New Releases by Suzanne I. Barchers

Ross and Gus want to try to top what the other can do! Beginning readers will be entertained with this delightful phonics book that uses bright images and simple text in a story made up of sight words and words with short O sounds. Young children will enhance their reading and phonemic skills as they use and recognize short O sounds in familiar vocabulary as well as challenging words. This book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help early readers comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short O sounds.

It’s bedtime for Ren and she wants to fill her bed with toys and dolls. Beginning readers will follow along as Ren tries to fill her bed with toys. Readers will practice their short E sounds and early reading and phonemic skills as they make their way through this delightful phonics book containing familiar and new vocabulary. With lively illustrations and simple text, children will read sight words and words using short E sounds. This book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help early readers comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short E sounds.

How big is Kip? Beginning readers will find out in this charming book that features delightful illustrations and simple text to tell a story using sight words and short words containing the vowel I. This phonics book is a great resource to aid in children’s progression in reading and phonemic skills. Early readers will enhance their ability to use and recognize short I sounds in familiar vocabulary as well as challenging words. This book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help students comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short I sounds.

Kip wins a game and now he gets to pick a prize! Beginning readers follow along as Kip picks from a variety of prizes that all feature a short I sound. Readers will enjoy the colorful illustrations and simple text in this story filled with sight words as well as familiar and challenging vocabulary using short I sounds. This phonics book is great resource to aid young children in developing their reading and phonemic skills. This book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help early readers comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short I sounds.

Gus plays in the mud and has to get in the tub! Readers will practice recognizing short U words and develop their early reading and phonemic skills as they make their way through this delightful book. With lively illustrations and simple text, children will read familiar as well as challenging words using short U sounds. This phonics book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help early readers comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short U sounds.

Come along on a walk with Ren! Beginning readers will follow along as Ren sees many things on her walk. Readers will practice their short E sounds and early reading and phonemic skills as they read familiar and new vocabulary in this fun story. With bright illustrations and simple text, children will learn to recognize sight words and a variety of words using short E sounds. This phonics book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help early readers comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short E sounds.

What happens when Dad wants to nap but San wants to gab and rap? Beginning readers will find out in this charming phonics book that uses bright illustrations and simple, easy-to-read text in a story made up of sight words and short words containing the vowel A. This book is a great resource for teaching phonics to young children. Early readers will enhance their ability to use and recognize short A sounds in familiar vocabulary as well as challenging words. This book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help students comprehend the story and continue to practice using words with short A sounds.

Two brothers’ lives take different paths with one living a prosperous life and one struggling to survive. But fate has a way of turning the tables in this popular tale from Vietnam.

¡Aprende durante 180 días! Help Spanish-speaking first grade students improve their reading skills with meaningful and fun daily practice activities. 180 Days™: Reading for First Grade (Spanish) Uses short, interesting Spanish passages to help students practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses, Builds student confidence in reading with independent learning activities that focus on comprehension and fluency skills, Supports Spanish speakers in at-home learning or small group instruction, Includes standards-based activities, easy-to-follow instructions, and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding, Parents appreciate this easy-to-use activity book that keeps their child invested in learning. The product is teacher-approved and perfect for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or to overcome learning loss. Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to reach English learners. The ready-to-implement activities are ideal for tracking progress and engaging students. Additionally, the activities can be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

¡Aprende durante 180 días! Help Spanish-speaking first grade students improve their reading skills with meaningful and fun daily practice activities. 180 Days™: Reading for First Grade (Spanish) Uses short, interesting Spanish passages to help students practice reading comprehension, word study, and written responses, Builds student confidence in reading with independent learning activities that focus on comprehension and fluency skills, Supports Spanish speakers in at-home learning or small group instruction, Includes standards-based activities, easy-to-follow instructions, and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding, Parents appreciate this easy-to-use activity book that keeps their child invested in learning. The product is teacher-approved and perfect for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or to overcome learning loss. Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to reach English learners. The ready-to-implement activities are ideal for tracking progress and engaging students. Additionally, the activities can be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Every day the blue jays find a way to bother Ted. Will these bully birds keep Ted inside or will his friends find a way to help? Character concepts: Self-esteem, perseverance, being a good friend

