Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Remedia Publications was founded by two experienced special education teachers who recognized a great need for special materials that would help their struggling learners develop and improve basic skills. They believed that teachers know best when it comes to creating learning material, so they assembled a team of other experienced teachers and began developing unique learning products suitable for students in both special ed. classes and regular ed. classes.
Bring Classic Literature to Life… with “Journey to the Center of the Earth!” 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 Charles Dickens classic is sure to become a classroom favorite!
*** Journey to the Center of the Earth 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:
Journey to the Center of the Earth 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. 5
Total Slides: 65
Audio MP3’s for every story
Answer Key
Teaching Duration: 1 Week
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 “The Winter’s Tale” 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. 2-3
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 “Antony and Cleopatra” 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. 4 - 5
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 “All’s Well That Ends Well” 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
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 “Macbeth” 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. 4 - 5
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 “Measure for Measure” 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. 2 - 3
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 “King Lear” 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. 4 - 5
Grade Level: 4-8
Make science class a blast with these fun, easy-to-do experiments using everyday materials found around the home or classroom! These inquiry-based science activities help students discover interesting facts about gravity, magnetism, and electricity. Contents include 15 experiments plus extension activities, glossary, letter to parents, and science awards. 39 pages.
Experiments Include:
Floating Paper Clip
Magnetizing a Nail
Balancing Forks
The Impaled Potato
and Much More!
Grade Level: 4-8
Make science class a blast with these fun, easy-to-do experiments using everyday materials found around the home or classroom! These inquiry-based science activities help students discover interesting facts about the properties of air and water. Contents include 15 experiments plus extension activities, glossary, letter to parents, and science awards. 39 pages.
Experiments Include:
Melting Ice Cube
Balancing Balloons
Egg in the Bottle
Mixing Oil & Water
and Much More!
Grade Level: 1-3
Improve the speed and accuracy of beginning learners with this simplified version of our best-selling Timed Math Drills! Easy-to-read practice drills with fewer equations per page cover facts 0-9 and feature 36 single-digit equations per drill. Features horizontal and vertical versions of the equations and includes a reproducible award certificate and progress chart. 32 pages.
Grade Level: 3-5
Interest Level: 3-12
Reading Level: 1-2
This Clocks unit features primary tasks designed to provide practice and repetition for young learners. The activities include review of analog time and digital time in five and one-minute increments.
The unit begins with a review of telling time, expressing time in different ways, a.m./p.m., and then graduates on to practical application using elapsed time concepts and word problems.
The exercises are suitable for students in grades 3-5 who would benefit from additional practice or enrichment.
Skills Covered Include:
Hour / Half-Hour / Quarter-Hour Review
5-Minute Increments
1-Minutes Increments
Past the Hour / To the Hour
Digital & Analog Clocks
Elapsed Time
A.M & P.M.
Word Problems
Grade Level: 1-3
Interest Level: 3-12
Reading Level: 1-2
This Clocks unit features primary tasks designed to provide practice and repetition for young learners. The activities include review of analog time and digital time in increments of hour, half-hour, and quarter-hour.
The unit begins with a simple introduction to telling time and then graduates to a.m./p.m. and elapsed time concepts.
The exercises are suitable for students in grades 1-3 who would benefit from additional practice or enrichment.
Skills Covered Include:
Hour / 60 Minutes
Half-Hour / 30 Minutes
Quarter-Hour / 15 & 45 Minutes
Digital & Analog Clocks
Elapsed Time
A.M & P.M.
Grade Level: 1-2
CCSS Math Level: 2*
Your students will love this fun, yet practical collection of activities designed to provide an introduction to the basic concepts of money.
The sequential format and step-by-step exercises will help your students learn these essential concepts: identifying coins, matching coins to prices, writing amounts of money in various ways, learning values, counting coins, adding different amounts of money. So help your students acquire essential money skills with this fun and effective book. 52 pages.
The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job and living on their own. Preparing for a Job provides detailed information about different kinds of jobs, educational requirements, and how students can find their perfect job.
The first section, Job Descriptions, features 28 jobs in 9 different job categories. The practical information tells what each job is like, what kind of education and training are needed, what the average salary is and, to help with planning, the expected growth rate for each job.
The next section, Skills and Interests, gives examples of tests that help students understand what they’re good at and what kind of job is right for them. The Education and Training section explains college degrees and trade schools. It also tells how on the job training, internships, and volunteering can help prepare students for specific jobs.
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. These words and phrases are highlighted in bold throughout the text.
Full color interiors and are editable.
The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job and making their way in the world. Living On Your Own provides practical advice and information to help students make the transition from living at home to being responsible for themselves.
The first section, Moving In, gives students the experience of setting up a household and discovering their own sense of design style. The second section, Food, covers everything from grocery shopping, meal planning, understanding and using a cookbook, to following a recipe. The Cleaning and Laundry sections prepare students for the less glamorous side of independent living with helpful tips to deal with basic chores. The Health and Safety sections are a reminder that living on your own means being responsible for you own health and well-being.
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 students may not be familiar with. The glossary is divided up by sections allowing these unfamiliar words to be introduced before reading each section. To reinforce understanding, there are activity pages using the glossary words.
Full color interiors and are editable.
Created to appeal to teens and young adults, this series helps students navigate the challenges of the real world. Our team of “experts” share their wisdom and offer practical advice to help students deal successfully with everyday problems and situations.
For “Handling Money,” Blake the Banker offers advice and teens give helpful tips via texts. These relevant and light-hearted lessons are sure to make learning essential life skills enjoyable! Students get vital tips on how to be smart consumers.
Comprehension questions follow each story and align with Common Core Standards.
Answers some of the following everyday questions:
• How to setup a bank account?
• How to use Venmo or PayPal?
