Flower Mound Professional Resources

Table of Contents:

Merry-go-round

Up, up and away

Soil biology primer

The napping house

Home/School reading and study guide.

Gifted Learners K-12

Johnson, Spencer M.D.

The one minute teacher.

The Internet kids & family yellow pages.

Skills for life

Fantastic Fun Reading Programs

Teaching character

The civil rights movement for kids

21 activities

All the difference

Cooperative discipline.

Diversity box

ADD/ADHD alternatives in the classroom

Word family stationery.

Research made easy

Perfect poems for teaching phonics

Caring, sharing & getting along

Hands-on history

Teaching math with favorite picture books

Compare & contrast--grades 3-4

Quick & fun writing activities just for young

Descriptive writing

Narrative writing

Teaching story writing

Word family file-folder word walls

Teaching information & technology skills

Guiding readers and writers

Word matters

Your classroom library

Teaching the youngest writers

Building a writing community

Persuasive writing

Expository writing

Growing mathematical ideas

The basic school

Mapping the big picture

Literature based mini lessons to teach writing

Writing in math class

Math picture pages with activities

Introduction : mathematical thinking at grade

Number games and story

Quilt squares and block town

Bigger, taller, heavier, smaller

The shape of things

Maps and journeys

How to outsmart your allergies

Junior Master Gardener / Teacher leader guide

Awesome art activities

Where the sidewalk ends

15 easy-to-read biography mini books

Return of the Enola Gay

Scholastic encyclopedia of the North American

Getting the most out of teaching with

American history mysteries

Pioneers : history comes alive

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Book of letters

Tales of a fourth grade nothing

Molly's pilgrim

Puppies for sale

The mysteries of research

Power tools : 100+ essential forms

50 games to play in the library or classroom

Big Book of Books and Activities

Dear author.

All I really need to know I learned in

Anno's hat tricks.

Your child's growing mind

Endangered minds

The first Christmas

How to have intelligent

Recycling/Environmental.

Recycled. : Mobius curriculum

Keep America Beautiful--Waste In Place

Visit the Triple R Ranch--

Brain compatible strategies

Dynamic teachers

The Teacher's Resource Guide

The Teacher's Mentor.

Taking the quantum leap.

Teaching through themes

Science through children's literature

Creative drama in the classroom

Creative drama in the classroom

Story stretchers for the primary grades

The read-aloud handbook

Hey, Listen to this

Teaching 10 fabulous forms of poetry

One World Multicultural Projects & Activities

South and north, east and west

Tales alive!

Multicultural Folktales and activities

The whole language catalog

A cache of jewels and other collective nouns

9,000 words

In the middle

Earth child, games stories

Introducing bookplots 3

Curriculum considerations in inclusive classrooms

The kids' multicultural art book

Life science activities for Grades 2-8.

Physical science activities for Grade 2-8

Trees and forests

 

 

420 HEL                      

           Heller, Ruth, 1924-. 

                Merry-go-round : a book about nouns.  New

                York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1990.  Rhyming text and

                illustrations present explanations of the various types of

                nouns and rules for their usage.

 

425 HEL                      

           Heller, Ruth. 

                Up, up and away : a book about adverbs.  New York

                : Grosset & Dunlap, c1991.  Illustrations and rhyming text

                introduce how adverbs are used from simple forms to more

                difficult.

 

635 USD                      

                Soil biology primer.  [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Dept. of

                Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, [1999].

 

E WOO                        

           Wood, Audrey. 

                The napping house.  San Diego : Harcourt Brace,

                c1984.  In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a

                number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just

                one bite.

 

PRO                          

                      Home/School reading and study guide.

 

PRO                          

           Chuska, Kenneth R. 

                Gifted Learners K-12.  1989.

 

Pro                          

           Johnson, Spencer M.D. 

                     The one minute teacher.

 

PRO                          

           NEA. Beyond Textbooks.  1995.

 

PRO 004.67 POL               

           Polly, Jean Armour. 

                The Internet kids & family yellow pages.

                2nd ed.  Berkeley, Calif. : Osborne McGraw-Hill, c1997.

                Annotated listing of Internet sites selected especially for

                children and families, arranged alphabetically and covering

                subject areas that include art, science, folklore, holidays,

                recreation, and toys.

