Literature for Lively Lessons - Softcover

Edwards, Sheila

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071444106 ISBN 13: 9780071444101

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2005

Synopsis

Literature for Lively Lessons supplies teachers with age-appropriate reading lists for children in pre-K through third grade. Organized in a practical calendar format that ties in picture books with seasons, holidays, and other milestones, the book takes teachers, homeschoolers, and librarians beyond the tired old standards and introduces them to new books and fresh perspectives. Literature for Lively Lessons is thoroughly indexed and easy to use, so teachers can spend less time planning and more time actually teaching.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Ignite a lifetime love of reading in children and discover some new classics yourself

Whether you're a teacher or parent, you've done Goodnight, Moon and Where the Wild Things Are a million times. You want more unusual books to inspire your children to fall in love with reading. There's a wide world of great stories out there, and this guide makes discovering them easy and fun.

You get a whole year's worth of entertainment with hundreds of picture books to keep you and kids ages 2­-8 from getting bored. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is brought to life with titles like My Brother Martin by Christine King Farris. Looking for a fun idea in March? Celebrate National Pig Day and have a squealing good time with Swine Divine by Jan Carr. For May, there's a literary tribute to mothers, featuring crowd-pleasers like I Love You Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt.

A complete guide to making the most of children's literature, this book gives you:

• A calendar format that follows seasons, holidays, and other milestones
• Hundreds of kid-tested, teacher-approved recommendations for every week of the year
• Themes coded for school-subject tie-ins, such as math and science
• A detailed reading strategy after each chapter, complete with instructions for implementing it into the lesson
• A variety of indexes, so you can access books by title, author, and subject

With this unique, inspiring guide, you'll give your kids a head start on book smarts that will last a lifetime.

About the Author:

Sheila Edwards, Ed.D., has worked as a reading specialist in public elementary schools for more than thirty years. She lives in Woodland, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0071444106
• ISBN 13: 9780071444101
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320