The workbook is designed to help teachers build a solid foundation of learning and study habits that their students can use in the classroom and at home. It covers the key curricular areas and offers proven techniques to makelearning, no matter what the subject, more engaging for all students.

The workbook is an essential resource for all teachers who want to improve their practice and get the most from all students?whatever their gender.

MICHAEL GURIAN is the New York Times best-selling author of The Wonder of Boys and nineteen other books, including Boys and Girls Learn Differently!, A Fine Young Man, The Good Son, The Wonder of Girls, andThe Minds of Boys. He is a pioneer in the fields of family development and education and has appeared onToday, Good Morning America, CNN, NPR, and inThe New York Times, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, and elsewhere.

KATHY STEVENS,coauthor of The Minds of Boys, is the training director of the Gurian Institute and has worked in education, child development, and the nonprofit sector for more than thirty years in programs as diverse as juvenile and adult corrections, cultural competency training, domestic violence prevention, and women's issues.

KELLEY KING is director of the Gurian Institute Education Division. She has been a teacher and school principal for more than twenty years.

About This Book v

The Authors vii

About the Gurian Institute ix

Acknowledgments xi

1 The Science of Boy-Girl Learning Differences 1

2 Keep Em Moving: Incorporating Movement Across the Curriculum 15

3 Make It Visual: Tools to Support Your Spatial Learners 35

4 Empower the Learner: Giving Students Choice and Control 67

5 Get Them Learning Together: Increasing Opportunities for Social Interaction 85

6 Making It Matter: Finding Ways to Make Learning Real 99

7 Art Smart: Blending Art and Music into the Core Curriculum 119

8 Connecting with Your Students: Promoting Learning Through Teacher-Child Relationships 139

9 Building Character: The Foundation for Learning and Life 151

10 The Home Stretch: Getting Parents and Teachers on the Same Page 165

Epilogue 181

Sources 183

Index 193