Visual Activities Teaching 144 Sight Words This fun, hands-on unit was created to help early readers identify sight words and build reading fluency. Children need to develop a growing core of sight words, which will help them become more fluent readers. Since sight words are meant to be identified instantly – pictures are a great way to aid the student in immediate recognition of several high-frequency words. A great stepping stone for writing sentences and categorizing! Activities Include: - crossword puzzles - word searches - configuration fill-ins - riddles Word Categories Include: - Animals - Restaurant - Beach - Nature - People - Sports - Tools - Transportation - Countryside - Shapes - Clothes - Food - Outside/Inside

These 50 nonfiction stories and activities are a sure-fire way to improve fluency and comprehension skills! Simple sentences and short, easy-to-read paragraphs are paired with compelling illustrations for a strong picture-text correspondence. Age-appropriate topics and a controlled vocabulary motivate students and help ensure success. Follow-up activities focus on specific reading skills such as finding the main idea, making inferences, reading for details, locating information, using context clues, and more. The activities featured in this book utilize the direct-approach fluency formula: read and re-read decodable words in connected text. Research shows that repeated readings turn slow, choppy readers into faster, smoother, more fluent readers. By doing the five follow-up activities that accompany each short paragraph, students will read the same paragraph a minimum of four times: 1. Read the paragraph when first presented with it. 2. Look back at the paragraph to respond to the follow-up exercises. 3. Complete the cloze reading activity involving the paragraph. 4. Follow the direction to “Re-read your completed paragraph to make sure it makes sense.” Reading Level 3-4

148 Practical & Interactive Google Slides Lessons & Activities! Everyone LOVES a bargain… and your students will to! These colorful, “real-life scenario” Google Slides Activities are sure to sharpen math skills and teach students to become successful bargain hunters and good consumers! Students get lots of practice “shopping” using realistic ads, clipping various types of coupons, learning about unit pricing, package pricing, bulk pricing and more. Students learn the various ways to judge a purchase to determine if it is the best possible choice. See the Product Preview to see TONS of sample pages. "Real-Life" Situation Practice: Students practice using what they have learned as they determine the best deals when grocery shopping, clothes shopping, buying a car, taking a trip, renting an apartment and more… High-interest math word problems ask students to decide whether to add, subtract, multiply and/or divide money to find the best bargain. So improve your students’ math skills while giving them the tools they need to establish valuable, lifelong consumer habits, and smart-shopping skills! Ready-to-use Google Slides: Simply download them to your Google Drive/Classroom and assign them to your students. You can assign the entire set, or just a few for today’s lesson. Reading Level: 4-6 Interest Level: 6 - adult 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 word problem 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. Your students will love these engaging DIGITAL Google Slides math lessons! They’re perfect for students of all ages as daily homework, skill practice, remediation, review, and distance learning. Purchase of this Google Slides product will give you access to a pdf link page containing the answer key, introduction, and a pdf link that you click on to download your copy of these innovative Google Slides lessons. Includes: 148 Google Slides Pdf link page to the Google Slides Answer

86 Ready-to-use Google Slides Activities sure to build essential practical math life skills and teach How to Use a Checking Account! * Students practice applying their math skills in addition, subtraction, decimals and more! They also gain valuable, practical knowledge about the important survival skill of handling money and using a bank account. READY TO USE: These interactive, no-prep Google Slides are ready to use! Simply download them to your Google Classroom/Drive and assign them to your students! Assign the whole set or just today’s lesson. See product preview to see tons of sample slides. COLORFUL SEQUENTIAL LESSONS: Everyday math is put to the test with each of the 26 life-skills lessons. Step-by-step instructions teach students how to write a check. Students are then challenged with real-life-scenario math word problems. Lessons begin solving a math question, then students write a check for the correct amount, record the transactions, and keep track of their balances. These interactive Google Slides activities are very visual and even include extra blank checks and account balance forms, colorful diagrams and charts to use on a whiteboard and more! Example Activity: Carl took his car to Hal’s Service Station and had his car’s engine tuned-up for $29.95, bought a new battery for $39.95, and had the oil changed for $9.95. For what amount did he need to make a check out to Hal’s? Skill Focus: Writing Checks Keeping a Balance Making Deposits Recording Transactions Glossary Blank Checks Blank Check Registers Diagrams & Charts 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 word problem 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. Interest Level: 6-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Purchase of this Google Slides product will give you access to a pdf link page containing the answer key, introduction, and a pdf link that you click on to download your copy of these innovative Google Slides lessons.

