eBooks and Education

There is a new post at Keybookshop.com concerning ebooks, education, and the connection between the two. The post is the beginning of a conversation about how digital resources and publishing can encourage learning. The full post can be read at Blog by Kevin on Keybookshop.com.

Geography and Animals

Discovering the World of Geography (Grades 4-5)

from Mark Twain Media
MTM1573EB (Intermediate, Middle School)

Help students use the knowledge and skills learned in geography to interpret and analyze data as it relates to the world. Includes activities such as maps, charts, diagrams, and graphs based on National Geography standards. Assessments and answer keys are included.

Grades: 4 - 5

All About Animals Around the World (Enhanced eBook)

from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
EMC2411I (Early Childhood, Primary)

The colorful books in the All AboutÉ early childhood thematic series provide the busy teacher with full-color stories and ready-to-use activities to teach skills and concepts across the whole early childhood curriculum.

This enhanced eBook gives you the freedom to copy and paste the content of each page into the format that fits your needs. You can post lessons on your class website, make student copies, and more.

Grades: PK - K

Information Literacy and Charts for Children

Information Literacy: Navigating & Evaluating Todays Media

from Shell Education
SED50554 (Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School, Staff Room)

This resource helps you teach students how to use the Internet effectively. The activities teach how to identify, acquire, interpret, evaluate, organize, and share information found on the Internet. There are also tips for incorporating the use of primary sources in the classroom. And situational analysis for citing sources found on the internet.

Grades: K - 12

Charts for Children (Second Edition)

from Good Year Books
GYB9781596471863 (Early Childhood, Primary)

Print awareness activities for 12 popular children's tales and stories put fun into learning to read and write. Children create charts or visual displays that involve them in the reading and writing process and encourage them to imitate important literacy behaviors. Provides six stimulating projects for each story. This second edition includes a new section with patterns that make teaching each unit even easier! Includes: Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Three Little Pigs; The Gingerbread Man; The Three Little Kittens; The Tortoise and the Hare; Henny Penny; The Three Billy Goats Gruff; The Tale of Peter Rabbit; The Little Red Hen; Stone Soup; Five Little Monkeys; Humpty Dumpty.

Grades: PK - 1