Books with author Kitty Scharf

Spice up your basic math program with Market Math for Beginners!This fun and effective book teaches simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication through the use of real-life shopping situations. Students will have a great time as they refer to the colorful price list (included) that generates hundreds of simple rebus and word problems. From soup to soap, students figure their costs and total sales tickets as they "shop" their way to math success! So help your students understand the practical reasons for learning math while improving their math skills with this motivating and solidly-conceived book. Enjoy!

Spice up your basic math program with Department Store Math for Beginners!This fun and effective book teaches simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication through the use of real-life shopping situations. Students will have a great time as they refer to the colorful price list (included) that generates hundreds of simple computation and word problems. From skateboards to sunglasses, students figure their costs and total sales tickets as they "shop" their way through the department store.

Spice up your reading and writing programs with Remedia Publications' Understanding Instructions - In The Kitchen! Twenty-five tasty recipes are the main ingredients of this unique book, guaranteed to improve the comprehension of even the most reluctant readers. Students of all ages are sure to enjoy reading the "real-life" recipes found inside, then completing follow-up writing activities that challenge them to: read for details, locate information, follow directions, find facts, build vocabulary, and more! As an extended activity, students can create these recipes at home, which will improve their ability to follow directions. So let Remedia Publications help your students have fun while they build basic skills with this unique and "hands-on" book.

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: “Do animals see colors?” “What makes hair curly?” and “Why does popcorn pop?” 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!

Success in all areas of mathematics starts with a solid knowledge of the basic facts. This book provides concentrated practice of basic addition facts to help students reach mastery level. Timed Math Drills: Addition provides step-by-step practice in addition that starts with whole-page calculations using the same, single addend (1 thru 9); progresses to calculations using two different addends, and then to all-inclusive, mixed addends. The goal is to achieve mastery at the highest possible accuracy level in the lowest possible time. A chart is included on which each student’s progress can be recorded. Award forms are included to validate students’ achievements.

Practical life skills! In each of the 25 lessons in this learning unit, students are presented with a graphic illustration of a storefront window display. The drawings feature various items and their prices. It s just like window shopping! Example:The ACME camera in the display case shows a selling price of $37.50. The film runs $3.60 a roll. If you buy the camera and two rolls of film, how much would you spend? The exercises ask a variety of addition, subtraction, and multiplication questions and provide a fun and practical way to improve math skills. This activity book is re-printable.

Timed Math Drills: Multiplication Success in all areas of mathematics starts with a solid knowledge of the basic facts. This book provides concentrated practice of basic multiplication facts to help students reach mastery level. Timed Math Drills: Multiplication provides step-by-step practice in addition that starts with whole-page calculations using the same, single addend (1 thru 9), progresses to calculations using two different addends, and then to all-inclusive, mixed addends. The goal is to achieve mastery at the highest possible accuracy level in the lowest possible time. A chart is included on which each students progress can be recorded. Award forms are included to validate students achievements.

Packed with informative short stories, comprehension questions, and various research activities, this 23-lesson book provides valuable practice in the specific reading skill that emphasizes inference comprehension.The stories lack some facts that the reader must infer from the text in order to detect certain details. Questions following each story test student’s ability to recognize information that is implied but not directly given.

Practical life skills! Carl took his car to Hal's Service Station and had his car s engine tuned-up for $29.95, bought a new battery for $39.95, and had the oil changed for $9.95. For what amount did he need to make a check out to Hal's?After learning how to write a check, students are challenged with real-life finance word problems. First they must solve a math question. Next they are required to write a check for the correct amount, record the transactions, and keep track of the balances. Everyday math is put to the test with each of the 26 lessons in this learning unit.

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 are hiccups?” “What is a tornado?” and “What is a mirage?” 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!

Being able to determine main ideas is crucial to writing book reports, outlining, reading social studies and science materials, and general reading comprehension. That is why the lessons in this unit are so important.The 26 exercises in found here have been designed to help develop a thinking process for finding the main idea. Students begin by finding topics in sentences, then identify the main idea in a sentence. From here they move on to finding the focus of a paragraph, writing the main idea, and finally coming up with summary sentences for books.

Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing, spelling and following directions! Filling Out Forms 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 filling out forms while follow-up questions and open-ended activities invite creativity and test their comprehension. Forms include: driver's license, job application, birth certificate, standardized test form, social security card application, school admittance form, and more!