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It’s so hard to fall asleep on Christmas Eve! In this addition to the Nighty Night series from Grammy Award-winner Michael W. Smith and VeggieTales’ Mike Nawrocki, the familiar rhythm of the classic poem “The Night Before Christmas” helps tell an original musical story that captures the wonder of Christmas Eve while helping little ones settle in for a cozy “Silent Night” even when they have trouble going to bed.Merry Christmas, Nighty Night is a gentle, heartwarming tale that combines an original song with a fun bedtime story to relax little ones and get them ready to sleep. This cute (and sleepy) adventure leads two children to discover that when you’re having trouble falling asleep, a Christmas lullaby might just do the trick.Merry Christmas, Nighty Night:Is created by Grammy winner Michael W. Smith, who has sold over 15 million albums with 32 number one hits, and VeggieTales co-creator Mike NawrockiIs a cute holiday padded board book that sparkles with glitter and will help little ones 0-4 settle in for a peaceful night’s sleepContains a Christmas prayer as well as a lullabyIs the perfect stocking stuffer or Christmas gift for the little sugarplum in your life, including grandchildren and nieces and nephewsContains a presentation page for gift-givingOn the night before Christmas, Cole asked from his bed,“May I wait by the tree for my presents instead?”“No, Cole,” his mom answered, as she handed him Bear.Then she kissed him goodnight and helped him say prayers.

From Grammy Award-winning artist Michael W. Smith and the co-creator of VeggieTales Mike Nawrocki comes Let’s Get Ready for Bed, the second in a series of books in the Nurturing Steps series. This sweet board book will engage your child and help them get to sleep with their favorite stuffed animal characters the Nighty Nights.How does Sleepy Puppy get ready for bed? Well, he takes a bath, brushes his teeth, and puts on some cozy pajamas, of course. And when Sleepy Puppy turns out to be not-so-sleepy after all, his best friends Eddie the bear and Sandy the sheep know just what to do to help him drift off to sleep.As an added bonus, this book includes a link that allows readers to listen to Michael W. Smith singing a lullaby to help your child fall asleep.Founded by Michael W. Smith, Nurturing StepsTM is an infant and toddler series of children’s music and books with a simple mission to enliven a child’s journey with hope and faith through music and storytelling.

This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedges. The thermodynamic conditions accompanying the freezing of water in porous materials are examined and their fundamental role in the ice segregation and frost heave processes is demonstrated in a clear and simple manner. This book concentrates on the analysis of the causes and effects of frozen ground phenomena, rather than on the description of the natural features characteristic of freezing or thawing ground. Its scientific approach provides a basis for geotechnical analyses such as those essential to resource development.

Critical thinking and online reading need to go hand in hand—but they often don’t. Students click, swipe, and believe because they don’t know how to do otherwise. At times, so do we. And that’s a problem. Fighting Fake News combats this challenge by helping you model how to read, myth-bust, truth-test, and respond in ways that lead to wisdom rather than reactivity.

No matter what content you teach, the lessons showcased here provide engaging, collaborative reading and discussion experiences so students can:

Notice how teacher and peers read digital content, to be mindful of how various reading pathways influence perceptionIdentify the author background, the website sponsor, and other evidence that help set a piece in contextStress-test the facts by evaluating news sources, reading laterally, and other critical reading strategiesUse “Reader’s Rules of Notice” to learn to identify common rhetorical devices used to influence the readerBe aware of how for-profit social media platforms feed on our responses to narrow rather than widen our reading landscape

We are still in the wild west era of the digital age, scrambling to impart a safer, ethical framework for evaluating information. Thankfully, it distills to one mission: teach students (and ourselves) how to think critically, and we will forever have the tools to fight fake news.

Empower your students to unlock the hidden power of fiction

Fiction has the unique power to unlock a profound way of knowing the world, yet many learners struggle to understand and connect with literature on a deeper level. Building on the game-changing strategies from their bestselling Diving Deep Into Nonfiction, renowned educators Jeffrey D. Wilhelm and Michael W. Smith introduce a revolutionary framework that demystifies fiction for adolescent readers. This book empowers teachers to show students how to recognize the Rules of Notice—the conventions that signal what's important in a text—and analyze key literary elements like genre, character, point of view, symbolism, and theme. The essential mental models in the book will guide students as they read and write fictional texts. When students learn to pay attention to these signals, they begin to unlock the rich, complex worlds that fiction offers.

