A springboard for comprehension! The 20 cloze procedure lessons in this book will help students not only gain a greater understanding of concepts, but will assist in expanding their vocabulary.Questions follow each cloze paragraph exercise - thus insuring that students have a broad understanding of the story by incorporating thinking skills as well as recall activities. The questions involve inference, prediction, and relationship.Of course, creative content choice keeps it all interesting with subjects ranging from “dolphins” to “lightening” and “magical mold” to “the Loch Ness monster.”

Free-time fun in 15 minutes or less! Each of the 24 creative yet challenging crossword puzzles in this unit focus on synonyms and/or antonyms. Word clues challenge students to identify the similar or opposite word from the given list. Examples: The synonym for Full is: Horrible, Hold, Stuffed... The antonym for Dull is: Arid, Boring, Sharp... Comprehension skills are given a great workout with these activities.

Reluctant readers of all ages and those reading below grade level are sure to have fun while they improve their reading skills with Comprehension Quickies! Very short, easy-to-read paragraphs are followed by comprehension activities that require students to pay attention to details, understand the content, know word definitions, draw conclusions, write complete-sentence answers, and more.These quick, non-threatening reading activities are terrific for: students of all ages, students with short attention spans, students who have difficulty reading longer passages, students reading below grade level, anxious and reluctant readers, ESL students, Inclusion, daily enrichment and review.

The future looks brighter for students who use these activities to develop valuable life and survival skills! 160 essential survival signs and symbols vocabulary 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 in the real world. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 4-12 Contents Include: - Safety Words - Mobility Words - Restriction Words - Information Words - Review - Answer Key

A springboard for comprehension! The 20 cloze procedure lessons in this book will help students not only gain a greater understanding of concepts, but will assist in expanding their vocabulary.Questions follow each cloze paragraph exercise - thus insuring students have a broad understanding of the story by incorporating thinking skills as well as recall activities. The questions involve inference, prediction, and relationship.Of course, creative content choice keeps it all interesting with subjects ranging from “helicopters” to “the saltiest lake” and “Houdini the great escape artist” to “close encounters.”

As the second volume in the series, this book takes Word Association learning up one notch on the difficulty scale. Each of the 24 fully illustrated lessons features four images and eight words. Students are asked to associate two words with each picture. Example: What two words would go with the image of a windmill – uniform, gnaw, dam, badge, turn, stars, blow, and/or space? This book is an effective tool for teaching reading writing, vocabulary, and penmanship. Of course, creatively coloring in the drawings is all part of the fun.

Which word goes with the picture of a campfire – brush, burn, hop, or pail? This is but one of the 20 lessons featured in this book. Each exercise spotlights four words and four single-image illustrations. After being asked to match the words with the correct pictures, students are challenged to write a sentence using one of the words. Of course, creatively coloring in the drawings is all part of the fun.

The better their vocabulary, the more fun reading will be! Each of the 24 lessons in this book features a creatively illustrated scene: a day at the beach, camping in the woods, dinner at a restaurant, a hot air balloon ride, and more. Young readers are challenged to use each of the six words highlighted in each exercise to complete the sentences provided. From “sandbox” to “hopscotch” and “potatoes” to “pumpkins” the words and activities in this book are sure to boost reading comprehension and spelling skills. Of course, coloring the large, single-item drawings is all part of the fun.

This creatively illustrated, 25-lesson book breaks down into parts such things as the human digestive system, a space suit, and a bar of music. After reading a few information-packed paragraphs on each subject, students are challenged to label up to 10 different aspects of the item.What part of an ant hill is the “queen’s chamber” anyway? Reading, comprehension, writing, spelling, and penmanship are all practiced.

Designed to give students practice reading and writing necessary beginning sight words, this unit incorporates skills of following directions, comprehension, application, logic, and reasoning. Difficulty increases as students move through the 30 activities. Appealing art and multiple skills are combined with the challenge of rebus sentences, picture keys, and a simple vocabulary to encourage meaningful use of color and number words. A Visual Approach to Improve: - Following Directions - Comprehension - Application - Reasoning - Sight Word Vocabulary These activities are intended for use after students have been introduced to the color and number word vocabulary.

Knowing how to measure time in terms of days, weeks, months and years is an important life skill. Students will have a great time as they learn to recognize the names of the months and their association to the seasons of the year. A variety of creative activities help students learn the days of the week, months of the year, abbreviations, number of days in each month, holiday dates, season, and more! So help your students get off to a good start with this fun and essential basic-skills book. Enjoy!

Knowing how to measure time in terms of days, weeks, months and years is an important life skill. Calendars, part of Remedia's Publications' Time Concepts Series, provides abundant practice in this skill. Your students will have a great time as they learn to recognize the names of the months and their association to the seasons of the year. A variety of creative activities help students learn day and month abbreviations, the various ways to write dates, the meaning of decade and century, holiday dates, and more! In addition, word problems are included that require students to calculate time and dates in order to find answers. So help your students acquire important life skills with this fun and essential basic skills book. Enjoy!

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.

A springboard for comprehension!The 20 cloze procedure lessons in this book will help students not only gain a greater understanding of concepts, but will assist in expanding their vocabulary.Questions follow each cloze paragraph exercise - thus insuring students have a broad understanding of the story by incorporating thinking skills as well as recall activities. The questions involve inference, prediction, and relationship.Of course, creative content choice keeps it all interesting with subjects ranging from “popcorn” and “crickets” to “redwood forests” and “Frisbee facts.”

A springboard for comprehension!The 20 cloze procedure lessons in this book will help students not only gain a greater understanding of concepts, but will assist in expanding their vocabulary.Questions follow each cloze paragraph exercise - thus insuring students have a broad understanding of the story by incorporating thinking skills as well as recall activities. The questions involve inference, prediction, and relationship.Of course, creative content choice keeps it all interesting with subjects ranging from “the button king” to “the cuckoo bird” and “customs changing” to “man-eating piranha fish.”