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180 DAYS OF HIGH-FREQUENCY
WORDS
TEXT-BASED WRITING
GETTING TO THE CORE OF
WRITING
This resource help teachers to incorporate
writing instruction in the classroom as an
essential element of literacy development
while implementing best practices. Getting to
the Core of Writing simpli昀椀es the planning of
writing instruction and assists teachers in
becoming familiar with the Common Core
State Standards of Writing and provides
resources to support the implementation
of these standards. It features a Teacher
Resource CD and contains information on
how to establish a daily writing workshop.
Over 250 pp.
Build reading skills and increase the ability to
recognize sight words instantly with this
invaluable classroom resource. For teachers
who do not have time for vocabulary instruction,
this series features quick, easy-to-use daily word
study activities to include in the language arts
block. Based on Fry's 1000 Instant Words, 180
Days of High-Frequency Words introduces three
snap words each week in a structure that places
the focus on word recognition. A total of 108
high-frequency words is covered. Boost reading,
writing, and spelling skills with this resource that
prepares students for college and career.
Text-based writing boosts students’ reading
comprehension and writing skills through
close examination of texts. The writing
activities in this book help students process
information, think critically, and use content
vocabulary to write about what they have
learned. Leveled texts. Lessons include
non昀椀ction articles, comprehension questions,
content vocabulary, graphic organizers, and
writing prompts. Writing formats include
sequence, explanatory, opinion, cause and
e昀昀ect, argument, and compare and contrast
Directed reading strategies help guide
035520 Kindergarten
students through noting important information 035522 Grade 2
and prepare them for text-based writing on
state tests. Correlated to current standards.
039763 Grade 2
039765 Grade 4
035521 Grade 1
ea. $46.95
039764 Grade 3
039766 Grade 5
ea. $60.95
032763 Kindergarten 032767 Grade 4
032765 Grade 2
032768 Grade 5
032766 Grade 3
032769 Grade 6
ea. $47.95
180 DAYS OF WRITING
TRAITS OF WRITING:
THE COMPLETE GUIDE FOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL
180 Days of Writing is an easy-to-use resource
that provides teachers and parents with daily
practice activities for students to build writing and
grammar skills. Students interact with mentor texts
and then apply their learning by writing opinion/
argument, informative/explanatory, and narrative pieces. This excellent classroom resource
features: •18 theme-based, 2-week units--each
aligned to one writing standard. •A framework for
students to practice steps of the writing process:
prewriting, drafting, revising, editing & publishing.
•Versatile daily practice pages that are easy to
prepare & implement. •Genre-speci昀椀c rubrics that
provide authentic assessment to help di昀昀erentiate
instruction. •Digital resources including assessment-analysis tools. •Correlated to College and
Career Readiness & other state standards.
The Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide
for Middle School contains classroom-tested
materials developed just for teachers of grades
6-8. Brand-new scoring guides, scored sample
papers, Think Abouts, warm-up exercises, focus
lessons, and activities for each trait, organized by
that trait’s key qualities, make it easy to assess
034801 Kindergarten 034805 Grade 4
writing and deliver targeted instruction. With CD
034802 Grade 1
034806 Grade 5
of reproducible forms. 336 pages.
034804 Grade 3
031516
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$66.95
034807 Grade 6
ea. $46.95
COMPREHENSION & CRITICAL
THINKING
Use these step-by-step guides to build students’
comprehension and critical thinking skills as
they prepare for standardized tests that feature
document-based questions. Step 1 has students
reading high-interest non昀椀ction articles from
TIME For Kids authors. Step 2 has students
strengthening comprehension skills by responding to follow-up questions from all levels of
Bloom’s Taxonomy. Step 3 has students studying primary source documents (such as maps,
census reports, population reports, charts, and
graphs) that are related to the articles. Step
4 has students demonstrating critical thinking
skills by responding to questions based on
these primary sources. Teacher Resource CD
includes reproducible pages of articles, primary
source documents, and questions. 152 pages.
031584 Grade 1
031587 Grade 4
031585 Grade 2
031588 Grade 5
031586 Grade 3
031589 Grade 6
$54.95 each
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