Best Selling Books by Sylvan Learning

"Learn all about the letters in the alphabet with Sylvan''s proven techniques for success"--Cover

First Grade Word Puzzles helps children improve vocabulary through engaging games and activities. Kids can learn and practice words while they: Navigate a MAZE by following a path of words that belong to a group Create art by COLORING in certain words to reveal a surprise picture Decode clues to put words into a CROSSWORD PUZZLE PLAY HIDE AND SEEK by HUNTING for specific words in pictures And much more!

"A guide to building better reading comprehension skills based on Sylvan''s proven techniques for success. Activities, exercises, and tips to help catch up, keep up, and get ahead."--Cover.

Learn the basics at home or on the go with just one page of activities each day. Perfect for back to school--no matter what that looks like! Sylvan Learning''s Kindergarten Page Per Day: Math Skills uses engaging games and activities to help children become familiar with early mathematics concepts, including: - Numbers & Counting - Estimating & Comparing - Picture & Number Patterns - Classification & Sorting - Shapes & Sizes Children improve their math skills while they complete fun activities, such as: - Playing hide & seek by counting the number of times objects appear in colorful pictures - Helping a friendly frog cross a pond while jumping only on lilypads marked with rectangles - Determining which images are the odd ones out in a series of pictures of bugs, clothes, and food - And much more! With perforated pages that can easily be removed for short, portable lessons, Kindergarten Page Per Day: Math Skills will help give your child daily exposure to activities that are both fun and educational! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation''s most comprehensive awards program for children''s products and parenting resources and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan''s proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan''s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

Solid vocabulary knowledge not only prepares fourth-graders for academic success – it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you’ll find inside are: TIC-TAC-TOE Helps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win! COMBO MAMBO Reviews word roots by having kids create all the words they can from a given root. CHOPPING BLOCK Teaches suffixes by having kids "chop off" the suffixes of words. HOMOPHONE HOPSCOTCH Shows different spellings of homophones by having kids fill in hopscotch boards with homophones of the same word. PLUS! CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts and build confidence as kids check their own work. Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 4th Grade Vocabulary Success. Why Sylvan Products Work Sylvan''s proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan’s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

"A guide to building better language arts skills based on Sylvan''s proven techniques for success"--Cover.

"Learn real world math skills like measurement, time, and money with activities based on Syland''s proven techniques for success"--Cover

HELP YOUR CHILD VANQUISH VOCABULARY We''ve selected 230 words to help your child expand their vocabulary and enhance their school and reading success. With words and a contextual sentence on the front, and definitions, pronunciation, and syllable breaks on the back, our Sylvan flashcards make learning easy and fun. We''ve also included 10 blank cards kids can use for new or personalized vocabulary. Plus, it''s easy to keep track of which words your child has learned with the color-coded meter on the side of this box. Once your child feels comfortable with a card, flip it upside down, move it to the back of the box behind the divider, and watch your child''s vocabulary grow

Good writing skills are essential not only for fifth-grade academic success, but also for lifelong achievement. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! WRITING NONFICTION Exercises on choosing a topic, researching, and interviewing break down the process of writing a nonfiction story. STORY MAP Fill-in-the-blank sections teach kids how to structure an article, including main points and details. AUTHOR! AUTHOR! Essay assignments allow kids to write their own fiction stories by incorporating plot and dialogue. SENSE MAP The five "sense signals" remind kids to include descriptions of scenes and characters. READ AND REVISE Stories on chocolate, princesses, and aliens help kids practice how to cut, add, or change text. PLUS! CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts as kids check their own work. Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 5th Grade Writing Success. Why Sylvan Products Work Sylvan''s proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan’s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

"Fun games & activities to boost skills"--Cover.

"A guide to building better word skills based on Sylvan''s proven techniques for success"--Cover