• What are ‘free’ trials and sales?
• How does lending money work?
This contains full color interiors and are editable.
Personal Interactions is part of the Social Skills series. This series takes a somewhat light-hearted approach to presenting important information on topics that will help students navigate the challenges of personal interactions whether it be in person or online. The series was created to appeal especially to teens with playful cartoon characters that students can relate to. Students are provided practical tools – in the form of advice and suggestions – to successfully deal with with everyday issues and situations. Each book has an “expert” character that shares their wisdom throughout each story as well as several teen characters that receive special “Teen Tips,” via text, at the end of each story.
Personal interactions are an essential part of being human. How well we interact with others helps to determine how successful and happy we are. Understanding and mastering a specific set of skills leads to effective personal interactions. Through a series of real-life scenarios, students learn how to: make friends, deal with having a crush, stand up for themselves and others, understand the power of nonverbal communication, accept and appreciate people who don’t dress or act like they do, plus much more. Each story has between 400 and 486 words. The reading level is between 2.4 and 4.5 according to the Flesch-Kincaid readability score.Personal Interactions is part of the Social Skills series. This series takes a somewhat light-hearted approach to presenting important information on topics that will help students navigate the challenges of personal interactions whether it be in person or online. The series was created to appeal especially to teens with playful cartoon characters that students can relate to. Students are provided practical tools – in the form of advice and suggestions – to successfully deal with with everyday issues and situations. Each book has an “expert” character that shares their wisdom throughout each story as well as several teen characters that receive special “Teen Tips,” via text, at the end of each story.
Personal interactions are an essential part of being human. How well we interact with others helps to determine how successful and happy we are. Understanding and mastering a specific set of skills leads to effective personal interactions. Through a series of real-life scenarios, students learn how to: make friends, deal with having a crush, stand up for themselves and others, understand the power of nonverbal communication, accept and appreciate people who don’t dress or act like they do, plus much more. Each story has between 400 and 486 words. The reading level is between 2.4 and 4.5 according to the Flesch-Kincaid readability score.
An Appetizing Approach to Learning Math Skills!
From pizza to pancakes, and bacon to banana splits, nearly everything you might order from a restaurant can be found on the colorful menus included in these hands-on, practical math lessons. This Beginning level teaches simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication of money using picture cues in both computation AND word problem formats. And best of all, since they’re Google Slides- you can give immediate feedback, review later, or use for distance learning homework. See the product preview for TONS of sample slides!
Students solve computation and real-life word problems by referring to highly visual menus. Determining prices, figuring food costs and making change are just a few of the skills covered. Math objectives are clearly stated on each page making it easy to focus on the skills your students need most.
These fun, easy-reading math lessons are terrific for students of all ages who need practice adding and subtracting money, looking up prices, understanding decimals, multiplying money and determining costs. Picture cues help students with limited reading skills solve these math word problems. These fun activities are designed to appeal to students of ALL ages who need essential skills practice or remediation.
Easy-to-Use:
Math objectives are clearly stated on each slide making it easy to focus on the skills your students need most.
Easy-to-Read: The included menu features delicious foods that kids love like pizza, tacos, hot dogs, french fries and ice cream cones. The easy-to-read menu generates hundreds of simple rebus and word problems. Students can use the included word problem activities to practice basic math skills or use the menu independently to practice ordering and figuring costs. The possibilities are endless!So help your students understand the practical reasons for learning math while they learn about consumer math with this motivating and solidly-conceived program.
Reading Level: 1-2
Interest Level: 2-12
Skills Focus:
Reading a Menu
Locating Information
Adding Money: Adding 2 items (2 - 3 digit numbers - no regrouping)
Adding Money: Adding 3 items (2 -3 digit numbers - with regrouping)
Subtracting Money: (2 - 3 digit numbers - no regrouping)
Subtracting Money: (2 - 3 digit numbers - with regrouping)
Adding & Subtracting Money: (2-step problems with regrouping)
Multiplying Money: by 2,3,4,5 with regrouping
Multiplying Money: by 6,7,8,9 with regrouping
Making Change
Consumer Math Skills
Grade Level: K-1
An introduction to basic shapes!
The tracing, coloring, drawing, and cut-and-paste activities found in this 20-lesson unit will introduce young learners to basic shapes as well as the words that describe them. Creative illustrations make learning about circles, squares, rectangles, and ovals even more fun and visually informative.
Here’s Your Ticket to Independent Living! Prepare students for the ‘real world’ with these important life-skills lessons!
Getting Around town safely, affordably, and efficiently is your ticket to freedom, but it can also be a real-life challenge… These essential lessons feature helpful tips and important information about the joys and pitfalls of commuting by bike, bus, subway, and car. Whether interpreting subway routes, bus schedules, calculating fares or buying and maintaining a car, students get tons of real-life-situation practice while also improving reading comprehension and practical application math skills.
Topics Include:
Commuting by Bike: What are the Do’s and Don’ts of commuting by bike? Are there bike-friendly cities? How much less does it cost to commute by bike versus a car? Are electric bikes a good option? What are important bike-safety issues and more…
Commuting by Bus: Practice interpreting bus schedules, routes and determining how to get to your destination on time. Are there bus-friendly cities? How much does riding a bus cost? Can a bus carry a wheelchair or a bike? Is it possible to travel long distance by bus?
Commuting by Subway & Train: Practice interpreting schedules and determining how to get to your destination on time. Calculate train fares, purchase monthly passes and more…
Commuting by Car: How do car loans work? Buying vs leasing? Used cars vs new cars? Is car insurance really necessary? Car maintenance… is it that important? What are The Top 7 reasons for getting a traffic ticket? Tips for being a good and safe driver… even in bad weather!
Reading Level: Grades 3-4
Interest Level: Grades 8-12