Take It To Your Seat Literacy Centers Grades 4 5 Teacher Resource Book

Contains 16 portable and self-contained centers that students can use to practice their reading and writing skills.

Contains 13 self-contained and portable centers that students can use to practice their writing skills.

Engage children in exploring the world while learning important map skills and geography concepts. The cross-curricular activities integrate the most current geography standards and incorporate colorful learning activities with geography concepts.

10 weeks of daily lessons that will help prepare children for third grade

The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grades, Second Edition retains the core literacy components that made the first edition one of the most widely read books in education and enhances these practices based on years of further experience in classrooms and compelling new brain research. The Daily 5 provides a way for any teacher to structure literacy (and now math) time to increase student independence and allow for individualized attention in small groups and one-on-one. Teachers and schools implementing the Daily 5 will do the following: Spend less time on classroom management and more time teaching Help students develop independence, stamina, and accountability Provide students with abundant time for practicing reading, writing, and math Increase the time teachers spend with students one-on-one and in small groups Improve schoolwide achievement and success in literacy and math. The Daily 5, Second Edition gives teachers everything they need to launch and sustain the Daily 5, including materials and setup, model behaviors, detailed lesson plans, specific tips for implementing each component, and solutions to common challenges. By following this simple and proven structure, teachers can move from a harried classroom toward one that hums with productive and engaged learners. What's new in the second edition: Detailed launch plans for the first three weeks Full color photos, figures, and charts Increased flexibility regarding when and how to introduce each Daily 5 choice New chapter on differentiating instruction by age and stamina Ideas about how to integrate the Daily 5 with the CAFE assessment system New chapter on the Math Daily 3 structure

Motivate your students to practice reading and language skills! Help your grade 4 students practice and reinforce reading and language skills using the delightful, highly motivating centers in Take It to Your Seat Reading and Language Centers, Grade 4. 12 full-color centers cover the following standards-correlated skills: 1. Alphabetical Order Alphabetic to the fourth or fifth letter. 2. Synonyms / Antonyms Distinguish between synonyms and antonyms as words that have almost the same meaning and antonyms as words with opposite meanings. 3. Sequencing Use singal words to sequence a nonfiction and a "how to" passage. 4. Prefixes Add prefixes to base words and demonstrate understanding of the change in meanings. 5. Suffixes Identify suffixes as word parts added to the ed of base words, whihc changes the meanings of those words. 6. Word Roots Identify word roots as the base of words, which can give clues about a words meaning. 7. Homographs Choose the correct meaning of a homograph used in a sentence. 8. Parts of Speech Identify words as nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs from their use in a sentence. 9. Similes Choose the correct word or phrase to complete a simile. 10. Analogies Identify the relationship between objects in an analogy. 11. Main Idea and Details Identify the main idea and details in a paragraph. 12. Fact or Opinion? Distinguish whether text is based on fact or opinion.

Newbery Medal Winner * Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children * ALA Notable Children’s Book Beverly Cleary’s timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh’s life forever. From the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about how to navigate and heal from life’s growing pains.

A seasoned elementary teacher shares her strategies in this amazing, super-practical guide. You ll find everything you need to set up your classroom for maximum learning, prepare dynamite lessons, create an effective classroom management plan . . . and so much more! From getting ready for the first day to staying on target through June, this must-have book will be your companion for years to come. For use with Grades K-4."