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Designed for little hands and growing minds, toddlers and preschoolers will learn to trace lines, letters, numbers, and shapes. Key Features: TRACING LINES AND CURVES:Bold, easy-to-follow lines help toddlers develop fine motor skills and pencil control--essential for early writing success. TRACE LETTERS AND NUMBERS:Guided alphabet and number tracing activities build familiarity with letter shapes, beginning sounds, and counting skills. TRACE SHAPES WITH FUN THEMES:Engaging animal-themed shape tracing supports cognitive development and shape recognition. INCLUDES AUDIO SONGS:Reinforce alphabet and number concepts with interactive, joyful songs--perfect for auditory learners. BEGINNER PUZZLES:Bright, simple puzzles encourage problem-solving, critical thinking, and hand-eye coordination in young children. PARENT GUIDE:Learn how the activities in this workbook will help your child progress through each stage of early writing skills. 88 FULL-COLOR PAGES:Vibrant illustrations and age-appropriate activities keep kids interested and motivated to learn. Perfect for:Preschool prep and homeschooling. Whether you''re prepping for preschool, homeschooling, or just looking for a fun and educational screen-free activity to develop your child''s early learning skills, this workbook is a perfect choice to create special bonding moments in your child''s learning journey. About Evan-Moor Igniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK-8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor''s award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children''s hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.

Teach kids about money and financial concepts with lessons and activities that help them form their own financial identities! Financial Literacy and Life Skills for Kids includes topics such as spending, saving, using banks, credit cards, and more! This colorful activity book uses real-world scenarios to present financial concepts.

Encourage students to develop collaborative problem-solving skills with STEAM Project-Based Learning! The engaging STEAM tasks provide meaningful learning opportunities for students as they work together to study current real-world problems and strategize solutions to help create a better world. These complete units include in-depth activities that provide important context for students as they learn about each topic before they develop solutions. Each robust unit includes a hands-on STEAM task that provides students with a problem to solve using the design process of Problem and Task, Research, Brainstorm and Design, Make It and Explain It. Additional resources in each unit include: - Teacher Page with a unit overview and implementation suggestions - Real-World Connection that introduces the topic with a fictional story - What Is the Problem? page to help students brainstorm solutions to the issue - Learn About the Problem page that provides detailed information about the problem in the real world. - Art Connection that incorporates creativity into finding solutions - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math connections that present additional information about how these fields are used to solve problems - Career Spotlight that presents a variety of careers related to the problems or solutions in the unit Third grade STEAM projects include: - Litter - Feeling at home - Wildfires - Small farms - Clutter - Therapy objects - Rising sea levels STEAM Project-Based Learning is an approach to project-based learning that uses science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to engage children in empathizing, thinking critically, and collaborating to develop solutions. Teaching children how to think creatively prepares them for new unknown technologies, industries, and careers. With STEAM activities and tasks, the final product is not as important as the process. Through the process of experimenting and exploring, students are using creative and critical thinking skills. Scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and artists use the same critical thinking skills to find new and innovative solutions. Each book includes a STEAM puzzle and a completion certificate!

Real-world writing happens when there is a reason to write. Help students explore real-world purposes for writing with activities that demonstrate thoughtful and effective writing strategies. The real-world topics are designed to fit seamlessly into any writing program and include letters, journal entries, product opinions, advertisements, directions, interviews, and more! Units are designed to fit into a weekly lesson plan and include: - A teacher overview page that describes the purpose of the format and how to introduce it - A writing sample to model each skill - A graphic organizer to organize and plan prewriting - Two writing tasks with a response pages to practice each format - An extension activity that prompts students to relate the writing to their own lives Each unit includes four unique and scaffolded writing assignments for beginning writers and more experienced writers. The 24 writing units within each book focus on six common writing purposes: - Self-expression - Information - Evaluation - Inquiry - Analysis - Persuasion Two assessment rubrics for formal and informal writing are included to help students remember effective writing strategies. Some writing topics for grades 5-6 include: - Blog - Recipe - Business letter - Outline - Media review - Online comment - Request letter - Survey questions - News report - Catalog copy - Web page Answers will vary

