New Releases by Marilyn Burns

Traditional Chinese Edition of [A Cloak for the Dreamer]

Traditional Chinese Edition of [The King's Commissioners]

"Includes conversations with Marilyn"--Cover.

Lost No More is dedicated to the lost souls who struggle daily to find a way to a life free of drugs and alcohol. It is a story about how a mother's spiritual belief system helped her to survive the untimely death of her son . To embrace the belief that life is full of challenges and things happen for a reason, offers support to the reader whose life has been impacted by addiction. Lost No More will touch your heart and offer strength for those who are trying to find a way to live without someone they love.

Three pigs acquire some magic shapes, which they use for various purposes, some smart and some not so smart

This set of grade 5 math resources covers multiplication and division word problems; perimeter and area; addition and subtraction of whole numbers and decimals; circles, polygons, and angles; addition and subtraction with fractions; volume, capacity, and weight; multiplication and division with whole numbers and decimals; algebra, functions, and graphs; multiplication and division with fractions; patterns and transformations; ratio, proportion, and percent; three-dimensional figures.

A compendium of more than 240 classroom-tested lessons, this essential resource helps teachers build student understanding and skills and understand how children best learn math. In this third edition, Marilyn Burns has completely revised the first section to reflect what she has learned over the years from her classroom experience with students and her professional development experience with teachers. This section has also been expanded to address these important topics: teaching math vocabulary, incorporating writing into math instruction, linking assessment and instruction, and using children¿s literature to teach key math concepts. In an entirely new section, Marilyn addresses a wide range of questions she has received over the years from elementary and middle school teachers regarding classroom management and instructional issues.

Math coaches and specialists assigned the task of improving mathematics instruction face an enomous and complex challenge. Most coaches take on the reponsibility with a title and a charge, but seldom with a road map The Math Coach Field Guide : Charting Your Course provides just the kind of guidance needed to help coaches in this demanding and often undefined role as they strive to support teachers in their teaching of math. In this collection of 11 essays, veteran math coaches share their expertise , providing glimpses into the unique trials, false starts, and successes thay have experienced on their position.

Annotation This series helps teachers use the imaginative ideas in children s books for math lessons. Organized into four grade-level collections to respond to teachers specific classroom needs, this series includes favorite lessons based on a wide variety of children s books. Teachers will appreciate these books for the enjoyment and excitement they bring to math instruction. With introductions by Marilyn Burns, these books include vignettes of lessons and samples of student work. These lessons, based on popular children s books, address major mathematical topics such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, geometry, algebraic thinking, number sense, and place value.

"Through these lessons, students begin to understand the rules of divisibility and the connection between multiplication and division. Additionally, students build their understanding of the relationships among dividends, divisors, quotients, and remainders."--pub. desc.

Tom se sert de la division - et de son insatiable appétit - pour découvrir combien de gâteries préparer pour ses invités. Mais il aime tellement manger... En restera-t-il assez?

On field day at Sillyville Elementary, Miss Flower's class is divided into two teams. The Blue Team gets wacky Wally, who starts out poorly but finishes well. This Hello Reader! introduces simple math concepts to young readers. Full-color illustrations.

Cara and her two younger brothers have fun using multiplication to make a very unusual soup for the family dinner.

Lessons for K-8 teachers on making algebra an integral part of their mathematics instruction.

"Through a variety of activities, students gain insight into the relationship between division and multiplication and begin to see how division relates to multiple groups of equal size. Students also learn how to recognize the two types of division problems, think about remainders in different ways, and use division to solve real-world problems."--pub. desc.

Lessons, games and activities to increase children's multiplication skills.

The Marilyn Burns Fraction Kit, Grades 4–6 is recommended to help implement the lessons in this book."--pub. desc.

Lessons and activities show how multiplication relates to repeated addition and geometry.

Angry about being giving a tangram puzzle instead of candy, trick-or-treater Greedy Pete smashes it and finds it pursuing him as it rearranges itself into various animals. Includes related math activities.

Marilyn Burns and Robyn Silbey offer sensible and practical advice guaranteed to give all teachers support and direction for improving their mathematics teaching. The lively Q-and-A format addresses the concerns that most kindergarten through grade 6 teachers grapple with about teaching mathematics.

A young boy uses different kinds of charts and graphs to present information about his life. Includes related activities.

Amanda loves to count everything, but not until she has an amazing dream does she finally realize that being able to multiply will help her count things faster.

David and Kristy learn how to play fair in this story that you can read yourself!

A little girl uses sorting and classifying skills to tackle the huge mess in her room. Includes related activities and games.

For many years, Marilyn Burns has produced a newsletter for teachers. Each newsletter contains classroom-tested activities from teachers across the country. This compilation presents the newsletters' best problem-solving lessons for grades 1-6. The lessons span the strands of the math curriculum and are illustrated with children's work.

A young boy learns how important it is to know just how long a minute is. Includes a section with related activities.

Writing in Math Class presents a clear and persuasive case for making writing a part of math instruction. Author and master teacher Marilyn Burns explains why students should write in math class, describes five different types of writing assignments for math, and offer tips and suggestions for teachers. In her usual engaging style, Marilyn Burns tells what happened in actual classrooms when writing was incorporated into math lessons. Illustrated throughout with student work. With a foreword by Susan Ohanian.

A collection of 25 books are featured with instructions on how to use each title to launch a classroom math lesson.

Presents a five-week unit of instruction for helping children construct their own understanding of our number system by learning about place value through grouping, counting, measuring, and graphing.