New Release Books by School Specialty Publishing

This comprehensive curriculum will reinforce tested language arts skills. The sequential, coordinated, standards-based content will meet the academic needs of school teachers, and will be easy to implement for state test preparation.

Perfect for children learning Spanish or English as a second language! Our best-selling Everything for Early Learning workbook is now available in an English-Spanish version. In this 320 page workbook for kindergartners, activities are represented in English and then in Spanish on facing pages. This format allows children to complete an activity in their first language and then in their second language, reinforcing basic skills and language acquisition. Featuring fun exercises that reinforce basic math, sorting, sequencing, writing and letter recognition skills, this workbook is perfect for children learning a second language.

InMy Little Library of Early Learning, children encounter all subjects important to young learners, from baby animals to first words.

Write 4 Today supplies four problems a day for four days a week, covering a 40-week period. A separate test is provided for the fifth day of each week. Concepts include parts of speech, spelling, grammar, elements of writing, writing structure, gen

This kit contains items needed to perform science investigations, a teacher's guide, a flip book for students, and a CD-ROM.

Colorful illustrations, magnetic words and pictures, and a dry-erase board provide a variety of fun ways for children to learn animal names and words that describe what they do.

Colorful illustrations, magnetic words and pictures, and a dry-erase board provide a variety of fun ways for children to learn about the animals that live in the zoo.

Using real-life applications, math concepts are incorporated with reading comprehension activities, engaging, hands-on exercises, and independent and group activities that can make your math curriculum come alive. Includes reproducible activity sheets.

Brighter Child Reading provides children in grade 1 with necessary reading instruction. Offering 80 pages of full-color activities, easy-to-follow directions, and complete answer key, children will have fun learning important reading skills. Features activities that teach: *Letter-sound correspondence *High-frequency site words *Writing & ordering the alphabet *Long & short vowels & blends *Nouns, verbs, & adjectives *Homonyms *Making sentences *Picture & context clues *Cause & effect *Following directions *Reading comprehension The popular Brighter Child Workbook series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information in 51 subject-specific workbooks. Encompassing preschool to grade 6, this series covers key subjects including basic skills, English & grammar, math, phonics, reading, science, and Spanish. This series is helping prepare children by giving them a solid foundation in key skills necessary for success in the classroom!

Bilingual Reading Comprehension is designed for bilingual, two-way immersion, and dual-language classrooms. This valuable resource provides practice in reading for students who read in English, Spanish, or both languages. Identical reading activities are featured in both English and Spanish, allowing the teacher to tailor lessons to suit a multi-level classroom. Fiction and non-fiction activities reinforce essential reading skills, such as finding the main idea, identifying supporting details, recognizing story elements, learning new vocabulary, and much more.

Oral Language for Daily Use features thirty-six weeks of daily lessons that introduce, review, and maintain skills in punctuation, capitalization, and usage. Each week’s lessons center on a topic, and each topic includes facts or ideas from across the curriculum. Enrichment activities give students practice in research, writing, and critical thinking. This series has six books total.

Your students will be engaged with these high-interest inquiry-based experiments that will help develop important science process skills such as observing, hypothesizing, predicting, inferring, and investigating. Teacher notes are included for every activity as well as forms and guidelines for independent lab investigations. This invaluable book for middle school students hones in on skills necessary for achieving desired results on standardized tests and Project 2061 science initiatives. Excite your students and your science curriculum withTeaching Science Process Skills.

Do you find that your school days occasionally have moments of down time when you could use quick and easy ideas to get your students thinking? Is it difficult for your students to transition from one subject to another without having an activity that clears their minds and refreshes them? If so, then101 Ideas for Daily Transitionsis a book filled with ideas you can implement in your classroom today. 101 Ideas for Daily Transitionsfeatures over 101 cross-curricular ideas that are fun, educational, and require little or no preparation on your part. The activities include pantomiming, solving math teasers, building pictures as a class, analyzing idioms, finishing quotes, creating new uses for objects, and so much more. You will find reproducible patterns at the back of the book that correspond to many of the activities. Watch as your students delight at these activities and enjoy the much-needed break from the rigorous demands of the school day.

