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The Sassafras Guide to Zoology has chapter summaries, SCIDAT logbook information, encyclopedia readings, additional book lists, experiments, copywork/dictation, activities and more!

This guide gives you the tools to turn The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 1: Zoology into a complete science curriculum for your elementary students.

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The Sassafras Guide to Anatomy has chapter summaries, SCIDAT logbook information, encyclopedia readings, additional book lists, experiments, copywork/dictation, activities and more!

This guide gives you the tools to turn The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 2: Anatomy into a complete science curriculum for your elementary students.

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The Sassafras Guide to Botany has chapter summaries, SCIDAT logbook information, encyclopedia readings, additional book lists, experiments, copywork/dictation, activities, and more!

It gives you the tools to turn The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 3: Botany into a complete science curriculum for your elementary students.

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The science adventure blows forward for Blaine and Tracey Sassafras!

In The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 4: Earth Science, the twins learn about the different weather patterns and features found on the Earth.

Don’t miss a minute of their summer-long zip line journey with their crazy Uncle Cecil! Read an excerpt from the book.

The Sassafras Guide to Earth Science has chapter summaries, SCIDAT logbook information, encyclopedia readings, additional book lists, experiments, copywork/dictation, activities, quizzes, and more!

It gives you the tools to turn your earth science journey into a complete science curriculum for your elementary students.

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The zip-lining science adventure rolls on for Blaine and Tracey Sassafras in The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 5: Geology.

The twins and your students will learn about rocks, fossils, maps, and more as they zip around the globe.

Don’t miss a minute of their summer-long journey!

The Sassafras Guide to Geology has chapter summaries, SCIDAT logbook information, encyclopedia readings, additional book lists, experiments, copywork/dictation, activities and more!

It gives you the tools to turn The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 5: Geology into a complete science curriculum for your elementary students

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An excellent resource for differentiating writing instruction in the classroom, the Writing Skills Teacher's Handbook explains how to teach writing through explicit instruction, models, and samples of student writing at various stages.

Also includes cross-curricular applications, writing prompts, and discussion of state and national writing assessments.

Special sections in spelling, handwriting, and keyboarding help build fluency and confidence in young and struggling writers.

Can be used without the student books as an excellent professional resource or with Writing Skills student books to practice skills addressed in grades 2 - 12.

Writing Skills Student Books are Book A #1920 Grades 2-4, Book 1 #1227 Grades 5-6, Book 2 #1236 Grades 7-8. and Book 3 # 4899 Grades 9-12

Published by EPS-School Specialty

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The Core Skills: Writing workbook series will help students achieve writing success through step-by-step lessons that brings students from the basics of a sentence to paragraphs to writing different types of papers and revising.

This Grade 8 workbook follows the English/Language Arts Common Core State Standards for 8th grade. Lessons cover building sentences by expanding with adjectives and adverbs, writing topic sentences, writing a five-paragraph essay, proofreading and more.

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A group of farm animals are ready to moo-oooove about the farm! Play this version of the classic board game, Snakes and Ladders. Hey! Hay! Can you climb your way to the top or are you getting muddy as you slide past a buddy? The farm animals are having so much fun counting their way to the win - will it be you? A great game for the whole family! It includes six pawns and stands, gameboard, and spinner.

Skills learned:
Number recognition
Basic counting
Direction/movement comprehension
Social development
Animal recognition

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Hands-on, screen-free, no-mess activities teach sight words

Bring Bob Books characters to life and extend the learning from the beloved Bob Books Kindergarten Sight Words series! Children have on-the-go fun while developing critical prereading and fine motor skills. Use the soft-tip water pen to fill the pages with color, watch them dry, and do it all over again!

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Whales, The Gentle Giants. Even the smallest whale is as big as a rowboat. Learn more facts about the giants of the deep when you read this book. Part of the "Step Into Reading" series. Level 3. Recommended reading level grades 1-3. Softcover. 48 pages. Learn More

Over 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and all-new photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted, transported from France, unveiled, and made into an American icon. Level 2 Reader. 32 pages. Ages 4-6 Learn More

Help to ease your child's transition into reading chapter books with the confidence building "Step into Reading" series. This level 5 book is perfect for children who have just started reading chapter books and still like books with colorful pictures. Read all about the Trojan war in this non-fiction account of Grecian history. 48 pages, softcover. Pronunciation guide included. 47 pages. Learn More

Christopher Columbus by Stephen Krensky. A Step 3 reading on your own book, this is the story of three small ships and a huge, unknown sea. Travel with Christopher Columbus and his crew on their brave voyage of discovery. 48 pp. Learn More

Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman is an easy-to-read, page-turning account of Harriet Tubman’s life. It takes you from her childhood in slavery to her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad to her later work as a suffragette and as a spy in the Civil War. This remarkable true story brings to life one of America’s greatest female role models.

Part of: Step Into Reading: Level 4

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Illustrated in full color. "This introduction to sharks keeps within a first-grade reading level without sacrificing information. Cole tells about different kinds of sharks, and facts on their food consumption and innumerable teeth. The text makes clear that few sharks eat people and that sharks come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Grades K-2 Learn More

Take a tour with students in grades 5 and up using Egypt and the Middle East! This 128-page book covers topics such as Sumer, the rise of kings, grave robbers, Queen Hatshepsut, King Tut, Alexander the Great, the Islamic Golden Age, the Crusades, WWI, and Saddam Hussein. This book presents and reinforces information through captivating reading passages and a variety of reproducible, cross-discipline activities. It also includes biographical sketches, a time line, and a complete answer key.

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This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 9th-12th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references included. Learn More

This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 5th-7th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references given. Learn More

This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 4th-6th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references given. From Progeny Press. Learn More

Bob Books Set 3 Word Families. Bob Books were developed to foster the earliest steps in reading and give children books that encourage the joy of learning through simplicity, consistency, and warmth. These carefully graduated books introduce reading sounds logically and progressively. This set includes: Consonant blends, endings, and a few sight words advance reading skills and create more complex stories. Use of word families makes longer stories more manageable. Includes eight books, hilarious pictures, and two fun-to-do activity books. Learn More

Bob Books Set 5 Long Vowels. Bob Books were developed to foster the earliest steps in reading and give children books that encourage the joy of learning through simplicity, consistency, and warmth. These carefully graduated books introduce reading sounds logically and progressively. In this set, children learn long vowels and the magical silent e. Maturing readers' vocabularies grow quickly as they finish the stories in these eight longer books, 16 to 24 pages each. Upon finishing set 5, kids are proud to be ready for chapter books. Learn More

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

Bob Books Set 1 Beginning Readers. Bob Books were developed to foster the earliest steps in reading and give children books that encourage the joy of learning through simplicity, consistency, and warmth. These carefully graduated books introduce reading sounds logically and progressively. This set of 12 books with 12 pages each is great for the very beginning reader. Words include short vowels in three letter words.

See also BOB Books: Beginning Readers Workbook #0927

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