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"One, Two, Three … I'll race you to that apple tree. It's apple-picking time!" A group of young friends spend a beautiful autumn day picking apples and learning about the delicious foods that are made with their favorite fruit. Vivid illustrations accompany the simple but sweet rhyming story, which is printed on sturdy pages that little fingers will find easy to turn and will withstand many readings.

Grade level Preschool - 1 (ages 3 - 6)

Dover Original.

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An inspiring audio collection of true stories of 20th Century Americans whose gifts transformed the world.

Written & Performed by Jim Weiss.

You will meet: George Gershwin, who composed musical masterpieces, and his lyricist friend, E.Y. Harburg (The Wizard of Oz and more) Navy Admiral Grace Hopper, the quotable computer genius who led the way into the age of high technology Langston Hughes, whose belief in possibilities drove him to overcome racism and write immortal poetry Nellie Bly, the pioneering woman journalist whose breathtaking adventures literally took her around the world Charles Steinmetz, the scientific genius with a giant heart lodged in a body four feet tall Harry Truman, whose boyhood readings in history later guided his own history-making decisions as President of the United States.

These stories will have you shaking your head in wonder at the vast (and vastly entertaining) variety of ways in which humans can strive for greatness.

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Finding Freedom invites students to follow America's journey toward finding freedom by examining multiple perspectives, conflicts, ideas, and challenges through seminal historical texts. This unit, developed by Vanderbilt University's Programs for Talented Youth and aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), features close readings of some of the most famous American political speeches from notable Americans, presidents, and minority voices. To sharpen historical thinking, students analyze arguments for freedom, examine dissenting perspectives, and reason through multiple viewpoints of historical issues through debates and interactive activities. To develop advanced literacy skills, students evaluate effective rhetorical appeals, claims, supporting evidence, and techniques that advance arguments. Students synthesize their learning by comparing speeches to each other, relating texts to contemporary issues of today, and making interdisciplinary connections. Lessons include close readings with text-dependent questions, choice-based differentiated products, rubrics, formative assessments, social studies content connections, and ELA tasks that require argument and explanatory writing. Ideal for pre-AP and honors courses, the unit features speeches from Patrick Henry, Frederick Douglass, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lincoln, Kennedy, Johnson, George W. Bush, Obama, and others. Learn more about the advanced curriculum units from Vanderbilt University. Grades 6–8 Learn More

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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Each workbook reinforces the 100 words that children need to know – and it helps them master comprehension, spelling, writing, and usage of each word.

Includes:

• • Fill-in-the-blank stories and sentences
• • Word riddles, games, and puzzles
• • Stories that present the words in context
• • "Guess the Word" activities
• • Word classifying and sorting activities
• • Practice using irregular verb forms
• • Proofreading practice

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Each workbook reinforces the 100 words that children need to know – and it helps them master comprehension, spelling, writing, and usage of each word.

Includes:

• • Fill-in-the-blank stories and sentences
• • Word riddles, games, and puzzles
• • Stories that present the words in context
• • "Guess the Word" activities
• • Word classifying and sorting activities
• • Practice using irregular verb forms
• • Proofreading practice

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Each workbook reinforces the100 words that children need to know – and it helps them master comprehension, spelling, writing, and usage of each word.

Includes:

• • Fill-in-the-blank stories and sentences
• • Word riddles, games, and puzzles
• • Stories that present the words in context
• • "Guess the Word" activities
• • Word classifying and sorting activities
• • Practice using irregular verb forms
• • Proofreading practice

For use with Grade 3.

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This distinctively Christian overview covers well-known works of art, from the Lascaux Cave paintings and Winged Victory to the Mona Lisa and American Gothic. But the program also takes time to focus on art by Christians and about the Christian faith. Two great works of art are on nearly all of the 32 flashcards (#3890) along with information about each art movement studied. This full-color workbook contains comprehension questions, crafts, activities, readings, and features on artists of the faith—both historical and contemporary. Fully integrated with the Veritas History Series (yet able to stand on its own), this art history program was designed to fill one year. It could also be stretched out from 2nd through 6th, to enjoy several cards at a time. Or it might be used as a transitional program in 7th, since it spans all of Western history.

327 pages; softcover

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This distinctively Christian overview covers well-known works of art, from the Lascaux Cave paintings and Winged Victory to the Mona Lisa and American Gothic. But the program also takes time to focus on art by Christians and about the Christian faith. Two great works of art are on nearly all of the 32 flashcards along with information about each art movement studied. The full-color workbook (#3634) contains comprehension questions, crafts, activities, readings, and features on artists of the faith—both historical and contemporary. Fully integrated with the Veritas History Series, yet able to stand on its own, this art history program was designed to fill one year. It could also be stretched out from 2nd through 6th, to enjoy several cards at a time. Or it might be used as a transitional program in 7th, since it spans all of Western history. Learn More

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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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

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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