 

PRO 025.5 SKI                

                Skills for life : library information literacy for grades K-6.

                2nd ed.  Worthington, Ohio : Linworth Pub., c1999.

 

PRO 028.5 TOT                

           Totten, Kathryn. 

                Fantastic Fun Reading Programs.  Fort Atkinson,

                WI : Highsmith, 2001.  Ideas for promoting reading through a

                five themes, food, reading round-up, diving for treasures,

                back in time, and books with jazz.

 

PRO 155.2 DOT                

           Dotson, Anne C. 

                Teaching character : teacher's idea book for

                middle school grades.  Chapel Hill, NC : Character

                Development Group, c1997.

 

PRO 323.1 TUR                

           Turck, Mary. 

               The civil rights movement for kids : a history with

 

 

                        

                21 activities.  1st ed.  Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review

                Press, c2000.  Describes the struggle for civil rights for

                African-Americans in the 1950s and 1960s and profiles

                important civil rights leaders. Includes suggested

                activities.

 

PRO 370 JOR                  

           Jordan, Riney. 

                 All the difference.  2nd.  Hamilton, TX : Riney

                 Jordan Company, 2001, c1999.

 

PRO 371.1 ALB                

           Albert, Linda. 

                Cooperative discipline.  Circle Pines, Minn. :

                American Guidance Service, c1996.

 

PRO 371.9 DIV                

                Diversity box.  Denton, TX : Arc of Denton, 2002.  A rainbow of

                friends/ P.K. Hallinan -- I can talk with my hands /

                Kristine Vreeland.  Materials to help students understand

                what a child with some type of disability experiences every

                day.

 

PRO 371.93 ARM               

           Armstrong, Thomas. 

                ADD/ADHD alternatives in the classroom.

                Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum

                Development, c1999.

 

PRO 372 BUR                  

           Burch, Marilyn Myers. 

                Word family stationery.  New York :

                Scholastic Professional Books, c2000.  Forty reproducible

                sheets with word banks and companion activities that teach

                word families and boost early reading and writing skills.

 

PRO 372 CAR                  

           Carey, Ginger. 

                Research made easy.  Torrance, CA : Good Apple,

                c1996.  Five research topics are presented in this book with

                questions and activities that enhance critical and creative

                thinking skills.

 

PRO 372 ELL                  

           Ellermeyer, Deborah. 

                Perfect poems for teaching phonics.  New

                York : Scholastic Inc., c1999.  Delightful poems, lively

                lessons, and reproducible activities that teach key phonics

                skills and concepts.

 

PRO 372 FRA                  

           Franco, Betsy. 

                Caring, sharing & getting along.  New York :

                Scholastic Inc., c2000.  Fifty perfect poems for promoting

                good behavior in the classroom.

 

PRO 372 GRA                  

           Gravois, Michael. 

                Hands-on history : explorers.  New York :

                Scholastic Professional Books, c1999.  A compilation of

                history activities and projects designed to enhance the

                learning experience and encourage higher-level thinking. Has

                three work sheets.

 

PRO 372 HEC                   

           Hechtman, Judi. 

                Teaching math with favorite picture books.  New

                York : Scholastic Professional Books, c1998.  Hands on

                activities and reproducibles to teach math using more than

                25 picture books.

 

PRO 372 JEN                   

           Jenks, Wendy Roh. 

                Compare & contrast--grades 3-4 : Using

                comparisons and contrasts to build comprehension.  USA :

                Instructional Fair--TS Denison, 2000.  Activities in the

                workbook are designed to improve students' reading

                comprehension skills and to give them the skills necessary

                for finding similiarities and differences in text.

 

PRO 372 LEE                  

           Lee, Martin. 

                     Quick & fun writing activities just for young

                learners : easy writing lessons with reproducible graphic

                organizers that teach 26 different kinds of writing.  New

                York : Scholastic Professional Books, c2001.  "Give kids

                practice with 26 fun forms of writing, including alphabet

                books, pet tales, weather reports, super silly recipes, book

                reviews, color descriptions, character comparisons, and

                everything in between!"--Back cover.

 

PRO 372 MCC                  

           McCarthy, Tara. 

