This teachers’ guide contains ideas for expanding upon the material in the e-books. The authors have included suggestions for pre-reading activities as well as activities focusing on listening and speaking, building vocabulary, and improving reading comprehension. The authors encourage teachers to customize the activities to suit the needs, interests and ages of their students.
Boost standardized test scores! The new NCTM standards say that students should be able to write about their math thinking. This book helps meet this goal. Students think about and write answers to math-related questions, such as "Would you consider a map a measuring device?" or "How could you estimate how much garbage you throw away every day?" Other fun and quirky writing prompts encourage kids to write in a variety of formats, including letters, journals, stories, and more. Great practice for standardized tests!
101 games to help children learn and count! This is the first disc in the Play & Learn mini-series. You'll find it packed full of amazingly fun activities - all designed to encourage and entertain preschoolers!
The stories in the Read Well Storybooks captivate young children and encompass multiple genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Teacher prompts are at point-of-use in the Storybooks to encourage highly interactive reading, build content knowledge, and encourage vocabulary development.
The Whole Story - Short Stories for Pleasure and Language Improvement
The Whole Story consists of twelve modern, unabridged short stories and related tasks for upper-intermediate and advanced level students. It is designed with two aims: to develop confidence and fluency through systematic language activities, and to encourage students to enjoy reading literature.