Resource Books

Grades 3 - 6. Improve speed and accuracy with step-by-step reproducible activities. Your students will love racing the clock, show their knowledge, and building skills and accuracy as they go. Reproducible award certificates and progress charts are included. 100 facts per page!

Grades 4 & up. With a focus on number and operations, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions of the… More »

Grades 4 & up. Highlighting the concept of measurement, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions of the… More »

Grades 4 & up. Highlighting analysis and probability, this resource provides the know-how to use leveled texts to differentiate instruction in mathematics. A total of 15 different topics are featured in and the high-interest text is written at four different reading levels with matching visuals. Practice problems are provided to reinforce what is taught in the passage. The included Teacher Resource CD features a modifiable version of each passage in text format and full-color versions of the… More »

Grades 3 - 5. Includes 113 math games using cards and dice. Games focus on all the operations, place value, decimals, positive and negative integers, graphing, and co-operative games. Specific math skills, number of players, rules, instructions, and variations to increase or decrease difficulty are included.

Build the home-school connection to prepare for Kindergarten! Studies show that parent and family involvement with school is an important factor in children's later academic success. Many families of young children want to learn ways to support their little ones in preparing for and getting the most out of kindergarten. With easy-to-share parent letters and simple, fun activities for families to do together at home, Kick-Start Kindergarten Readiness is the perfect tool for early childhood teachers… More »

Most preschool teachers have musical instruments in their classrooms, but may not realize they can use them for science explorations. In this book, discover 100 activities that let children ages 3-6 explore the science of music and sound using materials easy to find for a preschool classroom. Children will use their bodies to create sounds, explore the relationship between size and pitch, investigate how tempo affects the way we listen to sounds, create musical instruments, and much more. From the… More »

6 years - 9 years. This primary math resource offers over 100 games played with dice and regular cards. Games match appropriate skill levels and the primary skills are covered, such as counting, numeration, patterning, and operations. Ideal for grades K through 3.

With new activities and explorations, tips and information to help you understand how to support the littlest learners, and research nuggets to enhance your own professional knowledge, the Encyclopedia of Infant and Toddler Activities, revised, will be your go-to resource! Activities will help you support curiosity, play, exploration, persistence, emerging foundations in literacy and math, problem solving, and so much more! Paperback. 288 pages.

Turn children's love of active games into learning opportunities with these activities. Each chapter is organized by level of difficulty and each one incorporates fun math experiences with movement. Most activities require few or no materials and include related children's books or music to extend the learning. The index is an great tool as it gives teachers flexibility to plan around children's interests. Use these activities during circle or group time, or use them to reinforce other lessons.… More »

3 - 7 years. Loaded with over 450 activities that allow children to learn at their own pace about spatial relationships, patterning, shapes, numeration, and many other math concepts. 272 pages.

With art math, body math, moving math, wet and messy math and more, children will delight in the 140 activities that bring math to life in the classroom. 256 pages.

Classroom-tested and teacher-approved, these activities help children ages 3-6 learn all about numbers. With 100 engaging and fun activities, Learn Every Day™ About Numbers offers everything a teacher needs to build a foundation for future math learning. Each activity offers learning objectives to meet standards, a materials list, related children's books, and an assessment component to measure children's learning. 128 pages.

Play is learning! But play in the early years is endangered by the emphasis on push-down academics, mounting parental expectations, and pressures on early childhood teachers to prepare young children for the rigors of kindergarten and beyond. With all of that, gains made by play experiences, including readiness skills and social-emotional development, have fallen away. Young children learn best through play. This book helps educators understand the different types of play and the rich opportunities… More »

Grades K - 8. Some people call it Common Core - in reality, it's common sense. This guide will raise educators' comprehension of the Common Core State Standards with ease and efficiency. Each of the 40 teacher-tested tools are clearly presented, explained, and exemplified, guiding educators through every stage of implementing Common Core across the curriculum - from gap analysis to lesson design to assessment. Readers will examine your current practices and update existing curriculum using research-based… More »

The engaging, exciting introduction to early math concepts will be a sure-fire hit with young children. They can go on geometric shape hunts, measure with pompoms, or find the missing numbers. Includes activities that relate to the National Standards in the back of the book. 208 pages.