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Inspiration Lesson Plan Books - to order: Please visit our online store or telephone 1-800-726-7784 or 905-726-2853

book name, author and publisher brief description subject and grade level number of Templates CD of templates included? link to sample template in PDF
Let's Communicate Visually...with Inspiration 6 to 8 by Kendra Grant (STI) This lesson plan book contains 15 Reading activities and 15 Writing activities for grades 6 to 8. Bonus! The Inspiration 7 templates are included on CD with this book. This lesson plan book is licensed for use by one teacher within one classroom. (Use with Inspiration 7 or Inspiration 8 software, sold separately). School-Wide Edition available, please call for details 1-800-726-7784
 
Language Arts - grades 6 to 8 30 yes sample template
table of contents PDF
Canadian and World Studies  - History by Janet Lyttle (STI) This new lesson plan book written by Janet Lyttle contains 35 Inspiration Software Templates for History grades 10 to 12. Bonus! The Inspiration 7 templates are included on CD with this book. This lesson plan book is licensed for use by one teacher within one classroom. (Use with Inspiration 7 or Inspiration 8 software, Software sold separately).
 
History - grades 10 to 12 35 yes sample template
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Canadian and World Studies - Geography by Janet Lyttle (STI)

available August 7th, 2006

This new lesson plan book written by Janet Lyttle contains 35 Inspiration Software Templates for Geography grades 9 to 12. Geography - grades 9 to 12 30 yes sample template
table of contents PDF
Inspiration in the Classroom published by Inspiration Software Inc. This new book supports educators as they incorporate visual learning into their classrooms and develop their students' thinking skills. Included in the book are classroom activity plans for use across the curriculum and access to more than 30 inspiring templates to help students get started. Designed for use with Inspiration 8 International Edition software sold separately. classroom activity plans for use across the curriculum and access to more than 30 inspiring templates 30+ no n/a
The Thinking Classroom published by Inspiration Software Inc. Designed to support teachers as they help students develop their critical thinking strategies. Each of the book's six sections includes an overview of a key cognitive strategy and its application in the major curriculum areas of language arts, science and social studies. This innovative teacher resource book takes a new approach by offering in-depth explanations of visual learning's role in mastering fundamental thinking skills: Determining cause and effect Making comparison Decoding ideas Generating questions Evaluating information Testing one's knowledge Each of the six sections of the book provides teachers with a summary of a specific cognitive strategy, examples of templates and diagrams that students can use to apply the strategy to a wide-range of topics, and finally a sample lesson of the thinking skill in language arts, social studies and science. Lesson plans for each subject area provide all the information teachers need to model a thinking skill and help their students practice the strategy.   no sampler in PDF
Inspiration in Language Arts published by Inspiration Software Inc. Improve language arts outcomes for grades 6-12 with Inspiration and these 30+ standards-based lesson plans covering analysis, persuasion, narration, and expression. Many lessons, such as "Literary Comparison," can be used with different content. Language Arts grades 6-12 30+ no n/a
Make it with Inspiration 7.5 by Vicki Sharp published by  Vision Technologies. Minimum Inspiration 7 Software required. Make it with Inspiration 7.5 allows you to create concept maps, plan Web pages, outline papers, brainstorm, and develop multimedia projects. This book is a teacher/student friendly guide to Inspiration, and is jam-packed with ready-to-use activities. This quick-paced, hands-on publication gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use Inspiration as well as lesson plans and activities. Each activity focuses on different skills. In a matter of minutes you can create a brainstorming chart, plan a Web page, chart your family history or understand the circulatory system.
 
It gives you a wide range of suggestions and examples of lessons in science, language arts, social studies and much more!   yes n/a
Achieving Standards with Inspiration 7 Curriculum-aligned lessons for inspired learning published by Inspiration Software Inc. An entire book on content-rich lesson plans for language arts, science, and social studies, for grades 6-12. Using the proven principles of visual learning, lessons are designed to satisfy the demands of state and national standards, helping you to easily put Inspiration to work in your classroom. language arts, science, and social studies, for grades 6-12.     n/a

Kidspiration Lesson Plan books

book name, author and publisher brief description subject and grade level number of activities CD of Activities included? Link to sample Activity in PDF
Let's Communicate Visually...with Kidspiration K to 2 by Kendra Grant (STI)   Language Arts - grades K to 2 30 yes sample template
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Let's Communicate Visually...with Kidspiration 3 to 5 by Kendra Grant (STI) This new lesson plan book written by Kendra Grant contains 15 Reading activities and 15 Writing activities for grades 3 to 5. Bonus! The Kidspiration 2 Activities are included with this book (on a CD). This lesson plan book is licensed for use by one teacher within one classroom.(Use with Kidspiration 2 software, software sold separately). School-Wide Edition available, please call for details Language Arts - grades 3 to 5 30 yes sample template
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Curriculum-Based Kidspiration Activities by Ruth Parker (STI)   Social Studies, Mathematics, Language Arts and Science 30 yes sample template
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Kidspiration in the Classroom published by Inspiration Software Inc. Kidspiration® in the Classroom offers 32 standards-aligned lesson plans in reading and writing, science, social studies and math. Step-by-step lessons make it easy to effectively integrate Kidspiration 2 into any curriculum. Lessons are specifically designed for grades K-2 and grades 3-5. Each standards-based lesson includes: An illustrative overview Related learning standards Description of preparation and required materials Step-by-step lesson plans including extensions for further study Lesson plans are divided into curriculum areas. They can be used as written or adapted to fit into your specific goals and curriculum. Many of the lessons make use of the 75 activities included in Kidspiration 2. reading and writing, science, social studies and math   Additional ready-to-use activities are available online. n/a
Create It with Kidspiration 2.1 by Vicki Sharp published by  Vision Technologies. Requires Kidspiration Software Nearly 100 templates are provided on an accompany CD. The templates, designed for K through grade 5, cover a variety of curricular areas and topics to help students take advantage of Kidspiration's features as they complete the activities. Additionally, the resource book provides instructions for using each template and offers suggestions for using the activities in both a lab and a one-computer classroom setting. a handy resource guide provides screen shots and step-by-step instructions to help you design your own custom-made activities. designed for K through grade 5, cover a variety of curricular areas and topics   yes n/a

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