Personal Interactions is part of the Social Skills series. This series takes a somewhat light-hearted approach to presenting important information on topics that will help students navigate the challenges of personal interactions whether it be in person or online. The series was created to appeal especially to teens with playful cartoon characters that students can relate to. Students are provided practical tools – in the form of advice and suggestions – to successfully deal with with everyday issues and situations. Each book has an “expert” character that shares their wisdom throughout each story as well as several teen characters that receive special “Teen Tips,” via text, at the end of each story. Personal interactions are an essential part of being human. How well we interact with others helps to determine how successful and happy we are. Understanding and mastering a specific set of skills leads to effective personal interactions. Through a series of real-life scenarios, students learn how to: make friends, deal with having a crush, stand up for themselves and others, understand the power of nonverbal communication, accept and appreciate people who don’t dress or act like they do, plus much more. Each story has between 400 and 486 words. The reading level is between 2.4 and 4.5 according to the Flesch-Kincaid readability score.Personal Interactions is part of the Social Skills series. This series takes a somewhat light-hearted approach to presenting important information on topics that will help students navigate the challenges of personal interactions whether it be in person or online. The series was created to appeal especially to teens with playful cartoon characters that students can relate to. Students are provided practical tools – in the form of advice and suggestions – to successfully deal with with everyday issues and situations. Each book has an “expert” character that shares their wisdom throughout each story as well as several teen characters that receive special “Teen Tips,” via text, at the end of each story. Personal interactions are an essential part of being human. How well we interact with others helps to determine how successful and happy we are. Understanding and mastering a specific set of skills leads to effective personal interactions. Through a series of real-life scenarios, students learn how to: make friends, deal with having a crush, stand up for themselves and others, understand the power of nonverbal communication, accept and appreciate people who don’t dress or act like they do, plus much more. Each story has between 400 and 486 words. The reading level is between 2.4 and 4.5 according to the Flesch-Kincaid readability score.

A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN SEPTEMBER! ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH! For years you’ve loved our Daily Comprehension Series… Now we’ve created a whole new series emphasizing captivating events that have happened in the 21st Century! Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for bell work, enrichment, remediation and review. All captivating events happened in the last 20 years! This is a growing series that will eventually include the entire school year. Reading Level: Grades 3 - 4 Interest Level: Grades 5 - 12 MORE DETAILS: This 21st Century Daily Comprehension resource is an updated version of our popular Daily Comprehension series. A high-interest, nonfiction story has been chosen for each day of the month. The stories are a combination of historical, scientific, record-breaking, sports, and pop culture events that happened on that particular day. All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century. Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A page of skill-based questions follows each story. Comprehension skills include: facts, locating the answer, cause and effect, fact or opinion, sequence, main idea, conclusion, inference, context, and comparison.

A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN MARCH! ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH! Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for bell work, enrichment, remediation and review. (see product preview for tons of sample pages!) INCLUDES STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Stories are followed by skill-specific comprehension activities. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets. LOCATE AN ANSWER DRAW CONCLUSIONS CAUSE & EFFECT FACT OR OPINION FIND FACTS MAKE INFERENCES SEQUENCE EVENTS FIND THE MAIN IDEA COMPARE & CONTRAST USE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIND MEANING All captivating events happened in the last 20 years! This is a growing series that will eventually include the entire school year. Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4 Interest Level: Gr 5 - 12 MORE DETAILS: This 21st Century Daily Comprehension resource is an all-new version of our popular Daily Comprehension series. A high-interest, nonfiction story has been chosen for each day of the month. The stories are a combination of historical, scientific, record-breaking, sports, and pop culture events that happened on that particular day. All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century. Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A page of skill-based questions follows each story. Comprehension skills include: facts, locating the answer, cause and effect, fact or opinion, sequence, main idea, conclusion, inference, context, and comparison. INCLUDES: 67 pages Answer Key

Functional Life Skills | Consumer Skills | Discounts | Ads | Coupons | Reading Comprehension | Math | Life Skills | Visual Lessons | Google Classroom. Help students read and interpret money-saving coupons, determine discounts, compare savings, & learn how special offers can be found in promotional ads with these engaging lessons. See product preview to see TONS of sample slides). Whether shopping for skateboards or X-Box games, researching soccer camps or a rock concert, these captivating lessons are sure to help students improve their consumer skills while also improving their critical thinking, comprehension and math skills. Realistic lessons feature more than 50 different print and online ads/coupons and more than 200 follow-up questions! A great way keep learning relevant while improving essential reading and math life skills. Visual Lessons: More than 50 different promotional ads and coupons are included in these very visual lessons. Students comparison shop for skateboards and skydiving lessons, find the best discounts on camping supplies and candy, and use coupons on everything from X-box games to concert tickets… and so much more! A great way to introduce environment print into your daily lessons! Versatile & Ready-to-Use: These digital activities are ready when you are! Simply download the lessons and assign them to your students. Students can answer the questions directly on their set of Google Slides. Lessons can also be printed out as pdfs, or even saved as Powerpoint presentations! Comprehension & Math Activities: More than 200 follow-up comprehension and math questions challenge students to not only read everyday coupons and ads, but also interpret what they have read, comparison shop, and calculate discounts. Reading Level: 3 - 4 Interest Level: 4 - 12 127 Google Slides Answer Key Included Includes 50+ Different Ads Includes 200+ Comprehension & Math Questions

A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN APRIL! ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH! Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for bell work, enrichment, remediation and review. INCLUDES STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Stories are followed by skill-specific comprehension activities. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets. LOCATE AN ANSWER DRAW CONCLUSIONS CAUSE & EFFECT FACT OR OPINION FIND FACTS MAKE INFERENCES SEQUENCE EVENTS FIND THE MAIN IDEA COMPARE & CONTRAST USE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIND MEANING All captivating events happened in the last 20 years! This is a growing series that will eventually include the entire school year. Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4 Interest Level: Gr 5 - 12 MORE DETAILS: This 21st Century Daily Comprehension resource is an all-new version of our popular Daily Comprehension series. A high-interest, nonfiction story has been chosen for each day of the month. The stories are a combination of historical, scientific, record-breaking, sports, and pop culture events that happened on that particular day. All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century. Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A page of skill-based questions follows each story. Comprehension skills include: facts, locating the answer, cause and effect, fact or opinion, sequence, main idea, conclusion, inference, context, and comparison. INCLUDES: 65 pages Answer Key

Reading Comprehension | Daily Lessons & Activities | Non Fiction | Informational Text. A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN APRIL! ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH! Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for bell work, enrichment, remediation and review. INCLUDES STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Stories are followed by skill-specific comprehension activities. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets. LOCATE AN ANSWER DRAW CONCLUSIONS CAUSE & EFFECT FACT OR OPINION FIND FACTS MAKE INFERENCES SEQUENCE EVENTS FIND THE MAIN IDEA COMPARE & CONTRAST USE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIND MEANING All captivating events happened in the last 20 years! This is a growing series that will eventually include the entire school year. MORE DETAILS: This 21st Century Daily Comprehension resource is an all-new version of our popular Daily Comprehension series. A high-interest, nonfiction story has been chosen for each day of the month. The stories are a combination of historical, scientific, record-breaking, sports, and pop culture events that happened on that particular day. All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century. Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A page of skill-based questions follows each story. Comprehension skills include: facts, locating the answer, cause and effect, fact or opinion, sequence, main idea, conclusion, inference, context, and comparison. Easy-to-Use Google Classroom Lessons: Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just a few for today’s lesson! Watch student progress in real time or review later. For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use or downloaded as a PowerPoint presentation! Includes: 243 Google Slides Answer Key

