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Spot the tiny shrimps hiding in the sand, see a shy crab underneath a rock and watch a jewel-like anemone open its tentacles in this beautiful book of nature's hidden habitats. Just hold the page up to a light to discover it all. Please visit kanemiller.com for more resources (games, puzzles, activities etc.) to accompany the books.

Series: Shine-A-Light

Shine a flashlight behind the page or hold it to the light to reveal what is hidden in and around different places and things. Discover a world of great surprises!

Age 4 - 8                                     Publisher: Kane Miller

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All-in-one creative writing curriculum for students 8 years through High School. In this independently used, consumable workbook, an interactive, fun-loving pirate story teaches students the basic elements of a story. A Pirate's Guide t' th' Grammar of Story, written by a professional story designer, is a practical and engaging resource.      

Many students are eager to tell stories, but lack instruction. Many parents don’t teach creative writing because they don’t know where to begin. This consumable workbook was designed to be easy to use and does not require anything of the parent except to simply encourage their children's creativity.Workbook author Chris Hansen has over a decade of story designing experience, training filmmakers and novelists. He took the material he uses with professionals and simplified it for students. But, as someone who works with creative people, he could not produce something dry and boring. So he crafted a story of pirates, talking monkeys, and magical jelly beans which is layered into the exercises in order to keep students engaged and provide an interactive model of the lessons. While fun, the material is not fluff. This is a serious curriculum that teaches the fundamental building blocks—the grammar—of a story. It builds creativity, improves imagination, and develops the storytelling skills that are of increasing value in today's world. 

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Comprehensive but not complicated! Math Fundamentals helps your sixth graders navigate the new math. Math Models and analysis questions, plenty of skill practice, and real-world problems guide students in thinking through and solving problems. To help you target instruction, each unit clearly lists the standards information, mathematical practices, and skills covered. Within a unit, math lessons are presented simply. Every math lesson includes: • A Math Models reference page that shows students strategies for solving problems. This is helpful for parents and students transitioning to new math. • Skill practice pages that progress in difficulty. • A culminating problem-solving task that leads students through the process of solving a real-life problem.

Grade 6 units:

• Use ratios to solve problems

• Divide with fractions

• Compute with decimals and find factors and multiples

• Use positive and negative numbers and absolute value

• Write and evaluate expressions

• Solve equations and inequalities

• Use dependent and independent variables

• Solve area, surface area, and volume problems

• Understand statistical measures

• Use data distributions

Designed to support new math programs, Math Fundamentals is the perfect easy-to-use supplement to your Common Core math or current math curriculum.This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. 224 pages. From Evan-Moor.

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Comprehensive but not complicated! Math Fundamentals helps your fifth graders navigate the new math. Math Models and analysis questions, plenty of skill practice, and real-world problems guide students in thinking through and solving problems. To help you target instruction, each unit clearly lists the standards information, mathematical practices, and skills covered. Within a unit, math lessons are presented simply. Every math lesson includes: • A Math Models reference page that shows students strategies for solving problems. This is helpful for parents and students transitioning to new math. • Skill practice pages that progress in difficulty. • A culminating problem-solving task that leads students through the process of solving a real-life problem.

Grade 5 units:

• Use numerical expressions

• Analyze patterns and relationships

• Use place value in decimals and exponents

• Use operations with whole numbers and decimals

• Add and subtract fractions

• Multiply and divide fractions

• Convert measurements within a system

• Represent and interpret data

• Calculate volume

• Use the coordinate plane

• Classify figures

Designed to support new math programs, Math Fundamentals is the perfect easy-to-use supplement to your Common Core math or current math curriculum. This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key. 224 pages. From Evan-Moor.

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"The World at War" (1920—1945) covers the period from the signing of the Versailles Treaty, which signaled the end of World War I, through World War II and the defeat of Japan. Special emphasis is given to the stressed postwar economies of Europe following the Great War, which set the stage for further international conflict. The Roaring Twenties, the stock market crash of 1929, The Great Depression, Roosevelt's New Deal, the rise of fascism, and the grim legacies of the Holocaust figure prominently in this volume. Also discussed is the influence of historic personalities such as Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Mussolini. Challenging map exercises and provocative review questions encourage meaningful reflection and historical analysis. Grades 7-12. 32 pages. Learn More

(1945. . .) The Modern World covers the period from the end of World War II to the present. The rebuilding of postwar Europe, the advent of the Cold War, space exploration, the collapse of Soviet communism, and the explosion of advanced technologies in the late 20th century figure prominently in this volume. Also discussed are the contributions and influence of historic personalities such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nikita Khrushchev, Mikhail Gorbachev, and American presidents from Harry Truman to Bill Clinton. Challenging map exercises and provocative review questions encourage meaningful reflection and historical analysis. Grades 7-12. 32 pages. Learn More

