Sing a Song of Science [Paperback]

Kathleen Carroll (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Here’s a brain-friendly approach to science and a new way to teach it! You’ll find that songs, raps, and stories are indispensable tools to reinforce science concepts your children are learning. Get started with an easy-to-read overview of brain-friendly teaching that touches on the work of Howard Gardner, Marian Diamond, and Robert Sylwester. Combine this innovative approach to reinforce fundamental science facts. Sing a Song of Science covers 16 topics, including matter and energy, weather, how the human body works, and many more. Each topic includes two sets of activities. Your students can construct their own understanding with the hands-on kinesthetic discovery activities. Further expand their learning with activities to reinforce the vocabulary and concepts learned in the songs. And you and your children will be able to keep up-to-date with a list of relevant web connection resources.

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About the Author

Kathleen Carroll is a senior faculty member of Cambridge College’s National Institute of Teaching Excellence. An award-winning teacher, Kathleen has more than 20 years of experience developing creative ways to help urban children learn to love science.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Zephyr Press; Pap/Cas edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156976090X
• ISBN-13: 978-1569760901
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,616,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for young K-6 science students., February 7, 2000

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This review is from: Sing a Song of Science (Paperback)

Sing A Song Of Science presents sixteen topics showcased in songs, raps, stories, and visualizations in the format of a 64-page activity manual and a 35-minute audiotape designed for use with elementary school grades K-6. Important subjects as matter and energy, weather, how the human body works, the story of George Washington Carver, tropical rain forests, etc. are presented with an easy-to-read overviews and combines an innovative approach with traditional methods of teaching to reinforce fundamental science facts. Each topic includes two sets of activities enabling students to construct their own understanding with hands-on kinesthetic discover activities. The students further expand their learning with activities to reinforce the vocabulary and concepts learned in the songs.