K-Gr 3-Bright double-page sections combine advice about politeness with large, often full-page illustrations. Ingalls emphasizes that manners are based upon respect and consideration for others, and her suggestions for developing good habits are clear and understandable. Occasional jokes and humorous suggestions enliven the text and are age-appropriate. Most of Rooney's colorful cartoons depict a diverse group of kids doing the proper thing, but a few show examples of selfish or unmannerly behavior. "Did You Know?" factoids provide additional information or tell readers about customs in other countries.
Use the creative ideas in this book to put back the fun in language fundamentals! Your students will enjoy the humorous approach the author takes with topics such as: punctuation, nouns, homonyms, alliteration, sentences, vocabulary building and more. They'll learn how to put words and sentences in sequence in a variety of ways; follow directions; look for and correct mistakes in spelling, punctuation and word usage and they'll discover new words in which they can add to their expanding vocabulary!
A great interview is more than just two people talking. An interviewer must learn how to ask the right questions. The activities in this book will help the reader learn more about interviews and how to turn an interview into interesting text.
The ability to recognize and correctly use the different parts of speech is key to demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. In this book, readers will learn about the function pronouns have in sentences by following the story of Sam and his visiting cousins, Jim and Anna. The story and supplemental activity sidebars help teach concepts such as tense, correct punctuation, relative pronouns, and pronoun-antecedent agreement.
