Books & Manuals

Ride along on an exciting adventure with Elmer as he attempts to rescue a baby dragon held captive on a mysterious land with this book. Young readers will learn to think on their feet as they travel with Elmer. This instructional guide for literature is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this engaging story. Challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support this well-known story and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions and more. Book is designed for children in kindergarten through third-grade.

Fall in love with Ivan and his determination by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons in this instructional guide about a heart-warming story bursting with many different emotions. Readers will enjoy analyzing this Newbery Award-winning title while reveling in the life lessons they take away from it. Analyzing story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are just a few of the many skills students will learn. Each activity and lesson work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature. Book is designed for children in kindergarten through third-grade.

This simple story will have young readers enjoying every moment of Sarah's journey with a small family to become the mother-figure they desperately need by completing fun, challenging lessons and activities. This guide will encourage readers to explore the humanity of the characters who long to be loved. The lessons and activities are rigorous yet engaging and will encourage students to learn such skills as analyzing and comprehending story elements in multiple ways, practicing close reading and text-based vocabulary, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions. Book is designed for children in kindergarten through third-grade.

Use this guide to explore the story of two lonely children who form a strong friendship and create an imaginary magical forest kingdom to escape their troubles together. This instructional guide for literature is filled with challenging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to better analyze and comprehend literature. This guide is the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, packed with ways to practice close reading, improve text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. Book is designed for children in fourth-grade through eighth-grade.

Improve students' critical-thinking skills in grades kindergarten to 12 using high-interest science content. This classroom resource provides leveled text-dependent questions to support students as they closely examine science texts and provide evidence for their answers. Teachers can differentiate and scaffold instruction with the useful strategies that are aligned with standards and build students' scientific-thinking and comprehension skills. Each of the 120 text-dependent questions is provided at four different complexity levels that correlate to all grade levels. This invaluable resource makes a great addition to any balanced literacy classroom.