Books with author Terry Cooper

Be sure kids test their best on standardized tests in reading by familiarizing them with the skills, formats, and language they need to succeed. These practice tests, collected from the reading skills practice tests offered three times a year to Scholastic News Edition 5 subscribers, are designed to look and feel like state and national tests including the Terra Nova, ITBS, CTBS, and MAT. The 15 ready -to-take practice tests are a great way to boost confidence—and make test prep easy for you. Also includes bubble-style answer sheets and tips for administering the tests and a chart outlining specific skills tested. For use with Grade 5.

Looking for quick and easy Internet activities to supplement the topics you teach? These folders can help! Each folder contains all the Web resources you and your students need to explore Ellis Island, the Oregon Trail, Jamestown, pyramids and mummies, and other topics. Inside, you’ll find background information, an Internet scavenger hunt, reproducible worksheet, and more Web-based activities. The activities are designed to help your students develop critical-thinking skills and build their Internet-research skills. Ideal for independent learning! For use with Grades 4-8.

Be sure kids test their best on standardized tests in math by familiarizing them with the skills, formats, and language they need to succeed. These practice tests are designed to look and read like state and national tests, such as the TerraNova, ITBS, CTBS, MAT, and more. The 8 ready -to-take practice tests are a great way to boost confidence—and make test prep easy for you. Also includes bubble-style answer sheets and a skill chart for analyzing test results. For use with Grade 6.

Be sure kids test their best on standardized tests in reading by familiarizing them with the skills, formats, and language they need to succeed. These practice tests, collected from the reading skills practice tests offered three times a year to Scholastic News Edition 4 subscribers, are designed to look and feel like state and national tests including the Terra Nova, ITBS, CTBS, and MAT. The 15 ready -to-take practice tests are a great way to boost confidence—and make test prep easy for you. Also includes bubble-style answer sheets and tips for administering the tests and a chart outlining specific skills tested. For use with Grade 4.

Perfect for guided and independent reading! These 16-page nonfiction books about the life cycle of a sunflower feature colorful, eye-popping photos and fascinating text. Each set comes in a reusable storage bag with 6 copies of the same book, an 8-page teaching guide filled with guided reading strategies and activities, plus science background and hands-on activities. For use with Grades 2-3.

With each Teaching Genre unit, you can encourage your students’ love of reading and help them to gain a better understanding of a different genre. Each complete unit comes with six copies of the student anthology, filled with several high-interest stories that increase in degree of difficulty, as well as a 48-page teaching guide—all contained in a reusable storage bag. The teaching guide includes background information, genre teaching tips, recommended additional reading, and lots of engaging reproducibles: meaningful comprehension questions, graphic organizers, and accessible ways for students to use what they have learned to write and share their own masterpieces in each genre. For use with Grades 4-8.

Looking for quick and easy Internet activities to supplement the topics you teach? These folders can help! Each folder contains all the Web resources you and your students need to explore Ellis Island, the Oregon Trail, Jamestown, pyramids and mummies, and other topics. Inside, you’ll find background information, an Internet scavenger hunt, reproducible worksheet, and more Web-based activities. The activities are designed to help your students develop critical-thinking skills and build their Internet-research skills. Ideal for independent learning! For use with Grades 4-8.

Looking for quick and easy Internet activities to supplement the topics you teach? These folders can help! Each folder contains all the Web resources you and your students need to explore Ellis Island, the Oregon Trail, Jamestown, pyramids and mummies, and other topics. Inside, you’ll find background information, an Internet scavenger hunt, reproducible worksheet, and more Web-based activities. The activities are designed to help your students develop critical-thinking skills and build their Internet-research skills. Ideal for independent learning! For use with Grades 4-8.