“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.

“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.

Test logical thinking! Solving the oodles of picture problems and word logic puzzles in this book will keep students’ minds active and promote logical thinking. Children must learn to organize the clues presented so they can reach the logical solutions. In all, there are 25 exercises that progressively increase in difficulty.

Exercise thinking skills and build vocabulary! In each of the 24 lessons in this unit, student must first answer a series of random letter-placement clues. If their “logic” is correct, the letters spell a word. Students are then challenged to write an original sentence using the word. The vocabulary featured is at an easy level so that the focus is on thinking more than on word knowledge. Creative illustrations and coloring activities add to the fun of learning.

Teach the thinking process! Experts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit. The 26, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize word, image, and shape associations to make students aware of the similarities and differences between objects and word meanings. “See how the pictures are different. How many differences can you find?”) Analogies are also covered. (“Bite is to Dog as Sting is to ___: Bee, Hurt, Bear.”)The inclusion of creative illustrations greatly assists the learning process. The easy-to-use activities are sure to improve critical thinking skills.

Structured practice in visual discrimination and perception! The 25 lessons in this unit take children a step beyond simply differentiating between “like” and “different” objects by requiring them to specify HOW two objects are similar and different. This extra step helps children begin to recognize and put into words the characteristics they observe.Visual clues are used for students to compare.Example: An image of a calendar and a drawing of a clock are shown. “How are these alike? How are they different?”

Experts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit.The 26, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize a variety of activities to teach logic. (Read the clues and write down what Buster does on each day of the week listed. “Buster has a soccer game on Thursday. He has swim lessons 3 days before soccer…..”)Of course, reason is also covered. (“Mom asked Jill to stir the soup so it would not burn. What does Jill need to get?)The inclusion of creative illustrations greatly assists the learning process. The easy-to-use activities are sure to improve critical thinking skills.

Teach the thinking process! Experts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit. The 25, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize art, calendars, advertisements, signs, and more from which students draw solutions. (A playground is pictured. “Draw a red line to show one way to go from the swings to the pond.”) Finding facts are also covered. (A May calendar is shown. “What is the number of the first Monday?”)The inclusion of creative illustrations greatly assists the learning process. The easy-to-use activities are sure to improve critical thinking skills.

Teach the thinking process! Experts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit. The 28, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize word searches, puzzles, and color coding to teach students to identify inferences. (“I have black and white fur. I live in the forest. Sometimes I smell bad. What am I?).Following directions are also covered. (Write the names of each creature pictured. “Fred is the biggest. Ned is bigger than Jed. One is named Ted. Jed is not the smallest.”)The inclusion of creative illustrations greatly assists the learning process. The easy-to-use activities are sure to improve critical thinking skills.

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.

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.

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.

These fun, comprehensive, and easy-to-use activities focus on building basic skills and cover the following subject areas: reading, writing, language, creative and critical thinking, science, social studies, and more! 24 Activities Cover: - September - October - November - Back to School - Columbus Day - Halloween - Voting - Thanksgiving - and more!

These fun, comprehensive, and easy-to-use activities focus on building basic skills and cover the following subject areas: reading, writing, language, creative and critical thinking, science, social studies, and more! 23 Activities Cover: - March - April - May - St. Patrick's Day - Weather - Baseball - Easter - Mother's Day - Memorial Day - and more!

Phonics fun and learning in 24 crossword puzzles! Each exercise in this book is designed to teach a different vowel sound from "Short a as in Hat" to "oo</> as in Boot." The word clues encourage improved reading and spelling skills. The puzzles promote verbal awareness. Phonemic awareness is an essential component to reading success and this book gives students plenty of practice.

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5

The wonderful, ready-to-color illustrations featured in this popular classic tale is sure to bring the story to life for your students! The story is followed by three skill-based activity pages and 15 comprehension questions to stimulate an "After You Read" discussion. A great way to pair enjoyment with learning! Contents Include: - Classic Tale - Illustrations for Coloring - Skill-Based Activities - Discussion Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 2-5