Most Popular Books by Jobea Holt

Learn to use Google Earth and add technological richness across the content areas in grades 3-5 with this highly engaging, easy-to-use resource that offers flexibility for authentic 21st century learning. This teacher-friendly book provides step-by-step instructions, lessons, and activities that integrate this technology into social studies, science, mathematics, and English language arts curriculum. All lessons are differentiated for a variety of learning styles and activities are leveled for all learners. In addition, suggestions for flexible groupings and for extension activities are also included. Using Google Earth(tm): Bring the World Into Your Classroom shows teachers how to help their students start their own .kmz folders and fill them with layers of locations that connect their own lives to the curriculum, and to build cross-curricular connections. The included Teacher Resource CD includes templates plus clear, easy-to-follow directions to lead students (and teachers) to see a global view by starting with their own neighborhoods and then moving outward. This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and supports core concepts of STEM instruction.

Learn to use Google Earth and add technological richness across the content areas in grades 1-2 with this highly engaging, easy-to-use resource that offers flexibility for authentic 21st century learning. This teacher-friendly book provides step-by-step instructions, lessons, and activities that integrate this technology into social studies, science, mathematics, and English language arts curriculum. All lessons are differentiated for a variety of learning styles and activities are leveled for all learners. In addition, suggestions for flexible groupings and for extension activities are also included. Using Google Earth(tm): Bring the World Into Your Classroom shows teachers how to help their students start their own .kmz folders and fill them with layers of locations that connect their own lives to the curriculum, and to build cross-curricular connections. The included Teacher Resource CD includes templates plus clear, easy-to-follow directions to lead students (and teachers) to see a global view by starting with their own neighborhoods and then moving outward. This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and supports core concepts of STEM instruction.

Provides step-by-step instructions, lessons, and activities that integrate Google Earth into social studies, science, mathematics, and English language arts curriculum.

Learn to use Google Earth and add technological richness across the content areas in grades 6-8 with this highly engaging, easy-to-use resource that offers flexibility for authentic 21st century learning. This teacher-friendly book provides step-by-step instructions, lessons, and activities that integrate this technology into social studies, science, mathematics, and English language arts curriculum. All lessons are differentiated for a variety of learning styles and activities are leveled for all learners. In addition, suggestions for flexible groupings and for extension activities are also included. Using Google Earthu0099: Bring the World Into Your Classroom shows teachers how to help their students start their own .kmz folders and fill them with layers of locations that connect their own lives to the curriculum, and to build cross-curricular connections. The ZIP file includes templates plus clear, easy-to-follow directions to lead students (and teachers) to see a global view by starting with their own neighborhoods and then moving outward. This resource is aligned to the interdisciplinary themes from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and supports core concepts of STEM instruction.

The jump rope is turning. The kids are excited. But how does that jump rope song go? "Not last night, but the night before..." or something like that. This handy little book has all the famous jump rope songs as well as nursery rhymes, children''s songs, early poems, and game rules along with how to make shadow puppets, play dough and a cat''s cradle. It includes lists of the most famous children''s books by author so you can easily find them in the library, and easy science experiments that really work. Keep this little book handy and you will be the parent who knows it all!

A revised and updated edition of this popular travel and adventure guide for parents with babies or toddlers who want to find new experiences together. More than 100 places appropriate to take babies and toddlers are described with complete information about locations, hours, accommodations and good things to see, hear and learn. Throughout the book photographs and "picture guides" for toddlers depict the variety of objects or living creatures children will encounter to enhance the learning experience and fun of the outings. Creative suggestions for side activities abound.

This book tells the story of the first Apollo mission using the original Apollo photographs and diagrams from the press kits. It is accompanied by an online slideshow such that a teacher or speaker can read the story to a group of students or other audience and show the pictures on a large screen. The Story of Going to the Moon is intended for elementary school children and families of all ages.