Two Words, One Answer.
elementary
 K'NEX Education: Elementary Math and Geometry-142 pcs $27.50 K'Nex kits inspire young minds and satisfy kids' curiosity on how to build simple creations. Each innovative kit keeps young builders busy and intrigued for hours on end. This K'Nex Kit builds more than 38 different models and allows kids to work in teams of three to four. Models demonstrate symmetry, similarity, shapes, faces, fractions, congruency, angles, polygons and more. Everything comes in a large compartmentalized storage tub with snap-on lid. Curriculum sold separately.  Rubank Elementary Method for Saxophone $5.95 This is the old classic. It's not a quick start band method like Essential Elements (which is a good book in it's own way) this teaches the principals and gives the student a firm foundation. Frankly, it's boring- lots of scales and exercises- but used with a good teacher (the most important part) it helps to do more than teach you how to play the sax- it helps you to be a musician. Very important if you want to do more than just play in a school band.  Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally (7th Edition) $138.80 The book is good and has many useful ideas and activities for math instruction. The rub is that Amazon doesn't give you the access code which is required to link to a website which contains blackline masters, etc. Their customer service staff is friendly but ineffective in resolving this issue and the publisher doesn't seem to know what to do about it either. Very frustrating! At $120+ for the book, I wouldn't have expected to have these hassles and, ultimately, remain dissatisfied. |
|
