News from the Curriculum Resource Center

We’ve recently added four new cross section models to enhance your science lessons.  Made of durable, colorful foam these models have one half labeled for instruction and the other half marked for quizzing.  Allows your students to get a “handle” on concepts.  We have Earth Model (CURR TA 372.35 L437cro), Flower Model (CURR TA 372.357 L438c), Plant Cell Model (CURR TA 372.35 L437cros), and Animal Cell Model (CURR TA 372.35 L437cr).… Continue Reading

Teaching basic alphabet identification and sounds?  Make your lesson fun and engaging by using one of our new alphabet teaching aids.  Alphabet Match Me Cards (CURR TA 372.414 T794a), Alphabet Bean Bags (CURR TA 372.414 E247a), and E-Z as ABC game (CURR TA 372.414 E247ez).

Ask people what we do at the Curriculum Resource Center, and often you will hear, aren’t they the library with the puppets?  Of course we have much more, but YES, we are the home of many wonderful, colorful puppets.  Curious about how many puppets we have?  Just click HERE.  The newest additions to our puppet family include a peacock, toad, scallop, llama, donkey, and dragon.

Found in the Teaching Aid Room at CURR TA  372.7 E244b, these oversized, magnetic coins and bills are perfect for classroom lessons. Plastic coins are 21/2 times actual size and molded in realistic colors. Bills are 11/2 times actual size and display full-color, up-to-date images. These richly textured coins and full-color bills can be removed easily from magnetic whiteboards and other magnetic surfaces. Includes 8-page lesson and activity guide. Includes 10 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes, 5 quarters, 2 half-dollars, 5 $1 bills, 2 $5 bills, 2 $10 bills, 2 $20 … Continue Reading

From Lakeshore Learning Materials:  As kids turn the hands on our giant, easy-to-read clock, the digital display advances at exactly the same pace—so telling time is incredibly simple…even for beginners! Visible gears keep digital and analog times synchronized to the minute. Plus, an adjustable display window lets you hide the digital time for quizzing and self-checking…you can even set the time for AM or PM! Plastic clock measures 15″ tall.

Targets standards in these areas:
• Analog/digital time
• Time to the minute
• Relationships of time

You’ll find the teaching … Continue Reading

Our new Fractions Modular Flip Charts come with four snap-together modules which allow the teacher to present fractions, fractional parts of a circle, percents, and decimals in a handy flip chart.  Included is a teacher’s guide that suggests different activities.  You’ll find this teaching aid at CURR TA 372.7 E244f.

We’ve added three excellent hands on learning kits from the well respected Lakeshore Company.  All teach concepts related to measurement:  length, perimeter, area, and volume; weight; and capacity.  They are in the Teaching Aid room at CURR TA 372.7 L21Lc, CURR TA 372.7 L21e, CURR TA 372.7 L21w
From the manufacturer: Students gain a concrete understanding of measurement concepts—with hands-on activities that encourage them to estimate, compare, make conversions and more! Each ready-to-use center has … Continue Reading