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This collection of our most popular quick, fun thinking puzzles and games develops a variety of critical and creative thinking skills for top academic performance in all subjects. The book includes language development, math, writing, visual, spatial, and perceptual skills activities that build deductive, inductive, and logical reasoning. Teaching Support: Easy-to-follow directions and answers are included. Grades 6-8. 46 pages. From The Critical Thinking Company. Learn More

Word Roots teaches students the meanings of Latin prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Students learn the building blocks of words-prefixes, suffixes, and roots-in order to unlock new vocabulary. By learning the etymology of words with Word Roots, students will enhance their vocabulary and improve their understanding of unfamiliar words, as well as improve spelling skills. Each lesson features the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes used to form the vocabulary words. The activities following the lessons include opportunities to spell and define words by matching words to definitions; complete the sentence by choosing the correct word; define word parts; write sentences using words in the lesson; and complete an optional creative writing assignment. Word Roots Level 1 replaces the previous Word Roots A1 book. This new version has been updated and improved! More effective activities to help students learn the meaning and spelling of roots, prefixes, and suffixes have been added, as well as more than 100 new vocabulary words. In addition, lesson reviews have been added to ensure that students retain what is taught in the lessons. 234 reproducible pages, softcover. Line-listed answer key included, along with a Latin prefix/root/suffix dictionary. Grades 5-12+. Learn More

AlphaMagnets® Jumbo Lowercase Multicolored Magnets.. Features 42 colorful magnets that stay where they’re placed. Ages 4-6. The highest-quality magnetic manipulatives available! Features more and stronger magnets than other magnetic letter sets to ensure each piece stays where you want it and doesn’t slip. Provides examples of letters formed the same way students are taught to form them. Includes extras of the letters you need most (a, e, i, o, u, b, l, m, r, s, t). Stores in a durable, stackable tub for easy cleanup. All 42 pieces in 6 colors measure 2.5"H each so they’re easy for small hands to manage and provide tactile reinforcement of phonics and early reading concepts. Grades PreK+ Learn More

Watch your children explore and build colorful patterns with these plastic tiles. Set includes 400 color tiles in four colors packaged in a reusable storage bucket. Activity Guide included. Pieces are each 3/16" thick. Grades K and up. Learn More

GeoSafari® Talking Microscope™. Get a close-up view, listen to cool facts—even play a quiz game! Ages 5-8. The perfect first microscope! Great for introducing scientific observation. • Features a dial children can turn to listen to fun facts about what they’re seeing on the slides • Challenges children to remember what they’ve learned in an electronic quiz game • Includes 12 prepared slides of common insects • Magnifies 5x and provides a light for easy, close-up viewing • Requires 3 C batteries, not included • Grades K+. Learn More

Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring. Grades 3-5 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 included. From Progeny Press. Learn More

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

This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 8th-12th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references included. From Progeny Press. Learn More

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

Free at Last! is a biography of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who encouraged nonviolent protest to fulfill his dream of an America where people would be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin.

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Read the incredible true story of the "unsinkable" ship that sank. Level 3 is for children able to read on their own. The stories are exciting and captivating in order to develop the child's own desire to read. More text and more complex sentence structure are presented, with information spreads to help develop the reader's general knowledge. The choice of subject widens to match the broadening of children's experiences and interests. Whether your child is learning how to read or wants to practice and improve his or her reading skills,DK Readers have the right story for developmentally appropriate reading at home. This innovative range of graded readers combines a highly visual approach with stories that children will want to read. Easy-to-read stories for beginning readers with word repetition progress to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure. There's a DK Reader for every child! Learn More

This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 6th-8th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references given. From Progeny Press. Learn More

The Study of Ancient Rome Unit Study, part of the "Study Of..." series by Jennifer Steward is a series of teacher's guides for K-8th (content can be used for higher grades - just use upper level books and materials), offering study outlines, ideas for assignments and activities compiled by subjects with corresponding reproducibles, resources list, spelling words and more! These guides are designed to give you a plan and are more general in nature. They are not so specific as to detail what you should do each day. Since each family is different (number of children, ages, books you have acces to, etc.,) these guides just give you the tools to put together your own tailor-made study. Contains Christian content. From Stewardship Publishing. Learn More

