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A mindset for learning : teaching traits of joyful, independent growth
We know how to teach content and skills. But can we teach the habits of mind needed for academic success, a love of learning, and agency in the world? We can, and A Mindset for Learning shows us how. We want our students to take on challenges with zeal, write Kristi Mraz and Christine Hertz, to see themselves not as static test scores but as agents of change. Drawing on the work of Carol Dweck,…
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- 9780325062884
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- 170 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 372.1102 MRA
Pig's wild cart ride : an early learner book about motion
A pig in a cart demonstrates that an object moves until it is stopped, accompanied by four basic experiments at the end
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- 9780831709327
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- 12 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 531 GRA
Wangari's tress of peace : a story from Africa
As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans. . . . This true story of Wangari Maath…
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- 9780152065454
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 920 MAA
Mindset mathematics : visualizing and investigating big ideas grade 5
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the fifth-grade level through visualization, pla…
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- 9781119358718
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- 295 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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The reluctant dragon
Whoever heard of a dragon who doesn't like fighting? And what will happen when Saint George comes to stay? Simply written in lively, flowing text Usborne First Reading books are designed to capture the imagination and build the confidence of beginner readers. This book includes links to downloadable worksheets and teacher’s notes.
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- 9781409550426
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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Rosie Revere, engineer
Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a great engineer. When her great-great-aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter) comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to fly--Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt's dream come true. But when her contraption doesn't fl y but rather hovers for a mo…
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- 9781419708459
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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Snowmen at night
Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered . . . what do snowmen do at night? This delightful wintertime tale reveals all! Caralyn Buehner's witty, imaginative verse offers many amusing details about the secret life of snowmen and where they go at night, while Mark Buehner's roly-po…
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- 9780439631556
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machin…
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- 9780395259399
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- 44 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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The terrible underpants
What would you do if everyone in the whole wide world saw your most Terrible Underpant? That's the problem Wanda-Linda has to solve one windy day. Readers of any age will be powerless to resist this cautionary tale about sprinklers, Mrs. Kafoops, a hairy-nosed wombat, and some worn-out elastic.
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- 0140568824
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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