Does a hurricane really have an eye? How fast are tornadoes? Why do earthquakes happen? What’s a smokejumper? These fascinating high-interest / low reading level Google Slides stories & comprehension activities, are sure to capture readers’ attention… even the most reluctant readers! Colorful, vivid illustrations bring these stories to life while specific reading skill activities ensure students are getting valuable practice. From hurricanes to tornadoes, and forest fires to flash floods, these are stories your students will WANT to read! See the Product Preview for TONS of samples! NO-PREP GOOGLE SLIDES These easy-to-use Google Slides are ready to go! Just download them and you’re ready to start assigning them to your students. Assign the entire set or just today’s lesson! FASCINATING NON FICTION SCIENCE TOPICS: Written at a low reading level, these fascinating stories will motivate students of all ages and help them become more fluent, confident readers. SPECIFIC READING SKILLS PRACTICE: Specific reading skills get a workout as students answer targeted reading comprehension questions. Each skill is clearly labeled for easy assessment and to ensure you are meeting curriculum standards. SKILL FOCUS: Reading for Details Finding Facts Cause & Effect Drawing Conclusions Compare & Contrast Sequencing Events Making Inferences Classifying Information Fact vs. Opinion Vocabulary Enrichment Sentence Writing Bonus Activities / Extended Learning for each topic. Wild Weather & Natural Disasters features fascinating topics, vivid illustrations, short sentences, a controlled vocabulary, and specific reading skills practice. A great way to improve reading fluency and comprehension, while increasing general science knowledge! Two Subjects in One! High-Interest Reading AND Science! These Versatile Lessons are designed to help you improve reading comprehension while ALSO improving students’ science knowledge! Science-Based Reading Series This set of Google Slides is part of our new Science-based High-Interest Reading Series. These stories focus on Earth Science. Space Science, & Life Science are also available. This versatile set includes: Colorful Google Slides Stories Skill-based Reading Google Activities Answer Key READY TO USE: These interactive, no-prep Google Slides are ready to use! Simply download the Google Slides to your Google Classroom/Drive and assign them to your students! Assign the whole set or just a few slides for today’s lesson. The worksheets are ready to print and use too! How do Google Slides Work? Students read each lesson/activities on a computer or iPad then answer the skill questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets.

The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job and living on their own. Preparing for a Job provides detailed information about different kinds of jobs, educational requirements, and how students can find their perfect job. This is a Google Slides product with a total of 133 slides. The first section, Job Descriptions, features 28 jobs in 9 different job categories. The practical information tells what each job is like, what kind of education and training are needed, what the average salary is and, to help with planning, the expected growth rate for each job. The next section, Skills and Interests, gives examples of tests that help students understand what they’re good at and what kind of job is right for them. The Education and Training section explains college degrees and trade schools. It also tells how on the job training, internships, and volunteering can help prepare students for specific jobs. Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas. The vocabulary section includes a glossary of words and phrases students may not be familiar with plus activities to test understanding of the new words and phrases. These words and phrases are highlighted in bold throughout the text.

The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of working and living on their own. The first step towards real independence is having a job and making your own money. Getting a Job provides detailed information about what it takes to apply for and get a job. This is a Google Slides Product. Students will learn how to conduct a job search using websites, employment agencies, newspaper ads, and networking. There are step-by-step instructions about how to apply for a job. Including how to write a cover letter and resume, how to fill out a job application, and prepare for a job interview. The second part of this book follows five young adults on their journey to get a job. Students will get familiar with how to read and understand job postings. They will learn about writing different kinds of cover letters and resumes and how to prepare for a job interview. And then how to evaluate a job offer. The five jobs featured are fast growing jobs that are accessible to most students. Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas. The vocabulary section includes a glossary of words and phrases students may not be familiar with plus activities to test understanding of the new words and phrases.

The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job and making their way in the world. Living On Your Own provides practical advice and information to help students make the transition from living at home to being responsible for themselves. This is a Google Slides product The first section, Moving In, gives students the experience of setting up a household and discovering their own sense of design style. The second section, Food, covers everything from grocery shopping, meal planning, understanding and using a cookbook, to following a recipe. The Cleaning and Laundry sections prepare students for the less glamorous side of independent living with helpful tips to deal with basic chores. The Health and Safety sections are a reminder that living on your own means being responsible for you own health and well-being. Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas. The vocabulary section includes a glossary of words students may not be familiar with. The glossary is divided up by sections allowing these unfamiliar words to be introduced before reading each section. To reinforce understanding, there are activity pages using the glossary words.

Three Topics: Anger Management (Understanding Anger); Don’t Bug Me! (Communication Skills); Sticking Up For Number One! (Coping with Peer Pressure). Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

