This action-packed book is sure to capture and hold student interest while building essential reading skills. Each intriguing story is followed by step-by-step activities that improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, and more! The truly high-interest topics and low reading levels make this book ideal for reluctant readers, those reading below grade level, and teachers who simply want to spice up their reading curriculum. Reading Level 1-3 | Interest Level 3-12

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.

Money Sense is the perfect way to build students' math skills while helping them gain a true appreciation for math in everyday living. This comprehensive book offers plenty of practice using everything from addition to division, percents, fractions, decimals, and more! Students are introduced to a variety of money situations such as: budgeting, credit cards, income tax, savings and checking accounts, getting paid and paychecks, sales discounts. A real, practical application of math!

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading | Task Cards Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards introduce students to the basics of credit cards. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information. This step-by-step approach thoroughly answers the question: “What is a credit card?” “Parts of a Credit Card” are pointed out in detail over a series of task cards. “Types of Credit Cards” are then explained over the next series of task cards so students have the knowledge they need to make a decision about what type of card they should get when the time comes. Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These quick task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card. A Glossary of Terms is included to familiarize students with words and phrases that might be new to them. VERSATILE LESSONS: These multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities require no writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, review, progress monitoring, enrichment, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple choice or fill in the blank.

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading | Task Cards Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards introduce students to the basics of credit cards. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information. This step-by-step approach thoroughly answers the question: “What is a credit card?” “Parts of a Credit Card” are pointed out in detail over a series of task cards. “Types of Credit Cards” are then explained over the next series of task cards so students have the knowledge they need to make a decision about what type of card they should get when the time comes. Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These quick Google task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card. A Glossary of Terms is included to familiarize students with words and phrases that might be new to them. VERSATILE LESSONS: These multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities require no writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, review, progress monitoring, enrichment, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple choice or fill in the blank. VERSATILE & EASY-TO-USE GOOGLE SLIDES: We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just today’s daily lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use! Each lesson includes 10 multiple choice questions making them ideal for assessment, review, quiz cards and more… These easy-to-use lessons do not require writing or typing. All questions are multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank which requires students to drag a circle or word to provide the correct answer. BENEFITS OF GOOGLE SLIDES: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL! HOW DO GOOGLE SLIDES WORK? Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading | Task Cards | Credit Cards Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting Task Cards take students step-by-step through the process of getting a credit card. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information. This step-by-step approach makes the task cards ideal for explicit instruction, life skills classes, remediation, transition students, special education, and more. Getting a Credit Card can be used as a stand-alone unit of instruction or can be used as a companion teaching unit along with Credit Card Basics and Using a Credit Card. “How Do You Get a Credit Card?” This first set of task cards details what is required to get a credit card. It covers filling out an application and what it takes to get your application approved. The approval process can be confusing. The next sets of task cards answer the following questions in depth: “What is a Credit Reference?”, “What is a Credit History?”, “What is a Credit Score?” Since credit scores are such an important part of a person’s financial record, the information used to figure out a credit score is explained in detail. “Should You Get a Credit Card?” This last set of task cards lists the pros and cons of having a credit card. It gives students the information they need to decide if having a credit card is right for them. READING SKILLS: Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card. VERSATILE LESSONS: Lessons include multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities that require very little writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, progress monitoring, reading centers, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple choice or fill in the blank. Includes: 52 Task Cards Answer Key

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading | Task Cards | Credit Cards Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting Task Cards inform students of the ways they can use a credit card as well as the responsibilities of having a credit card. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information. A step-by-step approach makes the task cards ideal for explicit instruction, life skills classes, remediation, transition students, special education, and more. Using a Credit Card can be used as a stand-alone unit of instruction or can be used as a companion teaching unit along with Credit Card Basics and Getting a Credit Card. “What is Buying on Credit?” This set of task cards starts off by explaining what it means to buy something on credit. “What is a Credit Limit?” Understanding a credit limit is basic information each credit card user needs to have. “Ways to Use a Credit Card” Detailed information is given in this section of task cards explaining how to use a credit card in person, over the phone, and online. “Credit Card Account Statement” How to read and understand an account statement is presented in a simple, step-by-step format using sample account statements. “Responsible Credit Card Use” This last set of task cards emphasizes the importance of paying your credit card bill on time and not overspending or going over your credit limit. READING SKILLS: Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These quick Google task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card. VERSATILE LESSONS: Lessons include multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities that require very little writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, progress monitoring, reading centers, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank. Includes: 40 Task Cards Answer Key

