Pourquoi Tales

Help students gain writing confidence with this comprehensive collection of easy, super-engaging lessons that invite them to describe a dream, write a mystery story, create a movie review, compose a business letter, and so many more! Everything you need is here: Complete how-to's, quick mini-lessons, pre-writing graphic organizers, and reproducible assessment forms. A great way to prepare kids to shine on the standardized tests! For use with Grades 3-6.

People have been telling stories since the beginning of time--sharing them from one generation to the next. In Pourquoi Stories, readers will read four different tales that try to explain the hows and whys in the natural world. Readers will recognize some of their favorite stories growing up and discover new ones. Books include mature, complex themes at a low readability to engage struggling readers. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities.

Based on extensive research on the features that make children's books appealing and appropriate, this valuable teacher resource offers guidance on selecting books, strategies for specific grade levels, suggestions for extension, and tips for assessment. This teacher-friendly book is organized around the major genres — traditional literature, picture books, nonfiction, poetry, and multicultural texts — that will inspire young readers. Throughout the book, teachers will find suggestions for using literature to implement shared reading, reading aloud, and response strategies with emergent, developing, and independent readers. This comprehensive book is rooted in the belief that educators must consider and offer a wide range of choice to ensure that students read "good" books. It argues that the choices children make about what they read should be governed by their interests and desire to learn; not by a grade or reading level.

This lyrically told, lushly illustrated book collects ten imaginative tales from diverse cultures to create a provocative portrait of the origins of our earth. A sumptuous, thought-provoking book, When the World Was Young is a beautiful gift for young and old alike. Full color.

Your class will have a howling good time learning about wolves! This fascinating teaching unit dispels the myth of the "big bad wolf" and helps kids understand what makes these beautiful and intelligent creatures so special: their social nature, physical traits, amazing senses, methods of communication, and much more. Includes background information, cross-curricular activities, hands-on reproducibles, art projects, games, literature links, and a big colorful poster. For use with Grades 1-3.

Why does a mole with magical powers end up living underground? How were two orphan children responsible for getting lightning and thunder into the sky? What happened to brave opposum that turned his tail gray? Read this book to find out.