Books in Teaching Resources series

Give beginning readers and second language learners the support they need with these adorable little books in both English and Spanish. Written to correlate with Guided Reading Level A, the simple, predictable stories feature high-frequency words, rhyming, repetition, and helpful illustrations on topics kids love, such as birthdays, pets, and friendship.

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.

No cutting or stapling—just fold and they're ready to use! These adorable reproducible books give emergent readers plenty of practice reading and writing each of the top 100 sight words. Each mini-book teaches one high-frequency word and features an engaging rhyming poem that kids complete, then a word search to reinforce learning. Plus, teaching tips and extension activities! For use with Grades K-2.

Give second language learners the support they need to boost comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, and learn important important concepts about nonfiction topics such as neighborhood and community, families, transportation, animal homes, plants and seeds, weather, and more. The little books in this collection feature high frequency words, rhyming, repetition, predictability, and supportive illustrations that encourage young children to become successful, independent, and fluent readers.

Research shows that literacy—the ability to listen, speak, read, and write - begins developing long before children enter elementary school. This book helps early childhood educators nurture that development. It begins with an argument for offering children literacy-rich activities and creating an environment for carrying out those activities. It then focuses on enjoyable and effective ways to build essential skills, such as oral language and phonemic awareness, and create dramatic play areas, book nooks, writing centers, and other literacy-rich spaces. Includes photographs, student work, and straight talk about kids and learning, Literacy and the Youngest Learner is destined to become a classic. For use with Grades PreK-K.

Build a caring classroom environment with this BIG, laminated flip chart featuring 25 adorable songs! Display this sturdy, bright resource all year long to enliven and enrich circle time with songs about sharing, friendship, special days, and more. Includes companion CD for sing-along fun. Plus, teaching pages with instant activities and strategies. For use with Grades PreK-1.

Trait expert Ruth Culham has created a diverse set of papers grades 3-5, assessed and annotated them, and designed an interactive whiteboard CD of exemplars so teachers and students can use them as the focus of trait-based writing instruction. The papers are highlighted by key quality for each trait, making it easy for writers to see what works and what doesn't by simply pressing the color-coded buttons at the bottom of each projected paper on the white board. Can be used with overhead projectors as well.

Help budding readers master must-know sight words and build the automaticity and fluency they need for reading success! From flash cards and flap books to pull-throughs and puzzles, this big collection of engaging ideas, activities, and manipulatives will give students of all learning styles repeated opportunities to spell, read, and write words from the Dolch list. Packed with reproducible patterns and easy how-to’s!

These easy, step-by-step lessons show teachers how to use the interactive whiteboard to engage students in learning excellent writing craft techniques with models of strong writing. Expert writing teacher Lola Schaefer covers all the essentials-organizing, setting a strong focus, writing convincing leads, and more! Includes tips for both Promethean and SMART Board users, plus CD with models to use on screen. For use with Grades 5 & Up.

Set the stage for reading and writing success with these ready-to-use alphabet practice packets! Each four-page packet—one for each letter of the alphabet—includes fun, meaningful activities that offer the repeated practice kids need to really learn their letters. Activities teach and reinforce letter recognition, letter-sound relationships, letter formation, and sight word vocabulary. Writing guides, pictures, drawing activities, and sign language diagrams provide extra support for kids of all learning styles, as well as RTI and ELL students. Perfect for independent practice, small groups, learning centers, or homework. For use with Grades PreK-1.