The Hundred Dresses is an inspirational, Newbery Award-winning story about a Polish girl who is bullied by her classmates for wearing the same dress every day. Using the standards-based lessons and activities in this instructional Guides for Literature, students will strengthen their critical literacy skills by analyzing story elements in multiple ways, practicing close reading and text-based vocabulary techniques, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions. Add rigor to your...

Conquering Kindergarten is a must-have resource! Based on today's standards, the activities in this book are designed to develop students' skills in reading, word study, language, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. It also features fun, yet challenging, critical-thinking and extension activities and games. Divided into 10 engaging units, one for each month of the school year, this book is designed to supplement students' learning to help solidify the concepts they are learn...

The Last Stop on Market Street: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides lesson plans and activities for this award-winning literary work. This valuable resource guides teachers with ways to add more rigor with complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the text with higher-order thinking skills, with lessons focused on story elements, vocabulary, and more. Close reading activities throughout the literature units encourage students to use textual evidence as t...

Build the foundational skills that all first graders need using this engaging resource! Based on today's standards, the activities in this book are designed to develop students' skills in reading, word study, language, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. It also features fun, yet challenging, critical-thinking and extension activities and games. Divided into 10 engaging units, one for each month of the school year, this book is designed to supplement students' learning to he...

See what shenanigans Garfield and the gang are cooking up in this must-have collection of zany comic book escapades for fans of all ages!Garfield famously loves food, but what happens when the Fantastical Foods of Fear team up and pick a fight with the hungry orange feline? A food fight ensues! And who stole Garfield’s orange meringue pie? A mystery unfolds where everyone’s a suspect—including you! Finally, travel back in time for a glimpse of Garfield’s other nine...

Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable nonfiction book about these beautiful paintings! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This full-color book excites young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: air, day, way. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 18 c...

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Jake playing I Spy on his long drive! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book engages and excites young readers while they gain practice with two high-frequency words: many and only. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus...

Make learning to read exciting for children with this decodable fiction book about a young fox who likes to have fun at school! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book engages young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: did, people, such. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonic...

Make learning to read exciting for children with this decodable fiction book about a girl who wants to sleep, but she finds peas under her sheets! Based on “The Princess and the Pea,” this book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This full-color book engages young readers while they gain fun practice with several high-frequency words: been, new, three. Each book includes family engagement activities to ...

Make learning to read a fun challenge for children with this decodable nonfiction book that describes various animals! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This colorful book excites young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: find, think, sound. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. ...

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Jake playing I Spy on his long drive! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book engages and excites young readers while they gain practice with two high-frequency words: many and only. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus...

Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about some fun activities that will make anyone smile! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain meaningful practice with several high-frequency words: come, make, time, some. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a spec...