Pages: 80
Age Range: 4 - 8
Basic Skills Games (Homework Booklet, Early Learning)
Author: Flora, Sherrill B. (MB)
This booklet is filled with activities that present a wide variety of basic concepts: up/down, in/out, over/under, on/off, hot/cold, above/below, next to, middle, top/bottom, and much more.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 32
Age Range: 4 - 8
Beginning Sounds (First Grade Skills)
Author: Freeman, Sara E. Girouard, Patrick (Ilt)
This book provides first grade students with fun practice in recognizing beginning letter sounds. Appealing art engages the attention of children as they complete the carefully chosen activities. Some pages feature one letter, while other pages feature two or three letter sounds. Many pages provide writing practice for children. 30 reproducible pages.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 32
Age Range: 4 - 8
Colors, Shapes, Sizes and Numbers (Preschool Skills)
Author: Gresko, Marcia S. (MB) Griffin, Georgene (MB) Shiotsu, Vicky (MB)
This book provides fun practice in readiness skills for early learners. Appealing art engages the attention of children as they complete the carefully chosen activities. The activities, which have been designed to prepare children for school, provide practice in beginning math, visual skills, fine-motor skills, language, thinking skills, and more! Children will enjoy exploring concepts related to Colors, Shapes, Sizes and Numbers as they complete a variety of fun activities!
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 94
Age Range: 2 - 6
Easy Activities For Every Kid (Grades PreK - 1)
Author: Kachidurian, Debbie Prestine Prestine, Joan Singleton
Easy Activities for Every Kid contains dozens of developmentally appropriate activities that are simple, stress-free, easy to complete, and educational. Regardless of your education, artistic, or craft experience, you should be able to organize and complete any of the activities in this book. The activities use common, inexpensive household items that are a cinch to clean up. Includes activities for: collages; drama; exercise; greeting cards; group games; gardening; math; music and dance; no-bake cooking; painting; puppets; song; fingerplays; and more.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 127
Age Range: 12+
Every Day in Every Way
Author: Burditt, Faraday (A) Holley, Cynthia (A)
More than 1,000 developmentally appropriate activities in 52 thematic units are the basis for hundreds of rhymes, songs, games, fingerplays, and movement activities.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 72
Age Range: 4 - 8
Fundamental Phonics (Homework Book, Language Arts, Grade K)
Author: Goldish, Meish (MB) Wheeler, Kathryn (MB)
"Fun"damental Phonics was developed to help teachers incorporate language fun into phonics learning. Original poems, stories and riddles are some of the engaging elements you'll find woven into these worksheets. The emphasis on rhyme will delight children and help strengthen their word-recognition skills.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 72
Age Range: 4 - 8
Fundamental Phonics (Homework Booklet, Language Arts Grade 1)
Author: Cummings, Renee (MB) Goldish, Meish (MB)
"Fun"damental Phonics was developed to help teachers incorporate language fun into phonics learning. Original poems, stories and riddles are some of the engaging elements you'll find woven into these worksheets. The emphasis on rhyme will delight children and help strengthen their word-recognition skills.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 56
Age Range: 4 - 8
I Am Special (Homework Helpers, Grades PreK - 1)
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications (A)
What a wonderful way for your child to learn that he or she is special! This book is filled with an exciting variety of activities that will boost his or her self-esteem.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: N/A
Age Range: 4 - 8
Learning About Telling Time (Judy Play And Learn Mat, Grades PreK - 1)
Author: Judy Instructo
Our huge play mat provides the perfect hands-on approach to learning. Made of easy-to-clean durable vinyl, it is tough enough to withstand regular use by active children. Children will become familiar with an analog clock and develop counting and sequencing skills. Includes play mat and an 8-page guide with reproducibles to make your own manipulatives.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: N/A
Age Range: 4 - 8
Learning About The Alphabet (Judy Play And Learn Mat, Grades PreK-1)
Author: Judy Instructo
Children will become familiar with the alphabet and develop letter-recognition, language, and motor skills. This large play mat is made of thick, durable vinyl. Measures 3-1/2 feet x 4-1/2 feet.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 96
Age Range: 2 - 6
Music and Dramatics at Circle Time
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications (MB)
Quick, easy ideas for introducing preschoolers to music, movement, and dramatic play. Actively engage children in many ways - through listening, watching, imitating, cooperating, problem-solving, and more. Encourage children to express and share ideas, stories, and feelings through language, music, and movement. Help to build trust and community through shared experience. Tailor each activity to your group's specific needs.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 78
Age Range: 4 - 8
PHONICS MADE SIMPLE (Grade 2)
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications (MB)