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading | Task Cards Improve Reading Comprehension AND Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting Task Cards describe in detail the process of applying for and getting a bank account. The in-depth information is presented in small, easy-to-understand chunks. Students of multiple skill levels will be able to successfully access the information. This step-by-step approach makes the task cards ideal for explicit instruction, life skills classes, remediation, transition students, special education, and more. Bank Account Basics can be used as a stand-alone unit of instruction or can be used as a companion teaching unit along with Using a Checking Account. “What is a Bank Account?” This first set of task cards introduces students to the concept of banking and the benefits of checking and savings accounts. “Opening a Bank Account” takes students through what is needed to open an account and leads into the steps required to “Apply for a Bank Account.” “Getting a Bank Account” covers what happens after your application has been approved. “Online Banking” explains the process of accessing your bank account online and lists the advantages of online banking. READING SKILLS: Students will get lots of practice reading and interpreting the information presented as they are challenged to find facts, locate information, and read for detail. These task cards prepare students for learning about what it takes to get a credit card. VERSATILE LESSONS: These multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank activities require no writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, review, progress monitoring, enrichment, quiz games, and task cards. All activities are multiple choice or fill in the blank. Includes: 50 Task Cards Answer Key

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading, Writing, Math | Google Slides Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Credit Cards focuses on everyday-life situations that involve understanding the different types of credit cards, understanding the bank’s credit card terms and what you will find on the cards, and how to fill out online purchase forms. Students will learn the correct way to use each type of credit card, from bank cards to department store cards. After reading the word problem, students will need to deduce which card can be used in that particular scenario and how much it will cost them to use credit for that purchase. Skills Include: • Applying information to real-life situations • Following directions • Reading for details • Finding relevant facts • Solving word problems using the appropriate operations • Writing numbers in different forms VERSATILE & EASY-TO-USE GOOGLE SLIDES: We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just today’s daily lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use. Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank – which requires students to drag a circle or word to provide the correct answer – and typing the answer into an answer box. BENEFITS OF GOOGLE SLIDES: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL! HOW DO GOOGLE SLIDES WORK? Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading, Writing, Math | Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting activities give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Credit Cards focuses on everyday-life situations that involve using a credit card. Students will learn how to understand and apply the information on the front and the back of a credit card. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract. multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Some activities require students to know how to figure percentages. Skills Include: • Applying information to real-life situations • Following directions • Reading for details • Finding relevant facts • Solving word problems using the appropriate operations Questions: Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and writing the answer in an answer box. This Resource Includes: • 46 Slide Pages • Answer key pages

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills |Reading, Writing, Math | Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting activities give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Debit Cards focuses on everyday-life situations that involve using a debit card. Students will learn how to understand and apply the information on the front and the back of a debit card. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract. multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Some activities require students to know how to figure percentages. Skills Include: • Applying information to real-life situations • Following directions • Reading for details • Finding relevant facts • Solving word problems using the appropriate operations Questions: Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and writing the answer in an answer box.

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills |Reading, Writing, Math | Google Slides Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Debit Cards focuses on everyday-life situations that involve using a debit card. Students will learn how to understand and apply the information on the front and the back of a debit card. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract, multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Some activities require students to know how to figure percentages. Skills Include: • Applying information to real-life situations • Following directions • Reading for details • Finding relevant facts • Solving word problems using the appropriate operations VERSATILE & EASY-TO-USE GOOGLE SLIDES: We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just today’s daily lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use. Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank – which requires students to drag a circle or word to provide the correct answer – and typing out the answer in an answer box. BENEFITS OF GOOGLE SLIDES: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL! HOW DO GOOGLE SLIDES WORK? Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills | Reading, Writing, Math | Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting activities give students lots of practice with practical application reading writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Checks focuses on everyday-life situations that involve filling out deposit slips, writing checks, and filling out a transaction register. Students will learn the correct way to fill out a deposit slip, write a check, and keep track of withdrawals and deposits by filling out a transaction register. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract. multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Skills Include: • Applying information to real-life situations • Following directions • Reading for details • Finding relevant facts • Solving word problems using the appropriate operations • Writing numbers in different forms Questions: Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and writing the answer in an answer box.