Filled with words of wisdom, hope, and inspiration! Enduring Word for the Leaderspeaks to people in positions of leadership and to those who are natural leaders in everything they do. A beautiful leather-bound book perfect for any leader! Features: • Leather-bound, beautifully illustrated cover • Over 250 quotes to uplift and inspire • Ribbon bookmark to keep place Dedicated to someone or something special ourEnduring Wordsseries is perfect for every occasion! They make perfect gifts and the uplifting words can be read again and again. They are sure to withstand the test of time! Collect all the titles in this inspirational series!

Brighter Child Reading provides children in grade 3 with necessary reading instruction. Offering 80 pages of full-color activities, easy-to-follow directions, and complete answer key, children will have fun learning important reading skills. Features activities that teach: *Compound words *Contractions *Plural endings *Suffixes & prefixes *Synonyms & antonyms *Common, proper, & possessive nouns *Articles & punctuation *Irregular, helping, & linking verbs *Adjectives & adverbs *Subjects & predicates *Sentences & paragraphs The popular Brighter Child Workbook series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information in 51 subject-specific workbooks. Encompassing preschool to grade 6, this series covers key subjects including basic skills, English & grammar, math, phonics, reading, science, and Spanish. This series is helping prepare children by giving them a solid foundation in key skills necessary for success in the classroom!

Originally published: Great Britain: Ticktock Media, 2005.

TheLarge Print Word Searchcollection is the perfect series for building vocabulary skills while having fun at the same time. Filled with interesting and engaging word lists, each puzzle promises to stretch your mind. Plus, the large, bold type makes each puzzle easy to read and complete! Features: • Interesting word lists • A complete answer key • Large, bold type for ease of use Collect all the titles in this captivating series!

Brighter Child Phonics provides children in kindergarten with necessary phonics instruction. Offering 80 pages of full-color activities, easy-to-follow directions, and complete answer key, children will have fun learning important phonics skills. Features activities that teach: *Phonemic awareness *Decoding printed words *Sound-symbol matching *Left to right *Letter recognition from A to Z *Beginning & ending consonants *Short vowels *Colors, shapes & sizes *Same & different *Classifying *Opposites The popular Brighter Child Workbook series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information in 51 subject-specific workbooks. Encompassing preschool to grade 6, this series covers key subjects including basic skills, English & grammar, math, phonics, reading, science, and Spanish. This series is helping prepare children by giving them a solid foundation in key skills necessary for success in the classroom!

Answering all the important questions kids ask…and then some!Tell Me About Science & Technologyis a must have reference guide for children with a million questions. It takes a look at intriguing topics about outer space, the natural world, and inventions. It answers tough science questions such as, “What do astronauts eat?” and “How does light travel?”Each page is designed in an engaging question-an-answer format to nurture children’s natural curiosity. This 224 page science reference book also features colorful photography, artwork, and fact file boxes that provide relevant information about fascinating topics. Children will love learning about science withTell Me About Science & Technology!TheTell Me About seriesis a must have for every child! These engaging reference books cover such topics as history, the human body, science & technology, and the world. Featuring an engaging question-and-answer format, colorful photography and artwork, and fact file boxes for more information, children will turn to these resources again and again to learn more about themselves and the world around them. The books are browsable, yet perfect for reports and school projects.Collect all the titles in this important reference series!

This invaluable title features activities that follow a logical progression in language development from oral expression to phonemic awareness, phonics, and early writing skills. Teacher resource pages, as well as worksheets and pattern pages, are included where appropriate. When applicable, activities will be based on Head Start Learning Outcomes and Reading First Initiatives.

More Everything for Early Learning is the perfect sequel to our Everything for Early Learning workbook. Featuring MORE practice in essential skills for Kindergartners to achieve success in school! Featuring an additional 320 pages of new fun and engaging activities that provide skill-and-drill in important reading, language arts, and mathematical skills. Developed with bold, appealing illustrations that motivate young learners and special practice pages ensure that children master essential skills with easy-to-understand directions. Features: ~ Problem-solving ~ Deductive and analytical thinking ~ Addition and subtraction ~ Same and different ~ Matching ~ Sequencing

Math 2 Master Arithmetic With Fractionsprovides children in grade 5, who are struggling with these concepts, additional instruction and practice. This 32 page workbook features easy-to-understand directions, examples, and strategies with colorful pages and a complete answer key. The first of its kind! OurMath 2 Master seriesoffers children in grades 3 to 6 instruction and practice in specific math skills and concepts. Featuring 12 titles that cover key mathematical concepts that children struggle with including fractions, decimals, percents, algebra, and geometry. This series helps children develop confidence and the skills needed to succeed in the classroom!

