Give your students a close-up look at the inner workings of the United States government in action. You’ll take them inside the Constitution, the justice system, the legislatures, the elective process, the military, and more! This reproducible book is sure to challenge students as they delve into the encyclopedia to assist them with 24 different units. Each unit includes crossword puzzles, definitions, fill-in-the-blank questions, and extended activities. This thorough set was designed to help middle school, high school, and adult education students gain a better understanding of the many activities and services of the United States government. Grades 6-12 Contents Include: - 24 Units, Four Lessons per Unit - Glossary - Suggestions for Use - Answer Key Each Unit Includes: - Crossword Puzzle & Research Activity - Glossary Activity - Evaluation / Critical Thinking Activity - Cloze Reading Activity - Matching Activity 24 Units Include: - Government Terms - Government Terms - Part Two - Constitution - Constitution - Part Two - Congress - Senate - House of Representatives - Voting - The Republican Party - The Democratic Party - The President - The Vice President - Immigration - Citizenship - The Supreme Court - The Law - Trial - State Government - City Government - The Post Office - Army (United States) - Navy (United States) - Marine Corps (United States) - Air Force (United States)

What shall I do now, teacher? At last, an answer to the age old question! These innovative, creative, and extremely fun activities give the busy teacher a viable supply of creative activities that will keep students constructively busy and challenged for periods of 5 to 15 minutes. Directions are clear so students may work on their own without assistance. Skills Covered Include: - finding facts - independent thinking - logic - problem solving - perception - decoding - vocabulary - observation - following directions - sequencing - computing - context clues

Reluctant readers of all ages and students reading below grade level are sure to enjoy the high-interest, factual news articles featured in this unit. Twenty-six newsworthy topics from the 90s ranging from El Nino to the Titanic keep interest soaring and improve reading comprehension. Students get the opportunity to be a reporter as they dig for the five W's (who, what, when, where, why), then complete their "Just the Facts!" template. In addition, an extended writing activity can be found on each page along with specific comprehension activities that focus on the following skills: reading for details, locating information, vocabulary enrichment, finding facts, discerning fact from opinion, and word analysis. Contents Include: - Just the Facts Activity (that can be used with your daily newspaper) - Use the News Activity (that can be used with your daily newspaper) - 26 Low Reading Level News Articles & Comprehension Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 3-12

From “Armadillos” to “Gliders” and “Amelia Earhart” to “Magnets,” this 26-lesson unit features success-oriented comprehension activities that focus on a controlled vocabulary and utilize high-interest stories. True to its goal of encouraging students to absorb what they read, the exercises in this book follow up informational reading with effective comprehension questions. 32 Pages includes answer key. Reading Level 2-3 | Interest Level 3-12

Reluctant readers of all ages and students reading below grade level are sure to enjoy the high-interest, factual news articles featured in this unit. Twenty-six newsworthy topics from the 90s ranging from roller coasters to the Spice Girls keep interest soaring and improve reading comprehension. Students get the opportunity to be a reporter as they dig for the five W's (who, what, when, where, why), then complete their "Just the Facts!" template. In addition, an extended writing activity can be found on each page along with specific comprehension activities that focus on the following skills: reading for details, locating information, vocabulary enrichment, finding facts, discerning fact from opinion, and word analysis. Contents Include: - Just the Facts Activity (that can be used with your daily newspaper) - Use the News Activity (that can be used with your daily newspaper) - 26 Low Reading Level News Articles & Comprehension Questions - Answer Key Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 3-12

This unit focuses on the eight regions of the US: the New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the South Atlantic, the Northeastern, the Southern, the North Central, the Rocky Mountain, and the Pacific states. Five exercises are devoted to information about each region and include map activities, puzzles, and comprehension questions. Use the lessons here as an insightful introduction or effective review of U.S. geography! Reading Level 3-4

Sharpen grammar and writing skills in just ten minutes a day! This collection of 160 short language review exercises reinforces key language skills. Used on a daily basis, these activities will increase student awareness and develop skills in the specific areas of writing and grammar that should be mastered by forth grade. Skills Covered Include: - Abbreviations - Addresses - Adverbs - Antonyms & Synonyms - Articles - Capitalization - Compound Words - Contractions - Coordinating Conjunctions - Dates & Time - Fact or Opinion - Follow instructions - Formatting Titles (Book, Song, Poems, etc.) - Homophones - Main Idea - Multiple-Meaning Words - Nouns: Common, Proper, & Pro - Plural Nouns & Pronouns - Possessive Nouns & Pronouns - Prefixes & Suffixes - Prepositions - Punctuation - Quotations - Sentence Type - Spelling - Subjects & Predicates - Tense - Verbs - Writing Sentences

