The Littlest Matryoshka

In this tender, old-fashioned story, Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey.

Meet Masha and her sisters in this charming die-cut novelty board book inspired by Russian nesting dolls. Featuring shaped pages with brightly painted edges, and culminating in a satisfying finale, these nestled dolls reinforce a sweet message: they may be different, but they're a perfect fit!

Ten Little Matryoshka Dolls is an engaging children's book that introduces young readers to numbers 1 through 10 using colorful and cute animal characters. The book features simple illustrations that are reinforced with numerals in appropriate colors on facing pages, making it an ideal educational tool for infants and toddlers. The story follows ten matryoshka dolls, each hiding a different animal inside. As the dolls are opened one by one, the animals inside come out to play, much to the delight of the young readers. The book encourages interactive reading, as children are invited to guess which animal will be revealed next. Overall, Ten Little Matryoshka Dolls is an excellent addition to any child's bookshelf. Its engaging theme, colorful illustrations, and educational content make it a perfect tool for introducing young readers to the world of numbers and animals.

For years, matryoshkas--Russian nesting dolls--have captured the imaginations of children all over the world. This interactive novelty book is illustrated with authentic Russian folk art and features the days of the week with push-out dolls. This unusual format encourages children to invent stories, play games, and put the dolls in sequential order before putting them back into the book. New words to a traditional children's song introduce readers to the unique food of eastern Europe.

A light-hearted Fairytale. Perfect for young children and the young at heart. A silly hearted Nesting doll and her black swan companion venture outside the enchanted kingdom. In Search of her six swan brothers. All while bringing magic and wonder everywhere she goes.

Small world play activities provide opportunities for learning both indoors and outdoors. Play activities help children learn with both enjoyment and challenge. All the activities in this book can be adapted to suit your setting and the topics you are covering. Collecting your own resources for the activities and exploring them with your children will give as much pleasure as using them in adult directed activities.

The preparation of social studies teachers is crucial not only to the project of good education, but, even more broadly, to the cultivation of a healthy democracy and the growth of a nation’s citizens. This one-of-a-kind resource features ideas from over 100 of the field's most thoughtful teacher educators reflecting on their best practices and offering specific strategies through which future teachers can learn to teach, thus illuminating the careful planning and deep thinking that go into the preparation of the social studies teachers. While concentrating on daily teaching realities such as lesson planning and meeting national, state, or provincial standards, each contributor also wrestles with the most important current issues on educating teachers for today’s increasingly diverse, complex, and global society. Features of this unique teaching resource include: Volume sections that are arranged by both disciplinary organization and approach or activity. Thoughtful introductory section essays that conceptualize each theme, providing a conscientious theoretical overview and analysis of each individual section. Rich and concrete examples of best practice from some of the field's most diverse and highly regarded scholars and teacher educators An index that identifies the appropriate teaching level and teacher education context and links the strategies and ideas that are presented in the essay to the relevant INTASC and NCSS standards for quick reference in classroom planning as well as institutional development and implementation. A much-needed addition to the field, this comprehensive volume will be of value to any teacher interested in social studies or diversity education across age groups and educational contexts.

This book assists the busy professional with ready-to-use materials to present entertaining, educational, and age-appropriate programs that introduce young learners to countries and cultures around the world. The result of a collaboration of children's librarians and educators with over 70 years' combined experience, Travel the Globe: Story Times, Activities, and Crafts for Children, Second Edition offers the busy librarian, teacher, or media specialist with ready-to-use resources that introduce children to countries and cultures around the world. It provides recommended books, stories, action rhymes, fingerplays, games, and activities that can be used to plan a series of programs or a single activity that are both entertaining and educational. The book is organized alphabetically by country, with simple, low-cost craft ideas included in each chapter. All crafts use low-cost supplies and are simple to prepare and execute. At least two craft projects are included in each chapter: one for preschoolers, with suggestions for additional simplification; and another designed for children in kindergarten through third grade. The wide variety of resources within makes this book a valuable investment, as it will be useful year after year with new presentations and activities.