134 Engaging, High-Interest Google Slides about Getting Your First Job! Students learn vital tips about finding and getting their first job, interviewing, writing a resume and cover letter, being a good worker, understanding payroll deductions, dealing with unpleasant customers, demanding supervisors, and much more… Getting Your First Job Features Engaging Reading, Comprehension & Life Skills Activities that students WILL WANT TO READ ABOUT! These life skills lessons focus on the things young workers need to know. Teens and ‘Experts’ offer helpful advice through colorful text messages, while the high-interest reading passages challenge students to learn more about this essential life skill. HIGH-INTEREST TOPICS: Want those $300 Nike’s? Then it might be time to get your first job! There’s a lot to know when it comes to getting AND keeping your first job! What are some different types of jobs? Where should you look for a job? What should you NOT wear to an interview? Who is FICA… and why is he taking your money? What should you do if you hate your job? These high-interest lessons answer these questions and many more in a light-hearted, easy-reading style that readers will LOVE! EASY-TO-READ, ENGAGING LAYOUT: Colorful characters teach essential concepts through graphic text messages, cartoon conversations, and lighthearted reading passages. Important concepts are woven throughout this fun format keeping students highly engaged while also improving their reading comprehension skills. 280 COMPREHENSION & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Each of the 14 high-interest lessons is followed by 20 specific reading comprehension questions and writing activities that require complete-sentence answers. Thats 280 comprehension AND writing activities! ALIGNED TO STANDARDS: Each question is clearly labeled with the standard that it meets. Standards include: Locate Information Apply, Analyze Compare/Contrast Draw Conclusions Evaluate Information Form an Opinion Make Inferences Make Generalizations Sequence Summarize Find Solutions Use Context to find Meaning Research HANDY SKILL CHART: Need to work on a specific skill or standard? Use the handy Skill Chart to quickly find a chapter that targets that specific skill! 14 HIGH-INTEREST TOPICS: Want Those $300 Nikes? I Guess it’s Time to Get a Job! I Don’t Know How to Do Anything... How Can I Get a Job? How Do I Find a Job? Do I Need a Resume? Can I Wear Shorts and Flip Flops to My Interview? I’m Too Nervous! How Can I Do an Interview? I Don’t Know if I Got the Job. Now What? I Got the Job...How Do I Keep It? I Hate My Job...Should I Quit? How Much Money Will I Make? Who is FICA and Why is He Taking My Money? Can You Get Bullied at Work? My Boss is a Jerk! What Should I Do? The Customer is ALWAYS Right... Right?

READY-TO-USE, INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES! Students will become more confident and independent as they practice filling out more than 20 different kinds of forms. Whether filling out a job application or applying for a savings account, students are sure to enjoy these easy-to-use, real-life activities. As students practice filling out forms and answering follow-up questions, they will be improving reading, writing, spelling, and following directions skills. The open-ended activities invite creativity and test comprehension. Forms Include: driver’s license & permit job application birth certificate standardized test form social security card application school admittance form tests schedules car title savings account application apartment application lease agreement change of address form credit application warranty registration student Information practice page and more! These fun, easy-reading life skills lessons are terrific for students of all ages who need practical practice filling out forms. Easy-to-Use: Objectives are clearly stated on each slide making it easy to focus on the skills your students need most. Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just a few for today’s lesson! Easy-to-Read: The easy-to-read activities are sure to help students learn to fill out all types of common forms. Benefits of Google Slides: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL! How do Google Slides Work? Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet. Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 3-12

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing and math! Catalogs & Mail Order is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving real-life situations. Students will get plenty of reading comprehension, writing, and math practice as they learn how to buy merchandise from mail-order catalogs. Activities include: filling out order forms, figuring shipping and handling charges, paying by check and credit card, ordering by mail and telephone, and more!

Two Topics: A Mountain is to Climb (Dropout Prevention); The Party (Responsibility to Graduate). Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

One Topic, Two Parts: How to Improve Your Self-Concept Parts I & II. Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

One Topic, Two Parts: Stress, Parts I & II. (Managing Stress). Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

Grade Level: 9-12 This is a teaching guide, not a full version of the book. The Discovering Literature Series is designed to develop a student’s appreciation for good literature and to improve reading comprehension. At the Challenging Level, we focus on a variety of reading strategies that help students construct meaning from their experience with literature as well as make connections between their reading and the rest of their lives. The strategies reflect the demands of each literature selection. In these study guides, we will focus on beginning a book, setting and mood, irony, plot structure, foreshadowing and flashback, characterization, forming hypotheses, evaluating a book, plot conflict, point of view, inferencing, rereading, theme, narration, and the genre of dystopias. Each chapter analysis is organized into three basic elements: Journal and Discussion Topics, Chapter Vocabulary, and Chapter Summary. Other features include Strategy Pages to increase students’ understanding of strategies to enhance their comprehension of literature; Testing at the end of each chapter grouping, and Writer’s Forum for students’ to write in a variety of genres relating to the text. This 112-page teaching guide includes an answer key.

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, comprehension, and math! Ads & Coupons is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Students will learn the value of money-saving coupons, of shopping wisely by reading sale ads, and how information about special offers and events can be found in promotional ads. Relevant word problems and follow-up activities focus on everyday applications of these helpful survival skills.

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, comprehension, and writing! The Newspaper is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Lessons focus on learning about the makeup of a daily paper, the different sections that comprise the news, and understanding actual news articles. Follow-up questions and extended activities invite creativity and test students’ reading comprehension.

Two Topics: How to Get Good Grades; Learning How to Study. Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

One Topic (Three Parts) - Learning How to Take a Test; Testwiseness; Studying and Retention. Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing, finding details, and drawing conclusions! Labels & Packages is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Students will get plenty of practice reading labels while follow-up questions and open-ended activities invite creativity and test their comprehension. Topics include: product ingredients, safety warnings, nutritional values, usage instructions, and more!

Three Topics: Communication Skills; Problem Solving; Getting a Job; Keeping a Job. Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction.

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing, finding details, and drawing conclusions! Labels & Packages is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Students will get plenty of practice reading labels while follow-up questions and open-ended activities invite creativity and test their comprehension. Topics include: product ingredients, safety warnings, nutritional values, usage instructions, and more!

Recognizing Depression Parts 1 and 2 - Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.