Is listening better than talking? Is nonverbal behavior important?Social Skills Lessons to Improve Everyday Relationships! Real-life scenarios and sticky social situations challenge students to learn about themselves and the consequences of behaviors such as: losing their temper, bullying, feeling awkward around others, not making eye contact, talking too much, and more. They also learn the value of being a good friend, first impressions, apologizing, compromising, and tone of voice. Teens and ‘Experts’ offer helpful advice through text messages and keep things light-hearted and non-threatening. A great way to improve students’ everyday social skills! STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: • Locate Information • Summarize • Generalize • Compare & Contrast • Cause & Effect • Form Opinions • Draw Conclusions • Main Idea • Make Inferences • Use Context Clues • Sequence • Determine Author’s Viewpoint • Analyze, Evaluate & ApplyTopics include: • How can I make friends and be a good friend? • What should I do if I have a crush? • How can I be a better listener? • What should I do about losing my temper? • Why should I be the one who apologizes? • How can I make a good impression on others? • Why is it good to ask for help? • How can I get over feeling awkward with others? Reading Level: Grades 3-4 Interest Level: Grades 6-12

Being Safe - Taking Care of Yourself Is last week’s pasta safe to eat? How do I help someone who is choking?Living a safe life is more than just knowing first aid … but the last thing on a teen’s mind is the inherent danger in certain situations. Paying attention, thinking ahead, and making good decisions can be challenging for most teens. These relevant and engaging lessons highlight everyday safety situations in a non-threatening and easy-reading style. What does it mean if I’m light-headed while hiking? Is it heatstroke? What should I do in case of a fire? How can I help a friend who drinks too much and passes out… Should I call 911? What should I say?These relevant lessons teach students how to keep themselves and others safe and take more responsibility for their own well-being. It’s empowering to know that you’re not helpless and are prepared for an emergency. For teens, the information and friendly advice found in this book can mean the difference between them taking action or doing nothing at all. STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: • Locate Information • Summarize • Generalize • Compare & Contrast • Cause & Effect • Form Opinions • Draw Conclusions • Main Idea • Make Inferences • Use Context Clues • Sequence • Determine Author’s Viewpoint • Analyze, Evaluate & Apply Topics Include: • What does that sign mean? Should I pay attention to it? • How do I know if I’m dehydrated? Do I have heatstroke? • We’re at a party, my friend is acting weird. What should I do? • When should I call 911 and what should I say? • What should I have in a first aid kit and how do I use it? • What should I do in case of a fire or natural disaster? • How do I know when having fun becomes risky business? • How can I make sure I’m safe in the water? Reading Level: Grades 3-4 Interest Level: Grades 6-12

A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN MAY! ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH! Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for bell work, enrichment, remediation and review. INCLUDES STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Stories are followed by skill-specific comprehension activities. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets. LOCATE AN ANSWER DRAW CONCLUSIONS CAUSE & EFFECT FACT OR OPINION FIND FACTS MAKE INFERENCES SEQUENCE EVENTS FIND THE MAIN IDEA COMPARE & CONTRAST USE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIND MEANING All captivating events happened in the last 20 years! This is a growing series that will eventually include the entire school year. Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4 Interest Level: Gr 5 - 12 MORE DETAILS: This 21st Century Daily Comprehension resource is an all-new version of our popular Daily Comprehension series. A high-interest, nonfiction story has been chosen for each day of the month. The stories are a combination of historical, scientific, record-breaking, sports, and pop culture events that happened on that particular day. All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century. Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A page of skill-based questions follows each story. Comprehension skills include: facts, locating the answer, cause and effect, fact or opinion, sequence, main idea, conclusion, inference, context, and comparison. INCLUDES: 67 pages Answer Key

A LESSON-A-DAY FOR EVERY DAY IN JANUARY! ENGAGING READING COMPREHENSION LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH! Featuring celebrities, inventors, sports, scientific discoveries, dramatic events and more… this series is sure to give you an unending supply of relevant and intriguing daily reading lessons. Each high-Interest passage is followed by a full page of skill-specific comprehension activities designed to sharpen essential reading skills. This lesson-a-day series is sure to become a classroom favorite! Ideal for bell work, enrichment, remediation and review. INCLUDES STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Stories are followed by skill-specific comprehension activities. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets. LOCATE AN ANSWER DRAW CONCLUSIONS CAUSE & EFFECT FACT OR OPINION FIND FACTS MAKE INFERENCES SEQUENCE EVENTS FIND THE MAIN IDEA COMPARE & CONTRAST USE CONTEXT CLUES TO FIND MEANING All captivating events happened in the last 20 years! This is a growing series that will eventually include the entire school year. Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4 Interest Level: Gr 5 - 12 MORE DETAILS: This 21st Century Daily Comprehension resource is an all-new version of our popular Daily Comprehension series. A high-interest, nonfiction story has been chosen for each day of the month. The stories are a combination of historical, scientific, record-breaking, sports, and pop culture events that happened on that particular day. All of the stories are about events that occurred during the 21st Century. Care was taken to choose topics that appeal to a wide-range of interests. Students will learn some serious and some fun facts while improving their reading skills. A page of skill-based questions follows each story. Comprehension skills include: facts, locating the answer, cause and effect, fact or opinion, sequence, main idea, conclusion, inference, context, and comparison. Total Pages 68 Pages Answer Key Included

