Teacher Resources

The first month of each school year is the critical time for helping your students develop the habits of successful learners. These comprehensive guides each include 30 grade appropriate mini-lessons, one for each of the first 30 days of school. Focused on literacy, teachers will find lessons for: shared reading and writing, class meetings, conferences, accountable talk, responding to literature, and independent reading. Tips for classroom organization, reproducible calendars, reading logs, book lists, assessments, and more round out these essential references that every teacher, new or experienced, will turn to again and again. 80 pages.

Take young learners on a virtual tour of the Smithsonian! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book set is devoted to the natural world. Perfect for grades K-1 students and beginning readers, these books will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples.This set features hands-on STEAM challenges that are perfect for makerspaces and that guide students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields.Introduce early science topics to young readers with this STEAM book that is ideal for children ages 5-7. Titles include:• Making Shade• Planning Garden Life• Playing with Wind• Powered by the Sun• Seeing More Stars• Studying Snowflakes

Brands may vary; an item of equal or greater value may be substituted for a component of this kit if inventory levels are insufficient. Each kit includes the following items:Learning Resources 10 on the Spot!™ Ten Frame GameThis bingo-style game is not about matching, it's about making 10! Cover the numbered spots on the ladybug with the numbered pieces that together make ten! Cards feature ten-frames on one side for beginners, and numbers on the reverse for more advanced players. Fill your card and win! Includes 6 double-sided cards and 72 "spots" (pieces). Cards measure 8" x 6" and spaces on cards are inset so spots stay in place.Grades K+/Ages 5+.Learning Resources Pop for Sight Words™ GameImproves fluency as children pick word cards from the popcorn box, and keep all the words they can read correctly. Each game includes 100 die–cut popcorn cards—92 sight words and 8 POP cards that put all your word cards back into the carton. Supports a variety of early literacy activities, thanks to the word cards that can be used on their own. Popcorn game box measures 3"L x 3"W x 6.25"H. For 2-4 players. Grades K+.TREND Enterprises, Inc. Alphabet Match Me CardsAward-winning Match Me Cards engage learners' matching, memory, and word/picture recognition skills. Learners practice alphabet skills as they match uppercase and lowercase letters to photograph clues. Set includes six fun and easy-to-follow activities. Ages 4 & up. 52 cards, 3" x 3 7/8".TREND enterprises, Inc. Sight Words Level 1 Bingo GameThe game's unique 6-way format adapts to many skill levels, keeping play exciting for everyone. Perfect for small groups, the entire class, learners with disabilities, and anyone learning English. Practice reading 46 sight words selected from common vocabulary lists. 3 to 36 players. Includes 36 different playing cards, 6.5" x 9" each, 264 playing chips, answer guide, calling cards, caller's mat, and sturdy storage box. For ages 5 and up.

Artwork from Susan Winget plus two inside pockets make these folders both gorgeous and useful. UV Coated. 9-1/2" x 12".

40+ Ready-to-Go Reproducibles That Help Students at Different Skill Levels All Meet the Same StandardsBy Martin LeeProvides quick teaching tips for supporting students at each level!In this collection of standards-based activities, teachers find the leveled materials they need to differentiate comprehension instruction for the range of learners in their classes. Each activity set features a high-interest reading passage that students read independently. Companion activities target specific skills at three levels?below-level, on-level, and above-level. Teachers select the appropriate skill sheet for each student, and students use the reading passage to answer questions at their level. Comprehension skills include predicting, sequencing, understanding cause and effect, identifying main ideas and details, and more!80 pages 8 3/8 x 10 7/8

Help students quickly identify where to sit or stand. These floor markers stay on strong but can be removed easily and used again and again. The write-on/wipe-off surface is perfect for writing student names or numbers. The markers attach firmly to your carpet—no slipping. They can be removed easily without causing damage. Includes 12 pieces in 6 colors. Measures 4".

Resource books often provide tips and tricks for managing challenging behaviors, but what happens when those tactics don't work? Most teachers give up. Push Past It! brings a raw, real, and at times funny approach to handling challenging behaviors and understanding why most behavior-management strategies don't work. Author Angela Searcy shares real-world examples, proven solutions, and new approaches to overcoming classroom disruptions using her PUSH PAST IT approach. Beyond behavioral-management strategies, Push Past It! will teach you how to:• See children's behavior as communication• Understand what is (and is not) developmentally appropriate behavior• Identify when to seek support• Communicate and listen more effectively• Help children overcome their own challenging behaviors• Take care of yourself too!

