Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills |Reading, Writing, Math | Google Slides Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Checks focuses on everyday-life situations that involve filling out deposit slips, writing checks, and filling out a transaction register. Students will learn the correct way to fill out a deposit slip, write a check, and keep track of withdrawals and deposits by filling out a transaction register. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract, multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Skills Include: • Applying information to real-life situations • Following directions • Reading for details • Finding relevant facts • Solving word problems using the appropriate operations • Writing numbers in different forms VERSATILE & EASY-TO-USE GOOGLE SLIDES: We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just today’s daily lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use. Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank – which requires students to drag a circle or word to provide the correct answer – and typing the answer into an answer box. 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 | Specific Comprehension Skills | Main Idea Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest, one-paragraph reading passages were specifically written to aid students in “Finding the Main Ideas.” SPECIFIC SKILL: MAIN IDEA What is the story mainly about? What point is the author trying to make? Being able to tell the main idea of a story means that you have put together the details and come up with the general idea the author is trying to get across. It is one of the most basic and essential comprehension skills. READING PASSAGES Each card has four, short, one-paragraph reading passages. The reading passages are written in such a way that students should be able to get the main idea of the passage. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS After each paragraph, there is a multiple-choice question that asks the students to complete this statement: This story mainly tells… To choose the correct answer, students will need to use details in the passage to choose which answer best describes the main idea. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills |Context Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest, one-paragraph reading passages were specifically written to aid students in using “Context” to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words within a story. SPECIFIC SKILL: CONTEXT Being able to use context in a reading passage to understand unfamiliar words is an essential skill for building vocabulary and increasing reading fluency. Using context means understanding the connection between the words, phrases, and sentences in a reading passage. The words surrounding an unfamiliar word help determine its meaning. READING PASSAGES Each card has four short, one paragraph reading passages. Two of the sentences have missing words. Three words are offered as possibilities. Students must pay attention to all of the words in the paragraph to determine which word best completes each sentence. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS Each paragraph has two sentences with missing words. Students are offered three choices to pick the word that best completes the sentence. They must use context to help chose the correct answer. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills |Finding Facts Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest reading passages were specifically written to aid students in easily “Finding the Facts.” SPECIFIC SKILL: FACTS Being able to find relevant facts in a story is a basic skill necessary for comprehension. Facts are bits of information that focus on the details of a story. Facts can be found by asking who, what, why, where, when, which, and how type questions. READING PASSAGES Topics for these 16 short reading passages were carefully chosen to capture the interest of a wide variety of students. Titles include:” “Getting a Dog,” “Riding Roller Coasters at Six Flags,” “Making Tamales,” “Adventure in the Mountains,” and much more. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS Eight questions per story, in a multiple-choice format, give three answer options for the students to chose from. Students may go back into the text to find the answers. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Single Skill Practice for Reading Success! Provide your students with solid reading comprehension practice for finding the main idea. This unit features 48, short reading passages sorted by difficulty–from low to high reading level. This progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level and then move on to higher levels as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 2.0 and progress to 3.5 according to Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. A single, multiple choice question follows each reading passage and guides students to find the main idea about what they’ve read. Perfect for skill reinforcement and assessment! Ideal for individual students, large groups, and as a center activity. Reading Level 2.0-3.5 | Interest Level 2-12 Each segment has 26 pages total. 16 - Skill Reading Cards Teacher’s Guide Pages Answer Sheets Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Report Sheet

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills |Sequence Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest reading passages were specifically written to aid students in finding the “Sequence” of events. SPECIFIC SKILL: SEQUENCE Sequence refers to the order in which events happen in a story or the steps involved in making or doing something. Word clues to look for that help identify the sequence in as story are: before, after, next, first, later, during, last, then, and finally. READING PASSAGES Topics for these 16 short reading passages were carefully chosen to capture the interest of a wide variety of students. Titles include:” “The Lost Paradise,” “The Great Motocross Race,” “Diving for Treasure,” “A Tornado on the Farm,” and much more The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS The first question after each story asks students to put three events from the story in the order they happen. The following three questions are multiple-choice and require students to understand the steps or order in which events occurred. Using sequence word clues will help students find the answers. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards 16 Answer Strips Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills | Drawing Conclusions Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest, one-paragraph reading passages were specifically written to aid students in “Drawing a Conclusion.” SPECIFIC SKILL: CONCLUSION Drawing a conclusion means using information in the story to help make a decision about something. A logical conclusion must be supported by putting together details that are stated in the story. This can be a challenging skill to master. READING PASSAGES Each card has four, short, one-paragraph reading passages. The reading passages are written in such a way that students should be able to draw a logical conclusion. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS After each paragraph, there is a multiple-choice question that asks students to complete a statement: From this story, you can tell… To choose the correct answer, students will need to determine which information in the story can support their answer. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Reading | Specific Comprehension Skills | Making an Inference Improve Reading Comprehension Skill by Skill! Do you have students who need extra practice with comprehension skills? Then, this product was designed especially for you. Short, high-interest, one-paragraph reading passages were specifically written to aid students in “Making an Inference.” SPECIFIC SKILL: INFERENCE Making an inference is one of the more challenging comprehension skills. Students must add their own knowledge and experience to what has been read. It’s a higher-level, critical-thinking skill. Making an inference is basically making an educated guess based on what you know and what you’ve read. READING PASSAGES Each card has four, short, one-paragraph reading passages. The reading passages are written in such a way that students should be able to make an educated guess about what the text infers. The reading passages are arranged in ascending order. The progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level (Card 1a) and move on to higher levels (Card 8b) as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 3.0 and progress to 4.5 according the Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. QUESTIONS After each paragraph, there is a multiple-choice question that asks: Which of these statements is probably true? To choose the correct answer, students will need to decide which answer makes the most sense to them based on the details given in the paragraph. Pre-printed answer strips can be filled out and used for students to mark down their answers. DETAILS Contents Include: 16 Story Cards Printable Answer Strip Template Teacher’s Guide Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Chart

