Education : Elementary

Provides teachers with recommendations to promote equity amongst boys and girls. This book covers the National Curriculum subjects of literacy, numeracy and science, and topics such as working with boys, children with special educational needs, primary/secondary transition, playground cultures and children's construction of gender identities. more...

Price: $38.98

Brief Gestalt Therapy demonstrates how the Gestalt approach can be used effectively in brief interventions with clients. Gestalt's distinctively integrative nature and emphasis on a highly co-operative working alliance, make it particularly suited to brief work. more...

Price: $48.95

Catch the Sewing Bug provides simple, do-able, fun projects for the younger, beginning sewing students. There is a great sense of satisfaction from being able to actually sew a project...especially one they can use themselves or give as a gift. This book is very basic, very easy, and requires a very minimal amount of supplies to complete the projects. All patterns and directions are included for each of the 25 projects. A wonderful resource for any child who has an interest in sewing! more...

Price: $8.95

Gifted children are quick on the uptake, can be frustrated by repetition and easily become impatient when unchallenged. Challenging the Gifted Child outlines a tried and tested approach for encouraging able children to focus their active minds in a productive way and discover the joy and value of reading. The author explains the criteria for choosing appropriate reading for the child and describes ways to help deepen their understanding of both literature and language. Using examples from the author's extensive experience, this book encourages the development of independent learning skills and will help parents and educators to create a personalized reading programme for a gifted child at home or small groups of children in school. Photocopiable materials are included, along with samples of reading lists for different age groups. This book provides practical advice for working with advanced young readers and will be an ideal resource for anyone who has responsibility for educating a gifted child. more...

Price: $22.95

Charging Ahead: An Introduction to Electromagnetism is a set of hands-on activities designed to help teachers introduce middle and high school students to electromagnetism, one of the most fascinating and life changing phenomenon humankind has witnessed. The book uses readily available materials to introduce students to electromagnetism, to the factors that determine the strength of electrical coils, to the application of electromagnetism in the construction of an electrical motor, and to the production of electricity through the construction of a generator. more...

Price: $9.71