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The book that started it all—is completely revised! Why would the Kagans update a classic that has sold nearly half a million copies? The answer: So much has changed! Cooperative Learning today is different. This new book presents today's most successful cooperative learning methods. The Kagans make it easier than ever to boost engagement and achievement. You'll still find all the practical and proven Kagan Structures, including Numbered Heads Together, RoundTable, and Three-Step Interview—direct from the man who invented cooperative learning structures. And there's still plenty of ready-to-do teambuilding and classbuilding activities to make your class click. But in this expanded edition, you will find new step-by-step structures, hundreds of helpful management tips, many more teacher-friendly activities and forms, and up-to-date research on proven methods. You hear how schools have used Kagan Cooperative Learning to boost academics, close the achievement gap, improve student relations, and create a more kind and caring school community. After decades of training and working with hundreds of thousands of teachers, Kagan has refined and perfected the most widely used and respected form of cooperative learning ever. The Kagans make it easy for you to dramatically increase engagement and achievement in your class!.This new book presents today's most successful cooperative learning methods, and makes it easy to boost engagement and achievement.Dr Spencer Kagan.Many step-by-step structures, hundreds of helpful management tips, many more teacher-friendly activities and forms, and up-to-date research on proven methods.Paperback.English.ISBN 9781933445403.Kagan Cooperative Learning to boost academics, close the achievement gap, improve student relations, and create a more kind and caring school community
Kagan Publishing "Cooperative Learning & Algebra 1" activity book of 464 pages helps with algebra year after year. Book converts struggling students into victorious mathematicians and includes reproducible blacklines..Grades: 7th - 12th.Language: English.Title: Cooperative Learning & Algebra 1.Usage ideas: Helps the students to learn in step by-step, activity-by-activity, and lesson-by-lesson with cooperative learning structures and to succeed with algebra year after year.Topic: Rational numbers, expressions, equations and inequalities, linear functions and vertical lines and more.Number of pages: 464.Do you have students who struggle with algebra.Do they find the problems difficult to understand, or of little real world value?.Do they find the repetitive practice boring?, the problem may not be algebra.Chapters cover working with rational numbers, expressions, equations and inequalities, linear functions and vertical lines, linear systems, polynomials, radicals, and quadratic functions.Transform struggling students into successful mathematicians with motivating teamwork activities.When the power of student to-student interaction is unleashed in algebra, students enjoy learning more and the abstract algebraic concepts become more concrete and understandable.Master teacher, trainer, and celebrated math author Becky Bride will show you step by-step, activity-by-activity, and lesson-by-lesson how she used cooperative learning structures to help her students succeed with algebra year after year.Includes reproducible transparencies and activities.This book shows how she used cooperative learning structures to help her students succeed with algebra year after year..Designed & organized to reinforce Algebra concepts!.Students are actively engaged so they retain more, and achievement goes up!.Includes exploratory activities that have students discover concepts & remember them..Kagan Publishing "Cooperative Learning & Algebra 1" Activity book for 7th - 12th grades inspires step by-step cooperative learning activities and explorations among students in group.
When students have the desire and ability to work together as a team, something magical happens—Together Everyone Achieves More! Students like working together, academic achievement goes up, and discipline problems become a thing of the past. Includes step-by-step instructions, hints, variations, over 100 teambuilding activities, and ready-to-use blackline masters for each of 14 favorite teambuilding structures like: Find-the-Fib, Team Interview, and Same-Different. Promote a positive class and team atmosphere in your classroom and watch as your students work together in harmony..Helps build caring and cooperative teams.Exciting ready-to-do teambuilding activities.Over 130 teambuilding reproducibles.14 Cooperative step-by-step structures.Enhances learning by creating a positive learning atmosphere.
Kagan Publishing "Cooperative Learning and Pre Algebra" book of 312 pages helps students to concentrate problem solving by discussing concepts together. Book included with reproducible blacklines for transparency covers data analysis and more..Grades: 6th - 10th.Language: English.Title: Cooperative Learning and Pre Algebra.Usage ideas: Motivate students to excel with teamwork.Topic: Pre algebra.Number of pages: 312.Master math teacher and celebrated author Becky Bride shares her step by-step cooperative learning activities and explorations with you.With this terrific resource, Becky takes all the prep work out of teamwork.Chapters cover whole numbers, integers, decimals, fractions, ratios, proportion, percent, coordinate planes, data analysis, and probability.See why students overwhelmingly prefer working together than working alone, watch your test scores soar.Includes reproducible blacklines for transparencies and activities.Motivate your students to excel with teamwork, you'll be amazed at how well your students will work in teams, they will pay attention, solve problems together, help each other out when a teammate gets stuck, and discuss pre-algebra concepts every day.They'll pay attention, solve problems together, help each other out when a teammate gets stuck, and discuss pre-algebra concepts every day!.Designed & organized to reinforce Algebra concepts!.Students are actively engaged so they retain more, and achievement goes up!.Includes exploratory activities that have students discover concepts & remember them..Kagan Publishing "Cooperative Learning and Pre Algebra" Book for 6th - 10th grades inspires step by-step cooperative learning activities and explorations among students in a group.
