Books in New Experiences series

The Big New York Activity Book! includes 100+ activities, from Kindergarten-easy to Fourth/Fifth-challenging! This big activity book has a wide range of reproducible activities including coloring, dot-to-dot, mazes, matching, word search, and many other creative activities that will entice any student to learn more about New York. Activities touch on history, geography, people, places, fictional characters, animals, holidays, festivals, legends, lore, and more.

The Famous People in New Jersey Photo Pack includes 12 photos or pictures.The photo packs are perfect for:• Writing Projects• Biography Projects• Graphic Timelines• Bulletin Boards• State Studies• Learning Centers• Classroom Decoration• And More! The 12 famous people/pictures from New Jersey include: • WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, First Governor of New Jersey• WILLIAM PATERSON, Governor and U.S. Supreme Court Justice• MARY LUDWIG HAYS, Patriot Known as “Molly Pitcher” • GROVER CLEVELAND, 22nd and 24th President of the United States• THOMAS EDISON, Most Prolific Inventor in American History•WOODROW WILSON, 28th President of the United States• ALBERT EINSTEIN, Most Important Scientist of the 20th Century• PAUL ROBESON, Athlete, Actor, and Civil Rights Activist• EDWIN “BUZZ” ALDRIN, Second Man to Walk on the Moon• NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, U.S. Army General• ANTONIN SCALIA, U.S. Supreme Court Justice• CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, First Female Governor of New JerseyThis FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs is 9 pages. The Teacher’s Guide provides ideas for two basic ways to use the photo packs: Classroom Display and Learning Activities. Click to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs.

Important moments in childhood are depicted lightly, but effectively, in a funny question-and-answer format.Does a tiger go to the dentist? What about a giraffe? Everything young readers need to know to prepare for a checkup with their dentists is laid out humorously and realistically. Comparing and contrasting such outrageously silly moments as a hippo and a child saying ahhhh, the author and artist effectively capture important moments of childhood and lay the groundwork for dealing with new experiences.

Exploring New Jersey through Project-Based Leaning includes 50 well-thought-out projects designed for grades 3-5. In assigning your students projects that dig into New Jersey’s geography, history, government, economy, current events, and famous people, you will deepen their appreciation and understanding of New Jersey while simultaneously improving their analytical skills and ability to recognize patterns and big-picture themes. Project-based learning today is much different than the craft-heavy classroom activities popular in the past. Inquiry, planning, research, collaboration, and analysis are key components of project-based learning activities today. However, that doesn’t mean creativity, individual expression, and fun are out. They definitely aren’t!Each project is designed to help students gain important knowledge and skills that are derived from standards and key concepts at the heart of academic subject areas. Students are asked to analyze and solve problems, to gather and interpret data, to develop and evaluate solutions, to support their answers with evidence, to think critically in a sustained way, and to use their newfound knowledge to formulate new questions worthy of exploring.While some projects are more complex and take longer than others, they all are set up in the same structure. Each begins with the central project-driving questions, proceeds through research and supportive questions, has the student choose a presentation option, and ends with a broader-view inquiry. Rubrics for reflection and assessments are included, too. This consistent framework will make it easier for you assign projects and for your students to follow along and consistently meet expectations.Encourage your students to take charge of their projects as much as possible. As a teacher, you can act as a facilitator and guide. The projects are structured such that students can often work through the process on their own or through cooperation with their classmates.

"Silly" questions tickle children's funny bones while their answers educate. This latest addition to the Early Experiences series takes a look at how animals and people communicate differently using everything from tail wags to body language to facial expressions. A perfect introduction to the idea of nonverbal communication in both the human and the animal worlds. Written by Dr. Fred Ehrlich, a pediatrician and child psychiatrist, the fact-filled, question-and-answer Early Experiences books engage young children with humor right at their level.