Help kids bring their stories to life with a dozen mini-lessons and 50 reproducibles that teach effective writing strategies! They'll learn surefire techniques for crafting lively beginnings, vivid descriptions, effective transitions, varied sentence structure, and more. Includes sample writing that models the strategies and plenty of guided practice. A great way to sharpen kids' narrative writing skills needed for standardized tests! For use with Grades 3-6.

Super Story-Writing Stategies & Activities

Education & Teaching

Barbara Mariconda

Auray, D. P.

Schools & Teaching

Scholastic Teaching Resources

Mini-lessons, Quick How-to's, and Perfect Prompts That Help Kids Learn and Apply the Elements of Great Writing Great Writing Through Art! Foster wonderful writing with quick and easy art activities. First, invite students to create a collage, winter mural, decorated crown, or other simple art project. Then use inspiring prompts to guide kids to use their artwork as a springboard to great writing! Each activity teaches essential writing skills, including elaboration, summarization, plot, character, and more. Includes step-by-step mini-lessons, complete how-to's, sample think-alouds, and guided practice ideas. Great for visual learners--and all learners!

Easy Art Activities That Spark Super Writing: Mini-lessons, Quick How-to's, and Perfect Prompts That Help Kids Learn and Apply the Elements of Great Writing

Dea Paoletta Auray

scholastic

I Can Do It

Modern

Yes, Please (A Preschool Read-A-Picture Book)

Modern Publishing

I throw back my tumble of black hair, roll one bare shoulder forward, then the other. The stack of bangles on each wrist shimmies and slides as my hands rise like birds in flight.Set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, sixteen-year-old Drina yearns to dance Flamenco. When she dances, she forgets who she is. She forgets what seems to be her legacy: I am nothing. I belong nowhere. Why does her mother forbid her to dance, the very thing that makes her feel alive? She wonders about the secrets her mother holds, about the rumored life she had before Drina was born--a story that somehow still holds them both prisoner.From the wandering Gypsy campagne to the vineyard estate of a paternal grandmother she has never known and the dance halls of Seville where Flamenco reigns, Drina fights to discover who she is and where she belongs. Not quite Gypsy, not quite Spanish, she must carve out an identity all her own and discover what it means to be a bird with the heart of a mountain Full of mystery, loss and longing, this powerful novel brilliantly captures a young girl's yearning and her adventurous journey to discover her true home.

Bird With the Heart of a Mountain

Teen & Young Adult

Historical Fiction

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Ten for Me (Arbordale Collection)

Two friends take off on a butterfly hunt, only to find themselves tangled in a mathematics net! Written in rhyme, award-winning author Barbara Mariconda takes you along as the narrator, Rose, and her friend Ed race to see who can catch the most butterflies on this addition adventure. How many in all? Let s add them again! shout the butterfly hunters. Who will win? Ten for Me makes math fun, easy, and entertaining, while adding a touch of the natural world into cross-curricular education. 4 pg For Creative Minds educational section in the back 44 pgs of cross-curricular Teaching Activities and 3 Interactive Quizzes available free on the book s homepage eBooks with Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and selectable English and Spanish text and audio Aligned to State Standards / Lexile, Guided Reading, AR, Reading Counts, and Fountas &amp; Pinnell

Children's Books

Animals

Arbordale Publishing

¡La madre de Paquito ha tenido suficiente! Este es el momento para que él clasifique su colección de chucherías, que está cada vez mas grande y las guarde en su sitio. Dicho en rima, el texto lleva al lector a participar en el proceso de clasificación, organizando según las características parecidas y sus atributos la gran cantidad de cosas de Paquito. La respuesta del lector será en rima, formando un sentido de anticipación. Las ilustraciones incluyen una trama secundaria muy graciosa de la hermana de Paquito, quien disfruta hurtar algunas de sus cosas para su propio placer. Los niños se relacionarán con la idea de tener una colección de objetos favoritos y sentirán la satisfacción que conlleva el examinar y admirar estas colecciones. La historia promueve y refuerza el pensamiento análogo, crítico importante para la habilidad en las matemáticas, las ciencias, y la vida.

¡Clasifícalo! (Arbordale Collection) (Spanish Edition)

Sylvan Dell Publishing

¡Clasifícalo! [Sort it Out!] (Spanish Edition) (Arbordale Collection)

Sort it Out! (Arbordale Collection)

Children's Choice Award-finalist Packy the Packrat's mother has had enough! It s time that he sorts through his ever-growing collection of trinkets and puts them away. Told in rhyme, the text leads the reader to participate in the sorting process by categorizing Packy's piles of things according to like characteristics and attributes. The reader response is worked into the rhyme, building a sense of anticipation. The illustrations include a humorous subplot about Packy's sister, who enjoys pilfering some of his things for her own enjoyment. Children will relate to the idea of having a collection of favorite objects and the satisfaction that comes from examining and admiring these collectibles. The story promotes and reinforces analogous thinking a critical thinking skill in math, science, and life. In the supplemental activity section at the back of the book, the reader can explore even more attributes and characteristics of objects, including color, size, texture, shape, and material.

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