Grade PreSchool

TCR3397 - Full-Color Literacy Centers & Activities for Nursery Rhymes,  Volume 2, grades PreS-1.  Classic nursery rhymes are used to promote literacy skills including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary & comprehension.  Accompanied by a wide variety of full-color materials to engage students in whole group, center & individual literacy activities, 176 pages.  Price $24.99

Grade K

EP007 - Literature Patterns, grades K-1.  Patterns with a Purpose. Reproducible patterns get kids involved in learning.  Provides patterns for 20 popular children's books, perfect for home-school connections, literacy skills, oral language, fine & gross motor skills. Includes instructions for making group & individual flannel boards.  Great for ELL instruction, 80 pages.  Price $8.99

CD104266 - Act It Out with Readers’ Theater, grades K-1.  Bring the classroom to life with activities designed for beginning readers.  Content-rich plays expose students to a variety of topics & feature leveled roles for varying reading abilities. Reading is the primary focus so plays require minimal memorization to perform. Approved by the National Reading Panel as an ideal way to promote fluency, 112 pages.  Price $15.99

Grade 1

EMC3306 - Readers' Theater, grade 1.  Teacher Resource.  Offer teachers the flexibility of casting more than 1 reader for each role as a way to support emerging readers.  Price $17.99

TCR2911 - Paired Passages: Linking Fact to Fiction, grade 1.  Help students develop & practice skills they need to compare & contrast fiction & nonfiction passages. After each of the 25 pairs of passages, students are asked both multiple-choice & open-ended questions.  Includes standards & benchmarks, 112 pages.  Price $14.99

CTP2242 - Fables Reader's Theater, grades 1-2.   Provides high-interest scripts featuring amusing fables, fairy tales, inspiring inventors & historical heroes. Instruction, key vocabulary & engaging comprehension activities. Describes how to direct instruction & coach students as they practice their lines. Can stand alone as fluency instruction or tie in to a related content-area unit. Meets instructional objectives as outlined in the No Child Left Behind Act, 96 pages.  Price $15.99

EMC6008 - How to Report on Books, grades 1-2.  Everything you need to make reporting on books fun & exciting. Easy-to-use resource contains 20 book-report forms & 18 book projects.  Step-by- step directions, standards-based literature skills, book lists for individual book reports.  Examples:  identifying stories that are real or make-believe, identifying the main character, re-telling a story, sequencing events, identifying problem/ solution, identifying facts in fiction, 96 pages.  Price $15.99

TCR2209 - A Guide for Using Amelia Bedelia in the Classroom, grades 1-3.  This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent & filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during & after reading the book. Includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas & cross-curriculum activities, reproducible, 48 pages.  Price $9.99

TCR3005 - A Guide for Using Stone Soup in the Classroom, grades 1-3.  This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent & filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during & after reading the book. This reproducible book includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas & cross-curriculum activities, 48 pages. Price $9.99

EPI9731AP - Multicultural Legends & Tales, grades 1–4. Stories teach children to read, think & write. Based upon 6 levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Ten popular multicultural books enhance primary literature program & promote critical & creative thinking. Based on the following books: Lon Po Po, Anansi the Spider, Once a Mouse, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, Arrow to the Sun, The Legend of Bluebonnet, Strega, Nona The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, & The Talking Eggs, 112 pages. Price $16.95

Grade 2

EMC3307 - Readers' Theater, grade 2.  Teacher Resource.  Students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options. To support struggling & emergent readers, cast 2 or more students in each role, the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students.  Price $17.99

TCR3436 - Creative Kids: Native American Tales & Activities, grades 2-5. Creative activities enrich 30+ Native American tales of animals, heroes, earth & sky. Parents, teachers & anyone who works with children will find rich myths & legends with universal themes.  Hands-on learning experiences help children connect Native American concerns to the concerns of people today. Included:  activities that allow children to make models of common Native American craft items such as baskets, drums & weavings.  Directions given for crafts:  Sun/Moon Mask, Cornhusk Doll, Sand Painting, Parfleche, Paper Bead Necklace, Eagle Feather Dance Fan, Coil Pot, Scrimshaw, & much more, 160 pages.  Price $15.99

