Most Popular Books by Saddleback Educational Publishing

Beginning Writing was created to meet multiple standards while keeping the key qualities that define good writing in mind. Anchor standards for writing set out the broad educational goals of the Common Core. Short incremental lessons linked to the anchor standards provide you with the maximum flexibility in deciding when and how to use these one-page activities. All-important concepts in writing and language—ranging from recognizing parts of speech to constructing sentences and developing paragraphs to the nuances of vocabulary—are thoroughly presented. Each title includes a chart, linking the activities to a CCSS anchor standard, a table of contents with Traits of Writing correlation, 100 reproducible lessons, and an answer key. There is no such thing as too much writing practice. These two-part programs build skills incrementally from bright idea to polished final product. These stimulating lessons will enable students to actually enjoy the writing process. Includes Traits of Writing correlation

Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, money management, budgeting. Whether you’re opening a bank account or taking out a loan, knowing how to manage your money is an incredibly helpful skill. Be smart with your hard-earned income by developing good savings habits and using credit cards responsibly. If you have debt, learn how interest works and create a budget to pay it off. With a few basic money management skills, you can help set yourself up for financial success. Combining practical content with visual appeal, the Life Skills Handbooks read more like magazines than books. These 120-page handbooks are designed to teach life skills to today’s teens in an approachable and non-threatening way. Realistic scenarios help teens grasp the relevance of the information in these books, and tables, graphs, and charts add to students’ understanding. Essential vocabulary is featured to help students build real-world literacy.

Answer key for Read, Reflect, Respond A. This series is especially designed to quickly improve your students'' ability to understand and retain what they read. The A to D organization of the worktexts provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher-older thinking skills. Skills presented are cumulatively reinforced; each worktext reintroduces and builds on skills taught earlier. Equally appropriate as a refresher course for on-level students or as primary instruction for struggling students.

Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, job success, job skills. Getting hired is just the first step on the path to being successful at work. From the moment you first meet your new supervisor and coworkers, you’ll need to put your best foot forward. Make a good impression, strive to learn new skills, work efficiently, and respond appropriately to feedback. You’ll soon be seen as a responsible, reliable employee, and there may even be a promotion in your future.Combining practical content with visual appeal, the Life Skills Handbooks read more like magazines than books. These 120-page handbooks are designed to teach life skills to today’s teens in an approachable and non-threatening way. Realistic scenarios help teens grasp the relevance of the information in these books, and tables, graphs, and charts add to students’ understanding. Essential vocabulary is featured to help students build real-world literacy.

With these workbooks you can teach real life words and skills that students can practice immediately. Furthermore, while teaching about employment forms and money management students are learning essential critical thinking, writing, and reading comprehension skills. Words are learned in context through a variety of high-interest activities including: safety signs and symbols, finding a job, personal health, cooking, smart shopping, legal documents, making a budget, and more. The self-directed activities require virtually no preparation and can be completed in one class period. Topics Include: Citizenship, Legal Documents, Physical Fitness and Nutrition, Social Situations, Succeeding at School, Computer Technology, and more...

Just 32-pages each- eBooks for struggling readers power-packed with reading employment. Here are 40 exciting hi-lo books with various themes guaranteed to keep your students turning the pages until the very end! A 48-page Teacher''s Resource Guide for each series of ten books includes answer keys, reproducible activities, which include enrichment, pre-reading, extension, and reading strategy exercises. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson.

The 16-page Teacher''s Resource Guides CDs provide 10 reproducible activities per title to extend student reading skills. Simply select and print activities that you need. Books sold separately.

The 16-page Teacher''s Resource Guides CDs provide 10 reproducible activities per title to extend student reading skills. Simply select and print activities that you need. Books sold separately.

Even struggling readers will find it hard to resist our exciting series of eBooks in a variety of popular genres. These stories deal with mature themes involving culturally diverse characters. Written specifically for the struggling reader, these fast-paced books maintain student interest until the last page. Questions at the end of each title test students'' strategy skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. The Teacher''s Resource Guide contains 48-pages. Reproducible exercises including pre-reading activities to introduce story themes and vocabulary; crossword and hidden word puzzles; language arts extension; traditional comprehension questions; and a book report. Simply select and print the activities that you need.

Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, moving, finding a home, on your own. Moving out on your own comes with great responsibilities. Are you ready to take on this level of independence? If so, it’s time to find a place to live. Knowing where to search and what to look for in an apartment will ensure you sign a lease for a place you love. Plan your big move carefully and understand common problems with roommates and landlords. You’ll be settled into your new home in no time. Combining practical content with visual appeal, the Life Skills Handbooks read more like magazines than books. These 120-page handbooks are designed to teach life skills to today’s teens in an approachable and non-threatening way. Realistic scenarios help teens grasp the relevance of the information in these books, and tables, graphs, and charts add to students’ understanding. Essential vocabulary is featured to help students build real-world literacy.

Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, health and safety. Eating a balanced diet and getting regular exercise are important parts of maintaining good health. However, there are many other aspects that often go overlooked when it comes to overall wellness. From having regular medical checkups to caring for your mental health, understaning how to better care for your mind, body, and spirit can help you live a happier, healthier life. Combining practical content with visual appeal, the Life Skills Handbooks read more like magazines than books. These 120-page handbooks are designed to teach life skills to today’s teens in an approachable and non-threatening way. Realistic scenarios help teens grasp the relevance of the information in these books, and tables, graphs, and charts add to students’ understanding. Essential vocabulary is featured to help students build real-world literacy.

Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, community resources. Everyone needs help and assistance from time to time. Whether you''re expericing a personal health crisis, need to do research for a school paper, or want to register to vote, there are resources in your community that can help. Find out how to stay safe and active and make the most of the community you live in. Combining practical content with visual appeal, the Life Skills Handbooks read more like magazines than books. These 120-page handbooks are designed to teach life skills to today’s teens in an approachable and non-threatening way. Realistic scenarios help teens grasp the relevance of the information in these books, and tables, graphs, and charts add to students’ understanding. Essential vocabulary is featured to help students build real-world literacy.

From reducing the stress of test taking to looking up words in a dictionary, these binders have it all. Includes organizing for study, improving memory, taking notes, goal setting, and more. Topics Include: Time Management, Planning and Goal Setting, Developing a Learning Style, Paraphrasing and Summarizing, Answering Essay Questions, and more...

Theme: Hi-Lo, Common core, CCSS, aligned to common core standards, vocabulary Beginning with foundational skills, the activities teach students in a balanced and methodical way. The alignments offer a progressive development of vocabulary acquisition and use so that students advancing through the levels are able to gain more from whatever they read. Each title includes a table of contents, a CCSS alignment chart, 130 reproducible lessons individually aligned to the CCSS (each lesson contains a discrete alignment at the bottom of the page), a scope and sequence chart, and an answer key. Each book includes a CD, which contains a complete electronic version of the reproducible as an "Unlocked PDF." Unlocked PDFs allow users to copy/paste text and certain images for posting, emailing, projecting on a whiteboard, and more.

This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student''s interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page eBooks offer short chapters on high-interest headlines. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading. What does it mean to be condemned? Condemned buildings are torn down. Condemned people are executed. Read about the fight to save Grand Central Station. Learn about an ancient redwood tree slated for the ax. Discover how the secrets of DNA freed a wrongly imprisoned man.

There''s no doubt about it, today''s students listen to an average of 2.5 hours of music every day. Guess what they are listening to? Hip-hop is mainstream, continually topping Billboard''s Hot 100 charts. These hi-lo biographies engage striving readers from the very beginning with blinged-out covers, stunning four-color photographs, modern and graphic page design, and high-interest informational text. Biographies highlight the unique characteristics of each mega-rapper, including childhood struggles, personal style, rivalries, giving back, and more. Each 48-page ebook includes a timeline and glossary, with vocabulary words highlighted throughout. Kanye West is known as an overconfident musician and fashion designer. He is considered a genius by many in the music business. He produced megahits for Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Common. Kanye calls himself the voice of a generation. He said, "Someone could be a better rapper, dance better. But culturally impacting? When you look back ... who''s the icon at the end of the day?"

