Publisher Description

Rhyming text introduces ten neighborhood children as they excitedly prepare for school and count down to one.

This checklist is intended for beginning teachers, transfer teachers, school administrators, mentors, teacher educators, and student teachers. Seven sections focus on "Getting Acquainted" (instructional resources; community facilities and resources; the school district; school rules, procedures, and policies; school personnel, services, and facilities; the classroom; and the students); "Making Management Preparations" (organizing materials, classroom helpers, class lists and rosters, school-home communication, birthdays and other celebrations, and distributing textbooks); "Determining Procedures and Rules"; "Making Instructional Preparations" (weekly time schedules, long-range plans, motivating students, planning for lesson plans, daily lesson plans, preparing a syllabus and policy sheets, tentative student assessment, determining grading policy, planning for homework, backup activities, opening class routine, and folder for substitute teachers); "Planning for the First Day"; "Organizing Your Classroom and Materials" (room identification, desk arrangements, seat selection and name tags, room arrangement, and room decoration); and "The Final Check" (have those materials ready and final check). An annotated bibliography includes 25 references in the areas of beginning the school year, classroom management and discipline, and motivating students. (SM)

Young children will love getting ready to start the new school year with this shaped paperback. This interactive book is designed to reinforce counting skills, encourage solo reading, and ease children's anxieties about beginning school. Full color.

"MY SCHOOL STARTS in one week so—I have SEVEN DAYS to go. Mom says be patient, do not worry. But I can't wait! I'm in a hurry!"In this delightful book a little girl counts off the days by naming what she'll do in kindergarten. "I'll be ready, I'll be smart. I will get a running start. I'll say thank you, I'll say please. I will say my ABCs!" And deciding what to wear and what to take are all part of her preparation for that exciting first day. With bouncy read-aloud rhyme, bright, fun illustrations, and hidden objects to find on each page, Kindergarten Countdown gets children off on the right foot.

Offers an amusing collection of poetry filled with wacky verse and familiar topics covering every and anything about school and all the events that take place during one full year. 15,000 first printing.

Make delightful calendars for Advent—or Hanukkah, birthdays, vacations, new babies, and other happy events! Make every occasion even more special! Today’s top designers share their ideas and techniques on how to commemorate life’s celebratory moments—plus a couple to help us with challenges and chores. Great for both kids and adults, equal parts inspiration and how-to, this collection of custom-crafted countdown calendars is packed with creative ways to say 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . hooray!