                Descriptive writing.  New York : Scholastic

                Inc:, c1998.  Mini-lessons, strategies, and activities

                designed to help students become better writers.

 

PRO 372 MCC                  

           McCarthy, Tara. 

                Narrative writing.  New York : Scholastic,

                c1998.  Mini-lessons, strategies, and activities designed to

                help students become better writers through the use of

                narrative writing.

 

PRO 372 NOV                  

           Novelli, Joan. 

                Teaching story writing.  New York, N.Y. :

                Scholastic Professional Books, c1997.  This book explores

                some of the elements of writing that combine to create

                compelling works such as how to write beginnings, develop

                character, how to create a believeable setting, how to write

                with personality, how to create the plot, use creative

                writing devices, and how to conclude the a sensible

                conclusion.

 

PRO 372 SPA                  

           Spann, Mary Beth. 

                Word family file-folder word walls.  New York

                : Scholastic Inc., c2001.  File-folder word walls make great

                tools for centers and independent work. They're the perfect

                tabletop learning tool for young readers and writers.

 

PRO 372.3 EIS                

           Eisenberg, Michael. 

                Teaching information & technology skills :

                the big 6 in elementary school.  Worthington, Ohio :

                Linworth Pub., 1999.  Offers ideas that will enable school

                library media specialists and teachers to understand the

                Big6 approach and the rationale behind this method.

 

PRO 372.4 FOU                

           Fountas, Irene C. 

                Guiding readers and writers.  Portsmouth, NH :

                Heinemann, c2001.  Explores the essential components of a

                quality upper elementary literacy program.

 

PRO 372.4 PIN                

 

 

 

           Pinnell, Gay Su. 

                Word matters : teaching phonics and spelling in

                the reading/writing classroom.  Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann,

                c1998.

 

PRO 372.4 REU                

           Reutzel, D. Ray. 

                Your classroom library : new ways to give it

                more teaching power.  New York : Scholastic Professional

                Books, c2002.

 

PRO 372.6 FRE                

           Freeman, Marcia S. (Marcia Sheehan), 1937-. 

                Teaching the youngest writers : a practical guide. 

                Gainesville, FL : Maupin House, c1998.

 

PRO 372.6 FRE                

           Freeman, Marcia S. (Marcia Sheehan), 1937-. 

                Building a writing community:

                a practical guide.  Gainesville, Fla. : Maupin

                House, c1995.

 

PRO 372.6 MCC                

           McCarthy, Tara. 

                Persuasive writing.  New York : Scholastic Inc.,

                c1998.  Mini-lessons, strategies, and activities designed to

                help students become better writers.

 

PRO 372.6 MCC                

           McCarthy, Tara. 

                Expository writing.  New York : Scholastic Inc.,

                c1998.  Mini-lessons, strategies, and activities intended to

                help students become better writers.

 

PRO 372.7 DAC                

           Dacey, Linda Schulman, 1949-. 

                Growing mathematical ideas in kindergarten.

                Sausalito, CA : Math Solutions Publications,

                c1999.

 

PRO 372.9 BOY                

           Boyer, Ernest L. 

                The basic school : a community for learning.

                Princeton, N.J. : Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of

                Teaching, c1995.

 

PRO 375 JAC                   

           Jacobs, Heidi Hayes. 

                Mapping the big picture : integrating

                curriculum and assessment, K-12.  Alexandria, Va. :

                Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development,

                c1997.

 

PRO 411 LUN                  

           Lunsford, Susan. 

                Literature based mini lessons to teach writing.

                New York : Scholastic Professional Books, c1998.  Using

                favorite picture books as her model, teacher Susan Lunsford

                shares short, simple writing lessons for students.

 

PRO 510 BUR                  

           Burns, Marilyn, 1941-. 

                Writing in math class : a resource for

                grades 2-8.  Sausalito, CA : White Plains, NY : Math

                Solutions Publications ; Distributed by Cuisenaire Co. of

                America, c1995.

 

PRO 510 HOW                  

           Howes, Jacquelyn Johnson. 

                Math picture pages with activities.

                New York : Scholastic Professional Books, c2000.

