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Thinking Skills
The Thinking Skills series presents lesson to strengthen
critical, logical and creative thinking skills.
Each of the 44 lessons is comprised of step-by-step teacher directions, a
chart that poses the thinking challenge, and a reproducible practice
page. Each book includes a CD-ROM that presents the charts in full-color
in an interactive manner.
You can enter brainstorming responses, drag and drop objects into a Venn
diagram, and solve the matrix puzzles on your computer screen. The CD
also includes a printable PDF of the book.
144 pages plus CD ROM
EMC 5301 Thinking Skills 1-2
EMC 5302 Thinking Skills 3-4
EMC 5303 Thinking Skills 5-6
Early childhood Thematic series
The colorful books in the All
About… early childhood thematic series provide the busy teacher with
full-color stories and ready-to-use activities to teach skills and
concepts across the whole early childhood curriculum.
EMC
2402 All about Farms
EMC 2403 All about My World
EMC 2404 All about Plants
EMC 2406 All about Insects
EMC 2406 All about my Body
EMC 2407 All about the Ocean
EMC 2408 All about Rainforest
EMC 2409 All about the Pond
EMC 2410 All about Weather EMC 24011 All
about Animals
ScienceWorks
for Kids
ScienceWorks for Kids, Grades K-1 series of resource books connects science with
real life. Each book covers at least 10 science concepts related to the
National Science Education Standards
EMC
867 Learning about Animals EMC
869 Learning about My Body
EMC 868 Learning about Plants
EMC 871 Learning about The Earth
EMC 870 Learning about Weather
EMC 872 Learning to be a Scientist
The books in ScienceWorks for Kids, Grades 1-3,
connect science with real life. Each book covers 8 science concepts that
are supported by hands-on activities and ready-to-go resources. Each lesson
relates to the National Science Education Standards.
EMC 854 Animals with Backbones
EMC Animals without Backbones
EMC 861 Energy: Light, Heat, & Sound
EMC 853 Exploring Space EMC
857Geology
EMC 859 Habitats
EMC 856 How your Body works
EMC 858 Plants
EMC 860 Simple Machines
EMC 862 Water
ScienceWorks for Kids, Grades 4-6 presents hands-on
investigative science. Each book covers at least 6 science concepts that
are supported by learning visuals and step-by-step lessons. Lessons
relate to the National Science Education Standards.
EMC 879 Energy
EMC 877 The Human Body
EMC 881 Living Things
EMC 880 Planet Earth
EMC 878 Simple Chemistry
EMC 876 Weather
Read and Understand Science
The 27
stories in Read and Understand Science address objectives drawn
from the National Science Education Standards. There are stories in the
areas of life science, physical science, earth and space science, and
science and technology.
EMC 3303 Read & Understand Science
1-2
EMC 3303 Read & Understand Science 2-3
EMC 3304 Read & Understand Science 3-4
EMC 3305 Read & Understand Science 4-6
Science
Picture Cards
EMC 816 Animal Life Cycles Gr 1-3
EMC 863 The Human Body Gr 1-3
EMC 865 Life in the Ocean Gr 1-3
EMC 864 Plants Gr 1-3
Giant
Science Resource Book
Gr 1-6 EMC 398
From animal habitats to the human body, matter to
machines, rainforests to recycling, it’s all here in one easy-to-use
volume! Includes 296 reproducible picture cards, diagrams, graphic
organizers and student activity sheets that will get kids involved in
The
Big Bk of Science Rhymes & Chants Gr K-2 EMC 306
Combining traditional and original rhymes, this
beautifully illustrated book taps into children’s natural affinity for
rhyme and rhythm to enrich your science program. Select from 32 different
rhymes and chants.
How to
do Science Experiments with Chidren Gr 2-4 EMC 5001
How to Do Science Experiments with Children is a reliable 200+
page resource for teaching science concepts to young children in a fun,
hands-on way. This book contains 70 stress-free experiments that help
students learn by doing.
