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Drama is part of our curriculum requirements, here in Canada at least. Since I have been researching Autism, I have been reading that lack of pretend play in young children for example, could be a sign of Autism:

 

http://pediatricneurology.com/autism.htm#The%20Skills%20Involved%20in%20Communication

 

Malcolm started around the age of two, but Adrian was not really into it. Can't say that I was one for pretend play either! Anyway, it has been one of my concerns, especially for my boy. Luckily, this has been an area that Malcolm has helped Adrian open up in. I want to use the plays to work on that, without him having the pressure of coming up with his own words.

 

That's my reason behind it ;)!

 

I knew you would be able to convert me :-) Training wheels to play. I like it. I see that it can be a useful tool in certain situations. And at $1.00 and tied into the subject areas planned on being studied, you cannot go wrong. Conversion complete :-) Now I need to take a look at what is on sale :-)

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I knew you would be able to convert me :-) Training wheels to play. I like it. I see that it can be a useful tool in certain situations. And at $1.00 and tied into the subject areas planned on being studied, you cannot go wrong. Conversion complete :-) Now I need to take a look at what is on sale :-)

 

I chucked some 4th to 8th grade in my wishlist for the future too. Do you want me to link them for you so you don't have to go through all the pages like I did (yup, I'm that crazy :lol:). You can just check and see which ones work for you. I can just e-mail them to you if you want.

 

I am also making stick puppets to go with the plays. Actually, I am going to use them on our flannel board but they can be used as stick puppets also. I drew Nellie Bly last night as a test and she didn't turn out half bad considering I have not done any kind of people drawings in years :tongue_smilie:. I will share her when she is complete (I still have to color her), with those that are interested and use flannel boards or stick puppets.

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I ended up getting 17...well, 16 at first, because I somehow double ordered one, but I just emailed them to ask for an "exchange" for a different download link and they sent it to me. So, they have great customer service, too!

 

After your post I went through my order one item at a time and sure enough, I did have one on my list that I already own :lol:. I am finalizing my order before I hit the order button so it's a good thing I caught it. Great Hive service too :D! Thanks again!

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If the list is already compiled, e-mail it to me, but don't take time to create a list. I'm only going to buy a couple so don't need the complete list.

 

Will any of these paper dolls, help you making puppets? http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f_other.htm

 

I like the idea of using puppets with the plays. That makes them more doable for me.

 

As a child I didn't ever fully learn to play, and neither did my children. It is amazing sometimes what needs to be pointed out to me. So...okay...act out plays with puppets :-) Got it! :-) Thank God my boys had a friend who used to teach them how to play, because I certainly wasn't able to do that.

 

I did as a child make paper dolls and houses out of cardboard boxes. So paper doll puppets to act out plays is a reachable goal for me. The more props the better, when struggling to imagine how to do something.

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If the list is already compiled, e-mail it to me, but don't take time to create a list. I'm only going to buy a couple so don't need the complete list.

 

Will any of these paper dolls, help you making puppets? http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f_other.htm

 

I like the idea of using puppets with the plays. That makes them more doable for me.

 

As a child I didn't ever fully learn to play, and neither did my children. It is amazing sometimes what needs to be pointed out to me. So...okay...act out plays with puppets :-) Got it! :-) Thank God my boys had a friend who used to teach them how to play, because I certainly wasn't able to do that.

 

I did as a child make paper dolls and houses out of cardboard boxes. So paper doll puppets to act out plays is a reachable goal for me. The more props the better, when struggling to imagine how to do something.

 

Here, I'll just quickly put them in this post, to save time. Today is the last day of the sale (unless they extend like they did the last time). Just go through the list and see which ones meet your needs. I am getting about three if I remember correctly.