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Sox can't wait for the big race. But Tab decides to run in the race and asks Sox to help him train. Sox knows Tab is slow. Will Tab slow Sox down or will Sox run to win? Character concepts: Perseverance, self-esteem, empathy, being a good friend, working together

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Bun loves to wear hats. She's very creative. But when she hears her friends make fun of her hats, Bun is sad. How will the friends cheer her up? Character concepts: Self-esteem, empathy, being honest, being a good friend, working together

Out of My Mind tells the compelling story about a girl with cerebral palsy and a photographic memory who is determined to change how people view her disability. This instructional guide for literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

This nonfiction science reader will help fifth grade students gain science content knowledge while building their reading comprehension and literacy skills. This purposefully leveled text features hands-on, challenging science experiments and full-color images. Students will learn all about energy, thermodynamics, convection, radiation, and much more through this engaging text that supports STEM education and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Important text features like a glossary and index will improve students close reading skills.

This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn all about the different types of energy through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic Newbery Honor Book. Dragonwings: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Practice makes perfect! Prepare students for Next Generation Assessments with these rigorous practice exercises. This invaluable resource includes 10 texts, literature passages, poems and reader's theater scripts. Each text includes questions for key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and constructed response questions based on technology-enhanced questions. These high-interest, informational texts will engage sixth grade students and make preparing for assessments enjoyable. Students will become comfortable taking assessments and will develop their higher-order thinking skills through daily practice and by answering higher-level questions and multi-step problems.

This instructional guide encourages students to explore and analyze this classic story through lessons that are fun and challenging. With various methods for assessing comprehension, this invaluable classroom resource offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build an in-depth understanding of complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the book by using higher-order thinking skills, and activities require students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages for deeper analysis. Through close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, this tool will guide teachers in a rich and deep exploration of the text with ways to add rigor with complex literature.

Introduce students to the different types of friction with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this Newbery Honor and Carnegie Medal Honor Book about a boy''s journey to defeat dark forces. The Dark Is Rising: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

180 Days of Language is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students improve their grammar skills. This easy-to-use sixth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Students will practice punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with daily activity pages. Watch as students improve their grammar and writing skills with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

180 Days of Language is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students improve their grammar skills. This easy-to-use fourth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Students will practice punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with daily activity pages. Watch as students improve their grammar and writing skills with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

180 Days of Language is a fun and effective daily practice workbook designed to help students improve their grammar skills. This easy-to-use fifth grade workbook is great for at-home learning or in the classroom. The engaging standards-based activities cover grade-level skills with easy to follow instructions and an answer key to quickly assess student understanding. Students will practice punctuation, capitalization, and spelling with daily activity pages. Watch as students improve their grammar and writing skills with these quick independent learning activities.Parents appreciate the teacher-approved activity books that keep their child engaged and learning. Great for homeschooling, to reinforce learning at school, or prevent learning loss over summer.Teachers rely on the daily practice workbooks to save them valuable time. The ready to implement activities are perfect for daily morning review or homework. The activities can also be used for intervention skill building to address learning gaps.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this Newbery Honor Book set in 1960''s Birmingham. The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students'' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this classic Newbery Honor book about a family divided by the American Revolutionary War. My Brother Sam Is Dead: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students'' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Use this guide to explore this Newbery Honor Book about a boy who must learn to survive in the wilderness with only the help of his hatchet. Hatchet: An Instructional Guide for Literature is filled with challenging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text. Students will learn how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading, improve text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this beloved children's story about a family of immortals trying to keep their secret from the world. Tuck Everlasting: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Enrich your students'' backgrounds of holidays and cultural celebrations with fun and engaging hands-on activities. The Big Book of Holidays and Cultural Celebrations makes learning about these events fun and easy with a plethora of fun facts, puzzles, crafts, and brainteasers as well as sparks students'' creativity. Each activity in this book can be completed in school or at home.

When the king dies, the queen and her three daughters must work to survive. A giant steals from their garden, and then steals the daughters. The princesses outwit the giant to return home. Themes: ingenuity, perseverance.