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Build your preschooler's understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Songs, rhymes, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards. Each lesson focuses on one science concept and provides engaging activities to help young students learn basic science concepts.

Help children improve their writing while learning important grammar and punctuation rules. These colorful activity books make language skill practice fun! Skill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation provides visually engaging reading selections, activities, and word games that will motivate your child to practice and learn essential grammar and punctuation skills. Plus, a Language Handbook and Dolch Sight Word list provide you with a quick reference of the concepts covered. The activity book is organized into 15 theme-based units around topics that kindergarteners enjoy, such as dinosaurs, pirates, and toys. Each unit focuses on a grammar concept and punctuation concept, and includes: A reading selection – A short fiction or nonfiction text engages children and presents the concept or skill in context. Rule boxes – Grammar and punctuation rules are made simple with a short explanation, and clear examples help to teach the skill. Colorful practice activities – A variety of activities include fun illustrations to motivate your child to practice the grammar and punctuation skills. Riddles and word games – Your child will use critical thinking skills while applying the targeted grammar or punctuation skill in a fun format! Writing practice – The “Write It Right!” page encourages your child to use the skills in context, which further promotes understanding. Review page – The short review activity is a great way to check your child’s understanding. The grammar concepts for kindergarten include: Nouns Adjectives Verbs Pronouns Adverbs Prepositions InterjectionsPunctuation concepts for grade kindergarten include: Upper- and lowercase letters Periods Question marks Exclamation pointsAdditional skill practice: Letter formation Sight words Simple sentences Counting Word recognition ComprehensionSkill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation engages your child in learning important grammar and punctuation rules. It’s ideal for enrichment at home and in the classroom, for homeschooling, and for English language learning.

Each unit in Spell & Write, Kindergarten is built around a short-vowel word family. A story introduces three word-family spelling words. The spelling words are practiced on a variety of ways in eight spelling and writing activity pages. The short vowel families in Spell & Write, Kindergarten are –at, -op, -in, -un, -en, -an, -ot, -ig, -et, -ed, -ug, and –it. Each unit ends with a Test Your Skills assessment page. Students take a spelling test and answer questions about the spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills presented in the unit.

Basic Phonics Skills, Level A (Grades PreK-K) features 239 reproducible skill sheets and 26 reproducible Little Alphabet Readers. The book is organized as follows: • Emergent/Readiness Skills Practice: left-right, top-bottom, same-different, beginning-middle-end, visual perception, print awareness • Phonemic Awareness Practice: counting syllables, listening for rimes, listening for beginning and ending sounds • Alphabetic Awareness: reproducibles provide practice in forming the letters of the alphabet. Activity sheets are in both traditional and modern manuscript. • Sound-Symbol Association Practice: 3 pages in progressive difficulty for each letter of the alphabet • Little Alphabet Readers: a reproducible storybook for each letter of the alphabet

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 2 provides 15 motivating stories. For example: • "Peanut Butter" • "The Case of the Missing Apples" • "The Ugly Duckling" • "Elephants" • "A Visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium"Activity pages include: • comprehension questions • a vocabulary exercise • a sequencing activity for every storyOther skills addressed include the following: • word families • phonetic elements • synonyms & antonyms • alphabetical order • contractions

Skill Sharpeners Spell & Write, PreK contains 26 units, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each unit includes an alphabet story and three activity pages to help students identify and write the capital and lowercase letter presented. The unit ends with a Test Your Skills assessment page, where answers are presented in a fill-in-the-bubble test format. Reading readiness skills practiced include: • identifying capital and lowercase letters • vocabulary development • visual discriminationChildren also develop their fine motor skills by completing the fun activities. Examples of the types of activities are: • matching • trace and write • circle the same letter

Take It to Your Seat Science Centers, Grades PreK-K has everything you need for16 centers that explore science concepts and practice literacy skills. These colorfully illustrated centers, stored in folders or plastic envelopes, are ideal for small groups and individual practice. The concepts covered include: • identifying living and non-living things • relative position of objects • comparing and sorting by physical attributes • classifying plants and animals • understanding plant life cycles • understanding animal life cycles • identifying major structures of animals • identifying major structures of a plant • understanding where food comes from • identifying human body parts • understanding how weather affects our lives • identifying animal habitats • recognizing solid and liquid forms • identifying sun, Earth, and moon