Kagan Publishing "Cooperative Learning & Mathematics High School Activities" Book explains various activities for fractions, geometry definitions, graphs and probability. Grade 8 - 12 book illustrates algebraic expressions and word problems..Age group and grade: Ages 13 - 18+ years and grades 8th - 12th.Subject: Math.Format: Paperback.Title: Cooperative Learning & Mathematics High School Activities.Number of pages: 420.Language: English.Receive half a dozen Kagan cooperative learning structures Line-Ups, Mix Pair RallyCoach, Mix-N-Match, Inside-Outside Circle, RallyCoach, RoundTable.For each structure you receive numerous activities and blackline masters for Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, and Pre-Calculus.Activities for fractions, geometry definitions, graphs, probability, algebraic expressions, word problems, slope, angle, proofs, equations, functions, parabolas, and much, much more.Nearly 300 activities in all your students will work together successfully with these proven cooperative structures.Includes rich array of activities for all levels of high school mathematics.Kagan Publishing "Cooperative Learning & Mathematics High School Activities" Book has 420 pages and numerous blackline masters activities for pre-algebra.
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After reading any piece, students spin the cube and perform the selected activity to help boost understanding and retention. Squishably soft and quiet-to-roll foam cube measures 3 inches. Each side has a different question. Questions are not story specific, so they can be used with any story. Set of 8 cubes..No teacher prep needed to use these cubes to make learning hands-on.4+ years.8 Cubes.Each side has a different question.Example: Write three true or false questions about the reading.Questions are not story specific, so they can be used with any story
Offer a fun way to learn with the colorful lessons in this workbook. Activities teach math, reading, and writing as well as basic skills, covering all the essentials for kindergarten. This Thinking Kids Complete Book of Grade K workbook comes with reward stickers to help excite young learners..Designed to educate and entertain, this colorful workbook provides everything your child needs for school-year success.This paperback workbook has 256 pages that guide students through a variety of engaging activities, including colors and shapes, uppercase and lowercase letters, phonics, and counting.ISBN: 9781483813059.Appropriate for kids aged 5-6 (grade K) and allows them to master essential skills.Challenging concepts are presented in a simple language with easy-to-understand examples, while stickers and full-color illustrations capture students' interest.Includes one poster and over 130 reward stickers.Help a child master kindergarten-level skills with this Thinking Kids Complete Book of Grade K workbook.
Spencer has done it again! He's written another must-have reference for all educators. Dr. Kagan has translated the enormous field of theory and research on emotions into a practical guide any teacher can use to make their teaching more emotion-friendly. Not only does he review the extensive research on how eliciting positive emotions boosts student achievement, Spencer provides plenty of do's and don'ts, ready-to-use student activities, and simple tips to put students in the optimal emotional states for learning. Dr. Kagan introduces us to the Emotion Wheel, a student-friendly way to help our students understand and manage their own emotions. We not only learn why EQ can be more important than IQ to students' success, Dr. Kagan provides a practical guide to developing the facets of EQ, including student self-knowledge, self-control, motivation, and empathy. And last, but definitely not least, we learn how to evoke emotion when we teach to make learning more meaningful and memorable. This book is your blueprint for creating the emotion-friendly classroom..Research-Based Tools to convert Emotion Science into formidable teaching.Dr. Kagan has translated the enormous field of theory and research on emotions into a practical guide any teacher can use to make their teaching more emotion-friendly.33 Kagan Structures—Instructional Strategies to create the Emotion-Friendly Class.Introduces us to the Emotion Wheel, a student-friendly way to help our students understand and manage their own emotions.Paperback.ISBN 9781933445656
Quickly flip to the next Kagan Structure you'll use in your class. This flip chart serves as a terrific visual reminder of the steps of 30 Kagan Structures. You'll have these powerful teaching strategies at your fingertips. Since the structures are step-by-step, you'll be sure to implement the structures with fidelity and maximize student success. Set this self-standing reference on your desk and flip your way to more engaging teaching!.This flip chart serves as a terrific visual reminder of the steps of 30 Kagan Structures..Measures 11 x 8.5 inches..Set this self-standing reference on your desk and flip your way to more engaging teaching!.Step-by-Step Instructions
Add some spark to math time with these creative, lively games and activities that build math skills. Using dominoes, playing cards, number cubes, and other manipulatives, children explore doubles, make 10, decompose numbers, solve simple word problems, and more. Help children develop flexibility in mental arithmetic with the use of a number line—a powerful tool that guides them to understand numbers. Through a variety of fun learning games and activities that use manipulative, playground, and clothesline number lines, as well as written ones, children learn to visualize number relationships, compose and decompose numbers, and show solution strategies and math reasoning. Perfect for math centers and small-group instruction, these delightful activities meet core math standards. This bundle includes two Play & Learn Math Reproducible Workbooks: Addition & Subtraction and Number Lines..Add some spark to math time with creative, innovative games and activities that use manipulatives to help children master addition and subtraction.Develops flexibility in mental arithmetic with the use of a number line.Perfect for math centers and small-group instruction.These delightful activities meet core math standards.Includes two Play & Learn Math Reproducible Workbooks: Addition & Subtraction and Number Lines
Kagan Structures are revolutionary teaching strategies. Why? Because they create an unparalleled level of student engagement. Kagan Structures create a cooperative and caring class tone by putting students on the same side as they interact in pairs, small teams, and with classmates. Structures ensure every student is individually accountable so no one can hide and take a free ride. Structures create equal participation, which means all students are engaged a much greater percent of the time. In this must-have Kagan reference guide, you get 59 step-by-step Kagan Structures you'll use time and time again. More structures means more tools in your teaching toolbox to create more student engagement, more student learning, and more success!.Kagan Structures create a cooperative and caring class tone by putting students on the same side as they interact in pairs, small teams, and with classmates.Revolutionary teaching strategies to boost engagement.Structures ensure every student is individually accountable so no one can hide and take a free ride.59 Ready-to-use activities and resources.Paperback.English.ISBN 9781933445335
Build your kindergartner's understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Songs, rhymes, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards. Each lesson focuses on one science concept and provides engaging activities to help young students learn basic science concepts..Build your kindergartner's understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book!.Songs, rhymes, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards..Each lesson focuses on one science concept and provides engaging activities to help young students learn basic science concepts..ISBN# 9781629381527.144 pages
Inspire a long-lasting love of learning with this workbook. Engaging activities with intuitive examples help kids learn phonics, math, and reading comprehension. This Thinking Kids Complete Book of Grade Pre-K workbook features stickers and colorful illustrations that make learning fun..Designed to educate and entertain, this colorful book provides everything your child needs for school-year success.This paperback book has 256 pages that guide students through a variety of engaging activities, including colors and shapes, letter and number recognition, and handwriting.ISBN: 9781483813042.Appropriate for kids aged 4-5 (pre-kindergarten) and allows them to master essential skills.Challenging concepts are presented in a simple language with easy-to-understand examples, while stickers and full-color illustrations capture students' interest.Includes one poster and over 130 reward stickers.Help kids prepare for school with this Thinking Kids Complete Book of Grade Pre-K workbook.
Build your preschooler's understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Songs, rhymes, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards. Each lesson focuses on one science concept and provides engaging activities to help young students learn basic science concepts..Each lesson focuses on one science concept and provides engaging activities to help young students learn basic science concepts..Songs, rhymes, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science.Full-color activity book, 144 pages.ISBN# 9781629381510
Phonics is not just about decoding (reading). Every phonics lesson should include an encoding (writing) activity that has children use their newly learned phonics skills to spell words. This comprehensive resource explains the importance of spelling in children's reading and writing development and includes dozens of reproducible activities, such as sound boxes for phonemic awareness, word-building sets, cumulative spelling sentences, and much more. A vital Science of Reading resource!.Creates a better balance in phonics instruction by adding encoding (writing) practice to decoding (reading) lessons..Develops children's handwriting skills..Includes the six principles of spelling instruction, differentiated activities, and assessment tools.
