Instant Content Area Vocabulary Packets

These ready-to-use packets include fun, meaningful activities that offer the repeated practice kids need to really learn science, social studies, and math vocabulary. Activities help teach and reinforce word meanings, usage, and word-analysis skills related to key topics. A variety of fun formats provide extra support for kids of all learning styles. Helps kids succeed in reading and writing Repeated practice gives kids lots of opportunities to learn key vocabulary Great classroom management tool: flexible and easy to use for independent practice, small groups, learning centers, and homework Great for RTI, ELL, and kids of all learning styles Meets national and state standards

Provides activities and games using a variety of kits to help students develop language arts skills.

This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with detailed examples. Drawing on the most rigorous research available, the editors and contributors distill what PreK-8 teachers need to know and do to support all students' ongoing vocabulary growth and enjoyment of reading. New to This Edition*Reflects the latest research and instructional practices.*New section (five chapters) on pressing current issues in the field: assessment, authentic reading experiences, English language learners, uses of multimedia tools, and the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts.*Contributor panel expanded with additional leading researchers.

Incite 2nd grade students enthusiasm to learn using technology in the curriculum! Youll enhance learning and encourage high-order thinking by incorporating a technology project for every week of the school year. Students will develop key technology skills in word processing, spreadsheets, multimedia presentations, and using the Internet while you teach regular classroom content. Lessons are divided among content areas, and the flexible projects are great for computer centers, labs, or one-computer classrooms. The easy-to-follow teacher instructions and step-by-step student directions make this resource a hit in the classroom. The included Teacher Resource CD contains sample projects, templates, and assessment rubrics. 160pp.

Use concept sorts to maximize students' vocabulary and comprehension! Includes reproducible word and picture cards for 15 key topics in the content areas.

These motivating take-home practice pages save instructional time and ensure that students acquire 200+ new vocabulary words they'll encounter in their academic reading. Designed for independent practice, each reproducible packet presents 10 high-utility words in a fun-filled theme, such as Olympic Gold, Rainforest Expedition, and Going Green. Students learn the words by using them repeatedly in the word games and activities included in the packet. Teachers can use the packets flexibly and check students' work over the course of one or more weeks. For use with Grades 3-5.

Bring Novelty Into The Classroom To Get Knowledge Into Students’ Brains! You can invest time and effort into perfecting your lesson plans, encouraging good student behavior, and ensuring your classroom accommodates every learning style. But if your students don’t remember what you teach them, what’s the point? Banish this concern forever when you use the strategies in this thoroughly updated third edition of Marcia Tate’s bestselling Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites, which details twenty definitive brain-compatible techniques to maximize retention and minimize forgetting in learners of all ages. Tate’s techniques are drawn from the latest neuroscientific research and learning style theory and are described step-by-step for immediate application in your classroom. Learn how to: Incorporate interactive fun to your existing lessons, including field trips, games, humor, and even music and rap Use graphic organizers and word webs to solidify lessons visually Facilitate innovative methods of project-based learning You’ll also benefit from new sample lesson plans, activities, and illustrations that reflect the latest research on how students’ brains develop and function. With this book, your students will retain the information from your classroom for years to come.