Most Popular Books by School Specialty Publishing

Each book in this series features easy-to-follow instructions and creates an enjoyable reading environment that helps children build vocabulary and reading comprehension skills. All books feature an answer key and a reward certificate.

Skills for Scholars Science provides children in grade 6 with necessary science instructions. Offering 80 pages of full-color activities, perforated pages, easy-to-follow directions, and complete answer key, children will have fun learning important science skills. Features activities that teach: ~ Vertebrates & invertebrates ~ Arthropods & metamorphosis ~ Marine life ~ The human body ~ Plants & animal cells ~ Food webs, ecosystems, & habitats ~ Rocks & minerals ~ Weather ~ The solar system ~ Energy ~ Simple machines The popular Skills for Scholars Workbook series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information in 51 subject-specific workbooks. Encompassing preschool to grade 6, this series covers key subjects including basic skills, English & grammar, math, phonics, reading, science, and Spanish. This series is designed for students who need intervention or enrichment and gives them a solid foundation in key skills necessary for success in the classroom

Each book includes six units, including activities and worksheets, that each focus on physical science in a particular part of the school environment.

Math Minders provide students with the self-confidence they need to succeed in math. Students learn one step at a time, reviewing skills learned in earlier grades then moving to skills appropriate for their grade level. They progress gradually, giving them the constant feeling of success! Activities allow students to relate math to their everyday lives, giving math meaning and their studies a purpose. Vocabulary is kept at a level appropriate for each grade level to help ensure success. A variety of fun and simple formats help maintain a high level of student interest. Perfect for home or school, or to reinforce any existing math program.

Reviews initial and final consonants, short and long vowels and consonant blends.

These one-minute timed tests introduce one fact at a time, offering a systematic approach that allows students of all abilities to see their own daily improvement as they work,toward the goal of mastery. Includes reproducible test pages with answer key,activity sheets, progress charts, a pre-test and post-test, bulletin board patterns, games, awards, and a set of flash cards!

Award Certificates Set of 36 awards Completion of Kindergarten Perfect for end of the year recognition!

Use for quick notes and reminders, or as awards, certificates, invitations, thank-you notes, game pieces, and much more! Large 5" x 7" size. 50 sheets

This test practice workbook has been tailor-made to the proficiency requirements in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Each book includes hundreds of practice questions modeled after the test, plus on-the-spot strategies for tackling different types of questions.

Reinforce important arts and literacy concepts! The Remarkable Farkle McBride Reference Guideis specially designed to extend and enhance students’ reading experiences with the Lithgow Palooza First Readers. This resource provides you with a wealth of supplemental extension ideas, resource materials, and suggestions on how to further explore the topics of arts and literacy with your students. The Remarkable Farkle McBride Reference Guidefeatures activities in the following areas: • Investigate––Research ideas build on the topics presented in each of the Lithgow Palooza Readers and encourage students to develop their researching skills. • Reinforce––Vocabulary and Word Masters activities help students apply new words and meanings to new contexts. • Explore––Print and Internet resources give students the chance to explore concepts on their own.

This test practice workbook has been tailor-made to the proficiency requirements in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Each book includes hundreds of practice questions modeled after the test, plus on-the-spot strategies for tackling different types of questions. A state-specific writing test is included in grade 4.

Picture Learning Reading, Writing, and Math, Grade PreK Features: Picture clues in directions and activities to support independent learning Fun activities that build early reading, writing, and math skills 160 sticker activities, flash cards, and a picture dictionary

This book is a bind-up of the existing three patriotic titles: "Great American Patriots, Patriotic Traditions," and "Symbols of the U.S.A." Created to engage students in grades K-3 in patriotic topics and to enhance character education, language arts, math, and social studies skills. Reproducible.

Students can use these reproducible drill sheets to review, assess, and reinforce basic grammar and phonics skills. Includes exercises, reviews, and quizzes, as well as answer keys and review tests. Consumable.

Grammar concepts come to life in this book that challenges students to use their imaginations as they build language skills. Packed with both written and oral activities, Grammar Made Simple includes reproducible activities and hundreds of creative ideas for teaching sentences, parts of speech, usage, capitalization, and punctuation. Ideal for individual, partner, group, and whole class learning!

Includes real-life applications, reading comprehension selections and independent and group activities that can make your science curriculum come alive.

Brighter Child Fractions Flash Cards offer children a fun and easy way to practice their fraction skills.

This comprehensive curriculum will reinforce tested language arts skills. The sequential, coordinated, standards-based content will meet the academic needs of elementary school teachers, and will be easy to implement for state test preparation.

Use this series of resource books to help children master the basic concepts they are expected to know by the end of kindergarten. The content is research based and in alignment with emerging kindergarten standards. A correlation chart is featured at the beginning of each title that links all the activities to the standards. As an added feature, each book includes 12 sheets of perforated flashcards that reinforce or extend the related activities.

An exciting and dynamic way to communicate basic math concepts to your young learner! The Complete Book of Math for third and fourth graders, covers topics such as number recognition, counting, comparing, patterns, place value, time and money, graphing, f

This book is the perfect collection of timeless classics and exciting new songs that children will ask for again and again. For hours, children can listen and sing along to the music while completing colorful dot-to-dots, wordfinds, hidden pictures, and much more. Consumable.

