Arcadia Public Library

PLEASE NOTE: Only 1 Launchpad may be placed on hold/checked out per Library Card. "Kids will learn about life from pre-historic times to the present while listening to stories, playing games, finding hidden objects, and challenging their minds."--

PLEASE NOTE: Only 1 Launchpad may be placed on hold/checked out per Library Card. "Children will use their knowledge of math, science, and art to blast their way into imaginary lands from earth to sky and everywhere in between. Develop math skills and number sense ; Learn to make 3D animations ; Experiment with colors ; Sharpen motor skills and hand-eye coordination."--Publisher description.

Powerful tools for mathematics instruction can make a good lesson great. Simple and accessible, Math tools in action: journals, bringing mathematical practices to life in the classroom on a daily basis. Math journals invite students to relate their own ideas, experiences and prior knowledge to the learning at hand while encouraging them to clarify their thoughts and to use challenging and precise math vocabulary. Watch Chris and 4th grade students...

Nonfiction rules! When you walk into a classroom awash in nonfiction, you know it - no quiet kids sitting at desks here. Instead we see them chattering a mile a minute over a photograph of the jaws of a great white shark or brimming with questions while poring over books about the underground railroad. Join Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis, authors of Strategies that work, in Barb Smith's reading workshop as her students begin to explore the wild...

PLEASE NOTE: Only 1 Launchpad may be placed on hold/checked out per Library Card. "Kids learn about the world through a scientific lens with these award-winning stories, challenges, and games that encourage them to explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math.This pack includes apps that have won industry awards including Children's Technology Review: Editor's Choice, National STEM Game Competition, and a Webby. Learn about the solar system;...

Would you like to conduct effective Project Based Learning in your classroom, but feel unsure about how to start? Or have you tried "doing a project" but it didn't turn out the way you wanted? Or have you done PBL in the past, but you're looking for new ideas or a more systematic process for planning and managing projects, to meet the demands of today's world of standards and testing? If your answer is "yes" to any of the above, this book is meant...

PLEASE NOTE: Only 1 Launchpad may be placed on hold/checked out per Library Card. "We're taking a trip back through time! These dinosaur adventures come to life in engaging and interactive digital book apps that will excite young readers, teach literacy fundamentals and boost reading confidence. Encourage literacy skills with highlighted narration; Follow along with three fun ways to read; Learn new vocabulary with tappable text; Tap objects to hear...