There's no better way to deepen children's comprehension and appreciation of books than with literature circles. But let's face it, it's not always easy to plan, manage, and evaluate them—until
Take a tour of a vibrant and learning-rich kindergarten classroom. By browsing through dozens of full-color photographs and reading insightful captions and other clear descriptions of this dynamic en
These reproducible, read-aloud plays combine fun with phonics and fluency practice for the perfect formula to help build reading confidence. Designed to reinforce key phonics skills?including short vo
This book provides an organizational framework, detailed models, lessons and practical support for mapping and building grade-specific curriculum across the school year through four major types of un
A thermometer, a water-cycle model, a wave machine, a greenhouse—these are just a few things students can make out of a simple soda bottle. This book features learning-rich, hands-on activities
Find out how an empty sandwich bag can be jam-packed with science in this collection of learning-rich, hands-on activities. Students discover the force of atmospheric pressure, investigate physical a
Put students on the road to reading with this clear and concise guide to teaching reading strategies to young learners. The irresistible lessons and activities introduce and model key strategies—
Go global as you tap into both history and geography (and math, of course!) to understand continents, countries, bodies of water, landmasses, and borders. Lessons on topography are interspersed with t
Help children build essential reading skills with this collection of adorable mini-storybooks that give them practice reading and writing words from 25 different word families. Each book uses a few si
Engaging lessons, strategies, and tips that help students develop self-awareness and manage social challenges so they can navigate middle school and focus on academics.
Each activity features a target word, its meaning and part of speech, and a sentence that demonstrates its use. "Say", "write" and "do" activities let students interact with the word and apply what th
Introduce students to new words and their meanings using favorite childhood songs and rhymes. First, students sing or recite a familiar song or rhyme and discuss what it means. Then, they replace som
Give students lots of practice collecting and representing data with 12 engaging glyph-making activities! Students create pictures that convey information about themselves while developing key math s
Help kids learn to follow directions and build fine-motor skills with 35 reproducible draw & write activities that they can complete independently! Each activity features step-by-step directions for
Integrate word walls into your daily literacy activities! Sample lessons including photos of real classrooms, show you how to add to the walls each week, drawing words from poems, nursery rhymes, morn
A motivating way to teach grammar in middle school and beyond. Lively lessons teach parts of speech, parts of sentences, tricky homonyms, and more. Students create a Personal Skills Record to monitor
Help students build fluency with the repeated reading practice they need. These high-interest mini-books—in a variety of genres—are leveled to best suit the needs of first graders. Includ
Help students build fluency with the repeated reading practice they need. These high-interest mini-books?in a variety of genres?are leveled to best suit the needs of third. graders. Includes research-
Teach young children what good readers do with this collection of mini-lessons, routines, and activities that reinforce key reading skills throughout the year and build independence. Children learn h
For students to understand what they read, they need to be taught strategies good readers use. This book looks at how two gifted teachers do just that. Nicole Outsen and Stephanie Yulga cover key str
Enrich circle time, transitions, or any time with this irresistible collection of easy-to-learn activities! Fingerplays, action rhymes, and songs help children improve memory, build fine and gross mot
With this book and DVD, Laminack invites you to join him in an effort to reclaim the read aloud for students as one of the most potent instructional moments of the school day. To get the most from our
Want to guarantee that students are learning rich vocabulary all day, everyday—and, by doing this, improving their reading and writing? In this lively, research-based book, based on successful
Reading experts, Tim Rasinski and Nancy Padak, developed powerful assessments that help you accurately identify students' potential reading problems in just three minutes. This exciting new DVD lets y
The author dispels the misinformation that has arisen about fluency since the National Reading Panel named it as a key element of reading and helps teachers explore and understand their role in suppo
The authors consider what grammatical concepts and correctness issues are most worth teaching and how to teach those concepts and issues deeply. They explain how to understand the causes of student
The Word-Building Mini-Book Set:Short & Long Vowels provides 20 sturdy, laminated mini-books that enable your children to read, build, and write hundreds of words focusing on short and long vowel sou
Regie Routman shares her delightful selection of free verse poems written by third-and fourth graders that will inspire your third-and fourth graders to think, I can write poems like this too! Regie p
Flipped lessons and blended learning are powerful ways to engage digital natives and maximize learning time?both in the classroom and out. Mentor teacher Gina Pasisis offers strategies and tips for ma
The Common Core has raised the bar for students?and their teachers. In this comprehensive resource, Midge Madden and Valarie Lee describe the teaching shifts needed to help students meet the rigorous
Karen Bromley shares a new approach to vocabulary instruction that nurtures students’ curiosity about language and gives them the knowledge and skills they need to tackle new words independently. Find
Get writing workshop up and running with these classroom-tested ideas from veteran teacher Janiel Wagstaff. Janiel shares the essentials: the materials and routines you need to get kids writing right
When successful readers encounter unfamiliar words, they utilize strategies— for example, identifying word parts such as syllables and suffixes—to help them figure out pronunciation and meaning. This
Math + Comics = Learning That’s Fun! Help students build essential math skills and meet math standards with 80 laugh-out-loud comic strips and companion mini-story problems. Each reproducible comic an
Students are sure to succeed in standardized tests, thanks to meaningful and relevant hints from the OTest Tutor.O Designed to resemble various statewide tests, the three practice tests in this book o
Students are sure to succeed in standardized tests, thanks to meaningful and relevant hints from the OTest Tutor.O Designed to resemble various statewide tests, the three practice tests in this book o
Turn to this resource all year long for engaging reading response activities that deepen comprehension and increase motivation! Includes graphic organizers, collaborative bulletin boards, dramatic ac
Turn to this resource all year long for engaging reading response activities that deepen comprehension and increase motivation! Includes graphic organizers, collaborative bulletin boards, dramatic ac
