Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Kindergarten (Paperback)

A Corwin Press Classroom Activity BookBrain-compatible activities to inspire active learning in the kindergarten classroom! This valuable guide gives teachers the tools they need to plan lessons correlated to the way the brain learns best-and to ensure success for all students regardless of their learning style or special challenges! Drawing on classroom-tested, research-based strategies from Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites , this practical resource offers a variety of content-specific activities that incorporate graphic organizers and other visuals that reinforce student learning. Based on national academic standards, these activities feature graphic organizers and visuals such as bar graphs, timelines, concept maps, sequence charts, cause-and-effect charts, segmenting mats, labeled diagrams, and more. Each activity includes step-by-step directions, skills objectives, materials lists, and a myriad of creative reproducibles that help students organize and record their learning. These brain-compatible activities cover topics such as: Numbers, shapes, measurement Colors, weather, rocks Community, maps, transportation Story sequence, cause and effect Healthy habits, and much more Make a real difference in your students' energy, motivation, and achievement by applying these proven strategies to help them master curriculum objectives! For other grade-specific Corwin Press Classroom books, please see: Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Grade One Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Grade Two Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Grade Three Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Grade Four Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Grade Five Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Language Arts, Grades 6-8 Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Math, Grades 6-8 Engage the Brain: Graphic Organizers and Other Visual Strategies, Science, Grades 6-8