The delightful activities in this book provide the perfect approach to introducing students to the special kind of writing used to create poetry. They will gain an appreciation for this captivating way of expressing humor, personal feelings, strong emotion, or entire stories. Beginning poets will quickly become caught up in the enjoyment of writing their own simple rhymes. They will learn about and practice the different forms of poetry such as couplets, triplets, quatrains, haikus, and free verse. Inspiring examples, clever illustrations, and plentiful stimulating suggestions help to motivate and encourage the creative development of expressive poetry. Student gain confidence in their writing abilities and will experience pride as they share their poems with their classmates.

Students will write great short reports as they follow the guidelines in this step-by-step book. After reading each one-page story, students answer key questions designed to extract important facts from the written information. The questions are structured in logical sequence and require complete-sentence answers. Then the answers, along with the topic sentence, are written on a blank copy of the report page (included in this book), resulting in a short report on the topic. A terrific step-by-step approach to skillful writing.

Paying attention! The 30 lessons in this learning unit will teach students to listen, remember what they have been told, and execute the oral directions given. To begin, students listen as an explanation of each exercise is given. “Your worksheet is filled with empty boxes that you will begin to fill.”Next children are given specific instructions. “In the middle box on the bottom row, put an 8.” “In the middle box on the top row put an M.”While having fun with these imaginative activities, students will boost their listening, comprehension, and motor skills.

Retaining what is heard! Short, bright, read-aloud stories about subjects ranging from “Something to Smile About” to “Making Movies,” are at the core of the 30 lessons in this learning unit. After listening closely to each story, students are given independent activities that focus on drawing conclusions, finding the main idea, and remembering details. By getting youngsters involved in the stories, they will gradually learn more thoughtful listening techniques.

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.

From Dust Storms and Glaciers to Tsunamis and Droughts, this lesson unit explores 13 different natural phenomena. Students are challenged to increase their comprehension skills by reading the information-packed stories, then answer questions and work the crossword puzzles that follow. Students read-and-learn oodles of insightful facts. They will learn, for example, that thousands of tons of dust can be lifted by a storm that boasts 25 miles-an-hour winds. Reading Level 3-4

Supplement your reading and writing programs with Remedia Publications' Understanding Instructions - Arts and Crafts! Twenty-five interesting arts and crafts activities make up this unique book, guaranteed to improve the comprehension of even the most reluctant readers. Students of all ages are sure to enjoy reading the "real-life" activities inside, then completing follow-up writing activities that challenge them to: read for details, locate information, follow directions, write conclusions, and more! As an extended activity, students can create these projects at home, which will improve their ability to follow directions. So let Remedia Publications help your students have fun while they build basic skills with this unique and "hands-on" book.

The Wonder Stories are the perfect way to improve the reading comprehension of reluctant readers and those who are reading below grade level. The engaging stories will appeal to all age groups and will instantly capture the reader’s attention with “I Wonder…” questions such as: “What are hiccups?” “What is a tornado?” and “What is a mirage?” These high-interest questions motivate the student to read further and discover the surprising answers. Following each story, comprehension activities focus on the following basic skills: finding the main idea, finding a fact, locating an answer, inference, vocabulary, reading for details, word analysis, and more!

This unit is packed with 30 low readability stories about fun and unique careers. The included comprehension exercises are designed to teach students to better understand what they read, to follow directions, and to increase their critical thinking. A variety of jobs are covered in the informative articles that start-off each exercise. The eight comprehension questions that follow each reading exercise work to boost comprehension skills. Reading Level 4 | Interest Level 4-12 30 Jobs Include: - Librarian - Lawyer - Truck Driver - Mechanic - Astronaut - Paramedic - Architect - Florist - and more!

Reluctant readers of all ages and students reading below grade level are sure to enjoy the high-interest, factual newspaper articles featured in this book. Each article is presented in a realistic and appealing format complete with dateline and picture. Follow-up questions require the reader to respond to the Five W's (who, what, when, where, why) - a great way to boost comprehension skills! Reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and appropriate illustrations. The reading level of stories in this book range from 2.0-2.9.

Reluctant readers of all ages and students reading below grade level are sure to enjoy the high-interest, factual newspaper articles featured in this book. Each article is presented in a realistic and appealing format complete with dateline and picture. Follow-up questions require the reader to respond to the Five W's (who, what, when, where, why) - a great way to boost comprehension skills! Reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and appropriate illustrations. The reading level of stories in this book range from 4.0-4.9.

Reluctant readers of all ages and students reading below grade level are sure to enjoy the high-interest, factual newspaper articles featured in this book. Each article is presented in a realistic and appealing format complete with dateline and picture. Follow-up questions require the reader to respond to the Five W's (who, what, when, where, why) - a great way to boost comprehension skills! Reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and appropriate illustrations. The reading level of stories in this book range from 5.0-5.9.

