The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Dangerous Minds" has a new way to engage students. Johnson's newest book is a collection of fun and simple educational icebreaker activities that get students excited and engaged from the very first minute of class.-- Publisher.

This book shows how escape room environments in libraries can sharpen participant problem solving and collaboration skills, and examines their feasibility for a range of audiences and library budgets.

Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Daly and Beloglovsky show you how using loose parts can help you capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and motivate learning. By developing creative environments, children will be encouraged to explore critical thinking in myriad ways.

This engaging resource provides readers with new knowledge, a healthy respect for the animal kingdom, and the idea that they can pursue animal-related careers and make a difference to preserve and protect the natural world.

Combining fun, easy-to-do activities with research based tips and developmental overviews, Raising a Talker naturally transforms play sessions into meaningful language-learning experiences. Little tweaks and easy changes in the everyday play create memorable learning experiences where communication and discovery can flourish.

A collection of 150 unique games and activities to help support teaching of maths in the primary classroom. Designed with busy teachers in mind, the Classroom Gems series draws together an extensive selection of practical, tried-and-tested, off-the-shelf ideas, games and activities guaranteed to transform any lesson or classroom in an instant. Easily navigable, allowing you to choose the right activity quickly and easily, these invaluable resources...

"Outdoor Science Lab for Kids" offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together. At-home science provides an environment of freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. It's simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments in your own backyard. Science can be found all around in nature. Outdoor Science Lab for Kids offers 52 fun STEM activities for families to do together....