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Origami pets / by Fohlder, Piper,author.(CARDINAL)885501;
Includes online resources (page 24).Students will move on to four different origami pets, including the fancy fish and precious pup. Each project includes clear, colorful photos and step-by-step instructions.490L
Subjects: Self-instructional works.; Illustrated works.; Paper art; Pets; Origami; Animals in art; Domestic animals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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The art of war visualized : the Sun Tzu classic in charts and graphs / by Hagy, Jessica,author.(CARDINAL)488512; Adaptation of (expression).Giles, Lionel,1875-1958.Art of war.English.;
A work that completely reenergizes the perennial bestseller and makes it accessible to a new generation of students, entrepreneurs, business leaders, artists, seekers, lovers of games and game theory.
Subjects: Excerpts.; Illustrated works.; Sunzi, active 6th century B.C.; Strategy; Military art and science;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 9
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Cool paper folding : creative activities that make math & science fun for kids! / by Hanson, Anders,1980-(CARDINAL)466840; Mann, Elissa,1990-illustrator.(CARDINAL)399165;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Includes bibliographical references and index.Cool paper folding: fun with folds -- The basics: paper types and folding tips -- Regular polygons: the essential shapes -- Platonic solids: the regular polyhedrons -- Project 1: folding a platonic solid -- Project 2: making a ninja star -- Modules: bits and pieces put together -- Project 3: making a modular cube -- Project 4: folding a complex shape -- Math and beauty: is there a connection? -- Math terms -- Glossary -- Web sites -- Index.Discover secret math and science tricks to creating art! This title introduces young readers to the sciences, with a creative twist. Math and science educational pages are interspersed with cool paper folding activities that offer practical applications of the information students learn in class.3456540540LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Handicraft.; Origami.; Paper work.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Literature pockets: Nursery rhymes / by Moore, Jo Ellen,author.; Norris, Jill,author.; Evans, Marilyn,editor.;
Activities for each of 12 nursery rhymes are stored in a portfolio with labeled pockets that students can proudly present in a unique book format.
Subjects: Language arts (Primary); Language arts (Elementary); Creative activities.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stella Díaz dreams big / by Dominguez, Angela,author.(CARDINAL)345654;
"Stella is happy as a clam in fourth grade. She's the president of the Sea Musketeers conservation club, she starts taking swim lessons, and she joins a new art club at school. But as her schedule fills up, school gets harder, too. Suddenly the tides have turned, and she is way too busy!"--Provided by publisher660LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Hispanic American children; Hispanic Americans; Schools; Student activities; Time management; Best friends;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 15
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Strategies and lessons for improving basic early literacy skills / by Algozzine, Robert.(CARDINAL)518409;
Includes bibliographical references (page 201-203) and index.Emphasizes practical activities presented in a consistent format that can be used with students to enhance their literacy development.
Subjects: Reading (Early childhood); Language arts (Early childhood); Early childhood education;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Teaching gifted kids in the regular classroom : strategies and techniques every teacher can use to meet the academic needs of the gifted and talented / by Winebrenner, Susan,1939-(CARDINAL)370901; Espeland, Pamela,1951-(CARDINAL)512081;
MARCIVE 03/01/06Includes bibliographical references and index.Characteristics of gifted students -- Gifted students indentify themselves -- Compacting and differentiation for skill work -- Compacting and differentiation in content areas -- Extending reading and writing instruction -- Planning curriculum for all students at the same time -- "I'm done. Now what should I do?" -- Grouping gifted students for learning -- Et Cetera: related issues -- Parenting gifted children -- Language arts activities -- Additional resources -- About the author.First published in 1992, "Teaching Gifted Kids In The Regular Classroom" is known and loved in schools and classrooms across the U.S., Canada, and Australia. Teachers call it "the orange Bible" -- the book they count on for strategies that work. In the eight years since the first edition, Susan Winebrenner has traveled the country and the world, helping teachers reach and teach gifted students and "underachievers". Her ideas have been used by thousands of teachers to benefit countless students. The revised and updated edition of a proven best-seller (146,00 in print) includes new chapters on the characteristics of gifted students and parenting gifted kids. Throughout, the compacting and differentiation strategies that were the core of the first edition have been greatly expanded. Plus, Susan has provided many new forms that teachers will use every day.System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 95 or higher; Mac OS 7.1.2 or higher.
Subjects: Gifted children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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See it, be it, write it : using performing arts to improve writing skills and test scores / by Blecher-Sass, Hope,1962-Author(DLC)n 2001043350; Moffitt, Maryellen,Author(DLC)n 2010003772;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-179) and index.pt. 1: Using performing arts to improve writing skills. Standards, assessments, and getting to know your students -- The prompt enactment process -- The standing ovation checklists -- Encore performances: adjusting the process throughout the year -- pt. 2: Extending and optimizing the process. Differentiating the enactment process -- Turning your classroom into a theater -- Social-emotional learning and the enactment process -- pt. 3: The types of writing prompts. The picture prompt -- The speculative prompt -- The poetry prompt -- The quote or adage prompt -- Cross-curricular connections -- pt. 4: Ready-to-use prompts. Picture prompts -- Speculative prompts -- Persuasive prompts -- Poetry prompts -- Quote and adage prompts -- Themed prompt sets.This book helps students grow as writers and master standardized writing assessments and add arts education, creativity, and fun to your writing curriculum by using the innovative tool: the enactment process. This process engages students in role playing and visualization as prewriting activities to help them connect with writing prompts and produce lively, personalized responses.--[book cover]
Subjects: English language; Performing arts; Educational tests and measurements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cool flexagon art : creative activities that make math & science fun for kids! / by Hanson, Anders,1980-(CARDINAL)466840; Mann, Elissa,1990-illustrator.(CARDINAL)399165;
Cool Flexagon Art : Hidden in the Folds -- Polygon Basics : Sides, Vertices, and Angles -- In the Fold : Types of Flexagons -- Folding Tips : Make it Easier! -- Project 1: Make a Hexa-Tetra Flexagon -- Project 2: Make a Hexa-Hexa Flexagon -- 3-D Geometry : From Shapes to Solids -- Project 3: Make a 3-D Flexagon -- Project 4: Transformer Star -- Math Terms -- Glossary -- Web Sites.Discover secret math and science tricks to creating art! This title introduces young readers to the sciences, with a creative twist. Math and science educational pages are interspersed with cool flexagon activities that offer practical applications of the information students learn in class. All activities include how-to photos, easy instructions, and clear explanations. Reinforce Common Core Standards in reading, math, and science, while making cool art projects, from a transformer star to a 3-D flexagon. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.3456500500LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Puzzles and games.; Geometry, Solid; Paper work.; Polyhedra;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Art is elementary : teaching visual thinking through art concepts / by Stubbs, Charles B.,1930-author.(CARDINAL)859289; Cornia, Ivan E.,1920-author.(CARDINAL)859290; Winters, Nathan B.,1937-author.(CARDINAL)730590;
Includes bibliographical references.[1]. Preschool and level one through level sevenThis book describes an art program that combines the knowledge, imagination, and evaluative factors of creativity for a productive pattern of student growth in perception, thinking, valuing, and art skills. Over 200 basic concepts have been arranged in logical, developmental order to give students a valuable body of knowledge. Instruction focuses on the concept to give students information for application to numerous aspects of their lives. Developing creativity by stressing knowledge, imagination, and evaluation, the program is structured for student involvement with sample lessons for both pre-school and elementary students. Suggestions of media and supplementary visual materials are made for each activity. Diagnostic charts for each level accompany activities and projects.
Subjects: Art;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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