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This practical guide helps teachers effectively integrate reading strategy instruction, language analysis, and trade books into inquiry-based science classrooms to promote content learning. Inspired by a middle school reading-science integration project, this book explores: The science reading connection and the function of inquiry in science education The challenges associated with science reading and classroom-based strategies for learning language and science The role of literature in the science curriculum How to develop a home science reading program

Coach David Garcia, the founder of the Buckeye Pole Vault Academy, has had 30 years of experience coaching pole vaulting and is proud to present this book as a celebration of the talented and dedicated young athletes who enjoyed his club. This coloring book commemorates the excitement of their accomplishments during the rewarding and happy time they were members of the club. And, it will provide many hours of inspirational and delighted coloring to aspiring pole vaulters everywhere The original photos for this book were taken by Coach Garcia of athletes that he was coaching. The book was created as a way to express his gratitude to all the athletes, coaches, parents and friends who supported the club over the years. The idea of a coloring book came through collaboration with his newsletter and flyer designer. They created this coloring book as a way of sharing all the wonderful moments that he and these talented athletes have enjoyed. It is his wish that you enjoy this book, not only as a keepsake but for the many hours of happy coloring it will provide. A note from Linda L Lamme, the designer, about the images inside this book: Some of the images are very simple and some are quite complex. I provided a light gray guide to help define the images, especially the complex ones, for ease in coloring and to clearly establish the identity of each of the athletes and coaches. The finished pages will fit inside a standard 8 1/2 " frame and are blank on the back to prevent bleed-through if pens are used. Make sure you test by putting a blank piece of paper behind the page you are coloring the first time you try a new brand of colored pens or gel pens because some types bleed more than others. Of course, if you use pencils this will not be an issue. Did you know that coloring has been found to increase focus and help to think more clearly? A pretty good benefit to be had from such an effortless simple pleasure! Happy coloring!

Inspiring, Optimistic Beautiful Designs! With various levels of complexity, these designs range from minimal, simplistic and fairly easy to color to detailed, elaborate and challenging. This adult coloring book has a page of thumbnails near the front of the book. To reduce bleed-through, each single-sided image is printed on a black-backed page. Each image includes a simple message added in just for fun. Two Copies of Every Image Included if you want to try a variation, make a mistake. enjoy coloring a second time or with a friend. A Special Bonus FREE Digital Version is Included. Not Only That, There is a Link to a Whole Separate FREE Coloring Book Included, as Well! You will have ultimate control over your paper quality and can experiment with different color schemes. Then, if you change your mind, it's no big deal. Relax and Let Your Stress Melt Away Let them take you to a happy place, allowing your mind to flow freely and tranquility as responsibilities seem to fade away for a time. How Does Coloring Make You Feel Good? When you color, your brain is producing chemicals that make you feel good. The part of the brain that controls the "fight, flight or freeze" response is called the amygdala. Coloring exercises the part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, that helps us relax and calm down, making it stronger. When we make our prefrontal cortex stronger, the stress, fear and anxiety part of our brain, the amygdala, gets weaker. Then the brain is able to take a break from worry and stress. Coloring also boosts the production of the hormone, dopamine, that creates feelings of pleasure. Who knew that you could feel so good by coloring? A pretty good benefit to be had from such an effortless simple pleasure! Did you know that coloring will even enable you to increase focus and to think more clearly? A regular coloring practice not only promotes a general sense of well-being, it even helps keep the areas of the brain concerned with vision and fine motor skills active and acts to develop them further. Many professionals believe this aspect of coloring can delay, or even prevent, the onset of dementia. For older people, this is quite the bonus for maintaining the all-important focusing ability of the brain and exercising essential fine-motor skills. Just like any other exercise, mindful coloring can have so great benefits when done regularly. This kind of exercise is even fun, too! Whimsical Images to Unleash Your Inner Artist Unwinding, you can let your creativity run wild and stamp out stress as you create a multitude of masterpieces. Whichever style you're in the mood for you'll find one that makes you happy. Optimism is Contagious. Let each page be a launching pad for the good vibes that come when you play with these cheerful images. Sparking one's creativity has always been found to generate good feelings and you become a ray of sunshine yourself as you radiate this positive energy. Need a Perfect Excuse for Partying? Coloring needs only minimal concentration and can easily be done in a group. Due to its growing popularity, people enjoy getting together to have some fun, nibble, socialize and color up a storm. Makes a Perfect Gift Make a special someone in your life smile. Surprise them and buy two copies. Then enjoy coloring together. This Work is Dedicated to: THE CREATION OF VITALITY FOR THE SHEER JOY OF BEING CREATIVE In what ever way you love, Life is more fun when you feel great! Start Coloring and Relax. Buy Now. Scroll to the top of the page and click the buy button.