The Study of Ancient Greece Unit Study, part of the "Study Of..." series by Jennifer Steward is a series of teacher's guides for K-8th (content can be used for higher grades - just use upper level books and materials), offering study outlines, ideas for assignments and activities compiled by subjects with corresponding reproducibles, resources list, spelling words and more! These guides are designed to give you a plan and are more general in nature. They are not so specific as to detail what you should do each day. Since each family is different (number of children, ages, books you have acces to, etc.,) these guides just give you the tools to put together your own tailor-made study. Contains Christian content. From Stewardship Publishing. Learn More

The Study of Pirates Unit Study, part of the "Study Of..." series by Jennifer Steward is a series of teacher's guides for K-8th (content can be used for higher grades - just use upper level books and materials), offering study outlines, ideas for assignments and activities compiled by subjects with corresponding reproducibles, resources list, spelling words and more! These guides are designed to give you a plan and are more general in nature. They are not so specific as to detail what you should do each day. Since each family is different (number of children, ages, books you have acces to, etc.,) these guides just give you the tools to put together your own tailor-made study. Contains Christian content. From Stewardship Publishing. Learn More

Readers will learn about such diverse topics as how injured joints are repaired, how bones form in utero, what diseases affect joints, and many others in this book filled with detailed photos and computerized graphics. Grades 3-5. Learn More

This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 7th-9th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references are given. From Progeny Press. Learn More

Math Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math. Students read a short story that includes a chart, table, or graph. Next they answer critical thinking questions to improve their understanding of the math concept and develop their critical thinking (comprehension) skills. Students can’t just scan the story for answers—they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and the chart, table, or graph to explain and support their answers. Stories are age-relevant, high-interest, and show students that math is integral to everyday activities. Teaching Support: Includes general and student introductions, a lesson that explains the concept of evidence, a chart of topics and key ideas to help select activities, and detailed answers. 110 pages. Grades 3-4. From The Critical Thinking Company. Learn More

Math Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math. Students read a short story that includes a chart, table, or graph. Next they answer critical thinking questions to improve their understanding of the math concept and develop their critical thinking (comprehension) skills. Students can’t just scan the story for answers—they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and the chart, table, or graph to explain and support their answers. Stories are age-relevant, high-interest, and show students that math is integral to everyday activities. Teaching Support: Includes general and student introductions, a lesson that explains the concept of evidence, a chart of topics and key ideas to help select activities, and detailed answers. Grades 5-6. 128 pages. From The Critical Thinking Company. Learn More

GeoSafari® Talking Telescope™. Hear facts, see slides and take the quiz game challenge! Ages 5-8. The ultimate science show-and-tell experience! • Tells children cool facts about mammals, reptiles, planets and stars as they enjoy close-up views of each • Features quiz game that covers everything they’ve learned, with 200 facts and questions in all • Offers on-the-go exploring with detachable scope featuring 4x magnification • Includes 20 slides and built-in storage for easy cleanup • Shuts off automatically • Requires 4 AA batteries, not included • Grades K+. Learn More

Pretend Money Coins & Bills. Fill up a toy cash register, or simply practice making change. Ages 5-9. Great for activities that build money math skills. Use in imaginative play, too. • Features actual-size pretend coins and bills that help students learn to recognize different denominations • Supports activities focusing on addition, subtraction and making change • Includes 30 pennies, 30 nickels, 20 dimes, 15 quarters, 5 half-dollars, 30 $1 bills, 20 $5 bills, 20 $10 bills, 15 $20 bills, 10 $50 bills and 5 $100 bills; all coins are plastic and bills are sturdy paper • Stores all pieces in plastic sectioned tray • Grades K+. Learn More

Builds solid skills in parallel lines, triangles, congruence and similarity, polygons, circles, and more . Reinforces test-taking strategies. Helps students approach problem-solving confidently and fearlessly. Offers questions that mirror actual tests. Grades 7-8. Reproducible Teacher Book. From Walch Education. Learn More

Looking for a fun beginner's Spanish course? Try LIFEPAC Spanish I for grades 9-12! This exciting, consumable foreign language course teaches basic Spanish through reading, writing, and listening. Filled with fun, creative lessons, LIFEPAC Spanish I builds beginning skills in reading, writing, and speaking the Spanish language. And using included audio CDs, your student will have the opportunity to hear Spanish speakers actually using various words and verb tenses! What could be more convenient? But you haven't even heard the best part yet. LIFEPAC Spanish I comes with a must-have teacher's guide filled with teaching ideas, supplemental activities, outlined objectives, and answer keys. Most importantly, after your student has completed this ten-unit, one-year course, he'll be able to ask and answer basic questions and respond to simple statements in Spanish! . Learn More