Proud to be Canadian
- Grades 3 - 8
- Guided Reading Level M - Z
- Lexile Level 520 - 1200
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Product Code SERIES ( MR #059523 )
* Regional restriction: This item is only available for sale within Canada.
Professional resources, assessments, and educational books.
Reading Essentials in Social Studies is designed to meet the demanding needs of today's classroom.
• Focus on Nonfiction—Build students' skills in content-area comprehension of informational text, a critical component of state tests and necessary for future success in and out of the classroom.
• High-Impact Visual Design—Captures interest and directs attention to critical textual elements.
• Aligned with Standards—Close correlation to state standards, National Science Education Standards, and Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
• Extends Learning—The wide range of topics allows students to extend their learning through the books themselves, related Web sites, project ideas, and parent/home activities.
• Research Based—Develops students' reading proficiency through proven teaching strategies.
STUDENT BOOKS
40 - 48 pages each
Social Studies Features
- in-depth, yet accessible explanations of science topics
- topics aligned with state standards
- informational text features such as heading, subheading, photos, timelines, charts, and others
Content-Area Reading Skills
- develops technical vocabulary
- Introduces various expository text structures
- builds understanding of informational text features
- provides practice of critical reading skills
- develops informational reading skills
—cause and effect
—analysis
—relate visuals to text
—compare and contrast
—summarize
—and others
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
More than 80 pages of strategies, activities, and information to improve comprehension.
• prereading ideas, reading, writing, vocabulary, and content-area activities
• content-area vocabulary-building exercises
• project ideas and experiments
• strategies for use with English Language Learners
• a chart correlating each title to national standards
• a skills and strategies chart for each title
• an objective test for each title
TEACHING CONTENT-AREA LITERACY STRATEGIES RESOURCE
Research-based strategies for teaching content-area literacy before, during, and after reading and with ELLs.
Specially designed Student Post-it® Notes promote active reading. 3 pads=1 student package.
Complete Package
• 10 Thematic Book Sets (300 softcover Student Books)
• 10 Teaching and Assessment Resources
• 1 Teaching Content-Area Literacy Strategies Resource
• 10 storage boxes
• a 3-pack of Student Post-it® Notes
Each Thematic Book Set contains:
• 6 softcover copies of 5 Student Books (30)
• a Teaching and Assessment Resource
• a durable storage box
Each Books Sampler Set contains:
• 1 softcover copy of each title (5)
• a Teaching and Assessment Resource
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America in the 1800s (book sampler set of 5) $59.95
America in the 1800s (Teaching and Assessment Resource) $39.95
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Ancient World (Teaching and Assessment Resource) $39.95
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Country Connections (book sampler set of 5) $59.95
Country Connections (Teaching Resource CD) $39.95 *Special order item (delivery delay possible)
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Governing the World (Teaching and Assessment Resource) $39.95
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Symbols of a Nation (Teaching and Assessment Resource) $39.95
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Symbols of a Nation (Thematic Book Set) $402.65
U.S. Government (book sampler set of 5) $59.95
U.S. Government (Teaching and Assessment Resource) $39.95
U.S. Government (sampler set of 5 books and Teaching Assessment Resource) $52.50
U.S. Government (Thematic Book Set) $402.65
U.S. National Parks Tour (book sampler set of 5) $59.95
U.S. National Parks Tour (Teaching and Assessment Resource) $39.95
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U.S. Regional Road Trip (book sampler set of 5) $59.95
U.S. Regional Road Trip (Teaching and Assessment Resource) $39.95
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Ancient Governments (6-pack) $71.94
Carlsbad Caverns (6-pack) $71.94
Conrad Elroy, Powder Monkey (6-pack) $71.94
Courage on the Oregon Trail (6-pack) $71.94
Elections and Political Parties (6-pack) $71.94
The Executive Branch (6-pack) $71.94
Immigrants and Neighbors (6-pack) $71.94
The Judicial Branch (6-pack) $71.94
The Legislative Branch (6-pack) $71.94
Mount Rushmore (6-pack) $71.94
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The Star-Spangled Banner (6-pack) $71.94
State and Local Government (6-pack) $71.94
The Statue of Liberty (6-pack) $71.94
Traveling on the Freedom Machines of the Transportation Age (6-pack) $71.94
United Kingdom (6-pack) $71.94
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial (6-pack) $71.94
The War Between Bosses and Workers (6-pack) $71.94
Washington D.C. (6-pack) $71.94
Washington Is Burning (6-pack) $71.94
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