Created with various levels of complexity. this mandala coloring book has a page of thumbnails near the front of the book. Two Copies of Every Image are included in case you want to try a variation or you make a mistake or like to enjoy coloring images a second time or with a friend. A Special Bonus FREE downloadable PDF version of all 30 images is also included. You will have ultimate control over your paper quality with these coloring pages. You can experiment with different color schemes. Then if you change your mind, it's no big deal. For centuries, mandalas have helped those seeking inspiration and peace find balance in their lives. Because the hectic pace of modern living takes its toll on all of us, coloring as a form of active meditation helps calm and center the mind. A mandala is a model for the organizational structure of life itself, from the infinite to the celestial circles of earth, moon and sun to circles of family, friends and community. Both Navajo Indians and Tibetan monks create sand mandalas. A Christian nun in the 12th century, Hildegard von Bingen, created many beautiful mandalas expressing her visions and beliefs and the circular Aztec calendar was not only a religious expression but a timekeeping device as well. You can relax and let your stress melt away while enjoying these lovely mandalas. You'll discover why many people find it is astonishingly fun to sit down and color. When you are looking for a way to unwind, you can let your creativity run wild and stamp out stress at the same time as you concentrate on creating a multitude of masterpieces. Did you know that the act of coloring itself will enable you to increase focus and to think more clearly? A pretty great benefit to be had from such an effortless simple pleasure! A regular coloring practice has been found to promote a general sense of well-being. The part of the brain that controls the "fight or flight" response, the amygdala, where feelings of stress and fear are produced, relaxes when you color. When the fear center of the brain relaxes, the brain is able to get some rest and take a break from worry and stress. When you color, your brain is producing chemicals that make you feel good. Coloring boosts the production of dopamine, the hormone that creates feelings of pleasure. Who knew that you could feel so good by coloring? Not only that, coloring is especially valuable because it forces the two sides of the brain to interact. Left brain logic is necessary as we color forms and right brain creativity comes into play for mixing and matching colors. This helps keep the areas of the brain concerned with vision and fine motor skills active and acts to develop them further. It is this aspect of coloring that many professionals believe can delay, or even prevent, the onset of dementia. For older people, they're especially wonderful for maintaining the essential focusing ability of the brain and exercising those all-important fine motor skills. Need a perfect excuse for partying? Coloring needs only minimal concentration and can easily be done in a group, Due to colorings growing popularity, families, friends and colleagues get together, enjoy some treats to eat and drink, take an opportunity socialize and color up a storm. Makes a Perfect Gift Make that special someone in your life smile. Surprise them and buy two copies. Then enjoy coloring together. Optimism is contagious. So, let each page unleash your inner artist and be a launching pad for the good vibes that come when you come and play with these cheerful images. Sparking one's creativity has always been found to generate good feelings. Who knows, as you radiate this positive energy, you may become a ray of sunshine yourself. To reduce bleed-through, each single-sided image is printed on a black-backed page. My work is dedicated to: THE CREATION OF VITALITY FOR THE SHEER JOY OF BEING CREATIVE in whatever way you love. Life is more fun when you feel great!

