Books published by publisher Teaching Resources

Learning to read is a blast with these super-fun songs that teach the top 50 sight words! All kids’ favorite topics are here—monsters, dinosaurs, dogs, pirates, penguins, even ice cream. And since the songs are set to familiar tunes, remembering them is a snap. Ready for more good news? This big, colorful chart is laminated so you can use a dry-erase marker to highlight learning. Includes a complete teaching routine, a CD, plus a link to download all 25 tunes. Great for whole-class lessons.

In an era of Common Core State Standards and accountability, students need to use the time they spend in school focused on academics and ready to learn. However, middle school has always presented special challenges. This is a time when students can spend a lot of time grappling with physical changes, forging interpersonal relationships, managing increased responsibility, and more—all of which can distract them from the primary purpose of school. The researched-based lessons in this book will help teachers delve into key social and emotional learning topics, such asSelf EsteemEmotionsCognitionPeer RelationshipsBulliesStressOverall, this book will give teachers not only an understanding of the basic issues and research underlying social and emotional learning but also practical tools for introducing the topic into the curriculum. For use with Grades 5 & Up.

Eight ready-to-go activity packets sharpen students' Word-study skills and boost their vocabularies. In each packet, students learn five common Greek and Latin roots and 15 new words formed from these roots. Crossword puzzles, word searches, and other fun activities provide repeated practice to make new vocabulary stick. Perfect for Independent work or for homework.

More than half of all English words have Greek or Latin roots. Imagine how much students’ vocabulary will expand just by learning the 25 key roots in this book! Engaging reproducible activity sheets help students independently build words from each root and analyze their meanings, while motivating multiplayer games offer a fun way to review and reinforce vocabulary words they have learned from the activities. An easy and enjoyable way to boost vocabulary, comprehension, and spelling skills.

Kids will clamor to complete the charming poems on these ready-to-go pages. As they fill in missing letter or letter combinations to complete each poem, children have repeated opportunities to spell, write, and read words containing the targeted sound-spelling pattern. Poems feature predictable, rhyming text and tie in with popular themes such as seasons, animals, all about me, following directions, and numbers. Skills include short and long vowels, vowel combinations, blends, digraphs, and more. Also perfect for independent reading or read-aloud practice! For use with Grades K-2.

Students climb to new heights in reading and writing with these fun, engaging, reproducible word-building games! Students read clues on each rung, then change and rearrange letters to create words until they reach the top. All the while, they’re analyzing sound-symbol relationships, developing phonemic awareness, broadening their vocabulary, and building spelling skills to become better readers. For use with Grades K-1.

Set the stage for young learners to become able readers, writers, and spellers with these just-right poems that teach 100 key words from the Dolch list! Each poem includes simple text and rebus pictures so students can master these must-know sight words—independently. Includes a day-by-day classroom routine to ensure success. For use with Grades K-2.

Help your students become active learners with the classroom-tested graphic organizers in this valuable resource. Includes 50 ready-to-go templates, student samples, and step-by-step directions. The organizers are perfect for notetaking, planning, presentation, and review. You'll find organizers for reading, writing, math, social studies, and science. For use with Grades 4-8.

Learning the top 100 sight words is easy and entertaining with these super-fun songs set to familiar tunes. The brain-gaining combination of hearing the music AND seeing the sight words in print enables children to commit them to memory. From dogs to dinos, penguins to pirates, bears to Bigfoot—all kids’ favorite topics are here! Includes reproducible lyric sheets and a link to instantly download all 50 songs.

Give children a head start in school! This colorful, fun-filled workbook is designed to reinforce skills through engaging activities. With more than 100 curriculum-based pages—arranged in a progressive, 10-week format—targeting vocabulary, reading, writing, spelling, phonics, grammar, math, and more this book will help prepare third graders for fourth grade. A summer’s worth of great learning from the trusted editors of Weekly Reader.

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 1.