Inquiry

Inquiry Illuminated: Researcher's Workshop Across the Curriculum

To immerse students in the richness and intrigue of the content areas, let the kids lead the way! In Inquiry Illuminated, Anne Goudvis, Stephanie Harvey, and classroom teacher Brad Buhrow shine a...

Learning for Real

Teaching Content and Literacy Across the Curriculum “In this book,” writes Heidi Mills, “you’ll learn how to plan for inquiry in a way that promotes literacy throughout the day and across the...

Learning for Real: Teaching Content and Literacy Across the Curriculum

Literacy Beginnings, 3rd Edition

With Literacy Beginnings: A Prekindergarten Handbook, Third Edition, tap into young children’s curiosity to introduce them to the world of literacy in joyful, engaging ways. “The knowledge that...

Literacy Moves Outdoors

Have you ever thought about what literacy might look like outside of the classroom? It’s everywhere! Think about it: the first word a young child may learn to read is STOP, and playing with chalk on...

Nurturing Informed Thinking: Reading, Talking, & Writing Across Content-Area Sources

In today’s world, the importance of teaching students to analyze different sources on a particular topic has never been greater.   Students need to be able to connect ideas, weigh viewpoints, and...

Play Attention! A Playful Mindset Meets Academic Content

A playful mindset is key to finding creative, resourceful ways of doing the things we need to do in life. And yet, in the past 50 years there has been a steep decline of free self-directed play both...

Purposeful Play

A Teacher’s Guide to Igniting Deep and Joyful Learning Across the Day Play is serious business. Whether it’s reenacting a favorite book (comprehension and close reading), negotiating the rules for...

Quality Talk About Text: Discussion Practices for Talking and Thinking About Text

Teachers know quality talk helps develop students’ intelligence. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been enough support in showing teachers how to plan for this kind of talk. In this book, authors Ian...

Science Notebooks, Second Edition

Writing About Inquiry The bestselling first edition of Science Notebooks inspired thousands of teachers to use science notebooks as a powerful way to help students reveal and develop their thinking...

Spelling Strategies and Patterns

Research shows that for long-term retention and real-world application spelling instruction needs to be more than the memorization of word lists. Offering an alternative to the traditional word-list...

Teaching Beyond the Timeline

Teaching Beyond the Timeline is a practical guide for teachers looking to transform history in their classroom. China Harvey and Lisa Herzig share the rationale and research behind shifting to a...