Improve reading comprehension and help students get started on the road to a life-long pattern of good exercise with these high-interest/low readability stories. Content is informative, yet simple. Activities involve using charts, graphs, glossaries, answering questions, summarizing, and more. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12 Relevant, high-interest activities follow each reading selection and challenge students to: - read for details - make inferences - find the main idea - find facts - summarize data - build vocabulary - draw conclusions - restate information - make decisions Contents Include: - High-Interest/Low Readability Stories - Pre/Post-Test - Word Search - Glossary - Answer Key

Retaining what is heard! Short, bright, read-aloud stories about subjects ranging from “Something to Smile About” to “Making Movies,” are at the core of the 30 lessons in this learning unit. After listening closely to each story, students are given independent activities that focus on drawing conclusions, finding the main idea, and remembering details. By getting youngsters involved in the stories, they will gradually learn more thoughtful listening techniques.

Taking instructions while learning directions. Example: A floorplan is shown. Put a toy box in the southeast corner of the room. Put a red rug in front of the couch.Given specific instructions for placing furniture and objects on various household floor plans, students practice north, south, east, west directions and execute position-in-space concepts like Around, In Front, Between, and Behind. Floor plans include the Living Room, Playroom, Kitchen, Bedroom, and Entire House. With each of the 65 lessons, directions become increasingly more detailed. So, whether students cut-and-paste, draw, or place-and-mark the objects, they address a number of skills including comprehension, thinking, fine motor, eye-hand, visual perception, and creativity.

Taking instructions while learning directions. Example: A map is presented. Place the bus north of the entrance to the school. Place a bridge across the stream.Each of the 30 maps in this book are accompanied by symbols - and directions for drawing their placement. Exercises begin with eight directions and progress to 15 directions. Through the lessons in this learning unit, students will practice such skills as following directions, logical thinking, sequencing, fine motor, eye-hand coordination, and visual perception. In addition, they will learn north, south, east, west, northwest, southeast, etc. directions and exercise concentration skills.

Exercising thinking skills! “What would you do if…?” Posed with numerous real-life dilemmas, students are encouraged to use forethought and complete sentences to reach and express their own decisions. Four quandary situations are presented in each of the 25 lessons in this learning unit. Three involve what may be considered “real life” problems. The fourth activity is of a humorous nature. Reading Level 3-4

Improve attention span! The 25 highly visual activities in this popular unit are designed to increase students’ concentration and attention to details. One exercise, for example, pictures a very messy bedroom. Students are directed to find hidden objects within the illustration. The puzzle-style exercises found here range from hidden word messages and mazes to word scrambles and hidden object graphics. Children are sure to have loads of fun while stimulating their thinking skills.

Improve attention span! The 23 visual activities in this popular unit are designed to increase students’ concentration and attention to details. One exercise, for example, includes two versions of a picture – each depicting two boys fishing on a riverbank. Students are challenged to find 10 differences between the drawings. The game-like exercises found here range from hidden objects and memory graphics to word pyramids and categorizations. Children are sure to have loads of fun while stimulating their thinking skills.

Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing and math! Catalogs & Mail Order is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving "real-life" situations. Students will get plenty of reading comprehension, writing, and math practice as they learn how to buy merchandise from mail-order catalogs. Activities include: filling out order forms, figuring shipping and handling charges, paying by check and credit card, ordering by mail and telephone, and more! 32-page book includes an answer key.Reading Level 3-4

Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, comprehension, and math! Ads & Coupons is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving "real-life" situations. Students will learn the value of money-saving coupons, of shopping wisely by reading sale ads, and how information about special offers and events can be found in promotional ads. Relevant word problems and follow-up activities focus on everyday applications of these helpful survival skills. 32-page book includes an answer key.Reading Level 3-4

Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, comprehension, and writing! Directories & Guides is a great way to help students become more confident and independent as they work through activities involving "real-life" situations. Students will get plenty of practice using a telephone directory, restaurant guide, mall directory, travel guide and more! Follow-up questions test students' understanding and reading comprehension. 32-page book includes an answer key.Reading Level 3-4

Practical life skills! In each of the 25 lessons in this learning unit, students are presented with a graphic illustration of a storefront window display. The drawings feature various items and their prices. It’s just like window shopping! Example: The ACME camera in the display case shows a selling price of $37.50. The film runs $3.60 a roll. If you buy the camera and two rolls of film, how much would you spend? The exercises ask a variety of addition, subtraction, and multiplication questions and provide a fun and practical way to improve math skills.

