 | Mathematics Their Way, Spiral-bound Teacher guide plus Blackline Masters by Mary Baratta-Lorton
Buy new: $52.19 / Used from: $51.78 yes, it's meant for classrooms but I LOVE the way Mary Barratta-Lorton thought about children. loads and loads of ideas for hands-on math learning
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 | Preparing Young Children For Math: A Book of Games by Claudia Zaslavsky
Buy used from: $0.45 fun and enlightening!
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 | Mathematics: A Way of Thinking by Robert Baratta-Lorton
Buy new: $38.51 / Used from: $2.27 carry hands-on math learning into higher elementary grades for a solid understanding
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 | Workjobs: Activity-Centered Learning for Early Childhood Education (Addison-Wesley innovative series) by Mary Baratta-Lorton
Buy new: $23.35 / Used from: $5.50 really creative and fun math and reading activities
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 | Workjobs II: Number Activities for Early Childhood by Mary B. Baratta-Lorton
Buy new: $22.50 / Used from: $11.43 all of these workjobs focus on mathematics
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 | Workjobs ... for Parents: Activity-Centered Learning in the Home by Mary Baratta-Lorton
Buy used from: $3.98 this book is a subset of the workjobs 1 book
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| What's the Hurry: Developmental Activities for Able and Handicapped Children by Anne Rogovin
Buy used from: $2.14 my middle child has special needs and when I'm feeling caught up in the stress of academics with him, I just need to curl up with a book by anne rogovin to get perspective about teaching as a partnership
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 | 1001 Activities for Children by Anne Rogovin
Buy used from: $0.01 |
| Let Me Do It!: Fun Activities and Projects Your Young Child Can Do by Anne Rogovin
Buy used from: $0.01 |
| Learning by doing: An illustrated handbook for parents and teachers of children who learn slowly by Anne Rogovin
Buy used from: $56.50 |
| Turn Off the TV And... by Anne Rogovin
Buy used from: $0.01 |
| Preschool Power:I Can Do It on My Own
great video series that you don't feel guilty letting your children watch - real kids doing real things (cooking, lining up dominoes, cutting flowers, washing toys ....)
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 | Paddle-to-the-Sea (Sandpiper Books) by Holling C. Holling
Buy new: $8.60 / Used from: $1.53 This whole series is just wonderful and absorbing
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| Go go Vooroos: Ball-stick-bird reading, a scientific system of teaching for those who are ready or not by ReneĢe Fuller
the whole Ball-Stick-Bird series is a very clever, readable way to introduce reading
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 | The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in America / Cigars of the Pharaoh / The Blue Lotus (3 Complete Adventures in One Volume, Vol. 1) by Herge
Buy new: $12.34 / Used from: $7.95 If you have kids who like comics and adventure but you'd like something somewhat literary, you might give Tin Tin a look. Originally written in French, they are also available in many other languages which is fun practice for foreign language reading. They do contain a few outdated stereotypes and fairly frequent references to alcohol / drinking.
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| Treasure Galaxy
Buy used from: $2.22 great, customizable, not obnoxious software for early math skills
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 | Treasure Cove and Mountain (Jewel Case)
Buy new: $7.49 / Used from: $6.30 math software that's calm but still fun and motivating
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 | Treasure MathStorm! Version 2.0
Buy used from: $10.00 our favorite of the treasure series of math games
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| Cursive Teacher's Guide by Jan Z. Olsen
Buy used from: $0.01 The whole handwriting without tears series is the greatest for handwriting - very inexpensive (hwwt.com), developmentally appropriate, uncluttered and very sensory-smart
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 | Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $7.09 funny, girl-centric math book to use a spine (making up your own problems) or a review
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 | Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss by Danica McKellar
Buy new: $15.72 / Used from: $8.49 |
 | Picture This... Professional Edition 3.0 for Windows & Mac
great for making picture schedules, chore lists, packing lists & more
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 | Visual Foods Photo Collection for Picture This
great for picture recipes, healthy snack charts, grocery lists, playing store & more
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 | Starfall Learn to Read Phonics Book Set: Zac the Rat and Other Tales! by The Starfall Team
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $21.39 starfall.com is a great (free) website where kids can learn and practice a phonics approach to reading
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