Single Skill Practice for Reading Success! Provide your students with solid reading comprehension and sequencing practice. This unit features 16 reading passages sorted by difficulty–from low to high reading level. This progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level and then move on to higher levels as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 2.0 and progress to 3.5 according to Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. Multiple choice questions follow each reading passage and guide students to identify the sequence of what they’ve read. Perfect for skill reinforcement and assessment! Ideal for individual students, large groups, and as a center activity. Reading Level 2.0-3.5 | Interest Level 2-12 Each segment has 26 pages total 16 - Skill Reading Cards Teacher’s Guide Pages Answer Sheets Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Report Sheet

Single Skill Practice for Reading Success! Provide your students with solid reading comprehension practice for making inferences. This unit features 48, short reading passages sorted by difficulty–from low to high reading level. This progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level and then move on to higher levels as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 2.0 and progress to 3.5 according to Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. A single, multiple choice question follows each reading passage and guides students to make inferences about what they’ve read. Perfect for skill reinforcement and assessment! Ideal for individual students, large groups, and as a center activity. Reading Level 2.0-3.5 | Interest Level 2-12 Comprehension Skills Progress Report Sheet Answer Key Answer Sheets Teacher’s Guide Pages 16 - Skill Reading Cards Each segment has 26 pages total

Single Skill Practice for Reading Success! Provide your students with solid reading comprehension practice for drawing conclusions. This unit features 48, short reading passages sorted by difficulty–from low to high reading level. This progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level and then move on to higher levels as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 2.0 and progress to 3.5 according to Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. A single, multiple choice question follows each reading passage and guides students to draw conclusions about what they’ve read. Perfect for skill reinforcement and assessment! Ideal for individual students, large groups, and as a center activity. Reading Level 2.0-3.5 | Interest Level 2-12 Each segment has 26 pages total 16 - Skill Reading Cards Teacher’s Guide Pages Answer Sheets Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Report Sheet

Single Skill Practice for Reading Success! Provide your students with solid reading comprehension practice for finding facts. This unit features 16 reading passages sorted by difficulty–from low to high reading level. This progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level and then move on to higher levels as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 2.0 and progress to 3.5 according to Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. Multiple choice questions follow each reading passage and guide students to find facts about what they’ve read. Perfect for skill reinforcement and assessment! Ideal for individual students, large groups, and as a center activity. Reading Level 2.0-3.5 | Interest Level 2-12 Each segment has 26 pages total 16 - Skill Reading Cards Teacher’s Guide Pages Answer Sheets Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Report Sheet

Single Skill Practice for Reading Success! Provide your students with solid reading comprehension practice for using context clues. This unit features 48, short reading passages sorted by difficulty–from low to high reading level. This progression allows students to begin at a lower reading level and then move on to higher levels as their skills improve. Reading levels begin at 2.0 and progress to 3.5 according to Flesch-Kincaid Reading Scale. A single, multiple choice question follows each reading passage and guides students to use context clues about what they’ve read. Perfect for skill reinforcement and assessment! Ideal for individual students, large groups, and as a center activity. Reading Level 2.0-3.5 | Interest Level 2-12 Each segment has 26 pages total 16 - Skill Reading Cards Teacher’s Guide Pages Answer Sheets Answer Key Comprehension Skills Progress Report Sheet

A lesson a day in May! This reproducible unit offers a different nonfiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest low-vocabulary stories are followed by high-interest activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Best of all, you will never run out of usable activities again! Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12 Contents Include: - 31 Short, Nonfiction Stories - Follow-Up Activities to Assess Comprehension - Research Activities

A lesson a day in April! This reproducible unit offers a different nonfiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest low-vocabulary stories are followed by high-interest activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Best of all, you will never run out of usable activities again! Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12 Contents Include: - 30 Short, Nonfiction Stories - Follow-Up Activities to Assess Comprehension - Research Activities

Grade Level: 3-4 Putting things in order! This lesson unit features 24 straight-edge jigsaw puzzles each accompanied by sentence writing and picture coloring activities. The exercises are designed to improve visual perception, writing, vocabulary, fine motor, and sequencing skills. After cutting out the puzzle pieces, students paste them together in sequential order. Once completed, students are challenged to use the related vocabulary words in a sentence. This is a great book for visual learners!

