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By Susan Bowman Many children can relate to others stirring up drama or being overly dramatic themselves. In this story Drama Llama always stirred up trouble among her animal friends. She liked to spread rumours and gossip and start trouble between the other animals. Eventually the other animals catch on to who is starting all the rumours and they stop talking to the Drama Llama. She then becomes very sad and lonely until some of her former friends confront her about her behaviour. They let her...

Ages: 4-11Format: CD Data Disc (MAC and Windows Compatible)Flash Player Lessons with PDF Worksheets and PostersBy: Susan BowmanThese wonderful, supplementary, interactive mini-lessons can be used on any digital white board such as "SMART" Board™ or Promethean Board™ or on a computer. Kids will love these animated lessons, the great sound effects and narration. Lessons include:Recipe for Friendship - Select ingredients to add to the pot to create a recipe for friendship.Are You My True...

Activities & strategies for professionals & parentsBy Tina Rae & Jo WoodA ‘must have’ for all early years practitioners seeking to help young children to thrive.Supporting the mental well-being of younger children will enable them to thrive emotionally and socially, and learn to cope with life’s adversities as they grow older. This huge range of easy-to-use activities are drawn from evidence-based approaches such as mindfulness and CBT.Part 1 explains why resilience is vital in the...

By Robert J MarzanoRely on this comprehensive guide to help you implement the teaching methods of Dr. Robert J. Marzano’s The New Art and Science of Teaching framework, which includes over 330 specific instructional strategies, 43 instructional elements, and 10 design questions. Each chapter outlines actionable steps, tips, and examples of implementation that will set you and your students up to succeed with this powerful framework in your classroom.Added insight into Marzano’s research-based...

Authors: Robert J. Marzano, Tammy Heflebower, Debra J. PickeringStudent engagement happens as a result of a teacher’s careful planning and execution of specific strategies. This self-study text provides in-depth understanding of how to generate high levels of student attention and engagement. Using the suggestions in this book, every teacher can create a classroom environment where engagement is the norm, not the exception.Read relatable classroom stories that depict the presented...

Authors: Robert J Marzano, Jennifer S Norford, Mike RuyleShift to a new paradigm of classroom assessment that is more accurate, meaningful, and authentic. The New Art and Science of Classroom Assessment explores the inadequacies of traditional assessment methods and details how to use classroom assessment to its full potential. Step by step, the authors outline a clear path for transitioning to more holistic assessment methods that truly reflect course curriculum and student progress.Learn how...

By Robert J MarzanoThis title is a greatly expanded volume of the original The Art and Science of Teaching, offering a competency-based education framework for substantive change based on Dr. Robert Marzano’s 50 years of education research. While the previous model focused on teacher outcomes, the new version places focus on student learning outcomes, with research-based instructional strategies teachers can use to help students grasp the information and skills transferred through their...

Authors: Mark Onuscheck, Robert J Marzano, Jonathan GriceEnsure your art and music programs thrive with the support of The New Art and Science of Teaching Art and Music. Built on the foundation of Robert J. Marzano’s New Art and Science of Teaching framework, this research-based book for art and music teachers outlines music- and arts-based teaching strategies. Rely on the book’s myriad strategies to enhance your daily practice and promote the artistic expression, creative growth, and critical...

Authors: Nathan D Lang-Raad, Robert J MarzanoIn The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics, authors Nathan D. Lang-Raad and Robert J. Marzano reenvision the groundbreaking New Art and Science of Teaching framework for math classrooms. Readers will discover myriad math strategies, tools, and methods of teaching mathematics for every step of the process, from articulating learning targets and conducting math lessons to engaging students, tracking progress, and celebrating successes.Use this...

Authors: Julia A Simms, Robert J MarzanoDiscover a research-based reading model to guide your instruction:Understand how to best utilize The New Art and Science of Teaching framework for teaching reading comprehension and other reading skills.Explore a reading model that addresses how to articulate content, implement specific instructional strategies, and navigate reading-related issues that might arise in the classroom. Understand which elements of instruction are best suited for teaching...

Authors: Kathy Tuchman Glass, Robert J MarzanoFor educators to be effective, they must intentionally select and implement research-based instructional strategies and conduct assessments. Using a clear and well-organized structure, the authors apply the strategies and techniques originally presented in The New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano to the teaching and assessing of writing skills. The book explores more than 100 instructional strategies across grade levels and subject...

The Play Doctors Behaviour Fan helps you to support children's understanding of appropriate behaviour. Use the traffic lights to indicate 'green' well done, 'amber' think, 'red' stop.Ask the child to think about what should happen next by saying sorry and being friends. Use the thumbs up and star petals to praise appropriate action and reinforce the resulting positive behaviour.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest point.This item is not a toy...

The Play Doctors Emotions Face Fan helps children identify how they are feeling and empathise with others' emotions10 x Social Communication FansUsed as a visual aid for children who have communication difficulties or with English as a foreign language, this single 10 petal fan has colourful emotion faces representing a variety of emotions.Colours also represent emotions: 'seeing red' or 'feeling blue'.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest...

Help children identify expressions and what feelings they representThe Play Doctors I Feel Expressions Social Communication FanUse this visual communication symbols fan to help children identify their own and others' feelings.Useful to use after incidents, during social stories or when discussing emotions in circle times.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest point. This item is not a toy and should be used under supervision....

Help individuals who experience sensory overload to tell you how they are feelingThe Play Doctors It's Too Sensory Description Social Communication FansThis visual communication fan is used to support individuals to communicate how they are feeling in relation to sensory overload and communicate their sensitivities.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest point.This item is not a toy and should be used under supervision.https://youtu.be/f4BO3NHBQQQ

Give children praise for behaviour you would like repeatedThe Play Doctors Positive Praise Social Communication FansHaving a 'well done' or 'star' sticker is good but does not tell the child what they are being praised for. The Positive Praise fan helps to reinforce positive behaviour and helps the child to feel good about themselves. When this happens they are more likely to repeat the positive behaviour they were praised for. Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by...

Encourage understanding by offering positive rulesThe Play Doctors Positive Social Rules Social Communication FansIt's easy to say no, don't or stop. Use this fan to provide a visual clue to tell the child what you would like them to do in relation to social rules and instruction in a positive way. If a child is shouting, use the 'use you indoor voice' symbol or if a child is taking turns then use an appropriate petal and pass the fan backwards and forwards between the children when it is their...

Going out is not always easy.This 10 petal fan uses visual symbols to help to understand transition within journeys by walking, by car or on the bus. Useful for every time you go out.Fans are double laminated for extra strength and are 125mm tall by 45mm at their widest point.All fans are available with a popper, keyring or on a lanyard.This item is not a toy and should be used under supervision.

by Amy Kahofer and Jack Pranksy Illustrated by T.M. DuSablon The Power of Thought on Feelings, was previously titled What is a Thought?Why the title change?A core message of this beautiful poem is how our thoughts impact our feelings and that we can learn to manage our thoughts to help us better manage our feelings. We felt the original title did not convey this message.What other changes were made to the book when the title changed?Small changes were made in the introduction and in the back of...