Science Experiments for Young
Learners Gr K-2 EMC
866
Science Experiments for Young Learners is your
comprehensive, hands-on science resource. The 122 experiments address the
National Science Education Standards appropriate for young learners.
Relevant hands-on classroom experiments make learning fun.
Hands-On
Science-20 Themes
Gr 1-3 EMC 5000
Turn to
Hands-On Science--20 Themes for 20 highly motivating, classroom-tested
science units that help students learn by doing. Students practice the
scientific inquiry skills outlined in the National Science Education
Standards.
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Phonics Fundamentals, Vol. 1 EMC 290
Grades
K-1
Sound/symbol
association, letter formation. Progressive format : letter names and
sounds, blending, short vowel words. Simple words, poems, beginning and
ending consonants, activities and puppets. 240 pages
Phonics Fundamentals, Vol. 2
EMC 297
Grades
1-3
Review
of short vowel words, introduction of long vowel sounds and words.
Consonants combinations (ch, th, wh, sh), vowel combinations (ai, ay, ow,
ou, oo). Rhyming words and word families. Short vowel and long vowel
stories. 240 pages
Phonemic Awareness, Through
Language Play EMC 0740
Phonemic
Awareness is a valuable resource that provides 34 week-long
units, each focusing on a chant, poem, or language game. The lessons increase
in difficulty, moving through the five levels of phonemic awareness and
finally to letter-sound association.
Each lesson is labeled to
indicate the phonemic awareness level being addressed. Information for
the teacher describes the five levels and defines phonemic awareness.
Basic
Phonics Skills
Meet your needs for supplemental phonics practice
with this series of four books. The Basic Phonics Skills series
is a sequential presentation of phonics skills from phonemic awareness to
structural analysis.
EMC 3318 Phonics
Skills Level A Prek-K EMC 3319 Phonics Skills
Level B K-1
EMC 3320 Phonics Skills Level C 1-2
EMC 3321 Phonics Skills Level D 2-3
Word
Family Games: Centers for Up to 6 Players
Word
Family Games: Centers for Up to 6 Players contains
full-color games that provide fun word recognition and vocabulary study.
Students will eagerly practice word family words while trying to be the
first to call “Bingo!” or “Four in a Row.” 144 pages
EMC
3357 Word Family Games Level A EMC 3358 Word Family
Games Level B
EMC 3359 Word Family Games Level C
EMC 3360 Word Family Games Level D
Word Machines
Word
Machines provides a motivating way to practice reading words. Each machine is
a full-color folder in which a slit is cut. A list of words having a
common phonetic element is inserted into the machine and pulled through.
EMC 780 Word Machine
Short Vowels Gr 1-3
EMC 781 Word Machine Long Vowels Gr 1-3
EMC 782 Word Machine Blends & Dia Gr 1-3
EMC 783 Word Machine Sight Words Gr 1-3
Circle Time Activies Gr PreK-1
EMC 7398
There is
something almost magical about a circle of children. When a group is
seated in a circle, there is a wonderful feeling of inclusion. Circle time
activities help create feelings of togetherness and build a spirit of
cooperation.
Circle Time Activities gives you more than 75 motivating
activities to teach concepts and skills within the structure of circle
time.
Following Directions
Gr
PreK-1 EMC 738
Following
and giving directions are important life skills. Following
Directions helps you teach these skills with complete
step-by-step directions and all the patterns you need. There are also fun,
instructive illustrations throughout.
The ideas, directions, patterns,
and reproducibles in this resource focus on helping young learners:
- listen to and follow oral directions
- follow picture directions
- read simple written directions
- give oral directions to others
Language Games and
Centers PreK-1 EMC 736
One of the
best ways young students learn is through play. Language Games and
Centers contains 17 games that make practicing letters,
colors, shapes, and language skills exciting for young students.
The games
are organized around six themes:
- crayons
- frog
- puppies
- mittens
- peanuts
Learning with Nursery Rhymes PreK-1 EMC 741
Nursery
rhymes come to us from many lands, handed down from generation to
generation. Learning with Nursery Rhymes is a must-have
resource that presents 12 popular rhymes and provides ideas and props for
teaching language arts and math concepts and skills using the rhymes.
