Learning Mats: Alphabet
June 2011- Run Time: 1:16 minutes
Scholastic’s Learning Mats: Alphabet include 60 colorful bugs with
upper and lower case letters of the alphabet printed on the bugs. Activities
include matching lower to upper case as well as upper to lower case letters. Shop
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Learning Mats: Classifying
June 2011 - Run Time: 1:10 minutes
Scholastic’s Learning Mats: Classifying is a great was to build
children's vocabulary and classification skills with this engaging kit that includes
60 full-color picture cards and 10 two-sided learning mats. Shop
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Learning Mats: Numbers
June 2011 - Run Time: 1:14 minutes
Scholastic’s Learning Mats: Numbers is a great was to teach counting
and number recognition with this engaging kit that includes 60 colorful fish,
10 two-sided, write-on/wipe-off fishbowl mats, and a pack of crayons. Shop
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Learning Puzzle: Beginning
Sounds
June 2011- Run Time: 1:30 minutes
Scholastic’s Learning Puzzle: Beginning Sounds is a great was to
teach and reinforce beginning letter sounds with these 20 self-checking, five-piece
puzzles. Shop
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Learning Puzzle: Numbers
June 2011 - Run Time: 1:20 minutes
Scholastic’s Learning Puzzle: Numbers is a great was to
teach and reinforce beginning letter sounds with these 20 self-checking, five-piece
puzzles. Shop
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Pocket Charts: Class
Jobs
August 2010 - Run Time: 1:58 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Class
Quiz
May 2011 - Run Time: 2:06 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop
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Pocket Charts: Classroom
Management
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:15 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Counting
Caddie
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:38 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Count
to 100
August 2010 - Run Time: 1:58 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Daily
Schedule
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:10 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Five-Column
Graph
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:22 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop
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Pocket Charts: Goal
Setting
May 2011 - Run Time: 1:50 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Monthly
Calendar
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:00 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Our Class
News
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:24 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Piggy
Bank Money
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:22 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Student
of the Week
August 2010 - Run Time: 1:51 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop Now!
Pocket Charts: Word
Wall
May 2011 - Run Time: 1:51 minutes
Scholastic’s Pocket Charts are essential tools for classroom teachers.
They feature four-color realistic photography and come with a teaching guide
with suggestions for multiple uses. Shop
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Basic Skills Learning
Games: Money
August 2010 - Run Time: 2:11 minutes
Scholastic’s Quiet Cubes Learning Games are essential tools for classroom
teachers and perfect for learning centers. Each includes a double sided game
board with foam cubes, game pieces and easy-to- follow directions. Shop Now!
Quiet Cubes Learing
Games: Word Families
August 2010 - Run Time: 1:54 minutes
Scholastic’s Quiet Cubes Learning Games are essential tools for classroom
teachers and perfect for learning centers. Each includes a double sided game
board with foam cubes, game pieces and easy-to- follow directions. Shop Now!
Welcome to Scholastic Dealer Podcasts. In our quest to bring the expertise
and insights of our authors directly to you, we offer brief, information-filled
talks on reading, writing, language arts, and other essential topics that address
both the challenges and triumphs of teaching and learning. Our podcasts are designed
to spark discussion, encourage thinking and change, and enrich your sense of
professional community.
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Authors Featured by Scholastic
Dealer
Ruth Culham - Culham Writing Company Laura Robb - Powhatan School Jeff Wilhelm - Associate Professor, Boise State University
Ruth Culham on Teaching Writing January 2007 -
Run Time: 3:28 minutes
Ruth Culham knows that for many teachers, teaching writing
is hard work. But does it have to be? Listen as she talks about why we haven’t
found the silver bullet for teaching writing after all these years.
Ruth Culham on the Traits of Writing
January 2007 - Run Time: 4:25 minutes
These days it seems like educators all across the country are talking about the
traits of writing. Here’s Ruth to explain what the traits are . . . and
why they’ve become so popular.
Laura Robb on Instilling a Love of Reading
January 2007 - Run Time: 8:37 minutes
There’s so much news today on how kids don’t read for pleasure anymore.
Laura Robb offers advice on how to instill a love of reading in all children
while balancing strategic reading instruction with independent reading.
Laura Robb: Writing and Understanding
January 2007 - Run Time: 5:48 minutes
As a reading expert, Laura knows that writing about reading improves students’ comprehension.
But just how that happens is a bit mysterious for many teachers. Here’s
Laura Robb to explain the connection between writing and understanding.
Jeff Wilhelm Discusses Lev Vygotsky
January 2007 - Run Time: 2:38 minutes
Jeff bases the strategies in his books on the theories of how children learn
by Russian psychologist, Lev Vygotsky. Jeff thinks all teachers should be aware
of Vygotsky’s research and how it relates to older readers.
Jeff Wilhelm Explains Think-Aloud Strategies
January 2007 - Run Time: 1:12 minutes
In his work with students, Jeff Wilhelm finds that there are better ways to teach
kids to understand what they read than simply discussing books in class. Listen
Jeff to explain think-aloud strategies, and how they lead to reading comprehension.
Jeff Wilhelm on Enactments
January 2007 - Run Time: 3:42 minutes
Jeff Wilhelm uses enactments to get students involved with reading. First he
explains what enactments are and then he describes how a strategy called hot-seating
worked well with a high school class studying Huckleberry Finn. And finally,
you’ll hear why these strategies have special value to teachers working
with at-risk and reluctant readers.