Teaching Tools
Non-Violence:
*Creating True Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh
Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community,
and the world.
Books by Marshall B. Rosenberg:
Life-Enriching Education
Nonviolent communication
helps schools improve
performance, reduce conflict,
and enhance relationships.
Nonviolent Communication:
A Language of Compassion
Speaking Peace
Communicacion No Violenta
Computers:
Educational Technology
*Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children's
Minds
"Great guidelines for thinking about software purchases and
looking at what schools are actually offering when they say
they do computer programs," says Kathy Naman. (ZHS Consultant)
English Grammer:
Basic Grammer
Grammar Smart
*Elements of Style by Strunk and White
Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal!
A book about interjections and conjunctions.
More grammar options...
Spelling:
Clear Speech
Phonics A to Z: A practical guide
Basic Writing:
Freedom Writers Diary
How a teacher and 150 teens
used writing to change themselves
and the world around them.
More Writing options...
Mature Writing:
Writer's Diary
Being extracts from the
diary of Virginia Woolf
Write Better Essays in just 20 Minutes a Day
Writing Down the Bones
You Can Write a Mystery
Teaching Reading:
Beyond Traditional Phonics:
Research discoveries and reading
Reading and Meaning:
Comprehension in the primary grades
Making Words
Cultivating Reading:
Literature
Reading Literacy
How to Read and Why
Geography:
Travel books...
National Geographic Desk Reference
On PBS: National Geographic, Nature,
Globe Trekkers, Rick Steves &
www.shop.pbs.org
History:
American History and Encyclopedia of Music
Universal History of Numbers
Biographies
Reading Literacy
Nova, American Masters, National Geographic,
Specials
www.shop.pbs.org
*Smithsonian Institution Museums and Galleries
www.si.edu
Learning Disabilities:
ADHDsupportcompany.com
Support for parents and teachers.
The Gift of Dyslexia:
Why some of the smartest people
can't read and how they can learn.
Thinking in Pictures and other Reports from My Life with Autism
*Learning Disabilities Resource Community
www.ldrc.ca/projects/miinventory/miinventory.php?eightstyles=1
Colleges w/ programs for students w/ Learning Disabilities or ADD
Learning Styles:
Parent/Teacher Education
Awareness Bookstore/Child-Development
Parent/Teacher Training (ZHS online classes)
Math/Logic:
Educational Technology
Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics
Enrichment Math & Reading Grade 5
More Math Options...
Science: The Natural World
Educational Technology
Teaching Science
Kidsplanet.org "Defenders of Wildlife"
KoKo.org The Gorilla Foundation
*Harvard's Project Zero:
www.pzweb.harvard.edu
PBS Nature, National Geographic, Nova &
www.pbs.org/bookstore
Zoom, PBS Kids,
www.pbskids.org
National Science Foundation
www.nsf.gov
Archaeology Channel
www.archaeologychannel.org
Earthday.net
Foe.org Friends of the Earth
Amrivers.org American Rivers Internship program
Sandiegozoo.org San Diego Zoo online classroom
Study Skills:
Get Organized
How to Study and other Skills for Success
20/20 Thinking
Manners/Etiquette:
Multicultural Manners:
New rules of etiquette for a changing society
Family Reunion:
Everything you need to know to plan
unforgettable get-togethers for every kind of family
Test Preparation:
The Secrets of Taking any Test
The Everything Study Book
Other Test Prep options...(section)
Educational Television:
PBS Teacher Source
www.pbs.org/teachersource
PBS TV daily schedule:
www.pbs.org
Discovery Channel
www.discovery.com
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Reference Books:
Almanacs
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
World Languages:
French
Spanish
Chinese
African
Arabic
Maps of the World
World Religions:
Holy Bible King James Version
God's Secretaries: The making of the King James Bible
Jewish Torah
Islamic Koran
Bhagavad Gita
Hindu Writings
Beyond Belief:
The Secret Gospel of Thomas,
by Elaine Pagels
The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
*The Birth of Christianity:
Discovering What Happened in the Years Immediately After the
Execution of Jesus, by John Crossan
The History of God
The 4000-year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, by
Karen Armstrong
Buddhism Plain and Simple
by Zen Priest, Steve Hogan
*Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the footsteps of the Buddha
by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Essential Tao
How To Books & Sites
Animal Care:
www.wildaid.org
Natural Pet Care: How to Improve your animal's quality of life
First Aid for Pets
Homeopathic First Aid for Animals
First Aid for Birds: The Essential quick-reference guide
San Diego Zoo Online Classroom:
www.sandiegozoo.org
Book Binding:
Basic Book binding
Books, Boxes and Portfolios: binding, construction and design
Build Things:
Zoom Dos You Can Do: 50+ things you can craft, bake and build
For People who Love to Build things
Cook:
Cook, Eat, Cha Cha Cha: festive new world recipes
Mediterranean Vegetables
Cook Right for Your Type
Draw:
Drawing with Children:
Creative teaching and learning
methods that work for adults too
Drawing Lessons from a Bear
Fix Things:
Guitar Player Repair Guide
Time-Life Books Complete Home Repair Manual
Grow Food:
*How to Grow More Vegetables:
And fruits, nuts, berries, grains and other crops than you ever
thought possible on less land than you can imagine
*The Sprouting Book (Ann Wigmore)
Garden Design:
*P.Allen Smith: Garden Home
Healthy Body:
Breathing Book: Good Health and Vitality
through Essential Breath Work
Eat Right for Your Type
*Eight Simple Qigong Exercises for Health:
The Eight Pieces of Brocade
Get with the Program! (Bob Green)
Guide to Good Eating for Good Health
Paint:
*Oriental Brush Painting Instruction:
www.orientalartsupply.com
*Kennedy Center for the Arts
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org
Play Guitar:
Music Maitri
How to Play Guitar: Electric and Acoustic:
the basics and beyond (with CD)
The Complete Book of the Guitar:
the definitive guide to the world's
most popular instrument
Play Piano:
Music Maitri
Teach Yourself to Play Piano
Learn to Play More Easy Piano Classics
Read Music:
Music Maitri
Basic Music Theory:
How to read, write and understand written music
More music books...
Sew:
Compassionate Kindness:
People and Projects Making a Difference
and How You Can Too
Folkware Book of Ethnic Clothing:
Easy ways to sew and embellish
fabulous garments from around the world
101 Sewing Secrets
More sewing books...
Start a Micro Business:
Zen and the Art of Making a Living
Budgeting Basics and Beyond
Scrapbook:
The Everything Scrapbooking Book
Family Scrapbooking
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Design & Technical Books
*Robin Williams: (She is truly the gold standard.)
The Non-Designer's Design Book (Page Design Principles)
The Non-Designer's Type Book (Typography Principles)
The Non-Designer's Web Book (Web Design Principles)
The Non-Designer's Scan & Print Book
How to Boss Your Fonts Around( Advanced Text Design)
The Little Mac Book (A Mac primer for everyone)
The Mac is not a Typewriter (Mac owner's Bible)
The Complete Idiots Guide to Microsoft Windows ME
More Technical books options...
Computers and Technology:
Educational Technology
School Supplies Online
Art Supplies
Office/School Supplies
Computers
(When you buy supplies from these links,
Zen Home School receives
a small percentage of each sale to support
this site.)
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