Building early comprehension skills!Presented with context clues and a word list, students are challenged to complete brief stories. Example: “Horns. Has. Goat… Tim ___ a goat. His goat has ____. The ___ likes corn. Who has a goat?”Each of the 43 exercises found in this book features three or four words and a delightful illustration of the story. Reading and writing skills are enhanced while students get plenty of practice with comprehension, spelling, and thinking. Coloring the accompanying picture is a fun way to hone fine motor skills.

Reading for comprehension. Packed with informative short stories, comprehension questions, and various research activities, this 23-lesson book provides valuable practice with the reading skills needed to locate specific information in written text. Each fact-based story is followed by questions that require students to locate the information in the story and give precise answers. Subjects covered range from “The Stars in the Sky” and “Amazons,” to “Komodo Dragons” and “Going Bananas.” 28-page book includes an answer key. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 4-12

The 26 lessons in this book take students through a full range of exercises designed to further their dictionary skills. From identifying syllables, compound words and guide words, to comprehending multiple meanings, homonyms and abbreviations, the activities included here will help build a better understanding of the many uses of a dictionary. Exercises include alphabetization, finding definitions, spelling, determining parts of speech, and more.

Appreciating other lands and cultures. The history, language, customs, and cultures of Greece, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria 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 Greek history of the Olympic Games is covered, as is a recipe for German Potato Salad. There is even a lesson on the Holidays in Holland. Learning has never been so much fun.Reading Level 3

These high-interest, comprehensive, and easy-to-use activities focus entirely on building basic skills and cover the following subject areas: reading, writing, language, creative and critical thinking, science, social studies, and more! Students will read 12 short stories all about weather. Each story introduces vocabulary words to know and is followed by a comprehension question. 18 Additional Activities Cover: - counting - context clues - following directions - critical thinking skills - alphabetizing - finding details - vocabulary - math word problems - grammar - comprehension - map reading - graphing - drawing solutions - thinking skills - and more!

Time to review! The 24 lessons in this book work to reinforce and review the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns. Examples: - Circle each noun that names a person. - Write action verbs to complete the sentences. - Write the noun that the pronoun used stands for. Each worksheet focuses on an important topic including “Sharing,” “Stay Safe,” “Citizenship,” and many more. At the conclusion of the book are four cleverly comprised review exercises.

Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary! This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills! Words Include: resume, employer, social security, qualified, salary, interview, overtime, supervisor, and many more. Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5 Contents Include: - 7 Lessons - Activities that cover abbreviations, personal data, job applications, paychecks, safety, and much more - Answer key Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Develop life/survival skills - Write an original sentence - Understand consumer information - Spell correctly - Apply math to real-life situations

Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary! This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills! Words Include: fitness, leisure, nutrition, acne, hygiene, deodorant, shampoo, poisonous, aspirin, and many more. Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5 Contents Include: - 9 Lessons - Activities that cover dental health, hygiene, healthy eating, grooming, first aid, and much more - Answer key Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Develop life/survival skills - Find relevant facts - Analyze information - Write an original sentence - Classify information - Make decisions/choices - Develop consumer skills - Understand consumer information - Evaluate information

This wonderful collection of 12 folktales features activities sure to develop critical thinking skills and promote maximum comprehension. Each illustrated story is followed by a crossword puzzle plus questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and labeled according to a targeted skill/thinking level. The many morals and lessons throughout provide opportunities to work on character building. This 48-page book also includes graphic organizers and a skills chart. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 3-8 Contents Include: - 12 Folktales - Comprehension Questions - Cross Word Puzzles - Story Map - Venn Diagram - Story Sequence - Chart of Skills - Suggestions for Use - Answer Key

Grade Level: 6-12 This is a teaching guide, not a full version of the book. The Discovering Literature Series is designed to develop a student’s appreciation for good literature and to improve reading comprehension. At the Challenging Level, we focus on a variety of reading strategies that help students construct meaning from their experience with literature as well as make connections between their reading and the rest of their lives. The strategies reflect the demands of each literature selection. In these study guides, we will focus on beginning a book, setting and mood, irony, plot structure, foreshadowing and flashback, characterization, forming hypotheses, evaluating a book, plot conflict, point of view, inferencing, rereading, theme, narration, and the genre of dystopias. Each chapter analysis is organized into three basic elements: Journal and Discussion Topics, Chapter Vocabulary, and Chapter Summary. Other features include Strategy Pages to increase students’ understanding of strategies to enhance their comprehension of literature; Testing at the end of each chapter grouping, and Writer’s Forum for students’ to write in a variety of genres relating to the text. This 75-page teaching guide includes an answer key.

