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genoveva
06-01-2006, 10:12 PM
This thread is for listing recommended, resourceful books for educators, especially.

I'll start! The following have been very helpful to me so far:

I Will Be Your Friend: Songs and Activities for Young Peacemakers (by Teaching Tolerance) *comes with CD

Poetry Speaks to Children Edited by Elise Paschen (comes with CD!)

Contexts for Criticism by Donald Keesey

A Glossary of Literary Terms by M.H. Abrams

In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop by Steve Kowit

Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?: Teaching Great Poetry to Children by Kenneth Koch

Brain Gym by Dennison

Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education Edited by Susan Cahan and Zoya Kocur

So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences by Silver, Strong, and Perini

Teaching with the Brain in Mind by Eric Jensen

Practical Action Research for Change by Schmuck

Practical Action Research: A Collection of Articles by Schmuck

Smart Moves: Why Learning is Not all in Your Head by Carla Hannaford, Ph.D.

Teaching the Three Rs Through Movement Experiences by Anne Green Gilbert

Minds in Motion: A Kinesthetic Approach to Teaching Elementary Curriculum by Susan Griss

more to come...

Satine
06-02-2006, 01:01 PM
Great list...

I've used "I will be your friend" before and I liked it... (I teach music, certified k-12 but I teach elementary right now....)

My students still quite enjoy beating the crap out of eachother, though... so I'm not real sure how effective it was... :lol: