This series will help primary readers compare daily life in today's world with daily life in the past through the use of primary source materials and contemporary photographs. A timeline in every book helps readers identify significant dates for change (for example, the first mass-produced pencils were introduced in 1880).
This series will help primary readers compare daily life in today's world with daily life in the past through the use of primary source materials and contemporary photographs. A timeline in every book helps readers identify significant dates for change (for example, the first mass-produced pencils were introduced in 1880).
This series will help primary readers compare daily life in today's world with daily life in the past through the use of primary source materials and contemporary photographs. A timeline in every book helps readers identify significant dates for change (for example, the first mass-produced pencils were introduced in 1880).
This series will help primary readers compare daily life in today's world with daily life in the past through the use of primary source materials and contemporary photographs. A timeline in every book helps readers identify significant dates for change (for example, the first mass-produced pencils were introduced in 1880).
This series will help primary readers compare daily life in today's world with daily life in the past through the use of primary source materials and contemporary photographs. A timeline in every book helps readers identify significant dates for change (for example, the first mass-produced pencils were introduced in 1880).
This book gives young readers a better understanding of the different states of matter. Through colorful photographs and lively discussions of familiar materials, readers will be drawn in to learn about matter's many forms.
What features make opinion writing strong? How do writers craft opinions to make them powerful? This Big Book and five supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted opinions to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "How you can be a good friend" and "Which game is the best?" An opinion piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting opinions. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze opinions and arguments and to identify features of opinions before they write their own.
This entertaining and insightful book will show young readers about the chemical compounds that make up the world around them. Colorful illustrations encourage interest in this vital basic science, giving readers knowledge of the periodic table and the importance of chemical compounds in their lives.
What features make informative/expository writing strong? How do writers craft informational text to make them powerful? This Big Book and supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted informational texts to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "What if dinosaurs lived today?" and "Do I need a car?" An informative piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting informational texts. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze informative/expository texts and to identify features of these texts before they write their own.
What features make informative/expository writing strong? How do writers craft informational text to make them powerful? This Big Book and supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted informational texts to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "Can a wolf raise a cat?" and "What makes this insect cool?"An informative piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting informational texts. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze informative/expository texts and to identify features of these texts before they write their own.
What features make informative/expository writing strong? How do writers craft informational texts to make them powerful? This Big Book and supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted informational texts to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics such as "Does a rabbit lay eggs?" and "Are you a cliff dweller?" An informative piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting informational texts. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze informative/expository texts and to identify features of these texts before they write their own.
What features make opinion writing strong? How do writers craft opinions to make them powerful? This Big Book and five supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted opinions to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "Should we squash bugs?" and "Dear Principal: Can we have a pet?" An opinion letter in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting opinions. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze opinions and arguments and to identify features of opinions before they write their own.
What features make opinion writing strong? How do writers craft opinions to make them powerful? This Big Book and five supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted opinions to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "Why should we recycle?" and "School uniforms: yes or no?" An opinion letter in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting opinions. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze opinions and arguments and to identify features of opinions before they write their own.
Among the greatest intellectual heroes of modern times, Raphael Lemkin lived an extraordinary life of struggle and hardship, yet altered international law and redefined the world’s understanding of group rights. He invented the concept and word “genocide” and propelled the idea into international legal status. An uncommonly creative pioneer in ethical thought, he twice was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Although Lemkin died alone and in poverty, he left behind a model for a life of activism, a legacy of major contributions to international law, and—not least—an unpublished autobiography. Presented here for the first time is his own account of his life, from his boyhood on a small farm in Poland with his Jewish parents, to his perilous escape from Nazi Europe, through his arrival in the United States and rise to influence as an academic, thinker, and revered lawyer of international criminal law.
Doctors used to prescribe a tea of tree bark for pain. Now we can manage even serious diseases such as cancer, using tools of all kinds! Revolution in Medicine is an interactive history of medicine. What did doctors do before machines were invented to see inside the body? How did we learn to keep sickness from spreading? See medical progress ... and health-care heroes at work! Book jacket.