This practical guide provides everything you need to help students become more competent and confident readers of fiction. Inside, you'll find:

A clear introduction to the four Rules of Notice that accomplished readers use intuitively: direct statements, calls to attention, ruptures, and reader's responseClassroom-tested lessons and engaging short excerpts that model how to apply these rules to any fictional textSample think-alouds and ready-to-use materials that guide students to connect with what they notice and make their own meaningStrategies for interpreting essential literary elements, including genre, character, point of view, symbols, and thematic conversations

With this book, you'll gain the tools to teach your students how to read fiction with intention and insight, giving them the confidence to navigate complex texts and discover the connections between literature and their own lives.

Let’s face it, weak rivets notwithstanding, the Titanic wouldn’t have sunk if the iceberg had been spotted in time. And let’s face it, the CCSS won’t be classroom-worthy unless practitioners chart our course. Depend on Michael Smith, Deborah Appleman, and Jeff Wilhelm to help you navigate through some potentially treacherous waters. Uncommon Core puts us on high-alert about some outright dangerous misunderstandings looming around so-called  “standards-aligned” instruction, then shows us how to steer past them—all in service of meeting the real intent of the Common Core. Smith, Appleman, and Wilhelm counter with teaching suggestions that are true to the research and true to our students, including how:

Reader-based approaches can complement text-based ones Prereading activities can help students meet the strategic and conceptual demands texts place on them Strategy instruction can result in a careful and critical analysis of individual texts while providing transferable understandings Inquiry units around essential questions can generate meaningful conversation and higher-order thinking about those texts Selection criteria that consider interpretive complexity can take us so much farther than those that consider textual complexity alone

Given the number of strategies, lesson ideas, and activities in the book, Uncommon Core is really less about the standards and more about timeless, excellent teaching and how to use it like never before to meet the Core ideals. Let’s put instruction where it belongs: back in the hands of the experts.

“Finally! A book with more light than heat on the issue of standards and their implications for learning.” --GRANT WIGGINS Coauthor of Understanding by Design

LÄRDOMAR FRÅN MIN FAR, SANNINGAR OM GUD. EN PERSONLIG INBLICK I DET INFLYTANDE EN PAPPA HAR ÖVER SINA BARN. I Min fars väg reflekterar Grammypristagaren Michael W. Smith över sin far Paul Smiths liv och arv. Hans pappa påverkade honom på alla områden i hans liv. Genom sin jordiske pappas liv och lins ger den multi-platinasäljande kristna artisten glimtar av en Fader i himlen som alla kan närma sig och uppleva. Michael berättar hur hans pappa inspirerade och uppmuntrade honom med hjälp av bibliska principer och dygder. Nu förmedlar Michael samma sanningar genom berättelser, vittnesbörd, bakgrundshistorier till sånger han skrivit, personliga insikter från sitt familjeliv och ett trettiofem år långt turnéliv som kristen artist. Genom att dela med sig av sin fars arv hoppas han att läsarna kommer att upptäcka att oavsett vilka våra jordiska föräldrar har varit i våra liv, kommer vår Abba Fader aldrig svika oss. Min fars väg kommer utmana läsarna i deras vandring i tron så att de en dag får höra: ”Bra gjort, gode och trogna tjänare. Du har kämpat den goda kampen, fullbordat loppet och har bevarat tron”, precis som Paul Smith hörde den dagen han kallades hem för att vara hos sin far. OM FÖRFATTAREN Michael W. Smith har som artist fått flera platinaskivor, vunnit tre Grammypriser, fyrtiofem Dove Awards och en American Music Award. Sammanlagt har han sålt mer än femton miljoner plattor. Han har också gett något tillbaka till världen genom att samla in pengar för att bekämpa aids i Afrika tillsammans med Bono från U2. Han har startat Rocketown, en fristad för ungdomar i Tenneessee där de kan finna hopp. Han har också bidragit till att förbättra mer än 83 000 barns liv via Compassion International. Med en karriär som spänner över mer än fyrtio år har Smith spelat i och komponerat musiken till många filmer. Han har skrivit fjorton böcker, bland annat en serie barnböcker. Han bor med sin fru Debbie i Franklin, Tennessee. De har fem vuxna barn och sexton barnbarn.

Nighty Night and Good Night is the first book in a series of bedtime books by multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist Michael W. Smith and VeggieTales co-creator Mike Nawrocki. In Nighty Night and Good Night, the stuffed animal band the Nighty Nights are called upon to help their friend Ben try to fall to sleep. This cute and sleepy adventure leads Lamby, Bear, and Sleepy Puppy to discover that a classic lullaby might just do the trick.This book includes a link that allows readers to listen to Michael W. Smith sing the same lullaby that helps put Ben to sleep.Founded by Michael W. Smith, Nurturing StepsTM is an infant and toddler series of children’s music and books with a simple mission to enliven a child’s journey with hope and faith through music and storytelling.This padded board book features a soft matte cover and stars that shine with foil.