Inferring, Grades 3 - 4


Book Description

Using a variety of fun and interesting formats, the activities in Inferring require students to draw logical conclusions based on prior knowledge and implied information. This important skill will help to strengthen their comprehension across all subject areas. --The high-interest lessons in the fantastic Spotlight on Reading series are supplemented with a variety of activities to make learning each skill fun! The exercises increase in difficulty as the book progresses, so the students practice more advanced skills as they work. With a variety of fun and instructional formats, teachers can provide direct instruction, reinforcement, and independent practice throughout the year. Each title in the series addressing essential skills at three different difficulty levels! Answer keys are also included.




Inferring, Grades 1 - 2


Book Description

Inferring is an essential reading comprehension skill for all subject areas. Help students understand inferring using Spotlight on Reading: Inferring for grades 1Ð2. This 48-page book includes a variety of high-interest lessons and activities that make learning fun! The exercises increase in difficulty as the book progresses, so students practice more-advanced skills as they work. With a variety of formats, teachers can provide direct instruction, reinforcement, and independent practice throughout the year. This book is perfect for practice at home and school and includes an answer key. Aligns with Common Core State Standards and Canadian provincial standards.




Inferring, Grades 1 - 2


Book Description

Inferring is an essential reading comprehension skill for all subject areas. Help students understand inferring using Spotlight on Reading: Inferring for grades 1–2. This 48-page book includes a variety of high-interest lessons and activities that make learning fun! The exercises increase in difficulty as the book progresses, so students practice more-advanced skills as they work. With a variety of formats, teachers can provide direct instruction, reinforcement, and independent practice throughout the year. This book is perfect for practice at home and school and includes an answer key. Aligns with Common Core State Standards and Canadian provincial standards.




The Scarecrow's Hat


Book Description

In this classroom favorite, a resourceful chicken enlists her farm friends to get a coveted hat from Scarecrow. A delightful circular tale and fall read-aloud! Chicken really admires Scarecrow's straw hat. Scarecrow would gladly trade his hat for a walking stick to rest his tired arms. Chicken doesn't have a walking stick to trade—but she knows someone who does. Author-illustrator Ken Brown pairs vivid, realistic watercolors with an inventive plot, engaging sequencing, and repetition to tell a charming circular story packed with relatable themes of friendship, bartering, and problem-solving. This award-winning title is an ideal story time choice for autumn and harvest themes.




No Mirrors in My Nana's House


Book Description

A girl discovers the beauty in herself by looking into her Nana's eyes.




The Wretched Stone


Book Description

A strange glowing stone picked up on a sea voyage captivates a ship's crew and has a terrible transforming effect on them.




Charlie Anderson


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Reading Between the Lines


Book Description

Suitable for teachers and speech and language therapists working in the fields of language and literacy, and concerned with developing inferencing skills in their students, this book contains a collection of 300 texts which are graded, and lead the student gradually from simple tasks.




Two Bad Ants


Book Description

When two bad ants desert from their colony, they experience a dangerous adventure that convinces them to return to their former safety.




Hank Finds an Egg


Book Description

Delight young children with this endearing and uniquely illustrated wordless picture book! While walking through the forest, Hank finds an egg on the forest floor. After spotting its nest high up in a tree, he uses his ingenuity to help get the egg home safe and sound, and is joyfully rewarded with newfound friends! According to educators, wordless picture books engage young children, encouraging them to express stories and concepts in their own ways. Hank's endearing and genuine kindness will inspire readers young and old to believe in themselves and in the goodness of others. Hardcover. 40 pages. Ages 4 to 8. Full color throughout. 10-1/4 inches wide x 8-1/2 inches high. Author Rebecca Dudley is a builder, creator, photographer, and artist. She makes everything that appears in her illustrations: the trees, leaves, ponds, skies, and the creatures themselves. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.