Books published by publisher Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

In Daily Geography Practice, Grade 3, 36 map lessons introduce basic geography skills and over 100 geography terms. What a perfect hands-on approach to geography instruction! The geography skills presented at Grade 3 include: - globes - compass roses - map keys - map grids and indexes - map scales - physical state maps - road maps - historical and cultural landmark maps - population and product maps - tourist and weather maps - regions of the United States - political maps of the United States, North America, and the world

Foster your second grader s critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! Children are naturally inquisitive from infancy, yet creative and problem-solving skills need to be nurtured as children grow. Like reading and math skills, critical thinking skills require practice.The variety of fun and creative activities in this series will challenge your child to use higher-order thinking skills based on Bloom s Taxonomy. Every page provides a new and interesting activity that will help your child:-Think outside the box and use higher-order thinking skills through open-ended questions and challenges-Tap into his or her creativity with art projects and hands-on activities-Become a better learner by practicing critical thinking skills in cross-curricular activities (based on science, math, social studies, and language arts content)The 100+ activities are organized around these 2nd grade themes:-Animals: Alligators and Turtles; Bats and Bugs-My Body: Eyes, Teeth, and Hair; Hands and Feet-Things: Things We Use; Things We Like-Places: Oceans and Forests; DesertsGrade 2 activities include puzzles, word problems, riddles, and drawings that involve critical thinking skills such as: -Analyze-Solve-Justify-Categorize-Create, and more!Plus, each page lists the critical thinking skill(s) so that you know what your child is practicing. Use Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking for enrichment at home and help your child become a confident problem solver!Includes answer key.

Even during the carefree months of summer, children can be preparing for the next grade with Daily Summer Activities. Its packed with engaging activities that will build learners confidence for the next grade level by practicing essential skills. Activities offer practice of essential skills across subject areas, including reading, math, writing, spelling, and geography. With just one or two activities per day over a 10-week period, Daily Summer Activities helps to keep skills sharp without getting in the way of vacation time. Updated in 2018, the revised Daily Summer Activities reflects grade-level expectations and includes open-ended questions to develop your childs critical thinking skills.

The creative and structured lessons in Writing Fabulous Sentences & Paragraphs introduce students to essential writing techniques without losing the imaginative spirit that makes writing fun. From main ideas and topic sentences, to figurative language and descriptive details, this book is filled with activities that help your students develop strong writing skills.You'll love Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs because it:supports 6-Trait writing. Activities are designed to build skills in each trait -- voice, organization, word choice, conventions, ideas, and sentence fluency. And a trait-based writing guide at the beginning of the book makes it easy to see exactly which skills are being developed.contains scaffolded lessons and activities. Help students progress from writing single sentences to multiple paragraphs!introduces students to important paragraph writing skills. From topic sentences and supporting details to using an outline or web diagram -- it's all covered. There's even a paragraph skills checklist to help track student progress.inspires reluctant writers. Motivating topics and delightful illustrations make writing fun!is correlated to state standards.Scaffolded lessons come in four sections:Sentences:Students practice combining sentences, constructing "super sentences," and using figurative language.Paragraphs:Students practice recognizing the main ideas, topic sentences, supporting details, and unnecessary information within paragraphs.Paragraph Forms:Students use scaffolded forms to organize information into narrative, persuasive, descriptive, compare/contrast, definition, and "how-to" paragraphs.Organizing Information into Paragraphs:Students practice organizing sentences within paragraphs and paragraphs within reports while using webs, notetakers, and outlines.

Even during the carefree months of summer, children can be preparing for the next grade with Daily Summer Activities. Its packed with engaging activities that will build learners confidence for the next grade level by practicing essential skills. Activities offer practice of essential skills across subject areas, including reading, math, writing, spelling, and geography. With just one or two activities per day over a 10-week period, it helps to keep skills sharp without getting in the way of vacation time. Updated in 2018, the revised Daily Summer Activities reflects grade-level expectations and includes open-ended questions to develop your childs critical thinking skills. Fun reward stickers are also included with each book.

Keep young students excited about art in the classroom with the Evan-Moor How to Teach Art to Children book for Grades 1-6. Our well-organized art book includes 96 different art projects that are appropriate for elementary-aged children. As an added benefit, each project includes examples of fine art in the world that demonstrates the art elements highlighted in the project. We've also collected a list of all the materials you'll need to complete each art project. You'll love the ability to teach the children about fine art, while working on relevant projects, all of which can inspire students.Plenty of Projects Our teacher's edition of the art book includes step-by-step instructions for 96 art projects you can complete in the classroom Art Elements Defined You can learn more about different aspects of art through the included definitions and examplesHelpful Instructions Putting together these art projects for your class is easy, as we've included a list of materials requiredLearn About Fine Art The art book features a variety of examples of fine art that fit in with what the children are learning in a particular lesson Extra Study Materials We've included some literature resources in our guide for art teachers that will help you explore some subjects more fully if desired

