Draw...Then Write, Grades 1-3 is a fun hands-on way for students to make the connection between pictures and text. Students follow step-by-step drawing lessons and write about the completed pictures. Writing exercises take students from simple to more complex writing tasks. A few of the topics covered include: - caterpillar - bird - mouse - turtle - frog - snail - elephant - puppy - lion - pickup truck - koala - robot - clown - helicopter - duck - hippo - race car - and more

Poetry Patterns is a resource that all teachers can utilize to more effectively teach poetry to their students. The poetry forms presented include familiar forms such as: - couplets - cinquain - diamonte - free verse - limericks - haiku Unusual forms include: - animal prayer poetry - inside-outside poetry - sneaky poetry - tongue twister poetry - many more The lessons in Poetry Patterns have two components: - The first page describes the poetry form and explains the pattern, shows one or more student-written examples, and gives suggestions for conducting the lesson. - The second page is a...

Daily Handwriting Practice, Contemporary Cursive is more than just a handwriting book; it is a learning tool that helps developing young minds practice basic skills in an interesting and unique way. For example, on the topic "Simple Machines," students learn about simple tools and the physics applied in using them. Students write letters, words, and sentences about a variety of content-area topics appropriate for the classroom. Monday through Thursday, the weekly subjects for writing exercises range from famous inventors to famous quotations, amazing hunters to the water cycle. On Friday, a...

How to Write a Story, includes: - Setting the Stage for Writing-reading to your class, word walls, story walls - Teaching the Parts of a Story - Step-by-Step Writing Units Story Writing Ideas: - retell a fairy tale - a pattern story - a circle story - a sequence-and-write story A Story Writing Center: directions, forms, and patterns for 5 story-writing centers - Who, What, Where, When - Start with a Picture - Story Starters - Story Parts - Train Tales--each train car represents a different part of the story

The Never-Bored Kid Book 2 for ages 4 and 5 is filled with activities that are fun to do and are valuable learning experiences at the same time. Kids will practice age-appropriate skills such as: - counting - patterning - shapes - sequencing - letter recognition - letter sounds - word recognition - following directions - rhyming

The Never-Bored Kid Book 2 for ages 5 and 6 is filled with activities that are fun to do and are valuable learning experiences at the same time. Kids will practice age-appropriate skills such as: - addition & subtraction - counting - shapes - patterning - letter recognition - letter-sound association - word families - sequencing - writing

The Never-Bored Kid Book 2 for ages 7 and 8 is filled with activities that are fun to do and are valuable learning experiences at the same time. Kids will practice age-appropriate skills such as: - addition and subtraction facts - two-digit addition and subtraction - word problems - reading graphs - reading comprehension - phonics - spelling - writing