Real Science Odyssey (RSO) is a parent-friendly, rigorous, and complete science series. Each book provides a curriculum for one school year that is written for use indoors and out. It covers the microscopic as well as the macroscopic and is sequential, so that one chapter and one grade build upon another. Each topic of RSO level one is presented in an entertaining, story-like format that is reinforced by hands-on activities, along with background science information, parent instructions, labs, reading lists, notebooking pages, science vocabulary, and learning goals. With RSO your child will be introduced to more science than you ever thought possible in a way that aims to cultivate a lifelong love of science. R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey systematically presents important scientific skills at age-appropriate levels, including: Scientific method, Observation skills, Analytical skills, and Mathematics. Have an extra student? Use R.E.A. L. Science Odyssey Physics Level 1 Student Pages (sold separately - Item # 0835) and save from buying an extra text! Grades 2-5. From Pandia Press. Learn More

Spectrum® Word Problems for grade 8, includes focused practice for essential math skills. Skills include: •Real world applications •Multi-step word problems •Whole numbers, decimals, and fractions •Ratio and proportion •Percents and interest •Metric and customary measurement •Graphs, probability, and statistics •Geometry •Perimeter, area, and volume •Algebra Learn More

Spectrum® Word Problems for grade 7, includes focused practice for essential math skills. Skills include: •Real world applications •Multi-step word problems •Fractions, decimals, and percents •Ratio and proportion •Metric and customary measurement •Graphs, probability, and statistics •Geometry •Perimeter, area, and volume •Variables, expressions, and equations Learn More

A vast and absorbing resource, the fourth edition of The Timetables of ™History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. With nearly 100 pages of new material, including: Recent breakthroughs in science and technology New achievements in the visual arts and music Milestones in religion, philosophy, and learning The rise and fall of nations and the emergence of historical figures Landmarks in the drama of daily life around the world. Softcover. 848 Pages. Learn More

The Creative Writer: Level Four. Building on the skills taught in the first three levels, the The Creative Writer, Level Four: Becoming a Writer guides young writers from idea to polished short story or poem in a single volume. Becoming a Writer also walks students through the transition from study to practice, broadening the series' focus by discussing the writing life--how to find and sumit literary journals, how to develop discipline, and how to persevere in the face of rejection. Designed for older students, the readings increase in maturity as well. Parents may wish to preview selections for younger students using this curriculum. The Creative Writer Level 4: Becoming a Writer will provide guide students towards becoming a true writer. 36 weeks of instruction, divided between fiction and poetry. 240 pages, softcover. Grades 8-10. From Peace Hill Press. Learn More

Grades 7-9. The Creative Writer: Level Two Essential Ingredients. The meat and potatoes of the writer's craft Learn to write riveting fiction by mastering the five vital parts of a story: plot, character dialogue, point of view, and setting. Study the five essential elements of spellbinding poetry: line breaks, rhyme, meter sound, sound, and word choice. Then blend it all together. The Creative Writer, Level Two guides you through an innovative, compelling series of exercises, each one designed to build your skill in the essential ingredients of fiction and poetry. Then, author Boris Fishman sets you free to create your own recipe for gripping ficiton and spellbinding poetry. Use as a follow-up to the inital volume, The Creative Writer, Level One: Five-Finger Exercises. Or begin with Level Two as a more advanced introduction to imaginative writing. Each volume contains directions and instruction for the developing writer, as well as guidance for the mentor or teacher. From Peace Hill Press. Learn More

The stories of Milly-Molly-Mandy and her family and friends have charmed generations of children since they first appeared in 1925. This collection of twenty-one classic tales about this resourceful and thoughtful little girl reflect with accuracy the dilemmas and challenges of a child's world. Young children today will love to hear how Milly-Molly-Mandy decides to spend her first penny, looks after a hedgehog, and spends her first night away from home. These timeless stories are perfect for reading aloud, for older children to read by themselves, or as a story before bedtime, and will bring back many happy memories for many parents and grandparents. The book's endpaper feature a two-page map of Milly-Molly-Mandy's village complete with drawings of cottages, fields, streets, and shops making it easy for children to follow Milly-Molly-Mandy from place to place. Picture Book. Hardbound. 8 1/10 x 5 2/5 inches, 224 pages. Age Range: 5 to 8. Grade Range: k to 3. Learn More

Give fifth grade students important life skills by teaching them about money and financial concepts and how to apply math to the world around them!

