Books published by publisher Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching Strategies)

This ready-to-use resource contains 30 exciting story starters that model good writing and help any student get past writer’s block! The prompts provide scaffolding through rich characters, imaginative settings, and an edge-of-your-seat cliffhanger. “And then . . .” students put their natural storytelling skills to work, dreaming up their own unique endings. Teachers are sure to enjoy reading about what’s under the door in the floor, what the voices in the root beer are saying, what arrived via special delivery, and other stories with endless possibilities. For use with Grades 3-6.

Stella and her classmates were excitedly sharing stories before class, prompting Ms. Merkley to teach a lesson on how to write narratives, or stories. Ms. M tells explains that they have to choose a topic first, then organize their stories by telling what happened first, next, and last. Students will learn along with Stella as she goes through the writing process of brainstorming, planning, drafting, publishing, and finally sharing her story. Includes teaching notes at the back of the book. For use with Grades K-3.

Set the stage for your child to soar with these just-right books that teach the fourth 25 sight words! This cheery orange box includes 25 titles, each focused on a key sight word: number, no, way, could, people, etc. The books’ real-world topics with predicable text are super-engaging to make mastering these must-know words easy and fun. Includes motivating stickers PLUS a mini-activity book to ensure learning sticks. Books correlate with Guided Reading Level D.Fourth 25 Sight Words (Fry List): number, no, way, could, people, my, than, first, water, been, called, who, am, its, now, find, long, down, day, did, get, come, made, may, part For use with Grades PreK-1.

Set your child on the path to reading success with this exciting collection of little books on favorite science topics: frogs, baby animals, mammals, snow, seasons, and many more. These level B full-color books feature engaging photos paired with simple text and are just right for readers with just a little bit of experience. Includes a 16-page mini-activity book, motivating stickers, and 2-page parent tip sheet. A great way to help children step up to the next reading level with ease. For use with Grades PreK-1.

Each workbook reinforces the 100 words that children need to know – and it helps them master comprehension, spelling, writing, and usage of each word. Includes: • Fill-in-the-blank stories and sentences• Word riddles, games, and puzzles• Stories that present the words in context• "Guess the Word" activities• Word classifying and sorting activities• Practice using irregular verb forms• Proofreading practice

This research-based curriculum features 15 lessons that use the latest information about the brain to dramatically improve behavior and learning for all students. Each lesson offers easy strategies for helping students focus their attention, improve their self-regulation skills, build resilience to stress, and develop a positive mind-set in both school and life. The lessons fit easily into any schedule and require minimal preparation. Classroom management tips and content-area activities help you extend the benefits of MindUP throughout your day, week, and year!Includes a full-color, innovative teaching poster with fascinating facts about the brain! For use with Grades PreK-2.

Often called ""sight words"" because readers need to know them at a glance, high-frequency words can prove challenging for students. This resource offers dozens of practice pages that give older struggling readers multiple opportunities to review and really learn common tricky words—such as which, listen, enough, and answer—that aren’t easily decodable and don’t follow the usual sound-spelling relationships. When students can identify high-frequency words quickly and accurately, their reading fluency increases, and their reading comprehension improves. With repeated practice, students develop automatic recognition of dozens and dozens of words and become more fluent readers. For use with Grades 3–6.

Practice makes perfect! This large collection of fun and engaging practice pages is designed to help students master essential skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, math, and more. With more than 300 skill-building practice pages, students are well on their way to succeed in school! Includes ready-to-use flash cards for extra skills practice. For use with Grade 3.

A step-by-step, book-by-book program that guides children through the early stages of reading. Each full-color book, carefully evaluated by a reading specialist to correlate with the Guided Reading Levels, is leveled to address the early stages of a child's reading development. Inside each box set you'll find 75 storybooks (5 copies of 15 titles) on topics children love, which makes them perfect for group learning. Each set also includes a 4 page teaching guide. For use with Grades PreK-2.

Build word power with these 24 ready-to-reproduce, 3-page lessons. Each lesson includes research-based activities that tap students' prior knowledge for greater understanding and give them multiple encounters with new words so they really remember them. Lesson topics include synonyms, antonyms, compound words, content area vocabulary related to key science and social studies topics, and much more. Watch reading skills soar! For use with Grade 2.