Wednesday, October 29, 2008

eBook Philosophy

Here is a summary of my ebook philosophy.

eBooks by Kids
eBooks for Kids
Learning from eBooks
Learning by Creating eBooks
Learning to Create eBooks
Learn by Reading
Learn by Writing
Learn by Creating
Learn by Sharing
Learn by Teaching
Writing for an audience greater than one

The long version, with more discussion to come can be found at Blog by Kevin on Keybookshop.com.

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Math Resources

Jump Into Math (Grade 2)

from Carson-Dellosa Publishing
CSD104224EB (Primary)

More Jump in to Math ebooks.

Reach struggling math students and identify individual needs with diagnostic tests, multimethod teaching strategies, and reproducible practice pages. Our systematic instructional program will allow struggling learners to achieve computation success while supporting NCTM standards!

Grades: 2

Reteaching Math: Data Analysis & Probability

from Scholastic
SCH0439529654 (Primary, Intermediate)

More Reteaching Math ebooks.

Some students may have difficulty grasping math concepts the first time they are taught. When this happens, teachers will need to use different approaches to re-teach and reach these struggling learners. This book can help! Every lesson begins with a problem designed to pique students' interest. Employing an arsenal of various instructional approaches that use manipulatives, games, practice pages, literature connections, and more, lessons ensure that students master data analysis and probability. A surefire way to help every student make the grade!

Grades: 2 - 4

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

October Themed Books

October Monthly Idea Book

from Scholastic
SCH0439503787 (Primary, Intermediate, Middle School)

This October will be filled will lots of treats and no tricks with the October Idea Book! This book has dozens of fun, creative patterns and activities for these holidays and topics: Halloween, Fire Safety, Columbus Day, Spiders, Dinosaurs, Whooooo Me?, Masks, Skeletons and much more! Includes activities and ideas that integrate with any curriculum along with motivational awards, bookmarks, open-ended games, paper bag puppets, crafts and bulletin board patterns.

Grades: PK - 6

Daily Comprehension: October

from Remedia Publications
REM1102 (Intermediate, Middle School, High School)

A lesson a day for the entire school year! Each 60-page book offers a different non-fiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest low-vocabulary stories are followed by hands-on activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Best of all, you will never run out of usable activites again! High-interest format.

Grades: 5 - 12

More October Themed eBooks at Keybookshop.com