From “biggest” to “smallest” and “shortest” to “longest,” the 19 lessons in this book will develop students’ size comparison skills from good, to better, to the best! Children will have loads of fun tracing, coloring, and comparing everything from “snakes” and “worms” to “jump ropes” and “shoe laces.” Example: “The road to the city is long. The road to the ocean is longer. The road to the forest is longest.” Color the shortest road blue.Sizes include small, tall, little, long, and large. A pre/post test is included.

An introduction to telling time! Understanding nighttime, daytime, seasons, clocks, and calendars are all covered in this 22-lesson learning unit. Designed for children not yet able to tell time, each exercise creatively illustrates time concepts ranging from “Time for Recess” and “Summer Fun” to a monthly “October” calendar missing some of its dates. Coloring and tracing activities are incorporated to promote motor skills and add to the fun of learning about time.

Money sense! This introduction to money helps students identify coins and their values as well as count coins. “Color the nickels silver.” “Draw a line to match the head of each coin with its tail.” A quarter, two dimes and a nickel are pictured. “How much do you have?”What students learned is put to practice “buying” items using their coins. “Cut out the coins and use them to buy a 26-cent ice cream cone, a 9-cent piece of candy, and a 16-cent pretzel.” In all, there are 25 worksheets in this basic skills learning unit.

“Solve the problem! Color the answers.” The exercises found here will improve math and motor skills. Basic addition computations have been incorporated into bold illustrations. One drawing graces each of the 25 lessons in this learning unit. After solving the 9 to 12 computation problems in a given exercise, students are directed to color the answers as well as the rest of the image. Visual subjects range from a “turtle” to a “pirate.” Math difficulty is focused on adding single digits.

From “biggest” to “smallest” and “shortest” to “longest,” the 19 lessons in this book will develop students’ size comparison skills from good, to better, to the best! Children will have loads of fun tracing, coloring, and comparing everything from “snakes” and “worms” to “jump ropes” and “shoe laces.” Example: “The road to the city is long. The road to the ocean is longer. The road to the forest is longest.” Color the shortest road blue.Sizes include small, tall, little, long, and large. A pre/post test is included.

Build that vocabulary! This creatively illustrated 24-lesson book helps young readers match words with images. While they practice writing the four words featured in each exercise, they begin vital construction of their foundation vocabulary. From “bear” and “butcher” to “tree” and “teeth,” the words and activities in this book are sure to boost reading comprehension and spelling skills. Of course, coloring the large, single-item drawings is all part of the fun.

Take phonics up a notch! This creatively illustrated book brings an understanding of blends home to children who are just beginning to learn to read. Image association is used to help children create words using blends. Tracing words further emphasizes the lessons. Coloring exercises using images that represent blend words offer children an artistic outlet. In all, there are 32 different blend activities. Phonemic awareness is an essential component to reading success and this book gives students plenty of practice.

“Solve the problem! Color the answers.”The exercises found here will improve math and motor skills. Basic subtraction computations have been incorporated into bold illustrations. One drawing graces each of the 24 lessons in this learning unit. After solving the 9 to 12 computation problems in a given exercise, students are directed to color the answers as well as the rest of the image. Visual subjects range from “an elephant taking a bath” to “a cat lifting a barbell.” Math difficulty peaks with subtracting single-digits from double-digits.

“Jed likes to jog.” “Curt likes to climb.” Two drawings are featured. Which sentence goes with which picture? This is but one of the 24 lessons featured in this creatively illustrated book. What an effective tool for boosting reading comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship. After copying the correct statement under the appropriate image, young readers have the pleasure of coloring the two imaginative drawings.

“A kangaroo has strong legs.” “A moose is a large animal with antlers.” “Mother made waffles for breakfast.” Several drawings are featured. Which picture goes with which sentence?This is one the 24 lessons featured in this creatively illustrated book. What an effective tool for boosting reading comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship. After copying the correct statement under the appropriate image, young readers have the pleasure of coloring the imaginative drawings.