Life Skills Activities | Consumer Skills |Reading, Writing, Math | Google Slides Improve Everyday Reading, Writing, and Math Skills While Improving Consumer Skills… at the Same Time! These easy-to-use & visually interesting digital Task Cards give students lots of practice with practical application reading, writing, and math as it applies to banking. Bank Account Practice: Checks focuses on everyday-life situations that involve filling out deposit slips, writing checks, and filling out a transaction register. Students will learn the correct way to fill out a deposit slip, write a check, and keep track of withdrawals and deposits by filling out a transaction register. After reading a word problem, they will need to decide whether to add, subtract, multiply and/or or divide to arrive at a solution. Skills Include: • Applying information to real-life situations • Following directions • Reading for details • Finding relevant facts • Solving word problems using the appropriate operations • Writing numbers in different forms VERSATILE & EASY-TO-USE GOOGLE SLIDES: We’ve done the work for you! Simply download these Google Slides and assign them to your students. Assign them all, or just today’s daily lesson! For additional flexibility, these slides can also be printed for in-class use. Question formats vary from multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank – which requires students to drag a circle or word to provide the correct answer – and typing the answer into an answer box. BENEFITS OF GOOGLE SLIDES: If you’ve been looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons, this is your answer. And the best part is you don’t have to print, cut, laminate, or replace when you lose pieces…it’s ALL DIGITAL! HOW DO GOOGLE SLIDES WORK? Students read each high-interest story on a computer or iPad then answer the comprehension questions right on their copy of the slides. Teachers can see students’ answers in real time, or review them later. Slides can also be printed and used as colorful classroom worksheets. You can assign a set of slides to each student, so that they have their own personal packet.

Help your students develop important life skills with these easy-to-use activities sure to strengthen their abilities in reading, writing, finding details, and drawing conclusions! This updated full-color unit is a great way to help students become more confident and independent consumers as they work through activities involving “real-life” situations. Students will get plenty of practice reading labels while follow-up questions and open-ended activities invite creativity and test their comprehension. Topics include: product ingredients, safety warnings, nutritional values, usage instructions, and more! Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 3-12 Total Pages - 32 pages Answer Key Included

SOCIAL SKILLS LESSONS TO IMPROVE EVERYDAY BEHAVIOR. Are you always late? When is it okay to lie? Help students learn about themselves and challenge them to become the best they can be, with these light-hearted and relevant social skills lessons! Each high-interest reading passage is followed by standards-based reading comprehension and sentence writing activities! Real-life scenarios and sticky social situations challenge students to learn about themselves and the consequences of various behaviors such as: always being late, being unable to forgive, being too nice, and more. They also learn the value of being honest, courageous, easy-going, generous, and optimistic. Teens and ‘Experts’ offer helpful advice through text messages and keep things light-hearted and non-threatening. A great way to improve students’ everyday social skills! STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: Each social-skills lesson is followed by specific reading comprehension and writing activities that require complete-sentence answers. Additional activities encourage students to ‘look within’ and relate each scenario to themselves and their own daily actions. Finally, students decide how they might better handle each daily scenario in the future. Questions are clearly labeled with the standard/skill that it meets. STANDARDS: • Locate Information • Summarize • Generalize • Compare & Contrast • Cause & Effect • Form Opinions • Draw Conclusions • Main Idea • Make Inferences • Use Context Clues • Sequence • Determine Author’s Viewpoint • Analyze, Evaluate & Apply TOPICS INCLUDE: • How do I know if I’m being a good person? • How can I be honest with my friends without hurting their feelings? • I never have a good day at school! How can I do better? • How can I stop being jealous? • How can I NOT be late all the time? • I want people to trust me. What can I do? • How can I be kind without being a doormat? • Forgiveness is hard. Should I always forgive people? • Why should I be patient? I hate to wait around! • Can being optimistic make me happy? Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4 Interest Level: Gr 6 - 12

