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My Works ABC, Follow Me! Phonics Rhymes and Crafts, Grades K-1
More than 30 original verses, accompanied by simple crafts with patterns, such as a mask made from a large letter M, help children learn letter symbols, names and sounds. Reading for Every Child: Phonics
From the back of the book: "Drawing from nationally recognized research in phonics, "Reading for Every Child: Phonics" gives you the tools you need to help students recognize language building blocks. Incorporating a wide variety of fundamentals--consonant and vowel patterns, blends, digraphs, structural cues--this book will keep you students motivated as they take tje next steps in the language adventure." Reading Comprehension Mysteries, Grade 4
From the back of the book: "Reading Comprehension Mysteries" is a collection of intriguing stories that draw in readers and activate their thinking skills. The story format is designed to develop the skills of interacting with text before, during, and after reading. Each "Case File" begins with prereading activities, breaks during the story to ask "evidence" questions, and concludes with vocabulary and creative extension activities. Comprehension skills addressed include predicting and evaluating, sequencing, indentifying cause and effect, sorting fact from opinion, recognizing basic elements of fiction, reading for details and summarizing. Whether as part of reading instruction, supplementary activities, or a mysteries unit, the excitement of cracking these cases is sure to transform your students into reading detectives. Stories include: The Secret of the Estate-Sale Dresser (Catskills) The Ghost in the Attic (Music camp) The Case of the Inverted Airplane (Stamps) Phantom of the Desert (Utah) Have You Seen Hans? (Chicago fire) The Case of the Mysterious Message (Communications) The Mystery of the Missing Bestseller The Treasure of Black Mountain Mine (Ouray, Colorado) For Your Eyes Only (Codes) The Case of Toby Casey's Missing Calico (Oregon Trail) The Mystery of the Missing Necklace (Zoology) One, Two, Three Follow Me: Math Puzzles and Rhymes, Grades K-1
From the back of the book: "This book focuses on counting and simple math, and contains thirty-two original response verses that are designed to teach and reinforce early math skills. Associated with NCTM Standards, these creative activities strengthen the key math skills students are required to master. Reproducible activity pages, including a mix of puzzles, patterns, creativity-boosters, and exercises, follow all verses. The chants consist of modified verse patterns from public-domain songs, sports cheers, and folk sources. This is a great resource for teaching counting and simple math to kindergarten and first-grade students.  An essential book for every elementary school classroom--110 seasonal art activities with readily available materials. Everyday Art for the Classroom Teacher
From the back cover: "With tight budgets for art in schools, "Everyday Art for the Classroom Teacher" gives educators an exciting opportunity to open the minds and hearts of students to art. Most materials needed for projects are either recycled or are standard school supplies, Many projects spill over into other areas, such as math and writing, and are excellent for encouraging these skills. Some projects are structured, and others are open-ended, giving you the flexibility to combine and create whatever's best for your classroom situation. This book, chock-full of great project choices, is a surefire way to have fun and rewarding time teaching the beauty of art." Ancient Mesopotamia
If you are an upper elementary teacher, you will appreciate this series designed by Good Neighbor Press for Milliken. Each title includes cross-curricular hands-on activities and eight gorgeous overhead transparencies. "Ancient Mesopotamia" is part of the ancient civilizations group. "The American Revolution" and "The Civil War," in the same format, are also available from selected educational retailers or directly from the Milliken site. Tanya's Desert Star
A touching middle-grade novel about a girl who has faced some painful losses in her young life and is trying to find the happiness that is almost within reach. At the center is a new friend and a wonderful, beautiful dog who show Tanya that not every good thing goes away. Willowisp Press imprint. Early Tigers
Illustrated by my own line drawings, this hand-bound collection from Bellowing Ark Press in Shoreline, WA, was my first book. Robert Ward has a passion for poetry that shows in every book he publishes.  Out of print, but still a great way to help little ones learn to read. Disney's Parent and Child Read Together Series
Titles include: The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid: The Big Baby The Lion King The Lion King, Cave Secret 101 Dalmations: Puppy Parade 101 Dalmations The Honey Tree The Big Honeypot Rescue Winnie the Pooh Helps Out Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day Cinderella Beauty and the Beast Sleeping Beauty Snow White Tarzan Treasure Planet Peter Pan The Jungle Book (I and II) Aladdin |
 From Evan-Moor, Read and Understand Poetry, Grade 5-6. Classic poems with simple exercises.  From Evan-Moor, a big book of lively phonics activities for grades 1-2 (Level C) Other levels by different authors are available.  From Frank Schaffer, two books of activities that make algebraic thinking relevant to grades 4 and 5.  From Milliken, two American history titles--The Road to Revolution and The Civil War. Like Ancient Mesopotamia, each includes cross-curricular activities and overhead transparencies. Each correlates with a timeline.  Fast Ideas for Busy Teachers. The series has several authors. I did Language Arts Grades 2 and 3 and math Grades 4 and 5.  From Carson-Dellosa: Original fiction and nonfiction selections teach reading comprehension skills. |
