Books published by publisher Shell Education

Use a practical approach to teaching mathematics that integrates proven literacy strategies for effective instruction. This professional resource will help to maximize the impact of instruction through the use of whole-class instruction, small-group instruction, and Math Workshop. Incorporate ideas for using ongoing assessment to guide your instruction and increase student learning, and use hands-on, problem-solving experiences with small groups to encourage mathematical communication and discussion. Guided Math supports the College and Career Readiness and other state standards.

Build Grade 4 students' comprehension and critical-thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests with high-interest nonfiction articles from TIME For Kids. This easy-to-implement resource includes accompanying document-based questions that focus on key strategies for breaking down informational text to help students build cross-curricular reading skills. A document-based assessment sheet is also provided for each passage so students can investigate the text in even deeper and more meaningful ways. This resource is aligned to state and national standards and supports the development of college and career readiness skills. About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

Immerse your fourth graders in research-based practice aimed to develop fluency. Increasing Fluency with High Frequency Word Phrases offers 20 creative lessons that analyze high frequency practice to gain word recognition, expression, and fluency with comprehension questions to evaluate mastery. A fluency rubric and reference list of oral reading strategies are included to support learning success. Based on Dr. Timothy’s expert fluency research and Dr. Edward Fry’s Instant Words, this resource is aligned with college and career readiness standards and provides an important reading foundation. An Audio CD with oral readings of phrases and reading selections is included.About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

Children will love analyzing these hilarious books about a silly Pigeon who tries to get away with too much! The Pigeon Books: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides fun, challenging activities and lessons that will teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. This guide is the perfect tool to add rigor to students' exploration of literature, and aid students in analyzing and comprehending these silly stories.

Eliminate summer learning loss with this easy-to-use resource for parents. Keeping the skills your child learned in second grade sharp while on break from school will help his or her third grade year get off to a great start. This standards-based tool provides 9 weeks of engaging and relevant lessons that support content learning in social studies, writing, reading, science, math, and art. This resource makes summer learning fun by incorporating everyday family activities that are easy for parents to implement. This standards-based resource also addresses shifts in Common Core and other state standards, and the parental-support tools will help parents prepare their children for academic success.

Teach second grade students close reading strategies that strengthen their fluency and comprehension skills! Students will read and analyze various types of texts to get the most out of the rich content. Their reading skills will improve as they answer text-dependent questions, compare and contrast texts, and learn to use close reading strategies on their own! The lessons are designed to make close reading strategies accessible, interactive, grade appropriate, and fun. The lesson plans are easy to follow, and offer a practical model built on research-based comprehension and fluency strategies.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic Newbery Honor book about a family divided by the American Revolutionary War. My Brother Sam Is Dead: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

180 Days of First Grade Practice 6-Book Set provides daily practice activities to build first grade students' math, reading, language, grammar, writing, problem solving, and high-frequency word skills. Teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are easy to prepare and implement as part of a classroom routine, as intervention, or as homework. Aligned with state and national standards, these comprehensive resources will prepare students for college and career. Digital resources include assessment tools, student items, practice pages, and more. This 6-Book Set includes: 180 Days of Math, 180 Days of Reading, 180 Days of Language, 180 Days of Writing, 180 Days of Problem Solving, and 180 Days of High-Frequency Words.

Inspire students to develop as writers in the first grade classroom with these engaging and creative writing lessons. This classroom-tested resource shows positive results in students' writing and simplifies the planning of writing instruction. It contains detailed information on how to establish and manage daily Writer's Workshop and includes consistent, structured instruction to encourage students to actively participate in the writing process. Specific lessons to help students develop the traits of quality writing are also included. This resource develops college and career readiness skills and is aligned to today's standards.About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

Prepare your grade 5 students for standardized testing with motivating informational text and comprehension exercises that can be used daily! Developed by reading expert, Dr. Edward Fry, this book is based on articles from TIME For Kids magazine and focuses on increasing students' comprehension, word study, and language mechanics skills. Student activities include graphic organizers, multiple-choice questions, true or false questions, and cause and effect questions. This resource is correlated to state and national standards and supports college and career readiness skills.About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

180 Days of Fourth Grade Practice 5-Book Set provides daily practice activities to build fourth grade students' math, reading, language, grammar, writing, problem-solving skills. Teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are easy to prepare and implement as part of a classroom routine, as intervention, or as homework. Aligned with state and national standards, these comprehensive resources will prepare students for college and career. Digital resources include assessment tools, student items, practice pages, and more. This 5-Book Set includes: 180 Days of Math, 180 Days of Reading, 180 Days of Language, 180 Days of Writing, and 180 Days of Problem Solving.

Join Flora and Ulysses in this humorous, Newbery Medal-winning story about a young girl and her pet squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides fun, challenging activities and lessons to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. This is the perfect way to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature.