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. This is a Google Slides product 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.

Three Topics: Anger Management (Understanding Anger); Don’t Bug Me! (Communication Skills); Sticking Up For Number One! (Coping with Peer Pressure). Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

134 Engaging, High-Interest Google Slides about Getting Your First Job! Students learn vital tips about finding and getting their first job, interviewing, writing a resume and cover letter, being a good worker, understanding payroll deductions, dealing with unpleasant customers, demanding supervisors, and much more… Getting Your First Job Features Engaging Reading, Comprehension & Life Skills Activities that students WILL WANT TO READ ABOUT! These life skills lessons focus on the things young workers need to know. Teens and ‘Experts’ offer helpful advice through colorful text messages, while the high-interest reading passages challenge students to learn more about this essential life skill. HIGH-INTEREST TOPICS: Want those $300 Nike’s? Then it might be time to get your first job! There’s a lot to know when it comes to getting AND keeping your first job! What are some different types of jobs? Where should you look for a job? What should you NOT wear to an interview? Who is FICA… and why is he taking your money? What should you do if you hate your job? These high-interest lessons answer these questions and many more in a light-hearted, easy-reading style that readers will LOVE! EASY-TO-READ, ENGAGING LAYOUT: Colorful characters teach essential concepts through graphic text messages, cartoon conversations, and lighthearted reading passages. Important concepts are woven throughout this fun format keeping students highly engaged while also improving their reading comprehension skills. 280 COMPREHENSION & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Each of the 14 high-interest lessons is followed by 20 specific reading comprehension questions and writing activities that require complete-sentence answers. Thats 280 comprehension AND writing activities! ALIGNED TO STANDARDS: Each question is clearly labeled with the standard that it meets. Standards include: Locate Information Apply, Analyze Compare/Contrast Draw Conclusions Evaluate Information Form an Opinion Make Inferences Make Generalizations Sequence Summarize Find Solutions Use Context to find Meaning Research HANDY SKILL CHART: Need to work on a specific skill or standard? Use the handy Skill Chart to quickly find a chapter that targets that specific skill! 14 HIGH-INTEREST TOPICS: Want Those $300 Nikes? I Guess it’s Time to Get a Job! I Don’t Know How to Do Anything... How Can I Get a Job? How Do I Find a Job? Do I Need a Resume? Can I Wear Shorts and Flip Flops to My Interview? I’m Too Nervous! How Can I Do an Interview? I Don’t Know if I Got the Job. Now What? I Got the Job...How Do I Keep It? I Hate My Job...Should I Quit? How Much Money Will I Make? Who is FICA and Why is He Taking My Money? Can You Get Bullied at Work? My Boss is a Jerk! What Should I Do? The Customer is ALWAYS Right... Right?

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing and math! Catalogs & Mail Order is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving real-life situations. Students will get plenty of reading comprehension, writing, and math practice as they learn how to buy merchandise from mail-order catalogs. Activities include: filling out order forms, figuring shipping and handling charges, paying by check and credit card, ordering by mail and telephone, and more!

Two Topics: A Mountain is to Climb (Dropout Prevention); The Party (Responsibility to Graduate). Provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school. This series helps to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become a healthy, productive adult. Each book includes dialogue between characters in a hypothetical difficult situation and discusses various reactions and the likely outcomes from either a positive or negative reaction. Some of the topics students might encounter that are addressed in the series include: Anger Management, Improving Self Concept, How to Handle Stress, Learning How to Study, How to Get Good Grades, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, Recognizing Depression, Career Choices, Peer Pressure and more. Each book includes two or more topics and each is followed by a variety of exercises such as true or false, matching, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, sentence completion, crossword puzzles and subjective opinion. Answer keys are found at the back of each book.

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing, finding details, and drawing conclusions! Labels & Packages is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Students will get plenty of practice reading labels while follow-up questions and open-ended activities invite creativity and test their comprehension. Topics include: product ingredients, safety warnings, nutritional values, usage instructions, and more!

