Wednesday, April 23, 2008

New Dinah Zike Books

Big Book of Math (K-6)
Features instructions for 34 manipulatives, with approximately 200 full-color photographed examples, thousands of topic-specific ideas for teaching math using Foldables with black-line art examples on every page, and 80 pages of reproducible graphics.

Big Book of Science (K-6)
Features instructions for 35 graphic organizers, with approximately 270 full-color photographed examples. Fifty pages of Earth, Life, Astronomy, and Physical topic lists give thousands of ideas for using Foldables when teaching science. Along side each topic list there are approximately 4 blackline art examples of science Foldables. The back section of the book consists of 55 pages of reproducible science graphics that can be used with various Foldables.

The Earth Science Book: Activities for Kids
Easy-to-understand information, hundreds of illustrations, and dozens and dozens of activities that explain basic Earth science facts and important environmental issues. Using simple materials, these activities show you all about the planet Earth: How it was formed, its composition, its place in space, its atmosphere, the oceans, the crust, volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, life on Earth, matter molecules, elements, and much more.

Big Book of Science for Middle School and High School
Features instructions for 29 manipulatives, with approximately 100 full-color photographed examples. Science topics are divided into four categories, Physical Science/Physics, Astronomy, Earth Science, and Life Science/Biology. The book contains thousands of ideas for teaching science using graphic organizers, as well as five black-line art examples per page.

Big Book of Books and Activities
Illustrates how to make hundreds of manipulatives and teaching aids using inexpensive materials found in the classroom or at home. With over 400 black and white photographs and illustrations, this easy-to-use visual guide takes you through the steps for making each student/teacher project that will help convert your classroom into a student oriented learning environment. Gives specific examples of their use over a wide range of subjects.

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