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In this massive, activity-rich resource guide, you will find cooperative structures and activities to teach the fundamentals for singing, playing instruments, reading and notating music. Use this book as an entire music curriculum or pick and choose activities to enliven your music class.

As in reading and writing workshop, students in Wedekind's math workshop are becoming self-directed and independent while participating in a classroom community of learners. Through the math exchanges, students focus on number sense and the big ideas of mathematics. Teachers guide the conversations with small groups of students, mediating talk and thinking as students share problem-solving strategies, discuss how math works, and move torward more effective and efficient approaches and greater mathematical understanding.

How can teachers connect with and motivate students to embrace learning? According to Inspiring The Best In Students, the secret lies in forging positive relationships with student by meeting their individual social-emotional needs. Inspiring The Best In Students includes step-by-step instruction for dozens of classroom activities for years 3–12 that help build student-teacher relationships while teaching both content and skills. The more students are given freedom to make choices in a safe environment while also having fun, the more their enthusiasm for learning deepens. By Following the advice in Inspiring The Best In Students, you can ensure that the students in your class will remain engaged and inspired to achieve their best.