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, comprehension, and writing! Directories & Guides is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Students will get plenty of practice using a telephone directory, restaurant guide, mall directory, travel guide and more! Follow-up questions test students’ understanding and reading comprehension.

READY-TO-USE, INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES! Students will become more confident and independent as they practice filling out more than 20 different kinds of forms. Whether filling out a job application or applying for a savings account, students are sure to enjoy 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 & permit job application birth certificate standardized test form social security card application school admittance form tests schedules car title savings account application apartment application lease agreement change of address form credit application warranty registration student Information practice page and more! These fun, easy-reading life skills lessons are terrific for students of all ages who need practical practice filling out forms. Easy-to-Use: Objectives are clearly stated on each slide making it easy to focus on the skills your students need most. Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just a few for today’s lesson! Easy-to-Read: The easy-to-read activities are sure to help students learn to fill out all types of common forms. Benefits of Google Slides: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL! How do Google Slides Work? Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet. Reading Level 3-4 Interest Level 3-12

Being able to read and understand menus and recipes are an important part of our everyday lives. Many students need specific instruction and practice to understand, interpret, and use what they have read in these formats. This chapter section offers plenty of realistic examples for using menus and recipes. Practical application writing skills are often required to perform many everyday functions. Each chapter also has extended activities that will give students practice for the specific purpose of these chapter subjects.

Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Capture the interest of eager learners and reluctant learners alike with these humor-filled workbooks guaranteed to put a grin on students’ and teachers’ faces. These skill-based activities revolve around a set of comical characters who get involved in silly and absurd situations. Zany illustrations with humorous captions keep kids smiling, while solid practice activities teach important basic skills. The amusing characters have been given wacky and unusual names that are repeated often in all four books, giving lots of practice with certain letter group sounds. Creative Writing: Clever story-starters and comical characters invite students to use their imaginations - and pencil - to add to the humor.

Being able to read and understand directories, guides, and maps are an important part of our everyday lives. Many students need specific instruction and lots of practice to understand, interpret, and use what they have read in these formats. This chapter section offers plenty of realistic examples for using directories, guides, and maps. Practical application writing skills are often required to perform many everyday functions. Each chapter also has extended activities that will give students practice for the specific purpose of these chapter subjects

Being able to interpret various kinds of labels and product packaging and properly is an essential real-world survival skill. Many students need specific instruction and lots of practice to understand, interpret, and use what they have read in these formats. The examples in this unit give students experience with several different kinds of complex product labels. This unit offers plenty of realistic examples. Each real-life reading activity is followed by comprehension questions to help reinforce what students have read. Contents Include: Medicine Labels Food Labels Clothing Labels Discussion Ideas Extended Activity Suggestions Answer Key Interest Level 5-12

Being able to read and write emails and knowing how to shop, find information, and communicate using a computer have quickly become essential life skills for the twenty-first century. Many students need lots of practice to understand, interpret, and use what they have read in these formats. This Chapter Slice offers plenty of realistic examples and tons of practical activities designed to improve reading and writing skills. Realistic images make these suitable for students of all ages. Writing activities give students practice with writing for a specific purpose.

Being able to read and write emails and knowing how to shop, find information, and communicate using a computer have quickly become essential life skills for the twenty-first century. Many students need lots of practice to understand, interpret, and use what they have read in these formats. This Chapter Slice offers plenty of realistic examples and tons of practical activities designed to improve reading and writing skills. Realistic images make these suitable for students of all ages. Writing activities give students practice with writing for a specific purpose.

Grade Level: 1-3 Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Capture the interest of eager learners and reluctant learners alike with these humor-filled workbooks guaranteed to put a grin on students’ and teachers’ faces. These skill-based activities revolve around a set of comical characters who get involved in silly and absurd situations. Zany illustrations with humorous captions keep kids smiling, while solid practice activities teach important basic skills. The amusing characters have been given wacky and unusual names that are repeated often in all four books, giving lots of practice with certain letter group sounds. Grammar: More than 350 silly sentences provide opportunities to work with verbs, nouns, adjectives, antonyms, synonyms, punctuation, run-on sentences, fragments, and more!

