Books published by publisher Gryphon House

From "Sipping Cider Through a Straw" to "Apples and Bananas," children will sing and learn about a variety of foods while exploring nutrition and traditions. The enclosed CD features 25 fun songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that help children appreciate the fabulous food we enjoy every day.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:Peanut Butter Have You Been to Candyland? Chew, Chew, Chew Your Food The Donut Song Bread and Jelly Raindrop Song The Muffin Man Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow Goober Peas The Watermelon Song One Bottle of Pop Hamburger Hinky Dinky 'Double D' Farm Hot Cross Buns Fast Food Sippin' Cider Through a Straw Apples and Bananas Go Bananas! Shortnin' Bread A Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track Did You Feed My Cow? Chocolate Chip Cookies Betty Botter My Lollipop Who Took the Cookies From the Cookie Jar?

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.

From "Ten Little Monkeys" to "The Bear Went Over the Mountain," children will sing and learn about the animals they love. The enclosed CD features 27 songs-old favorites and originals-and the book offers more than 300 activities that teach children about zoo animals, farm animals, and pets.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:One Elephant El Señor Don Gato Bingo Three White Mice Rags Six White Ducks I Met a Bear Ten Little Monkeys Three Tricky Turtles Sweetly Sings the Donkey Three Bears' Rap Gray Squirrel Animal Fair Oh, Where, Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone? Hanky Panky Little Polly Parakeet Little Rabbit Fido The Bear Went Over the Mountain Tiny Tim Little Skunk's Hole Amelia's Pets Sara Sidney Five Little Ducks Fiddle-i-Fee The Old Gray Mare On the First Day of Summer

There is so much more to Cup Cooking than just a great way for children to craft their own snack! Cup Cooking offers total involvement for each child! Order is kept as they move left to right, assembly line style, through the picture recipe sequence. The whole child is involved in concrete real-life experiences which provides natural opportunities to devolp hand-eye coordination, small muscle control, basic skills and concepts and most important, self-confidence! Cup Cooking includes more than forty illustrated step by step wholesome recipes and suggestions on how to prepare, complete and extend the learning from snack making. ~ Gryphon House