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Create a rich learning environment and support deep thinking using primary sources. Winner of the 2017 Golden Lamp Award for Classroom Professional Resources, this practical, standards-based book dives deeply into the use of primary sources to support the development of students' close reading and writing skills.
Teachers are provided with questions and pedagogical strategies for critically reading, viewing, and responding to varied authentic artifacts as well as techniques for interacting with primary source materials. In each lesson, students have opportunities to practice the following:
Lewis y Clark (Lewis & Clark) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 4-5
Price: $10.99
This nonfiction Spanish reader focuses on the treacherous trek this legendary exploration team took to explore new territories, including Sacagawea's contributions to the journey, and challenges the Corps of Discovery encountered.
La historia de los teléfonos: Fracciones (The History of Telephones: Fractions) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 4
Price: $10.99
This Spanish math reader integrates math and literacy skills and uses real-world examples to help students explore math in a meaningful way. Students will learn fractions as they read about the history of telecommunications.
TIME FOR KIDS Social Studies Grades 2-3 Spanish, 8-Book Set
Grade: 2-3
Price: $81.92
Featuring TIME For Kids content, this 8-Book Set of math readers has been translated into Spanish. Build literacy skills and social studies content area knowledge while students are engaged in reading high-interest content.
Juliette Gordon Low: The First Girl Scout
Grade: 2-3
Price: $10.99
Learn more about Juliette Gordon Low's contributions to Georgia history with this reader that connects to Georgia state standards. This biography about the founder of the Girl Scouts promotes social studies content literacy with primary source documents.
Saving the World: The Chocolate Pilot
Grade: 4-6
Price: $10.99
After WWII, Lieutenant Gail "Hal" Halvorsen wanted to help the children of Berlin. He decided to give them hope in the form of chocolates dropped in mini parachutes from his airplane. Learn the inspiring, true-life story behind The Chocolate Pilot.
Kids Around the World
Grade: 1
Price: $6.99
Introduce early readers to children from all over the globe! Featuring bright photos, colorful maps, and simple informational text, readers are familiarized with other geography, countries, and cultures.
Surprising Things We Do for Beauty
Grade: 8
Price: $12.99
The perception of beauty varies from person to person and culture to culture. This high-interest text teaches students about other cultures' interpretations of what makes people beautiful and gives meaningful insight into those cultures' ways of life.
Surprising Things We Eat
Grade: 8
Price: $12.99
Sink your teeth into delicacies from different places and cultures and discover the stories behind the food from around the world that people love to eat. This leveled reader guides students to increased fluency and comprehension of nonfiction text.
Surprising Things We Do for Fun
Grade: 8
Price: $12.99
From chess boxing to worm charming, our planet is filled with some peculiar pastimes. With this high-interest, leveled nonfiction reader, teach students about the strange and unusual ways that people from around the world choose to pass the time.
You Are There! March on Washington, August 28, 1963
Grade: 8
Price: $10.99
On August 28, 1963, some 250,000 people marched peacefully from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in the name of equality for African Americans. Teach students about the March on Washington with this leveled nonfiction reader.
Game Changers: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Grade: 8
Price: $10.99
This biography details the fascinating life of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning actor, playwright, and composer of Hamilton: An American Musical. Featuring TIME content, this nonfiction reader builds literacy skills and enriches instruction.
The History of Number Systems: Place Value
Grade: 3
Price: $10.99
Learn the history of number systems, operations, and algebraic reasoning with this engaging math reader! This text integrates math and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples to help students explore math in a meaningful way.
