THE SHARING NATURE WITH CHILDREN SERIES OF TEACHER'S GUIDES IS DISTINCTIVE in that they assist teachers to integrate character education with core science, social studies and language arts curricula. You will find: - Character Education-emphasis on Skills for Living, including attitudes such as cooperation, sensitivity and servicefulness; - Multiple Intelligence Activities-variety and choice to support individual student talents; - Benchmarks-nationally recognized standards; - Brain Compatible Activities-activities based on the latest in brain research to maximize learning; - Small Group Projects-meaningful, challenging projects to stimulate students' best efforts; - Flow Learning Format-a simple four-step process that makes lesson plans easy to follow and motivates students to learn.