Give children the skill-building practice they need in writing with this engaging, full color workbook. Easy to follow directions and fun exercises motivate children to work on their own. A great way to help children master the skills they need to succeed in school
Boost reading comprehension with 50 engaging, ready to use literature response activities that kids can use with any book. Includes easy to follow directions and reproducible activity sheets so kids can complete their work on their own. An Instant way to enhance your independent reading program, build key reading and writing skills and watch your students enthusiasm for reading grow!
Build a love of literature with more than 60 adorable comprehension-based projects. First, kids read any book, they complete an engaging activity to show what they understand about the book they've read. Inside, you'll find projects from A to Z, such as Accordion Books, Book Bags, Story Quilts, and Story Zippers, that get kids excited about book reports. Encourages critical and creative thinkin…
Busy? Looking for inspiration? New Bright Ideas is crammed with lively easy-to-use ideas to brighten up your classroom. Each book provides a fresh and practical collection of dip-in activities that will ensure your children have fun as they learn. There are clear step-by-step instructions and guidance on how to differentiate for lower and higher achievers. All the ideas can be slotted easily in…
Complete how-tos for using an array of graphic organizers accross the curriculum as well as for planning, instruction, and assesment. Includes webs, Venn diagram, cause and effect maps, cyclical organizer, and many more.
Boost reading comprehension and reach all learners with these ready to go reproducible templates! Fun and engaging graphic organizers invite beginning readers to develop reading strategies as they explore concepts of plot, setting, character, and story sequence. Kids build skills in inferring, predicting, vocabulary, and more as they respond to any book (fiction or nonfiction). You'll also find…
Guide students through the writing process with 20 engaging graphic organizers geared toward the traits! They'll generate ideas, select just-right words, develop voice, and more. Introduce each activity with an interactive mini-lesson, then photocopy and distribute the ready-to-use organizer for homework, class work, group work, or assesment. A great way to make learning visible and memorable.
In this book, the author has compiled more than 200 annotations of new and classic books that will delight you and your students and inspire powerful writing. Each teacher-friendly annotation captures the essence of the book and describes precisely why it works well for the selected trait. In addition, she present 32 step-by-step, trait-focused lessons based on specific books. You'll wonder how…