This new addition to our popular Made Simple series helps children explore the sounds of letters and words as they develop reading skills. Activities include games, art projects, riddles and poems that teach children to identify letters and sounds, match pictures to letters, and write in the missing letters of words. Designed for individual, partner, group, and whole class learning.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 128
Age Range: 4 - 8
Phonics Workbook (Vowels, Grades 1-2)
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications (MB)
Students cut, paste, trace, read, and write on their way to learning phonics. Lively characters ensure student interest. Motivating activities ensure student success! Reproducible pages.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 48
Age Range: 4 - 8
Phonics Activities (Grades 2-3)
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications (MB)
Crossword puzzles, word searches, and riddles are some of the activities used to teach phonics. Reproducible pages.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 24
Age Range: 4 - 8
Picture Sequencing (Classroom Helpers, Grade K)
Author: Shiotsu, Vicky (MB)
The Classroom Helpers series offers a new spin on skill-specific learning. Based on Frank Schaffer's highly successful "Homework Helpers," these books challenge and engage young learners with fun activities that build basic skills. The content in the Classroom Helpers series represents the most requested topics from teachers across the country. Use the reproducible pages for classroom work or for the homework assignments and watch your students gain confidence from these grade-appropriate exercises.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 64
Age Range: 2 - 6
Reading (Gifted & Talented, Grade K)
Author: Martinek, Larry (A) Masonis, Tracy (A)
Gifted and Talented Reading has been designed specifically to promote the development of critical and creative thinking skills. Stimulating activities, such as interpreting multiple meanings, challenging riddles, and making inferences and predictions, will spark children's imaginations, sharpen their thinking skills, and foster a love of learning!
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 128
Age Range: 2 - 6
Problem-Solving Kids (Ages 3 -6)
Author: Backer, Barbara (MB) Miller, Susan (MB) Mohrman, Gary (Ilt) (MB)
Just like other parents and teachers, you want your children to be able to solve the majority of everyday problems that confront them. This book shows you how to take advantage of common classroom situations to help your children learn how to solve their own problems. Scenarios from children's real play designed to show teachers how to work through problems. Simple techniques for helping young children solve problems. Practical applications that empower kids and instill self-reliance.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: N/A
Age Range: 2 - 6
Reading (Grades K-1)
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications (MB)
Help your students make good stories great! Skills for Young Writers is designed to help students develop their writing ability as they edit and rewrite high-interest fiction and nonfiction stories. After successful practice of specific writing skills, students gain the confidence to apply these skills to their own writing, making them inspired and fluent writers.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 64
Age Range: 2 - 6
Ready to Read (Gifted & Talented, Pre K)
Author: Martinek, Larry (A) Masonis, Tracy (A)
Gifted & Talented Reading has been designed specifically to promote the development of critical and creative thinking skills. Stimulating activities, such as interpreting multiple meanings, challenging riddles, and making inferences and predictions, will spark children's imaginations, sharpen their thinking skills, and foster a love of learning!
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 48
Age Range: 4 - 8
Skills for Young Writers (Basic Skills Series, Grade 1)
Author: Gerig, Theresa (MB) Robinson-Cobb, Kris (MB) Shull, Glenda Sible (MB)
Students edit and rewrite high-interest fiction and nonfiction stories. After successful practice of specific writing skills, students gain the confidence to apply these skills to their own writing.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 48
Age Range: 7 - 11
Skills for Young Writers (Basic Skills Series, Grade 2)
Author: Gerig, Theresa (MB) Robinson-Cobb, Kris (MB) Shull, Glenda Sible (MB)
Help your students make good stories great! Skills for Young Writers is designed to help students develop their writing ability as they edit and rewrite high-interest fiction and nonfiction stories. After successful practice of specific writing skills, students gain the confidence to apply these skills to their own writing, making them inspired and fluent writers.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 106
Age Range: 4 - 8
The Complete Letter Book: Multisensory Activities for Teaching Sounds and Letters
Author: Borba, Michele (A) Ungaro, Dan (A) Ungaro, Prtreva (A)
Includes a reproducible activity sheet of multisensory experiences for each letter of the alphabet. Supplementary ideas for each letter are also included.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 80
Age Range: 4 - 8
Tunes That Teach: Language Arts, Heath, Science, and Math Songs (Grades 1-3)
Author: Instructional Fair (MB)
Boost learning with these fun songs that interweave health, language arts, math, and science concepts with familiar melodies. Just copy the ready-to-use lyrics onto overhead transparencies or charts, then watch and listen as your classroom comes alive with music. Related activity ideas are included.