This innovative book bridges the gap between basal textbooks and supplemental workbooks. By drawing attention to the strategies students use behind the scenes, these lessons will help build confident readers who know how to get "unstuck" and construct meaning from text. The fourteen sections in this book each address a comprehension strategy recommended in the National Reading Panel Report. Every section begins with direct instruction in the strategy or skill, followed by stories that lead students through the instructional sequence: one page of skill modeling, two pages of guided practice, and a partner reading page for independent practice. This format, along with reproducible bookmarks and content-skill assessments, make this book the perfect comprehension teaching tool.

Test with success using New York Test Prep! This book features essential test practice in reading, math, and language for students in grade 6 and provides the most comprehensive strategies for effective test preparation. Today, more than ever, students need to be equipped with the skills required for school achievement and success on proficiency tests. The book includes suggestions for parents and teachers, answer keys, progress charts, self-assessment exercises, and scoring rubrics. This 184-page book aligns with state and national standards, is perfect for use at home or in school, and is favored by parents, homeschoolers, and teachers.

Offers instruction and practice in basic math skills for grade 4.

There are many ways to solve a math problem with one "right" answer but how students arrive at that answer can vary. The reproducible activities in this book will help students learn to model and solve problems in different ways while developing and using their own problem-solving strategies and techniques. Students will be guided through different strategies based on NCTM standards – Guided Practice for Draw or Use a Picture or Diagram, Guess and Check, Make a Table, Make a List, Use Logical Reasoning, Brainstorm, and more. Develops logical thinking skills and encourages written solutions. Includes answer key.

If you want to build a fantastic reading program but aren't sure how, this book is for you! Let this comprehensive resource take you all the way from classroom setup to final assessment. With tested tips from experienced teachers, this indispensable reference will be your guide to what really works! You'll love the easy-to-use suggestions and your students will love the fun, engaging, text-rich environment you help create.

A workbook containing math and reading exercises and test prep practice for kids entering 4th grade.

A handy reference guide that takes the mystery out of successful writing! Useful guidelines for grammar, style, spelling, and punctuation help students write with proficiency, clarity, and confidence. Writing tips and self-assessment checklists lead young writers step-by-step through the writing process. The unique 3-hole-punch design allows the Writer’s Guide to fit conveniently in a notebook or binder, making it perfect for homework!

Brighter Child First Words Flash Cardsoffer children a fun and easy way to practice those first words to prepare for school. Featuring 54 cards that help reinforce phonics, letter recognition, and reading readiness skills with full-color illustrations. A special card also offers creative game ideas designed to reinforce learning. The popularBrighter Child® Flash Cardsgive children a fun and easy way to practice important skills. Offering 24 titles encompassing preschool to grade 5, each title focuses on an important subject including early concepts, math, phonics, and U.S. History. Fun game ideas and learning suggestions are included to help children build proficiency and confidence. Game cards also allow children to develop thinking, decision-making, turn-taking, and social skills while playing fun games at the same time. Selected titles are also available in English-Spanish and Spanish only versions.

Designed for teachers of grades K-4, this book is filled with organizational tips, bulletin board ideas, classroom management advice, and much more to make back-to-school time special.

The Character Education series encourages students in grades K-5 to be good neighbors in these workbooks that focus on the character trait of citizenship. Includes cooperative group activities, craft projects, and role-playing ideas. Reproducible.

These four new titles in the popular Travel Games series offer travel-related games and activities that will both entertain and educate children. Includes word searches, roadside bingo, tic-tac-toe, grids, word games, license plate games, rebus puzzles, word pyramids, and more.

Based on this well-respected list, this volume teaches children in kindergarten the 220 Dolch Basic Sight Words that are needed for success in beginning reading. Features an answer key and reward certificate. Consumable. (Available now)

"Basic skills; test prep practice; answer key."--Cover.

Encourages creativity and builds confidence by making writing fun! Seventy-two four-part lessons strengthen writing skills by focusing on parts of speech, word usage, sentence structure, punctuation and proofreading. Each level includes a Writer's Handbook at the end of the book that offers tips. Based on the highly respected McGraw-Hill Companies' language arts textbooks. Full-color illustrations. Consumable. (Available now)

The My Block Book series provides assorted learning fun for little hands. Each package contains a set of four 22-page chunky block books for preschool and kindergarten-age children, featuring full-color illustrations on topics early learners love. Pkg.