Before actual writing occurs, writers prepare. With these words, award-winning children's author David Harrison affirms the importance of teaching students the necessary steps of prewriting—from choosing a viable topic to conducting in-depth research to taking effective notes and organizing them. In this book David offers insights into his prewriting process, while educator Mary Jo Fresch translates his methods into engaging lessons that develop students' research skills to enhance their writing.

Bingo is a true favorite in the classroom and at home. Kids won't even know they're learning basic picture word recognition while they listen intently to match the beautiful photographs on their player's cards with the corresponding words spoken by the instructor. Each bingo game teaches 50 different picture words. Game contents include 36 durable players cards, caller's mat, 50 calling cards, bingo chips, an instruction sheet, and a durable box. Ages 3 and up.

Bingo is a true favorite in the classroom and at home. Kids won't even know they're learning basic picture word recognition while they listen intently to match the beautiful photographs on their player's cards with the corresponding words spoken by the instructor. Each bingo game teaches 50 different picture words. Game contents include 36 durable players cards, caller's mat, 50 calling cards, bingo chips, an instruction sheet, and a durable box. Ages 3 and up.

Engage students in complex literary strategies as they dive into exploring rich pairs of fiction and nonfiction texts. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Aligned to McREL and Common Core State Standards, this essential resource prepares middle school students for college and career.

Help your children build memory skills in a fun, innovative way by matching colorful, realistic photographs. No reading required, but cards include the name of the picture to promote early site reading. Posters measure 14" x 9". 2-6 players. Grades PreK and up.

Comprehending Functional Text is designed to help students successfully deal with everyday reading of nonfiction materials. This dynamic book teaches students to understand purpose, gather key ideas, make inference, and evaluate the information they are reading. It is aligned to Common Core State Standards and includes practice activities, learning station ideas, assessment prep, and more!

Grammar activities galore! But these aren't just any run-of-the mill grammar worksheets. They're based on favorite Kagan Structures to make grammar an engaging process. Students play Showdown to master verb usage. Students play Quiz-Quiz-Trade to memorize contractions. Students Find Someone Who can fix a punctuation problem. You'll find over 100 ready-to-use grammar blacklines covering all the grammar essentials including antonyms, synonyms, homophones, parts of speech, plurals, possessives, prefixes, suffixes, root words, contractions, capital letters, commas, punctuation, quotation marks, subjects, predicates, clauses, complete sentences, sentence types, and more! 272 pages.

Give your little ones the gift of good grammar! This book offers 8 engaging structures to teach those need-to-know grammar skills. The book focuses on five core grammar skills: 1) Synonyms & Antonyms, 2) Parts of Speech, 3) Punctuation, 4) Sentences, and 5) Working with Words. For each skill, you receive structure-based activities and worksheets to reinforce the skills. Partners use RallyCoach to coach each other on finding words that are similar. Students stand up and Find Someone Who can identify a pronoun on their sheet. Teams play Showdown to select the correct punctuation for the sentence. The class plays Quiz-Quiz-Trade to quiz each other on contractions. Engage those little minds and bodies as they master essential grammar skills. 248 pages.

The perfect way to begin your students' school day! Cross-curricular daily practice gets your third grade students focused and engaged—and ready to learn. The daily lessons provide practice of language, math, and reading skills that support your core curriculum.

The meaningful 10 to 15 minutes of daily practice helps sharpen students' skills and helps you see where your students need to improve. With a detailed scope and sequence, you will always know the skills that your students are practicing.

Daily Fundamentals lessons are ideal for morning work, bell ringers, homework, and informal assessment. The daily practice and review prepares students for success on assessments and state testing.

How it works:

• Monday–Friday: Full-page daily activities provide practice of grade-level language, math, and reading skills, focusing on one skill in each subject area.
• The daily lessons progress in difficulty as students move through Day 1 to Day 5, and the weekly units progress in difficulty throughout the year.

