Detailed lesson plans for all the lessons including:
• an optional jbooks-closed' lead-in for every lesson
• Extra idea suggestions for optional extra activities
• Extra challenge suggestions for ways of exploiting the Student's Book material in a more challenging way if you have a stronger class
• Extra support suggestions for ways of adapting activities or exercises to make them work with weaker students
Extra activities are colour coded so you can see at a glance what is core material and what is extra when you are planning and teaching your classes.

 

The New Teacher's Complete Sourcebook: Middle School

Super practical! From what to do during the first 5 minutes of school to the best teaching ideas for middle schoolers, this book has the answers. The author trains new teachers, so she knows the questions and concerns that keep them up at night. Includes advice from many teachers, curriculum planning guides, assessment strategies, and hundreds more tips and ideas. For use with Grades 5 & Up.

Making Spelling Words Stick! 50 Fun, Teacher-Tested Ideas for All Learners

Looking for a way to boost the learning in your spelling program? Mastering spelling words is fun, interesting, and meaningful when teachers use these great activities. Teachers will find exciting games like Spelling Lotto, Bowl of Fortune, and Password  hands-on activities like Spelling Posters, Graffiti Board Spelling, and Thesaurus Charts  plus ready-to-use reproducible pages. Games and activities are easy and work with any spelling list. For use with Grades 3-6.

Teaching English Language Learners: Grades 6-12: Strategies That Work (Theory and Practice)

This book provides situations and issues that teachers may encounter when working with ELLs, and offers grade-level appropriate solutions, teaching approaches, and activities to address them. Each chapter opens with a brief overview of relevant research and key teaching principles. The book is framed around real questions from real teachers in the field and offers strategies related to oral communication, reading, writing, assessment, special need students, and home school issues. For use with Grades 6 & Up.

Fresh & Fun: Halloween (Grades K-2)

This must-have idea book is crammed with lots of quick and easy teaching “tricks” and “treats” that will really work for you! Build skills in math, reading, writing, and more with activities like Monster Math, Spider Word Webs, Spooky Story Bags, and Ghostly Graphs. Plus: poetry, mini-books, games, graphic organizers, literature links and more!