Students will become more confident and independent as they work through these easy-to-use, real-life activities. As students practice filling out forms and answering follow-up questions, they will be improving reading, writing, spelling, and following directions skills. The open-ended activities invite creativity and test comprehension. Forms Include: driver’s license job application birth certificate standardized test form social security card application school admittance form and more! Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 3-12

Bring Classic Literature to Life… with “The Time Machine!” These Interactive Google Slides feature 10 easy-to-read short chapters and introduce students to great classic literature, while improving their comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Dramatic and expertly-paced narration draws the listener into the classic story… keeping interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. This high-interest, abridged version of the classic is sure to become a classroom favorite! *** The Time Machine- Adapted/Abridged Version *** Professional Audio Narration *** Versatile Google Classroom Slides & Printable Pdf Versions *** 10 Easy-to-Read Chapters *** 160 Pre-Reading, Vocabulary & Comprehension Activities EASY-TO-USE: The Time Machine is an easy way to engage students and bring some excitement to classic literature! Simply download the Google Slides and you’re ready to start using them today! :) INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES: Students answer comprehension questions directly on the slides- so no paper is needed! In addition, the font size is adjustable, making them easy to read even on a small laptop, iPad, or Chromebook. Story and activities can also be printed. CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. Chapters can be read on the Google Slides or printed out as pdfs. DRAMATIC AUDIO & CLASSIC STORY:Listen to the story come to life… with professionally-recorded narration complete with sound effects, character voices and more. Professional actors read each chapter word-for-word, allowing students to follow along - a proven technique to aid comprehension and improve fluency. VERSATILE LESSONS: 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?Play just the audio track. Either way, students will be having so much fun, they won’t realize they are improving their reading comprehension, critical thinking, AND listening skills! Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 4.0 - 5.0 Total Slides: 66 Audio MP3’s for every story Answer Key Teaching Duration: 1 Week

Bring Classic Literature to Life… with “The Prince and The Pauper!” These Interactive Google Slides feature 10 easy-to-read short chapters and introduce students to great classic literature, while improving their comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Dramatic and expertly-paced narration draws the listener into the classic story… keeping interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. This high-interest, abridged version of the Rudyard Kipling classic is sure to become a classroom favorite! *** The Prince and The Pauper- Adapted/Abridged Version *** Professional Audio Narration *** Versatile Google Classroom Slides & Printable Pdf Versions *** 10 Easy-to-Read Chapters *** 160 Pre-Reading, Vocabulary & Comprehension Activities EASY-TO-USE: The Prince and The Pauper is an easy way to engage students and bring some excitement to classic literature! Simply download the Google Slides and you’re ready to start using them today! :) INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES: Students answer comprehension questions directly on the slides- so no paper is needed! In addition, the font size is adjustable, making them easy to read even on a small laptop, iPad, or Chromebook. Story and activities can also be printed. CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. Chapters can be read on the Google Slides or printed out as pdfs. DRAMATIC AUDIO & CLASSIC STORY: Listen to the story come to life… with professionally-recorded narration complete with sound effects, character voices and more. Professional actors read each chapter word-for-word, allowing students to follow along - a proven technique to aid comprehension and improve fluency. 100 COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Skill-specific activities include drag and drops, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks and more. Activities challenge students’ understanding of the story and focus on main idea, inference, recalling details, critical thinking, and sequencing. 60 PRE-READING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES: Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Activities feature a modified Cloze format and use McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. EXCITING ILLUSTRATIONS: Exciting illustrations in every chapter help students during pre-reading activities as they visualize what they are reading. Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 2 Total Slides: 68 Audio MP3’s for every story Answer Key Teaching Duration: 1 Week

