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Food and Cooking For Kids!

Teaching kids how to cook and eat well is an urgent and pressing need that teachers, parents, and caregivers can address. Childhood obesity is reaching epidemic proportions, yet home economics programs are being phased out of many schools. This guide suggests some of the many engaging, hands-on cooking ideas and activities found in DK Publishing's children's cookbooks.

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DK Ancient Egypt Teacher's Guide

Dig deeper with DK's teacher's guide! Inside you'll find a treasure trove of activities from DK's great books about Ancient Egypt! Make an apple mummy, discover the secrets of the pyramids, and much more!

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Holocaust
The Events And Their Impact On Real People

Between 1933 and 1945, more than 10 million men, women, and children were killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. For many, the sheer enormity of the crime makes it difficult to imagine. This richly illustrated book is full of first-person accounts to take you behind the statistics, to discover the faith and courage that guided survivors through one of the darkest hours of the modern age. The book includes a DVD that features stories of endurance and gives a message of tolerance and hope.

Click on one of the thumbnails below to watch samples of the survivor testimonals on the DVD that accompanies Holocaust. Some of the subject matter may be sensitive to some viewers.

* (Quicktime is requried to watch the .mov files. Download here)

Michelle Cohen-Rodriguez
Paris, France

Emma Mogilensky
Cronheim, Germany

Holocaust Teacher’s Guide

With this thorough guide, you’ll find ways to integrate Holocaust into your classroom, whether it’s through student discussion questions, handouts to help students learn more about this tragic event that changed the world forever.

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Pirate Teacher's Kits

As pirates have existed since there were boats on the sea, looking at their nefarious legacy offers quite a few interesting cultural, social, and historical lenses. DK has a treasure trove of books ready to intrigue kids and assist in discovery; this kit contains suggestions on incorporating them into your classroom. each number is a leading question or consideration, followed by possible activities to reinforce concepts.

To download the junior high and high school kit as a handy .pdf, click here.

To download the elementary school kit as a handy .pdf, click here.

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A School Like Mine Teacher’s Guide

With this teacher’s guide, you’ll find ways to integrate A School Like Mine into your classroom, whether it’s through student discussion questions, handouts to help students learn more about countries around the world, or an interactive pen pal program for your class to enjoy. With this engaging book and its accompanying activities, your students will develop a greater understanding of the world around them, as well as the unique and wonderful place they occupy in it.

And be sure to sign up for the pen pal campaign at penpals@dk.com.

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DK Activity Pack

Find dynamic activities to use in your classroom with these exciting lesson plans. Featuring such great titles as Piratepedia, Oceans Atlas, Crime Scene Detective, and more!

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As featured in Teaching K-8's Children's Books by the Month feature!

From Pick Me Up to Go!, find exciting activities for your class in this handy lesson plan featuring many of our new Fall books. December is DK month!

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Back To Nature!

From the tiniest bugs to a towering volcano, from microcosmic microbes to the mightiest redwood— they’re all part of nature! Whether they are interested in fluffy bunnies or Venus flytraps, children are fascinated
by nature and its wonders.

Celebrate this enthusiasm for the natural world with Back to Nature!, a kit

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DK Biography teacher's guide

DK Biography is an exciting series of inspiring biographies for young people, written with fresh insight into famous lives. This teacher's guide is designed to help students understand the lives and accomplishments of these remarkable figures, and to take the first steps toward community involvement and leadership themselves. Click on the thumbnail to download this informative guide.

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Ahoy There, Reader!

The vast ocean...a sparkling lake...even a backyard swimming pool! Are you fascinated by water and the wonders it contains, whether sharks and sea creatures, swimming and sailing, or superheroes of the sea?
Based on DK Readers that are related to oceans and water, this kit was developed to enhance your understanding and knowledge
of aquatic animals and to make discoveries about water fun and safety, disasters at sea, and even the bandits of the world’s waterways—pirates!

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