Foster your kindergartner s critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! Children are naturally inquisitive from infancy, yet creative and problem-solving skills need to be nurtured as children grow. Like reading and math skills, critical thinking skills require practice.The variety of fun and creative activities in this series will challenge your child to use higher-order thinking skills based on Bloom s Taxonomy. Every page provides a new and interesting activity that will help your child:-Think outside the box and use higher-order thinking skills through open-ended questions and challenges-Tap into his or her creativity with art projects and hands-on activities-Become a better learner by practicing critical thinking skills in cross-curricular activities (based on science, math, social studies, and language arts content)The 100+ activities are organized around these kindergarten themes:-Animals: Cats and Dogs; Insects-Transportation: Bikes, Trikes, and Wagons; Cars, Trucks, and Buses-Plants: Flowers; Trees-Places: Oceans and Deserts; Mountains and PlainsKindergarten activities include tracing, counting, dot-to-dot, and drawings that involve critical thinking skills such as: -Analyze-Solve-Identify-Differentiate-Create, and more!Plus, each page lists the critical thinking skill(s) so that you know what your child is practicing.Use Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking for enrichment at home and help your child become a confident problem solver!Includes answer key.

Foster your first grader s critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! Children are naturally inquisitive from infancy, yet creative and problem-solving skills need to be nurtured as children grow. Like reading and math skills, critical thinking skills require practice.The variety of fun and creative activities in this series will challenge your child to use higher-order thinking skills based on Bloom s Taxonomy. Every page provides a new and interesting activity that will help your child:-Think outside the box and use higher-order thinking skills through open-ended questions and challenges-Tap into his or her creativity with art projects and hands-on activities-Become a better learner by practicing critical thinking skills in cross-curricular activities (based on science, math, social studies, and language arts content)The 100+ activities are organized around these 1st grade themes:-Animals: Cats and Dogs; Giraffes and Elephants-Plants: Trees and Flowers; Fruits and Vegetables-Transportation: Cars, Trucks, and Buses; Planes and Trains-Places: The Playground and the Beach; Home and SchoolGrade 1 activities include puzzles, word problems, drawings, and matching that involve critical thinking skills such as: -Analyze-Solve-Reason-Decode-Create, and more!Plus, each page lists the critical thinking skill(s) so that you know what your child is practicing.Use Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinking for enrichment at home and help your child become a confident problem solver!Includes answer key.

The Evan-Moor Daily Reading Comprehension, Grade 5 Resource Book gives fifth graders direct instruction in important reading strategies, all aimed at improving reading skills. Our reading workbook fits well in the traditional classroom or for homeschooling, as it keeps gr. 5 children engaged with 150 original fiction and nonfiction reading passages. Some of the skills grade five students will learn include how to recognize the theme, characters, setting and main ideas. Our activities will help even reluctant readers gain the confidence they need to learn to enjoy reading, which can help them in all areas of their schooling.Increases Reading Enjoyment - Fifth grade students using our workbook will have more success while reading, which leads to a greater enjoyment of this activity30 Weeks of Instruction - With 208 pages of activities, homeschool parents and classroom teachers can use our resource throughout the entire school yearStrengthening Comprehension - The response questions in the activity workbook will help fifth graders recall what they've read more clearly150 Reading Passages - Our book offers 150 fiction and nonfiction passages, which will engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of textsCorrelates to Current Standards - You can count on the materials we've developed to match all current educational standardsVisual Aid Comprehension Pages - These reproducible pages provide students with a visual tool to help them apply reading skills and strategies to daily passages.

First-grade students who need a boost in their vocabulary or who want to strengthen language skills will benefit from the Evan-Moor Daily Language Review Grade 1, Teacher's Edition. The 36 weeks of daily lessons for young elementary students include 136 pages of language activities like grammar and usage, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary word meaning and relationships and acquired vocabulary skills. Each daily activity is designed to require 10-15 minutes. The materials support the most current standards and provide practice of the Conventions of Standard English and Vocabulary Acquisition and Use for grade 1.Language Skills Practice The language skills covered in the lessons include punctuation, verb tense, conjunctions, word meaning and moreShort Practice Sessions Covering each lesson in the Evan-Moor Grade 1 only requires 10-15 minutes each dayGrade 1 Level All of the language skills activities in the book are aimed at students in first gradeUpdated Materials The materials in the book include support for the most current standards and skills practice36 Weeks of Work The book includes 136 pages of activities, enough to cover 36 weeks of daily work

First graders will have fun while they learn nearly 200 spelling words in the Evan-Moor Building Spelling Skills, Grade 1 Teacher's Edition. Our 160-page teaching resource workbook includes multiple activities aimed at helping gr. 1 students learn how to spell words on the weekly spelling list. Additionally, grade one students will learn the meaning of each word on the list, as well as learning how to pronounce them. The spelling lists contain words featuring short and long vowels, present and past tense words, and plural words.30 Weekly Spelling Lists Our workbook is spilt into two sections, with five weekly spelling words in the first half of the book and eight weekly spelling words in the back half of the book, providing 198 spelling words in allPractice Pages Students will perform drills with each week s spelling words in many different ways, including reading, writing, spelling, sorting and using them in puzzlesTeacher s Reproducible Forms Teachers can keep track of the students progress through a form to mark successes, as well as an introductory letter to help parents understand the programPresent and Past Tense Spelling can be tricky for first graders, as they attempt to understand the different ways to spell words based on tense, and we have activities geared at helping them learn the differenceShort and Long Vowel Many of our teaching supplement resources are geared toward helping kids learn how to spell words that have different vowel sounds