Practical life skills! Carl took his car to Hal’s Service Station and had his car’s engine tuned-up for $29.95, bought a new battery for $39.95, and had the oil changed for $9.95. For what amount did he need to make a check out to Hal’s? After learning how to write a check, students are challenged with real-life finance word problems. First they must solve a math question. Next they are required to write a check for the correct amount, record the transactions, and keep track of the balances. Everyday math is put to the test with each of the 26 lessons in this learning unit.

Best Buys is the perfect way to build students' math skills while helping them gain a true appreciation for math in everyday living. Students are introduced to real-life scenarios where they must judge a purchase to determine if it is the best possible choice. Students learn to comparison shop, check prices, use coupons, buy in quantities and more! A real, practical application of math!

Math at Home is the perfect way to build students' math skills while helping them gain a true appreciation for math in everyday living. Students read each real-life scenario, then must decide whether to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve each word problem. Other exercises involve fractions, decimals, percents, and more! A real, practical application of math! Answer key included.

Building writing confidence and give students are reason to write! Skills Covered Include: - Writing messages - Jotting down notes - Creating a sign or a poster - Writing a friendly letter, form letter, and a social note - Addressing an envelope - And more! All these activities are put to practice by the 29 lessons in this learning unit. Each of the motivating exercises boost vocabulary development, clarity, conciseness, order, and form. Best of all, students will have fun writing.

From burgers to burritos, nearly everything you might order from a fast food restaurant can be found on the colorful menus included in this practical math unit. Contents Include: - 43 Activities - 2 Full Color Menus - 2 Black-and-White Versions of the Menus for easy printing Give students an opportunity to practice using math in real-life situations. Students will learn such skills as reading a menu, figuring food costs, making change, finding how much more money is needed to purchase an item, and computing how much money is left over after making a purchase. As students work the activities, their confidence in reading a menu and figuring the costs associated with it will increase. Math objectives are clearly stated on each page making it easy to focus on the skills your students need most. Activities include basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication computations, as well as practical application word problems. For students who need a refresher on adding, subtracting, or multiplying money, step-by-step instruction pages are located throughout the unit. Reading Level 1-2 | Interest Level 3-12

From burgers to burritos, nearly everything you might order from a fast food restaurant can be found on the colorful menus included in this practical math unit. Contents Include: - 58 Activities - 4 Full Color, Fast-Food Menus - 4 Black-and-White Versions of the Menus for easy printing Give students an opportunity to practice using math in real-life situations. Students learn such skills as reading a menu, figuring food costs, making change, finding how much more money is needed to purchase an item, computing how much money is left over after making a purchase, and totaling receipts. Figuring sales tax is introduced in this unit with the help of a 7% sales tax table. As students work the activities, their confidence in reading a menu and figuring the costs associated with it will increase. Math objectives are clearly stated on each page making it easy to focus on the skills your students need most. Activities include addition and subtraction computation problems, as well as practical application word problems. For students who need a refresher on adding and subtracting money, step-by-step instruction pages are located throughout the unit. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 3-12

Let's go shopping! The 216 shopping mall vocabulary words introduced in this unit will prepare students for the real world. Words are introduced in context and then reinforced in motivating exercises that emphasize word pronunciations and definitions. Interesting stories and real life activities improve problem solving and writing skills. As students work their way through the exercises, they will gain knowledge that will allow them to become more confident and independent when out shopping at a mall or department store. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 4-12 Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Develop life/survival skills - Apply math to real-life situations - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Analyze information - Classify information - Make decisions/choices - Determine alphabetical order - Use logic to solve problems - Spell correctly - Understand consumer information - Develop consumer skills - Understand long vowel sounds This 48-page unit includes an answer key.