Reading

Build key reading skills, word families, long and short vowels, consonant sounds, parts of speech, compound words and more - with kid-pleasing games that are easy to assemble, fun to play and a snap to store! Just photocopy the game boards, glue them inside the file folders and give to kids for independent learning fun. Perfect for learning centers and ESL! 64 pages

This resource book draws on classic literature to illustrate the use 40 basic literary terms. Divided into sections on figurative language, poetic language, and literacy techniques, the book covers hyperbole, metaphor, irony, imagery, dialect, plot, alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion, conflict and lots more! 136 pages.

Wiley Blevins explains how to teach intermediate level phonics with ease with this concise background in linguistics, ready made lessons for teaching phonics, syllabification and root words, extensive word lists, daily activities and games, and more.

A best seller and a favorite game of young readers everywhere! This game offers multiple levels of play and grows with your child as they move from a beginner to an accomplished reader. Early readers build letter recognition and vocabulary skills as they call out words beginning with selected letters. More advanced readers compete by listing and spelling as many words as possible in the allotted time. Game includes sand timer, transparent markers, game cards, dice, 16 critter game pieces and game board. For 2–4 players.

With Tri-Words, students will have fun scrambling to sort out their 3-sided letter tiles into color-coded words. This fast-paced game packs a world of colorful, word-powered fun inside its compact tin case. And it’s easy to play! Each player draws 5 to 8 Tri-Tiles from the pile. Throw the Tri-Die to determine how many words to make from your tiles and the color that will give you the most points. 1 to 6 players.

Students compete with themselves and each other in this fast-paced word-building game. Players hurry to build words using all sides of the Reading Rods® within the 2-minute time limit. Game can be played at multiple levels and can be customized to practice specific reading and word-building skills. Includes 112 color-coded Rods, 2-minute timer, 4 pencils, score pad and instructions. For 2-4 players.

Spin your way to building better phonics skills with our Pharaoh's Phonics game. Multiple skill levels teach long and short vowels, explore beginning blends and practice consonant sounds. Players challenge each other to build 3, 4, 5 and 6-letter words. The student with the first completed pyramid wins. For 2-4 players.

Perfect students’ grammar with this colorful board game that gets students to correctly identify and correct common grammatical errors. Over 800 sentences, at three levels of play, cover mistakes in the usage of adjectives, adverbs, subject-verb agreement, superlatives, gerunds, infinitives, prepositions and more. 2-6 players.

245 Colorful Flash Cards & Activities

This jumbo classroom pack contains 220 sight words from the Dolch list plus 25 colorful photo noun cards. This research-based set is divided into 5 color-coded lists, making it easy for readers to tackle essential words in small, manageable doses. Contains 245 3” x 6” flash cards and an activity booklet with ideas for classroom use.

Visual Activities to Teach 144 Sight Words

This fun, hands-on book was created to help early readers identify sight words and build reading fluency. Includes crossword puzzles, word searches, configuration fill-ins and riddles. A great stepping stone for writing sentences and categorizing! 96 pages.

Sight words are the most frequently used words in the English language. Knowing these words provides a beginning reader with a strong base for fluency and understanding. This resource provides students with a variety of fun puzzle formats to reinforce 165 Dolch sight words. From crossword puzzles to word searches and scrambled sentences, students will enjoy the fun formats while improving their reading skills. 96 pages.

A great way to introduce sight words to your class! Students read the word on the spinner and match it with the word on their card.

For Ages 7-11+ Low Grade 1 Reading Level

12 Biographies That Help Students Learn to Read and Comprehend Key Features of Nonfiction

Biographies correlate with Guided Reading Levels I and J. Introduce key features of nonfiction with 12 easy-to-read biographies of must-know, inspiring Americans. Designed for young readers, these engaging 16-page books feature lively text, captions, realistic illustrations, glossaries, diagrams, and more.

Created especially for struggling and reluctant readers, this exciting series of high-interest, low-readability chapter books follows the adventures of comic book-like characters in easy-to-read chapters.
Interest Level Grades 4-8,
Reading Level Grades 2-3

Almost everyone enjoys reading about celebrities, so these easy-to-read mini-biographies are sure to capture students’ attention! Each story is accompanied by activities that test comprehension, enrich vocabulary and enhance following direction skills. Exercises include questions, cloze reading, crossword puzzles, sentence writing and more. 104 pages.