Solid vocabulary knowledge not only prepares fifth-graders for academic success–it makes them stronger readers. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! TIC-TAC-TOE Helps kids distinguish between synonyms and antonyms. Find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, and win! COMBO MAMBO Reviews word roots by having kids create all the words they can from a given root. IT''S PUZZLING Matches "prefix," "root," and "suffix" puzzle pieces to form new words. HOMOGRAPH HOPSCOTCH Teaches different meanings of homographs by having kids fill in hopscotch boards with homographs from clues on the board. MELTING POT Shows how many English words came from other languages, such as French, Dutch, and Spanish. PLUS! CHECK IT! STRIPS Reinforce concepts and build confidence as kids check their own work. Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 5th Grade Vocabulary Success. Why Sylvan Products Work Sylvan''s proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan’s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED WITH SPELLING Colorful illustrations and exciting words make these spelling flashcards fun for any kid We''ve selected 230 words to help your child develop skills in phonics and spelling, and included 10 more blank cards so your child can add personal words like family names or favorite foods. Plus, you can keep track of which words your child has learned with the color-coded meter on the side of this box. Once your child feels comfortable with a card, flip it upside down, move it to the back of the box behind the divider, and watch your child''s reading skillset grow

HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED WITH SPELLING Colorful illustrations and exciting words make these spelling flashcards fun for any kid We''ve selected 230 words to help your child develop skills in phonics and spelling, and included 10 more blank cards so your child can add personal words like family names or favorite foods. Plus, you can keep track of which words your child has learned with the color-coded meter on the side of this box. Once your child feels comfortable with a card, flip it upside down, move it to the back of the box behind the divider, and watch your child''s reading skillset grow

A solid foundation of basic geometry skills is essential for early success in math. Children who have a solid understanding of two- and three-dimensional shapes, symmetry, patterns, and location concepts will be ready for the challenges of mathematics as they advance to more complex topics. The activities in this workbook are designed to help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they''ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you''ll find inside are: Neighborhood Walk After practicing shapes, children walk through the house, yard, or neighborhood, finding things shaped like circles, rectangles, triangles, and octagons. Later they look for spheres, rectangular prisms, cylinders, and cones. Robot Repair Children draw a line from each robot head to a correct body, or from each robot to its missing parts, by distinguishing the shapes. Farm Fences Farmer Green wants to put fences around all of the animal areas of his farm. Children calculate the perimeter of the areas to determine how much fencing material Farmer Green needs to buy. Dance Floor Robin and Roscoe are looking for a light-up dance floor for their dance party. All of the dance floors have the same area, so children help determine the one with the largest perimeter. Plus! Game Pieces The workbook includes pentomino pieces, pattern blocks, and tangram pieces for children to cut out and use with games, make patterns, and solve tangram puzzles. Give your child''s confidence in math a boost with 2nd Grade Geometry Success.

"2 books in 1: Vocabulary puzzles; Spelling games & activities.

A solid foundation of reading skills is essential for children to become successful readers. Learning basic sight words is a critical step in building that foundation. The activities in this workbook are designed to help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead--and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it! Here are some of the great features you''ll find inside: I''m Thinking of a Word... Can you find the mystery word? Children read clues and cross out words that don''t match the clues. Then they circle and write the mystery word. Spell Check Children circle misspelled words in an e-mail--words about places to go and things to do--and then practice writing these words correctly. Fix the Dictionary Words are missing from a dictionary page. Children review sight words by matching the missing words to their correct definitions. Word Hunt Children enjoy this popular game, hunting for sight words across and down in a jumble of letters, and then writing the words they find. Title Time Some books are missing a word from their titles! Children write the correct noun, verb, or adjective to complete the book cover. Give your child''s confidence in reading a boost with Second Grade Success with Sight Words.

"Preschoolers who can recognize shapes and understand the concepts of size and measurement will be ready to advance to basic math and geometry skills. The activities in this workbook are designed to help your child build this foundation ..."--Cover back

Neat handwriting enables others to read one''s work. It can also help develop a student''s visual memory, which is vital for effective reading. A successful writer is able to communicate with others in meaningful ways--and will better experience the world of reading as well. The activities in this workbook, which introduce letters by their shape, are designed to help your child catch up, keep up, and get ahead--and best of all, to have lots of fun doing it! Here are some of the great features you''ll find inside: Letter Connection Children connect the ladybugs, jellybeans, or cookies to practice the formation of uppercase letters. Name Game Writing children''s names is a great way to practice handwriting. Children fill in the first letter on boys'' and girls'' name tags. Write Around the Wheel Seats on a Ferris wheel put a festive spin on practice writing uppercase letters. Tongue Twisting Time Writing the first letter in a string of words helps reinforce penmanship and reveals a fun tongue twister! Sign Sightings Children practice writing letters in the world around them, finishing words in street signs and store signs. Give your child''s confidence in writing a boost with Success with Uppercase Letters: Grades K-1.