While being engaged in fun activities, your children will be practicing important age-appropriate skills such as visual discrimination, sequencing, small muscle coordination, following directions, reading, and critical and creative thinking. The activities in The Never-Bored Kid Book, Ages 7 and 8 are organized around 15 age-appropriate themes, including: play ball soup flock of birds bats off to the races outer space rainforest animals pirate's treasure popcorn insects cowboys and cowgirls earth movers flightless birds bread unusual fish

Word Family Stories and Activities, Level A makes it fun and easy to practice predictable patterns within words. The engaging reproducible stories and activities help students make connections with word sounds and spelling patterns. 16 word families practiced:-ag, -am, -an, -at, -en,-et, -ig, -in, -ip, -it, -ob,-op, -ot, -ub, -ug, -unBy learning to recognize familiar parts of words, students rapidly increase their reading vocabulary, leading to a positive reading experience. The word family words are made meaningful in the context of engaging, often humorous stories. The comprehension and vocabulary pages take students beyond word recognition, providing practice with test-type comprehension questions and word meaning. Reproducible word-list sliders encourage repeated practice of the word families, leading to increased oral reading fluency. An easy-to-use answer key of reduced pages is also included.

Don't have students just memorize vocabulary words ... give them the tools they need to understand and apply the words!Help your students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 3. Activities such as identifying attributes, making personal connections, choosing the right word in context, and answering true or false questions give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them to develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom. Examples of vocabulary words presented in Grade 3: * landscape, optimistic, significant * conduct, expand, increase * spectacular, stubborn, zest * deliberately, cherish, commence

Don't have students just memorize vocabulary words ... give them the tools they need to understand and apply the words!Help your students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 4. Activities such as identifying attributes, making personal connections, and completing graphic organizers give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them to develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom. Examples of vocabulary words presented in Grade 4: * obligation, command, compete * dilemma, resource, random * spontaneous, lackadaisical, treacherous * drenched, massive, predicament

Don't have students just memorize vocabulary words ... give them the tools they need to understand and apply the words!Help your students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 5. Activities such as identifying attributes, making personal connections, and completing graphic organizers give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them to develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom. Examples of vocabulary words presented in Grade 5: * navigate, phenomenon, quagmire * quintessential, ravenous, rebellious * inundate, correspond, aspire * vicinity, tumultuous, vulnerable

Strengthen your grade 5 students' comprehension and vocabulary skills!The 25 engaging reading selections in Read and Understand with Leveled Texts, Grade 5 are leveled according to Lexile® criteria, so you can easily match texts to students' abilities. Reading selections cover reading levels 720-970 and are accompanied by follow-up activities for comprehension, vocabulary, and other reading skills. Skills covered in grade 5 include:Recalling InformationCritical/Creative ThinkingInferring/Drawing on ConclusionsSynonyms/AntonymsWritng / Personal Narrative... and more!

Daily Paragraph Editing grade 8 provides 36 weeks of frequent, focused language practice to help your eighth graders learn the conventions of standard English grammar and usage. The concise daily activities are ideal "warm-up" exercises to begin your language arts block and are adaptable for small-group and whole-class instruction. How it works: students apply grade-level language skills to correct a paragraph on Monday through Thursday; when read together, the four paragraphs form a cohesive composition. A writing prompt on Friday relates to the week’s four-paragraph composition and gives students the chance to apply the targeted language conventions.