The 30 weeks of third grade skill practice covers:

• Language: grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary
• Math: algebraic operations, fractions, measurement, problem solving, geometry, and graphs
• Reading: main idea and details, theme, inference, text organization, genre, literary elements, visual information, and context clues

Daily activities often include open-ended questions that require higher-order thinking skills. These types of questions can be used to promote peer-to-peer discussions as students share and discuss answers, while also fostering critical thinking skills.

The perfect way to begin your students' school day! Cross-curricular daily practice gets your fourth grade students focused and engaged—and ready to learn. The daily lessons provide practice of language, math, and reading skills that support your core curriculum.

The meaningful 10 to 15 minutes of daily practice helps sharpen students' skills and helps you see where your students need to improve. With a detailed scope and sequence, you will always know the skills that your students are practicing.

Daily Fundamentals lessons are ideal for morning work, bell ringers, homework, and informal assessment. The daily practice and review prepares students for success on assessments and state testing.

How it works:

• Monday–Friday: Full-page daily activities provide practice of grade-level language, math, and reading skills, focusing on one skill in each subject area.
• The daily lessons progress in difficulty as students move through Day 1 to Day 5, and the weekly units progress in difficulty throughout the year.

The 30 weeks of fourth grade skill practice covers:

• Language: grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary
• Math: algebraic expressions, angles, fractions, decimals, measurement, problem solving, geometry, and data plots
• Reading: main idea and details, theme, inference, text organization, genre, literary elements, visual information, context clues, and figurative language

Daily activities often include open-ended questions that require higher-order thinking skills. These types of questions can be used to promote peer-to-peer discussions as students share and discuss answers, while also fostering critical thinking skills.

The perfect way to begin your students' school day! Cross-curricular daily practice gets your fifth grade students focused and engaged—and ready to learn. The daily lessons provide practice of language, math, and reading skills that support your core curriculum.

The meaningful 10 to 15 minutes of daily practice helps sharpen students' skills and helps you see where your students need to improve. With a detailed scope and sequence, you will always know the skills that your students are practicing.

Daily Fundamentals lessons are ideal for morning work, bell ringers, homework, and informal assessment. The daily practice and review prepares students for success on assessments and state testing.

How it works:

• Monday–Friday: Full-page daily activities provide practice of grade-level language, math, and reading skills, focusing on one skill in each subject area.
• The daily lessons progress in difficulty as students move through Day 1 to Day 5, and the weekly units progress in difficulty throughout the year.

The 30 weeks of fifth grade skill practice covers:

• Language: grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary
• Math: algebraic expressions, fractions, decimals, measurement, problem solving, geometric properties, and data plots
• Reading: main idea and details, theme, inference, text organization, genre, literary elements, text features, context clues, and figurative language

Daily activities often include open-ended questions that require higher-order thinking skills. These types of questions can be used to promote peer-to-peer discussions as students share and discuss answers, while also fostering critical thinking skills.

The perfect way to begin your students' school day! Cross-curricular daily practice gets your sixth grade students focused and engaged—and ready to learn. The daily lessons provide practice of language, math, and reading skills that support your core curriculum.

The meaningful 10 to 15 minutes of daily practice helps sharpen students' skills and helps you see where your students need to improve. With a detailed scope and sequence, you will always know the skills that your students are practicing.

Daily Fundamentals lessons are ideal for morning work, bell ringers, homework, and informal assessment. The daily practice and review prepares students for success on assessments and state testing.

How it works:

• Monday–Friday: Full-page daily activities provide practice of grade-level language, math, and reading skills, focusing on one skill in each subject area.
• The daily lessons progress in difficulty as students move through Day 1 to Day 5, and the weekly units progress in difficulty throughout the year.

The 30 weeks of sixth grade skill practice covers:

• Language: grammar, mechanics, usage, and syntax
• Math: algebraic expressions, ratios, rational numbers, problem solving, coordinate planes, graphing patterns, and statistics
• Reading: reading: theme/main idea, author's purpose, literary elements, author craft, inference, and analysis

Daily activities often include open-ended questions that require higher-order thinking skills. These types of questions can be used to promote peer-to-peer discussions as students share and discuss answers, while also fostering critical thinking skills.