Resource/Activity Books

Use these quick activities to supplement any math curriculum! Because they emphasize math vocabulary and problem-solving skills, they help students recognize the value of math in everyday life. They challenge students to think about math, and they are ideal for Response to Intervention (RTI) support. 144 pages.

Use “write-on/wipe-off,” dry-erase activities to build core, foundational skills. Flexibly designed for use in whole class, small group and individual scenarios! Each flip chart set includes 10 double-sided, 12" x 18" laminated charts and a teachers guide featuring step-by-step teaching instructions along with copy-masters and exercises.

Fun and engaging STEM tasks are open-ended and goal-oriented, covering a variety of topics in science, technology, engineering, and math. Required materials are all common classroom and household items that allow for ease-of-use in all settings. Applying the Standards series bridges the gap between knowledge and real life, helping teachers better prepare students for life beyond the worksheet. 64 pages.

Reading Recipes will help you become a “master chef” with recipes you can use to spice up your reading program and make it even more engaging and effective. Including over 80 new activities and dozens of variations, this cookbook is chock-full of classroom activities to build key literacy skills in phonological and phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge, phonics, sight word recognition, and vocabulary development. Fully illustrated with color photographs. 160 pages.

Help students solve word problems with confidence using the proven Singapore bar modeling method. Twenty mini-lessons teach students how to use this effective strategy to tackle word problems with addition, subtraction, measurement, money, and more. Includes companion online materials for whole-class lessons. 96 pages.

Comprehensive but not complicated! Math Fundamentals helps your fourth graders navigate the new math. Math Models and analysis questions, plenty of skill practice, and real-world problems guide students in thinking through and solving problems.

To help you target instruction, each unit clearly lists the standards information, mathematical practices, and skills covered.

Within a unit, math lessons are presented simply. Every math lesson includes:

• A Math Models reference page that shows students strategies for solving problems. This is helpful for parents and students transitioning to new math.
• Skill practice pages that progress in difficulty.
• A culminating problem-solving task that leads students through the process of solving a real-life problem.

Grade 4 units:

• Use the four operations to solve problems
• Find factors and multiples
• Generate and analyze patterns
• Use place value in number form and rounding
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide multidigit numbers
• Make equivalent fractions and compare fractions
• Compare and order fractions
• Add, subtract, and multiply fractions
• Use decimal fractions and decimals
• Convert measurements within a system
• Represent and interpret data
• Measure angles
• Classify shapes

Designed to support new math programs, Math Fundamentals is the perfect easy-to-use supplement to your Common Core math or current math curriculum.

Better together! Use Math Fundamentals with Daily Math Practice for complementary skill practice that ensures your students master grade-level math.

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.

Instant classroom interventions for phonics and comprehension instruction! Each grade-specific volume offers 20+ ready-to-use 5-day units targeting a specific skill of strategy. Includes quick and easy mini-lessons, 100+ fun and engaging practice activities, end-of-week assessments, plus free pre- and post assessments available online. 108-186 pages.

This collection of 100 eye-catching, reproducible practice pages can be used any time students need to work independently and many include fun formats to boost motivation. A perfect way to support students who need extra practice with numbers and counting, place value, addition, subtraction, time, measurement, shapes, graphs, and more! 112 pages.

Engaging and colorful, these “write-on/wipe-off,” dry-erase activities are ideal for building fundamental, standards-based skills. Flexibly designed for use in whole class, small group and individual scenarios! Each flip chart set includes 10 double-sided, 12" x 18" laminated charts and a teacher's guide featuring step-by-step teaching instructions along with copy-masters and exercises.

This beautiful full-color resource book provides 72 step-by-step lessons that teach the seven elements of art: line, shape, color, value, texture, form, and space. For each art element, there are group and individual projects. Teacher pages define each art element and list literature references and fine art examples. Also featured are 24 experiences designed to teach the styles of famous artists. 160 full-color pages.

Learn new words and build vocabulary skills. Descriptions of many Greek and Latin word roots followed by discussions of English words derived from them. Fun and challenging quizzes to test your memory and comprehension. Perfect for standardized tests, study and instruction including SAT, ACT, and ESL tests. Paperback, 376 pages.

The movement to connect young children with nature continues to grow, as more parents and educators become passionate about bringing learning outdoors and letting children explore outside the bounds of traditional lessons. In the full-color Learning Is in Bloom, teachers and caregivers will find 40 hands-on activities effective in engaging young children in investigating nature, both indoors and outdoors, on the school grounds, and on excursions around the neighborhood. Through fostering a love of nature, the activities promote all areas of early childhood education and development. Readers will learn how to support child-directed explorations within all kinds of learning in a nature-rich setting, including: science investigations, mathematical thinking, art explorations, and literacy development. 208 pages.