An Uplifting Notebook for Journaling It is filled with motivational quotes, insightful daily prompts and supportive exercises to encourage mindfulness and challenge your life. A Letter-size 8.5" x 11" Journal It is essential for people who love the idea of prompts and quotes for inspiration but who also want plenty of space for writing and planning. It's just the right size to tuck extra pages or mementos into when your enthusiasm goes on a roll and you generate more ideas and plans that could ever fit on a page or two. Containing lined, undated, white pages, it will aid the reader in uprooting negativity and harnessing a positive mental attitude for instilling self-worth and empowering you to move forward. Get Things Done One Step at a Time So many of us live in complete and utter chaos just trying to get everything done these days. Finding time to just change your socks can seem almost impossible, let alone trying to change entrenched habit patterns, self-perceptions and expectations. Small Things Add Up to Big Things Celebrating your small achievements along the way spirals into ever higher levels of achievement. Recognizing you're becoming more and more accomplished, allows you to realize that you can achieve so much more than you previously expected. There's nothing more motivating and empowering. Identifying your goals ensures that they truly are your heart's desires and not someone else's goals for you. People are rarely interested enough deep down to feel motivated living up to other peoples expectations rather than their own. Focus and Perseverance Essential for moving forward and sticking with it, commitment is not letting your fear of failure or desire to procrastinate take over. Success comes from focusing on where you want to be. Not dwelling on the negative, allows you to reframe negative ideas. Confidently walking in the direction of your ever-evolving vision, ensures you don't get distracted by living out your fears or sinking into laziness. Failures can be blessings in disguise, stepping stones. They can become hidden opportunities because they can reveal better ways doing things. Mood, Mindset and Focus You can evolve from being habitually reactive to being proactive, self-actualized. Become aware of the impact that your mood and mindset can have, Learn how optimism, happiness, fun, love, and success are the antidotes to impatience and stress. By identifying our dreams and coming to appreciate the world around us, we can achieve our most cherished aspirations. Inspiration Goes Hand-in-Hand with Motivation The How to Stay Motivated journal will help you navigate confusion, overcome challenges and work toward your goals and dreams. The more you get the ball rolling, the more pumped up and motivated you become, as evermore positivity inspires you. This Journal also Makes an Inspiring Gift for Loved Ones! This Work is Dedicated to: THE CREATION OF MOMENTUM FOR THE SHEER JOY OF ENJOYING LIFE In what ever way you love, Life is more fun when you feel great! Start Journaling. Buy Now. Scroll to the top of the page and click the buy button.

Celebrate "The Beautiful Game" With various levels of complexity, these images range from minimal, simplistic and fairly easy to color to detailed, elaborate and challenging. This coloring book has a page of thumbnails near the front of the book. To reduce bleed-through, each single-sided image is printed on a black-backed page. Two Copies of Every Image Included if you want to try a variation, make a mistake, enjoy coloring a second time or with a friend. There is a Link to a Whole Separate FREE Coloring Book Included These Images Provide a Way to Celebrate Your Love for This Amazingly Popular Sport "Sports creates a bond between contemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide." - Bob Cousy PelE was the first to call football "The Beautiful Game." Football is the most popular sport on earth. It has over 3.5 billion fans and is the most played and most watched sport in the world. Over one billion fans watch World Cup Football on television. Click on the "Look Inside This Book" Feature for More Cool Soccer Facts Enthusiasm is Contagious Let each page be a launching pad for the good vibes that come when you celebrate your favorite sport with these engaging images. How Does Coloring Make You Feel Good, Make You Feel Stronger? When you color, your brain is producing chemicals that make you feel good. The part of the brain that controls the "fight, flight or freeze" response is called the amygdala. Coloring exercises the part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, that helps us relax and calm down, making it stronger. When we make our prefrontal cortex stronger, the stress, fear and anxiety part of our brain, the amygdala, gets weaker. Then the brain is able to take a break from worry and stress, allowing you to perform at higher levels. Coloring also boosts the production of the hormone, dopamine, that creates feelings of pleasure. Who knew that you could feel so good by coloring? A pretty good benefit to be had from such an effortless simple pleasure! Sparking one's creativity has always been found to generate good feelings and you reach your dreams more effortlessly as you radiate this positive energy. Creativity multiplies opportunities for everyone because it enables us to dream. Need a Perfect Excuse for Partying? Coloring needs only minimal concentration and it can easily be done in a group or with team members. People enjoy getting together to have some fun. This provides good opportunities to have some snacks, socialize and color up a storm. Makes a Perfect Gift Make a team member or a special someone in your life smile. Surprise them and buy two copies. Then enjoy coloring together. This Work is Dedicated to: THE CREATION OF VITALITY FOR THE SHEER JOY OF BEING CREATIVE In whatever way you love, Life is more fun when you feel great! Start Coloring and Relax. Buy Now. Scroll to the top of the page and click the buy button.

