Books published by publisher Gryphon House

From "The Alphabet Song" to "The Nursery Rhyme Rap", children will sing and learn about a place they spend much of their time: school. The enclosed CD features 28 fun songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that teach children about starting school.Every song has:Literacy Links to teach comprehension skills, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness Curriculum Connections to integrate the content of the song with curriculum areas such as math, art, sand and water play, science, outdoor play, field trips, and discovery a "Did You Know?" section with fun and interesting facts related to the song a vocabulary list to enhance children's language skills theme connections home activities to extend the learning related children's books All children love to sing and learn, so the book includes both English language learner strategies and special needs adaptations.Songs Include:This Old Man Sing a Song of Opposites Days of the Week The Alphabet Song Good Morning to You Nursery Rhyme Rap Months of the Year Great Green Gobs Three Straight Sides Clean Up School Days Miss Mary Mack What Goes Together? Can You Put the Toys Away? Are You Listening? Do You Know the Principal? Grand Old Duke of York MacNamara's Band Johnny Works With One Hammer Old MacDonald Has a Band The Color Song My Hands on My Head I Like School B-B-B Bubbles Stop, Drop, and Roll Rhyme Time Bubbles in the Air Happy Faces

Emphasizing essential interpersonal skills that should be developed in early childhood, this guide offers a holistic approach to developing classroom communities in which each child feels recognized, appreciated, and able to contribute. Taking into account a teacher’s goals, values, strengths, and weaknesses, guidance is offered for adjusting and planning for developmentally appropriate expectations, classroom organization, and communication with families. Filled with concrete examples and effective approaches to common classroom problems, this detailed handbook provides positive strategies for handling unwanted behavioral challenges. By individualizing the needs of each student using the methods espoused in this handbook, educators will cultivate a supportive classroom setting based on emotional expression and conflict resolution.

This engaging, exciting introduction to early math concepts will be a sure-fire hit with young children. They can go on a Geometric Shape Hunt, measure with Pompoms, or find the Missing Numbers-just a few of the fun, simple activities you'll find in Math in Minutes.Each chapter begins with the easiest activities and progresses to more difficult ones. Many activities offer a way to "Take It Up a Level" for children who want a challenge. The chapters in the book are organized by math concept and each activity relates directly to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards, which are listed in the appendix. The activities use easy-to-find materials available in any classroom. Each activity begins with "Math Objectives that Meet Standards" to help teachers meet the standards set by their state. The book also includes unique tips and insights from an experienced teacher that will benefit new and experienced teachers alike.Chapters Include:Teach Math? Me?Number Sense and NumerationComputation and EstimationMeasurement, Seriation, Time, and MoneyGeometry and Spatial SenseSorting, Classifying, Graphing, Data Analysis, and ProbabilityPatterns and Number RelationshipsProblem Solving and ReasoningPutting It All Together: A Pizza Unit of Study

Keep the day moving with 109 playful dance activities, each providing children with an opportunity to exercise, practice and improve age-appropriate large motor skills, and develop body awareness and control. Enhance children's physical, social and emotional, and kinesthetic learning with movement activities while creating structure throughout your day. Accessible and adaptable for all children, including those with special needs or different learning styles, each dance-and-music pairing is irresistibly fun. An accompanying CD is included with 42 tracks written and performed by Debbie Clement. Age focus: 3-6

The authors of Tell It Again! have once again drawn on the expertise of outstanding storytellers and teachers for this eagerly awaited new volume. Engage young children's minds and capture their undivided attention with 16 more stories, complete with storytelling tips and new activities. The storytelling tips bring the stories to life, while the activities expand and enhance each tale.The book is easy to use: just read the story, noting the hints and tips for dramatic effect. Then put the book away, pick up the accompanying story outline, and weave your spell! When the tale is over, teach and involve your audience by using any of the activities that have been specially created to fit every story. With Tell It Again!2 teachers and parents will encourage listening, communication, imagination, and problem solving through the power of the story.

From "Down by the Bay" to "I Love the Mountains," children will sing and learn about our wonderful world. The enclosed CD features 25 fun songs -old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that help children appreciate the amazing planet earth that we call home.Every song has:Literacy Links to teach comprehension skills, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness Curriculum Connections to integrate the content of the song with curriculum areas such as math, art, sand and water play, science, outdoor play, field trips, and discovery a "Did You Know?" section with fun and interesting facts related to the song a vocabulary list to enhance children's language skills theme connections home activities to extend the learning related children's books All children love to sing and learn, so the book includes both English language learner strategies and special needs adaptations.Songs Include:I Love the Mountains Down by the Bay Autumn Leaves Are Falling Down Down by the Old Mill Stream The Green Grass Grew All Around Johnny Appleseed Mister Moon Winter Is Coming I Made a Pumpkin When I'm Chilly Earth Is Our Home White Coral Bells Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Mister Sun Rain, Rain Go Away We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree Little Drop of Dew The Weather Song It's Raining Caps, Mittens, Boots, and Scarf The Seeds Grow Cuckoo Round Swinging Along America the Beautiful

Curious kids will delight in the fifty fun-filled gardening activities in The Budding Gardener! The Budding Gardener offers great ways for parents and their budding gardeners, ages three to six, to create memories together as they plant a seed and watch it grow, create a garden marker, make a spider web out of sweet pea seeds and bamboo, and beautify the garden with a stone path or rock tower. This kid-friendly introduction to gardening features easy-to-follow instructions and easy-to-find materials that help parents share their love of the outdoors with their children in imaginative new ways. With a little dirt, some water, and a few tools, these activities bring parents and children together to share magical moments!

From "Make New Friends" to "Skidamarink," children will sing and learn about the people that matter most in their lives. The enclosed CD features 26 songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that teach children about family, friends, and feelingsEvery song has:Literacy Links to teach comprehension skills, letter knowledge, and phonemic awareness Curriculum Connections to integrate the content of the song with curriculum areas such as math, art, sand and water play, science, outdoor play, field trips, and discovery a "Did You Know?" section with fun and interesting facts related to the song a vocabulary list to enhance children's language skills theme connections home activities to extend the learning related children's books All children love to sing and learn, so the book includes both English language learner strategies and special needs adaptations.Songs include:Magic Where Is Thumbkin? Are You Sleeping? Make New Friends If You're Happy and You Know It S-M-I-L-E Catalina Magnalina This Is Tiffany The More We Get Together Say, Say My Playmate Do Your Ears Hang Low? Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Through the Woods Open, Shut Them Today Is a Birthday My Mother Is a Baker Lavender's Blue Cap, Mittens, Shoes, and Socks Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush The Farmer in the Dell I Have Something in My Pocket These Are Things I Like to Do I Wish I Were This Little Light of Mine Evan's Bathtub Song Skidamarink

What do you get when you combine a newspaper, paper bags, tape, & markers? A Lunch Bag City, of course! This series is a teacher's dream! You'll find more creative ways to use a tube sock, milk carton, and other inexpensive things found around the house than you ever imagined. Create unique, exciting toys and props to help children learn in appropriate ways. Don't recycle that cereal box, reuse it to make a simple puzzle! Each age-appropriate Making Toys book will make you look at the everyday items around you in a whole new way.