Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | The Night Sky Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “The Night Sky” This nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the planets and stars we see in the night sky. “A Little Cosmic Dust” The fiction story tells about a young boy’s fascination with the stars and his hope to discover some “cosmic dust” that may have come from outer space! Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 340 and 350 words and is written at a 3.7 to 4.5 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 3 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Ecosystems Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Ecosystems” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about different types of ecosystems, how they work, and the importance of keeping food webs intact. “Everything is Connected” The fiction story tells about a grandfather who explains the importance of maintaining food chains and food webs to his granddaughter through a story about the scarcity of a bird called the Clark’s nutcracker. Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 320 and 330 words and is written at a 3.6 to 4.8 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Science | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Camouflage Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing Science-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, scientific explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Camouflage” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts the kinds of animals that use camouflage to keep from being attacked and eaten. “The Lonely Chameleon” The fiction story tells about the life of a chameleon and what happens when he changes his colors to either blend in or stand out. Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 330 and 375 words and is written at a 2.9 to 4.4 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 3 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Gold Rush Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Gold Rush” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the thousands of people who came to California hoping to strike it rich by finding a gold mine. “Moving On” The fiction story tells about a family that experiences the “boom” and “bust” associated with the California gold rush. They started with a successful business and ending up with nothing and having to move on. Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is about 345 words and is written at a 3.3 to 4.6 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Equal Rights Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Equal Rights” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the history of trying to gain equal rights for all citizens, especially African-Americans. “Being Mermaids Together” The fiction story tells about the friendship between two young girls – one Black and one white – and their simple desire to be able to swim together in the same pool at the same time. Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 335 and 372 words and is written at a 3.1 to 4.0 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | First Americans Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “First Americans” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with interesting facts about the history of the first people who lived in North America, some more than 40,000 years ago. They lived here long before Spanish and other European explorers “discovered” America. “Gathering Firewood” The fiction story tells about two Native American brothers and their first sighting of the big ships that would forever change their way of life. Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 320 and 370 words and is written at a 3.8 to 5.1 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Early 20th Century Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Turn of the Century” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with historical facts about significant events that marked the end of the 19th Century and the beginning of 20th Century. “Going to School” The fiction story tells about two boys who get to have the experience of leaving long hours of working in a factory to the luxury of getting to go to school! Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 336 and 369 words and is written at a 3.6 to 4.8 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Trail of Tears Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Trail of Tears” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with historical facts about the removal of the Cherokee people from their homeland by the U.S. Military. And their horrific 1,200-mile march from Georgia to Oklahoma. “Leaving Home” The fiction story makes the historical facts personal by telling about a Cherokee family as they begin their journey on the “Trail of Tears.” Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 328 and 351 words and is written at a 3.2 to 4.6 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Transcontinental Railway Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Transcontinental Railway” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with historical facts about the difficulties, danger, and destruction, as well as the exciting advantages, that came along with connecting the East Coast with the West Coast of America by a transcontinental railroad. “An Exciting Journey” The fiction story tells about the beginning of a young man’s thrilling adventure into the unknown on the transcontinental railway. Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is about 340 words and is written at a 3.3 to 5.0 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Reading Comprehension | Social Studies | Fiction/Nonfiction Pairing | Revolutionary War Supports Best Practices in Reading by Pairing History-Based Nonfiction Stories with Fiction Stories on the Same Topic! Each exciting and fact-filled story is accompanied by a dynamic, colorful, realistic illustration that brings the story to life and enhances the content. The nonfiction story gives a detailed, historic explanation of the topic. The matching fiction story makes the topic relatable to everyday life. Reading Skills Follow-up questions and activities help build important comprehension skills and strategies shared by and unique to nonfiction and fiction stories. By reading the stories and completing the accompanying activities, students will have a much greater understanding of these two key genres of reading. “Revolutionary War” The nonfiction story sets up the fiction story with historical facts about the reasons for and the outcome of the Revolutionary War. “The Fight for Freedom” The fiction story tells about a dramatic incident known as the “Boston Massacre” that helped trigger the colonists to wage a war against Britain and fight for freedom. Questions & Activities Each story is followed by who, what, when, where, why, and how type questions. Additional skill-specific questions for each story include: Main Idea, Locating Information, Fact or Opinion, Sequencing, Cause & Effect, Conclusion, Inference, Summarizing, and Picture Interpretation. Vocabulary activities include: vocabulary matching, word search, and context. Details: Each short story is between 316 and 341 words and is written at a 3.8 to 5.1 reading level according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale. The interest level is grades 4 and up. Contents Include: • 2 high-interest, illustrated, short stories • 10 pages of questions and activities • Glossary • Answer Key • 18 total pages

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading | Task Cards | Credit Cards Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting Task Cards take students step-by-step through the process of getting a credit card. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information. This step-by-step approach makes the task cards ideal for explicit instruction, life skills classes, remediation, transition students, special education, and more. Getting a Credit Card can be used as a stand-alone unit of instruction or can be used as a companion teaching unit along with Credit Card Basics and Using a Credit Card. “How Do You Get a Credit Card?” This first set of task cards details what is required to get a credit card. It covers filling out an application and what it takes to get your application approved. The approval process can be confusing. The next sets of task cards answer the following questions in depth: “What is a Credit Reference?”, “What is a Credit History?”, “What is a Credit Score?” Since credit scores are such an important part of a person’s financial record, the information used to figure out a credit score is explained in detail. “Should You Get a Credit Card?” This last set of task cards lists the pros and cons of having a credit card. It gives students the information they need to decide if having a credit card is right for them. READING SKILLS: Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card. VERSATILE LESSONS: Lessons include multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities that require very little writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, progress monitoring, reading centers, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple choice or fill in the blank. Includes: 52 Task Cards Answer Key

Pump up those language skills! Each of the 40 lessons in this book focuses on the use of adjectives and adverbs. Subjects covered include defining, classifying, recognizing, and using adjectives and adverbs. As students progress through “adjectives after the verb,” “adjectives formed from nouns,” “adverbs formed from adjectives,” and more, students master an understanding of these language-builders. At the conclusion of the book is a comprehensive review exercise.

