Writing Strategies for Fiction

Making and Writing Words: Grades K-1 ebook

Making and Writing Words: Grades 2-3 ebook

The Road to Independent Reading and Writing

Transform young learners into independent readers and writers. This easy-to-use classroom resource is packed with routines, lessons, centers, charts, resources, and teaching tips. Break key literacy concepts and skills into manageable, teachable pieces.

180 Days of Writing for Kindergarten (Spanish)

Help kindergarteners improve their writing skills with fun and effective daily Spanish practice activities. Guides students through the five steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing with fun daily activities.

180 Days of Writing for First Grade (Spanish)

Help first graders improve their writing skills with fun and effective daily Spanish practice activities. Guides students through the five steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing with fun daily activities.

180 Days of Writing for Second Grade (Spanish)

Help Spanish-speaking second graders improve their writing skills with fun and effective daily practice activities. Excites students while guiding them through the five steps of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.

Reading Strategies for Fiction

Created to support current standards, this book provides an in-depth research base about literacy instruction, and includes key strategies to help students read and comprehend fiction.

TDQs: Strategies for Building Text-Dependent Questions

Use effective questions across all grade levels to improve comprehension. This innovative resource provides teachers with the tools needed to effectively instruct using text-dependent questions.

Connect to Text: Strategies for Close Reading and Writing ebook

Dive into the use of close reading in classroom instruction with this practical, standards-based resource featuring easy-to-use lessons that focus on informational/explanatory, argumentative, or narrative text samples to improve students' reading skills.

Strategies for Writing from Sources ebook

This how-to guide provides teachers with all of the information they need to help their students write from sources. This book is divided into sections based on five different types of sources that students are expected to use in their writing.

180 Days of Problem Solving for Kindergarten

Help kindergarten students improve critical-thinking and reasoning skills with fun and effective daily practice activities. Focusing on one skill each week, students will learn the problem-solving process: think, plan, solve, and explain.

180 Days of High-Frequency Words for Kindergarten

Help Kindergarten students recognize sight words instantly with fun and effective daily practice activities. Focusing on 3 words each week, students quickly start to recognize sight words and read independently.

Esperanza renace: An Instructional Guide for Literature

Help Spanish-speaking students boost their reading comprehension skills! This book provides engaging lesson plans and activities to guide teachers in the instruction of Esperanza renace, the Spanish language version of the novel Esperanza Rising.

La isla de los delfines azules: An Instructional Guide for Literature

Help Spanish-speaking students build their reading comprehension skills! This teacher resource offers exciting lesson plans and activities for La isla de los delfines azules, the Spanish language version of the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Teaching and Supporting English Learners: A Guide to Welcoming and Engaging Newcomers

Learn how to best support English learners and address the needs of newcomers! This professional resource provides step-by-step instructional strategies for teachers of ELs. These practical tips help teachers integrate ELD instruction and reach newcomers.

Weekly Word Roots: 52 Quick Activities for Building Vocabulary

Use the power of Greek and Latin word roots to support building vocabulary. Based on holidays and special days throughout the year, each brief lesson is perfect for teaching students vocabulary they must master for academic success.

The Gift of Playful Learning: A Guide for Educators

Transform early childhood learning environments into landscapes for play! This professional development resource provides practical strategies that create playful learning opportunities to meet students' diverse needs.

Social-Emotional Learning Starts With Us: Empowering Teachers to Support Students

This essential teacher resource will guide you in successfully implementing SEL strategies while looking at how to foster your own emotional awareness with support, and create a classroom community around SEL engagement.

180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade 6

Help sixth grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts using the inquiry process. Easily approach these activities with support and ideas to implement in today's learning environments.

180 Days of High-Frequency Words for Prekindergarten

Help prekindergarten students recognize sight words instantly with engaging and effective daily practice activities. Focusing on 50 need-to-know words, students quickly start to recognize sight words and read independently with this full-color workbook.

180 Days of Social Studies for Prekindergarten

Help prekindergarten students build social studies content knowledge with colorful and effective daily practice activities. Focusing on a variety of interesting topics, students will cover history, civics, geography, and economics.

180 Days of Science for Prekindergarten

Help prekindergarten students improve their science knowledge with colorful and effective daily practice activities. Using daily activities, students will explore the three strands of science: life, physical, and earth and space.

Being Your Child's Most Important Teacher: A Guide for Families with Young Children

Prepare young learners for school with engaging learning experiences! This book provides families with ideas and activities that support children's mental, emotional, and social growth as they get ready to enter school.

What the Science of Reading Says about Word Recognition

Gain a deeper understanding of how students learn to read! This professional development resource examines current research on the science of reading and provides useful instructional strategies that build students' word recognition skills.

What the Science of Reading Says about Reading Comprehension and Content Knowledge

Gain a deeper understanding of how students learn to read! This professional development resource explores current research and offers instructional strategies that improve students' reading comprehension and content knowledge skills.

What the Science of Reading Says about Writing

Gain a deeper understanding of how students learn to read and write! This professional development resource examines current research on the science of reading and provides instructional strategies that build students' writing skills.

Getting Started with the Science of Reading in Your Classroom

This 6-page AYF guide helps teachers gain a deeper understanding of the science of reading and what it means for their classrooms. The thoughtful strategies in this resource will help you implement a research-based approach to literacy.

What the Science of Reading Says 3-Book Bundle

Gain a deeper understanding of how students learn to read! This professional development resource collection explores current research on the science of reading.

180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade K

Help kindergarten students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts using the inquiry process. Easily approach these activities with support and ideas to implement in today's learning environments.

180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade 1

Help first grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts using the inquiry process. Easily approach these activities with support and ideas to implement in today's learning environments.

180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade 2

Help second grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts using the inquiry process. Easily approach these activities with support and ideas to implement in today's learning environments.

180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade 3

Help third grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts using the inquiry process. Easily approach these activities with support and ideas to implement in today's learning environments.

180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade 4

Help fourth grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts using the inquiry process. Easily approach these activities with support and ideas to implement in today's learning environments.

180 Days: Hands-On STEAM: Grade 5

Help fifth grade students improve their critical-thinking skills with hands-on lab activities that integrate STEAM concepts using the inquiry process. Easily approach these activities with support and ideas to implement in today's learning environments.