Get students listening! Work to improve comprehension skills through the use of the read-aloud, old-world tales and the remember-what-you-heard worksheets found in this learning unit. This unit contains 8 stories along with follow-up questions, pre-reading, vocabulary, and extended activities. Included are intriguing versions of the following classic stories: The Snow Maiden, Why the Sea is Salty, The Sword in the Stone, The Pied Piper in Hamelin, The Ugly Duckling, Talk, The Fisherman and His Wife, The Man Whose Trade Was Tricks. By purposefully listening as the stories are read to them, students will begin to develop an appreciation for literature.

Students are sure to be fascinated by the interesting information found in this unit about the sun, planets, and moon. Accompanying each story is an activity page which requires the learner to use context clues to further demonstrate understanding. These short, high-interest articles and activities will boost vocabulary, research, and reading comprehension skills! Topics Include: - Sun - Earth - Moon - Solar System - The Dwarf Planet

Spice up your lessons with our fun, new THANKSGIVING GOOGLE SLIDES! We are soooo thankful for all our TPT followers, that we wanted to give you something special… Enjoy this FREE collection of Google Slides on us! They’re a great way to teach that Thanksgiving is about more than eating turkey and stuffing! These easy-to-use Google Slides are ready to use! Simply download them and and assign them to your students. ENJOY! From life on the Mayflower to life in the “new land,” students will enjoy these fun google slides while they learn about the pilgrims and their native American friends. Students learn about the first Thanksgiving and expand their historical knowledge as they practice basic skills. Skill Practice Includes: Vocabulary Cloze Reading Making Inferences Main Idea Contractions The Five W’s Comprehension Activities Reading Comprehension Word Search Puzzle Crossword Puzzle Secret Code Activity and Much More!

How Good of a Detective are YOU??? Teachers and Students LOVE our Mini Mysteries Stories, and here’s your chance to try one out! Best of all, it’s our interactive Google Slides version- terrific for in-class AND virtual learning! Readers are sure to get caught up in this short, high-interest mystery featuring Sam Sherlock and his dog Watson! This engaging “whodunit” is followed by specific questions that encourage fact-finding, analyzing, making inferences, and predicting outcomes… all to help students ultimately solve the mystery! (see the product preview) VERSATILE MULTIMEDIA MYSTERY & ACTIVITIES: Listen… as the story comes to life with professional narration, sound effects, mood music and more! Students are sure to be engaged as they listen while reading along to the story. Want it to be a reading comprehension activity? The audio tracks can easily be removed from each slide. Want it to be a listening comprehension activity? The full audio track is also included- allowing you to play the full story for the entire class. Either way, students will be having so much fun, they won’t realize they are improving their reading comprehension, critical thinking, AND listening skills! EASY-TO-USE: Mini Mysteries is an easy way to engage students and bring some excitement to reading! Simply download the Google Slides and you’re ready to start using them today! :) COLORFUL & INTERACTIVE: Each colorful slide is professionally illustrated to keep kids intrigued while creating a strong picture-text correspondence- (proven to improve comprehension). Students answer comprehension questions directly on the slides. In addition, the font is large, making them easy to read even on a small laptop, iPad, or Chromebook. “SO… HOW GOOD OF A DETECTIVE ARE YOU???” After reading the intriguing mystery and answering key questions, it’s time to follow the clues and solve the mystery… It’s time to find out, “How Good of a Detective are YOU?” Reading Level: 2-3 Interest Level: 2-6 Skills Covered Include: Draw conclusions Express an opinion Predict the outcome of a story Read for details Understand character traits Understand the meaning of words and ideas Use logic to solve problems Total Pages 14 Slides Answer Key Included

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.

Historically speaking! Students will build comprehension skills as they learn about important historic events and people of the 18th Century. Twenty-one stories about the birth of our nation and significant events that occurred in other parts of the world are covered. From “Life in the American Colonies” in the 1700’s to “The Discovery of the Smallpox Vaccine” in 1796, students will be exposed to sound historical information. Overall, this unit presents a unique integrated view by including achievements in science, music, world events, and exploration. Comprehension questions follow each story. Time-line activities are included so students can visualize the interaction of events.Reading Level 5

Historically speaking! Students will build comprehension skills as they learn about important historic events and people of the early 19th Century. Twenty stories about the growing pains of the U.S. and significant events that occurred in other parts of the world are presented. From “Lewis and Clark Explore the West” in 1804 to “Samuel Morse: The Telegraph” in 1844, students will be exposed to sound historical information. Overall, this unit presents an integrated view by including achievements in science, music, world events, and exploration. Comprehension questions follow each story. Time-line activities are included so students can visualize the interaction of events.

Appreciating other lands and cultures. The history, language, customs, and cultures of Russia, China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and Thailand are all topics covered in this informative book. As students learn about these far off places and work the accompanying activities, they will build comprehension. The 30 illustrated exercises here enhance learning with information-packed stories about each country. The “space race” between Russia and the U.S. is covered, as is an explanation of why Japan is called the “land of the rising sun.” There is even a lesson on Chinese symbols. Learning has never been so much fun.Reading Level 3