Amazing People Grades 4 8

Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing People in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author’s purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!

The ability to give an effective verbal presentation is an important skill that you can teach your students. To be able to give strong, organized oral presentations increases a person's chances of being regarded as knowledgeable, capable, and in command. This complete, developmental program prepares young people to become confident public speakers. It introduces techniques for writing and delivering interesting, animated speeches. General topics include making introductions, quick-pick speeches, writing a speech, and speaking techniques. Fashioned after Toastmasters, the program includes complete lesson plans, worksheets and information sheets, and evaluation forms. The culminating activity is a program that allows each participant to make an oral presentation. In each lesson, practical ideas introduce and reinforce the need for preparation and attention to detail. The series of lessons begins with fun, low-anxiety activities and ends with a presentation for parents. Once students become skillful and confident in public speaking, you will find many opportunities for them to use these skills. There are opportunities for oral presentations in all areas of the curriculum. Some activities that would reinforce public speaking skills are oral book reports, reader's theater, discussion groups, oral reports in content areas, poster talks, interviews, demonstrations or explanations of how to do something, brainstorming, debates, plays, teaching a lesson, dramatic or expressive reading, or role-playing. For more guidance on verbal presentation, see Public Speaking: A Student Guide to Writing and Delivering a Great Speech. Grades 4-8

Connect students in grades 4 and up with science using Amazing Facts about Animals. This 128-page book features creatures from North and South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the ocean, and the farm. The book includes puzzles, logic problems, myth busters, and scientific mysteries to pique student interest. It also includes reproducibles and answer keys.

This book will provide challenging activities that help students explore the contributions of African-Americans throughout the history of our nation, from slavery to the Civil War, theHarlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights movement, and the present. Short warm-ups and quick assessments will highlight the African-American heroes of the past, as well as the leaders of today. Answer keys and teacher resources page included. --P. [4] of cover.

Facilitate a love of language with students in grades 4 and up using Jumpstarters for Figurative Language: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom! This 48-page resource covers dictionary imagery, similes, metaphors, adages, idioms, clichés, personification, allusions, symbolism, hyperboles, and synecdoche. It includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.

Bring history to life for students in grades 4 and up using Jumpstarters for World History: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom! This 48-page resource covers ancient civilizations, such as the Sumerians, the Vikings, the Celts, the Aztecs, and the Romans. It includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.

Advance student vocabulary using Jumpstarters for Vocabulary: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom for grades 4 and up! This 48-page resource covers dictionary skills, confusing words, homophones, antonyms, synonyms, words from mythology, and foreign words and phrases. It includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.

Make reading fun for students in grades 4 and up using Reading Tutor: Sports! This 48-page book captures readers' enthusiasm with interesting, age-appropriate stories and activities relating to sports. The book includes activities that reinforce difficult comprehension skills and improve reading levels. It is great for use in the classroom and at home!