Provide engaging math practice and see children''s math and problem-solving skills improve with Skill Sharpeners: Math activity books! The colorful theme-based activities create enjoyable learning experiences for children and improve their math fluency, number sense, and reasoning skills. Completely updated to reflect grade-level standards, the new Skill Sharpeners: Math books are ideal for enrichment, for review, and to help students master "must-know" skills such as: addition subtraction place value multiplication fractions geometry logical thinking algebra and more Each grade level incorporates the perfect amount of math skill practice and includes word problems that challenge children to apply their understanding. Engaging theme-based units capture children''s interest with colorful visuals to help them solve problems. Each title includes: Rigorous math skill practice that reflects current standards New themed units that present math practice in a fun, colorful format A downloadable teaching guide that provides teaching tips and support for struggling children A "Test Your Skills" page at the end of each unit that lets students review the skills practiced in that unit All-new artwork that engages children with age-appropriate illustrations Skill Sharpeners: Math, grade 3 provides practice for the following skills: addition and subtraction with regrouping write numbers in expanded form divide within 100 even and odd numbers solve multi-step word problems add and subtract within 1,000 count by 5s, 10s, 100s, and 1,000s compare and sequence numbers to 10,000 multiply using arrays tell time to the nearest minute determine the value of money measurement graphing identify fractions perimeter and area identify attributes of quadrilaterals Each title includes an answer key. These activity books help children understand and master important math skills needed to form a strong math foundation and are ideal for at-home practice, homeschooling, and the classroom! Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Math Teaching Guides include: How to Use directions for teaching math Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities Teaching suggestions for helping children learn in different modalities Extension activities that include math journals and problem solving Visual aids to help children understand difficult math strategies

Engage children in solving real-world problems with Skill Sharpeners: STEAM. STEAM is an approach to project-based learning that uses science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to engage children in empathizing, thinking critically, collaborating, and coming up with solutions to solve real-world problems. Skill Sharpeners: STEAM is where creativity meets academics. Each unit includes a fun hands-on STEAM project that encourages children to enjoy the journey of creating and sharing his or her solution to help create a better world. Skill Sharpeners: STEAM activity books for grade 5 are organized around 9 real-world topics related to the environment, the Earth, people and cultures, and social and emotional learning. Topics include themes such as: Diversity STEAM task: Create a book about diverse people who inspire you. Shelter in Place STEAM task: Design and make a stay-at-home kit with original activities. Community Centers STEAM task: Create and give a presentation to persuade a town council that a community center is valuable. Tiny Houses STEAM task: Create a pamphlet to persuade people to buy a tiny house. Not Enough Classrooms STEAM task: Decorate a T-shirt for a fundraiser. Each unit includes a grade-appropriate story or nonfiction reading article, a STEAM task to solve, and activities that provide an integrated approach to learning: Science: important concepts and vocabulary related to the unit''s theme Technology: models about how technology is applied in the real world Engineering: examples of engineering solutions in the world Art: creative solutions through art projects Math: math operations to figure out solutions Plus, each title includes a: Career spotlight that highlights specific careers related to the topic Supply list for each STEAM task Bonus STEAM puzzle Certificate of completion Answer key Skill Sharpeners: STEAM creates entertaining and fun activities that get children thinking and learning without even realizing it. Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: STEAM Teaching Guides include: How to Use directions for approaching STEAM education Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities Teaching suggestions with STEAM rubric and graphic organizers Extension activities that include literature suggestions, virtual field trips, and discussion guides to deepen children''s connections and understanding

