Amazon.com ReviewOh, would that all bullying problems could be solved so easily! Mean Jean is the reigning Recess Queen, pushing and smooshing, hammering and slammering the other kids whenever they cross her. And then one day a puny new girl shows up on the playground and catches Mean Jean completely off-guard. Not only is little Katie Sue not the least bit intimidated by the bully, she actually asks her to jump rope with her. In no time flat, Jean and Katie Sue are best buddies, and the playground is safe for all again.
Sure, it's simplistic, but there's a strong element of truth in this energetic rhyming story by Alexis O'Neill (Loud Emily). Bullies are people, too, and sometimes nothing is quite so effective as ingenuous disarmament. Big, bold, funny acrylic and collage illustrations by Laura Huliska-Beith (The Book of Bad Ideas) bounce right along with the text. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
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Must have This book is amazing. Great Story! Great Illustrations!
You will die laughing! Has a wonderful lesson.
A Wonderful Resource Guy Bailey has put together an extremely helpful resource that has a wide variety of games that are simple, yet fun. I found it to be organized andeasy to understand. Most importantly, my students are having a great time participating in the games used! I highly recommend this book to anyone needing fun and creative ideas to enhance their curriculum. Its great!
Full-color photographs let young readers join kids from northern Alaska on an outdoor school adventure, as the students show peers the fun and excitement of playing in the snow and cold.
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Awesome Book!! I have had the pleasure of growing up in Delta Junction. This book made me think of the many days while in school having that story be so true!!! Great Book!! Im glad Mrs Aillaud did this she is a great teacher, writer and photographer!!!!!
Process Recess 2: Portfolio showcases the illustrative work of Eisner and Harvey award winner James Jean. Each image will be printed in a grand 15" x 11" format that is suitable for framing. The book will also include editorial and annotated pages that give an insight into the working methods of Mr. Jean.
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Process Recess Portfolio Book review This is a great book because it really shows the artists process/technique, from rough pencil scketch to final pencil, to ink, tobase color to final tonal illustration. The artwork is beautiful. This is definately a book that should be a part of every artists collection.
Firstgraders can relate to this story of poor Sam, who needs to go to the boys' room, but since he cannot read or spell, he worries that he will not know which door to enter.
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Easy to read book about school events. This is good book for emerging readers. A lot of the simple words are repeated, making it easier for kids who are learning to read. Rhyming text also helps early readers. Most of the pages have just one or two sentences, but the last few pages suddenly have more text. It can be a bit discouraging for kids who were doing great reading on their own to suddenly have more trouble on the last few pages, when they are so close to the end! Kids enjoy reading about common school dilemmas- in this case, all the kids are out on the playground when a boy has to use the restroom- but he isn't sure which is the boy's room. There is nice mix of races in the illustrations and one child in a wheel chair.
Arms parents with everything they need to know to fight the pro-standards movements
Parents all across the political spectrum have united on one issue: when it comes to standardized testing, they all lean toward some kind of educational reform. Drawing on her 20 years of classroom experience and enriched by real-life anecdotes, Susan Ohanian's What Happened to Recess, and Why Are Our Children Struggling in Kindergarten? explains the misguided mania for testing children, why a child's success or failure is currently determined by a set of tests, and what parents are doing to change public policy on education. Even children who are able test takers are hurt by the politics surrounding testing. Ohanian's moving insider's view imparts a sense of urgency about the situation of individual children caught on the front line of our treacherous education system. This beacon will inspire parents who are confused, angered, or intimidated by the forces that control their children's education to take action.
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What Happened to Recess and...other educational activities? Fastmoving, quick-paced, and well-researched, this Susan Ohanian books swims in waters no man has tried before--or woman. What is said is worth reading--twice, mulling over, and wondering about, andthen, taking action.
That big business is taking the joy out of education is becoming more and more real every day. What that joy really is, Susan makes very clear to all: discovery, wondering, questioning, and trying...not scores, and informational feedback, and high-stakes testing.
The words beat much like a throbbing heart that has loved education and children maybe too much and therefore breaks too quickly and easily under this new sort of approach to children. No Child Left Untested is more like the way things are becoming. Susan backs up her opinions with strong research and data proving her point.
I found the book to be revealing, to the point of being unable to put it down for long. It leads into the future and the future right now doesn't look good for children.
First published in an era when most novels about young women concentrated on courtship and marriage, this novel portrays women involved in political intrigues and overseas journeys. It is set during the reign of Elizabeth I, and features as narrators, fictional daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Marc Brown's new chapter book series features Arthur and his friends for sports fans ready to read on their own. Each book features a longer, sports-related Arthur Adventure and has loads of kid appeal. Arthur is in top form as he and his friends train for a literacy fund-raising race, try to help Binky cope with bench-sitting, give George a boost at recess, and adjust to a new soccer coach. Arthur fans will want to read and collect all of these new chapter books!
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A nice lesson in fairness Francine learns that it isn't always sheer physical skill that makes a good team - strategy is important. The gang also takes some time to think about how it feels to be the last one picked for a team - you know that feeling. Never sappy but engaging, a good story in a great series. Stephen Krensky has done a good job with these books. Why is it that Marc Brown's name is on the cover?
No Homework and Recess All Day: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education
Jerry Mintz, director of AERO and a world-wide authority on alternative education, has spent most of his life promoting learner-centered education and the empowerment of children. In his book, No Homework and Recess All Day: How to Have Freedom and Democracy in Education, Jerry draws on his long experience as director of a democratic school and also on his intimate relationship with democratic schools around the world to give an overview of this growing movement. If you've ever thought of attending a democratic school, enrolling your child in a democratic or alternative school, starting a democratic school, helping your school become more democratic, or teaching your child at home, then this is the book for you.
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Read It, And Then "Just Do It" Jerry Mintz's life and writings are an inspiration that life can be lived with great pleasure, with remarkable productivity, without extraordinary expenditure, and right now. Perhaps you are specifically interested in childhood education, or perhaps you are simply interested in learning to live your own life ina way that makes sense and feels right. In either case, this book will stretch your ideas of what is possible in your own life and challenge you to trust yourself.