Motivation makes all the difference. And what''s more motivating than the expectation of success? The instructions are clear and to the point, so students can quickly get down to writing practice in these 64-page worktexts. Helpful prompts pack the worktext lesson pages including illustrations, examples, and sample responses. Incremental teaching method, 8-page Teacher Notes includes answer key on CD

Even struggling readers will find it hard to resist our exciting series of eBooks in a variety of popular genres. These stories deal with mature themes involving culturally diverse characters. Written specifically for the struggling reader, these fast-paced books maintain student interest until the last page. Questions at the end of each title test students'' strategy skills, vocabulary, and comprehension. The Teacher''s Resource Guide contains 48-pages. Reproducible exercises including pre-reading activities to introduce story themes and vocabulary; crossword and hidden word puzzles; language arts extension; traditional comprehension questions; and a book report. Simply select and print the activities that you need.

With these workbooks you can teach real life words and skills that students can practice immediately. Furthermore, while teaching about employment forms and money management students are learning essential critical thinking, writing, and reading comprehension skills. Words are learned in context through a variety of high-interest activities including: safety signs and symbols, finding a job, personal health, cooking, smart shopping, legal documents, making a budget, and more. The self-directed activities require virtually no preparation and can be completed in one class period. Topics Include: Safety Signs and Symbols, Finding a Job, Employment Forms and Manuals, Personal Health Care, Government and Law, Media and Communication, and more...

The 16-page Teacher''s Resource Guides CDs provide 10 reproducible activities per title to extend student reading skills. Simply select and print activities that you need. Books sold separately.

Lively illustrations on nearly every exercise, easy-reading, student-directed instructions, emphasis on words in context, real life applications. Sample Activities Include: Time Management, Planning and Goal Setting, Developing a Learning Style, Paraphras.

The 16-page Teacher''s Resource Guides CDs provide 10 reproducible activities per title to extend student reading skills. Simply select and print activities that you need. Books sold separately.

Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.

Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.

The 16-page Teacher''s Resource Guides CDs provide 10 reproducible activities per title to extend student reading skills. Simply select and print activities that you need. Books sold separately.

Offers a full-color guide to living independently that describes how to search for and secure a job. Includes a discussion of occupational training and how to excel during an interview.

Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.

Themes: Hi-Lo, urban nonfiction, music, entrepreneur, Hip-Hop, celebrities, biographies. Themes: Hi-Lo, urban nonfiction, music, entrepreneur, Hip-Hop, celebrities, biographies. There''s no doubt about it, today''s students listen to an average of 2.5 hours of music every day. Guess what they are listening to? Hip-hop is mainstream, continually topping Billboard''s Hot 100 charts. These hi-lo biographies engage striving readers from the very beginning with blinged-out covers, stunning four-color photographs, modern and graphic page design, and high-interest informational text. Biographies highlight the unique characteristics of each mega-rapper, including childhood struggles, personal style, rivalries, giving back, and more. Each 48-page paperback book includes a timeline and glossary, with vocabulary words highlighted throughout. Shawn Corey Carter was born in 1969 and raised in Brooklyn''s tough Marcy housing projects. The J and Z trains ran by Marcy, so his friends called him Jay-Z. Hearing rap for the first time "... was like watching some kind of combat, but he was alone in the center. All he had were his eyes, taking in everything, and the words inside him. I was dazzled."

Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, travel, transportation, public transportation. Being able to get around easily provides people with a sense freedom and independence. But navigating public and private transportation systems can be a challenge. From taking the bus to walking to planning an efficient commute, learn how to get around your community safely and smoothly. Combining practical content with visual appeal, the Life Skills Handbooks read more like magazines than books. These 120-page handbooks are designed to teach life skills to today’s teens in an approachable and non-threatening way. Realistic scenarios help teens grasp the relevance of the information in these books, and tables, graphs, and charts add to students’ understanding. Essential vocabulary is featured to help students build real-world literacy.

