Teach alphabet recognition, rhyme, beginning consonants, digraphs and blends, long and short vowels, and other phonics skills through this fresh collection of poems and adorable artwork. Primary topics include weather, colors, and friendship make teaching phonics pure poetry. Each poem comes with ready-to-use lessons and activities. Written by primary classroom teachers at the University School at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Grades K-2.

This integrated teacher resource provides lesson ideas for the instruction of social studies and history concepts within the context of quality multicultural children's books and picture books. Each chapter focuses on three picture books related to various multicultural themes in American history. Chapters are organized chronologically, and by theme, and include book summaries, materials lists, student-centered activities, related books and poetry, and links to national history standards. Multicultural themes include: Old West American Revolution Slavery Civil War World War II and the...