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Teach students the importance of the U.S. Constitution with the help of Mark Twain’s U.S. Constitution book for middle and upper grades. Understanding the US. Constitution for fifth to twelfth grades helps students become informed citizens by delving into the history and structure of the U.S. Constitution. This social studies resource book covers the birth of the Constitution, the branches of government, the articles, and the amendments. Full copy of the U.S. Constitution and a sample test are included. By Carson Dellosa/Mark Twain Media

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Help students learn about our nation’s history with a social studies book about the American Revolution. The American Revolution book by Mark Twain for fifth to eighth grades provides information on the events leading up to the American Revolution, the American victory, and the beginning of the United States government. This social studies resource book helps students examine the historical decisions of leaders of the time, as well as everyday people, while providing activities to develop reading comprehension skills. By Carson Dellosa/Mark Twain Media Learn More

The Civil War: The War Between the States resource book for middle grades provides reading selections, photographs, and graphic organizers to bring this era to life for students. This Civil War book for middle school encourages students to examine the historical decisions of the leaders of the time, as well as everyday people, while completing activities that develop reading comprehension skills. By Carson Dellosa/Mark Twain Media

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Encourage students to create their own learning portfolios with the Mark Twain Interactive Notebook: Discovery and Exploration for grades 5–8. This 64-page interactive notebook includes 19 lessons that cover four units of study: Discovery, Europeans Seek New Trade Routes to Asia, Spanish Exploration, and French and English Exploration of the New World. Students are encouraged to be creative, use color, and work with interactive content to gain a greater understanding of the topics covered. This workbook helps students record, store, and organize essential information and serve as resources for review and test prep.

The Interactive Notebook series for grades 5 through 8 is designed to allow students to become active participants in their own learning by creating interactive notebooks. Each book provides an easy-to-follow plan for setting up, creating, and maintaining interactive notebooks for the social studies classroom.

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Teacher Guides

Teacher guides provide the framework for the novel, including any background information necessary to prepare students for the text. Discussion questions help you delve into the novel's plot, conflict, theme, and character motivations/interactions. Plus, they're designed to elicit student thought, discussion, and participation!

Time-saving, inspiring lesson plans provide a comprehensive novel unit—created by teachers for teachers. The legwork is done for you. The chapter-by-chapter guides incorporate research-based, higher-order reading, writing, and thinking activities.

• 32+ pages
• Summary
• "About the Author"
• Character list
• Background information
• Initiating activities
• Vocabulary activities (Gr.1–8)
• Discussion questions and answers
• Graphic organizers
• Writing ideas
• Literary analysis
• Post-reading discussion questions
• Cross-curriculum extension activities
• Assessment Scoring rubric
• Glossary ( Gr. 9-12)

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Recommended for grades 9-12

100% Unique Content! No overlaps in matching Teacher Guide #6590 and Student Packet.

This student packet features multiple-level reproducibles that offer solutions based on the latest reading strategies.

This packet includes content-rich activity sheets, quizzes, and a final exam for direct student use.

44 + pages

• Prereading activities
• Vocabulary activities,
• Study guide
• Graphic Organizer
• Literary Analysis
• Writing Activities
• Critical and Creative thinking challenges
• Comprehension quizzes
• Unit test
• Answer key
• Scoring rubric

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Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Mark Twain Media also provides innovative classroom solutions for bulletin boards and interactive whiteboards.

Since 1977, Mark Twain Media has remained a reliable source for a wide variety of engaging classroom resources.

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Help students better understand the differences and similarities of governments around the world.

The World Governments workbook explores how governments are formed, what institutions and processes are needed to sustain a government, and how governments around the world are similar and different. World Governments compares 13 nations and governments from around the world. Each nation is profiled with information about the country, a brief summary of the type of government, and a discussion of current issues that are important to the nation. The reading selection is followed by review exercises that include matching, fill-in-the-blank, and critical thinking exercises. This workbook is correlated to current national, state, and provincial standards.

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Help students understand the integration of history and language arts with hands-on projects.

The 64-page Mark Twain Hands-on History Projects Resource Book for grades 5–8 allows students to use hands-on presentations and activities to understand the integration of history and language arts. Students will research historical and geographical topics and then produce written, graphic, or oral presentations to demonstrate their knowledge. Lessons highlight specific concepts in language arts and geography, and each lesson gives students guidelines and step-by-step instructions. Projects cover topics from ancient civilizations and the Middle Ages to the Civil War, the Renaissance, and much more.

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

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These books in this series specifically target students in junior high school or beyond who need more practice in reading comprehension skills. These revised, updated editions of Reading Comprehension Books 7–10 contain mostly new passages. Each book contains 25 selections and has the same format as other books in the Reading Comprehension series, with selections on social studies; science; literature and language; philosophy; logic and mathematics; the arts; and combined subjects. Exercises develop students’ skills in finding the main idea, identifying facts, following sequences, drawing conclusions, and making assumptions. The books also contain a new writing component that gives students practice in writing a short paragraph as well as a longer piece that gives their interpretation or opinion of a question related to the selection. Skills Addressed • Story recall • Sequencing • Drawing conclusions • Vocabulary development • Main idea • Extending thoughts in writing • Inference. Level 4 is for Grades 10-11. Answer Key is included. Learn More

With today's emphasis on fast-moving technology and the focus on testing standards for science and math, the need for students to grasp key scientific principles has never been greater. The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, 3rd edition is the one reference that includes all of the information students need to know in a concise and trustworthy package. Fully revised and updated, with clear, accessible writing by scientific experts and plenty of illustration for visual learners, this volume provides in-depth insight and succinct authoritative answers to all areas of scientific inquiry-avoiding the need to hunt and peck for information across multiple sources. An impressive supplementary section at the end of the book includes mini-biographies of famous scientists, and an illustrated time line of key inventions and discoveries. Arranged thematically into ten subjects, with reference summaries for each chapter and a full index, this encyclopedia does more than merely provide facts-it helps the reader develop an integrated, hands-on understanding of the science which drives everything around us. Learn More

Arnold has swallowed the Magic School Bus! Now, instead of seeing an exhibit of the human body at a museum, the class is taking a look at Arnold's stomach, his intestines, his bloodstream, and more from the inside on this heart-stopping field trip - one the reluctant Arnold would be happy to miss.

Series Information: Ms. Frizzle is a teacher like no other; she's bold, offbeat, and kind of wacky. But she loves science and her enthusiasm quickly rubs off on her students. Why learn in a classroom when there's a magical school bus that can whisk everyone off to the center of the action? Whether they're traveling to ocean floors, outer space, or active volcanoes, Ms. Frizzle's class enjoys hands-on learning. And thanks to the way each book is formatted - with speech bubbles, notebook pages, data files, and ink sketches - readers feel like they're part of the adventure too. With an approach to learning that's both exciting and informative, this clever series invites readers to share in the thrill of scientific discovery.

See also nonfiction companion book #8287 The Magic School Bus® Presents: The Human Body

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Test Time! Earth & Space Science, Grades 3-4: Practice Books That Meet the Standards. Encourages students to formulate a pre-test plan of action. Also demonstrates how to break down quesitons into more manageable parts. Includes tips for remembering and applying laws and principles of science. Familiarizes students with questions that mirror those on actual exams. Grades 3-4. From Walch Education. Learn More

• Super Space Adventures: Kids learn the order of the planets, build a 3-D rocket, and more with these hands-on preschool science activities!
• School-Ready Skills: Within the 24-page write-and-wipe preschool activity book, kids learn school-ready skills with the help of puzzling mazes, writing and sequence exercises, and all kinds of space facts!
• See the Secret Message: This set's 3-D rocket comes with a secret message decoder to help kids solve the secrets of space!

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Six different world cultures are the focus of Hands-On Culture: Japan, Mexico and Central America, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece and Rome. These colorful volumes examine each culture's art, science, history, geography, and language and literature. From making sushi to designing a drum to reading hieroglyphics, students use an array of hands-on activities to grow more culturally aware and appreciative if differences among peoples. Topics in this volume include: Writing and the Greek alphabet; Greek and Roman proverbs; Greek and Roman gods and myths; Daily life in Rome. Grades 5-9. From Walch Education Learn More

Part of the Hands-On Culture Series, Six different world cultures are the focus of Hands-On Culture: Japan, Mexico and Central America, Southeast Asia, West Africa, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece and Rome. These colorful volumes examine each culture's art, science, history, geography, and language and literature. From making sushi, to designing a drum to reading hieroglyphics, students use an array of hands-on activities to grow more culturally aware and appreciative if differences among peoples. Topics in this volume include: Egyptian religion: hundreds of gods; Hieroglyphics: picture writing; Playing games; Drama: the Festival of Osiris; Making a mummy. Grades 5-9. From Walch Education. Learn More

The LIFEPAC 7th Grade History & Geography Set presents a comprehensive overview of history and the social sciences. In this biblically integrated homeschool course, your child will study lessons which focus on the fundamentals of geography, U.S. history, anthropology, economics, political science, along with state economics and politics. Teacher's guide included. From Alpha Omega. Learn More

Lifepac Science 7th Grade Boxed Set by Alpha Omega. The LIFEPAC 7th Grade Science Set is a colorful, student-driven science course focused on the study of God's wonderful creation. In this engaging worktext-based program, your child will focus on the study of earth science and human anatomy, including lesson on science tools, Copernicus, the planets, solar effects, climate, and weather. Teacher's guide included. Learn More