Even small children can understand and build enthusiasm for science concepts if they are given proper motivation. The dynamic and compelling fiction and nonfiction trade books featured here are sure to snag the curiosity of young learners and have them reaching for more. By pairing a fiction and nonfiction book on the same theme and packaging them with copies of the provided questions and activities, teachers and librarians can send students off with take-home science learning packets perfect for independent learning and family fun. Organized into 60 topics to coordinate with the Core...

The purpose of this book is to give media specialists, teachers and/or teacher helpers and parents a guide to using beginning chapter books to encourage first and second graders to read independently. The book contains in-depth lesson plans for 35 early chapter books. Each lesson contains bibliographic information plus setting, characters, plot, solution, and book summary. Activities for the media specialist to provide schema, prediction, fluency, and information literacy skill instruction is provided as well. Teacher activities included address phonics, phonemic awareness, decoding,...