Reciting nursery rhymes helps young learners:
- develop phonemic awareness
- learn numbers and letters
- practice beginning reading and math
skills
- connect literature to real experiences
The Big Book of Playground Rhymes and Chants
PreK-3 EMC 382
Build oral language and large motor skills with The
Big Book of Playground Rhymes and Chants. This book contains 32 big 11” x
17” ready-to-display charts with rhythm activities that develop oral
language, phonemic awareness, and motor skills.
Getting Ready to Read PreK-1 EMC 740
The
activities in Getting Ready to Read will help children develop
the social, motor, listening, visual perception, and oral language skills
that are necessary for success in reading and math instruction.
The wide
range of activities presented allows you to choose what's right for the
development of your children. Experiences move from concrete level to
paper-pencil.
Jumbo Fun
with Alphabet PreK-1
EMC 774
Jumbo Fun with the Alphabet is brimming with
fun lessons, activities, and projects that help young students learn the
alphabet more quickly and easily. From "An Appetizing Apple" to
"Zucchini and Zippy Dip," here's the ultimate resource book for
teaching letter names and sounds to prekindergarten through first-grade
students.
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Quick and Easy Crafts
Your Students Will Love
Art for all seasons EMC 2001 Grades 1-4
Here’s your year-round source of
art project ideas that correspond with the four seasons, and the weather
and holidays associated with each.
ArtWorks
for Kids EMC 0761 Grades 1-6
and for you too, with these 68 step-by-step,
easy-to-understand art experiences illustrated in full color. Projects
introduce techniques in painting, weaving, printing, and clay.
Crafts for Young Children EMC 0720
Grades PreK-1
40 age-appropriate arts
and crafts projects using paint, paper, crayon, and other media.
Materials list, step-by-step illustrated directions, and reproductive
patterns provided.
Holiday Art Projects EMC 0722 Grades 1-6
Holidays are a time for
celebration and present wonderful opportunities for learning as well. Holiday
Art Projects contains 37 art experiences to enhance the exploration
of holiday celebrations of North American and other cultures of the
world.
How
to Make Greeting Cards with Children EMC 0231 Grades 1-6
Will show you how to create 38 delightful greeting
cards using a variety of techniques. Major holidays and special occasions
are easily prepared for with the creative cards in this book.
How
to Make Puppets with Children
EMC 0762 Grades 1-6
Contains easy-to-follow
directions and all necessary pattern pieces for making 37 delightful hand
puppets and 26 finger puppets. A reproducible finger puppet for each
letter of the alphabet is included.
How
to Teach Art to Children EMC 0760
Grades 1-6
This
comprehensive full-color teacher resource book makes teaching art to
young students a joy, not a hassle. Easy-to-teach, easy-to-follow lessons
cover the seven elements of art: line, shape, color, value, texture,
form, and space.
Paper Tube Zoo EMC 0771
Grades K-3
Revised & Expanded! Recycle
those leftover toilet paper tubes into 36 delightful animals.
Reproducible patterns make the projects easy to assemble.
Folded Paper Projects EMC 0772
Grades 1-6
Revised and Expanded! Make 39 charming projects from just
11 basic folds. Use the as puppets, to motive writing, as decorations,
and more.
Paper Crafts EMC 0723
Grades 1-6
The ability to create art from paper
gives students an inexpensive yet challenging way to create works of art.
Paper Crafts helps even reluctant artists create works they will
be proud to share. All 31 projects are made primarily from paper.
Bulletin
Boards Every Classroom Needs, Grades K-6 EMC 0787
32 choices of delightful bulletin boards on which to
display student work. From animals to space themes, there are sure to be
many just right for your classroom. You get step-by-step directions and full-color
cut-outs of captions, signs, and figures.
Seasonal
Bulletin Boards, Grades K-6 EMC 0786
Display student work each season with these 35
charming boards. Complete step-by-step directions make it easy to do.
Full-color captions, signs, and figures to cut out make it a snap to
create a vibrant room environment.
