Features Denzel Washington telling two hilarious stories about Anansi the Spider who wins possession of all the stories in the jungle by outsmarting the prideful snake
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT B225.9i (w/guide) AVAILABLE Item at Circulation desk
An unabridged reading of the book by Lynne Reid Banks, first published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. in 1980. Summary: Omri's birthday gifts don't seem all that special in the beginning. That is, until he experiments with them a bit further and discovers something magical. Book/casettes
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT E330 .P47 1992 AVAILABLE 79 pieces in bag
Interact : learning through involvement series. This recreation involves students in role-playing the election of 1800 so that the personalities and disputes of the time will come alive for them
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT E76.6 .L2 1996 AVAILABLE Item at Circulation Desk
177 p. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 29 cm. + 20 slides (col. ; 2 x 2 in.)
Note: Developed from material collected during the 1991 and 1994 Festivals of American Folklife
Features materials from the Hopi of Northern Arizona, the Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Haida of Southeast Alaska, and the Aymara and Quecha of the Peruvian and Bolivian Andean regions
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT E98.L3 D466 1992 AVAILABLE 51 pieces in bag
1 game (student guide (32 copies), teacher's guide, 16 sheets (6 "Pro" sheets, 6 "Con" sheets, 4 "Undecided" sheets) : ill. ; in box 29 x 23 x 4 cm. Note: "Interact, learning through involvement." Summary: Through simulation learning, students get involved in many issues relating to how Indians have been treated in American history, specifically dealing with the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
Retelling of the traditional Scandinavian tale of a young girl who, in order to reclaim her lost love, asks the four winds to help her travel to the castle that lies east of the sun and west of the moon
Told by Robin Williams; music performed by the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Illustrations by Henrik Drescher; written by Eric Metaxas. Retelling of a famous Russian folktale in which a country fool and his crew of superhuman "moujiks" unite to win the hand of the Tsar's daughter.
Introduces women who have been featured on U.S. postage stamps. Poster is illustrated with stamps, artwork from first-day caches, and original portraits; video presents a parade of women on U.S. postage stamps through the use of stills and historical film
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT HQ755.7 .D585 1997 3 v.
Presents a training program for parents which uses dramatized scenarios of difficult family interactions to demonstrate practical ideas to improve parenting skills. Includes a separate video for the STEP program leader, supplementary material to guide the leader through each session, and publicity aids to advertise the program
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT HV5135 .R43 2003 Multiple parts
1 game board, 64 fact cards, 47 challenges cards, 55 feelings cards, 6 safe harbor p., 1 die and 4 pawns : col. ; in box 30 x 24 x 4 cm. + 1 instruction booklet. This game is designed to help parents and young people talk to each other about underage alcohol use, why it's not smart, and how to prevent it
A bright African folktale about the proud son of a chief who sets out to find his rightful place in the world. Whoopi Goldberg; Music, Herbie Hancock ; illustrations, Reynold Ruffins.
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT LB1525 .C5h 1999 pt.1-9
Tells how different children in the United States say hello. 1 Hello! big book ( 38 cm.) , 6 Hello! student books (18 cm.) , 1 Hello! sound cassette + 1 Teaching guide ( 28 cm. )
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT LB1525 .C5t 1999 pt. 1-9
Simple text and photographs introduce various ways young children can be helpful. 1 Thank you! big book ( 38 cm.) , 6 Thank you! student books (18 cm.) , 1 Thank you! sound cassette + 1 Teaching guide ( 28 cm. ).
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT LB1625 .C5g 1999 pt. 1-9
1 Getting around big book ( 38 cm.) , 6 Getting around student books (18 cm.) , 1 Getting around sound cassette + 1 Teaching guide ( 28 cm. ). Simple text and photographs present various ways to get around, including bikes, boats, planes, and donkeys.
Takes viewer on a tour of five early childhood programs in which teachers and children are building classroom communities that promise a brighter future for all of us. Through documentary footage, teacher interviews and commentary from child-development experts, viewers will learn why more and more early childhood educators have come to recognize that teaching tolerance outright in the curriculum is as fundamental and far-reaching as teaching children how to read
Grimm's fairy tale in which a young woman is forced to promise her firstborn child to a mysterious little man in return for the ability to spin straw into gold. Narrator: Kathleen Turner. Music: Tangerine Dream.
Japanese folktale in which a peasant couple discovers a little boy inside a giant peach. In time, Momotaro the Peachboy becomes a great warrior who sets off on an epic journey to deliver his people from an evil band of ogres. Narrator: Sigourney Weaver.
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT PE1128.A2 H452 2000 parts 1-4
Explores the philosophy of mainstreaming English-language learners into the regular classroom and examines classroom practices that actively involve ESL students in learning. Featuring Virginia Rojas.
Call Number: WCSU H CURRIC KIT Q183.3.A1 M855 2003
4 vhs videocassettes, guide & CDROM "Offers visual examples of a variety of professional development strategies, including case discussions, study groups, coaching, immersion in content learning, curriculum implementation, and more, specifically targeted to science and mathematics teachers. These strategies emphasize teachers as learners and how that can be translated into student learning ... can be used individually, in groups, or for workshops."--Guide
18 reproducible math storymats, each accompanied by two read-aloud story selections. Stories guide children in using plastic disc-shaped markers to interact with the mats in specific open-ended ways and help them explore and practice math skills and concepts
This math-oriented game, for 2 to 4 players or teams, develops computing and thinking skills through forming true equality statements by placing symbol tiles on the board. Players strive for high scores by taking advantage of both the individual symbol scores and premium board positions
Model allows students to learn hands-on about rotation of the earth, seasons, magnetic north, the earth-moon relationship, and eclipses. For ages 6-12.
10 compasses, 10 knife switches, 20 index cards, 10 magnet bars with keepers 1.5", 20-12" alligator connectors, 20 bolts, 3 rings of wire, iron filings, teacher's guide (14 p. ; 28 cm.), student guide (14 p. ; 28 cm), in container 23 x 29.5 x 6 cm
Literacy 2000. [v. 1.] The Moon / Alan Trussel-Cullen -- [v. 2.] Pets need people / Graham Meadows -- [v. 3.] Creepy crawlies / Avelyn Davidson -- [v. 4.] Communication / David Lowe -- [v. 5.] Birds of a feather / Avelyn Davidson -- [v. 6.] Animal friends / Graham Meadows -- [v. 7.] The Sun / Ron Bacon -- [v. 8.] Kites / Alan Trussel-Cullen
