For classroom teachers and reading specialists, this unique resource provides a complete, year-round collection of easy-to-use teaching ideas and activity sheets to supplement any developmental or remedial reading program in grades 1 through 6.A All of this material is conveniently organized into 12 monthly sections plus an introduction and is printed in a spiral-bound format that folds flat for photocopying.

Here are just a few of the teaching ideas and reproducible activities youll find in each monthly section, beginning with September:

SEPTEMBER
Ideas: Phonics WorkbooksWord Lists for Labor Day and Back to School
Activities: A Schoolhouse Word HuntBack to School Maze...Word Match

OCTOBER
Ideas: The Fun BoxGrading PapersWord List for Halloween
Activities: Columbus Day Word Hunt... Jack-o-Lantern Puzzle...A Word Hunt

NOVEMBER
Ideas: Visitors DayWord Lists for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving
Activities: Turkey TimeThanksgiving PuzzleThe Lost Feast

DECEMBER
Ideas: Library CenterRead-InMaking a Reading CaveGame Boards
Activities: Christmas PuzzleA Letter to SantaHanukkah

JANUARY
Ideas: Superstar Bulletin BoardWord List for Martin Luther King Day
Activities: New Years Eve PuzzleThe Hidden SledSnowball Fight

FEBRUARY
Ideas: Broken Heart GameLibrary ContestWord List for Groundhog Day
Activities: Saint ValentineSentence CompletionLincolns Birthday

MARCH
Ideas: A Listening LessonGame BoardWord List for St. Patricks Day
Activities: Shamrock Maze Shopping SpreeLegend of the Leprechaun

APRIL
Ideas: Scrambled Egg Game Using Cartoons to Teach Quotation Marks
Activities: A Arbor DayThe Lost BonnetEaster Vowel Puzzle

MAY/JUNE
Ideas: Cloze techniqueWord Lists for Mothers Day and Fathers Day
Activities: A May Day SuperstitionsMemorial DayFlag Day

JULY/AUGUST
Ideas: Word Lists for Independence Day and Columbus Sails
Activities: A Independence Day Word Hunt and Columbus Sails

Each of the monthly teaching ideas includes all of the details and directions you need to use it effectively in your own instruction.A And to help you quickly locate appropriate activities to build specific skills, youll find a special Skills Index that lists each student activity page by number and title, followed by the skill it develops.

In short, Ready-to-Use Reading Activities for the Elementary Classroom gives you a comprehensive store of fun-filled games and activities that will catch and hold your students interests while building specific reading skills throughout the year.