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/5-easy-to-read-plays-based-on-classic-stories

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/read-aloud-plays-the-middle-ages

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/read-aloud-plays-pioneers

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/read-aloud-plays-revolutionary-war

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/read-aloud-plays-ancient-egypt

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/success-with-reading-10-easy-to-read-american-history-plays-that-reach-all-kinds-of-readers

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/read-aloud-plays-ancient-world

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/read-aloud-plays-colonial-america

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/hands-on-history-colonial-america

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/read-aloud-plays-explorers

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/25-mini-plays-world-history

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/hands-on-history-pioneers

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/easy-to-read-folktale-plays-to-teach-conflict-resolution

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/just-right-plays-25-science-plays-for-emergent-readers

 

I am not getting any of the grade 4 and up right now.

 

Thank you for the link but my puppets are more the fashion sketch type. I guess I haven't told you I took fashion sketching in my previous life :tongue_smilie:! I used real pictures of Nellie Bly :)!

 

ETA: Adrian's comment when he saw her: "Mummy, how did you make her look so real!" I was moved by his reaction and inspired to carry on :)!

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Thank you for the link but my puppets are more the fashion sketch type. I guess I haven't told you I took fashion sketching in my previous life :tongue_smilie:! I used real pictures of Nellie Bly :)!

 

ETA: Adrian's comment when he saw her: "Mummy, how did you make her look so real!" I was moved by his reaction and inspired to carry on :)!

 

Thanks for the links! My, my, aren't you eclectic in your accomplishments. Good for you! I'll bet your puppets look a LOT better than the paper dolls :-) As for me, it'll be a step up to be pasting a popsicle stick onto a paper doll, never mind more convenient. Many of the paper doll themes thankfully match up to the play themes.

 

There is a St Patrick doll, but I didn't see a St Patrick play in any of the holiday plays :-( http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f+leprechaun.htm

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Thanks for the links! My, my, aren't you eclectic in your accomplishments. Good for you! I'll bet your puppets look a LOT better than the paper dolls :-) As for me, it'll be a step up to be pasting a popsicle stick onto a paper doll, never mind more convenient. Many of the paper doll themes thankfully match up to the play themes.

 

There is a St Patrick doll, but I didn't see a St Patrick play in any of the holiday plays :-( http://www.makingfriends.com/friends/f+leprechaun.htm

 

I will send her to you when she is done and you can decide if you want to use her ;). I am going to scan her and copy her onto card stock and then color her to avoid ink costs but if you want I can scan her again after she is colored and send her to you after. If you like her I can send you more as I make them :).

 

The links you sent are cute. I wouldn't mind printing some for Malcolm to play with and stick on his flannel board. I'll look into that some more.

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has anyone bought the book guides? Are they good? I'm looking at Indian in the Cupboard, Johnny Tremain, etc.

 

I was hoping you would get a reply from someone that has used them but since you didn't I will take a stab at it. I own two of the grade 4-8 guides (one being The Indian in the Cupboard). I did not get them from Scholastic though! I bought them at our library book sale for 10¢ a peace. I have put them aside to see if we will use them in the future but I can't say that I am that impressed by the content. I don't know if you bought them already or not but have you checked your library for them? They are only a few pages (less than 20) so you would probably be better off trying your library first to see if you like them, and will get some use out of them.

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I would like to write a big thank you for posting the information about the sale , I would never have known about it. To all people who wrote such helpful information about various ebooks. I did purchase 'paragraph power'. I, do not think I have would ,perhaps looked at that ast seemed more aimed to teachers than homeschoolers. And person who posted discount code . Thank you very much

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I bought over 30 titles. In the last year, I've gone from looking down on workbooks to really understanding the value of all different philosophies of homeschooling. My little ones (4 and 2) really want paper products, like worksheets and art projects and little books. My dd9 really needed a variety of multiplication and division stuff to ease her through. Scholastic provided so much, and boy, I'm gonna make use of it all!

 

So, thanks again, everyone:thumbup:!

