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“greg nelson”

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  • The Boy Who Cancelled Friction

    by Greg Nelson ...
    This book uses a fantasy tale to teach hard science about a very complex and poorly understood scientific phenomenon -- FRICTION -- to young children in a way they find both intriguing and relatable. Our young protagonist, Theo, is approached by a mysterious being called the Wish Magician, who wants Theo to make a wish that will make the world better. Based on recent unpleasant encounters with ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Boy Who Wished Away Germs

    by Greg Nelson ...
    A young boy has several disturbing experiences with loved ones getting sick from various germs, and he decides he wants to do somehting about it! He calls upon his mysterious wish partner, the Wish Magician, and announces he wants to eliminate bacteria and viruses from the planet. What follows is his gradual realization that doing so was not a very good idea. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Teacher's Bag of Tricks: Staying Person-to-Person in the World of Children

    by Greg Nelson ...
    Here is the tale of an eager young educator, freshly trained in Montessori theory and practice, learning how to survive in a bustling classroom of 3-6 year olds. Theory no longer carried the day; he had to learn how to achieve his goals in an environment that had as a core principle children'a right to guide their own learning.With the help of wise and talented mentors, he learned how to do so, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Classrooms 101: The Group Dynamics of High-Functioning PreK-Grade 3 Learning Environments

    by Greg Nelson ...
    Whether you're public or private; whether you run a toddler program or a 3rd grade classroom. Do you want to run a program that is both developmentally appropriate and meets high learning standards in both the cognitive and socio-emotional domains? Whether you're just looking for better ways to set up and manage the day-to-day classroom or you're ready to boldiy transform your learning environment ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Desperation: Exceptional Circumstances Call for Exceptional Responses, Not Panic

    by Greg Nelson ...
    There will come times in any early-childhood teacher's classroom when all seems lost. Maybe it's one child who you cannot control. Maybe the entire classroom is spiraling into chaos. You feel like a failure.This is when panic sets in and you start making bad decisions. It's hard to stay strategic when you just feel like running away, but there are still things you can do to make things better ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Education's First Responders: Managing Child-Centered PreK-Grade 3 Learning Environments That Surpass the Standards

    by Greg Nelson ...
    How to do early childhood education right. . . and why we tend to do it so wrong. This book is for both private-sector and public-school early-childhood teachers, administrators, and policy-makers. The suggestions range from those teachers can implement immediately to the broader steps they will need to take to totally transform their environments so children joyously engage in learning tailored ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Communication: Ways of Connecting with Young Children We Never Learned Simply by Growing Up

    by Greg Nelson ...
    Want to communicate effectively with young children? It's not just a matter of "dummying down" your vocabulary. You need to connect on a level playing field - taking what they tell you seriously, and finding ways to get your intents and requirements available to them in ways that don't off alarms!Here, in discrete nuggets, are the "tricks of the trade", gleaned from almost 50 years engaging with ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Tipping Points of High-Powered PreK-Grade 3 Education: Preparing Children to be Citizens of the 21st Century

    by Greg Nelson ...
    There are key structural "levers" that control early childhood programming, many under the control of the classroom teacher and school administrator, but some requiring broader societal action. Much of what we believe about how to educate our youngest citizen's is simply wrong. Here is a passionate explanation of how and why we are misjudging children's needs and abililities, and simple, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Self-Awareness: Teacher, Know Thyself

    by Greg Nelson ...
    Teaching is, at its heart, a human affair. Early-childhood educators who just go through the paces or mindlessly implement directives from above are not teachers. ESPECIALLY in preK-grade 3 classrooms, educators MUST engage on a personal level with their charges in order to promote meaningful and lasting growth and learning.BECAUSE teaching is a human affair, it makes you as a person vulnerable, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Instructional Decision-Making: How to Stay “The Guide on the Side” Rather Than “The Sage on the Stage” While Maximizing Child-Guided, Differentiated Learning

    by Greg Nelson ...
    Know how to teach elementary-aged children? Middle-school or high-school adolescents? Adults? Then you don't know SQUAT about teaching children in the early-childhood years! I'm not talking about just Head Start and center-based preK programs; it's grades K-3 in the public schools as well! Up until children pass throught the age 7-9 threshhold, they are in many ways alien beings, operating on ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Bridges Over Troubled Waters: How to Stay the Course When the Going Gets Rough

    by Greg Nelson ...
    Herein are the "lifelines" I discovered as I was contemplating whether I could even survive as an early-chiidhood educator in a classroom of 3-6 year olds that were being encouraged to be independent decision-makers, much less achieve outcomes. How could I meet lofty educational objectives, or even maintain order, in a system that said I should not take control? I knew my knee-jerk desire to draw ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Lirynshoc Elves Of Elkiron

    Elkiron Series Book 2

    by Greg Nelson ...
    Years have passed since the Morris family moved to Elkiron. While exploring caves in the area, Celia, Abigail's daughter, and Jarren, Bryce's son, discover a cave with unusually strong magic inside. With the help of Shalee, their secret friend, they enter the cave and awaken a race of magical beings that were thought to be extinct - the Sciint.While the elves rejoice at the return of the Sciint, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD