The Wonder Stories are the perfect way to improve the reading comprehension of reluctant readers and those who are reading below grade level. The engaging stories will appeal to all age groups and will instantly capture the reader’s attention with “I Wonder…” questions such as: “What are hiccups?” “What is a tornado?” and “What is a mirage?” These high-interest questions motivate the student to read further and discover the surprising answers. Following each story, comprehension activities focus on the following basic skills: finding the main idea, finding a fact, locating an answer, inference, vocabulary, reading for details, word analysis, and more!

From “horseback riding” to “target ball games” and “track and field” to “basketball,” students will be exposed to oodles of terms that describe a wide variety of physical activities. Each of the 43 lessons in this book features a list of 20 words and is accompanied by three practice pages. Packed with effective vocabulary activities that involve dictionary use, sentence writing, comprehension, synonyms, and more, these exercise are sure to peak the interest of young minds. Three review exercises and a glossary of terms are included.

EASY-READING SHAKESPEARE: ABRIDGED NOVEL & LITERATURE GUIDE: Introduce your students to the famous literary accomplishments of William Shakespeare! This easy-to-read, abridged adaptation of “Julius Caesar” is sure to ignite the interest of reluctant readers AND enthusiastic learners! The accompanying skill-specific Novel Study features pre-reading and follow-up activities to ensure students comprehend what they are reading while challenging them to improve their specific reading skills, recall specific details, sequence events, draw inferences, choose the main idea and expand vocabulary. This unique 10-chapter adaptation introduces students to great classic literature that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to experience… Students are going to LOVE this riveting story, that only William Shakespeare could create! This easy-reading Shakespeare classic is sure to become a classroom favorite! INCLUDES: *** The Adapted/Abridged Version of the Novel *** 10 Easy-to-Read Short Chapters *** 60 Pre-Reading & Vocabulary Activities *** 100 Comprehension & Specific Reading Skill Activities *** Chapter Illustrations *** Reproducible for classroom use EASY-TO-USE: These lessons are an easy way to engage students and help them appreciate the excitement of classic literature! Simply download the pdf and you’re ready to start using them today! :) CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. 100 COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Skill-specific activities challenge students’ understanding of the story and focus on main idea, inference, recalling details, critical thinking, and sequencing. 60 PRE-READING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES: Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Activities feature a modified Cloze format and use McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. EXCITING ILLUSTRATIONS: Exciting illustrations in every chapter help students during pre-reading activities as they visualize what they are reading. Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 5 - 6

EASY-READING SHAKESPEARE: ABRIDGED NOVEL & LITERATURE GUIDE: Introduce your students to the famous literary accomplishments of William Shakespeare! This easy-to-read, abridged adaptation of “Othello” is sure to ignite the interest of reluctant readers AND enthusiastic learners! The accompanying skill-specific Novel Study features pre-reading and follow-up activities to ensure students comprehend what they are reading while challenging them to improve their specific reading skills, recall specific details, sequence events, draw inferences, choose the main idea and expand vocabulary. This unique 10-chapter adaptation introduces students to great classic literature that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to experience… Students are going to LOVE this riveting story, that only William Shakespeare could create! This easy-reading Shakespeare classic is sure to become a classroom favorite! INCLUDES: *** The Adapted/Abridged Version of the Novel *** 10 Easy-to-Read Short Chapters *** 60 Pre-Reading & Vocabulary Activities *** 100 Comprehension & Specific Reading Skill Activities *** Chapter Illustrations *** Reproducible for classroom use EASY-TO-USE: These lessons are an easy way to engage students and help them appreciate the excitement of classic literature! Simply download the pdf and you’re ready to start using them today! :) CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. 100 COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Skill-specific activities challenge students’ understanding of the story and focus on main idea, inference, recalling details, critical thinking, and sequencing. 60 PRE-READING VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES: Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Activities feature a modified Cloze format and use McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. EXCITING ILLUSTRATIONS: Exciting illustrations in every chapter help students during pre-reading activities as they visualize what they are reading. Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 5 - 6

Grade Level: 1-2 From understanding the concept that “a sentence tells one complete thought” to actually writing coherent sentences, students will find the 20 lessons in this book to be both enlightening and entertaining. The exercises begin with the basic sequencing of a few words into short sentences and progress to viewing an imaginative illustration and writing an original sentence to describe it. 24 pages. Activities Include: Sentence Recognition Sequencing Words into a Sentence Writing Original Sentences

Personal Health is part of the Real-World Skills series. This series is meant to encourage students to think about what they can do to live a healthier, happier, more balanced life. This 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 everyday physical, emotional, and safety 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. The purpose of this book is to let students know that they can take control of at least certain aspects of their physical health and well-being. Each story focuses on something that directly impacts how well our body functions. Through a series of real-life scenarios, students learn about the consequences of eating food with no nutritional value, not getting enough sleep, doing too much or not enough exercise, smoking, drinking, and doing drugs. They also learn about moderation and the benefits of eating a well-balanced diet and finding exercise that they enjoy. Each story has between 388 and 488 words. The reading level is between 2.6 and 4.1 according to the Flesch-Kincaid readability score. Two pages of follow-up comprehension questions help to reinforce learning. The first page of questions asks students to go back into the text to locate information. This is good preparation for the more difficult skill-specific comprehension questions asked on the second question page. The second activity asks questions that align with the Common Core Standards. Each question is labeled to show which standard is being met. Students are asked to answer the questions in complete sentences. The Skills Chart will show which stories meet which Common Core Standards.

Here’s Your Ticket to Independent Living! Prepare students for the ‘real world’ with these important life-skills lessons! Getting Around town safely, affordably, and efficiently is your ticket to freedom, but it can also be a real-life challenge… These essential lessons feature helpful tips and important information about the joys and pitfalls of commuting by bike, bus, subway, and car. Whether interpreting subway routes, bus schedules, calculating fares or buying and maintaining a car, students get tons of real-life-situation practice while also improving reading comprehension and practical application math skills. Topics Include: Commuting by Bike: What are the Do’s and Don’ts of commuting by bike? Are there bike-friendly cities? How much less does it cost to commute by bike versus a car? Are electric bikes a good option? What are important bike-safety issues and more… Commuting by Bus: Practice interpreting bus schedules, routes and determining how to get to your destination on time. Are there bus-friendly cities? How much does riding a bus cost? Can a bus carry a wheelchair or a bike? Is it possible to travel long distance by bus? Commuting by Subway & Train: Practice interpreting schedules and determining how to get to your destination on time. Calculate train fares, purchase monthly passes and more… Commuting by Car: How do car loans work? Buying vs leasing? Used cars vs new cars? Is car insurance really necessary? Car maintenance… is it that important? What are The Top 7 reasons for getting a traffic ticket? Tips for being a good and safe driver… even in bad weather! Reading Level: Grades 3-4 Interest Level: Grades 8-12

Life Skills | Kitchen Safety | Cooking Safety | Oven, Stovetop & Microwave Safety | Food Prep Safety | Knife Safety | Kitchen Fires | Google Slides Activities. Is it time to teach KITCHEN SAFETY? These easy-to-use & highly-visual lessons are ready when you are! Short reading passages introduce students to key safety topics, while simple multiple-choice questions challenge students to show what they know. A great way to teach kitchen safety and life skills in a very deliberate and explicit manner! For students of all ages. (See product preview for tons of sample pages). TOPICS INCLUDE: Kitchen Safety Oven Safety Stove Top Safety Microwave Safety Knife Safety Kitchen Fire Safety Food Safety Small Appliance Safety And more! SKILL-BASED VISUAL LESSONS: Students read each short passage then answer relevant kitchen safety questions. These realistic and highly-visual activities challenge students to read for details, locate information, use context clues, sequence events, and more. EVERYDAY SAFETY TOPICS: Students are sure to LOVE learning how to cook and prepare meals safely. From learning the safest way to use an oven, stovetop, or microwave, to handling food safely, and even knife safety… your students will get their fill with these explicit life-skills lessons. COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Multiple-choice and cloze reading comprehension questions challenge students after reading each passage. Questions require students to read for details, locate information, use context clues and more… Basic kitchen terms are used throughout, giving students opportunities to expand their vocabulary along the way. VERSATILE LESSONS: These multiple-choice activities require very little writing… making them ideal for daily lessons, review, progress monitoring, enrichment, quiz games, and task cards. These digital Google lessons can also be downloaded as pdf’s, and Powerpoint presentations. EASY TO USE! These Google Slides lessons are ready when you are! Simply download them to your Google Drive and assign them to your students! Includes: 50 Google Slides Answer Key