Help your kindergartener build strong math foundations with Smart Start: Math: Stories and Activities. Developed by teachers, the colorful activities introduce math skills in creative ways. Each unit introduces important math vocabulary and helps children recognize math in the world around them. Smart Start: Math: Stories and Activities workbooks provide structured weekly activities to help children practice and learn numbers, counting, measurement, addition and subtraction, shape recognition, and graphing. Audio story read-alouds with colorful illustrations help students learn math concepts and make connections to the real world. Illustrated activities provide meaningful practice in a variety of formats, giving children multiple opportunities to achieve understanding. Math activities: - Provide strong math foundations that teach the most important math skills. - Include creative and fun lessons that help children create positive math connections. - Provide reward stickers to motivate children to complete the activities. - Include audio stories that incorporate reading comprehension and vocabulary to demonstrate how math works in the real world. Smart Start: Math Stories: and Activities is organized into weekly lessons around one math skill or strategy. Each unit begins with activities that have simple tasks that help children better understand the concept. Children gain confidence as they compete each activity and gradually progress to completing more difficult math tasks. Each unit includes: - Math stories: audio read-aloud stories help children experience math with real-world problem solving. - Math practice activities: introduce one skill/concept per week. - Write It! activities: build math vocabulary, beginning writing, and fine motor skills. Throughout this early learning series, children will practice essential foundation math skills, such as: - Counting - Shapes - Sorting - Graphing - Addition and subtraction - Measurement Includes answer key.

Provide young children a path to academic success with Top Student! This colorful activity book provides hundreds of creative and fun activities and practice pages that motivate young children to learn important reading, writing, and math skills! Top Student activities provide practice of the most important skills for each grade level, as well as opportunities for critical thinking and creativity. Colorful and creative practice pages and hands-on activities provide engaging practice to keep children motivated to learn! Core subject areas and topics include: Alphabet letters and sounds Early writing Early reading Reading comprehension Numbers and counting Shapes, colors, and patterns Sorting and matching Opposites Science Mindful moments STEM Geography Social and emotional learning Computer science These robust workbooks also include: Reward stickers Informational posters Mindful moments meditations and activities with downloadable audio* *Mindful moments with audio help children incorporate reflection and meditation into their academic life. Includes answer key.

Provide children a path to academic success! Top Student provides hundreds of activities and practice pages to keep children challenged and excited as they strengthen their skills across all curriculum areas. Top Student activities provide practice of the most important skills for each grade level, as well as opportunities for critical thinking and creativity. Colorful and creative practice pages and hands-on activities provide engaging practice to keep children motivated to learn! Core subject areas and topics include: Handwriting Phonics Grammar and punctuation Spelling and vocabulary Reading Writing Mindful moments Math Computer science Science STEM Social studies Social and emotional learning These robust workbooks also include: Reward stickers Informational posters Mindful moments meditations and activities with downloadable audio* Information and activities about a variety of countries, cultures, and global communities *Mindful moments with audio help children incorporate reflection and meditation into their academic life. Includes answer key.

Science Lessons & Investigations presents science learning through in-depth investigation and observation, supporting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Each unit guides students through exploring a science concept and includes hands-on activities to extend teaming. This robust teaching resource gives you everything you need, including teacher support pages, informational text and graphics, vocabulary review, reading and writing activities, and hands-on science projects. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. Each of the 15 units focuses on a hands-on challenge in which students work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. Topics support NGSS. Book jacket.

Science Lessons & Investigations presents science learning through in-depth investigation and observation, supporting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Each unit guides students through exploring a science concept and includes hands-on activities to extend learning. This robust teaching resource gives you everything you need, including teacher support pages, informational text and graphics, vocabulary review, reading and writing activities, and hands-on science projects. Students apply science, technology, engineering, and math concepts to solve real-world problems. Each of the 15 units focuses on a hands-on challenge in which students work together as engineers to design, prototype, test, and refine their creations. Topics support NGSS. Book jacket.

Give your students their own Daily Word Problems practice book, ideal for daily warm-up, review, or homework. The student book corresponds to the teacher''s edition, providing weekly themed word problems that present math within the context of real-world situations. (No answer key)

Give your students their own practice book, ideal for daily warm-up, review, or homework--and reduce time spent on photocopying! The student book contains the same student pages as the teacher''s edition. Student books do not contain answer keys. (Teacher''s editions only.) The student book provides 36 weeks of word problems that practice concepts such as addition, multiplication, fractions, logic, algebra, and more. Student books provide a convenient work space for students to complete word problems.