Grade Level: 5-8 Interest Level: 4-12 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. While many skills reinforce a student’s ability to comprehend what he or she reads (sequencing, cause and effect, finding details, using context clues), two skills are vital. They are: discerning main ideas and summarizing the text. Students who can master these two essential skills develop into sophisticated readers. 73 pages. Each chapter analysis is organized into three basic elements: Student Directives, Chapter Vocabulary, and Chapter Summary. The Student Directives contain the main ideas in each chapter. They provide the students, working individually or in groups, with a framework for developing their summaries. Student Directives can also be used as group discussions. The Chapter Vocabulary includes definitions of keywords from each chapter. To save time, students need only to copy, not look up, definitions. A Chapter Summary for each chapter is included for teacher use and knowledge. Throughout the guide Skill Pages and Tests are provided for to build an increased understanding of the book and to review student’s knowledge.

Grade Level: 5-8 Interest Level: 4-12 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. While many skills reinforce a student’s ability to comprehend what he or she reads (sequencing, cause and effect, finding details, using context clues), two skills are vital. They are: discerning main ideas and summarizing the text. Students who can master these two essential skills develop into sophisticated readers. 80 pages. Each chapter analysis is organized into three basic elements: Student Directives, Chapter Vocabulary, and Chapter Summary. The Student Directives contain the main ideas in each chapter. They provide the students, working individually or in groups, with a framework for developing their summaries. Student Directives can also be used as group discussions. The Chapter Vocabulary includes definitions of keywords from each chapter. To save time, students need only to copy, not look up, definitions. A Chapter Summary for each chapter is included for teacher use and knowledge. Throughout the guide Skill Pages and Tests are provided for to build an increased understanding of the book and to review student’s knowledge.

Grade Level: 4-6 This is a teaching guide, not a full version of the book. This Newberry Medal winner is a story of a special friendship between Jess Aarons and the new girl in town, Leslie Burke. One day tragedy strikes and Jess’ world is changed forever. Novel by Katherine Paterson. Reproducible chapter questions, plus comprehension questions, a story summary, author biography, creative and cross curricular activities, complete with answer key. 77 pages. Each chapter analysis is organized into three basic elements: Student Directives, Chapter Vocabulary, and Chapter Summary. The Student Directives contain the main ideas in each chapter. They provide the students, working individually or in groups, with a framework for developing their summaries. Student Directives can also be used as group discussions. The Chapter Vocabulary includes definitions of keywords from each chapter. To save time, students need only to copy, not look up, definitions. A Chapter Summary for each chapter is included for teacher use and knowledge. Throughout the guide Skill Pages and Tests are provided for to build an increased understanding of the book and to review student’s knowledge.

Grade Level: 5-8 Interest Level: 4-12 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. While many skills reinforce a student’s ability to comprehend what he or she reads (sequencing, cause and effect, finding details, using context clues), two skills are vital. They are: discerning main ideas and summarizing the text. Students who can master these two essential skills develop into sophisticated readers. 54 pages. Each chapter analysis is organized into three basic elements: Student Directives, Chapter Vocabulary, and Chapter Summary. The Student Directives contain the main ideas in each chapter. They provide the students, working individually or in groups, with a framework for developing their summaries. Student Directives can also be used as group discussions. The Chapter Vocabulary includes definitions of keywords from each chapter. To save time, students need only to copy, not look up, definitions. A Chapter Summary for each chapter is included for teacher use and knowledge. Throughout the guide Skill Pages and Tests are provided for to build an increased understanding of the book and to review student’s knowledge.