180 Days (TM): STEAM, Science, Math, & Problem Solving Grade K: 4-Book Set
Description
The 180 Days(TM) Practice Bundle equips kindergarten teachers with daily activities across mathematics, science, problem solving, and STEAM. Purposeful practice is designed to build critical foundational skills for every day of the school year.
With a consistent format, each practice activity targets the key skills that kindergarten students need to master. Practice worksheets can also be used as valuable diagnostic tools to assess student learning and progress. Teachers can easily identify opportunities for intervention or differentiation.
This set of includes:
- 180 Days(TM) Math for Kindergarten - Focuses on six daily math problems covering number identification, addition and subtraction, patterns, measurement, and foundational geometry.
- 180 Days(TM) Science for Kindergarten - Engages students with daily activities exploring life, physical, and earth/space science while building content knowledge and analysis skills.
- 180 Days(TM) Problem Solving for Kindergarten - Strengthens critical-thinking and reasoning skills as students learn the problem-solving process: think, plan, solve, and explain.
- 180 Days(TM) Hands-On STEAM for Kindergarten - Builds creativity and inquiry through daily lab-style activities that integrate science, technology, engineering, art, and math concepts.
The 180 Days(TM) Practice Bundle makes daily learning structured, engaging, and easy to implement--helping teachers ensure students are supported every day of the year.
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Jody Smith, M.A., has worked for over 30 years in education, as both as classroom teacher and more recently as an instructional coach for kindergarten through second grade teachers. She supports teachers in understanding why and how to implement the science of reading in their literacy instruction. In addition, Jody develops curriculum and has authored a wide range of resources that translate educational research into practical classroom strategies, including What the Science of Reading Says: Literacy Strategies for Early Childhood.
Jessica Hathaway, M.S.Ed., earned her B.A. in Psychology from Pomona College and her M.S. in Education from Northwestern University, with a concentration in literacy. She has conducted classroom-based research on the integration of different learning modalities into literacy instruction and spent several years working in the Los Angeles Unified School District teaching early elementary, instructing art enrichment classes, and mentoring novice teachers. Currently, Jessica enjoys writing and publishing educational texts and spending time with her husband and two young daughters.