Appreciating other lands and cultures. The history, language, customs, and cultures of Greece, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Austria are all topics covered in this informative book. As students learn about these far off places and work the accompanying activities, they will build comprehension. The 30 illustrated exercises here enhance learning with information-packed stories about each country. The Greek history of the Olympic Games is covered, as is a recipe for German Potato Salad. There is even a lesson on the Holidays in Holland. Learning has never been so much fun.Reading Level 3

This is the first of a three-volume series that may be used in sequence to help provide continuity in building a foundation for reading proficiency, or it may be used for reinforcement. Contents Include: - 5 Storybooks (1 for each: Long A, Long E, Long I, Long O, Long U) - 5 Word Lists (1 for each Vowel Family) - 27 Additional Long Vowel Stories - Chicken Little & The Wise Owl story - Directions for Use Five make-and-take-home storybooks - each long-vowel centered - are included in this volume. While each cover is illustrated, inside pages have been left blank for children to create their own imagery. These animal-inspired stories turn monosyllabic, rhyming families into appealing, fun-to-read tales. (The prerequisite is that students know the consonant sounds, the blends, and the consonant digraphs - ch, sh, wh, th.) Word lists for each long-vowel family are listed and can be used for spelling lists, extended study, or flash cards. Finally, several pages of additional long-vowel stories can be used for additional reading, writing, and illustrating.

Watch math skills improve as students work through more than 100 real-life math word problems! Everyday Math 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!

Help your students develop important survival skills while improving their reading, writing, spelling and vocabulary! This practical book is filled with easy-to-use activities that focus on essential vocabulary and real-life situations to help students become more confident and independent. Key words are introduced, then reinforced through step-by-step exercises emphasizing word pronunciation, definitions, spelling, handwriting, problem solving, and more! A terrific way to help your students acquire vital life skills! Words Include: vocation, attorney, electrician, dental assistant, lab technician, cardiologist, retirement plan, and many more. Interest Level 7-12 | Reading Level 4-5 Contents Include: - 9 Lessons - Activities that cover jobs in health care, construction, education, and much more - Answer key - And more! Skills Covered Include: - Apply information - Choose the correct word - Expand vocabulary - Understand meaning of words and ideas - Use context clues - Use dictionary and glossary skills - Develop life/survival skills - Find relevant facts - Spell correctly - Understand and use reference sources - Analyze information - Write an original sentence - Classify information - Determine alphabetical order - Express/justify an opinion - Make decisions/choices

A lesson a day in March! This reproducible unit offers a different nonfiction story for each day of the month, which was chosen because of its particular significance on that date. These high-interest low-vocabulary stories are followed by high-interest activities designed to improve overall reading comprehension while focusing on specific skills. Best of all, you will never run out of usable activities again! Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 5-12 Contents Include: - 31 Short, Nonfiction Stories - Follow-Up Activities to Assess Comprehension - Research Activities

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. Calculating sales tax and discounts are introduced in this book with the help of step-by-step instructions. 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 computations problems and practical application word problems involving multiplication and division, as well as addition and subtraction. For students who need a refresher on multiplying or dividing money, step-by-step instruction pages are located throughout the unit. Reading Level 3-4 | Interest Level 3-12

From “Armadillos” to “Gliders” and “Amelia Earhart” to “Magnets,” this 26-lesson unit features success-oriented comprehension activities that focus on a controlled vocabulary and utilize high-interest stories. True to its goal of encouraging students to absorb what they read, the exercises in this book follow up informational reading with effective comprehension questions. 32 Pages includes answer key. Reading Level 2-3 | Interest Level 3-12

This practice-packed unit will help students master this essential math skill! Activities offer a variety of formats to ensure a strong grasp of place value concepts. Matching, drills, number searches, number puzzles, riddles, skill challenges, and more provide reinforcement while keeping interest high. Students begin by reviewing the ones place and continue up to the millions place. Skills Covered Include: - Identifying place value - Writing largest & smallest number - Comma placement - Problem solving - Addition & subtraction (by 10, 100, & 1,000) - Base ten blocks - and more!