Constructing a foundation vocabulary! This creatively illustrated 24-lesson book helps young readers match words with images. While they practice writing the four words featured in each exercise, they begin to build their vocabulary from the ground up. From “plate” to “pot” and “swimming” to “skating,” the words and activities in this book are sure to boost reading comprehension and spelling skills. Of course, coloring the large, single-item drawings is all part of the fun.

“Say ‘No’ to strangers.” “Wash your hands before eating.” “Share with others.” Read. Trace. Write the sentence.Creatively illustrated with scenes that depict some basic safety, health, and etiquette tips, this 24-lesson book is a stellar way to promote reading comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship. After completing the written portion of each exercise, young readers have the pleasure of coloring the imaginative drawings.

As the second volume in the series, this book takes Word Association learning up one notch on the difficulty scale. Each of the 24 fully illustrated lessons features four images and eight words. Students are asked to associate two words with each picture. Example: What two words would go with the image of a windmill – uniform, gnaw, dam, badge, turn, stars, blow, and/or space? This book is an effective tool for teaching reading writing, vocabulary, and penmanship. Of course, creatively coloring in the drawings is all part of the fun.

Which word goes with the picture of a campfire – brush, burn, hop, or pail? This is but one of the 20 lessons featured in this book. Each exercise spotlights four words and four single-image illustrations. After being asked to match the words with the correct pictures, students are challenged to write a sentence using one of the words. Of course, creatively coloring in the drawings is all part of the fun.

“I can fly. I have feathers.” Which image/word goes with this statement: cardinal, bat, aardvark? The 24 illustrated lessons in this book ask students to match images with sentences or sketches with words. All sorts a creatures are featured from a “tarantula” to a “tick” and a “flamingo” to a “ferret.” Of course, creative coloring is all part of the fun.

Identifying things that “belong together.” With each of the 20 lessons in this unit, students are challenged to cut out lively drawings to use as answers to basic reasoning questions. Example: “Which of these things do we see in the sky?”The fun puzzles here use word/image association, reading, and following directions to develop better critical thinking, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills.

Identifying logical order. With each of the 24 lessons in this unit, students are challenged to cut out four lively drawings and paste them down in their logical sequences. Example: Read the clues about feeding time at the zoo. “The elephant is fed last. The zebras are fed after the hippo. The hippo is fed first.“ Color, cut, and paste the pictures in order.Word/image association, reading, and following directions are all utilized to better develop critical thinking, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills.

Analysis and arrangement.The 24 illustrated lessons in this book ask students to read words and phrases, then cut and paste the pictures that belongs with them. Eight words are featured on each worksheet, spotlighting all sorts of creatures and objects from “fawn” and “February” to “Snow White” and “skeleton.”Example: “Judge,” “referee,” and “scientist” are among the words presented. Images of a microphone, a whistle, a gavel, a microscope, and paint brushes are featured. Which image goes with which word?Of course, creative coloring is all part of the fun.

Fortifying a fundamental skill.The 24 illustrated lessons in this book present students with eight word clues that need to be matched with accompanying pictures. Sound (ch, sm, pl), word (star, butter, chalk), phrase (“Sharp as a ___.” “Forest is to tree as desert is to ____.”), and numbered syllable (“2 syllable,” “3 syllable”) clues are presented. The image solutions need to be cut and pasted into place.Example: “Dry as a ___.” “Flat as a ___.” “Light as a ___.” are among the clues presented. Images of a bird, a stack of pancakes, a pig, a bone, and a bumblebee are featured. Which image goes with the phrase?Of course, creative coloring is all part of the fun.

Boost language skills to new heights with this step-by-step, practice-packed book! The sequential, easy-to-do activities will guide your students through important concepts, one-by-one, while the illustrations are sure to keep interest soaring. Part of the Skill Booster Series, this flexible book is superb as an introduction or review. Its specific focus allows repeated practice and is a terrific way to help students prepare for standardized tests. In addition, it can be incorporated into both skill-based and whole-language programs. You will find this book an effective teaching tool for many age and ability levels.