Yet another one of our most popular formats, striking a perfect balance between portability and substance.

Each 64-page book includes age-appropriate activities that help students to recognize and use sight words and high-frequency words while they practice handwriting.

Children will have fun coloring as they learn about going to school! Learn About Going to School Coloring Book features fun illustrations that children will love to color. Plus, each illustration will help them learn about going to school as well as build hand-eye coordination. Features: - Amusing illustrations - Introduces fascinating facts - Helps develop hand-eye coordination - Helps develop vocabulary Collect all 8 titles including Alphabet, Dinosaurs, Farm, Forest, Going to School, Home, Ocean, and Zoo!

TheRead & Sing Along™: 2 Board Books • 2 CDsoffer twice the fun and learning! Listen to the stories! Sing the stories! Read the Stories! TheChristmas Stories Read and Sing Along™ Board Book Two Packcontains the titlesDown Through the ChimneyandJolly Old St. Nicholas. InDown Through the Chimneyyoung children will enjoy this brand new holiday song in this delightfully illustrated book. Plus, 12 additional holiday songs enhance this jolly tune and bring even more joy to this festive season. Young children will be captivated by this new rendition of the classic holiday song in this delightfully illustrated book.Jolly Old St. Nicholasalso includes 12 additional holiday songs that enhance the jolly tune and bring even more joy to this festive season. TheRead & Sing Along™ Board Books With CDsfeatures rhyming text and charming illustrations. Each audio CD offers a read-along story, sing-along story, 12 bonus songs, and the read-along story with page-turn cues. The additional songs reinforce important early math and literacy skills. This fun series includes CD storage compartments in the back covers, making these books ideal for home or while traveling! Each book features: • 12 bonus songs • CD storage compartments • Sing-along and read-along audio with page-turn cues • Select titles available in Spanish versions

Keep these on hand for spontaneous award giving and to encourage students to further success. They'll appreciate you noticing their efforts. Includes thirty-six 8 1/2" x 11" certificates per pack.

Geometry at School--It's Everyplace You Are makes school curriculum come alive! Engaging, hands-on activities help students see the connection between geometry concepts and their own experiences. Activities are relevant to the daily lives of students, drawing on locations, objects, and concepts that appear in and around familiar surroundings. This book includes six units to provide a variety of math experiences. Students will explore geometry at school in the classroom, in the lunchroom, on the playground, in the library, on the way to school, and in other locations at school. Each unit includes reading comprehension exercises, hands-on activities, and written exercises. The activities were developed to meet the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards. Activities emphasize key geometry vocabulary, concepts, and process skills. Students are encouraged to share their answers and compare their methods and strategies. The activities incorporate reading comprehension with math skills such as patterning, sorting, identifying, comparing, analyzing, and examining two- and three dimensional models. Each unit provides hands-on learning through cutting, coloring, mazes, and more.

K–5 • The new celebratory and incentive crowns are perfect to use for classroom celebrations, birthdays, star-pupil days, or any occasion where the focus is on individual students. Add fun and excitement to special occasions to make them extraordinary. The Birthday and Star Crowns coordinate with the Birthday Awards. Package of 30 Crowns $9.99

Algebra at School--It's Everyplace You Are makes school curriculum come alive. Engaging, hands-on activities help students see the connection between algebra concepts and their own experiences. The activities are relevant to the daily lives of students, drawing on locations, objects, and concepts that appear in and around familiar surroundings. This book includes six units to provide a variety of math experiences. Students will explore algebra at school in the classroom, in the lunchroom, on the playground, in the library, on the way to school, and in other locations at school. Activities were designed to meet the Standards for Mathematics defined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The activities provide an informal introduction to algebra concepts through experiences that involve working with patterns to making generalizations, exploring relationships and equal values, working with variables, and using logical reasoning to solve problems. While the activities are not labeled with the language of formal algebra, these experiences do lay the foundation for successful work with algebra concepts in higher grades. Activities emphasize key algebra vocabulary, concepts, and process skills. Students are encouraged to share their answers and compare their methods and strategies. Activities incorporate reading comprehension with algebra skills and provide hands-on learning through cutting, coloring, mazes, and more.

The purpose of Oral Language is to provide thirty-six weeks of daily lessons to review, introduce, and maintain punctuation, capitalization, and usage skills within a "whole language" format. Each week's lessons are centered around a topic. Students will apply these skills in daily lessons using sentences which give general knowledge while motivating them to learn more about the topic. It is the intent of this program that students have the opportunity to practice proof-reading skills under the direction of their teacher and ultimately utilize these skills within their own writing.

Classroom Helpers: Patriotic Traditions explores Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July, baseball, apple pie, and many other treasured American traditions. Children will engage in a variety of activities that introduce important information about holidays, celebrations, songs, and more. Each activity is designed to strengthen math or language arts skills. The content is perfect for character education programs or a study about citizenship. Enrich your students’ understanding of their American heritage. Use the activities for classroom work or for homework assignments. Reproducible. 8 1/2" x 11" (21.5cm x 28cm). 24 pp.