The 80 cloze stories and activities in this unit were created to highlight and reinforce specific comprehension skills and increase fluency. Each story features an interesting science or social studies topic in a “bare-bones” format that offers no visual cues or story titles. Students must determine the main idea by using context clues only. After students have filled in the blanks with the appropriate words and re-read the story to make sure it makes sense, they can then create a title for the story to show their understanding of the main idea. The stories are sequential in length and reading difficulty, beginning with short paragraphs and building to full-page stories. Reading level ranges from grade 3 to grade 5. Fluency is promoted by requiring students to read each story at least twice. Follow-up questions focus on many different comprehension skills and help promote a broad understanding of the story. Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 3-12 Skills Covered Include: - Main idea - Drawing conclusions - Inference - Locating the answer - Predicting outcomes - Summarizing - Context clues - Sequence - Vocabulary - Finding facts/Reading for details - Fact or opinion - Analogy - Cause and effect - Choosing the right word - Summarizing - Resource skills - Prior knowledge 152 Pages includes an answer key.

Capture your students attention and improve their reading comprehension skills with high-interest history and science topics! This unit features 49 nonfiction stories based on themes ranging from pyramids and the D-Day Invasion to dolphins and wasps. Following each story are three skill pages featuring literal and interpretive comprehension questions, sentence writing practice, and a research activity. Each Story Includes: - preview words - a question in test format - at least two sentence writing questions - several comprehension questions - several critical thinking questions based on bloom’s taxonomy - a research/writing activity - a review page in cloze format This is wonderful supplement to any reading, history, or science program! 208 pages includes an answer key. Story Topics Include: - animals - inventions - people - places - events Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 4-12

Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

Capture your students attention and improve their reading comprehension skills with high-interest history and science topics! This unit features 49 nonfiction stories based on themes ranging from the Boston Tea Party and baseball to tarantulas and inventors. Following each story are three skill pages featuring literal and interpretive comprehension questions, sentence writing practice, and a research activity. Each Story Includes: - preview words - a question in test format - at least two sentence writing questions - several comprehension questions - several critical thinking questions based on bloom’s taxonomy - a research/writing activity - a review page in cloze format This is wonderful supplement to any reading, history, or science program! 208 pages. Story Topics Include: - animals - inventions - people - places - events Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 4-12

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

From understanding the concept that "a sentence tells one complete thought" to actually writing coherent sentences, students will find the lessons in this unit to be both enlightening and entertaining. The exercises begin with the basic sequencing of a few words into short sentences and progress to viewing an imaginative illustration and writing an original sentence to describe it. Activities Include: - Sentence Recognition - Sequencing Words into a Sentence - Writing Original Sentences

These step-by-step activities present information in short, manageable chunks so learners can isolate and master one concept before moving on to the next. Starting with "zero" and ending with "10", the 20 lessons in this book open with tracing, writing, and coloring exercises. Students must trace each number and number-word, write and spell each, and then color the lively illustrations. Activities Include: - Recognizing Numbers 0-10 - Tracing, Writing, Coloring, & Spelling Numbers - Matching Numbers, Number-Words, & Objects

These step-by-step activities present information in short, manageable chunks so learners can isolate and master one concept before moving on to the next. These dynamic addition and subtraction worksheets are perfect for students who are still making the connection between concrete and symbolic number representation. This 20-lesson unit effectively takes a visual approach to basic math using creative illustrations and image words to entice students to tackle addition and subtraction of whole numbers and counting objects. Activities Include: - Adding & Subtracting Whole Numbers - Counting Objects - Connecting Objects with Numbers

These step-by-step activities present information in short, manageable chunks so learners can isolate and master one concept before moving on to the next. Math problems are presented using shapes, image words, and numerals. These activities teach students that numbers are really a shortcut to representing a group of actual objects. Through the 20 lessons in this unit, students move from the concrete level of counting objects to the abstract level of numerals and symbols. Emphasis is on numbers 1-10.

These step-by-step activities present information in short, manageable chunks so learners can isolate and master one concept before moving on to the next. A variety of imaginative, hands-on activities to help student learn basic counting skills. The 20 exercises in this book use number sequencing, fun illustrations, number match-ups, and dot-to-dots as a fun, engaging way to teach counting from 1 to 30. Activities Include: - Number Sequencing - Write How Many - Number Match-Up - Number Sets - Dot-to-Dots

These step-by-step activities present information in short, manageable chunks so learners can isolate and master one concept before moving on to the next. Math problems are presented using shapes, image words, and numerals. These activities teach students that numbers are really a shortcut to representing a group of actual objects. Through the 20 lessons in this unit, students move from the concrete level of counting objects to the abstract level of numerals and symbols. Emphasis is on numbers 1-10.

Writing complete sentences has never been so much fun! This unit is filled with a variety of activities to encourage students to write unique sentences. Students develop sentences using rhyming words, compose questions about specific pictures, compile answers to intriguing questions, and more! Without a doubt, the "story starters" in this book are sure to get kids thinking and writing. Activities Include: - Picture Clues - Content Ideas - Vocabulary Words - Sample Sentences

Spark the interest of budding writers and watch their writing skills blossom. The lessons in this unit offer simple instructions, fun story starters, writing prompts, easy-to-read vocabulary words, and picture clues. Students progress from writing simple sentences to writing short stories in no time! Features: - Picture Clues - Writing Prompts - Story Starters - Vocabulary Words - Sample Sentences

A delicious way to improve functional math skills! Students will travel the board visiting up to six different restaurants, placing orders, sticking to a budget, using money, making change, and much more! Contents Include: - Gameboard (Black & white and measures 8.5x11" for easy printing!) - 6 Menus - Instructions - Spinner & Pawns - Money (Black & white for easy printing if you don't already have play money.) - 18-Page Extended Activities Activities: The included activities are great to use for review of the concepts in the game! Students answer comprehension questions and solve word problems based on the six menus used in the game. Also includes step-by-step instructions for adding and subtracting money. Plus a receipt template and answer key are included. 6 Menus: - Italian Food - Breakfast Diner - Chinese Food - Mexican Food - Seafood - Country Diner

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 2-3

Watch students' basic writing and critical thinking skills grow by identifying the four types of sentences! With the reading, writing, and color-coding exercises in this unit, students will begin to learn the differences between statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Activities Include Identifying & Writing: - Statements - Questions - Commands - Exclamations

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detectives Join teenager Jenna White as she helps her dad, a National Park Ranger, solve perplexing mysteries. Follow them as they travel to different national parks across the U.S. and Canada. Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 2 | Interest Level 3-12

Reinforce Consumer Math Skills with this Beginning Money Skills Game It’s never too early for students to develop an interest in earning, saving, and spending money! With this game, players get realistic practice handling money. As student play the game, they add and subtract money as they take turns earning and spending money with tasks like giving the dog a bath or buying a movie ticket. This game is open-ended and may conclude when one player has more than $20 or when one player has moved his or her pawn completely around the board. Using games to teach and reinforce basic skills is a highly effective way to motivate students to learn! This game is ideal for 2-6 players, and is great for small groups and math centers. Contents Include: - Gameboard (Black & white and measures 8.5x11" for easy printing!) - Instructions - Spinner & Pawns - Money (Black & white for easy printing if you don't already have play money.) - 24 "Take A Chance!" Task Cards - Blank / Editable Task Cards (So you can create unique instructions that grab your students' attention.) Interest Level: 3-12