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Scaley the dragon is always scared if everything. One day, his friends in Foggy Forest decide to prove to him that there's really no need to be so scared. What do they do? Listen to find out...

Snoffle the squirrel is very, very, very silly. She can't take anything seriously. But one day, an incident in Foggy Forest makes her feel very serious indeed. What happens and what does Snoffle learn. Listen to find out...

Uff the snail is always sulking. And, naturally, no likes a moody friend. But there is someone who cares. Who helps Uff forget his sulks. Listen to find out...

Flutter is a happy little butterfly whi makes her friends laugh. One day, Flutter finds everyone in Foggy Forest sad and unhappy. She devises a plan to make them all smile again. What is her plan and does it work? Listen to find out...

In the 1930s and 1940s, there was nothing bigger in Texas high school football than the Masonic Home Mighty Mites - a group of orphans bound together by hardship and death. These youngsters, in spite of being outweighed by at least 30 pounds per man, were the toughest football team around. They began with nothing - not even a football - yet in a few years were playing for the state championship on the highest level of Texas football. This is a winning tribute to a courageous band of underdogs from a time when America desperately needed fresh hope and big dreams.

Kinder ermutigen und bestärken Das Wichtigste zu Anerkennung statt Lob im Umgang mit Kita-Kindern Ganz praktisch und auf den Punkt Zahlreiche Beispiele & Tipps Für Erzieherinnen, Eltern und Tagespflegepersonen "Prima!", "Super!", "Spitze!" - die Aktivitäten von Kindern werden heutzutage von fast allen Erwachsenen, ob Pädagogen oder Eltern, mit lobenden Kommentaren bedacht. Die meisten Eltern glauben, dass ihre Kinder ohne Lob nicht motiviert sind.

Der Tischvers, die Geburtstagskrone, das Abschiedslied, der Adventskalender, der Morgenkreis, das Aufräumspiel, die Gute-Nacht-Geschichte... Das Leben mit Kita-Kindern steckt voller Rituale. Doch ist es nicht langsam mal zu viel des Guten? Nein. Denn Kinder brauchen Rituale. Rituale vermitteln Orientierung und Sicherheit, schenken Geborgenheit, geben dem Tag eine Struktur und vermitteln einen Zeitbegriff, indem sie Tagesphasen begleiten, einläuten oder beenden.

Regelmäßig steigern sie sich in körperliche Gefechte und manifestieren sich in Treten, Hauen, Schubsen, Spucken, Schreien oder Beschimpfen. Und doch: Konflikte unter Kita-Kindern sind normal und unverzichtbar für ihre sozial-emotionale Entwicklung. Entscheidend ist vielmehr, wie wir Erwachsene diesen Lernprozess begleiten und Kinder darin unterstützen, einen guten und sozialen Umgang mit Konflikten zu entwickeln. Dieses Hörbuch richtet sich an Pädagogen und Pädagoginnen sowie Eltern und erklärt die zentrale Bedeutung von kindlichem Streit.

Max baut auf dem Bauteppich. Luisa und Sarah kochen in der Puppenküche. Fritz spielt mit Philipp Autorennen. Genau dieses freie Spielen ist wertvoll und unverzichtbar, um Kindern ihre Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten zu lassen. Dieser Ratgeber richtet den Blick auf die Entwicklungsimpulse, die Kinder vor allem im freien Spiel zeigen. Anstatt Kinder zu beobachten, sind die Erwachsenen dazu eingeladen, diese Impulse wohlwollend und aktiv aufzugreifen, damit sich Kinder aus eigener Kraft weiterentwickeln.

In their own words, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States. Includes brief biographies and facts about the Ellis Island Oral History Project...

This is an audiobook made for regular and special education teachers, school administrators, school psychologists, related educational personnel, day care providers, parents, graduate students, and policy makers who work on behalf of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to ensure they are ready for formal education when they reach age five. It reflects a keen understanding that early interventions are most effective in reducing the potential for special education or other support services later in a child’s development.

Writing test scores indicate that boys have fallen far behind girls across the grades. In general, boys don't enjoy writing as much as girls. What's wrong? How can we do a better of job of creating "boy-friendly" classrooms so their voices can be heard?

Lulubelle lives in the lap of luxury, she doesn’t even know she’s a dog! Then she meets Bones, and this pampered pooch’s life is turned upside down. Together, this unlikely pair are running away to London.

Welcome to the world of visualization where children learn to learn better, achieve more, and build confidence. What happens when the formal school years hit? Why do so many struggle in school, a place where their curiosity should be encouraged to grow? Too many children are frustrated with the basic academic subjects: reading, writing, spelling, and math. Your child may become a master of avoiding tasks, stressed or anxious or have a behavioral problem. No more.

Chatsworth is no ordinary duck. He can: read an encyclopedia at a single glance, eat toast faster than you can butter it, save Mr. Piccoli's pet shop from financial ruin without ruffling a feather, and solve mysterious crimes in the blink of an eye. And he's a whiz at making friends, too. Chatsworth, a duck for our times!

If you think Isador Brown's adventures have been strange, finding Lulu's missing parents turns out to be the strangest adventure ever.

Andrew Kinnear has dreamt of becoming a ship's engineer and traveling the world. But as his apprenticeship at Dalrossan Dockyard begins, he quickly realizes there is much more to his dream that he's bargained for. There are unwritten rules in his new workplace that he will break at his peril, a fearsome pecking order, and strange rites of initiation.

Set in a chilling future that seems more and more possible each year, this unforgettable story asks the question, "When the government becomes too controlling, what does it really mean to be a patriot?"

La valeur du respect fait l'unanimité. Pourtant, à l'aube de ce nouveau siècle, après avoir rejeté avec légitimité certaines valeurs de l'autoritarisme puis avoir testé celles qui ont mené au règne des enfants-rois, beaucoup de parents, d'enseignants et d'éducateurs se retrouvent démunis dans leur quête d'une relation empreinte de respect avec leurs enfants, leurs adolescents ou leurs élèves. Pourquoi certains éducateurs se font-ils respecter alors que d'autres n'ont pas cet impact, se font ridiculiser, ignorer et même attirent de l'irrespect ?

Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, this resource helps parents overcome their residual math anxiety and assists them in showing children how to enjoy the subject and excel at it. Packed with useful information and instruction, the audiobook features proven teaching techniques, games, and other activities. Suitable for home schoolers and other parents of children from preschool to age ten.