Grade Level: 3 Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Capture the interest of eager learners and reluctant learners alike with this humor-filled workbook guaranteed to put a grin on students’ and teachers’ faces. These skill-based activities revolve around a set of comical characters who get involved in silly and absurd situations. Students solve comical comprehension questions. Some stories lead up to a surprise ending adding to the enjoyment!

Grade Level: 3 Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 3-4 Capture the interest of eager learners and reluctant learners alike with this humor-filled workbook guaranteed to put a grin on students’ and teachers’ faces. These skill-based activities revolve around a set of comical characters who get involved in silly and absurd situations. Students solve comical comprehension questions. Some stories lead up to a surprise ending adding to the enjoyment!

Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, comprehension, and writing! The newspaper is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Lessons focus on learning about the makeup of a daily paper, the different sections that comprise the news, and understanding actual news articles. Follow-up questions and extended activities invite creativity and test students’ reading comprehension.

10 Minutes a Day to Better Grammar & Writing Skills! These Daily Google Slides Activities feature short language exercises designed to reinforce key language skills. Used on a daily basis, these spiral review activities will increase student awareness and develop skills in the specific areas of writing and grammar that should be mastered by the end of third grade. Skills are introduced daily, then repeated throughout the program. These short daily lessons ensure students not only practice but retain what they have learned. In addition, portions of the slides are not flattened, allowing you to modify the lessons or make accommodations for specific students. This is Part 2: This set of slides includes Days 41 - 80 of our 160 Daily Language Quickies lessons. Students will Master these Skills: Abbreviations Addresses Adverbs Antonyms & Synonyms Articles Capitalization Compound Words Contractions Dates & Time Fact or Opinion Follow instructions Formatting Titles (Book, Song, Poems, etc.) Homophones Letters (Greetings & Closings) 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 Benefits of Google Slides: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL! How do Google Slides Work? Students read each sentence on a computer or iPad then answer the questions and exercises right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. Includes 42 slides answer key

84 ready-to-use Google Classroom Lessons & Activities designed to help students of all ages Decode words, Divide syllables, and Conquer essential reading and pronunciation problems! Do your students battle with spelling and pronunciation? Are multi-syllable words threatening? Is reading a struggle? Don’t let your students face these problems unarmed! Take aim with this secret weapon! These Easy-to-use Google Slides lessons target the specific skills necessary to succeed. Divide and Conquer The study of phonics helps students divide words into small parts to conquer reading problems. This unit offers a specialized and unique phonics program that targets the most problematic English language sounds. By using four general rules for dividing words, your students will learn to decode difficult words quickly and easily. A variety of hands-on worksheets are included to provide a rapid review of skills and improve reading, spelling and pronunciation performance. These versatile activities can be presented by an instructor or used independently by the student. These skill-building activities are helpful for: Older students who have not yet reached mastery levels Middle school through adult students who have a reading or learning disability Good students who are laborious readers Anyone interested in enhancing their pronunciation, spelling, and reading skills English as a second language students (ESL) Bundle & Save with the PRINT version of this resource! Pair this title with Phonics Rules! Teaching Manual & Student Worksheets and save 25%! Help your struggling with readers with Phonics for Older Students and Word Families for Older Students activities! Fun-to-Read & Complete! Slides feature short, colorful lessons that students will WANT to read! Every short lesson is followed by specific activities targeting that specific phonics or decoding skill. A variety of fun formats keep things interesting as students drag and drop, cross out, circle, write words and more. These lessons are ideal for distance learning, remediation, daily enrichment, homework, and review! Easy-to-Use! We’ve done the work for you! With this easy-to-use set you won’t have to waste time searching through books and activities to create a program to help your students succeed. Simply add these Interactive Google Slides to your Google Drive Classroom. You can assign specific slides to specific students, or assign to the whole class! Watch students work in real-time, or check their progress later. Includes: pdf answer key 84 colorful Google Slides