Books written by Larry Swartz
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Drama Schemes, Themes & Dreams: How to Plan, Structure, and Assess Classroom Events that Engage All Learners
Wendy Watson (2004) The Cats in Krasinski Square. Huggins-Cooper, Lynn; Illus. Ian Benfold Haywood (2008) One Boy's War. Innocenti, Robert (1985) Rose Blanche. Lobel, Anita (1967/2004) Potatoes Potatoes.
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Choosing Children's Books
... David 43 , 66 Meddaugh , Susan 64 Merriam , Eve 138 Miklowitz , Gloria D. 146 Miles , Betty 101 Miles , Miska 40 ... Nigel 38 Snyder , Zilpha Keatley 103 Sobol , Donald J. 115 , 124 Souster , Raymond 138 Southall , Ivan 149 Speare ...
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Teaching Tough Topics: How do I use children's literature to build a deeper understanding of social justice, equity, and diversity?
“It's a mix of humiliation for your little guy and sadness and you know, a little bit of anger. The problem is where do you put that anger?” Miles has spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disease that attacks the nerve cells — called ...
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The Christology Connection: Malinda Cramer, Oliver Sabin and the Close of New Thought's Pioneering Era
Highlights of the work of Malinda Cramer during the last five years of her life, including materials unseen for more than 110 years.
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Take Me to Your Readers: How to use the best children's books to lead students to read, read, read
A colleague passed on the picture book, Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose, illustrated by Debbie Tilley, the story of a little ant who is discovered by a large boy. Immediately, the boy wishes to squish the ant with his shoe.
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Good Books Matter: The background information teachers need to find, choose, and use children`s literature to help their students grow...
Dennis Lee has been a full-time writer since 1972, becoming Toronto's first Poet Laureate in 2001. In between these times, he wrote Alligator Pie, one of the best-selling Canadian children's books of all time, Garbage Delight, ...
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Zoozoo Animal World: Arctic Arctic Fox
These materials explore a range of early reading concepts and can be used for oral language activities to stimulate language development and literacy.On the cover:* Bright, engaging photograph on every cover* Reading level and word count ...
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The Picture Book Experience: Choosing and Using Picture Books in the Classroom
Choosing and Using Picture Books in the Classroom Larry Swartz. HA! HA! HA! ... Pssst!, Adam Rex Let's Play in the Forest, Claudia Rueda Little Lit, “It was a Dark and Silly Night”, Art Spiegleman & Francoise Mouly (eds.) ...
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Good Books Matter: How to Choose and Use Children's Literature to Help Students Grow as Readers
This teacher-friendly book is organized around the major genres -- traditional literature, picture books, nonfiction, poetry, and multicultural texts -- that will inspire young readers.
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Word by Word: 101 ways to inspire and engage students by building vocabulary, improving spelling, and enriching reading, writing, and...
take the words right out of my mouth • too funny for words • Don't twist my words • My word! • What's the good word? • I won't hear a word against her. • His word is law. • to give your word of honor • words to live by • It's your word ...
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The Novel Experience: Steps for Choosing and Using Fiction in the Classroom
Helps students choose novels to match reading interests and abilities and suggests response activities to demonstrate the students' growth as literate learners.
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Better Reading Now: 50 ready-to-use teaching strategies to engage students, deepen comprehension, and nurture a love of reading
Dear Visitor from Outer Space, If you come to Earth, here's what you need to know about... Here's a sample from a student: Dear Visitor, When you come to earth there is something you might want to know about FRIENDS.
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Classroom Voices: Language-based Learning in the Elementary School
This book uses a structure that can be best described as half textbook, half novel. Presenting language arts information in a straightforward, yet engaging manner, it reflects realistically the state...
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Creating Caring Classrooms: How to Encourage Students to Communicate, Create, and Be Compassionate of Others
This passionate book is about community, compassion, and creativity; it is about caring for others.
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The New Dramathemes
This remarkable book includes more than one hundred games and drama activities, all with a clear learning focus.
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Deepening In-Class and Online Learning: 60 step-by-step strategies to encourage interaction, foster inclusion, and spark imagination
... Drama Work: A Handbook of Available Forms in Theatre and Drama, 2d ed. New York: Cambridge University Press. McLean ... Schemes, Themes and Dreams. Markham, ON: Pembroke. Swartz, Larry, and Shelley Stagg Peterson (2015). “This Is a Great ...
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Stop the Hate for Goodness Sake: How can classroom teachers disrupt discrimination and promote hope, foster healing, and inspire joyful...
... Drama Schemes, Themes & Dreams (with Debbie Nyman), Chapter 3: “The Bully Dance” Teaching Tough Topics, Chapter 9: “Bullying” Creating a safer school Culture for All Text on pages 103 Lesson: Creating a Public Service Announcement.
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Bully-go-round: Literacy and Arts Strategies for Promoting Bully Awareness in the Classroom
... activities. We acknowledge the assistance of the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development ... Drama Schemes, Themes 694 Dreams; The Novel Experience; The Picture Book Experience; The Poetry Experience; and Good ...
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Literacy Techniques for Building Successful Readers and Writers
"This revised handbook will be even more useful to elementary teachers who want to explore the best techniques for teaching reading and writing.
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"This Is a Great Book!": 101 Events for Building Enthusiastic Readers Inside and Outside the Classroom--From Chapter Books to Young...
101 Events for Building Enthusiastic Readers Inside and Outside the Classroom--From Chapter Books to Young Adult ... 20 response activities activities, 108–12 approaches to, 85–87 art and, 16, 102–3 comprehension strategies, 87–88 ...