               "Reproducible, math-packed pictures with fun activity sheets

                that invite kids to count, add, subtract, graph, multiply &

                more!"--front cover.

 

PRO 510 KLI                  

           Kliman, Marlene. 

                Introduction : mathematical thinking at grade

                1.  White Plains, NY. : Dale Seymour Publications, 1998.

 

PRO 510 KLI                  

           Kliman, Marlene and Russell, Susan Jo,. 

                      Number games and story

                problems, addition and subtraction.  Menlo Park, CA: Dale

                Seymour Publications, c1998.  To offer meaningful

                mathematical problems.

 

PRO 510 RUS                  

           Susan Jo Russell. 

                Quilt squares and block town: 2-D and 3-D

                geometry.  Menlo Park, CA : Dale Seymour Publications,

                c1998.  "Developed at TERC, Cambridge, Massachusetts.".

 

PRO 510 WRI                  

                Bigger, taller, heavier, smaller. : measuring.  Palo Alto, CA :

                Dale Seymour Publications, c1998.

 

PRO 516 DOD                  

           Dodds, Dayle Ann. 

                The shape of things.  1st paperback ed.

                Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1996.  Introduction to

                shapes and items that are the shapes in the world around

                children.

 

PRO 526 PET                  

           Petty, Kate. 

                Maps and journeys.  Hauppauge, NY : Barron's,

                c1993.  Harry measures his yard, maps the streets near his

                house, draws nearby landmarks, and finds out all about

                making and reading maps.

 

PRO 616.9 ULE                

           Ulene, Art. 

                How to outsmart your allergies.  Marina del Rey,

                Calif. : HealthPOINTS, c1998.  Presents information about

                how allergies cause symptoms, how to identify and avoid your

                allergy "triggers", When to see you doctor and what to ask,

                Which drugs can prevent allergy symptoms when to use them,

                and when you need to see an allergy specialist.

 

PRO 635 JUN                  

                Junior Master Gardener / Teacher leader guide. 

                College Station, Texas : Texas Agricultural Extension Service,

                c1999.  Guide offers horticultural and environmental science education,

                and leadership and life skills development through fun and

                creative activities.  Youths can become certified JMG Junior

                Master Gardeners by completing one group and one individaul

                activity for each teaching concept in the eight chapters of

                the handbook. State website: http://umg.tamu.edu.

               

 

PRO 745 INT                  

           Intrater, Roberta Grobel. 

                Awesome art activities around the

                year.  New York : Scholastic Professional Books, c2001.

                Twenty dazzling projects with complete how-to's that connect

                to your curriculum and delight all learners.

 

PRO 811 SIL                  

           Silverstein, Shel. 

                Where the sidewalk ends : the poems &

                drawings.  [25th anniversary ed.].  New York : HarperCollins

                Publishers, [1999], c1974.  Shel Silverstein's acclaimed

                collection of whimsical poems and illustrations, plus an

                audio CD featuring the author narrating ten poems.

 

PRO 920 BUC                  

           Buckley, Susan Washburn. 

                15 easy-to-read biography mini books :

                famous Americans.  New York : Scholastic Professional Books,

                2000.  Reproducible books that connect reading and social

                studies.

 

PRO 921 TIB                  

           Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-. 

                Return of the Enola Gay.  Columbus, Ohio :,

                Coast Distributed by Mid Marketing c1998.

               

 

PRO 970 CIM                  

           Ciment, James. 

                     Scholastic encyclopedia of the North American

                Indian.  New York : Scholastic Reference, c1996.

                Alphabetical listings profile 143 groups of American

                Indians, with information on where the tribe originated, its

                language and lifestyle, and including entries on important

                events and people. Includes photographs, maps, and a

                timeline.

 

PRO 972.6 OLI                

           Olien, Rebecca. 

                     Getting the most out of teaching with

                newspapers.  New York : Scholastic Professional Books, 2002.

 

PRO 973 LAN                  

           Landon, Lucinda. 

                American history mysteries.  New York :

                Scholastic Professional Books, c1999.  Reproducible mystery

                stories that students read and solve to learn about

                important events in American history.

 

PRO 973 MOG                  

           Moger, Susan. 

