Child Education

Different minds learn differently. We must pay attention to individual learning patterns, to individual minds so that we can maximize children's performance in school and in life. In A Mind at a Time, Dr. Levine shows us how.

For too long, parents and teachers have focused on identifying and "fixing" kids' weaknesses to improve academic performance. Passionately written and informed by Fox's 25 years of experience, Your Child's Strengths turns that flawed paradigm on its head.

This book will have you laughing. It’ll have you crying. But most of all you will be fascinated by the events and the people you meet in this sixty-six year span of American history. Grow up with an extraordinary American family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Watch as automobiles increase in number, entertainment evolves, and electronic devices are invented. Experience the joys of the Pikestein family as it matures and prospers. Enjoy their triumphs and cope with their tragedies. This is the continuing saga of the “Legend of the Pikesville Cave” – Tom’s book that ...

The Great Donut Day Adventure: A "What Shall We Do Today?" Story Perfect for Early Readers Ages 6-9 Educational Adventure Fiction STEM Learning Through Fantasy 🌟 Discover the Magic of Learning Through Adventure! 🌟 Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on their most enchanting journey yet in this delightful addition to the beloved "What Shall We Do Today?" series. When Maya's glasses mysteriously disappear and are replaced by magical rainbow spectacles, the three friends embark on an extraordinary adventure that transforms ordinary curiosity into extraordinary discovery. What makes this story ...

Education expert Tony Wagner situates our school problems in the context of the global knowledge economy and analyzes the skills necessary for our young people to succeed.

Writing a short book for children ought to be easy, right? Not if you don't know what you're doing. The picture book is an art form with a definite blueprint, and you deviate from it at your peril. Like all of the writing lessons from the Front books, this book is brief. There are other books with philosophies and backgrounds and lots of full color illustrations on glossy pages, and this isn’t one of them.

On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, shouting, "The British are coming!" to start the American Revolution.

What if parents and teachers could use a system that is thousands of years old to analyze the inner depths of students' personalities? What if they could anticipate students' needs, academically as well as socially? Finally, what if parents and teachers could become better educators, guides, friends and spouses simply by having an improved understanding of themselves? Interested? Then delve into the world of D. J. Ward and the science of numerology for answers and enlightenment that will prepare the next generation for nothing less than the best of success. Not only will you learn about the...

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on a Magical Adventure About Friendship, Diversity, and Celebration! When a mysterious rainbow wind appears and Tommy's compass starts spinning wildly, three best friends discover that something magical is happening. Maya's enchanted snow globe reveals a secret portal to the Great Celebration Garden—but all is not well in this wondrous land. The celebration sprites have lost their way! Without their help, eight special celebrations can't happen properly. Ice cream cake mountains are tilting, tea parties are incomplete, and tropical gardens are missing their joy...

The Starlight Fashion Show: A What Shall We Do Today? Adventure Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on their most magical space adventure yet! When mysterious sparkles begin falling from the sky, three best friends discover a cosmic stone that opens a portal to an extraordinary realm where asteroids dance, comets race like sports cars, and meteor showers paint stories across the stars. Perfect for young readers ages 6-9, this enchanting chapter book combines: STEM learning through space exploration and astronomy Character development as children discover their unique talents Friendship themes ...

Like many people, you’ve probably used idioms or phrases like these without giving them a second thought. But if you were to take a moment to step back and learn about them, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to discover the mesmerizing and sometimes outright bizarre origins to these fun sayings! In Why Do We Say That?, we have curated 202 of the most regularly used idioms, proverbs, turns of phrases, and colloquial terms that have the most fascinating backstories. For each phrase, we explain how it was coined, how its use evolved, and how it gained its contemporary use.

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iMindsJNR’s Know-It-All collection presents 36 iMindsJNR knowledge grabs, to kick-start the journey of learning for young minds. Each five-minute Junior MindTrack is a self contained title of entertaining information, with an engaging soundtrack. Featuring six titles from each of the six main categories of knowledge for those aged 7-14 years, including General Knowledge, Geography & Nature, Famous People, Science & Maths, The Arts and History.

In Kids Don’t Need School, veteran homeschool parents and community leaders Jonathan and Adriana Prescott lay out a radical new approach to home education that empowers children to love learning, build real-world skills, and take charge of their future—all before age 12.

Even though he's best known for his successful PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers never dreamed of working in television. In fact, he hated the very first program that he ever watched! Join author Diane Bailey as she takes listeners through the journey that brought Mister Rogers into our living rooms. From his childhood interest in puppet-making and music, to his courageous visit to Russia during the Cold War, this audiobook details Mister Rogers' quest for kindness and his gentle appeal to be more neighborly.

Make learning ABC, phonics, spelling, and numbers fun and exciting with this 4-in-1 educational powerhouse! Designed for kids ages 3-8, this interactive book transforms early learning into a joyful experience with rhymes, engaging activities, and easy-to-follow lessons.

Parents are a child’s first teachers. Middle school students begin as children and move on to high school as young adults. Since this phase of schooling only lasts 3 years, it often receives the least attention. In Middle School Parents, Paul Rallion offers tips for middle school parents, which have worked for the parents he has met in his career as an educator and as a parent himself. These tips can be used right away.

The word "Montessori" is not legally protected and is used sometimes in ways that have little to do with authentic Montessori practices. In this book the author, who has almost fifty years of AMI Montessori teaching and consulting experience and work as an oral examiner for teacher-training courses, briefly presents authentic Montessori practices for ages 3-6 (the primary class), ages 6-12 (the elementary class), and ages 12-18. Here are ideas for using Montessori principles in the home. One mother put it very well, "This book is deep yet simple. Even my husband had the time to read it and ...

The future can be prosperous for everyone, but only if we address the problems of racial and economic inequality. McGhee believes that all people, of all ages and all backgrounds, need to rethink their attitude toward race and strive together to create opportunities that benefit everyone. This book is a call to action, examining how damaging racism is, not only to people of color but also white people. She offers hope and real solutions so we can all prosper. The Sum of Us provides hope that with understanding, the world can be more united and equitable than it is today.

Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as the founder and leader of Success Academy Charter Schools, one of the country’s most highly regarded networks of schools, but while most people know Eva for her success in educating 20,000 mainly low-income students who are routinely accepted to our nation’s best universities, she has also been responsible for raising three children of her own. In A+ Parenting, Eva shares what she has learned both as a parent and an educator about raising children to be enthusiastic and successful learners.