In Interactive Notebooks: Seasonal for kindergarten, students will complete hands-on activities about letter sounds, reading comprehension, punctuation, addition and subtraction practice, word problems, geometry, and much more. The Interactive Notebook series spans kindergarten to grade 5. Each 96-page book contains a guide for teachers who are new to interactive note-taking, lesson plans and reproducibles for creating notebook pages on a variety of topics, and generic reproducibles for creating even more notebook pages. The books focus on grade-specific math, language arts, science, and social studies skills and are aligned to current state standards

These uniquely-designed cards will challenge students with a variety of different types of problems to reinforce CCSS content. They can then be used in collaborative groups, small groups, or individually. Each set contains 120 cards (4" x 6") 40 cards per grade level, that can be assigned on- and off-grade level as necessary. Teacher's guide provides complete instructions and suggestions for collaborative group problem-solving lessons. Grades 6 and 7 students work with rational numbers and division of fractions by fractions. The number line is featured as a model to illustrate decimals and integers. In Grade 8, students work with irrational numbers and solve problems in the Functions domain.

Science, technology, engineering, art, and math work together to make learning fun in these STEAM lessons! Perfect for Makerspace!This fifth grade teacher resource book includes:*A year's worth of teacher lesson plans*STEAM design challenges that turn elementary students into inventors*Easy-to-follow lesson format (with standards identified for each lesson)*Classroom-tested lessonsThe STEAM Design Challenges in this book follow engineering practices to teach students in Grade 5 to solve a problem by designing, creating, and justifying their designs. They also allow art to support and enhance the learning of science and math while the engineering process is followed.These engaging STEAM lessons:*Integrate the Next Generation Science Standards and national standards from other disciplines*Enhance learning across various disciplines*Facilitate students in collaborating to solve real-world scenarios*Promote critical thinking, analytical thinking, and reflective thinking*Incorporate the Five Es Instructional Model (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate)*Are classroom tested*Engineering Design Process The lessons in this book are intended to support the engineering design process in which teachers become a facilitator by encouraging and guiding students to work as a team to find a creative solution to a real-world problem without providing step-by-step instructions. Students are inspired to act as scientists and engineers through the use of sketches, diagrams, mathematical relationships, and literacy connections. By creating their very own models and products based on background information from their studies, students are immediately engaged through a meaningful, rewarding lesson.More about the lessons Each lesson begins by presenting students with a design challenge scenario in order to immediately excite students with a real-world situation that they are on a mission to solve. Students are then given a dilemma, mission, and blueprint design sheet and are asked to collaborate with team members to create several prototypes. Students present their prototypes to their teacher, construct their design, test their design, engage in a class discussion about their design, and then modify their design. Finally, teams create a justification piece in order to sell their new prototype (ex. persuasive letter, video, advertisement etc.).About the Authors The Steam Dreamers, a group of four classroom teachers, desired to create more interactive learning environments and science classrooms through student-centered problem-solving lessons. They created this collection of cross-curricular design challenge lessons to provide teachers and students with real-world scenarios that are driven by core learning standards and enriched through the inclusion of literacy and the arts. Read more about the authors.

Even during the carefree months of summer, children can be preparing for the next grade with Daily Summer Activities. It's packed with engaging activities that will build learners' confidence for the next grade level by practicing essential skills. Activities offer practice of essential skills across subject areas, including reading, math, and writing. With just one or two activities per day over a 10-week period, Daily Summer Activities helps to keep skills sharp without getting in the way of vacation time. The revised Daily Summer Activities also includes delightful artwork and sticker sheets. 10 weeks of instruction cover the following skills:Alphabet awareness:• practice for two or three letters of the alphabet each week• tracing the letter• listening for the letter sound• sequencing events• one word to spell each week• simple picture directions to complete a drawingOral language:• responding to pictures• words and storiesMathematics:• number recognition• counting• patterns• sorting• beginning addition• recognizing shapes• pennies

How to Teach Art to Children has it all: background information, literature resources, and concise step-by-step directions for 96 art projects that will help children learn about the elements of art and then use the elements in the styles of famous artists. Children gain valuable art education by learning and applying the fundamentals of art: the 7 elements. This book incorporates art history and education in simple art projects! Children get to experience art while they learn about famous artists. Literature references help teachers and parents enrich the art activity. Includes 160 pages in full color.