Grade Level: 3-4 Putting things in order! This lesson unit features 24, dinosaur-themed, jigsaw puzzle exercises. A short information-packed description of each extinct creature starts things off. Students then cut out the pieces of the accompanying puzzles and paste them together in sequential order. Finally, children are challenged to answer questions about each dinosaur using the information they read. Designed to improve visual perception, writing, vocabulary, fine motor, and sequencing skills, two dozen dinosaurs are spotlighted – from “anchicerotops” to “triceratops.” Fun is sure to be had by all.

Grade Level: 3-4 Putting things in order! This lesson unit features 24, dinosaur-themed, jigsaw puzzle exercises. A short information-packed description of each extinct creature starts things off. Students then cut out the pieces of the accompanying puzzles and paste them together in sequential order. Finally, children are challenged to answer questions about each dinosaur using the information they read. Designed to improve visual perception, writing, vocabulary, fine motor, and sequencing skills, two dozen dinosaurs are spotlighted – from “anchicerotops” to “triceratops.” Fun is sure to be had by all.

Life Skills | Food Prep Directions | Simple Cooking | Measurement | Reading Comprehension | Special Education | Ready-to-Use | Learning how to carefully read food packaging & cooking directions, then prepare a meal is truly an essential life skill. These ready-to-use lessons are sure to help students master this life skill and become more confident and independent when making simple meals. SKILL-BASED VISUAL LESSONS: Students carefully read popular, pre-packaged food boxes, then answer relevant food prep and cooking questions. These realistic and highly-visual activities get students using environmental print as they read for details, locate information, use context clues, sequence events, use measurements, determine cooking times and more. FOOD FAVORITES: Students are sure to LOVE learning how to cook their favorite snacks and meals. From Frozen Chicken Nuggets to Blueberry Muffins , your students will get their fill with these popular and solidly-conceived life-skills lessons. REAL FOOD PACKAGING! Each lesson features a popular and easy-to-prepare, REAL food item that can be easily purchased and prepared at home after learning. Cooking methods involve using the microwave, stove top, oven and refrigerator. COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Multiple-choice comprehension questions challenge students to read each food box carefully. Questions require students to read for details, locate information, use context clues, sequence recipe steps, determine cooking times, understand measurements and more… Basic kitchen and measuring terms are used throughout, giving students opportunities to expand their vocabulary along the way. There are nine questions per food package. VERSATILE LESSONS: These multiple-choice activities require very limited writing, making them ideal for daily lessons, review, progress monitoring, enrichment, quiz games, and task cards. EASY TO USE! You’re going to love these ready-to-use printable lessons. Just print and go! Includes: 29 pages answer key

Life Skills | Cooking | Using Appliances | Functional Skills | Food Vocabulary | Recipes | Independent Living | Special Education | Print & Go Lessons Help students on the road to independence with these easy-to-use Cooking lessons! Using realistic photos and easy-to-read passages, students get helpful tips and easy-to-follow advice on everything from how to use a microwave to cooking pasta and reheating pizza. Students are introduced to the real-life world of cooking tools, ingredients, and how and when to use different appliances. From barbecues to broiling, and baking to boiling (and we can’t forget colanders…) key vocabulary and concepts are introduced then reinforced with short, easy-to-read comprehension and cloze reading activities. (see product preview for tons of sample pages). EASY-TO-USE LESSONS: Colorful multiple-choice exercises and cloze reading activities challenge students while keeping writing at a minimum. Reading passages are very short, and not overwhelming. These easy-to-use task cards are great for daily instruction, performance monitoring, transition programs, assessment, and review. (See product preview for tons of sample slides) HANDS-ON VISUAL LESSONS: Strong visual cues and realistic photos are sure to captivate students while reinforcing learning. Simple multiple-choice activities check for comprehension while keeping things enjoyable. These colorful lessons require very little writing. Students circle correct answers, and fill in missing words from a word bank… a student favorite! EASY-TO-USE: We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these lessons and print! A great way to teach essential life skills while also improving reading comprehension. INCLUDES: Page count: 51 Pages Answer Key Included