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Help students learn to write while encouraging them to write about topics that interest them. Open-ended activities cover generating ideas, prewriting, sequencing, writing final drafts, and proofreading.

Milliken''s Reading Well! series provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance your reading program. Reading materials and styles of writing include realistic fiction, biography, poetry, fantasy, informational articles, myths, legends, tall tales, and plays or skits. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills. A list of comprehension skills for all grade levels is included on the Reading Comprehension Chart on page 1. A variety of assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills. Each book in the series is sequential, allowing students to build on skills previous learned. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

Milliken''s Reading Well! series provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance your reading program. Reading materials and styles of writing include realistic fiction, biography, poetry, fantasy, informational articles, myths, legends, tall tales, and plays or skits. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills. A list of comprehension skills for all grade levels is included on the Reading Comprehension Chart on page 1. A variety of assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills. Each book in the series is sequential, allowing students to build on skills previous learned. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet, centered around nonfiction and nature, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance any reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and the assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills.

This packet, which focuses on nonfiction comprehension skills, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance your reading program. The activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to develop their critical thinking skills by answering what will happen next in a sequence of events, differentiating between real and make believe, and more. A list of comprehension skills for all grade levels is included and a variety of assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills. Answer key is included.

This packet, focusing on reading comprehension with social studies, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet, which focuses on interpreting information, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance any reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice following directions and sequences, and the assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills.

This packet provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance your reading program. The activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice rhyming and writing poetry. A list of comprehension skills for all grade levels is included and a variety of assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills. Answer key is included.

This packet provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance your reading program. The activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to use context to learn and use words. A list of comprehension skills for all grade levels is included and a variety of assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills. Answer key is included.

Welcome to the fascinating world of ancient Greece—the land of city-states, powerful gods and goddesses, myths, and philosophy. Explore the glory that was Greece, the civilization where the Olympics began, and the birthplace of democracy. The activities in this book provide insight into the history, religion, customs, culture, mythology, art, life, and beliefs of ancient Greece. The eight full-color transparencies at the back of the book (print books) or the included PowerPoint slides (eBooks) can be used alone or with specific activities listed in the table of contents. For a print book with the PowerPoint presentation instead of transparencies, please see MP8819.

This packet, focusing on reading comprehension with fiction, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet, which is full of reading assessment activities, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

Milliken''s Reading Well! series provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance your reading program. Reading materials and styles of writing include realistic fiction, biography, poetry, fantasy, informational articles, myths, legends, tall tales, and plays or skits. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills. A list of comprehension skills for all grade levels is included on the Reading Comprehension Chart on page 1. A variety of assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills. Each book in the series is sequential, allowing students to build on skills previously learned. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet, which focuses on fiction comprehension skills, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet, which focuses on classifying information, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

This packet, which focuses on reading comprehension, provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance a reading program. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills, and an assessment rubric helps you track progress in achieving those skills. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

Milliken''s Reading Well! series provides teachers and parents with a wide variety of activities to use at home or in the classroom to enhance your reading program. Reading materials and styles of writing include realistic fiction, biography, poetry, fantasy, informational articles, myths, legends, tall tales, and plays or skits. The comprehension activities have been selected to provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of reading skills. A list of comprehension skills for all grade levels is included on the Reading Comprehension Chart on page 1. A variety of assessment rubrics helps you track progress in achieving those skills. Each book in the series is sequential, allowing students to build on skills previous learned. The various levels available allows you to select the one most appropriate for an individual student or class.

Color Overheads Included! Welcome to the fascinating world of the Roman Empire and its master architects and builders, emperors, powerful gods and goddesses, myths, and gladiators. Explore the glory that was Rome, the civilization that conquered most of Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. The activities in this book provide insight into the history, religion, customs, culture, mythology, art, life, and beliefs of ancient Rome. The eight full-color transparencies at the back of the book can be used alone or with specific activities listed in the table of contents.

Provide challenging activities that enable students to explore history, geography, and social studies topics. Activities include word searches, fact or opinion, creative writing, and more. Answer keys, time lines, and suggested reading lists are included.

Activities explore the effects of simple machines. Lessons focus on the concepts of force, friction, gravity, and inertia. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Encourage students to keep completed pages in a folder or notebook for further reference and review.

The activities in this book reinforce basic concepts in the study of ecology, including the water cycle, dependence on energy from the Sun, photosynthesis, food chains and webs, and biomes. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Encourage students to keep completed pages in a folder or notebook for further reference and review.

The activities in this book provide an introduction to the basic concepts of magnetism and electricity. Material presents magnets, circuits, and battery cells. Work is suitable for individuals, small groups, or class instruction. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Encourage students to keep completed pages in a folder or notebook for further reference and reviews.

The activities in this book reinforce basic concepts in the study of the universe, including the planets, stars, comets, astronomers and their tools, and space travel. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Encourage students to keep completed pages in a folder or notebook for reference and review.

The activities in this book reinforce basic concepts in the study of light and sound, including the nature and behavior of light, sources and uses of light, types of lenses, the vibration and travel of sound, and the characteristics of sound. Various activities, such as experiments, puzzles, and review questions help students effectively learn the principles presented. General background information, suggested activities, questions for discussion, and answers are included. Encourage students to keep completed pages in a folder or notebook for reference and review.

The goals of the educational process were classified by Benjamin Bloom into a hierarchy of educational objectives. This classification system, known as Bloom''s Taxonomy, divides cognitive objectives into subdivisions ranging from simple to complex. Although other systems have been proposed, Bloom''s remains widely recognized by educators and utilized in Critical Thinking cirriculum. The six subdivisions include knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This book is divided into six sections to match the subdivisions of Bloom''s Taxonomy and designed to teach critical thinking skills by providing a variety of across-the-curriculum activities in math, language arts, science, social studies, history, geography, art, and music. An answer key is included.

The goals of the educational process were classified by Benjamin Bloom into a hierarchy of educational objectives. This classification system, known as Bloom''s Taxonomy, divides cognitive objectives into subdivisions ranging from simple to complex. Although other systems have been proposed, Bloom''s remains widely recognized by educators and utilized in Critical Thinking cirriculum. The six subdivisions include knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This book is divided into six sections to match the subdivisions of Bloom''s Taxonomy and designed to teach critical thinking skills by providing a variety of across-the-curriculum activities in math, language arts, science, social studies, history, geography, art, and music. An answer key is included.

This packet is designed to teach critical thinking skills in conjuction with Benjamin Bloom''s hierarchy of educational objectives. These engaging activities will teach students to collect and organize data, identify cause and effect, use analogies, make logically sound decisions, and more! Answer key is included.