Books published by publisher Evan Moor

Help your third grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read! Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher's edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What's new in the revised edition? Visual aid comprehension pages Constructed response questions. Standards-aligned questions replace multiple choice questions. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills and strategies: Skills: Character and Setting Main Idea and Details Fact & Opinion Visual Information Author's Purpose Making Predictions Drawing Conclusions Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Text Features Fantasy vs. Reality Sequencing Strategies: Make Connections Visualization Organization Determine Important Information Ask Questions Monitor Comprehension You'll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it. . . provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. supports struggling and reluctant readers. integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. works great for test-prep. is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

While being engaged in fun activities, your children will be practicing important age-appropriate skills such as visual discrimination, sequencing, small muscle coordination, following directions, reading, and critical and creative thinking. The activities in The Never-Bored Kid Book, Ages 5 and 6 are organized around 17 age-appropriate themes, including: -pandas-pigs-banks-up a tree-shoes-happy birthday-wild animals-vegetables-moon and stars-kittens-merry-go-rounds-snails-ice cream-tracks-trains-a hole in the ground-scaly creaturesSee our Skill Sharpeners series for more activities to prepare your child for PreK, transitional kindergarten, or kindergarten.

Build your first grader s understanding of physical, life, and earth science with this full-color activity book! Engaging reading selections, activities, and hands-on projects will motivate your child to learn science concepts that are based on the most current science standards.The simple hands-on activities help your child understand and retain science concepts in a memorable way.Each lesson includes reading selections and activities that focus on one science concept, covering the following first grade topics:Physical Science-Sound-Light-Shadows-TechnologyLife Science-Leaves-Animals and Eggs-Mothers and Babies-Birds-InsectsSpace and Earth Science-Night Sky-Our Sun-SeasonsEnvironment and Ecology Science-Uses of Wood-Earth Materials-RecyclingEngineering and Design-ToolsIdeal for practice at home and classroom enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Science:-provides practice of reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills-offers striking photography and scientific illustrations to help children connect science to the real world-is based on Next Generation Science Standards and state science standards-includes an answer key

History Pockets Ancient Egypt, Grades 4 6+, contains nine memorable discovery pockets. The introduction pocket gives an overview of the civilization. The other pockets give a comprehensive view of life in ancient Egypt.Each of the pockets contains:-a reproducible pocket label-a bookmark of short, fun facts about the subject-an art reference page-a fact sheet of background information for teacher and students-arts and crafts projects-writing activitiesEvaluation forms are provided at the end of the book for teacher and student assessment purposes.The book includes the following pockets:-Introduction to Ancient Egypt-Military Power-Daily Life-Government-Religion and Mythology-Work and School-Art and Architecture-Language and Literature-Sports and EntertainmentThis resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.

The World Reference Maps & Forms will help students become more knowledgeable about the Earth as they work with the up-to-date political, physical, and thematic maps presented. Location, Place and Region are addressed with physical, political and blank maps. Continents are introduced with a brief fact sheet naming the independent countries, facts and a "did you know" question. Some maps include numbered countries which students must identify, while others are left blank for students to label. Labeled maps are included for studying and reference. 112 reproducible pages, softcover. Answer key included. Grades 3-6.

Skill Sharpeners: Math activity books help students understand and maintain important math skills in their grade level. The fun activities provided in each unit create enjoyable learning experiences for children.Each title includes:-Colorful and engaging practice pages.-Themed units that provide practice of important grade-level math concepts.-A test your skills option at the end of each unit that gives a clear picture of whether or not the skills have been mastered.Perfect as an at-home activity book, homeschool curriculum resource, or after-school enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Math helps students master important skills in measurements, data, numbers, and computation needed to form a strong math foundation.Skill Sharpeners Math, Grade 2 provides practice for the following mathematics skills:-read, write, and compare numbers to 1,000-addition and subtraction facts to 18-two-digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping-three-digit addition and subtraction without regrouping-multiplication facts to 25-identify and continue patterns-value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollar bills-solve word problems-tell time to the hour and half-hour-identify fractions 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 3/4, 2/3, 1/6, 1/8-read and create graphs-measure to the nearest half inch-geometry basic shapes, symmetry, perimeter

Keep the enthusiasm students have for science at the early childhood level alive into upper elementary school with Evan-Moor s Daily Science book. This grade four print teacher s edition contains 150 daily lessons. Students will learn important Earth, physical and life science concepts through hands-on activities, vocabulary practice and multiple choice comprehension tests. Each week is divided into five daily concentrated lessons that answer interesting questions such as is it safe to eat moldy food and how does bacteria cause cavities? Students explore these concepts and more through the scientific method, forming conclusions based on outcomes just like scientists.Fit standards-based science instruction into your curriculum! Help your grade 4 students develop a genuine understanding of standards-based scientific concepts and vocabulary using the 150 engaging activities in Daily Science! A variety of rich resources, including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple-choice format, help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts.30 weeks of instruction cover the following standards-based science topics:Big Idea 1: Plants and animals depend on each other and on their environment for survival-Week 1: Why do beavers build dams?-Week 2: Why do some plants have fruit-Week 3: Do all bees make honey?-Week 4: Where do animals get food in the winter?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 2: Most microorganisms do not cause disease, and many are beneficial-Week 1: Why does garbage smell?-Week 2: How do bacteria create cavities?-Week 3: Are all germs bad?-Week 4: Is it safe to eat moldy food?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 3: Both slow and rapid processes - from erosion to earthquakes - shape and reshape the Earth's surface-Week 1: How was the Grand Canyon formed?-Week 2: Do glaciers really move?-Week 3: What makes volcanoes erupt?-Week 4: What causes earthquakes?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 4: The properties of rocks and minerals reflect the process that formed them-Week 1: What's the difference between a rock and a mineral?-Week 2: Where do rocks come from?-Week 3: Are some rocks valuable?-Week 4: Do all rocks come from Earth?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 5: Electrical energy can be converted into heat, light, sound, and motion-Week 1: How do toasters work?-Week 2: What lights a digital clock?-Week 3: How do hearing aids help people hear?-Week 4: How do electric cars work?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 6: People invented machines to make work easier-Week 1: Why do some building entrances have ramps?-Week 2: What's the difference between a nail and a screw?-Week 3: How do elevators work?-Week 4: How does a wheelbarrow make works easier?-Week 5: Unit Review

Skill Sharpeners: Math activity books help students understand and maintain important math skills in their grade level. The fun activities provided in each unit create enjoyable learning experiences for children.Each title includes:-Colorful and engaging practice pages.-Themed units that provide practice of important grade-level math concepts.-A test your skills option at the end of each unit that gives a clear picture of whether or not the skills have been mastered.Perfect as an at-home activity book, homeschool curriculum resource, or after-school enrichment, Skill Sharpeners: Math helps students master important skills in measurements, data, numbers, and computation needed to form a strong math foundation.Skill Sharpeners Math, PreK contains 10 units that introduce the numbers 1-10. In each unit, one or more numbers is introduced followed by activity pages that practice beginning math skills. Each unit ends with an assessment page that reviews the math concepts introduced.Beginning math skills practiced include:-counting-recognizing numbers-patterning-identifying geometric shapes-comparing sizes-recognizing most and leastChildren also develop their fine motor skills by completing the fun activities.Examples of the types of activities are:-Trace and Write Numbers-Cut and Paste-Dot-to-Dot-Count How Many-Color the Shapes-Circle the Ones That Are the Same-Match

