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Learning About Fossils, Elementary Unit Study By donnette davis
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This book, aimed at K-7 includes geology, geography, palaeontology, science in which there is a focus on critical thinking kills,vocabulary, writing skills, comprehension & more. The study of... More > fossils entails at least five scientific disciplines: earth science, palaeontology,geography, biology, and geology. Each of these disciplines involves a unique content area as well as the development of particular intellectual skills. This unit helps teachers sort & organize the most important ideas in this rich scientific area. Detailed lesson plans serve as ways to pass these ideas on to younger and older students. Comprehensive teacher/parent notes have been included which document in enormous detail the journey of the earth throughout the various Eras or Timelines. Comprehensive activities for learners have been included & should be adapted to the age of the learner. Due to the vast amount of information available, extensive notes are provided. Notepages, handouts & activity sheets are included.< Less
Learning About Dinosaurs, An Elementary Unit Study By Donnette E Davis
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This book is aimed at K-6 & covers geology, geography,palaeontology, science amidst other lessons in which there is a focus on critical thinking skills,vocabulary, writing skills, comprehension... More > & more. Comprehensive teacher/parent notes have been included which document in enormous detail the journey of the earth throughout the various Eras or Timelines. Comprehensive activities for learners have been included, and should be adapted to the age of the learner. Due to the vast amount of information available, extensive notes are provided to assist the educator in creating lesson plans. While note pages, handouts and activity sheets are included we have not burdened this book with excessive note pages. Lessons should be adjusted and adapted to suit the age of the learner. The contents of this book enable the educator to prepare lessons for learners K-6, even older children. If a lesson appears too complex, it is very easily “downgraded” or simplified to the child’s comfort level of understanding.< Less
Learning about Geography, Elementary Level By donnette davis
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With this book, we hope you, as parents, will get ideas for activities that will use your children's play to help them learn more geography--the study of the Earth. Most of the suggestions in this... More > book are geared to children from 5-12. The activities and games are organized around five specific themes* that help focus our thinking: 1. Where are things located? 2. What characteristics make a place special? 3. What are relationships among people and places? 4. What are the patterns of movement of people, products, & information? 5. How can the Earth be divided into regions for study? Each chapter begins with some background & examples of questions that geographers use as they strive to understand the Earth,followed by activities to help children learn key ideas. Lesson Plans Grades1-7 Included are a selection Notepages, which are ideal for use in Notebooks,Lapbooks, file folders or for use in projects.< Less
Big Christmas Bonus Activity Pack By donnette davis
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The pages of this book may be printed and kept in a file-folder together with any notes, drawings or observations made by your child. Pages have been included within this unit study for the... More > recording of such information. By making use of a file-folder you will be able to make use of the unit study for reference purposes and also as a gauge in assessment at a later stage. A large focus has been made on the 12 days of Christmas, ideal for Copywork and comprehension.< Less
Exploring Caves, an Elementary Unit Study By donnette davis
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This book which is aimed at kindergarten through 3rd grade covers geology,cartography, and hydrology in a light-hearted story of Bat who teaches two lost children various lessons as he guides them... More > out of the cave to safety. The study of caves entails at least five scientific disciplines: earth science,hydrology, mapping, biology, and anthropology. Each of these disciplines involves a unique content area as well as the development of particular intellectual skills. This unit helps teachers sort and organize the most important ideas in this rich scientific area. Detailed lesson plans serve as ways to pass these ideas on to very young students. Suitable to almost any teaching style.< Less
African Folk TalesUnit Study - How Anansi Tries to Steal All the Wisdom in the World By Donnette Davis
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Mr Spider: the great trickster of West African legend. Originally credited with the creation of the world, Anansi has been transformed into a cultural founder hero. His exploits form cycles of... More > popular stories and they are even relished as far away as the West Indies. Anansi is one of the most important gods of West African lore. Kids enjoy discussing 'the moral behind the story' in this the 4th mini unit study in this series.< Less
African Folk Tales : Anansi & Turtle By Donnette Davis
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Mr Spider: the great trickster of West African legend. Originally credited with the creation of the world, Anansi has been transformed into a cultural founder hero. His exploits form cycles of... More > popular stories and they are even relished as far away as the West Indies. Anansi is one of the most important gods of West African lore. Kids enjoy discussing the moral behind the story in this fun mini unit study, which is number one in the series.< Less
African Folk Tales Unit Study - How Anansi Came to Own All Tales By Donnette E Davis
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Originally credited with the creation of the world, Anansi has been transformed into a cultural founder hero. His exploits form cycles of popular stories and they are even relished as far away as the... More > West Indies. Anansi is one of the most important legends of West African lore. He is a trickster and a culture hero, who acts on behalf of Nyame (his father, the sky god) and brings rain to stop fires and performs other duties for him. His mother is Asase Ya. He is depicted in numerous forms: a spider, a human, or combinations thereof. The Anansi legends are believed to have originated in the Ashanti tribe. They later spread to other Akan groups and then to the West Indies, Suriname, and the Netherlands Antilles. On Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire he is known as Nanzi, and his wife as Shi Maria. Anansi stories originated in Ghana, in Africa. The word Anansi is Akan and means spider. Kids enjoy discussing 'the moral behind the story' in this the 5th mini unit study in this series.< Less
Angola - An In-Depth Study of the Country, the People & The History By Donnette E Davis
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An in-depth study of Angola, the history, the people, the country, utilising official stats gleaned from the USA Library of Congress and numerous other sources. Cntains black and white images,... More > tables, graphs and official Angolan documentation.< Less
African Folk Tales - Anansi & Firefly By Donnette Davis
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Mr Spider: the great trickster of West African legend. Originally credited with the creation of the world, Anansi has been transformed into a cultural founder hero. His exploits form cycles of... More > popular stories and they are even relished as far away as the West Indies. Anansi is one of the most important gods of West African lore. Kids enjoy discussing 'the moral behind the story' in this the 2nd mini unit study in this series.< Less