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Take
It to Your Seat
Take
It to Your Seat Literacy Centers
Learning
centers are a motivating way for students to practice important skills.
The activities in Take It to Your Seat Literacy Centers
reinforce literacy skills with full-color centers that contain
directions, task cards, and record forms.
EMC
2401 Early Learning centers PreK-K EMC 2123 Literacy centers K-1
EMC 0788 Literacy centers 1-3
EMC 2723 Literacy centers 2-3
EMC 2124 Literacy centers 3-4
EMC 2724 Literacy centers 4-5
EMC 2719 Literacy centers 4-6
Take It to Your Seat Writing Centers
The activities in Take It to Your
Seat Writing Centers reinforce writing skills with full-color centers
that contain directions, task cards, and activity sheets.
EMC 6002 Writing centers 1-2
EMC 6003 Writing centers 2-3
EMC 6004 Writing centers 3-4
EMC 6005 Writing centers 4-5
EMC 6006 Writing centers 5-6
Take It to Your Seat Vocabulary Centers
Help build a rich vocabulary with
full-color centers that contain task cards, games, and activity sheets.
EMC
3347 Volcabulary centers K-1
EMC 3348 Volcabulary centers 1-2
EMC 3349 Volcabulary centers 2-3
EMC 3350 Volcabulary centers 3-4
EMC 3351 Volcabulary centers 4-5
EMC 3352 Volcabulary centers 5-6
Take It to
Your Seat Phonics Centers
Reinforce phonics skills with
full-color centers that contain directions, task cards, and record forms.
EMC
3327 Phonics Center A PreK-K
EMC 3328 Phonics Center B K-1
EMC 3329 Phonics Center C 1-2
EMC 3330 Phonics Center D 2-3
Take It to Your Seat Math Centers
Reinforce math skills with full-color
centers that contain directions, task cards, and record forms.
EMC
3020 Math centers K-1
EMC 3013 Math centers 1-3
EMC 3021 Math centers 2-3
EMC 3022 Math centers 3-4
EMC 3012 Math centers 4-6
Take It to Your Seat Science Centers
Reinforce science skills with
full-color centers that contain directions, task cards, and record forms.
EMC 5004 Science centers PreK-K
EMC 5002 Science centers 1-2
EMC 5003 Science centers 3-4
Take It
to Your Seat Geography Centers
Are a motivating tool for students to
practice the geography concepts of location, place, and movement. The
centers allow for quality, independent practice time using a variety of
maps and globes.
EMC
3716 Geography centers 1-2
EMC 3717 Geography centers 2-3
EMC 3718 Geography centers 3-4
EMC 3719 Geography centers 4-6
Hands-On
Thinking Activities-Centers Through the Year
Hands-On Thinking
Activities--Centers Through the Year contains 9 full-color centers for
each season, 36 centers in all. Students practice critical, logical, and
creative-thinking skills.
EMC 0789 Thinking Act-Centers 1-3
EMC 5300 Thinking -Act-Centers 3-6
Basic
Math Skills
Here’s your
one-stop resource for math practice based on NCTM standards. The books
are organized by NCTM content strands: Number and Operations, Algebra,
Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis, and Probability.
EMC 3014 Basic Math Skills 1
EMC 3015 Basic Math Skills 2
EMC 3016 Basic Math Skills 3
EMC 3017 Basic Math Skills 4
EMC 3018 Basic Math Skills 5
EMC 3019 Basic Math Skills 6
Real
Math for Young Learners
Gr PreK-1 EMC 744
Young
learners will have fun exploring math in their everyday world. Activities
build on students' own expereinces. Step-by-step teacher directions, and
reproducible patterns and forms make this unit easy as well as fun.
Topics include:
- Math & My Family,
- Math in the Kitchen,
- Math & Your Clothes,
- Numbers & Shapes Everywhere.
Math Games
and Centers
Gr PreK-1 EMC 735
23 games and 21 centers that
make practicing math concepts and skills exciting for young students!
Skills are
repeated in the various themes to develop learning mastery.
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