Peacefully Beautiful Designs! With various levels of complexity, these designs range from minimal, simplistic and fairly easy to color to detailed, elaborate and challenging. This adult coloring book has a page of thumbnails near the front of the book. To reduce bleed-through, each single-sided image is printed on a black-backed page. Two Copies of Every Image Included if you want to try a variation, make a mistake. enjoy coloring a second time or with a friend. A Special Bonus FREE Digital Version is Included. Not Only That, There is a Link to a Whole Separate FREE Coloring Book Included, as Well! You will have ultimate control over your paper quality and can experiment with different color schemes. Then, if you change your mind, it's no big deal. Relax and Let Your Stress Melt Away Let them take you to a happy place, allowing your mind to flow freely and tranquility as responsibilities seem to fade away for a time. They are particularly calming for right before bed. How Does Coloring Make You Feel Good? When you color, your brain is producing chemicals that make you feel good. The part of the brain that controls the "fight, flight or freeze" response is called the amygdala. Coloring exercises the part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, that helps us relax and calm down, making it stronger. When we make our prefrontal cortex stronger, the stress, fear and anxiety part of our brain, the amygdala, gets weaker. Then the brain is able to take a break from worry and stress. Coloring also boosts the production of the hormone, dopamine, that creates feelings of pleasure. Who knew that you could feel so good by coloring? A pretty good benefit to be had from such an effortless simple pleasure! Did you know that coloring will even enable you to increase focus and to think more clearly? A regular coloring practice not only promotes a general sense of well-being, it even helps keep the areas of the brain concerned with vision and fine motor skills active and acts to develop them further. Many professionals believe this aspect of coloring can delay, or even prevent, the onset of dementia. For older people, this is quite the bonus for maintaining the all-important focusing ability of the brain and exercising essential fine-motor skills. Just like any other exercise, mindful coloring can have so great benefits when done regularly. This kind of exercise is even fun, too! Whimsical Images to Unleash Your Inner Artist Unwinding, you can stamp out stress as you create a multitude of masterpieces. It includes a variety of styles to hold your interest. Whatever you're in the mood for you'll find one that makes you happy. Optimism is Contagious Let each page be a launching pad for the good vibes that come when you play with these lovely images. Sparking one's creativity has always been found to generate good feelings and you become a ray of sunshine yourself as you radiate this positive energy. Need a Perfect Excuse for Partying? Coloring needs only minimal concentration and it can easily be done in a group. Due to its growing popularity, people enjoy getting together to have some fun, providing good opportunities to nibble, socialize and color up a storm. Makes a Perfect Gift Make a special someone in your life smile. Surprise them and buy two copies. Then enjoy coloring together. This Work is Dedicated to: THE CREATION OF VITALITY FOR THE SHEER JOY OF BEING CREATIVE In whatever way you love, Life is more fun when you feel great! Start Coloring and Relax. Buy Now. Scroll to the top of the page and click the buy button.