Give your students their own Daily Word Problems practice book, ideal for daily warm-up, review, or homework. The student book corresponds to the teacher''s edition, providing weekly themed word problems that present math within the context of real-world situations. (No answer key)

Daily instruction on reading strategies and skills needed to improve comprehension and raise test scores.

Give your students their own practice book for daily instruction on reading strategies and skills. The student book corresponds to the teacher''s edition, providing daily practice in reading comprehension. (No answer key)

Give your students their own practice book for daily instruction on reading strategies and skills--and reduce time spent on photocopying! The student book contains the same student pages as the teacher''s edition. Student books do not contain answer keys. (Teacher''s editions only.) Help your eighth grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read! The student book provides full-page daily activities on reading strategies and skills. Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher''s edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What''s new in the revised edition? Visual aid comprehension pages Constructed response questions. Standards-aligned questions replace multiple choice questions. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills and strategies: Skills: Strategies: Theme Evaluate Evidence Character and Setting Main Idea and Details Visual Information Author''s Purpose Prediction Make Inferences Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Text Features Sequence Monitor Comprehension Make Connections Visualization Organization Determine Important Information Ask Questions You''ll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it... provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. supports struggling and reluctant readers. integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. works great for test-prep. is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

Give your students their own practice book for daily instruction on reading strategies and skills--and reduce time spent on photocopying! The student book contains the same student pages as the teacher''s edition. Student books do not contain answer keys. (Teacher''s editions only.) Help your first grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read! The student book provides full-page daily activities on reading strategies and skills. Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher''s edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What''s new in the revised edition? These titles include new visual aid pages. The reproducible pages provide students with a visual tool to help them apply reading skills and strategies to daily passages. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills: Main Idea and Details Who, What, Where, and When Sequence Compare and Contrast Fantasy vs. Reality Make Predictions Phonics Sight Words Word Meanings You''ll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it... provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. supports struggling and reluctant readers. integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. works great for test-prep. is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

10 weeks of daily lessons that will help prepare children for fifth grade.

Give your students their own practice book for daily instruction on reading strategies and skills--and reduce time spent on photocopying! The student book contains the same student pages as the teacher''s edition. Student books do not contain answer keys. (Teacher''s editions only.) Help your seventh grade students learn how to understand, respond to, and enjoy what they read! The student book provides full-page daily activities on reading strategies and skills. Daily Reading Comprehension presents students with direct instruction and practice of the comprehension strategies and skills they need to become strong and successful readers. 150 original fiction and nonfiction passages with comprehension items help you engage students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of texts. Reproducible pages, included in the teacher''s edition, provide visual tools for students to help them apply reading skills to the passages they read. And because activities are presented in an exam format, students practice important test-taking skills while they strengthen comprehension. What''s new in the revised edition? Visual aid comprehension pages Constructed response questions. Standards-aligned questions replace multiple choice questions. 30 weeks of instruction cover the following reading skills and strategies: Skills: Strategies: Theme Evaluate Evidence Character and Setting Main Idea and Details Visual Information Author''s Purpose Prediction Make Inferences Cause and Effect Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Text Features Sequence Monitor Comprehension Make Connections Visualization Organization Determine Important Information Ask Questions You''ll love Daily Reading Comprehension because it... provides students with direct instruction and practice of reading skills and strategies. supports struggling and reluctant readers. integrates easily into any language program and any classroom. works great for test-prep. is correlated to current standards. Engage your students in reading, thinking about, and responding to a variety of passages and texts with Daily Reading Comprehension!

Daily instruction on reading strategies and skills needed to improve comprehension and raise test scores.

