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Posters

Several posters are available for checkout from the CMC, including:

Ezra Jack Keats
Featuring the illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats, these posters and the suggested activities described in the guide are designed to help children develop their visual and verbal skills as they look at, study, and think about the illustrations.
Gerald McDermott
Featuring the work of Gerald McDermott, these posters and the suggested activities described in the guide are designed to help children develop their visual and verbal skills as they look at, study, think about, and reflect on the illustrations.
Great Black Americans
Presents brief biographies of ten Black Americans.
John Steptoe
Featuring the illustrations of John Steptoe, these posters and the suggested activities described in the guide are designed to help children develop their visual and verbal skills as they look at, study, and think about the illustrations.
Marcia Brown
Featuring the work of Marcia Brown, these posters and the suggested activities described in the guide are designed to help children develop their visual and verbal skills as they look at, study, think about, and reflect on the illustrations.
Nonny Hogrogian
Featuring the work of Nonny Hogrogian, these posters and the suggested activities described in the guide are designed to help children develop their visual and verbal skills as they look at, study, think about, and reflect on the illustrations.
Pictures and print : a multicultural literary resource
Robert McCloskey
Featuring the illustrations of Robert McCloskey, these posters and the suggested activities described in the guide are designed to help children develop their visual and verbal skills as they look at, study, and think about the illustrations.
Trina Schart Hyman.
Featuring the illustrations of Trina Schart Hymen, these posters and the suggested activities described in the guide are designed to help children develop their visual and verbal skills as they look at, study, and think about the illustrations.
Connections in art. [Level] 1
Connections in art is an interdisciplinary art-based curriculum. Each lesson reinforces a basic concept in language arts, social studies, math, science or the performing arts, teaches about a fine art print and an art-related concept, and gives instructions for a hands-on art activity. Also includes information on teaching art and assessing students' work.
Connections in art. [Level] 2
Connections in art is an interdisciplinary art-based curriculum. Each lesson reinforces a basic concept in language arts, social studies, math, science or the performing arts, teaches about a fine art print and an art-related concept, and gives instructions for a hands-on art activity. Also includes information on teaching art and assessing students' work.
Connections in art. Level 3
Connections in art is an interdisciplinary art-based curriculum. Each lesson reinforces a basic concept in language arts, social studies, math, science or the performing arts, teaches about a fine art print and an art-related concept, and gives instructions for a hands-on art activity. Also includes information on teaching art and assessing students' work.
Connections in art. Level 4
Connections in art is an interdisciplinary art-based curriculum. Each lesson reinforces a basic concept in language arts, social studies, math, science or the performing arts, teaches about a fine art print and an art-related concept, and gives instructions for a hands-on art activity. Also includes information on teaching art and assessing students' work.
Connections in art. Level 5
Connections in art is an interdisciplinary art-based curriculum. Each lesson reinforces a basic concept in language arts, social studies, math, science or the performing arts, teaches about a fine art print and an art-related concept, and gives instructions for a hands-on art activity. Also includes information on teaching art and assessing students' work.

Literacy Kits

Among the CMC's literacy kits are five "story boxes" from McGraw-Hill education. Story boxes are themed classroom reading programs structured around shared and guided reading. The ERL offers the following 9 story boxes for checkout:

Clever Mr. Brown set
Mrs. Wishy-Washy set
Dan, the Flying Man set
Grandpa, Grandpa set
Hairy Bear set
Lazy Mary set
Oh, Jump in a Sack set
Smarty Pants set
The Hungry Giant set

Tests and Measures

Learning to conduct effective student assessment is an integral part of teacher education. The following assessment kits are available in the CMC:

Brigance diagnostic inventory of basic skills
Brigance diagnostic inventory of early development
DASI-II
Devereaux behavior rating scales
DIAL-3
E-LAP and LAP-3
ESI.R
High/Scope PQA
IPT I and II
LAP-D
Peabody individual achievement test
Woodcock-Johnson III
TOWL-3
PPVT-III
Infant/toddler environment rating scale
Mullen scales of early learning

Manipulatives

The majority of kits in the CMC are manipulatives to give students a hands-on experience to solidify math and science concepts. Manipulatives in the CMC include:

Counting Bears
Bears to use for counting lessons in primary colors.
Manipulite pattern blocks
For use in teaching problem solving, logical thinking, and mathematical concepts.
Pattern blocks
For use in teaching problem solving, logical thinking, and mathematical concepts.
Algeblocks
Designed to help students learn abstract algebraic concepts through concrete modeling.
Metric measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Mini-motors : for counting and sorting fun
Early learning aids for developing concepts of counting, numbers, color matching, and sorting.
Primer balance
Accurate, simple to use, easy to clean and student proof. Your students' first introduction to the principles of balancing are best demonstrated with this new design primer balance
Unifix cubes
1000 counting cubes (100 each of 10 colors).
Color discovery cards
Cards in eleven colors to be used in teaching color identification.