Hidden Faces

McGee, Brenda

Literature & Fiction

Wheatmark, Inc.

Geography for All Seasons is a research-based activity book that may be used to review, reinforce, practice, and complement world geography lessons presented in the classroom. Geography for All Seasons has activities with a seasonal flair that students will enjoy throughout the year. The activities can be done individually, with a partner, or in cooperative learning groups. These activities also are ideal for geography clubs. Students are encouraged to sharpen their research skills by using atlases, encyclopedias, globes, and other reference materials to locate information.

Geography for All Seasons

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Prufrock Press

Reader's Theater and So Much More! is written for grades 2–6, and contains plays, skits, and independent research activities with an innovative twist for differentiated instruction. This high-interest book of humorous skits and plays is a jumping-off place for research and creativity for students of all ability levels. Each of the reader's theaters comes with suggestions for differentiating and extending the lesson's content. These plays not only provide a legitimate reason for students to reread text and practice fluency, but they also promote cooperative interaction with peers.

Reader's Theater and So Much More!

McGee, Tom

What is a frontier? What are the frontiers of the future? What frontiers are being explored today? These and other questions are presented in this series on frontiers that helps make this concept come alive to all students. In Frontiers Book 2: Geography, Explorers, and Literature, students will discover the transcontinental railroad, the discoveries of Lewis and Clark, the mission to Mars, political cartoons, freedom of speech, and book bans. Other books in the Frontiers series include Frontiers Book 1: Pioneers, Genetics, and Energy and Frontiers Book 3: Geology, Astronomy, and Environment. Each book contains detailed lesson plans, reproducible activity sheets, and assessment tools.This curriculum unit makes use of the following great children's literature books: If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith;Dragon's Gate by Laurence Yep; andMaterial World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel (optional).

Frontiers: Geography, Explorers, and Literature (Book 2)

Wolfinsohn, Sarah

Keiser Triska, Debbie

Prufrock Press, Inc.

What is a frontier? What are the frontiers of the future? What frontiers are being explored today? These and other questions are presented in this series on frontiers that helps make this concept come alive to all students.In Frontiers Book 3: Geology, Astronomy, and Environment, students will explore many different types of frontiers found within the broad concepts of geology, astronomy, and the environment.Students will investigate questions such as, What is the rock cycle? What is plate tectonics theory? and Who was Alfred Wegener? Once students begin to understand the forces at work on our own world, they examine research taking place to land the first man on Mars. By studying the Flashline Mars Research Station and the effects of near zero-gravity on mammals, students will have a better understanding of just how daunting of a task it will be to someday land on the red planet. This book also looks at what is being done to conserve the natural resources on our planet.Other books in the Frontiers series include Frontiers Book 1: Pioneers, Genetics, and Energy and Frontiers Book 2: Geography, Explorers, and Literature. Each book contains detailed lesson plans, reproducible activity sheets, and assessment tools.This curriculum unit makes use of the following great children's literature books: The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna Cole; andSilent Spring by Rachel Carson.

Frontiers: Geology, Astronomy, and Environment (Book 3)

Ages, a book from the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 6-8, leads students on an exciting journey through history. The books in Prufrock's new Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students' natural excitement and interest in discovery. By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 6-8, students will discover the history before them and gain a lifelong desire to learn. Students will discover architecture and the evolution of the calendar in the book's conceptual look at the word ages. From Sputnik and the dawn of the space age, to the computer revolution that is forever changing our lives, students will explore the issues that shape our world. How has advertising evolved over the past 100 years and illustrated the different ages? What made the Dark Ages dark? The Golden Ages golden? These questions and many others will be explored as students deal with their own coming of age.

Ages (Multiage Curriculum - Middle School)

Triska Keiser, Debbie

Choices, a book from the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4–6, helps students become more aware of the choices they make every day. Every choice has a consequence, whether it is positive or negative.The books in Prufrock's new Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students' natural excitement and interest in discovery. By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4–6, students evaluate their own choices and gain a lifelong desire to learn.This book will allow students to organize, categorize, and reevaluate choices that they make on a daily basis. These activities will help students grasp the importance, responsibility, and implications of their decisions.Choices also will explore decision-making strategies, such as flow charts, tree diagrams, drawing straws, and flipping a coin. Students will compare fractions and make real-life choices based upon the comparisons.Choices, along with the other books in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4–6 (Balances, Explorations, Questions, and Viewpoints), makes teaching advanced learners easier!This curriculum unit makes use of the following great children's literature books: On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer;Maggie's Choice by Norma Jean Lutz;Joseph's Choice—1861 by Bonnie Pryor; andSamuel's Choice by Richard Berleth.

Choices (Multiage Curriculum - Intermediate)

Harrelson, Angie

Conflicts, a book in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 6-8, asks conceptual questions of students in regard to conflict. Conflicts, old and new, have plagued our world since the beginning of time. The books in Prufrock's new Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students? natural excitement and interest in discovery. By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 6-8, students will discover the conflicts of the past and gain a lifelong desire to learn. In this differentiated curriculum, students are challenged to consider discrimination, propaganda, misrepresentation of data, and war. Conflict of interest also is examined as students study examples and then search for events in history when it has occurred. Students also ponder questions such as, "Are all men created equal?" and "Does the Food Guide Pyramid represent the healthiest choices for the nutritional needs of all people?" Conflicts, old and new, have plagued our world since the beginning of time.

Conflicts (Multiage Curriculum - Middle School)

From the Gold Rush in California, to the many uses of crayons, students will explore the diversity and complexity of the concept of discoveries in "Discoveries", a book in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3. The books in Prufrock's new Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students? natural excitement and interest in discovery. By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3, students will appreciate the discoveries around them and gain a lifelong desire to learn. Through the eyes of a tiny mouse, students are led to evaluate and discover what they are truly made of. Students investigate why discoveries from the past are important to the present and the future. Students also will examine how discoveries are made by studying those made by historically significant explorers and researchers.

Discoveries (Multiage Curriculum - Primary)

Explorations, a book in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4-6, gives students the opportunity to explore our world. The books in Prufrock's new Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students' natural excitement and interest in discovery.By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 4-6, students will explore the world around them and gain a lifelong desire to learn. From the mysterious depths of the ocean, to the craters of Mars, students will be challenged to go a step beyond the explorers who came before them. In one activity, students will act as explorers and examine the culture they live in. Students then will take characteristics from their discoveries and try to adapt them to another civilization. Social inequality and the effects of nutritional habits on the heart will be examined. Students also will explore winter survival tactics and retrace the steps of some famous explorers, such as Marco Polo.

Explorations (Multiage Curriculum - Intermediate)

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