Teacher's Classroom Companion A Handbook for Primary Teachers

THE TEACHER'S CLASSROOM COMPANION: A HANDBOOK FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, takes you step-by-step through setting up your classroom's physical layout. Helps you plan the year's curriculum, * make your classroom a place where children are eager to learn, * organize your classroom efficiently, * build class unity, * discipline effectively & non-punitively, * give each child individual attention, * develop a program focusing on individual learning needs, * record individual progress & * work effectively with students' parents. Advance praises, "I welcome such a book-& especially one coming from a talented teacher who truly practiced what she preaches-I observed student teachers in Mary's primary classrooms over the years & I always recommended Mary as a model primary teacher."--Mary Crosby, Ph.D. Director, Elementary Teaching Program, Dominican College. "After I began reading, I couldn't put it down. It's superb! It's exactly what student teachers need to know. It's practical & written in the language they will understand."--Patricia Mitchell, Ph.D., University of San Francisco, School of Education. "A rich resource for students preparing for the teaching profession. The care with which practical suggestions are combined with curriculum content impressed me."--Carol L. Swain, Ph.D. Director, Multiple Subject Program, Saint Mary's College.Coons, Mary H. is the author of 'Teacher's Classroom Companion A Handbook for Primary Teachers', published 1993 under ISBN 9780963493804 and ISBN 0963493809.