This Algebra: Grades 6-8 workbook will help your child build strong algebra skills without feeling anxious or overwhelmed. The topics include solving for x, simplifying algebraic expressions, linear equations, inequalities, graphing equations, and more..This workbook will help your child build strong algebra skills without feeling anxious or overwhelmed.Paperback workbook containing 192 pages in full color.ISBN: 9781941082584.For grades 6-8.Dimensions: 8.5" x 11".Topics include solving for x, simplifying algebraic expressions, linear equations, inequalities, graphing equations, and more
STEAM lessons are centered around popular early childhood themes and grounded in exploration, discovery, and play. The easy-to-follow lesson format can be adapted to meet the needs of your class. It's never too early to start children on the path of STEAM experiences where science, technology, engineering, art and math work together to make learning fun! Measures 8-1/2" x 11". Includes 184 pages. PreK STEAM lessons promote: integration of early learning foundational skills, learning across various disciplines, collaboration in problem solving, and critical and reflective thinking. PreK STEAM lessons include: suggested timeframe, purpose of STEAM challenge, skill development overview, materials list, essential vocabulary, read-aloud/literacy connections, music connections, center activities, snack ideas, reproducible activity pages, helpful planning page, and home-to-school connection ideas..A description of the concepts students need to understand to complete the STEAM challenge successfully. Activity ideas are provided to help build and activate prior knowledge and promote engagement..4-5 years.1 Resource Book.9781644742846.Suggested Timeframe: An approximate total time for completing the lesson is provided to allow teachers to spread out instruction of the course of a school day or week according to their schedules..STEAM Challenge Purpose: Outlines objectives and expectations for what students should learn by completing the lesson..Materials List: Materials are meant to be easy to find, inexpensive to purchase, recycled or commonly available for free..Essential Vocabulary: Target vocabulary to support and enhance the lesson content and deepen students' understanding of the STEAM challenge..Literacy and Music Connections: Read-aloud and music connection suggestions are provided to enhance the experience, teach content, and make learning more memorable..Turn young learners into kid inventors through engaging, problem-solving STEAM design challenge scenarios that will pique children's curiosity about the world around them and how things work
Math's more fun with a friend! The 12 mini-stories in this book feature characters who model how to work together to solve multiplication and division problems using best practices. Students follow along as the characters share strategies and try various solutions. Then students tackle follow-up problems on their own. Skills include multi-digit multiplication and division, using arrays as models, area and perimeter, and more. A great way to build math confidence!.Math story problems feature and model various strategies for solving the problems..Focuses on problem types, strategies, and tips for engaging students in making sense of problems..Meets core math standards.
Support your child's educational journey Spectrum's kindergarten workbooks that teach essential math skills to kindergarteners. Spectrum's math kindergarten workbook is a great way for students to learn kindergarten math skills such as addition, subtraction, place value, and more through a variety of problem-solving activities that are both fun AND educational! Counting and writing numbers and identifying shapes are a few of the activities included to help inspire math learning. The 192-page math workbook is sized at about 8.4" x 10.9"-giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. Parent support pages are included at the beginning of each chapter with helpful definitions, tools and tips, and a skills list to provide a spectrum of support for your leaner. An answer key is also included.Math.Spectrum.Ages 5 - 6.Paperback.English.192 pages.9781483871431.Award-winning workbook series meets current state and national standards.Parent support pages included at the beginning of each chapter including helpful definitions, tools and tips, and skills list.Full-color pages for engaging practice.Includes an answer key.Kindergarten Math Workbook for kids ages 5-6
The Writing workbook is 48 pages of practice that incorporates mazes, Hidden Pictures puzzles and other fun activities. It builds dexterity, fine motor skills, tracking, shape recognition and drawing skills that are key to writing in school.Lessons include letters, sight words, handwriting, composition, visual literacy and more, all aligned with school standards. It comes with a colorful, illustrated certificate of achievement at the back of the book..With vibrant art and engaging prompts, Writing exposes kindergarteners to letters and words through tracing and writing practice and the fun of puzzles and other activities, including Hidden Pictures® puzzles and mazes..Highlights is the trusted brand that believes children are the world's most important people. Our flagship magazine, Highlights, is the #1 most-read children's magazine in the country..Recommended for age 5-6 years.Cover is made of sturdy paperboard.Item is printed in English.Number of Pages: 48.ISBN: 9781684372843.With over 80% brand recognition, our award-winning magazines, bestselling story and puzzle books, and groundbreaking education books deliver on the Highlights promise of helping children become their best selves through exceptional, high-quality products for children..Identifying letters and learning to write letters and words are important steps toward reading readiness, and Highlights™ infuses Fun with a Purpose® into these essential learning activities.
Make a big difference in getting kids ready for math success. With whimsical, full-color illustrations that grab attention and bring smiles, Big Get Ready Math K-1, is packed with fun-filled activities and simple directions for hours of learning. Math fundamentals unfold in creative adventures: Bedtime at the Zoo; Subtracting Ocean Friends, and Runaway Chicks. Tackling the same skill with more than one activity helps reinforce the learning. For example, kindergartners and first graders can color by shape, practice tracing and drawing shapes, and find and match shapes. Color-coded sections highlight specific skills and concepts for easy, at-a-glance focus and review. It all adds up to a great start in math..Packed with fun-filled activities and simple directions for hours of learning.Full-color illustrations that grab attention and bring smiles.Color-coded sections highlight specific skills and concepts for easy, at-a-glance focus and review.Math fundamentals unfold in creative adventures