In Daily Geography Practice, Grade 3, 36 map lessons introduce basic geography skills and over 100 geography terms. What a perfect hands-on approach to geography instruction!

The geography skills presented at Grade 3 include:

* globes

* compass roses

* map keys

* map grids and indexes

* map scales

* physical state maps

* road maps

* historical and cultural landmark maps

* population and product maps

* tourist and weather maps

* regions of the United States

* political maps of the United States, North America, and the world

Basic Phonics Skills, Level C (Grades 1 to 2) features 238 reproducible skill sheets and 20 reproducible Little Phonics Readers. This book is organized into sections by phonetic or structural element, with each skill presented in the same consistent format. Worksheets for each skill progress in difficulty so that teachers may choose practice that meets individual student needs.Includes reproducible "Little Phonics Readers," featuring stories that utilize the phonetic elements presented in the book.

Make sure your students develop the rich vocabulary that's essential to successful reading comprehension and academic achievement with A Word a Day. Each book in this newly revised series covers 144 words in 36 engaging weekly units.

Don't have students just memorize vocabulary words ... give them the tools they need to understand and apply the words!

Help your students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 5. Activities such as identifying attributes, making personal connections, and completing graphic organizers give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them to develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom.

Examples of vocabulary words presented in Grade 5:

* navigate, phenomenon, quagmire

* quintessential, ravenous, rebellious

* inundate, correspond, aspire

* vicinity, tumultuous, vulnerable

Make sure your students develop the rich vocabulary that's essential to successful reading comprehension and academic achievement with A Word a Day. Each book in this newly revised series covers 144 words in 36 engaging weekly units.

Don't have students just memorize vocabulary words ... give them the tools they need to understand and apply the words!

Help your students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 1. Activities such as identifying attributes, making personal connections, choosing the right word in context, and answering true or false questions give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them to develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom.

Examples of vocabulary words presented in Grade 1:

* popular, thoughtful, appreciate

* befuddle, pantomime, react

* aim, discuss, explore

* handy, giggle, jealous

Engage children in solving real-world problems with Skill Sharpeners: STEAM. STEAM is an approach to project-based learning that uses science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to engage children in empathizing, thinking critically, collaborating, and coming up with solutions to solve real-world problems.

Skill Sharpeners: STEAM is where creativity meets academics. Each unit includes a fun hands-on STEAM project that encourages children to enjoy the journey of creating and sharing his or her solution to help create a better world.

Skill Sharpeners: STEAM activity books for grade 5 are organized around 9 real-world topics related to the environment, the Earth, people and cultures, and social and emotional learning. Topics include themes such as:

- Diversity STEAM task: Create a book about diverse people who inspire you.

- Shelter in Place STEAM task: Design and make a stay-at-home kit with original activities.

- Community Centers STEAM task: Create and give a presentation to persuade a town council that a community center is valuable.

- Tiny Houses STEAM task: Create a pamphlet to persuade people to buy a tiny house.

- Not Enough Classrooms STEAM task: Decorate a T-shirt for a fundraiser.

Each unit includes a grade-appropriate story or nonfiction reading article, a STEAM task to solve, and activities that provide an integrated approach to learning:

- Science: important concepts and vocabulary related to the units theme

- Technology: models about how technology is applied in the real world

- Engineering: examples of engineering solutions in the world

- Art: creative solutions through art projects

- Math: math operations to figure out solutions

Plus, each title includes a:

- Career spotlight that highlights specific careers related to the topic

- Supply list for each STEAM task

- Bonus STEAM puzzle

- Certificate of completion

- Answer key

Bonus feature: Each book includes a downloadable Teaching Guide ($19.99 value!) for using this series in a classroom or homeschool. The Teaching Guide provides instructional support, extension activities, and a sample pacing plan and template.

Skill Sharpeners: STEAM creates entertaining and fun activities that get children thinking and learning without even realizing it.

The Evan-Moor Skill Sharpeners: Critical Thinkingseries features engaging full-color exercises across four different themes. In this grade 1 workbook, students will enjoy exercises about the animal kingdom, time, technology, and places. "Read All About it" pages provide content for children to read for the theme-based activities that follow. "Tell What you Know" activities provide opportunities for children to connect their knowledge and opinions to a topic. "Critical Thinking Activities" are designed to give kids opportunities to engage in application, analytical, synthesis, and evaluative tasks, and then art projects and hands-on activities let children integrate critical thinking skills with art skills. 144 non-reproducible pages, softcover. Answer key included with reduced full-color student pages with the correct answers overlaid. Grade 1.

The 100+ Activities are organized around these 1st Grade themes:
- Animals: Cats and Dogs; Giraffes and Elephants
- Transportation: Cars, Trucks, and Buses; Planes and Trains
- Plants: Trees and Flowers; Fruits and Vegetables
- Places: The Playground and the Beach; Home and School

Includes physical maps, political maps, and blank maps for students to fill out. Includes maps of the world, individual continents, Canada, the United States, and Mexico. plus evaluation forms, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and an answer key.

Make sure your students develop the rich vocabulary that's essential to successful reading comprehension and academic achievement with A Word a Day. Each book in this newly revised series covers 144 words in 36 engaging weekly units.

Don't have students just memorize vocabulary words ... give them the tools they need to understand and apply the words!

Help your students learn 144 new words with the focused daily practice in A Word a Day, Grade 4. Activities such as identifying attributes, making personal connections, and completing graphic organizers give students multiple exposures to the words, helping them to develop the vocabulary they need to be successful on assessments and in the classroom.

Examples of vocabulary words presented in Grade 4:

* obligation, command, compete

* dilemma, resource, random

* spontaneous, lackadaisical, treacherous

* drenched, massive, predicament

This book provides four to five items for every day of a 36-week school year. Skill areas include grammar, punctuation, mechanics, usage and sentence editing. Also included are scope and sequence charts, suggestions for use, and answer keys.

While being engaged in fun activities, your children will be practicing important age-appropriate skills such as visual discrimination, sequencing, small muscle coordination, counting, reading, and critical and creative thinking.

The activities in The Never-Bored Kid Book, Ages 6 and 7 are organized around 16 age-appropriate themes, including:

* monkeys

* dogs

* insects

* Blast Off into Space

* birds

* The Tortoise and the Hare

* kangaroos

* Old MacDonald Fish

* clowns

* bears

* elephant

* octopus and spider

* frogs

* the firehouse

* chickens