This dynamic teaching resource provides reproducible cut-out math manipulatives, reference sheets, and visual aids to support students as they explore real-world lessons and hands-on activities related to making and following a budget, earning money at a job, using banks, paying for health services, and more.

Financial Literacy Lessons and Activities for Grade 5 is based on national and state standards and enriches any math curriculum in the classroom and home.

What’s Inside

Financial Literacy Lessons and Activities Grade 5 is based on current national and state standards, and each of the 10 units includes:

• Teacher overview with a suggested teaching plan, discussion questions, and vocabulary
• Real-world story that introduces each unit’s theme in the context of real life
• Cross-curricular activities including vocabulary, reading comprehension, and social studies
• Math application that presents scenarios using money-based word problems
• Hands-on activities such as partner and whole-class games and role playing that bring the concepts to life

Valuable teaching tools include these reproducible worksheets:

• Cut-out math manipulatives such as play money
• Reference sheets and visual aids for decimals, percentages, graphs, and fractions
• Glossary of vocabulary words

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G. A. Henty (1832-1903) wrote vastly popular, carefully researched books about fictional youngsters who lived during critical periods of history. In this exciting volume, he provides a thrilling glimpse of the struggle between Great Britain and Spain for supremacy of the high seas, as seen through the eyes of a sixteenth-century teenager, Ned Hearne. Along with three friends, young Ned is swept up in one adventure after another as he accompanies the daring English mariner Francis Drake on amazing voyages of discovery across the Pacific. An eyewitness to the great naval battle between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada, Ned has firsthand views of England's rise as the world's most powerful sea-going nation. A rousing, old-fashioned tale of ruthless life on the high seas, Under Drake’s Flag introduces today’s young readers to one of yesteryear’s most widely read authors—a writer whose many talents earned him the title Prince of Storytellers. Learn More

Here's a fun way to make history come alive — a coloring book that portrays the most famous of all voyages, the thrilling discovery of America. With 41 superb drawings, colorists can follow Italian navigator Christopher Columbus and his crew from the time they set sail from Spain in 1492 through their arrival in the New World. Captions explain interesting details, such as life aboard ship, storms at sea, customs of Native Americans, being honored by Spanish monarchs, and much more. Learn More

Adventurer, conquerer, political genius, classic author - Julius Caesar lived one of history’s most amazing lives. Yet it was the story of his death that William Shakespeare turned into a dramatic masterpiece. This spirited retelling brings us Shakespeare’s cast of immortal characters with excerpts from the original dialogue told in a way that young listeners can grasp. This CD will nurture a passion for Shakespeare and an understanding of why these people and historical events still shape our world today. Learn More

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Study Guide. (Accompanies reader sold separately.) Everyone agreed that the six Herdman kids were the worst kids in the world. They stole, they lied, they hit little kids, they talked dirty, and even the girls smoked cigars. To the other children Sunday School was a safe haven, because the Herdmans never went there. Then one Sunday, when the Herdmans show up looking for a chocolate cake, they hear about the Christmas pageant and decide they want to participate. To everyone's dismay, the Herdmans manage to get the lead roles in the play. Everyone expects a disaster, but to their surprise, the Herdmans bring a fresh interpretation to the Christmas story - a story the Herdmans had never heard before until now. Grade Level: 4-6. Setting: Contemporary. From Progeny Press. Learn More

Human history began when people gathered around rivers, began sowing seeds, settled into permanent shelters and chose collaboration over competition to create pockets of stability in an often harsh and threatening world. These tiny gatherings slowly grew and civilizations took root around the Yellow River in China, the Indus Valley, the storied Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and the Nile. This guide and the literature in this study tells the stories of those peoples–the ones who planted crops and built cities, developed technology, the arts, literature, and pushed human achievement to levels never seen before.

This story is told through myth, literature, religious texts, archaeological evidence, and much more. Adaptations of Gilgamesh, the Iliad, the Ramayana, and Egyptian and Greek mythology pair with first hand accounts from people who witnessed historically significant events. Accurate fictional accounts bring to life figures like the Old Testament prophet Elijah, provide colorful depictions of life in Egypt and Greece and ancient Roman Brittania.

This teacher guide will take you and your high school level student from the beginnings of civilization in Mesopotamia and Sumer, on to ancient Egypt, through the wanderings of the Jews and the splitting of the Israelites into the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, to the Yellow River and the first Emperor of China, through the Indus Valley and its incredible flourishing, to the cradle of democracy, ancient Greece, and into the Roman Empire and the birth of Christianity. This guide delves deep into the beliefs and ideas that motivated our ancestors to create, to worship, to conquer and to love. Comparative studies between the religious systems of Egypt, India, China, Greece, Rome, Israel, and the development of Christianity provide essential perspective in understanding how each culture is directly shaped by what it takes to be true. Compare how creation narratives contribute to the understanding of human value, how myth both reflects and shapes history, how story ties all of humanity together.