Help your students improve their reading comprehension with this focused approach! Reading Comprehension Fundamentals provides you tools to target the reading skills and strategies with which students need the most help. The 32 skill-based units include fiction and nonfiction texts, a variety of practice activities, and a unit review. The comprehensive units guide students to develop a deep understanding of each skill, strategy, and genre introduced with a simple “teach, practice, and assess” approach. Ample reading experiences and varied response formats help to improve students’ overall comprehension and test-taking skills. First Grade Comprehension Activities for Nonfiction Texts• Main Idea and Details• Visual Information• Cause and Effect• Compare and Contrast• Sequence• Problem and Solution• Predict• Vocabulary• Summarize• Fact and Opinion• Make Inferences• Author’s Purpose• Make Connections• Ask QuestionsFirst Grade Comprehension Activities for Fiction Texts• Character• Setting• Plot• Theme• Fantasy or Reality • Vocabulary• Visual Information• Summarize• Make Inferences• Predict • Cause and Effect• Compare and ContrastFiction genre studies include: historical fiction, mystery, realistic fiction, fables, fairy tales, and poetry. Use Reading Comprehension Fundamentals as a core standards-aligned reading resource or select the units that align with your curriculum and with your students’ needs.

Help your students improve their reading comprehension with this focused approach! Reading Comprehension Fundamentals provides you tools to target the reading skills and strategies with which students need the most help. The 35 skill-based units include fiction and nonfiction texts, a variety of practice activities, and a unit review. The comprehensive units guide students to develop a deep understanding of each skill, strategy, and genre introduced with a simple “teach, practice, and assess” approach. Ample reading experiences and varied response formats help to improve students’ overall comprehension and test-taking skills. Third Grade Comprehension Activities for Nonfiction Texts• Main Idea and Details• Text Features and Visual Information• Description• Cause and Effect• Compare and Contrast• Sequence• Problem and Solution• Predict• Vocabulary• Summarize• Fact and Opinion• Make Inferences• Author’s PurposeThird Grade Comprehension Activities for Fiction Texts• Character• Setting• Plot• Theme• Point of View• Predict • Vocabulary• Visual Information• Summarize• Make Inferences• Cause and Effect• Compare and Contrast• Dialogue• Simile and MetaphorNonfiction genre studies include: expository nonfiction, persuasive nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and descriptive nonfiction. Fiction genre studies include: historical fiction, realistic fiction, fables, and fairy tales. Use Reading Comprehension Fundamentals as a core standards-aligned reading resource or select the units that align with your curriculum and with your students’ needs.

Skills Sharpeners: Geography engages your child in exploring the world while learning important map skills and geography concepts. The cross-curricular activities integrate the most current geography standards. Each geography topic includes nonfiction reading selections, comprehension questions, vocabulary practice, writing prompts, and authentic activities that bring the concepts to life. These activities invite your child to be creative while using higher-order thinking skills. The reading selections and activities take students beyond basic geographic understandings and into unique ecosystems, biomes, places and regions, histories, cultures, and social movements within our world. Students make personal connections to their learning by completing expository and creative writing activities as well as hands-on geography projects. Engaging concepts covered include:• Storms on Earth• Special places on Earth• Iceland• Unique trees• Death Valley and deserts• Landform maps• Colliding plates• Altitudes• Immigration• Angel Island• UNESCO• Dealing with water• Scuba diving• Sea pirates• Sea travelIncludes answer key.

Help your second grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read!Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher’s edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What’s new in the revised edition?• These titles include new visual aid pages. The reproducible pages provide students with a visual tool to help them apply reading skills and strategies to daily passages. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills and strategies:Skills:• Character and Setting• Main Idea and Details• Fact and Opinion• Visual Information• Author’s Purpose• Make Predictions• Draw Conclusions• Cause and Effect• Compare and Contrast• Nonfiction Text Features• Fantasy vs. Reality• SequencingStrategies:• Make Connections• Visualization• Organization• Determine Important Information• Ask Questions• Monitor ComprehensionYou’ll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it…• provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. • supports struggling and reluctant readers. • integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. • works great for test-prep. • is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

Help your third grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read!Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher’s edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What’s new in the revised edition?• Visual aid comprehension pages• Constructed response questions. Standards-aligned questions replace multiple choice questions. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills and strategies:Skills:• Character and Setting• Main Idea and Details• Fact & Opinion• Visual Information• Author’s Purpose• Making Predictions• Drawing Conclusions• Cause and Effect• Compare and Contrast• Nonfiction Text Features• Fantasy vs. Reality• SequencingStrategies:• Make Connections• Visualization• Organization• Determine Important Information• Ask Questions• Monitor ComprehensionYou’ll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it…• provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. • supports struggling and reluctant readers. • integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. • works great for test-prep. • is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

