Taking on fractions! This 22-lesson learning unit is packed with hundreds of sequential fraction activities featuring both computation and word problems. As the second book in a series - following Adding Fractions – these lessons are designed to build upon what students have already learned. From “subtracting proper fractions with like denominators” to “using a fabric size chart to add and subtract fractions,” the exercises in this book progress from learning basic concepts, to mastering an understanding of how to subtract fractions, to practicing both adding and subtracting fractions. A Post Test and Answer Key are included.

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

Historically speaking! Students will build comprehension skills as they learn about important historic events and people of the latter 19th Century. Twenty stories about the dawn of the modern age are presented. From “Vincent Van Gogh” in 1853 to “The Horseless Carriage” in 1892, students will be exposed to sound historical information. Overall, this unit presents an integrated view by including achievements in science, music, and world events. Comprehension questions follow each story. Time-line activities are included so students can visualize the interaction of events.Reading Level 5

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 is the speed of light?” “Do fish drink water?” and “What is a genius?” 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 3 | Interest Level 4-12 30 Jobs Include: - Editor - Waiter - Chef - Butcher - Police Officer - Miner - Jeweler - Pilot - 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 3.0-3.9.

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 the stories in this book is 1st Grade.

Solving creative math problems! This lesson unit focuses on basic, child-friendly addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems. Example: “Calvin sells lemon drops by the scoop. Each scoop holds 68 lemon drops. If Meg buys 11 scoops of lemon drops, how many lemon drops will she get?”Each of the 25 lessons in this book features five word problems that surround themes ranging from “The Lemonade Stand” to “The Soccer Game.” While improving practical math solving skills, students are also exposed to textbook instructions.

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! 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

Taking on contractions! This book of five boldly illustrated game board lessons challenges students to create contractions (he will = he’ll) and break them down (they’re = they are). While playing the challenging word games, students get plenty of practice mastering formation and use of contractions. A student contract, a pre/post test, and seven practice/review exercises are included. This 40-page unit includes an answer key.

Taking on synonyms! This book of five boldly illustrated game board lessons challenges students to match up words with similar meanings (close/shut or close/near). While playing the challenging word games, students get plenty of practice understanding and using synonyms. A student contract, a pre/post test and eight practice/review exercises are included. This 40-page unit includes an answer key.

Solving basic math problems! This lesson unit focuses on simple, child-friendly addition and subtraction problems. Example: “8 birds in the birdbath. 3 leave. How many left?”Each of the 20 lessons in this book features five word problems that surround themes ranging from “In the Garden” to “Eating Out.” While improving practical math solving skills, students are also exposed to textbook instructions.

The step-by-step lessons in this book will result in a complete understanding of the makeup of paragraphs and their importance in the writing process. The lessons begin with identifying information in a single-topic paragraph. They expand to identifying and writing ideas that belong in multiple paragraphs. Further exercises include picking out information that does not keep to the main idea of a given paragraph, organizing topics in logical order, and writing original, two- and three-paragraph stories about suggested topics. Plentiful practice reinforces comprehension and mastery of this important writing skill, which will lead students to creating organized and meaningful compositions. Clever illustrations and high-interest subject matter add to the effectiveness of this comprehensive teaching aid.