Teaching English For Kids

After more than thirty years in the classroom, award-winning teacher Phillip Done decided that it was time to retire. But a teacher’s job is never truly finished, and he set out to write the greatest lesson of his career: a book for educators and parents that would pass along everything he learned about working with kids. From the first-day-of-school jitters to the last day’s tears, Done writes about the teacher’s craft, classrooms and curriculums, the challenges of the profession, and the reason all teachers do it—the children.

Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your Kids is a book about presenting the concepts of situational awareness to children (ages 5 to 12) in a way that will keep them engaged and help them take an active role in their own personal security. This book will show you how to use fun, interactive games to build situational awareness skills. Whether you're a parent, relative, or work in the childcare industry, the things you impart upon children will have a lasting impact on the way they live their lives. Nowhere is this more important than in the area of personal safety.

Brashness, tantrums and short attention spans are every parent’s nightmare. In my practice, I get a lot of parents who can’t even remember the last time they had some peace around the house, uninterrupted conversations with guests, or even a seamless family night out together, without the fits of rage coming from their otherwise little angels. Because of this, many are tempted to go to the doctor to find some kind of medication or pill that could make their troubles go away.

Have better ESL/EFL classes with preschool and kindergarten kids. It's time to find some fresh, new ideas for English lessons for very young children! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your English classes for kindy and preschool kids. In 39 ESL Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten, you'll get a ton of creative and interesting ideas for speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and more to use in your own classroom.

Every child experiences big emotions, but understanding and managing them can be hard. The Book of Emotions for Toddlers helps guide little ones through the ups and downs of feelings, from joy to frustration.

The Islamic Ritualized Prayer is the second pillar of Islam and the first thing questioned on the Day of Judgment. Our duty as parents is to teach our kids about the Salah Prayer, through which we connect with our Creator five times a day. We must start teaching them as early as seven years old, as instructed by our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, by creating a positive atmosphere that encourages children to pray as a habit.

Do you feel prepared to initiate and facilitate meaningful, productive dialogues about race in your classroom? Are you looking for practical strategies to engage with your students? Inspired by Frederick Douglass' abolitionist call to action, "it is not light that is needed, but fire", Matthew Kay has spent his career learning how to lead students through the most difficult race conversations. Kay not only makes the case that high school classrooms are one of the best places to have those conversations, but he also offers a method for getting them right.

The love of Allah is already instilled in our children’s hearts, and it is our duty as parents to help nurture and sustain that love. We must teach our children at an early stage what Islam is, who our Creator is, and what the Holy Quran is, so they can develop a strong and loving bond for them, making it easier for them to grow up with a healthy Islamic mindset and lifestyle.

The Fabulous Reinvention of Sunday School is an indispensable guidebook to transformational teaching in children’s ministries of every size and setting. Create excellence for kids through four ministry-rocking values. Unleash fabulous and powerful techniques that lead to unforgettable teaching moments. Consult a veritable handbook of twenty creative methods that bring any Bible story to life.

The religion of Islam is based upon five primary foundations or pillars. Just as a building or a bridge would lack stability without strong pillars, a Muslim's relationship with Allah, his God, would lack a focus and a secure connection without the observance of and adherence to these fundamental Five Pillars. This book teaches Muslim kids the basic foundations of Islam in a fun, easy, and engaging way. It is presented in the form of a story about Rayan, who embarks on a journey worldwide with a wise white owl to learn about the Five Pillars of Islam in a unique and fun way.

We all have choices to make every day, even the youngest children. The choices we make play a large part in forming who we grow to be as adults. For kids, those choices can include whether to be obedient or disobedient, to share or be selfish, to have a good attitude or not, and more. John Ortberg addresses the ability to choose in a whimsical way by inviting children to use their "magnificent chooser" that God gave them to make right choices daily.

My First Book on Hadith for Kids introduces Prophet Muhammad PBUH and his teachings in an easy, fun, and educational way so our kids develop and are instilled with love for our Prophet and learn to live the way he teaches us to live. This book shares various Hadiths of our Prophet, ranging from a Hadith on good manners and remembering Allah to a Hadith on the etiquette of eating, sleeping, and hygiene. Every concept this book teaches contains colorful images to help your child understand and appreciate what they need to learn!

Many parents dread talking to their kids about money in fear of opening pandora’s box. But firstly, that box is probably already open; you will be surprised at what kids soak up from their friends, what they see on TV and on social media, and what they hear you talking about at home. And secondly, if it isn’t already, it likely will be soon, and this will be out of your control. It may be better if we actually open this box from time to time anyway. Not talking to your kids about money can actually make them think that money is something to fear.

Are you worried that your children could be victims of bullying? And do you want to help them prevent and overcome the negative effects of bullying? Here is the solution: Bullying is a very real problem for many kids (and adults), which can have lifelong consequences.

Everyone Has a Story follows young Milo Monkey through a heartwarming day in the jungle, as he discovers the hidden power of kindness. Inspired by real-life customer experience training, the story began as a simple concept: the average person crosses paths with around 750,000 people in their lifetime, each with a unique story. A friendly smile or act of kindness could be the highlight of someone's day-a reminder that they matter.

The ABC's of Chess for Kids takes listeners on a journey of chess terms, from the letter A to the letter Z. The terms cover some of the basic principles of chess, such as assembling the board. It also teaches chess notation, which helps listeners learn how to study other chess books. This amazing ABC's audiobook also includes some of the more advanced features, such as Zugszwang!

The award-winning Kids Korps founders present parents with a fresh framework and the tools necessary to shape children into productive, well-adjusted, compassionate individuals. By focusing on the five Touchstones, they offer ways to surround their children with actions and messages designed to strengthen character, build self-esteem, and develop inner contentment.

My Very First Duas from the Holy Quran will, inshallah, take your child’s relationship with Allah to another level. This children's Islamic book will teach your child some of the Holy Quran’s most popular duas in Arabic and English, along with a description and explanation of the dua. This Muslim child's book aims to make it easier for your child to memorize the dua prayers for kids and apply them in their daily lives, just like the past messengers and prophets of God did to seek guidance and assistance from Allah (God), the Glorious.

Calming the Angry Dragon Within is an Islamic children's book where listeners follow Sam's journey while he struggles to control his anger. When he is upset, he turns into a dragon, scaring and worrying his family and friends, causing him to feel lonely and sad. He later gets visited by a wise purple raven who teaches him about what anger is, why it occurs, its dangers, how to control it, and the rewards for those who don't let it take them over.

Told with equal parts raw honesty and unbridled compassion, All Day recounts a year in Liza Jessie Peterson's classroom at Island Academy, the high school for inmates detained at New York City's Rikers Island. A poet and an actress who had done occasional workshops at the correctional facility, Peterson was ill prepared for a full-time stint teaching in the GED program for the incarcerated youths.