Making sense of multiple-meaning words. The 25 lessons in this unit are designed to give students plenty of practice recognizing and using homographs and heteronyms in written and oral communication. Activities ranging from matching meanings to completing sentences work to stimulate awareness of the multiple meanings a single word can have and how pronunciation changes the meaning of like words. Example: They tied a BOW on the present. Robin Hood used a BOW and arrows. The star came on stage to take a BOW. Exercises increase in difficulty as students progress. A list of homographs not used in the lessons is included so teachers can design their own activities.

Figurative language gets a workout with this unit! While similes compare different things using the words AS, LIKE, or THAN, metaphors make the same comparison without the use of these words. Example: The sunlight was like a shower of gold on the garden. The sunlight was a shower of gold on the garden. The activities in this unit not only teach students to differentiate between similes and metaphors, they demonstrate that such comparison language is an excellent way to add color and interest to writing and conversation. The 27 lessons featured progress in difficulty and utilize techniques including creating original phrases, using them in sentences, and understanding what they mean when used as comparisons.

“Get the ball rolling!” The more than 200 activities in this book will encourage students to enhance their writing and conversation with colorful idioms and proverbs. “Actions speak louder than words!” To prove it, this unit is packed with enlightening exercises requiring students to explain meanings in their own words. So “use your head.” There’s nothing “fishy” about this book’s approach. It will simply teach students that dynamic word descriptions are “at the tip of their tongues.” Remember to “never look a gift horse in the mouth!” Included is a separate list of idioms not presented in the lessons. It can be used to design additional teaching activities.

Do your students battle with spelling and pronunciation? Are multi-syllable words threatening? Is reading a struggle? Don’t let your students face these problems unarmed! Take aim with this secret weapon! Divide and Conquer The study of phonics helps students divide words into small parts to conquer reading problems. This unit offers a specialized and unique phonics program that targets the most problematic English language sounds. By using four general rules for dividing words, your students will learn to decode difficult words quickly and easily. A variety of hands-on worksheets are included to provide a rapid review of skills and improve reading, spelling and pronunciation performance. These versatile activities can be presented by an instructor or used independently by the student. These skill-building activities are helpful for: - Older students who have not yet reached mastery levels - Middle school through adult students who have a reading or learning disability - Good students who are laborious readers - Anyone interested in enhancing their pronunciation, spelling, and reading skills - English as a second language students (ESL)

Divide and Conquer with Phonics Rules! The study of phonics helps students divide words into small parts to conquer their reading problems. By using this powerful tool, your students can achieve improved reading performance. Part I is a teacher reference guide that provides you with a thorough knowledge of phonics. You'll see all the most important phonics rules and the most important exceptions, along with patterns, examples, and explanations. These are presented to you in a logical progression of concepts, each building on the last. Part II offers reproducible worksheets and activities to help students reinforce basic phonics rules. These include interesting and short exercises working with vowels, consonants, syllables and more. Patterns and examples are also featured to make it easier for students to improve their pronunciation and word recognition. Altogether, this information-packed unit will help: - you teach reading more effectively! - raise your students reading levels! Grade Level K-3 | Interest Level 3-12

From “Labor Day” to “Groundhog Day” and “Chinese New Year” to “Earth Day,” annual holidays and special days are highlighted in the 27 fascinating crossword puzzles found in this book. Students will be challenged to find the appropriate word to finish a myriad of sentences. Each exercise spotlights six words related to a given holiday. As students work the puzzles, they will expand their knowledge base, vocabulary, and spelling skills.

From “Columbus Day” to “Christmas” and “American Indian Day” to “Cinco de Mayo,” annual holidays and special days are highlighted in the 27 fascinating word search puzzles found in this book. Students will be challenged to find each of the six words presented in the letter grid. Example: “Halloween: Goblin. Cat. Trick. Treat….”As they work the puzzles, students will expand their knowledge base, vocabulary, and spelling skills.

Knowing how to measure time in terms of days, weeks, months and years is an important life skill. Students will have a great time as they learn to recognize the names of the months and their association to the seasons of the year. A variety of creative activities help students learn the days of the week, months of the year, abbreviations, number of days in each month, holiday dates, season, and more! So help your students get off to a good start with this fun and essential basic-skills book. Enjoy!

Knowing how to measure time in terms of days, weeks, months and years is an important life skill. Calendars, part of Remedia's Publications' Time Concepts Series, provides abundant practice in this skill. Your students will have a great time as they learn to recognize the names of the months and their association to the seasons of the year. A variety of creative activities help students learn day and month abbreviations, the various ways to write dates, the meaning of decade and century, holiday dates, and more! In addition, word problems are included that require students to calculate time and dates in order to find answers. So help your students acquire important life skills with this fun and essential basic skills book. Enjoy!

Designed to give students practice reading and writing necessary beginning sight words, this unit incorporates skills of following directions, comprehension, application, logic, and reasoning. Difficulty increases as students move through the 30 activities. Appealing art and multiple skills are combined with the challenge of rebus sentences, picture keys, and a simple vocabulary to encourage meaningful use of color and number words. A Visual Approach to Improve: - Following Directions - Comprehension - Application - Reasoning - Sight Word Vocabulary These activities are intended for use after students have been introduced to the color and number word vocabulary.

This creatively illustrated, 25-lesson book breaks down into parts such objects as a computer, a fire extinguisher, a mouse trap, and a comic strip. After reading bulleted explanation points, students are challenged to label up to eight different aspects of the item.What part of a fire extinguisher is the “discharge tube” anyway? Reading, comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship are all practiced.

This creatively illustrated, 25-lesson book breaks down into parts such objects as an hourglass, a tambourine, and a fire hydrant. After reading bulleted explanation points, students are challenged to label up to five different aspects of the item.What part of a comic strip is the “punch line” anyway?Reading, comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship are all practiced.

This creatively illustrated, 23-lesson book breaks down into parts such things as a suit of armor, an archer’s equipment, a hot air balloon, and an aquarium. After reading a few information-packed paragraphs on each subject, students are challenged to label up to 10 different aspects of the item.What part of a camera is the “view-finder” anyway? Reading, comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship are all practiced.

This creatively illustrated, 25-lesson book breaks down into parts such things as the human digestive system, a space suit, and a bar of music. After reading a few information-packed paragraphs on each subject, students are challenged to label up to 10 different aspects of the item.What part of an ant hill is the “queen’s chamber” anyway? Reading, comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship are all practiced.

"Reluctant readers of all ages and those reading below grade level are sure to have fun while they improve their reading skills with Comprehension Quickies! Very short, easy-to-read paragraphs are followed by comprehension activities that require students to pay attention to details, understand the content, know word definitions, draw conclusions, write complete-sentence answers, and more. These quick, non-threatening reading activities are terrific for: students of all ages, students with short attention spans, students who have difficulty reading longer passages, students reading below grade level, anxious and reluctant readers, ESL students, Inclusion, daily enrichment and review."

Reluctant readers of all ages and those reading below grade level are sure to have fun while they improve their reading skills with Comprehension Quickies! Very short, easy-to-read paragraphs are followed by comprehension activities that require students to pay attention to details, understand the content, know word definitions, draw conclusions, write complete-sentence answers, and more.These quick, non-threatening reading activities are terrific for: students of all ages, students with short attention spans, students who have difficulty reading longer passages, students reading below grade level, anxious and reluctant readers, ESL students, Inclusion, daily enrichment and review.