Help pique your grade 5 students natural curiosity and develop their love of learning about themselves and the world around them! Our 30-week daily science instruction resources, workbooks and activities will introduce your students to fascinating concepts and necessary vocabulary words through the use of 150 activities that will encourage participation, enthusiasm and learning. These inquiry-based activities relate to one of the Big Idea units that cover a variety of scientific subjects including biology, life science, earth science, chemistry and more! Your fifth-graders will learn the answers to fascinating questions that will whet their scientific appetites and make them want to learn more about the world around them! Our interactive, hands-on activities will engage your students, effectively presenting and reinforcing key concepts that are appropriate for their grade and comprehension levels.Evan-Moor s materials have been developed by experts in the education industry and have been loved by students and teachers for over three decades. Our highly rated daily science review programs are guaranteed to help your students achieve new educational milestones. See the difference our daily science materials and books can make in your classroom and in the lives of your fifth-grade students!Fit standards-based science instruction into your curriculum! Help your grade 5 students develop a genuine understanding of standards-based scientific concepts and vocabulary using the 150 engaging activities in Daily Science! A variety of rich resources, including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple-choice format, help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts.30 weeks of instruction cover the following standards-based science topics:Big Idea 1: Living things are made mostly of cells. Multicellular organisms have different cells that perform specialized functions-Week 1: Why are bones hard and muscles soft?-Week 2: Why does skin wrinkle in the bathtub?-Week 3: What happens if you swallow gum?-Week 4: How do people give blood without running out of it?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 2: An ecosystem is a community in which every living thing fills a role-Week 1: Why do earthworms like dirt?-Week 2: Why do pandas eat plants but polar bears eat meat?-Week 3: Is the lion really the king of the jungle?-Week 4: How can so many different plants live in the rainforest?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 3: Water covers most of the Earth's surface. It circulates between oceans and land in a process called the water cycle-Week 1: Do we really drink the same water that dinosaurs did?-Week 2: Why don't rivers and lakes soak into the ground?-Week 3: What makes the desert so dry?-Week 4: Can we run out of water?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 4: Gravity is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun, and the moon in orbit around Earth-Week 1: Why do we weigh more on Earth than on the moon?Week 2: What causes ocean tides?-Week 3: Why are planets round?-Week 4: Why don't planets crash into each other?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 5: Heat flows from warmer objects to cooler ones until both reach the same temperature-Week 1: How does a thermometer work?-Week 2: How does a microwave oven cook food?-Week 3: What causes hurricanes?-Week 4: How does a thermos work?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 6: When a new substance is made through a chemical reaction, it has properties that are different from the original substance-Week 1: What puts the fizz in soda?-Week 2: Why does metal rust?-Week 3: Why do batteries die?-Week 4: Why can't you light a match more than once?-Week 5: Unit Review

Fit standards-based science instruction into your curriculum!Help your grade 1 students develop a genuine understanding of standards-based scientific concepts and vocabulary using the 150 engaging activities in Daily Science! A variety of rich resources, including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple choice format, help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts.30 weeks of instruction cover the following standards-based science topics:Big Idea 1: Living things have basic needs that help them stay alive.-Week 1: Can a rock grow?-Week 2: Do monkeys really eat bananas?-Week 3: Do plants have mouths?-Week 4: Do fish drink water?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 2: Plants and animals live in many different places.-Week 1: Where do animals sleep?-Week 2: Why do camels have humps?-Week 3: Can a whale live in a lake?-Week 4: Why do trees have different kinds of leaves?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 3: The sun, moon, and stars are objects in our sky.-Week 1: What causes night and day?-Week 2: What do we see in the sky at night?-Week 3: Why do we need the sun?-Week 4: Can anything live on the moon?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 4: Different seasons have different weather.-Week 1: Why is it hot in the summer?-Week 2: Why does it snow in the winter?-Week 3: Why are there a lot of flowers in the spring?-Week 4: Why do some trees lose their leaves in the fall?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 5: Objects can be solid, liquid, or gas.-Week 1: Why can't we walk through walls?-Week 2: Why does water splash?-Week 3: Why do balloons float in the air?-Week 4: Why does ice melt?-Week 5: Unit ReviewBig Idea 6: An object's motion can be changed by using force. Pushing and pulling are types of forces.-Week 1: Why do shopping carts have wheels?-Week 2: Why does a ball go far when I kick it hard?-Week 3: Why do cars have steering wheels?-Week 4: Why do things fall when you drop them?-Week 5: Unit Review