Improve the speed and accuracy of beginning learners with these addition drills! Easy-to-read practice drills with fewer equations per page cover facts 0-9 and feature 36 single-digit equations per drill. Each page features horizontal and vertical versions of the equations. Contents Include: - 36 Drill Pages - Award Certificate - Progress Chart

Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. This unit includes 14 short, high-interest stories will capture students' attention while they race the clock to improve their reading speed. After reading students show their comprehension through short-answer questions and cloze sentences. Turn the stories into timed reading exercises to get students to read at a faster pace! Students can read the story then record the amount of time it took them to read, or set a time limit and track how far they got. End-of-line word counts make it quick and easy to figure the number of words read. Contents Include: -14 High-Interest Stories - Words to Know for Each Story - Follow-Up Comprehension Questions - End-of-Line Word Counts - Timed Reading Chart - More!

84 ready-to-use Google Classroom Lessons & Activities designed to help students of all ages Decode words, Divide syllables, and Conquer essential reading and pronunciation problems! Do your students battle with spelling and pronunciation? Are multi-syllable words threatening? Is reading a struggle? Don’t let your students face these problems unarmed! Take aim with this secret weapon! These Easy-to-use Google Slides lessons target the specific skills necessary to succeed. Divide and Conquer The study of phonics helps students divide words into small parts to conquer reading problems. This unit offers a specialized and unique phonics program that targets the most problematic English language sounds. By using four general rules for dividing words, your students will learn to decode difficult words quickly and easily. A variety of hands-on worksheets are included to provide a rapid review of skills and improve reading, spelling and pronunciation performance. These versatile activities can be presented by an instructor or used independently by the student. These skill-building activities are helpful for: Older students who have not yet reached mastery levels Middle school through adult students who have a reading or learning disability Good students who are laborious readers Anyone interested in enhancing their pronunciation, spelling, and reading skills English as a second language students (ESL)

Bring Classic Literature to Life… with “The Picture of Dorian Gray!” These Interactive Google Slides feature 10 easy-to-read short chapters and introduce students to great classic literature, while improving their comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Dramatic and expertly-paced narration draws the listener into the classic story… keeping interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. This high-interest, abridged version of the classic is sure to become a classroom favorite! *** The Picture of Dorian Gray - Adapted/Abridged Version *** Professional Audio Narration *** Versatile Google Classroom Slides & Printable Pdf Versions *** 10 Easy-to-Read Chapters *** 160 Pre-Reading, Vocabulary & Comprehension Activities EASY-TO-USE: The Picture of Dorian Gray is an easy way to engage students and bring some excitement to classic literature! Simply download the Google Slides and you’re ready to start using them today! :) INTERACTIVE GOOGLE SLIDES: Students answer comprehension questions directly on the slides- so no paper is needed! In addition, the font size is adjustable, making them easy to read even on a small laptop, iPad, or Chromebook. Story and activities can also be printed. CAPTIVATING SHORT CHAPTERS: Written to excite even the most reluctant reader, this classic story features 10 short, easy-to-ready chapters. Sentences were carefully constructed to ensure students of all abilities are able to read and appreciate this captivating classic. Reading levels were measured using the Fry Readability Scale. Chapters can be read on the Google Slides or printed out as pdfs. DRAMATIC AUDIO & CLASSIC STORY:Listen to the story come to life… with professionally-recorded narration complete with sound effects, character voices and more. Professional actors read each chapter word-for-word, allowing students to follow along - a proven technique to aid comprehension and improve fluency. VERSATILE LESSONS: Want it to be a reading comprehension activity? The audio tracks can easily be removed from each slide. Want it to be a listening comprehension activity?Play just the audio track. Either way, students will be having so much fun, they won’t realize they are improving their reading comprehension, critical thinking, AND listening skills! 100 COMPREHENSION ACTIVITIES: Skill-specific activities include drag and drops, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blanks and more. Activities challenge students’ understanding of the story and focus on main idea, inference, recalling details, critical thinking, and sequencing. Interest Level: Gr. 4 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 4.0 - 5.0 Total Slides: 66 Audio MP3’s for every story Answer Key Teaching Duration: 1 Week