The Independent Living Series was developed to help students prepare for the real-life challenges of getting a job and living on their own. Preparing for a Job provides detailed information about different kinds of jobs, educational requirements, and how students can find their perfect job. This is a Google Slides product with a total of 133 slides. The first section, Job Descriptions, features 28 jobs in 9 different job categories. The practical information tells what each job is like, what kind of education and training are needed, what the average salary is and, to help with planning, the expected growth rate for each job. The next section, Skills and Interests, gives examples of tests that help students understand what they’re good at and what kind of job is right for them. The Education and Training section explains college degrees and trade schools. It also tells how on the job training, internships, and volunteering can help prepare students for specific jobs. Follow-up activities include practical application math, basic comprehension questions to reinforce understanding, and practical writing exercises. Some questions ask students to think about the information given and express their opinions and ideas. The vocabulary section includes a glossary of words and phrases students may not be familiar with plus activities to test understanding of the new words and phrases. These words and phrases are highlighted in bold throughout the text.

Is listening better than talking? Is nonverbal behavior important?Social Skills Lessons to Improve Everyday Relationships! Real-life scenarios and sticky social situations challenge students to learn about themselves and the consequences of behaviors such as: losing their temper, bullying, feeling awkward around others, not making eye contact, talking too much, and more. They also learn the value of being a good friend, first impressions, apologizing, compromising, and tone of voice. Teens and ‘Experts’ offer helpful advice through text messages and keep things light-hearted and non-threatening. A great way to improve students’ everyday social skills! STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES: • Locate Information • Summarize • Generalize • Compare & Contrast • Cause & Effect • Form Opinions • Draw Conclusions • Main Idea • Make Inferences • Use Context Clues • Sequence • Determine Author’s Viewpoint • Analyze, Evaluate & ApplyTopics include: • How can I make friends and be a good friend? • What should I do if I have a crush? • How can I be a better listener? • What should I do about losing my temper? • Why should I be the one who apologizes? • How can I make a good impression on others? • Why is it good to ask for help? • How can I get over feeling awkward with others? Reading Level: Grades 3-4 Interest Level: Grades 6-12

Personal Interactions is part of the Social Skills series. This series takes a somewhat light-hearted approach to presenting important information on topics that will help students navigate the challenges of personal interactions whether it be in person or online. The series was created to appeal especially to teens with playful cartoon characters that students can relate to. Students are provided practical tools – in the form of advice and suggestions – to successfully deal with with everyday issues and situations. Each book has an “expert” character that shares their wisdom throughout each story as well as several teen characters that receive special “Teen Tips,” via text, at the end of each story. Personal interactions are an essential part of being human. How well we interact with others helps to determine how successful and happy we are. Understanding and mastering a specific set of skills leads to effective personal interactions. Through a series of real-life scenarios, students learn how to: make friends, deal with having a crush, stand up for themselves and others, understand the power of nonverbal communication, accept and appreciate people who don’t dress or act like they do, plus much more. Each story has between 400 and 486 words. The reading level is between 2.4 and 4.5 according to the Flesch-Kincaid readability score.Personal Interactions is part of the Social Skills series. This series takes a somewhat light-hearted approach to presenting important information on topics that will help students navigate the challenges of personal interactions whether it be in person or online. The series was created to appeal especially to teens with playful cartoon characters that students can relate to. Students are provided practical tools – in the form of advice and suggestions – to successfully deal with with everyday issues and situations. Each book has an “expert” character that shares their wisdom throughout each story as well as several teen characters that receive special “Teen Tips,” via text, at the end of each story. Personal interactions are an essential part of being human. How well we interact with others helps to determine how successful and happy we are. Understanding and mastering a specific set of skills leads to effective personal interactions. Through a series of real-life scenarios, students learn how to: make friends, deal with having a crush, stand up for themselves and others, understand the power of nonverbal communication, accept and appreciate people who don’t dress or act like they do, plus much more. Each story has between 400 and 486 words. The reading level is between 2.4 and 4.5 according to the Flesch-Kincaid readability score.