It includes literacy, math and science — but with a Tools twist; we embed self-regulation and executive functions practice in the design of our activities. In Tools Kindergarten program, we do have an option to integrate district math curricula into our approach, but our research to date has been on the complete Tools program implemented across all activities and teaching practices. You can read our book, Tools of the mind: the Vygotskian approach to early childhood education, or get to know us by coming to one of our state or national conference presentations.
Many schools we work with, began with teacher initiated study groups, reading our book and integrating their learning into classroom practices. Is Tools Right for Me? It's important to help potential partners determine if our curriculum and approach to teaching is right for them.
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Teacher understanding of theory grows through implementation of these activities, and use of daily dynamic assessment to individualize instruction. Good partners for working with Tools are programs that are ready for a comprehensive curriculum in PreK or K, with the option in K to integrate district math curriculum.
Does this model seem like a good fit for your needs? Are you looking for a model that combines intensive professional development for your teachers with a comprehensive curriculum? Tools of the Mind combines intensive professional development and a comprehensive curriculum with a unifying pedagogy woven across all classroom practices, schedule, environment and activities.
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Tools for Parents. Resources Tools Training Workshops. We love PreK; make-believe play is the heart of our PreK program. Is your program looking for a comprehensive curriculum——one that includes literacy, math and science?
Many of our Tools programs began with the interest of a single teacher! Are you a PreK or K teacher? Choose from one of the these resources to learn more, or get in touch with us. Our K program is a comprehensive curriculum including all content areas including literacy, math, science and social studies, with the option to integrate a program's math curriculum. What was it like to live in the Ice Age? How did early humans stay warm enough to survive? Who made the first cave paintings?
What happened to saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths? Jack and Annie are whisked all the way back to the Ice Age in this compelling Magic Tree House time-travel adventure where they meet woolly mammoths, cave people Basic map skills mapping the moon base and star map ; Transportation: moon buggy; Space exploration; Famous astronauts. Earth is a bright and colorful place where everything is alive and always changing. Help protect the planet. How did the universe begin?
How long does it take to get to the moon? How hot is the sun? What does it feel like to be in space? Illustrated in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are whisked forty years forward in time and land at an international space station on the moon. There they don space suits and go exploring the lunar surface in search of the fourth object needed to free the enchantress Morgan le Fay from a powerful spell. Did dolphins ever live on land? How do dolphins communicate?
How do sharks hunt for food? Which sharks are the most dangerous? Morgan le Fay will make Jack and Annie masters of the tree house if only they can solve four riddles -- which will take four books, of course! Dolphins at Daybreak begins the third set of four books in this magical and increasingly popular series!
Jack and Annie are off in the Magic Tree House again, this time to a whole new world under the ocean. Complete with a giant octopus, a hungry shark, and dolphins to the rescue, this Magic Tree House book delivers an underwater adventure kids can dream about. People who lived long ago still talk to use through books. Track the facts about cowboys, ghost towns, outlaws, and more! What is a ghost town? Why do we call the Old West wild? What are cowboys? Who was Billy the Kid?
Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about the American West. The saga and success of The Magic Tree House continues! The tenth adventure, Ghost Town at Sundown, is filled with the excitement, action, and fun facts always found in Magic Tree House books. Morgan le Fay has promised to make Jack and Annie masters of the tree house if they can solve four riddles. There, they meet a mustang herder named Slim as they search for the answer to the second riddle.
Jack and Annie are whisked off to the vast plains of Africa, where they must solve Morgan le Fay's third magical riddle. But that's only the beginning! Once the riddle is solved, they still have to get past a pride of lions, a humongous herd of rampaging wildebeests, and one very hungry Masai warrior. Why is the Arctic so cold? What did the first people of the Arctic eat? How do polar bears cross thin ice? What other animals live in the Arctic? There, they must solve the final riddle to become master librarians.
But it's not going to be easy--especially when they have cracking ice, a seal hunter, and a prodigious polar bear to deal with. Will they be able to solve the riddle before they get iced themselves?
Eruption of Mt. If you learn about the world and gain knowledge you can solve great problems. How did ancient Rome become an empire? Where did ancient Romans go for fun?
What happened to the Roman town of Pompeii? What have we learned from it? In their first adventure as Master Librarians, Jack and Annie go to the city of Pompeii to bring back an ancient story that is in danger of being lost forever. Little do they know they are saving the myth of Hercules!
But before they can find it, the town's volcano erupts in a mighty explosion. Just when things look hopeless, Jack and Annie get some unexpected help from a certain mythic hero - and the rest, as they say, is history. Silkworm adaptations and lifecycle ; Plant adaptations: bamboo; Cricket adaptations ; Astronomy: constellations and stars Vega and Altair ; Silkworms Chinese discovery.
The freedom to read all kinds of books should be available to all people. The bestselling nonfiction companions to the Magic Tree House books! Who was the Dragon King? How did he build the Great Wall? What is Chinese New Year? What are some other Chinese traditions? Jack and Annie set off to find an original copy of an ancient Chinese myth.
Armed only with their magic library cards, they must take on a book-burning emperor. But with the help of a scholar and a silk weaver, they triumph again. Transportation: pirate ships; Vikings; Dark Ages; Technology: making copies illuminated manuscripts vs. Ancient books reveal the wonders of history and the world. Why did Vikings go on raids? Did they really wear horned helmets? English Language Arts , Literature , Reading.
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A great book companion for the Mummies in the Morning. Use it as a novel study that helps check students' comprehension and helps them understand each chapter. Close Reading , Reading , Writing.
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