Crossing
Borders In Literacy & Science Instruction Elementary NSTA Press and NSTA Recommends Books on Reading Strategies
In addition to these fine selections, NSTA offers many other books; to learn more, visit http://store.nsta.org.
Crossing
Borders In Literacy & Science Instruction
Grades K–12
Where do literacy and science learning overlap? How does knowledge in one area affect learning in the other? How can you plan your lessons to make the most of the literacy-science connection? Crossing Borders will challenge you to consider questions about the latest interdisciplinary-teaching methods—and to move beyond the easy answers.
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Mixing
It Up: Integrated, Interdisciplinary Intriguing Science in the Elementary Classroom
Grades K–8
Your problem: Finding enough time to teach science. Your solution: Mixing It Up, a lively collection of teacher-tested ways to blend science with math, language arts, and more. This book—a compilation of 25 practical articles from NSTA’s elementary school journal, Science & Children—offers a wealth of lesson plans and idea starters using interdisciplinary, integrated, and thematic approaches.
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Picture-Perfect
Science Lessons
Grades 3–6
Wouldn’t it be perfect if an expert combined the appeal of children’s picture books with Standards-based science content—and then offered you the ready-to-teach results? Picture-Perfect Science Lessons makes that exciting idea a reality. This delightful book for new and experienced elementary teachers presents 15 ready-to-teach lessons—complete with student pages and assessments—that use picture books to guide science inquiry explicitly tied to the National Science Education Standards.
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Designs
for Science Literacy
Grades K–12
How can we balance ambitious nationwide-learning goals with diverse curricula
in individual schools? This reassuring book covers the many possibilities involved
in designing tomorrow’s curriculum and includes practical steps for improving
the one you’ve got today. Bonus: Designs on Disk, a companion CD-ROM
with databases, background readings, and utilities to help with recommended
designs.
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Linking
Science & Literacy in the K-8 Classroom
Grades K–8
If you’ve ever believed you don’t have time to teach much science—or feared
you don’t know how to integrate it with all-important language arts lessons—this
is the book that will change your thinking. The message: It isn’t just possible
to incorporate science into language arts, it also makes a lot of sense.
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