 

Pei

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I'm glad I checked here!! I wasn't going to hit the sale but that map outline book is perfect for next year's world countries/cultures theme!!! Plus the code, and it's all of 70 cents for my maps for next year. And it doesn't matter how many times they decide they want to color the whole thing and I have to print another one for our map tracking, LOL. :D

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Huh, the sale was supposed to end yesterday, but the prices are still $1.00.

 

Good thing too because I just got mine ;)! The coupon code worked fine too.

 

Dare I say that I just got 42 books :blushing:! With my previous order I now have over 100 but they cost me less than $80 so it was worth every penny. With the same amount of money I would have bought maybe 10 at regular price. I now have tons of resources to add back the fun to our homeschool :).

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Here's my list:

 

Let's Get Started!

Ocean Adventures! Coloring Book

Super-Easy Shape Art

50 Fun & Easy Brain-Based Activities for Young Learners

40 Graphic Organizers That Build Comprehension During Independent Reading

Easy-to-Read Folktale Plays to Teach Conflict Resolution

Early Themes: Neighborhood and Community

Quilting Activities for Young Learners

Literacy-Building Booklets

Great Glyphs: All About Me

Transforming Literacy Practices in Preschool

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

Books Don't Have To Be Flat!

Biggie Patterns: Favorite Themes

Nonfiction Literacy-Building Booklets & Activities

Great Glyphs: Neighborhood & Community

Nothing But . . . Clip Art!

Neighborhood & Community Write & Read Books

Read-Aloud Plays: Tall Tales

201 Thematic Riddle Poems to Build Literacy

Super File-Folder Books

Early Themes: Ocean Life: Whales, Fish, and Other Sea Creatures

Counting Caterpillars and Other Math Poems

Flip-Up Bulletin Boards

25 Literacy-Building Art Activities

15 Easy-to-Read Mini-Book Plays

Exploring Patterns in Math & Beyond

Literature-Based Bulletin Boards

Just-Right Plays: 25 Science Plays for Emergent Readers

20 Terrific Mini-Plays That Build Reading Skills

Nothing But . . . Patterns!

Nothing But . . . Shapes!

Shoe Box Learning Centers: Counting

Shoe Box Learning Centers: Addition & Subtraction

Shoe Box Learning Centers: Time & Measurement

Art Activities for Little Learners

Easy Make & Learn Projects: Colonial America

Quick Quilts Across the Curriculum

Super Manipulative Books

The Big Book of Classroom Poems

Month-by-Month Preschool Almanac

Teaching Early Concepts With Photos of Kids

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Yay! Glad the sale was still on. I was able to get 16 titles:

 

Read, Draw, Remember American History Activities

Menu Math

Kaleidoscope Math

40 Cross Number Puzzles: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

Origami Math Grades 4-6

40 Cross Number Puzzles: Multiplication and Division

Math Skills Made Fun: Dazzling Math Line Designs Grades 2-3

Math Skills Made Fun: Dazzling Math Line Designs Grades 4-5

Math Skills Made Fun: Dazzling Math Line Designs Grades 6-8

Weekly Word Sorts that Build Spelling Skills

12 Real Life Math Projects Kids Will Love

More Proofreading Practice, Please! Grade 3

More Proofreading Practice, Please! Grade 5

Quick Practice: Writing Skills Grades 2-3

Ready-to-Go Super Book of Outline Maps

Pre-Writing Practice Pages

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I downloaded all of mine and sorted them in my files (by grade group and subject). Then I noticed I had a double (one I had bought the last time), which was bound to happen :lol:. I contacted them and not only did they exchange it but they told me if I find any more they will gladly exchange them too :). I ended up getting this one to replace the double:

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/collaborative-art-writing-projects-for-young-learners

 

We'll be using one of the projects next week.

 

They may have ended the sale but if you have any items in your wishlist, like I do, you can see that they are still at a dollar :lol:. At least the items I have in my wishlist still are! They also just started a 25% off sale.