Help your fourth grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read!Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher’s edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What’s new in the revised edition?• Visual aid comprehension pages• Constructed response questions. Standards-aligned questions replace multiple choice questions. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills and strategies:Skills:• Theme• Character and Setting• Main Idea and Details• Fact and Opinion• Visual Information• Author’s Purpose• Make Predictions• Draw Conclusions• Cause and Effect• Compare and ContrastStrategies:• Monitor Comprehension• Make Connections• Visualization• Organization• Determine Important Information• Ask QuestionsYou’ll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it…• provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. • supports struggling and reluctant readers. • integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. • works great for test-prep. • is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

Help your eighth grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read!Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher’s edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What’s new in the revised edition?• Visual aid comprehension pages• Constructed response questions. Standards-aligned questions replace multiple choice questions. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills and strategies: Skills: Strategies:• Theme• Evaluate Evidence• Character and Setting• Main Idea and Details• Visual Information• Author’s Purpose• Prediction• Make Inferences• Cause and Effect• Compare and Contrast• Nonfiction Text Features• Sequence • Monitor Comprehension• Make Connections• Visualization• Organization• Determine Important Information• Ask QuestionsYou’ll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it…• provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. • supports struggling and reluctant readers. • integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. • works great for test-prep. • is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

Develop your first grade students' creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. Every grade 1 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, earth, and physical science concepts. Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign. No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day. Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: Teacher overview pages—Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather. Reading selections for background knowledge—Foundational information that is relevant to the challenge that students are completing. Visual real-world examples—A visual literacy page with real-world images relevant to the STEM challenge. A STEM challenge overview—Introduces the specific task and goal of each STEM challenge and provides space for students to brainstorm. Design process worksheets—Activities guide students to plan, create, test, and evaluate their creation. A redesign page to evaluate their design—The worksheet guides students through each step of the design process and provides space to document plans, materials, results, evaluations, and revisions. Examples of STEM challenges and science topics from grade 1 include: Marble Roller Coaster (Physical Science Concept: Force and Motion) Natural Homes (Earth Science Concept: Natural Homes) Insect Catcher (Life Science Concept: Studying Insects)Science topics within each unit support grade 1 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and teach the STEM process. An answer key is not included, since there isn’t one correct answer or solution to solve the problem or complete the challenge. STEM Lessons and Challenges fosters students’ critical thinking, innovation, communication, and peer collaboration!

Develop your second grade students' creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. Every grade 2 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, earth, and physical science concepts. Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign. No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day. Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: Teacher overview pages—Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather. Reading selections for background knowledge—Foundational information that is relevant to the challenge that students are completing. Visual real-world examples—A visual literacy page with real-world images relevant to the STEM challenge. A STEM challenge overview—Introduces the specific task and goal of each STEM challenge and provides space for students to brainstorm. Design process worksheets—Activities guide students to plan, create, test, and evaluate their creation. A redesign page to evaluate their design—The worksheet guides students through each step of the design process and provides space to document plans, materials, results, evaluations, and revisions. Examples of STEM challenges and science topics from grade 2 include: Erosion Barrier (Earth Science Concept: Erosion and Weathering) Shin Guards (Life Science Concept: Human Bones and Energy Absorption) Zip Line (Physical Science Concept: Force, Gravity, and Friction)Science topics within each unit support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and teach the STEM process. An answer key is not included, since there isn’t one correct answer or solution to solve the problem or complete the challenge. STEM Lessons and Challenges fosters students’ critical thinking, innovation, communication, and peer collaboration!

Develop your sixth grade students' creative problem-solving skills with STEM Lessons and Challenges. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. Every grade 6 unit is focused on a hands-on challenge and guides students to work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. The 15 grade-appropriate STEM challenges target life, earth, and physical science concepts. Every unit is focused on a hands-on challenge in which students apply the STEM process of plan, create, test, and redesign. No-prep lessons and easy-to-find materials help you fit STEM learning into the busy school day. Each unit provides everything you need to guide your students in completing the hands-on challenge, including: Teacher overview pages—Tips and directions for preparing students to complete a STEM challenge, as well as a materials list that suggests readily available items to gather. Reading selections for background knowledge—Foundational information that is relevant to the challenge that students are completing. Visual real-world examples—A visual literacy page with real-world images relevant to the STEM challenge. A STEM challenge overview—Introduces the specific task and goal of each STEM challenge and provides space for students to brainstorm. Design process worksheets—Activities guide students to plan, create, test, and evaluate their creation. A redesign page to evaluate their design—The worksheet guides students through each step of the design process and provides space to document plans, materials, results, evaluations, and revisions. Examples of STEM challenges and science topics from grade 6 include: Egg-Laying Box (Life Science Concept: Simple Machines (inclined plane) Submarine (Earth Science Concept: Buoyancy) Projector (Physical Science Concept: Optics)Science topics within each unit support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and teach the STEM process. An answer key is not included, since there isn’t one correct answer or solution to solve the problem or complete the challenge. STEM Lessons and Challenges fosters students’ critical thinking, innovation, communication, and peer collaboration!

Help children improve their writing while learning important grammar and punctuation rules. These colorful activity books make language skill practice fun! Skill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation provides visually engaging reading selections, activities, and word games that will motivate your child to practice and learn essential grammar and punctuation skills. Plus, a Language Handbook and Dolch Sight Word list provide you with a quick reference of the concepts covered. The activity book is organized into 15 theme-based units around topics that preschoolers enjoy, such as animals, families, and birthdays. Each unit focuses on a grammar concept and punctuation concept, and includes: A reading selection – A short fiction or nonfiction text engages children and presents the concept or skill in context. Rule boxes – Grammar and punctuation rules are made simple with a short explanation, and clear examples help to teach the skill. Colorful practice activities – A variety of activities include fun illustrations to motivate your child to practice the grammar and punctuation skills. Riddles and word games – Your child will use critical thinking skills while applying the targeted grammar or punctuation skill in a fun format! Writing practice – The “Write It Right!” page encourages your child to use the skills in context, which further promotes understanding. Review page – The short review activity is a great way to check your child’s understanding. The grammar concepts for PreK include: Nouns Adjectives Verbs Pronouns Adverbs PrepositionsPunctuation concepts for grade PreK include: Upper- and lowercase letters Periods Question marks Exclamation pointsAdditional skill practice: Letter formation Sight words Simple sentences Counting Word recognitionSkill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation engages your child in learning important grammar and punctuation rules. It’s ideal for enrichment at home and in the classroom, for homeschooling, and for English language learning.

Help children improve their writing while learning important grammar and punctuation rules. These colorful activity books make language skill practice fun! Skill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation provides visually engaging reading selections, activities, and word games that will motivate your child to practice and learn essential grammar and punctuation skills. Plus, a Language Handbook provides you with a quick reference of the concepts covered. The activity book is organized into 15 theme-based units around topics that first graders enjoy, such as bugs, families, and food. Each unit focuses on a grammar concept and punctuation concept, and includes: A reading selection – A short fiction or nonfiction text engages children and presents the concept or skill in context. Rule boxes – Grammar and punctuation rules are made simple with a short explanation, and clear examples help to teach the skill. Colorful practice activities – A variety of activities include fun illustrations to motivate your child to practice the grammar and punctuation skills. Riddles and word games – Your child will use critical thinking skills while applying the targeted grammar or punctuation skill in a fun format! Writing practice – The “Write It Right!” page encourages your child to use the skills in context, which further promotes understanding. Review page – The short review activity is a great way to check your child’s understanding. The grammar concepts for first grade include: Nouns Adjectives Verbs Pronouns Adverbs PrepositionsPunctuation concepts for first grade include: End punctuation Use of apostrophes Use of commas Use of colons Book titles AbbreviationsSkill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation engages your child in learning important grammar and punctuation rules. It’s ideal for enrichment at home and in the classroom, for homeschooling, and for English language learning.