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detective Become an international globe-trotter while trying to keep up with the world-renowned Inspector Tippington! The Inspector helps his friends discover the truth about “whodunit” in exciting places all over the world! Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 3 | Interest Level 3-12

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detective Discover the magic of New York City as you visit famous places and solve intriguing mysteries with Detective Hanlon of the twenty-third precinct. Hanlon’s cases take him all over this amazing city. Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 4 | Interest Level 3-12

These short, high-interest mysteries happening in fascinating locations will grab any struggling reader’s attention! Students follow clues, find facts, make inferences, and solve each caper. To increase fluency, pre-reading exercises introduce vocabulary and help students establish prior knowledge by providing background information. Each reading passage is full of clues to keep even the most reluctant of readers captivated. Following each mystery story, comprehension questions target specific reading skills including main idea, inference, drawing conclusions, sequence, reading for details, and much more! Meet the Detectives Join teenager Jenna White as she helps her dad, a National Park Ranger, solve perplexing mysteries. Follow them as they travel to different national parks across the U.S. and Canada. Contents Include: - 12 Mysteries - Before You Read Activities (Predicting, Thinking, & Glossary) - After You Read Skill-Specific, Comprehension Questions Reading Level 2 | Interest Level 3-12

Do your students need practice making inferences and drawing conclusions? Are they having trouble reading for details and then determining the main idea? This innovative series highlights 10 essential reading skills/concepts...one skill at a time. Extremely short passages (30 to 100 words) are followed by comprehension questions designed to target and improve specific reading skills. High-interest topics keep students interested, while the short passages keep students from feeling overwhelmed and "giving up." Ideal for students who get intimidated by longer paragraphs, those with short attention spans, and struggling readers of all ages. A controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure help ensure success. Reading Level 1.0-3.9 | Interest Level 2+ Skills Covered Include: - Details - Cause & Effect - Sequence - Conclusions - Vocabulary - Locating the Answer - Comparison - Inference - Fact or Opinion

Do your students need practice making inferences and drawing conclusions? Are they having trouble reading for details and then determining the main idea? This innovative series highlights 10 essential reading skills/concepts...one skill at a time. Extremely short passages (30 to 100 words) are followed by comprehension questions designed to target and improve specific reading skills. High-interest topics keep students interested, while the short passages keep students from feeling overwhelmed and "giving up." Ideal for students who get intimidated by longer paragraphs, those with short attention spans, and struggling readers of all ages. A controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure help ensure success. Reading Level 3.4-5.1 | Interest Level 2+ Skills Covered Include: - Details - Cause & Effect - Sequence - Conclusions - Vocabulary - Locating the Answer - Comparison - Inference - Fact or Opinion

Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

Capture your students attention and improve their reading comprehension skills with high-interest history and science topics! This unit features 49 nonfiction stories based on themes ranging from the Boston Tea Party and baseball to tarantulas and inventors. Following each story are three skill pages featuring literal and interpretive comprehension questions, sentence writing practice, and a research activity. Each Story Includes: - preview words - a question in test format - at least two sentence writing questions - several comprehension questions - several critical thinking questions based on bloom’s taxonomy - a research/writing activity - a review page in cloze format This is wonderful supplement to any reading, history, or science program! 208 pages. Story Topics Include: - animals - inventions - people - places - events Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 4-12

Capture your students attention and improve their reading comprehension skills with high-interest history and science topics! This unit features 49 nonfiction stories based on themes ranging from pyramids and the D-Day Invasion to dolphins and wasps. Following each story are three skill pages featuring literal and interpretive comprehension questions, sentence writing practice, and a research activity. Each Story Includes: - preview words - a question in test format - at least two sentence writing questions - several comprehension questions - several critical thinking questions based on bloom’s taxonomy - a research/writing activity - a review page in cloze format This is wonderful supplement to any reading, history, or science program! 208 pages includes an answer key. Story Topics Include: - animals - inventions - people - places - events Reading Level 3-5 | Interest Level 4-12

Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

Visual Activities Teaching 144 Sight Words This fun, hands-on unit was created to help early readers identify sight words and build reading fluency. Children need to develop a growing core of sight words, which will help them become more fluent readers. Since sight words are meant to be identified instantly – pictures are a great way to aid the student in immediate recognition of several high-frequency words. A great stepping stone for writing sentences and categorizing! Activities Include: - crossword puzzles - word searches - configuration fill-ins - riddles Word Categories Include: - Animals - Restaurant - Beach - Nature - People - Sports - Tools - Transportation - Countryside - Shapes - Clothes - Food - Outside/Inside