Critical thinking skills are more important than ever in academic and real-world situations. Daily Higher-Order Thinking provides you with daily activities that build and grow students'' problem-solving skills in engaging formats such as logic and visual puzzles, brainteasers, creative writing, picture comparison, word play, and "what if" questions. Daily 20-minute practice lessons help students apply critical thinking skills across subject areas. The lessons develop students'' higher-order thinking skills and allow them to integrate their learning and make deeper connections between their learning and the real world. Use Daily Higher-Order Thinking for warm-up exercises, extension activities, early finisher tasks, and small-group center activities to develop your students'' critical and creative thinking skills. How it works: - Monday-Friday: Full-page daily activities focus on a specific behavioral verb each day. The verb is defined at the top of the page so students become aware of when and how they are using the thinking skill. - Each full-page activity gives students an opportunity to practice a higher-order thinking skill in the context of a different curriculum area. - Questions and tasks are open-ended and can be used to promote peer-to-peer discussions as students share and discuss answers, while also fostering critical thinking skills. - An answer key provides sample responses for each day''s activities. Evaluate students'' responses based on your own expectations and on what content your students have encountered. Grade 4 activities include: logic puzzles, creative writing, picture comparisons, and "what if" questions. Daily lessons practice higher-order thinking skills such as: - Analyzing - Predicting - Designing - Composing - Organizing - Evaluating - Imagining - Strategizing

Each unit includes a one-page nonfiction text and supporting activities, such as close reading, vocabulary, comprehension and writing.

Scaffolded, explicit instruction improves your 8th graders'' writing! The 25 weekly units provide trait-based writing practice, covering the essential traits of strong writing: ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, & conventions.

Grades 6-7, Activity Book, Keep learning alive during the summer. Daily Summer Activities provides ten weeks of appropriate, teacher-developed, full-color, practice activities in major subject areas to help your child make a successful transition from one grade to the next.

"Provide explicit, systematic phonics instruction and practice in just 15 to 20 minutes a day! Daily Phonics helps students gain the phonemic awareness, decoding, and word-study skills they need to read proficiently."--Publisher''s website.

Common Core Top Pick for Writing Text Types and Purposes Production and Distribution of Writing View all Common Core Top Picks for Writing Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Help your grade 2 students practice nonfiction writing skills with guided instruction using the models and activities in Nonfiction Writing, Grade 2. 18 units cover the following nonfiction writing skills: Basics of Nonfiction Writing Writing a Paragraph - Writing a Topic Sentence, Using Good Details Writing to Show Sequence - Showing Sequence, Using Order Words, Putting Sentences in Order Writing to Show Cause and Effect - Showing Causes and Effects, Using Signal Words, Organizing Your Paragraph Writing to Compare and Contrast - Making a Venn Diagram, Using Signal Words, Organizing Your Paragraph Expository Writing Writing a Summary - Retelling in Your Own Words, Organizing a Summary Writing a Descriptive Paragraph - Writing a Topic Sentence; Adding Sensory Details; Showing, Not Telling; Expanding Sentences Writing a Biography - Gathering Facts, Writing a Topic Sentence, Organizing a Biography Writing Directions - Writing an Introduction, Making It Clear, Organizing Directions Writing a News Article - Finding the 5Ws and H, Writing a Good Lead, Adding Details Writing a Response to Literature - Understanding the Prompt, Writing a Topic Sentence, Marking Up the Story, Using Details from the Story Writing a Research Report - Thinking of Questions, Choosing Good Sources, Finding Information, Taking Notes, Writing a Topic Sentence, Organizing Details Persuasive Writing Writing a Persuasive Paragraph - Trying to Persuade, Writing a Topic Sentence, Giving Reasons, Writing a Conclusion Writing a Persuasive Letter - Knowing Your Audience, Giving Reasons, Organizing Your Letter Writing a Review - Writing a Beginning, Adding Facts and Opinions, Writing an Ending Narrative Writing Writing a Personal Narrative - Choosing a Specific Topic, Using Sensory Details, Including Thoughts and Feelings, Organizing Details Writing a Friendly Letter - Writing for Your Audience, Adding Details, Sharing Thoughts and Feelings Writing a Journal Entry - Presenting the Topic, Expressing Thoughts and Feelings, Giving Details in Order Writing Creative Nonfiction - Writing a Creative First Sentence, Using Sensory Details, Using Similes