Coach David Garcia, the founder of the Buckeye Pole Vault Academy, has had 30 years of experience coaching pole vaulting and is proud to present this book as a celebration of the talented and dedicated young athletes who enjoyed his club. This coloring book commemorates the excitement of their accomplishments during the rewarding and happy time they were members of the club. And, it will provide many hours of inspirational and delighted coloring to aspiring pole vaulters everywhere. The original photos for this book were taken by Coach Garcia of athletes whom he was coaching. The book was created as a way to express his gratitude to all the athletes, coaches, parents and friends who supported the club over the years.The idea of a coloring book came through collaboration with his newsletter and flyer designer. They created this coloring book as a way of sharing all the wonderful moments that he and these talented athletes have enjoyed together.It is his wish that you enjoy this book, not only as a keepsake but for the many hours of happy coloring it will provide.A note from Linda L Lamme, the designer, about the images inside this book:Some of the images are very simple and some are quite complex. I provided a light gray guide to help define the images, especially the complex ones, for ease in coloring and to clearly establish the identity of each of the athletes and coaches.The finished pages will fit inside a standard 8 1/2 " x 11" frame and are blank on the back to prevent bleed-through if pens are used. Make sure you test by putting a blank piece of paper behind the page you are coloring the first time you try a new brand of colored pens or gel pens because some types bleed more than others. Of course, if you use pencils this will not be an issue.Did you know that coloring has been found to increase focus and help to think more clearly? A pretty good benefit to be had from such an effortless simple pleasure!Happy coloring!

Peacefully Beautiful Designs! With various levels of complexity, these designs range from minimal, simplistic and fairly easy to color to detailed, elaborate and challenging. This adult coloring book has a page of thumbnails near the front of the book. To reduce bleed-through, each single-sided image is printed on a black-backed page. Each image includes a simple message added in just for fun. Two Copies of Every Image Included if you want to try a variation, make a mistake. enjoy coloring a second time or with a friend. A Special Bonus FREE Digital Version is Included. Not Only That, There is a Link to a Whole Separate FREE Coloring Book Included, as Well! You will have ultimate control over your paper quality and can experiment with different color schemes. Then, if you change your mind, it's no big deal. Relax and Let Your Stress Melt Away Let them take you to a happy place, allowing your mind to flow freely and tranquility as responsibilities seem to fade away for a time. They are particularly calming right before bed. How Does Coloring Make You Feel Good? When you color, your brain is producing chemicals that make you feel good. The part of the brain that controls the " fight, flight or freeze" response is called the amygdala. Coloring exercises the part of the brain, the prefrontal cortex, that helps us relax and calm down, making it stronger. When we make our prefrontal cortex stronger, the stress, fear and anxiety part of our brain, the amygdala, gets weaker. Then the brain is able to take a break from worry and stress. Coloring also boosts the production of the hormone, dopamine, that creates feelings of pleasure. Who knew that you could feel so good by coloring? A pretty good benefit to be had from such an effortless simple pleasure! Did you know that coloring will even enable you to increase focus and to think more clearly? A regular coloring practice not only promotes a general sense of well-being, it even helps keep the areas of the brain concerned with vision and fine motor skills active and acts to develop them further. Many professionals believe this aspect of coloring can delay, or even prevent, the onset of dementia. For older people, this is quite the bonus for maintaining the all-important focusing ability of the brain and exercising essential fine-motor skills. Just like any other exercise, mindful coloring can have so great benefits when done regularly. This kind of exercise is even fun, too! Whimsical Images to Unleash Your Inner Artist Unwinding, you can stamp out stress as you create a multitude of masterpieces. It includes a variety of styles to hold your interest. Whatever you're in the mood for you'll find one that makes you happy. Optimism is Contagious Let each page be a launching pad for the good vibes that come when you play with these lovely images. Sparking one's creativity has always been found to generate good feelings. You become a ray of sunshine as you radiate this positive energy. Need a Perfect Excuse for Partying? Coloring needs only minimal concentration and can easily be done in a group. Due to its growing popularity, people enjoy getting together to have some fun, providing good opportunities to nibble, socialize and color up a storm. Makes a Perfect Gift Make a special someone in your life smile. Surprise them and buy two copies. Then enjoy coloring together. This Work is Dedicated to: THE CREATION OF VITALITY FOR THE SHEER JOY OF BEING CREATIVE In whatever way you love, Life is more fun when you feel great! Start Coloring and Relax. Buy Now. Scroll up. Click the buy button.

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