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“sydney schwartz”

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  • Connecting Emergent Curriculum and Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom

    Strengthening Content and Teaching Practice

    by Sydney Schwartz, Sherry Copeland ...
    Series series Early Childhood Education
    The most pressing challenge in early childhood education today is to find a way to meet the standards within a developmentally appropriate approach. In this book, two active early childhood educators provide teachers with resources to bring content alive and document it in every-day, action-based pre–K and Kindergarten classrooms. The book includes lists of key content ideas—coordinated with ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Town Is by the Sea

    by Joanne Schwartz ...
    Illustrated by Sydney Smith ...
    Winner of CILIP Kate Greenaway MedalWinner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature AwardA young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Nurturing Young Thinkers Across the Standards

    K–2

    by Wynne A. Shilling, Sydney L. Schwartz ...
    Nurturing Young Thinkers Across the Standards: K–2 provides multiple practical resources to assist teachers in working with standards across subject areas in ways that bring critical thinking into the everyday process of learning content and skills. The authors provide suggestions for engaging and sustaining children’s interest and illustrate the use of teaching language that actively nurtures the ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD

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    Town Is by the Sea

    by Joanne Schwartz ...
    Narrated by Mark Turetsky ...

    Unabridged

    8 min

    In this new book from Joanne Schwartz, a young boy enjoys a summer day while his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather's grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. With ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • The ABCs of How We Learn

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    by Daniel L. Schwartz, Jessica M. Tsang, Kristen P. Blair ...
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  • The All-Day Kindergarten Curriculum

    A Dynamic-Themes Approach

    by Doris Pronin Fromberg ...
    Grounded in theory and research, The All-Day Kindergarten and Pre-K Curriculum provides an activity-based and classroom-proven curriculum for educators to consider as they plan and interact with pre-k and kindergarten children. Allowing young children the opportunities to become independent, caring, critical thinkers who feel comfortable asking questions and exploring possible solutions, the ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Teaching How to Learn in a What-to-Learn Culture

    by Kathleen R. Hopkins ...
    Practical ideas for teaching students the skills they need to really learnThis vital teachers' resource answers such questions as "Can intelligence be developed? Do teacher expectations shape student learning? How can I make learning 'stick' for my students?" Drawing from theory and research in learning, this book offers clear, practical guidance along with inspirational ideas to show how teachers ... Read more

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  • Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind

    A Conceptual and Practical Guide

    by Kathleen Taylor, Catherine Marienau ...
    Practical "brain-aware" facilitation tailored to the adult brainFacilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind explains how the brain works, and how to help adults learn, develop, and perform more effectively in various settings. Recent neurobiological discoveries have challenged long-held assumptions that logical, rational thought is the preeminent approach to knowing. Rather, feelings and ... Read more

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    Effective Problem-Solving and Better Decisions

    by Clifton Chadwick ...
    This book is based on a simple series of psychological concepts. While ability to think has always been important, the knowledge economy significantly increases the demand for higher order thinking and problem-solving abilities. Parents should take a much more active role in teaching their children to think. Early preschool years are critical because long-term attitudes and early strategies are ... Read more

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  • Teaching Numeracy

    9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking

    by Margaret M. Pearse, Kathleen M. Walton ...
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  • Differentiated Science Inquiry

    by Douglas J. Llewellyn ...
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