Interest Level 3-12, Grade 2-3 Reading Level

Beginning readers enjoy these stories starring offbeat fantasy characters involved in humorous "not quite predictable" plots. An innovative, entertaining blend of humor and learning.
Interest Level-Grades 3-6,
Reading Level-Grades 2-3

Today’s Hottest Stars in a High-Interest/Low Readability Format

Interest Level Grades 3-12,
Reading Level Grades 3-4

Unlock the door to reading success with this super set of read-aloud storybooks that teach key phonics skills including short and long vowels, vowel pairs, blends, digraphs, and more. Each engaging story features a phonics riddle and a motivating phonics cheer to reinforce learning.

Perfect for Working With Small Groups! A Great Value!

Jumpstart reading success with this irresistible collection of 125 little books that introduce and reinforce the first 50 must-know sight words! Each set includes a sturdy storage box stocked with 5 copies of 25 delightful tales-each presenting two high-frequency words in a predictable format.

Capture the interest of struggling readers with these non-threatening, high-interest, 50-word books. Each short story involves the simple adventures of Thin Than, an engaging stick figure full of personality. Students will follow Thin Than to Japan, see him try out different sports, become a pirate, and find a girlfriend. 24 books. Books measure 5"x5."

Maxx Poems is a compilation of imaginative poems, written in a carefully sequenced phonetic manner providing the student with practice with every phoneme, syllable type and linguistic structure, thus enhancing the student’s enjoyment and skills. Additionally, MAXX is a perfect tool for fluency drills and read-alouds for children in grades 1-5.

Ssssssssshhhhhh ... this book is full of sounds, such as spaghetti being sucked in, a train roaring down the tracks, a thunderstorm, even the sound made by the great yak. Be careful when you open this book, it can be very NOISY! This book lends itself to phonemic awareness activities, oral reading and creative writing. 32 pages.

Grades K-8

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

Build-a-Sentenceintroduces students to the fundamental concept that words go together to make sentences. The interactive, hands-on activities in this book are designed to move students from the ability to read sight words and decodable words to the ability to manipulate words into concrete, meaningful, and readable sentences.

Throw the dice and form word after word until the timer runs out. Encourages students to experiment with letters and language in a fun way. Includes 13 dice, a dice cup and timer.

A high-energy introduction to letters, sounds, alphabetical order and word building. Activity Guide includes 8 different kinesthetic games! Great for individual, small-group or whole-class play. Includes 4.5' square vinyl alphabet mat, 5 inflatable cubes illustrated with familiar objects that start with different letters, and game markers. 1+ players.

Fast-paced fun is the name of the game! Players pick and pass cards as fast as they can to build words and reinforce beginning and ending blends concepts. Award-winning game includes 90 cards. For 2–6 players.

Get your head in the word-building game! Roll lettered dice, then race to build words. Think creatively and use the same letter more than once. Red and blue dice help children learn vowels and consonants. Activity Guide includes 6 game variations for different levels of challenge. Includes 6 dice, tray 100-page score pad, 2-minute sandtimer, guide and shaker measuring 3.25" in diameter by 3.5"H. For 1 or more players.

“Bee” the household spelling champ by building words faster than your opponents.

• Features 12 Action Cards that keep play full of action and surprises (“Free bee!”, “Take a bee from another player!”)
• Provides lots of spelling opportunities with 88 color-coded Bee Cards, including letters and word parts
• Outlines 8 different game variations in Activity Guide
• Includes repair kit for years of play
• For 2+ players
• Durable vinyl hive inflates to 10" in diameter x 12"H

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

Through the interactive, hands-on activities in this book, students use a variety of strategies to read sentences and sequence them into short stories. Includes sentence cards, picture cards, story-building mats, and activities to extend student learning.

The interactive, hands-on activities in this book focus on two primary spelling patterns: consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) and consonant-vowel-consonant-vowel (CVCV). Includes full-color letter cards and picture cards, word-building mats, and reproducible activities to extend student learning.