Category: Nonfiction
Pages: 32
Age Range: 2 - 6
The Solar System (Preschool Projects)
Author: Redeker-Hicks, Karen (A) Sidel, Beth (A)
Preschool-age children love to look up at the night sky! They're intrigued by the Moon and stars. They're fascinated by talk of spaceships and astronauts, satellites and comets. Preschool Projects: The Solar System is an exciting new curriculum resource designed to capture this enthusiasm - and bring it to the classroom! This month-long unit contains twenty original activities and promotes learning through play. The book is written by and for early childhood teachers and uses easy-to-find, inexpensive materials. Each lesson builds upon the last, so by month's end your preschoolers will have explored the Solar System through challenging, fun activities. In addition to complete lesson plans, The Solar System also features; helpful introductory tips; easy directions for creative bulletin-board displays; original learning-center ideas; useful community resources and Web site suggestions; extended exploration ideas.
Category: Nonfiction
Pages: 64
Age Range: 4 - 8
Writing (Gifted & Talented, Grade K)
Author: Masonis, Tracy (A)
Gifted & Talented Writing has been designed specifically to promote the development of critical and creative thinking skills. Stimulating activities, such as brainstorming, storywriting, illustrating, and polishing, will spark children's imaginations, sharpen their thinking skills, and foster a love of learning! Offering enrichment activities that stimulate children's minds rather than repeating skills that replicate what they already know is the principle behind the Gifted & Talented series. Using the Gifted & Talented series will allow children to explore their potential.
Category: Nonfiction
Pages: 32
Kindergarten Kids
Author: Calmenson, Stephanie (A) Sweet, Melissa (Ilt) (A)
Cheerful rhymes, bright colors, and friendly children energize the pages of this action-packed collection of poems about the joys of kindergarten.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 24
Age Range: 4 - 8
Alphabet (Classroom Helpers, Grade K)
Author: Allman, Barbara (MB)
The Classroom Helpers series offers a new spin on skill-specific learning. Based on Frank Schaffer's Homework Helpers, these books challenge and engage young learners with fun activities that build basic skills in math and language arts. The content throughout the series represents the most requested topics from teachers. Use the activities for classroom work or for homework assignments and watch your students gain confidence from these grade-appropriate exercises.
Category: Children Nonfiction
Pages: 96
Age Range: 2 - 6
Animals: Theme-a-Saurus
Author: Thompson, Michelle
With Theme-a-Saurus Animals, young children will explore the amazing world of farm animals, zoo animals, sea animals, and pets. The book is filled with easy, hands-on activities that invite children to learn about animals in creative and playful ways. Packed with hundreds of cross-curricular ideas, your students will learn through art projects, rhymes, games, math and science activities, language development exercises, music and movement explorations, snack recipes, and more. Add this valuable resource to your classroom library and help students develop their natural creativity and joy for discovery.
Category: Nonfiction
Pages: 72
Age Range: 4 - 8
Math And Language Arts: Extra Help (Grade 1)
Author: Cummings, Renee (MB)
Extra Help for math and language arts is right here in this book! Teachers and parents alike will find its contents helpful when working with students who need extra practice in the fundamentals of language arts and math. Each activity page covers a specific skill or concept and reinforces classroom instruction. Use the pages for seatwork or as homework.
Category: Nonfiction
Pages: 24
Age Range: 4 - 8
Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Tracing Skills (Ages 4 and Up)
Author: Allman, Barbara (A)
For young children, tracing skills are an important step on the way to writing. Children need many opportunities to experiment and play with paper and writing instruments. At some point, too, they need practice in tracing lines, shapes, letters, and numbers as they prepare to learn to write. The activities and pages in this book are designed to help you teach important motor skills and to provide children with tracing practice. As children develop these motor skills and learn to trace, they learn to identify shapes, letters, and numbers. Tracing Skills will help prepare children for Kindergarten and will encourage them to join the community of readers and writers that they see everywhere around them.
Category: Nonfiction