tale of Two Cities Study Guide

from Saddleback Educational Publishing
SDLSP2788 (Intermediate, Middle School, High School)

Saddleback Classics Study Guides contain everything a teacher needs in an easy to use format. 35 reproducible exercises evaluate comprehension and teach higher order thinking skills as well as literary appreciation. There is a correlated study guide for each novel. Each 48 page study guide inches teaching suggestions, background notes, chapter summaries, and answer keys.

Grades: 5 - 12


Mastering the Mechanics: Grades 4-5

from Scholastic
SCH0545048796 (Intermediate)

At last, a collection of smart, breakthrough lessons that help you teach your students all the essential editing skills they need to create successful, polished writing. Each grade level specific book features a Year Long Planner that helps you chart your instruction across the school year, an indispensable Skills Continuum that identifies the skills your students should know at each grade level, and a years-worth of smart, easy-to-use lessons that focus on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and the use of conventions in writing.

Grades: 4 - 5

Sunday, September 07, 2008

September 2008 Keybookshop.com Enews

The September 2008 edition of the Keybookshop.com Enews is now available. The topics covered include:

1. "Enhanced" eBooks from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

2. Are You Going Back To School Too?

3. Great New Titles From Teacher Created Resources!

4. 50 New eBooks From Scholastic - Wow!

5. Celebrate Constitution Day With Shell Education

6. Six New Literature Units/Guides From Grammardog

7. Discounted eBooks at the eBookDestination.com eStore

8. The KeyBookshop.com Rewards Program

Read the entire Keybookshop.com Enewsletter here.