Making The Grade Reading Grade 1

In this off-beat book perfect for reading aloud, a Caldecott Honor winner shares the story of a duck who rides a bike with hilarious results. One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. “I bet I could ride a bike,” he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on, and began to ride. At first, he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. “Hello, Cow!” said Duck. “Moo,” said Cow. But what she thought was, “A duck on a bike? That’s the silliest thing I’ve ever seen!” And so, Duck rides past Sheep, Horse, and all the other barnyard animals. Suddenly, a group of kids ride by on their bikes and run into the farmhouse, leaving the bikes outside. Now ALL the animals can ride bikes, just like Duck! Praise for Duck on a Bike “Shannon serves up a sunny blend of humor and action in this delightful tale of a Duck who spies a red bicycle one day and gets “a wild idea” . . . Add to all this the abundant opportunity for youngsters to chime in with barnyard responses (“M-o-o-o”; “Cluck! Cluck!”), and the result is one swell read-aloud, packed with freewheeling fun.” —Publishers Weekly “Grab your funny bone—Shannon . . . rides again! . . . A “quackerjack” of a terrific escapade.” —Kirkus Reviews

Strengthen your child's early reading skills with Making the Grade Reading for Grade 1. This workbook matches state learning standards and provides practice for these basic skills: consonant blends and digraphs, grammar, types of sentences, and reading comprehension. Using an easy-to-follow approach, this reading comprehension book for first grade will help your child create the strong foundation in reading he and she needs to learn, practice, and apply basic skills. Making the Grade Reading workbooks will engage your child with appealing, colorful activities while providing exceptional practice to support basic skills. With the Making the Grade series, you can be confident that you’ll choose the perfect workbook to reinforce the skills your child is learning in class. Each workbook in the Making the Grade series includes 48 pages that are full of standards-based activities featuring simple instructions and an answer key. The series offers grade-specific titles for these main school subject areas: Reading (PK–Grade 5), Math (PK–Grade 5), Basic Skills (PK–Grade 2), and Handwriting (K–Grade 5)

Mastering second grade reading and writing is fun and exciting with this book that combines language arts activities with puzzles and humor to lower the barriers to learning and build essential skills. Reading and writing are two of the most important building blocks for future learning, and Highlights(TM) brings Fun with a Purpose® into these essential activities for second graders. Our award-winning content blends reading and writing skills with puzzles, humor, and playful art, which makes learning exciting and fun. Second grade reading and writing skills such as phonics, word recognition, and key ideas will help students improve and will build confidence in the classroom.

Achievement behaviour in schools can best be understood in terms of attempts by students to maintain a positive self-image. For many students, trying hard is frightening because a combination of effort and failure implies low ability, which is often equated with worthlessness. Thus many students described as unmotivated are in actuality highly motivated - not to learn, but to avoid failure. Students have a variety of techniques for avoiding failure, ranging from cheating to setting low goals which are easily achieved. In Making the Grade, Martin Covington extracts powerful educational implications from self-worth theory and other contemporary views of motivation that will be useful for everyone concerned with the educational dilemmas we face. He provides a comprehensive, insightful review of research and theory, both contemporary and historical, on the topic of achievement motivation, and arranges this knowledge in ways that lead to imminently practical recommendations for restructuring schools.

The funny follow-up to Kindergarten, Here I Come! First grade -- it's the big time! After all, it's a real honest to goodness grade. In verses that are both funny and full of heart, D.J. Steinberg celebrates big and small moments, ones that all young "scholars" will relate to -- baby teeth that won't fall out, choosing the perfect library book, celebrating Pajama Day, and wrangling with the mysteries of spelling. From the first day of school to the last, this engaging anthology is essential reading for all soon-to-be first graders.

Help your child maintain and grow his reading skills with Making the Grade Reading for Grade 4. Specially made to follow state learning standards, this workbook offers practice for: frequently confused words, idioms, parts of speech, and reading comprehension. Easy to understand, this reading comprehension book for fourth grade supports the strong foundation in reading your child needs. In almost no time at all, your child will learn, practice, apply, and master basic reading skills! Making the Grade Reading workbooks will catch your child’s attention with interesting, colorful activities while providing quick practice to support basic skills. Each 48-page workbook in the Making the Grade series is chock-full of standards-based activities to reinforce the skills your child is learning in class. Featuring easy instructions and an answer key, each book in the series allows your child to independently practice skills at his own pace. The series offers grade-specific titles for these main school subject areas: Reading (PK–Grade 5), Math (PK–Grade 5), Basic Skills (PK–Grade 2), and Handwriting (K–Grade 5). With the Making the Grade series, you will be sure to pick the perfect workbook for your child.

Develop your child's reading skills at home with Making the Grade Reading for Grade 5. Following state standards for learning, this workbook offers practice for these key skills: context clues, parts of speech, word roots, and reading comprehension. Easy to use, this reading comprehension book for fifth grade strengthens your child’s foundation in reading. With Making the Grade Reading workbooks, your child will learn, practice, apply, and master basic reading skills. The engaging and colorful activities will catch your child’s attention while providing quick practice to improve essential skills. Each workbook in the Making the Grade series contains 48 pages of standards-based activities to support the skills your child is learning in the classroom. The series offers grade-specific titles for these main school subject areas: Reading (PK–Grade 5), Math (PK–Grade 5), Basic Skills (PK–Grade 2), and Handwriting (K–Grade 5). Featuring easy-to-follow instructions and an answer key, each book in the series allows your child to practice skills and check his work independently. With the Making the Grade series, you can be assured that you will choose the ideal workbook for your child’s needs.

Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in grade 1 using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 Making Words lessons and a reproducible sheet of instructions. It supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom.