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Rooted in a brain-based approach to learning, this book provides activities designed to help students understand how learning occurs, and how to apply those strategies to reading. Also included are activities that teach phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. 128 pages

Challenge students to try their hand at the fine art of getting the main idea.

• Features high-interest, paragraph-length fiction and non-fiction passages; non-fiction focuses on science and general knowledge topics
• Familiarizes students with multiple-choice question format they’ll encounter on standardized tests
• Engages children with unique, art-themed game play plus the fun of unscrambling a mystery picture
• For 2-4 players
• Includes 4 cardboard picture frames (10"L x 7"H each), 64 picture cards, 70 self-checking question cards, 10 game play cards, card holder box and Activity Guide

Build students' reading comprehension skills with these fun and easy-to-play games that give kids practice in identifying the main idea, understanding plot, predicting outcomes, recognizing cause and effect, and more. A great way to get students ready for the standardized tests! 72 pages

Give students the tools they need to read independently! Eight ready-to-go activity packets sharpen students¹ word-study skills and boost their vocabularies. In each packet, students learn five common Greek and Latin roots and 15 new words formed from these roots. Crossword puzzles, word searches, and other fun activities provide repeated practice to make new vocabulary stick. Perfect for independent work or for homework. 64 pages

Cook up early literacy skills! Familiar-looking cans and their corresponding contents reinforce each letter of the alphabet.

• Features a can for every letter, each holding an uppercase and lowercase letter plus 5 object cards featuring real–life photos on one side and word labels on the reverse
• Supports alphabet awareness, letter sounds, and recognition of letter shapes
• Builds early vocabulary, oral language, sorting and fine motor skills
• Includes 130 die–cut photo cards, 52 color–coded letters (red vowels, blue consonants), and 26 durable cardboard cans with lids
• Activity Guide includes interventions
• Cans measure 3" in diameter x 4.25"H

Build Inferencing Skills!
This ready-to-use resource gives teachers 15 kid-pleasing stories that are perfect for building essential reading skills such as predicting, making inferences, summarizing, and more. For each reproducible story, teachers will find a companion teacher page with vocabulary-building tips, reading strategy suggestions, and thought-provoking writing and discussion prompts. 80 pages,

Learning the eight parts of speech is painless with these hilarious storybooks that target and teach nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. Includes a BIG teaching guide filled with lesson, engaging worksheets, and mini-book versions of every storybook. A great way to sharpen kids¹ reading AND writing skills!

The 8 books include:

• 1. The Noun Hound (nouns)
• 2. The Adjective Fairy (adjectives)
• 3. Verbman to the Rescue (verbs)
• 4. The Adverb Farm (adverbs)
• 5. The Princess and the Pronouns (pronouns)
• 6. Gary the Conjunction Guy (conjunctions)
• 7. The Preposition Pony Show (prepositions)
• 8. The Interjection Section (interjections)

Box with 8 16-page storybooks plus 64-page TG. Storybooks are 8 x 10

A Rib-Tickling Collection of Read-Aloud Books That Teach 10 Essential Rules of Usage and Mechanics

Each full-color picture book introduces and reinforces an essential skill through a fun-to-read tale: nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, capitalization, commas, quotation marks, sentence structure, and proofreading! Also includes a teaching guide filled with lessons and mini-book versions of each student book.

BOX SET INCLUDES:

• 10 8" x 10" full-color 16-page books
• 120-page teaching guide

Expand kids' vocabularies with these special books that teach 200+ essential words in the context of charming stories! This unique program relies on the latest research‹including age-perfect definitions, themed word lists, and hands-on activities‹to stimulate learning and ensure retention. Includes a BIG teaching guide filled with easy lessons, fun worksheets, and reproducible versions of each storybook. A great way to help every child in your class become a better reader, writer, and speaker!

Help students succeed on state writing assessments with this collection of weekly homework sheets that give them practice with ³on demand² writing. Students learn how to respond to a prompt, write an attention-grabbing introduction, spice up their essay with lively verbs, descriptive adjectives, and figurative language, and more. Homework sheets include a note to parents that explains the skill being studied, lists related standards, provides samples of student work, and offers instructions on how to help their child complete the assignment. A great way to strengthen the home-school connection! 96 pages .

Head 'em up and move 'em out! Have fun corralling your herd of cute, quirky critters while answering questions designed to build key vocabulary and literacy skills.

• Game questions focus on synonyms, antonyms, homonyms/homographs and homophones
• Gets children moving with 12 fun action cards
• Features two ways to play—one quick and one a bit more challenging
• Includes 28 pawns to build 4 different herds, plus 80 double–sided, self–checking game cards
• Game box measures 10"L x 10"W x 2.75"H and creates an engaging "corral"
• For 2–4 players

Boost reading and listening comprehension with these 6 foam cubes that target after-reading skills while encouraging creativity. With a unique story-retelling suggestion on each side, cubes feature 36 different activities. Use color-coded cubes alone or with Reading Comprehension Cubes (LR3515W) in centers, small groups or individually for quiet play. Activity Guide included. Cubes measure 1 5/8".

Spark brainstorming and imagination with these Writing Prompt Cubes students can use in both creative storytelling and nonfiction writing activities. With different writing prompts on every side (36 prompts total), foam cubes offer a variety of ideas for individual or group writing projects. Cubes are quiet when rolled—perfect for centers. Activity Guide included. Cubes measure 1 5/8”.

Mastering tricky mechanics is a snap with these humorous storybooks that teach kids everything they need to know about capitalization, exclamation points, question marks, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, colons, abbreviations, and more! Includes a BIG teaching guide filled with lessons, engaging worksheets, and mini-book versions of all eight storybooks!

8 full-color 16-page storybooks, 64-page teacher's guide, sturdy storage unit

Spice up grammar centers! Recipes call for students to categorize different parts of speech and build sentences. Add a silly word of your choice when you draw a Free Ingredient Card. Reading aloud at the end promotes fluency and reinforces spoken grammar. Includes 150 self-checking Parts of Speech Cards (word on the front, part of speech on back), double-sided recipe cards, pawns, spinner and game board measuring 19" square. For 2-4 players. Grades 2+