Books with author Betsy Franco

So much can happen in three years in a teen's life. Help them record it all with this daily journal.The perfect gift for a teen, Q&A a Day for Me is a one-sentence diary that prompts any teen to record best friends, worst haircuts, favorite outfits, and embarrassing moments. Filled with 365 questions, one on each page for every day of the year, a teen has the space to write down a short response every year for three years. It’s easy to get started—just turn to today’s date and take a minute to answer the question at the top of the page. As the years pass, he or she will have a keepsake time capsule that shows how much his or her answers change (and which ones remain the same)!

Word Family Tales are humorous read-aloud stories created to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize “families” of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease—and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers. Set learners on the path to literacy success with these rib-tickling tales—one for each of the top 25 word families! For use with Grades PreK-2.

Young readers gain lots of practice exploring rhymes, word families, and phonics with short guess-me poems written just for them! Easy-to-read, reproducible poems explore favorite themes and seasonal topics-transportation, life cycles, community helpers, holidays, animals, and more. A must-have resource for shared reading, pocket charts, and circle time.

With crystal clear instructions, easy-to-use activities and templates, Math Poetry provides an innovative way to teach both math and writing. Students generally have trouble with math word problems. When they write their own word problems in the form of poems, they learn the vocabulary and concepts. You'll be amazed by their creativity.<p><p>Students will learn:<p> Math concepts and operations<p> Place value and fractions <p> Geometry and graphs<p> Measurement and money<p> Word problems <p><p>As well as the elements of poetry in fresh context, including: <p> Similes<p> Metaphors<p> Alliteration<p> Line breaks<p> Poetic language and forms<p><p>And perhaps best of all, the creative process enhances your students' recall of the concepts taught.

Who wouldn't want a bat named Pat? She's the best pet ever—had that is that! This "batty" tale of friendship will really make you giggle!This rib-tickling read-aloud tale was created especially to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize "families" of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease—and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers! Also includes riddles, a cheer, and reading tips!

Poetry writing is a snap with reproducible fill-in poetry frames! Engaging writing prompts spark the imagination and foster confidence as children write different kinds of poetry that let them celebrate special days all year long. Easy-to-follow directions guide children to develop skills in rhyme, alliteration, and more. A great way to meet the language arts standards! For use with Grades 1-3.

Simplify and take the guesswork out of teaching poetry with these graphic organizers and step-by-step lessons. Model poems and lessons help students learn about the characteristics and structures of poetry forms such as haiku, limericks, and acrostics. Motivating graphic organizers, tailored to each poetry form, guide them in planning, and then writing their own poems. Includes ideas for building fluency and comprehension, extension activities, and a concise summary of recent best-practice research. For use with Grades 1-3.

Jake the Snake has baked quite a cake to share with his friends down at Drake Lake. Find out what makes it so special in this terrific tale!This rib-tickling read-aloud tale was created especially to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize "families" of words that share the same spelling pattern. This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease—and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers! Also includes riddles, a cheer, and reading tips!

Dazzle and delight young learners every day with this huge collection of ready-to-go riddle poems correlated with your favorite themes: colors, bugs, food, seasons, transportation, community helpers, farm animals, and dozens more! Just copy one of the four-line poems onto your chart pad or dry-erase board, or pop them in your pocket chart for a collaborative guessing game that builds essential reading and oral literacy skills. Includes loads of instant activities. Learning together has never been so much fun! For use with Grades PreK-2.

When Jesse Lucas, a troubled, magnetic acting major, touches the sculpture Meditation in Stanford's Rodin Sculpture Garden, he burns his finger on the bronze. By the time he returns to the garden that night, an eighteen-year-old girl has emerged from the statue, naked and disoriented. It is 2008, yet her mind is swimming with vivid, fractured memories of her volatile past in nineteenth-century Paris--of serving as Rodin's muse, of her passionate affair with the acclaimed artist, and of her own creations.So begins Betsy Franco's extraordinary and imaginative novel, Naked. Stranded in the sculpture garden, Camille--or Cat, as she insists on being called--forms a deep bond with Jesse, who is soon leaving for college and is as lonely and disturbed as she. As Jesse encourages Cat to confront the sinister memories that afflict her, she helps him overcome the fury he has toward his abusive father and find peace within himself.Rich, inventive, and told with a compelling mix of grace and wry humor, Naked is a bold debut that explores love, loss, and the power of art, and brings to mind the magical realism found in The Time Traveler's Wife and Midnight in Paris.

Rib-tickling tall tales about larger-than-life characters, such as Paul Bunyan, Slue Foot Sue, and John Henry will motivate students to practice key math skills. Each hilarious tale includes reproducible word problems that reinforce skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, measurement, data analysis, and more. A great way to connect reading and math and meet the Common Core State Standards! For use with Grades 3-5.