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I downloaded all of mine and sorted them in my files (by grade group and subject). Then I noticed I had a double (one I had bought the last time), which was bound to happen :lol:. I contacted them and not only did they exchange it but they told me if I find any more they will gladly exchange them too :). I ended up getting this one to replace the double:

 

http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/collaborative-art-writing-projects-for-young-learners

 

We'll be using one of the projects next week.

 

They may have ended the sale but if you have any items in your wishlist, like I do, you can see that they are still at a dollar :lol:. At least the items I have in my wishlist still are! They also just started a 25% off sale.

Wow, thanks for sharing! I realized I had three doubles. I just wrote them to see if they'd exchange them with some I've been eyeing.

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Wow, thanks for sharing! I realized I had three doubles. I just wrote them to see if they'd exchange them with some I've been eyeing.

 

You're welcome! Actually, someone else mentioned it up thread. I just followed what she did after it happened to me too ;). I gave them the order number for the book I got now and the order number (I had two or three orders in September) from the previous purchase that included the duplicate. They didn't ask for it but I figured with the amount of books I have it would speed up the process. The previous poster saved me from having two doubles :)! I don't think I have any more, I just caught it because of the way I have them organized. I spotted it when I went to put it in the folder, but I am going to go over them again and see if I have any more too.

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I missed it, I hope they do it again soon - we use a lot of their books! Does anyone know if there is a mailing list or some way to be notified when they have sales?

 

I didn't see anything to sign up for. I hope someone else chimes in if they know. I would love to get notifications on the sales. However, I don't think you missed it really. All the items I have in my wishlist still say $1 and the 30% off coupon code I think is good till the end of the month. Just go to the website and look for the age group you want or whatever category. You need to search through the regular priced items but you will see, the ones that were on sale are at $1 still. Not sure if it is all of them but you still have a chance to get some you might want :).

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It worked for me too! :lol: I got the following items below for $1 each and then used the coupon code for 30% off - so 10 items for $7.

 

Ready-to-Go Super Book of Outline Maps

Great Map Games

Tunes That Teach American History

Hands-On History: Civil War

Hands-On History: Colonial America

Hands-On History: American Revolution

Grammar Manipulatives Kids Love!

Math Skills Made Fun: Great Graph Art to Build Early Math Skills

The Great Big Book of Super-Fun Math Activities

Quick-And-Easy Learning Games: Science

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As of tonight, many items are still $1. And, the coupon code worked!:lol:

 

It worked for me too! :lol: I got the following items below for $1 each and then used the coupon code for 30% off - so 10 items for $7.

 

Ready-to-Go Super Book of Outline Maps

Great Map Games

Tunes That Teach American History

Hands-On History: Civil War

Hands-On History: Colonial America

Hands-On History: American Revolution

Grammar Manipulatives Kids Love!

Math Skills Made Fun: Great Graph Art to Build Early Math Skills

The Great Big Book of Super-Fun Math Activities

Quick-And-Easy Learning Games: Science

 

Glad to hear it :D! I'm going to need a couple of sequencing books for my little guy. I think I'll go and take a look.

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As of tonight, many items are still $1. And, the coupon code worked!:lol:

 

 

 

Grrr :lol:

 

So I went to my wish list and bought 16 more books (they were still listed at $1) - I justified it because I was an earlybird the first time and didn't know there was a coupon code.

 

The Australian dollar is so good right now I got an extra dollar off my discounted order as well :hurray:

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Grrr :lol:

 

So I went to my wish list and bought 16 more books (they were still listed at $1) - I justified it because I was an earlybird the first time and didn't know there was a coupon code.

 

The Australian dollar is so good right now I got an extra dollar off my discounted order as well :hurray:

 

I bought some more too. Eek. Scholastic sales are too addicting, lol.

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I did not find the sequencing books that I was looking for but found this lady's blog that has many links to free printables. I found a few that will work for what I am looking to use them for. Off topic :tongue_smilie: but I thought I would share in case anyone else is interested.

 

http://www.mydeliciousambiguity.com/2010/11/free-printable-sequencing-cards.html

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