Hands-on activities add depth to the history while vocabulary lists, comprehension questions, research topics, and website links make this both an academically strong study and one that will engage your entire family in stimulating discussions. Our teacher guide provides the structure you want and the flexibility you need to successfully teach this complex time period.

•This study contains 108 lessons. •Complete 3 lessons per week for a one-year study.

Grades 9-10

Beautiful Feet

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Challenge students with engaging activities and lessons as they undertake a rich and deep exploration of this classic young adult fiction novel. Written by William Golding, the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize in Literature, this world-renowned literary work will captivate students as they examine its powerful themes of conflict, civilization, survival, and savagery. This resource is packed with tools to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. These rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to comprehend complex literature and help them understand the story's significance. Strengthen your students' critical literacy skills. Grades 9-12 From Teacher Created Materials See also #1874. Learn More

What better way to is there to learn than by doing? This unusual book enables children to carry out more than 40 experiments with minimal supervision, yet full success. Before embarking on the world of discovery, the reader is introduced to the language of chemistry, including a list of the most common elements and their symbols. A chapter on setting up a laboratory, with a list of equipment and chemicals is also very helpful, as is a discussion of laboratory techniques. The experiments focus on the chemicals in the air; the chemistry of water; solutions, diffusion and osmosis; crystals; fire; acids, bases and salts; photography; and everyday things. The experiments included demonstrate how to grow a crystal garden, make oxygen five different ways, measure the proportion of oxygen in air, bleach cloth, and make soap and toothpaste. No special equipment is needed; apparatus can for the most part be made at home, and the materials are readily available, inexpensive household items, or are easily found at the corner drug store. This volume offers upper elementary, jr. and sr. high school students a very entertaining way to enrich their background in science and its applications. A Dover Publication. Softcover. 85+ pages.

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Give first grade students important life skills by teaching them about money and financial concepts and how to apply math to the world around them!

This dynamic teaching resource provides reproducible cut-out math manipulatives, reference sheets, and visual aids to support students as they explore real-world lessons and hands-on activities related to using money, buying groceries, collecting allowances, paying at a restaurant, raising money to help others, and more.

Financial Literacy Lessons and Activities for Grade 1 is based on national and state standards and enriches any math curriculum in the classroom or home.

What’s Inside

Financial Literacy Lessons and Activities Grade 1 is based on current national and state standards, and each of the 10 units includes:

• Teacher overview with a suggested teaching plan, discussion questions, and vocabulary
• Real-world story that introduces each unit’s theme in the context of real life
• Cross-curricular activities including vocabulary, reading comprehension, and social studies
• Math application that presents scenarios using money-based word problems
• Hands-on activities such as partner and whole-class games and role playing that bring the concepts to life

Valuable teaching tools include these reproducible worksheets:

• Cut-out math manipulatives such as play money
• Reference sheets and visual aids such as number charts and balance sheets
• Glossary of vocabulary words

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The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal - a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novella confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a large part in his winning the Nobel Prize for literature.

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The third book in the Life of Fred Elementary Series Ursa Major (Big Bear), Commutative, Asterism, Vowels, Cardinality of a Set, Loud Talkers, Hiring Freeze, One Quarter, Numerals vs. Numbers, Counting by Threes, Hoodwinked, Finding Patterns, Sheet Music for “Happy”, Four Basic Emotions, Right Angles, Quarter and Half Notes, Obligate Carnivores, Adjectives and Verbs, Carbohydrates, a Quarter to Three, the Mariana Trench, 5280 Feet in a Mile, Ferdinand Magellan’s Trip, What Pacific Means, Bacteria, Rabies in 300 B.C., Treating Cat Scratches, Capital Letters Start Sentences, Five Vowel Words: Mat, Met, Mit, Mot, Mut, Twenty-Two English Words That Don’t Contain a Vowel: By, Cry, . . . , Tryst, and Why, Numbers Expressed as Hundreds, Tens and Ones, Sexagesimal and Decimal Systems, Numbers that Add to 13, Morse Code, Four Major Oceans of the World, Centuries, Centenarians, and Centurions, Homonyms, Square Feet, Prepositional Phrases, 71 English Prepositions, Volume, One Meter, the Three Countries of the World that Don’t Primarily Use the Metric System. What Mathematicians Do, Prime Numbers, Less Than (<), hardback, 128 pages. Learn More