EP007 - Literature Patterns, grades 2-5.  Reproducible patterns get kids involved in learning. Provides patterns for 20 popular children's books, perfect for home-school connections, literacy skills, oral language, fine & gross motor skills.  Includes instructions for making group & individual flannel boards.  Price $8.99

Grade 3

EMC 3308 - Readers Theater, grade 3.  Teacher Resource.  Students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options. To support struggling readers, cast 2 or more students in each role, the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students.  Price $17.99

TCR2334 - A Guide for Using The War with Grandpa in the Classroom, grades 3-5.  This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent & filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during & after reading the book. Includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities & quizzes, unit tests & ideas for culminating & extending the novel, reproducible, 48 pages.  Price $9.99

CD0047 - Classroom Literature Circles, grades 3-5.  Adapt literature circles to student  needs with tips for setting up groups, acquiring copies of selected books & participating in the literature circle process.  Addresses emerging readers, while the book works best for students with more reading experience.  Watch students enjoy & appreciate literature.  Includes reproducible role sheets, classroom management advice & a FAQ’s section.  Offers suggestions for multilevel instruction, helps students begin to think critically & fosters team building, 80 pages.  Price $12.99

EMC758 - Tall Tales, grades 3-4.  American frontier mythology comes to life which is populated by bigger-than-life heroes whose incredible exploits hold a timeless appeal for young readers, making them ideal focal points for learning & discussion.  Features 22 two-to-three-page stories that vary in reading difficulty from beginning 3rd through beginning 5th grade to meet a range of needs.  Includes a comprehension & a vocabulary page, 144 pages.  Price $17.99

CTP2243 - Reader’s Theater, Philosophers Theater, Philosophers To Astronauts, grades 3-4.  Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension.  This series features everything from fables & fairy tales to inventors & historical heroes.  Each script comes with fluency instruction, a list of key vocabulary & comprehension activities.  Each book describes how to direct instruction & coach students, 96 pages.  Price $14.99

TCR526 - A Guide for Using Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing in the Classroom, grades 3-5.  This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent & filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during, and after reading the book. This reproducible book includes sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities, quizzes, unit tests & ideas for culminating & extending the novel.  Price $9.99

Grade 4

EMC3309 - Readers' Theater, grade 4.  Teacher Resource.  The 15 read-aloud scripts give you the enrichment of traditional theater productions without the logistical headaches of staging, props & costumes.  Price $17.99

EMC2703 - Literature Pockets, grades 4-6.  Extend literature's connection with the art and writing activities in Literature Pockets, Intermediate. Books contain content-specific reading, writing, and art projects. Display projects in easy-to-make paper pockets, creating a comprehensive portfolio.  Price $15.99

EMC2704 - Nonfiction, grades 4-6. Incorporate literature & the Dewey Decimal System into meaningful activities. Presents the Dewey decimal system & includes activities for finding books in the library. The remaining 11 pockets present activities for various types of nonfiction as they are organized according to the Dewey Decimal System.  Includes:  people, religion, myths, folklore, language, nature, animals, mathematics, science, technology, arts, sports & more, 96 pages.  Price $15.99

EMC2702 - Caldecott Winners, grades 4-6. Extends the literature connection through creative writing & art projects.  Introduces students to Randolph Caldecott & history of the Caldecott Medal. The succeeding 11 pockets features a medal-winning illustrator. Students read a biography of the illustrator & complete writing & art projects to enhance their appreciation of the book, 96 pages.  Price $15.99

Literature Guide, grades 4-10. Teaching aids integrate the reading of outstanding works of children’s literature with important reading-comprehension, speaking, writing & listening skills. Includes learning experiences that provide opportunities for group dynamics & activities to challenge abilities in critical & creative thinking. Includes:  Story Summary:  About the Author:  Preparing to Read:  Cooperative-Learning Projects:  Vocabulary Skills, 4-5 literary devices & skills spot- lighted. Includes: plot, setting, point of view, irony, tone, figures of speech, foreshadowing, symbolism, flashback, cause versus effect, fact versus opinion, main idea, theme, interpretation & mood, 40-56 pages.  Price $10.95

TCR407 - A Guide for Using The Pearl in the Classroom, grades 5-8.  This resource is directly related to its literature equivalent & filled with a variety of cross-curricular lessons to do before, during & after reading the book. This reproducible book presents an exciting approach to teaching well-known literature.  Includes:  sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, cross-curriculum activities, sectional activities, quizzes, unit tests & many ideas for culminating & extending the novel, 48 pages.  Price $9.99

Primary Literature Units

Great Multicultural Resources.  A guide for using a well known piece of literature in the classroom.  Included: sample plans, author information, vocabulary building ideas, & cross circular activities.  At the intermediate & challenging levels, sectional activities & quizzes, unit teats & ideas for culminating & extending the novel are also included, 48 pages.  Price $9.99

Intermediate Literature Units

Challenging Literature Units

EMC3311 -Readers' Theater, grade 6.  Teacher Resource.  Students can shine thanks to the flexible casting options. To support struggling readers, cast 2 or more students in each role, the extra support of choral reading can make an important difference for many students.  Price $17.99

Science/Literature Units

TCR0544 - Inside Earth.  The Magic School Bus - Looking for facts, diagrams, glossaries, ready to use lessons & hands on activities to teach some serious science in an atmosphere of fun?  Use these resource books to supplement your Magic Bus rides!  Grades 2-6.  48 pages.  Price $9.99

Poetry

EMC734 - Writing Poery with Children, grades 1-6.  Reproducible Resource Book.  Explore the world of poetry.  Step-by-step directions lead students through writing couplets, cinquains, haikus & limericks. Includes: writing forms, step-by-step directions, a trait-based writing guide & more.  Price $15.99

TCR3067 - Readers' Theater: Multicultural Stories, grades 2-3.  Developing reading fluency. The ability to read quickly & accurately while using expression & proper phrasing. Fluent group words together in meaningful ways as they read. As fluency improves, they are able to focus on the meaning of the words they are reading,  improving comprehension.  A variety of scripts are provided to meet a range of reading levels. Opportunities to read individually, in pairs & as a group. The scripts do not require costumes, props or scenery, 96 pages.  Price $12.99

EMC3323 - Read & Understand Poetry, grades 2–3.  Contains 27 poem selections organized around these engaging themes:  beasts, birds, & bugs, seasons & celebrations, stuff & nonsense, step outside, poems in song & a world of sights & sounds, 144 pages.  Price $17.99

EMC733 - Poetry Patterns, grades 3-6. Reproducible Resource Book.  Explore the fun side of poetry with students.  With 41 types of poetry covered in 1 book, students will practice everything from the traditional to the unique. Includes: writing forms, step-by-step directions, trait-based writing guide & more.  Price $15.99

TCR9051 - Discovering Genres: Poetry, grades 3-4.  By discovering the uniqueness of each literary genre, students can better appreciate & comprehend what they read. A wide range of standards-based lessons help recognize each genre, develop vocabulary, learn reading strategies, practice writing skills, make grammar connections, use graphic organizers, assess what they have learned & complete culminating projects. The goal is to prepare not only for academic success, but also for a lifetime of reading enjoyment, 176 pages.  Price $17.99

EMC3325 - Read & Understand, Poetry, Grades 4-5. The simple, structured lessons of Read and Understand Poetry are designed to help teachers guide students in reading and responding to poetry. The poems include contemporary and classic selections chosen especially for each grade level.  Price $17.99

TCR2363 - Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom Grade 4-8.  Today's young readers live in a highly visual world, it's no surprise that graphic novels are growing in popularity. With this book, teachers can lead students in literary analysis of this unique genre, introduce them to good quality graphic novels & encourage them to write & illustrate a graphic short story. Each lesson in the book is based on standards.  Price $8.99

EMC3326 - Read & Understand Poetry, grades 5–6. Contains 27 poem selections organized around these engaging themes:  Generations & Legacies, Seasons of Life, Outside My Window, War & Peace. Mirth & Magic, 144 pages.  Price $17.99