The history of construction is all about building something better! Huts of leaves and branches led to pyramids of stone. The stone pyramids led to glass and steel skyscrapers. People continue to create ways to make structures bigger, better, and bolder. Revolution in Construction shows inventive humans at work ... and the science that has made the impossible possible! Book jacket.
Read-aloud time is much treasured in most elementary classrooms as teachers share children's classics with their young readers. Linda Hoyt's Interactive Read-Aloudswill help you make the most of read-aloud time by showing you creative ways to use popular children's literature to teach standards, fluency, and comprehension. Combining award-winning text and engaging conversations with reflective thinking, Linda's lessons will add drama to your literacy block and will teach your young readers strategies they will use across the curriculum. Interactive Read-Aloudsincludes the following components: Interactive Read-Alouds(book of lessons) contains standards-based lessons designed around children's classics with Share the Reading strategies and Readers Theater Scripts. The Teacher's Guideoutlines the thinking behind Interactive Read-Aloudsand describes how to apply the strategies in your classroom. An Interactive Read-Alouds CD-ROMprovides all of the shared text and Readers Theater Scripts in an easily accessible PDF format. Key Features Each lesson's concise Lesson Plan models an interactive read-aloud followed by an end of story reflection and strategies for sharing, extending, and assessing the learning. Plus, a test-style assessment option familiarizes students with the type of literature analysis required on standardized tests. A regular Share the Reading feature provides a shared text to reinforce the lesson's teaching in a type treatment that is easy to read and in a reproducible format that is easy to photocopy. Every lesson includes a Readers Theater Script that introduces drama into a reading curriculum in a way that allows students of varying reading abilities to interact with different types of text and each other.
This series will help primary readers compare daily life in today s world with daily life in the past through the use of primary source materials and contemporary photographs. A timeline in every book helps readers identify significant dates for change (for example, the first mass-produced pencils were introduced in 1880) between long ago and today.
Did you know that cola is an acid? And your saliva is a base? Young readers will learn about common acids and bases from lemon juice to ammonia. Through vivid examples and exciting illustrations, this book will eagerly explore these important chemical compounds.
The history of construction is all about building something better! Huts of leaves and branches led to pyramids of stone. The stone pyramids led to glass and steel skyscrapers. People continue to create ways to make structures bigger, better, and bolder. Revolution in Construction shows inventive humans at work ... and the science that has made the impossible possible! Book jacket.
Doctors used to prescribe a tea of tree bark for pain. Now we can manage even serious diseases such as cancer, using tools of all kinds! Revolution in Medicine is an interactive history of medicine. What did doctors do before machines were invented to see inside the body? How did we learn to keep sickness from spreading? See medical progress ... and health-care heroes at work! Book jacket.
What features make informative/expository writing strong? How do writers craft informational texts to make them powerful? This Big Book and supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted informational texts to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics such as "Does a rabbit lay eggs?" and "Are you a cliff dweller?" An informative piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting informational texts. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze informative/expository texts and to identify features of these texts before they write their own.
This entertaining and insightful book will show young readers about the chemical compounds that make up the world around them. Colorful illustrations encourage interest in this vital basic science, giving readers knowledge of the periodic table and the importance of chemical compounds in their lives.
This book gives young readers a better understanding of the different states of matter. Through colorful photographs and lively discussions of familiar materials, readers will be drawn in to learn about matter's many forms.
What features make informative/expository writing strong? How do writers craft informational text to make them powerful? This Big Book and supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted informational texts to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "What if dinosaurs lived today?" and "Do I need a car?" An informative piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting informational texts. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze informative/expository texts and to identify features of these texts before they write their own.
What features make informative/expository writing strong? How do writers craft informational text to make them powerful? This Big Book and supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted informational texts to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "Can a wolf raise a cat?" and "What makes this insect cool?"An informative piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting informational texts. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze informative/expository texts and to identify features of these texts before they write their own.
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