Theme: Hi-Lo, life skills, career, achieve independence, skills, driving. Driving a car is exciting, but it comes with great responsibility. There are many rules to learn and follow so you can stay safe out on the road. Buying a car is another big step, as is learning how to repair and maintain your vehicle. Understanding the basics will help you become a smart and safe driver in no time. Combining practical content with visual appeal, the Life Skills Handbooks read more like magazines than books. These 120-page handbooks are designed to teach life skills to today’s teens in an approachable and non-threatening way. Realistic scenarios help teens grasp the relevance of the information in these books, and tables, graphs, and charts add to students’ understanding. Essential vocabulary is featured to help students build real-world literacy

Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.

The 16-page Teacher''s Resource Guides CDs provide 10 reproducible activities per title to extend student reading skills. Simply select and print activities that you need. Books sold separately.

Themes: CTE Handbook, Auto and Equipment Mechanics. Three employees are starting their first day of work. Parker enjoys working with cars. He got a job as a collision repair technician at an auto body shop. Kim is starting work at the airport. As an aviation safety inspector, she is excited to inspect airplanes. Javi is putting his computer skills to good use in his new job as a train system technician. These jobs are very different, but what do they have in common? They are all in the field of auto and equipment mechanics. Read more about this exciting field. Help students navigate their plans for life after high school with the CTE Journeys Handbooks. These handbooks explore careers, with a deep focus on opportunities that do not require a degree from a traditional four-year college program. The books dig into rewards and challenges facing different fields, types of roles in specific industries, and the skills and interests that will benefit those considering each career path. Education and training requirements are included, along with next steps to support readers in moving forward in a specific field. Real-world scenarios help students understand typical days in different roles. An extensive glossary is included to help students build career-related vocabulary. Each handbook is approximately 100 pages.

There''s no doubt about it, today''s students listen to an average of 2.5 hours of music every day. Guess what they are listening to? Hip-hop is mainstream, continually topping Billboard''s Hot 100 charts. These hi-lo biographies engage striving readers from the very beginning with blinged-out covers, stunning four-color photographs, modern and graphic page design, and high-interest informational text. Biographies highlight the unique characteristics of each mega-rapper, including childhood struggles, personal style, rivalries, giving back, and more. Each 48-page ebook includes a timeline and glossary, with vocabulary words highlighted throughout. Armando Christian Pérez would record his rapping over other songs. This made him one of the most popular local rap artists in Miami. He called himself Pitbull and explained how he and the dog were alike: "They bite to lock. The dog is too stupid to lose. And they''re outlawed in Dade County. They''re basically everything that I am. It''s been a constant fight."

Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.

Beginning Writing was created to meet multiple standards while keeping the key qualities that define good writing in mind. Anchor standards for writing set out the broad educational goals of the Common Core. Short incremental lessons linked to the anchor standards provide you with the maximum flexibility in deciding when and how to use these one-page activities. All-important concepts in writing and language—ranging from recognizing parts of speech to constructing sentences and developing paragraphs to the nuances of vocabulary—are thoroughly presented. Each title includes a chart, linking the activities to a CCSS anchor standard, a table of contents with Traits of Writing correlation, 100 reproducible lessons, and an answer key. There is no such thing as too much writing practice. These two-part programs build skills incrementally from bright idea to polished final product. These stimulating lessons will enable students to actually enjoy the writing process. Includes Traits of Writing correlation

In addition to expanding vocabulary, these challenging little word puzzles provide fundamental instruction in critical thinking. Prepare students to perform well on standardized tests. Two-color illustrated worktexts feature thorough ''''how-to'''' instructions, Plenty of helpful examples, and useful tips and reminders.

Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.

Thirty-five reproducible activities per guide reinforce basic reading and comprehension skills while teaching high-order critical thinking. Also included are teaching suggestions, background notes, summaries, and answer keys. The guide is digital; simply print the activities you need for each lesson. Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classic novels will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.

This two-part program offers activities to supplement standard U.S history classroom textbooks. Lesson can stand-alone or coordinate with any text. Activity pages include basic concepts, graphs, maps, vocabulary comprehension, and a nonfiction informational excerpts that help make meaningful connections with historical concepts, fact, and ideas. eBook includes table of contexts and answer keys. Units Include: Unit 1 Beginning to 1620; Unit 2 Europeans and Africans in America,1585-1763; Unit 3 The Colonies Becoming a Nation, 1754-1820s; Unit 4 Territorial Exposition and Reform Movements; Unit 5 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877