books by Donald M. Silver

books by Donald M. Silver

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Donald M. Silver

Interactive 3-D Maps: American History: Easy-to-Assemble 3-D Maps That Students Make and Manipulate to Learn ...

Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Teaching Resources, 2005

Differentiated Instruction made easy
The day after I received this book I used one of the ready made activities in my fifth grade classroom. The kids loved it! I like the fact that it incorporates visual, auditory, tactile and kinesthetics into teaching history. Also a great value - this book was twice ...

Southwest Indians: Reproducible Models That Help Students Build Content Area Knowledge and Vocabulary and ...
Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Teaching Resources, 2005

Meticulously researched, accurate, and informative?the paper models and lessons in this book will help you teach about Native American tribes of the Southwest. Focusing mainly on the pre-colonial period, students will learn where different tribes lived, about tribal histories and cultures, and how different peoples met their needs for shelter, ...

Tropical Rain Forest

Donald M. Silver

McGraw-Hill, 1998

Great, whether you get to the rain forest or not
The One Small Square series is wonderful: the concept is that you take a hypothetical square foot of an environment- woods, seashore, arctic tundra, rainforest, etc.- and explore it at all levels, from underground to the sky. Each book is extensively illustrated with ...

Easy Make & Learn Projects: The Pilgrims, the Mayflower & More (Easy Make & Learn Projects)

Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Scholastic Professional Books, 2001

The Best Professional Hands-on Teacher Book Ever!
I have used this book for several years and the experience just gets better and better. Today (two days before Thanksgiving 2004) I had students use manipulatives they made to give presentations in front of their class. While the book says grades 1-3, I don't use ...

Backyard

Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

...a treasure-trove for the young explorer.
My three children have thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful illustrations, dynamic fact-filled text, and activities given in this book. We love the whole One Small Square series, but because this book has helped solve some mysteries in our own backyard, this one is our ...

One Small Square: Woods

Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

Amazing amount of info and inspiration & [good] price!
What a gem! I was surprised when I discovered this book. The gist of the book is for the child (or adult) to mark off a square space in the woods and begin exploring and learning. This book is a real integration of activities, suggested observations, and fact. The ...

Colonial America (Easy Make & Learn Projects)

Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Scholastic, 2002

Having fun learning about Colonial America
The book is well written, the models are easy to make with little adult supervision. The text explains the event in easy to understand language for the student.

Cactus Desert (One Small Square)

Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

Both interesting and informative
I reviewed this book for The Home School Manual ============================= One Small Square One Small Square, Cactus Desert "Whew! It's hot: 115°F (46°C), and the temperature is still climbing. . . . Welcome to cactus country. Home of rattlesnakes and ...

Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body (Grades 2-4)

Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Scholastic, 2000

Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body (grades 2 - 4)
This book met my district's standards for our unit entitled "Movement and Control." In this unit we cover the skeletal and muscular system as well as the nervous system. The hands on activities and information made this two week unit a breeze. The students enjoyed ...

Northeast Indians: Reproducible Models That Help Students Build Content Area Knowledge and Vocabulary and ...
Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Teaching Resources, 2005

Meticulously researched, accurate, and informative?the paper models and lessons in this book will help you teach about Native American tribes of the Northeast. Focusing mainly on the pre-colonial period, students will learn where different tribes lived, about tribal histories and cultures, and how different peoples met their needs for shelter, ...

Arctic Tundra
Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

It?s a land of riddles, where a winter night can last for weeks and where the ground is full of water though it rarely rains or snows. Bears, hares, wolves, and foxes roam the ice-crusted earth, as flowers follow the sun as it moves across the sky. Young readers may never come to the Arctic tundra, but now it can come to them?in a book chock full ...

Cave

Donald M. Silver, Patricia Wynne

McGraw-Hill, 1997

Charlotte Mason/Montessori type book
This book is so much fun and educational. Great for multiple ages and learning styles. It has beautiful pictures and easy to do projects with little preparation, but a lifetime worth of learning!

One Small Square, The Night Sky

Donald M. Silver

McGraw-Hill, 1998

A fun and informative hands-on astronomy book for kids.
The Night Sky is an excellent introduction to astronomy for children. I am a science teacher and have looked at many books preparing for my astronomy unit next year - and The Night Sky will be required reading for my class! Information is interesting and exciting. ...

Instant Habitat Dioramas: 12 Super-Cool, Easy 3-D Paper Models With Companion Observation Sheets That Teach ...
Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Instructor Books, 2001

12 Super-cool, Easy 3-D Paper Models With Companion Observation Sheets That Teach About Polar Regions, Rain Forests, Oceans & More! Science Comes Alive! Familiar habitats and the animals that live in them pop out and come to life with these easy-to-make, beautifully illustrated 3-D dioramas.

The Amazing Earth Model Book (Grades 3-6)

Donald M. Silver, Patricia J. Wynne

Scholastic, 1999

This book IS amazing!
Topics for the models are volcanoes, rocks and fossils, weathering and erosion, water, earthquakes, and plate techtonics. Included in the book are patterns and detailed instructions for making each of the model activities described in the book. There are also ...