Most Popular Books by Suzanne I. Barchers

Use this guide to explore this Newbery Honor Book about a boy who must learn to survive in the wilderness with only the help of his hatchet. Hatchet: An Instructional Guide for Literature is filled with challenging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text. Students will learn how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading, improve text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

What happens when Ross, a young boy, is given a big job? Beginning readers will find out in this charming phonics book that uses lively illustrations and simple, easy-to-read text in a story made up of sight words and short words containing the vowel O. This book is a great resource for helping new readers develop phonemic pronunciation and recognition skills. Early readers will enhance their ability to use and recognize short O sounds in familiar vocabulary as well as challenging new words. This book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help students comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short O sounds.

Luce visits a horse ranch where she grooms a horse and goes on a ride with the trail guide.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, k, p, e, i, t.

180 Days of Language is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students improve their grammar skills. This easy-to-use sixth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Students will practice punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with daily activity pages. Watch as students improve their grammar and writing skills with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

Practice two-digit addition and subtraction while planning a family reunion! This charming title encourages young readers to use subtraction skills and STEM concepts to help plan the reunion by determining how many people are attending and how much the family will need to accommodate everyone. Add up the tallies to determine where the reunion should be! Calculate how many children are attending by subtracting the number of adults from the number of total guests! Examples like these and more pair with helpful mathematical charts and vivid images to make useful skills like addition and subtraction seem easy and fun!

Teens on stilts and clowns in cars take part in the Main Street parade.

Kip wants to get fit. He zips up a hill. He goes for a dip. Will Kip ever stop?

From riding a bike to doing a half-pipe, Mike enjoys doing everything twice to double his fun.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Every day the blue jays find a way to bother Ted. Will these bully birds keep Ted inside or will his friends find a way to help? Character concepts: Self-esteem, perseverance, being a good friend

Pete likes foods that are green, including green beans, peas, and mint ice cream.

Practice makes perfect! Prepare students for Next Generation Assessments with these rigorous practice exercises. This invaluable resource includes 10 texts, literature passages, poems and reader''s theater scripts. Each text includes questions for key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and constructed response questions based on technology-enhanced questions. These high-interest, informational texts will engage sixth grade students and make preparing for assessments enjoyable. Students will become comfortable taking assessments and will develop their higher-order thinking skills through daily practice and by answering higher-level questions and multi-step problems.

¡Aprende durante 180 días! Help Spanish-speaking first grade students improve their reading skills with meaningful and fun daily practice activities. 180 Days™: Reading for First Grade (Spanish) Uses short, interesting Spanish passages to help students practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses, Builds student confidence in reading with independent learning activities that focus on comprehension and fluency skills, Supports Spanish speakers in at-home learning or small group instruction, Includes standards-based activities, easy-to-follow instructions, and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding, Parents appreciate this easy-to-use activity book that keeps their child invested in learning. The product is teacher-approved and perfect for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or to overcome learning loss. Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to reach English learners. The ready-to-implement activities are ideal for tracking progress and engaging students. Additionally, the activities can be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

Ren wants to fill up her bed with dolls and toys, but discovers there may not be room for her.

An account of planning a festival lunch at harvest time introduces information about subtraction.

This classroom resource encourages third grade students to reinforce their knowledge of mathematical and language arts grade-level skills. Focusing on specific Common Core Standards, this resource is designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, helping students prepare themselves for life beyond their educational careers. Students will gain regular practice through the quick activities found in each book. Perfect for additional practice in the classroom or at home! The book contains a Teacher Resource CD with PDFs of the activity pages. 208pp.

Find two-dimensional shapes while traveling on a train! This enjoyable title teaches children about geometry, encouraging them to discover familiar shapes like circles, triangles, and rectangles all around them. This book also challenges young readers to learn new STEM skills and geometry terms like octagon, parallel, and vertices! Find circles on the train''s wheels! Find parallel rectangles on train tracks! Vivid images, clear examples, and helpful mathematical charts all simplify geometry and encourage children to find new geometric shapes all around them!

Find two-dimensional shapes while traveling on an airplane! This exciting title teaches children about geometry, encouraging them to find familiar shapes like circles, triangles, and rectangles all around them. This book also challenges young readers to learn new STEM skills and geometry terms like octagon, parallel, and vertices! Find triangles on an airplane''s wings! Find rectangles on airport signs! Vivid images, clear examples, and helpful mathematical charts all simplify geometry and encourage children to find new geometric shapes all around them, whether it be on an airplane or right at home!

San wants to do many noisy activities, but a compromise is needed when her Dad wants to take a nap.

Gus plays in the mud and muck. Off to the tub, Gus. Rub a dub dub!

Illustrates how graphs can be used to plan and document a school recycling cleanup project.

Mike tries to decide what job he would want, including such choices as firefighter, pilot, and mime.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Sox can''t wait for the big race. But Tab decides to run in the race and asks Sox to help him train. Sox knows Tab is slow. Will Tab slow Sox down or will Sox run to win? Character concepts: Perseverance, self-esteem, empathy, being a good friend, working together

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: The friends find a treasure that doesn''t belong to them. Should they keep it? Or should they try to find the owner? Character concepts: Being responsible, being honest, working together

Out of My Mind tells the compelling story about a girl with cerebral palsy and a photographic memory who is determined to change how people view her disability. This instructional guide for literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: It''s Ted''s birthday and everyone''s forgotten the important date! How do the friends save the day and come up with the perfect gift? It''s a surprise you''ll have to discover. Character concepts: Being responsible, empathy, being a good friend, working together.

Use this guide to follow the story of ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her Jewish best friend Ellen who must move in with the Johansen family and pretend to be their daughter to escape the Nazis. Number the Stars: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides rigorous and appealing cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the text. Readers will learn to connect historical events to this story, analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. Add rigor to your students'' explorations of this Newbery Medal-winning novel.

Rose and her Dad spend an entire day playing together during which they go sledding and get ice cream cones.

Mike has fun identifying many things with his binoculars, including a bike, a bride, and a hive.

180 Days of Language is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students improve their grammar skills. This easy-to-use fourth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Students will practice punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with daily activity pages. Watch as students improve their grammar and writing skills with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

180 Days of Language is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students improve their grammar skills. This easy-to-use fifth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Students will practice punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with daily activity pages. Watch as students improve their grammar and writing skills with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic Newbery Honor book about a family divided by the American Revolutionary War. My Brother Sam Is Dead: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this beloved children''s story about a family of immortals trying to keep their secret from the world. Tuck Everlasting: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic Newbery Honor Book. Dragonwings: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

What does a space shuttle launch have in common with a fireworks display? What leads a child to grow up to become a rocket scientist? Revolution in Space introduces inventors who made advances in space study and travel, along with the science behind their discoveries. See the universe of possibilities in space ... and how you can journey to worlds beyond Earth! Book jacket.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Bun loves to wear hats. She''s very creative. But when she hears her friends make fun of her hats, Bun is sad. How will the friends cheer her up? Character concepts: Self-esteem, empathy, being honest, being a good friend, working together

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this Newbery Honor Book set in 1960''s Birmingham. The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

This classroom resource encourages first grade students to reinforce their knowledge of mathematical and language arts grade-level skills. Focusing on specific Common Core Standards, this resource is designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, helping students prepare themselves for life beyond their educational careers. Students will gain regular practice through the quick activities found in each book. Perfect for additional practice in the classroom or at home! The book contains a Teacher Resource CD with PDFs of the activity pages. 208pp.