Pump up those language skills! The 42 lessons and review exercises in this book focus on all aspects of verb usage - from “recognizing action verbs” and “identifying different verb tenses,” to “irregular verbs” and “adding ‘d’ or ‘ed’ to create past tense.” As students work their way through these comprehensive exercises, they will master the use of verbs as language-builders.

Capitalize on capitalization! Each of the 31 lessons and review exercises in this learning unit focuses on a specific use for capital letters. The “why” and “when” of capitalizing is extensively covered. Among the rules taught are “days of the week,” “people and pets,” “titles,” “greetings,” “direct quotations,” “poetry,” and so much more. As students progress, they learn to master the fine art of accurate capitalization.

Creating a written plan that organizes ideas or facts in a logical order. The 44 lessons in this book will give students plenty of practice with all aspects of Outlining. Exercises focus on the parts of an outline, finding main and sub-topics, writing paragraphs from an outline, creating an outline and then a report, and more. With the skills taught in this unit, students will be better equipped to use an outline to write stories and reports.

From Australia to Tanzania and beyond - your students will love discovering fascinating facts about faraway places while they improve their reading comprehension, writing and research skills. Students read a high-interest article about each country or continent then answer specific reading comprehension questions that encourage them to read for details and find facts. In addition, a variety of extended bonus activities are included to insure that your students receive a thorough understanding of each country while building basic skills. Bonus activities include: extended writing activities for each country, extended "Research-the-Facts" activities for each country, "World-Record Facts" and activities, "Write-to-the-Embassy" bonus activities, and more!

Each of the stories in this book emphasizes three to six words - all nouns found most commonly in beginning readers. Following each story are seven activities including: Questions relating to the content of the story. Complete-the-sentence exercises. Sequencing. "Yes/No" inquiries, and a "Follow Directions" task. Once young students master basic sight words, reading becomes an enjoyable endeavor rather than a dutiful task. 48-page book include an Answer key.

Building vocabulary.With each of the 10 lessons in this book, students are challenged to better understand and actively use five common words. Eight exciting activities are put before the students - from finding the words in sentences and underlining the one sentence that tells about an accompanying picture, to using the words to complete a story and writing their own sentences using lesson words. Of course, fun illustration activities are integrated into each exercise. To test comprehension, two Review Lessons have been included.

Building vocabulary.With each of the 10 lessons in this book, students are challenged to better understand and actively use five common words. Eight exciting activities are put before the students - from finding the words in sentences and underlining the one sentence that tells about an accompanying picture, to using the words to complete a story and writing their own sentences using lesson words. Of course, fun illustration activities are integrated into each exercise. To test comprehension, two Review Lessons have been included.

Improve Comprehension ONE-SKILL–at-a-Time! You’re going to LOVE these NO PREP - PAPERLESS ACTIVITIES guaranteed to target and improve specific reading skills! These Google Slides are ideal for distance learning, daily homework, remediation, review, literacy circles, and more! High Interest Topics: Each slide features a funny and/or intriguing short story that students will WANT to read! Cool topics include amazing facts, unusual creatures, silly laws, strange superstitions and more. Following each passage is a text-dependent reading skill question that targets the specific reading skill- Drawing Conclusions. Fun and colorful artwork is included on each slide, to keep kids motivated. Story Length: 45-55 words Reading Level: Gr. 1-3 Interest Level: For students of all ages Easy-to-Use! We’ve done the work for you! With this series you won’t have to waste time searching through stories and activities to find one that targets the skills you need to include in your lesson plan or IEP. Simply add these Google Slides to your Google Drive. Then you can assign specific slides to specific students, or the whole class! Watch students work in real-time, or check their progress later. Easy-to-Read Lessons: These fun, easy-reading lessons are designed for success. These fun activities are designed to appeal to a broad age-range of students who need to work on essential reading skills, and are perfect for enrichment, review or remediation. Main Idea Using Context Finding Facts Drawing Conclusions Making Inferences Detecting Sequence Printing Suggestions: If you prefer, these slides can also be printed. Print full color cards on white paper. Laminate the cards for durability. If you chose to print on color paper, you can use a different color for each skill to help differentiate between each skill. Suggestions for Use: Individual Students: Use these Google Slides/task cards with individual students. If a student is struggling with finding the main idea, for example, give that student the “Main Idea” cards or Google Slide to practice with. Small Groups: Use these Google Slides/cards with small groups. Give each small group a set of cards. Have students take turns reading the stories out loud and answering the questions. Extended Activities: Have students read a story and then create their own questions. Can students create who, what, where, when, why questions from the story? Can other skill-specific questions be asked? What details are missing from the story? Writing Prompts: Use these fun stories as writing prompts. Give each student a card to read. Have students elaborate on the story. Have students complete the story, add to the story, or research the facts. Contents Include: 16 Google Slides