New Releases by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Includes 44 lesons to practice critical, logical, and creative thinking.

Grammar and Punctuation, Grade 1 provides rule charts and practice pages for the following grammar and punctuation skills: - recognizing sentences - telling and asking sentences - capitalizing proper nouns - nouns (words that name) - verbs (action words) - pronouns (words that take the place of a name) - contractions - compound words - using I, me, we, us, they, them correctly - adding s and es - using is and are correctly - possessives - adding ed - irregular verbs

The 27 stories in Read and Understand Science address objectives drawn from the National Science Education Standards. There are stories in the areas of life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and technology.

This series introduces beginning readers to the basic elements of weather. Correlated to State Standards!

Using standardized testing formats, math skills are kept sharp with focused practice in computation, word problems, graphing, measurement and numbers. Includes scope and sequence charts and answer keys.

This unit is a perfect choice for integrating many curriculum areas. Lessons for art, creative writing, nonfiction writing, reading, math, science, social studies, and literature are organized and displayed in construction-paper pockets creating an exciting work portfolio. This book included patterns, reproducibles, and writing forms.

This unit is a perfect choice for integrating many curriculum areas. Lessons for art, creative writing, nonfiction writing, reading, math, science, social studies, and literature are organized and displayed in construction-paper pockets creating an exciting work portfolio. This book included patterns, reproducibles, and writing forms.

The books in ScienceWorks for Kids, Grades 1-3, connect science with real life. Each book covers 8 science concepts that are supported by hands-on activities and ready-to-go resources. Each lesson relates to the National Science Education Standards.

Fifth grade students practice language skills covering punctuation, verb tense, conjunctions, word meaning, and more in ten- to fifteen-minute daily lessons. This new edition has been completely updated to support Common Core methodology and skill practice, and includes: Practice of Conventions of Standard English and Vocabulary Acquisition and Use for grade 5 Using language in the context of writing and reading Increased practice of academic and idiomatic vocabulary Exposure to sentences from all Common Core writing types (informational, narrative, and opinion/argument) How it works Daily Language Review follows the research-based model of frequent, focused practice to help students learn and retain skills. On days 1 through 4, half-page activities provide four language exercises: two sentence-editing exercises two items that practice a variety of language and vocabulary skills On day 5, a full-page activity provides more extensive practice of a vocabulary strategy or skill, and gives students the opportunity to practice using the words in their own sentences.

Exploring Space covers these concepts: - Earth is part of a solar system in the Milky Way galaxy - stars are huge balls of hot, glowing gases - our sun is a star - groups of stars seen together are called constellations - each planet in our solar system has unique characteristics - Earth has one satellite called the moon - Earth''s movements through space cause day and night and the seasons - scientists study space in many ways A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that students can understand. Each concept presented includes: - teacher directions for lessons - reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations

How Your Body Works covers these concepts: - bodies change as they grow older - the body has external and internal parts - the brain controls the body and is the center of thinking - we use five senses to find out about our world - the body has lungs for breathing - the body digests food for energy - the heart pumps blood throughout the body - bones support and help move the body, muscles help the body move. A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that students can understand. Each concept presented includes: - teacher directions for lessons - reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations

Read, Think, Cut & Paste contains wonderful illustrations and simple stories for children to cut and paste into the correct sequence. The activities in this book practice skills such as: - Reading for meaning - Using picture and context clues - Sequencing events in a story