                Pioneers : history comes alive teaching unit.  New

                York: Scholastic, c2000.  A ready-to-go resource filled with

                background information, primary sources, hand-on activities,

                literature and internet links, mapping activities, a

                read-aloud play, etc.

 

PRO E May                    

           May, Robert Lewis, 1905-. 

                Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.  1st

                ed.  Bedford : Applewood Books, 1994.  Although the other

                reindeer laugh at him because of his bright red nose,

                Rudolph proves his worth when he is chosen to lead Santa

                Claus' sleigh on a foggy night.

 

PRO E WIL                    

           Wilson-Max, Ken. 

                Book of letters.  NY : Scholastic, 2002.

 

PRO F BLU                    

           Blume, Judy. 

                Tales of a fourth grade nothing.  New York :

                Scholastic, Inc., 1972.

 

PRO F COH                    

           Cohen, Barbara. 

                Molly's pilgrim.  Rev. ed.  New York : Lothrop,

               Lee & Shepard Books, [1998].  Told to make a Pilgrim doll

               for the Thanksgiving display at school, Molly is embarrassed

                when her mother tries to help her out by creating a doll

                dressed as she herself was dressed before leaving Russia to

                seek religious freedom.

 

PRO SC CLA                   

           Clark, Dan, 1955-. 

                Puppies for sale, and other inspirational

                tales : a "litter" of stories & anecdotes that hug the heart

                & snuggle the soul.  Deerfield Beach, Fla. : Health

                Communications, c1997.

 

Prof 025 COH                  

           Cohen, Sharron. 

                The mysteries of research.  Alleyside Press,

                c1992.

 

PROF 025.5 VAL               

           Valenza, Joyce Kasman. 

                Power tools : 100+ essential forms and

                presentations for your school library information program.

                Chicago : American Library Association, 1998.  Contains 117

                reproducible, ready-to-use forms designed to help school

                librarians manage, promote, and assess their programs,

                featuring library passes, style sheets, organizers,

                evaluation forms, job descriptions, and other tools.

                Includes an instructional guide with CD-ROM for Windows or

                MAC.

 

Prof 028 LEE                 

           Lee, Carol K. 

                50 games to play in the library or classroom.

                Alleyside Press, 1988.

 

PROF 028 ZIK                 

           Zike, Dinah. 

                Big Book of Books and Activities.  Dinah-Might

                Activities, Inc. : San Antonio, 1994.

 

PROF 028.5 DEA               

                Dear author.

 

PROF 128FUL                  

           Fulghum, Robert. 

                     All I really need to know I learned in

                kindergarten : uncommon thoughts on common things.  1st ed.

                New York : Villard Books, 1988.  Favorite observations

                written over the years reflecting one man's vision of

                everyday life.

 

Prof 153.4 Ann               

           Nozaki, Akihiro, 1936-. 

                Anno's hat tricks.  1st U.S.A. ed.  New

                York : Philomel Books, 1985.  Three children, Tom, Hannah,

                and Shadowchild, who represents the reader, are made to

                guess, using the concept of binary logic, the color of the

                hats on their heads. An introduction to logical thinking and

                mathematical problem-solving.

 

PROF 155.4 HEA                

           Healy, Jane M. 

                Your child's growing mind: a guide to learning

                and brain development from birth to adolescence.  Doubleday

                : 1994.

 

PROF 155.4 HEA               

           Healy, Jane M. 

                Endangered minds : why our children don't think.

                New York : Simon and Schuster, c1990.  Explains how

                electronic media, fastpaced life-style, unstable family

                patterns, environmental hazard, and educational practices

                influence the way our children think.

 

PROF 232.9 DE                

           De Paola, Tomie. 

                The first Christmas.  New York : Putnam, c1984.

                Simple text and pop-up illustrations retell the story of the

                birth of Jesus, from the Annunciation to the visit of the

                shepherds and the three kings.

 

PROF 306.8 HEA               

           Healy, Jane M. 

                How to have intelligent and creative

                conversations with your kids.  Doubleday : 1992.

 

PROF 363.7                   

                     Recycling/Environmental.

 

PROF 363.7 REC               

                Recycled. : Mobius curriculum: Understanding the waste cycle.

                third edition.  Browing-Ferris Industries : 1995.

 

PROF 363.7 WAS