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National Geographic Little Kids: First Big Book of Why

Why do doughnuts have holes? Why does soapy water make bubbles? This book has the fascinating answers and bright, colorful pictures to satisfy kids' curiosity.

Ages 3–6, $14.95. National Geographic Society, (800) NGS LINE, www.nationalgeographic.com/books. Sign up for the latest e-newsletters from National Geographic!


Success Series

Write some success stories for your classroom with this series. The motivating activities in these books can be used to introduce, reinforce, and review grade-specific skills in language arts, math, science, and social studies.

Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; $18.99 each. Teacher Created Resources, (800) 662-4321, teachercreated.com. See sample pages!

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Cootie Catchers

Provide a fun and different approach to standards-based math, language arts, and science practice with these manipulatives based on the origami fortune-tellers. Each book features 20 reproducible cootie catchers.

Grades 2, 3, 4, and 5; $4.99 each. Creative Teaching Press, Inc.; (800) 287-8879; www.creativeteaching.com. View sample pages!


Taking Time for Teamwork

Building marshmallow book racks, straw towers, and balloon boats are just a few of the creative challenges in this book that get students thinking critically and working together.

Grades 4–12, $9.95. Lorenz Educational Press, (800) 444-1144, www.LorenzEducationalPress.com. View sample pages!

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Spot What!

Each page takes on a new appearance when kids use the 3-D glasses included with the seek-and-find books in this series. The books also come with stickers for readers to use in a Spot What! sticker game.

Ages 4 and up, $14.99. Ideals Publications, www.idealsbooks.com.


ShowMe Online Learning

Imagine turning an iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard, enabling you to easily record voice-over lessons and share them. Participants in this online learning community do just that. The website has thousands of free video lessons—each called a ShowMe—covering math, grammar, spelling, poetry, history, science, and more. You can create your own videos with the ShowMe app too. Join the free ShowMe community at www.showme.com.

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New Games From Special Olympics!

Get your students thinking about the right ways to treat one another and the right words to use in their daily interactions. These new games, which are designed for general education classrooms, include a word scramble, a maze game, a scavenger hunt, and more. Visit getintoit.specialolympics.org!


KBTeachers

From the alphabet to astronomy, biology to basic math, and cursive to climate, you'll find printable worksheets, handouts, activities, and workbooks on nearly every subject at this website. Discover the wealth of free printable pages for PreK–grade 12 and sign up for the free newsletter at www.kbteachers.com.

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Learn Every Day About Colors: 100 Best Ideas From Teachers

Color collages and rain painting are just two of the activities that introduce and reinforce colors. Each idea in this book features learning objectives, vocabulary, related children's books, an assessment component, and more.

Ages 3–6, $12.95. Gryphon House, Inc.; (800) 638-0928; www.gryphonhouse.com.


Defining Moments: Super Athletes

Meet awesome athletes! These books take readers inside the action and capture the defining moments that elevate athletes to superstars.

Grade 3 (reading level), grades 2–7 (interest level); $18.95 each. Bearport Publishing Company, Inc.; (877) 337-8577; www.bearportpublishing.com.

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Common Core Standards and Strategies Flip Charts

Prepare your students for academic success with these flip charts. They're the perfect resource to help you implement the Common Core Standards in English language arts and math.

Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6–8, 9&ndahs;12, K–5, and K–12; $24.95 each for one to ten charts; discount available for larger quantities. Mentoring Minds, (800) 585-5258, www.mentoringminds.com.