APRIL 2011
Quick & Easy Math Art ISBN-10: 0-439-19942-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-439-19942-1 EAN: 9-780439-19942-1 UPC: 0-78073-19942-6 96 pages Grades 2–4 $16.99 Non-Strippable Trim: 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 Binding: Perfect Imprint: Teaching Resources Illustrations: 1/C Trans Rights: Scholastic Inc. Funding: Title V; Title IA
Read-Aloud Plays: Classic Short Stories
QUICK & EASY MATH ART Dozens of Engaging Art Activities That Build and Reinforce Essential Math Skills and Concepts Deborah Schecter Engage students and deepen their mathematical understanding with creative, hands-on art projects. Students use place-value knowledge to “build” Place-Value Skylines, multiply to create “Be Mine” Multiplication arrays, measure to create Area & Perimeter Pals, collect, display, and interpret data to assemble Sand Castle Glyphs, and more. Projects feature easy-to-find materials, step-by-step howto’s, and reproducible templates and record sheets. •M ath and art connection makes math concepts meaningful •G reat for introducing skills and concepts, reteaching, reinforcement, or review •A ctivities use easy-to-find materials • I ncludes step-by-step how-to’s •M eets national and state math standards
READ-ALOUD PLAYS: CLASSIC SHORT STORIES
ISBN-10: 0-545-20456-9
8 Fluency-Boosting Plays With Easy Activities That Teach Key Literary Elements
ISBN-13: 978-0-545-20456-9
Mack Lewis
EAN: 9-780545-20456-9 UPC: 0-78073-20456-4 64 pages Grades 4–8 $13.99 Non-Strippable Trim: 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 Binding: Perfect Imprint: Teaching Resources Illustrations: 1/C Trans Rights: Scholastic Inc. Funding: Title V
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Introduce students to Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, and other well-known authors with this collection of plays based on their classic short stories. These engaging plays will expand students’ literary knowledge, while “rehearsing” the parts will encourage the repeated readings they need to build their fluency and comprehension skills. Also includes discussion prompts and easy activities designed to help students identify and understand plot, setting, character, and theme. • Each play includes a vocabulary list •P lays have been student-tested and teacher-approved •D evelops intonation, phrasing, pacing, expression, and other key aspects of fluency •R ehearsing the plays gives students a meaningful reason for repeated reading