Teach students how to organize and classify information in easy-to-manage steps! These beginning outlining lessons will prepare students for the writing process by introducing titles, main topics, sub-topics, details, using an outline to write a report, and outlining a story. The 24 lessons will give students plenty of practice with all the basic aspects of outlining. With the skills taught in this unit, students will be better equipped to use an outline to help them write a story or report.

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

Proofreading is the process of carefully going over a written report, story, or letter before the final copy is made. We proofread to be sure there are no mistakes, and when we find a mistake, we correct it… right? Unfortunately, for many students proofreading is a foreign concept. All too often students turn in a "finished" classroom assignment that is full of careless mistakes! This step-by-step unit was designed to help students learn, practice, and incorporate this vital skill into their written work.

Improve the speed and accuracy of beginning learners with these subtraction drills! Easy-to-read practice drills with fewer equations per page cover facts 0-9 and feature 36 single-digit equations per drill. Each page features horizontal and vertical versions of the equations. Contents Include: - 36 Drill Pages - Award Certificate - Progress Chart

Improve the speed and accuracy of beginning learners with these multiplication drills! Easy-to-read practice drills with fewer equations per page cover facts 0-9 and feature 36 single-digit equations per drill. Each page features horizontal and vertical versions of the equations. Contents Include: - 36 Drill Pages - Award Certificate - Progress Chart

Improve the speed and accuracy of beginning learners with these addition drills! Easy-to-read practice drills with fewer equations per page cover facts 0-9 and feature 36 single-digit equations per drill. Each page features horizontal and vertical versions of the equations. Contents Include: - 36 Drill Pages - Award Certificate - Progress Chart

From understanding the concept that "a sentence tells one complete thought" to actually writing coherent sentences, students will find the lessons in this unit to be both enlightening and entertaining. The exercises begin with the basic sequencing of a few words into short sentences and progress to viewing an imaginative illustration and writing an original sentence to describe it. Activities Include: - Sentence Recognition - Sequencing Words into a Sentence - Writing Original Sentences

These step-by-step activities present information in short, manageable chunks so learners can isolate and master one concept before moving on to the next. Starting with "zero" and ending with "10", the 20 lessons in this book open with tracing, writing, and coloring exercises. Students must trace each number and number-word, write and spell each, and then color the lively illustrations. Activities Include: - Recognizing Numbers 0-10 - Tracing, Writing, Coloring, & Spelling Numbers - Matching Numbers, Number-Words, & Objects

These step-by-step activities present information in short, manageable chunks so learners can isolate and master one concept before moving on to the next. A variety of imaginative, hands-on activities to help student learn basic counting skills. The 20 exercises in this book use number sequencing, fun illustrations, number match-ups, and dot-to-dots as a fun, engaging way to teach counting from 1 to 30. Activities Include: - Number Sequencing - Write How Many - Number Match-Up - Number Sets - Dot-to-Dots

Writing complete sentences has never been so much fun! This unit is filled with a variety of activities to encourage students to write unique sentences. Students develop sentences using rhyming words, compose questions about specific pictures, compile answers to intriguing questions, and more! Without a doubt, the "story starters" in this book are sure to get kids thinking and writing. Activities Include: - Picture Clues - Content Ideas - Vocabulary Words - Sample Sentences

Spark the interest of budding writers and watch their writing skills blossom. The lessons in this unit offer simple instructions, fun story starters, writing prompts, easy-to-read vocabulary words, and picture clues. Students progress from writing simple sentences to writing short stories in no time! Features: - Picture Clues - Writing Prompts - Story Starters - Vocabulary Words - Sample Sentences

Watch students' basic writing and critical thinking skills grow by identifying the four types of sentences! With the reading, writing, and color-coding exercises in this unit, students will begin to learn the differences between statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Activities Include Identifying & Writing: - Statements - Questions - Commands - Exclamations

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.

Fine tuning alphabetization! More challenging than Alphabetizing: Book 1, the 24 lessons found in this book include letter before, letter after, letter between, and ordering to the second and third letter. Imaginative illustrations make the exercises visually interesting. Example: A picture of a snow skier is presented with his clothing and equipment labeled. Students are asked to use 1st and 2nd alphabetizing to order the words. “Sweater. Pole. Bindings. Goggles….”Student are sure to enjoy learning and get plenty of practice with this essential skill.

The A, B, C’s of alphabetizing! To introduce young students to this essential skill, numerous short-vowel words are presented for alphabetical ordering. Imaginative illustrations make the 25 exercises found here visually interesting. Plenty of practice is provided so students can begin to master everything from initial sound alphabetization (“And. Bit. Cab. Dim…”) to beginning, middle, and last dictionary placement (Pan. Pass. Pat.) to complete A-Z word ordering. (“At. Bat. Cat….X-ray. Yet. Zap.”)

Success in all areas of mathematics starts with a solid knowledge of the basic facts. This book provides concentrated practice of basic subtraction facts to help students reach mastery level. Timed Math Drills: Subtraction provides step-by-step practice in addition that starts with whole-page calculations using the same, single addend (1 thru 9), progresses to calculations using two different addends, and then to all-inclusive, mixed addends. The goal is to achieve mastery at the highest possible accuracy level in the lowest possible time. A chart is included on which each student's progress can be recorded. Award forms are included to validate students' achievements.

Success in all areas of mathematics starts with a solid knowledge of the basic facts. This book provides concentrated practice of basic division facts to help students reach mastery level. Timed Math Drills: Division provides step-by-step practice in addition that starts with whole-page calculations using the same, single addend (1 thru 9), progresses to calculations using two different addends, and then to all-inclusive, mixed addends. The goal is to achieve mastery at the highest possible accuracy level in the lowest possible time. A chart is included on which each student's progress can be recorded. Award forms are included to validate students' achievements.

Solve and search! With this 26-lesson learning unit, students will solve multiplication and division problems while building on vocabulary and general knowledge. Each worksheet features 12 computations. Answers correspond to a letter in the accompanying code box. Once strung together, these letters form a word for a person, place, or thing. To conclude the lesson, students are charged with finding the topic in an encyclopedia, noting the volume and page number, and then writing several sentences on the subject. An Answer Key is included.

“Solve the problem! Color the answers.” The exercises found here will improve math and motor skills. Example: 18 gum balls are packed into a coin-operated machine on one of the worksheets. Inside each gum ball is a single subtraction problem. Once students have completed the math drills, they are directed to color the gum balls. A sphere with the answer 4 or 5, for example, should be colored blue. Not only do students get to practice their math, they improve their skills at following directions. Visual subjects range from “ice cubes” to “paint cans.” Math difficulty peaks with subtracting single-digits from double-digits. There are 22 worksheets and an Answer Key included.

Building basic skills with this 21-lesson unit. These language-building activities introduce children to compound words and contractions. Word searches, puzzles, and color coding exercises are all utilized to teach the fundamentals. Skills reinforced by these activities include recognizing and forming basic compounds (tooth + brush = toothbrush), and understanding and writing contractions (what’s = what is). Delightful illustrations keep students enthused while they get plenty of practice. A pre/post test is included.