Bring Classic Literature to Life… with “Oliver Twist” Abridged Novel & Study Guide: Introduce students to great literature while also improving their fluency, specific reading skills, comprehension, and vocabulary with this easy-to-read, abridged version of the Charles Dickens classic “Oliver Twist.” Featuring 10 easy-to-read short chapters, this classic keeps interest high, while students read and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. This high-interest / easy-to-read version of the classic novel is sure to become a classroom favorite! INCLUDES: *** The Adapted/Abridged Version of the Novel *** 10 Easy-to-Read Short Chapters *** 60 Pre-Reading & Vocabulary Activities *** 100 Comprehension & Specific Reading Skill Activities EASY-TO-USE: These lessons are an easy way to engage students and help them appreciate the excitement of classic literature! Simply download the pdf and you’re ready to start using them today! :) CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. 100 COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Skill-specific activities challenge students’ understanding of the story and focus on main idea, inference, recalling details, critical thinking, and sequencing. 60 PRE-READING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES: Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Activities feature a modified Cloze format and use McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. EXCITING ILLUSTRATIONS: Exciting illustrations in every chapter help students during pre-reading activities as they visualize what they are reading. Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 3

Bring Classic Literature to Life… with “Around the World in 80 Days” Abridged Novel & Study Guide: Introduce students to great literature while also improving their fluency, specific reading skills, comprehension, and vocabulary with this easy-to-read, abridged version of the Jules Verne classic “Around the World in 80 Days.” Featuring 10 easy-to-read short chapters, this classic keeps interest high, while students read and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. This high-interest / easy-to-read version of the classic novel is sure to become a classroom favorite! INCLUDES: *** The Adapted/Abridged Version of the Novel *** 10 Easy-to-Read Short Chapters *** 60 Pre-Reading & Vocabulary Activities *** 100 Comprehension & Specific Reading Skill Activities EASY-TO-USE: These lessons are an easy way to engage students and help them appreciate the excitement of classic literature! Simply download the pdf and you’re ready to start using them today! :) CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. 100 COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Skill-specific activities challenge students’ understanding of the story and focus on main idea, inference, recalling details, critical thinking, and sequencing. 60 PRE-READING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES: Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Activities feature a modified Cloze format and use McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. EXCITING ILLUSTRATIONS: Exciting illustrations in every chapter help students during pre-reading activities as they visualize what they are reading. Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 2

EASY-READING SHAKESPEARE: ABRIDGED NOVEL & LITERATURE GUIDE: Introduce your students to the famous literary accomplishments of William Shakespeare! This easy-to-read, abridged adaptation of “Julius Caesar” is sure to ignite the interest of reluctant readers AND enthusiastic learners! The accompanying skill-specific Novel Study features pre-reading and follow-up activities to ensure students comprehend what they are reading while challenging them to improve their specific reading skills, recall specific details, sequence events, draw inferences, choose the main idea and expand vocabulary. This unique 10-chapter adaptation introduces students to great classic literature that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to experience… Students are going to LOVE this riveting story, that only William Shakespeare could create! This easy-reading Shakespeare classic is sure to become a classroom favorite! INCLUDES: *** The Adapted/Abridged Version of the Novel *** 10 Easy-to-Read Short Chapters *** 60 Pre-Reading & Vocabulary Activities *** 100 Comprehension & Specific Reading Skill Activities *** Chapter Illustrations *** Reproducible for classroom use EASY-TO-USE: These lessons are an easy way to engage students and help them appreciate the excitement of classic literature! Simply download the pdf and you’re ready to start using them today! :) CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. 100 COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Skill-specific activities challenge students’ understanding of the story and focus on main idea, inference, recalling details, critical thinking, and sequencing. 60 PRE-READING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES: Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Activities feature a modified Cloze format and use McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. EXCITING ILLUSTRATIONS: Exciting illustrations in every chapter help students during pre-reading activities as they visualize what they are reading. Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 5 - 6

The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of working and living on their own. The first step towards real independence is having a job and making your own money. Getting a Job provides detailed information about what it takes to apply for and get a job. Students will learn how to conduct a job search using websites, employment agencies, newspaper ads, and networking. There are step-by-step instructions about how to apply for a job. Including how to write a cover letter and resume, how to fill out a job application, and prepare for a job interview. The second part of this book follows five young adults on their journey to get a job. Students will get familiar with how to read and understand job postings. They will learn about writing different kinds of cover letters and resumes and how to prepare for a job interview. And then how to evaluate a job offer. The five jobs featured are fast growing jobs that are accessible to most students. Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas. The vocabulary section includes a glossary of words and phrases students may not be familiar with plus activities to test understanding of the new words and phrases. Full color interiors and are editable.