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NEILSEN, David. Beyond the Doors. 368p. Random. Sept. 2017. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781101935828. Gr 4-7--The four Rothbaum siblings, ranging in age from first grade to middle school, are left without [...]

DOAN, Lisa. The Alarming Career of Sir Richard Blackstone. 192p. ebook available. Sky Pony. Feb. 2017. Tr $15.99. ISBN 9781510711228. Gr 4-6--The dark, dangerous streets of medieval London are home, [...]

MCALLISTER, Angela. A Year Full of Stories: 52 Folktales and Legends from Around the World. illus. by Christopher Corr. 128p. chron. Frances Lincoln. Oct. 2016. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781847808684. Gr [...]

HOLMES, Kathryn. How It Feels To Fly. 368p. ebookavailable.HarperCollins/HarperTeen. Jun. 2016. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780062387349. Gr 7 Up--Summer camp gets a whole new spin in this tale about the denizens [...]

PATTERSON, James & Chris Grabenstein. Potty mouth and Stoopid. illus. by Stephen Gilpin. 336p. Little, Brown/Jimmy Patterson. Jun. 2017. Tr $13.99. ISBN 9780316349635. Gr 3-5--David and Michael are two typical [...]

BAREDES, Carla & Ileana Lotersztain. Your Body from 1 to 10. tr. from Spanish by Silvana Goldemberg. photos by Pablo Grancharoff. 26p. (Science for Counting). Doubledutch. Oct. 2016. pap. $10. [...]

Presents several skill-building activities for Pre-K through Grade 8 students. Fish cut-outs for mathematics students; Celebration of November 3 as the anniversary of the invention of the sandwich; Guide in taking primary students to a Web site filled with symbols of Christmas; Ice cubism art activity; Introduction of fractions using fruits.

Provides information on some teaching ideas for pre-K to Grade 8 teachers in the U.S. Reading session in honor of National Author's Day; Creation of holiday napkin holders; Poetry lesson.

Presents several skill-building activities for young students. Activity with parents; Advice for students in keeping their homes safe; Information on a vocabulary activity.

Presents skill-building activities for elementary school children in the U.S. Role of paper wings in social studies; Instruction in making pinecone trees for art classes; Information on the use of candles in math.

Suggests several skill-building activities in elementary education. Activities related to science and mathematics; Reading activities; Poetry.

Presents several skill-building activities for young students. Materials needed; Procedures of the activities.

Presents a self-identification jigsaw puzzle activity for students in the U.S. Benefits of the activity to teachers; Steps in implementing the activity; Details of how the activity unites the students.

Presents various activities for teaching primary school students. Music and coordination; Art; Poetry.

Provides a guide for teaching students about the process of rewriting. Significance of rewriting; Importance of mastering the art of adding polish to the rewrites.

Presents tips for preparing elementary school students to do creative writing. Suggestions for organizing the writing process of students; Steps in guiding transitions from paragraphs.

Presents information on a research writing activity for students. Guidelines on how teachers could encourage students in doing their research projects; Importance of using note cards to research writing; Chart that can be used to answer a research question.

Provides tips for teachers in teaching research skills to elementary students. Elements of data gathering; Importance of a checklist to the research process; Management of bibliographical information; Use of envelopes in storing research data.

Discusses the use of a maze puzzle as a guide for students conducting a research on their own to learn the usage of reference materials in the school library. Information resources that students can use in research; Instructions for using the maze.

Presents tips on guiding students in conducting an effective research. Comparison of research to a grocery list; Importance of teaching students which questions to answer in conducting research.

Presents information on ways for students to introduce and reinforce their ability to put things in order. Practice of alphabetical and sequential orders; Significance of teaching students the importance of directions; Information on an activity program for students.

Offers tips on teaching children to summarize. Application of oral and written summary exercises; Use of reproducible pages for concerts and dances; Setting of parameters in the reading of stories.

Presents advice for teachers in writing fictions with students. Ways to boost creativity among students in writing stories; Props that can be used in a classroom activities about writing fictions.

Focuses on teaching students to read and write biographies and autobiographies to understand perspective and contrast in writing. Use of Venn diagram to compare biographies and autobiographies; Creation of a bulletin board where students can post excerpts or quotes from the articles they found.

Focuses on the significance of teaching students how to keep financial records on their writing and mathematical skills. Management of personal income and expenses; Understanding and use of addition and subtraction; Importance of balancing and budget.

Provides instructions for students in creating invitations and thank-you notes. Critical information needed in writing invitations and thank-you notes; Significance of thank-you notes.

Offers a curriculum idea on creative writing geared toward elementary students. Conceptualization of the writing project; Provision of a flow chart for making a craft.

Presents a technique in teaching story writing to children. Introduction of story writing activities; Utilization of puzzle concept in teaching; Aids and devices for teaching.

Presents information on target reading, a technique for teaching students. Background on the concept of reading for information; Advantage of the use of reading target technique.

Recommends several activities to study facts about heat. Details of classroom experiments that demonstrate the absence and presence of heat; Materials that may be used to examine heat; Potential sources of heat.

Presents strategies for teaching the water cycle. Student activities; Use of visual aids.

Offers suggestions for teaching map skills to students in different levels. Mapping with the use of show boxes; Use of highway maps by older students; Information on the mapping programs in computer laboratories.

Presents a school activity that teaches children about sequencing across the curriculum. Sequencing as a follow-up to an oral reading; Sequence strips for a story; Use of a fun bulletin board that would allow the class to use sequences during creative writing time.

Presents a reading log to help teachers and librarians encourage students to read during the summer. Approach in getting recommendations; Ways to find books; Advice for completing the log.

Examines the eating habits of elementary students through the use of a pyramid representing the foods they eat. Details on the development of the food pyramid; Comparison between the recommended daily allowances and the actual diets of the students; Discussion on the different calorie values of various foods. INSET: Research Log: Are You What You Eat?.

Provides teachers suggestions on beginning a unit on marches and patriotic music. Reasons for playing a march; Recommended classroom activities.

Presents a guide on teaching the history of Afro-Americans. Importance of knowing the history of Afro-Americans in the community; Role of library and historical society.

Provides information on the methods being used by teachers in the United States in teaching Mathematics. Importance of math in everyday life; Encouraging children to make an Internet search about careers. INSET: Research Log: Math in Action.

Discusses the contributions of Saint Patrick to literacy. Roman learning during the Dark Ages; Contribution of Saint Patrick in the creation of the written history of Ireland; Feast day of Saint Patrick.

Presents a learning activity for children's awareness on professions and careers. Major activities and holidays for the month of February; How to organized career fair and career center; Suggestions for ending a career fair.

Suggests several educational activities for elementary students that focus on soups. Origin and nutritional value of soup; Measurement and prices at a mathematics center; Recipes at a writing center; Preparation for a soup luncheon.

Provides information on the election of the president and vice president of the United States. Comparison between the popular vote and electoral votes; List of resources about elections; Number of electoral votes necessary to elect the president and vice president. INSET: Choosing Our Leader.

Emphasizes the importance of fire education in the United States. Highlights of the Fire Prevention Week; Examples of fire prevention activities; List of related Web sites. INSET: Home Safe Home.

Suggests different ways of incorporating the Alaskan Iditarod race event into an educational curriculum for students. Background of the race; Information on the contents of iditarod.com Web site; Skills that students may learn from researching the event.

Focuses on teaching elementary students about the connection between nutrition, exercise and health. Activity program to help students make better food choices; Material for teaching health and nutrition; Need to warn students about the danger of fad diets.