Instant Independent Reading Response Activities9 reviews
Laura Witmer

Instructor Books, 2002

A definite bargain

+ worth the money
+ FABULOUS
+ Instant Independent Reading Response Activities
+ Awesome
  
  











  



  
Clues to Comprehension, Grades 1-21 review
Evan-Moor Educational Publishing

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2002

Fun to THINK and UNDERSTAND workbook...

I am a teacher who also home-schooled my own children. I have used this workbook both as home-school curriculum and in the classroom. I like this workbook/cd set for several reasons. First, this set allows you to pop the CD into your computer and print out as many worksheets as you want for as ...
  
  











  



  
Creative Writing Ideas, Grades 1-61 review
Evan-Moor Educational Publisher

Evan-Moor, 1987

Good

Service was great. Fast. Book is okay. Not for the more advanced student of writing. Book has some decent ideas, nothing special.
  
  











  



  
Teaching First Grade: A Mentor Teacher Shares Insights, Strategies, and Lessons for Teaching Reading, Writing ...4 reviews
Min Hong

Teaching Strategies, 2001

A MUST Have for every early childhood teacher!

+ Great for teachers both old and new

I own hundreds of teacher resource books and this is one of my favorites! Although the focus is first grade, I have also used many of the ideas when teaching full day kindergarten. Second grade teachers would also find a lot of useful information. This book shares ideas for every aspect of ...
  
  











  



  
Teachin' Cheap: Using Bags, Sacks, Paper, & Boxes in the Classroom2 reviews
Linda Holliman

Creative Teaching Press, 1997

A Teacher Must Have!

+ great resource for teachers

After having seen Linda in person, the book is very good for any teacher that wants to have their student's actively learning and participating. It is a wonderful book to complement any teacher's book collection. She also has two other books that are terrific!
  
  











  



  
Basic Math Skills, Grade 12 reviews
Jo Ellen Moore

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2003

Great Resource for Kindergarten Also!

+ Great book and excellent learning tool!!

I love Evan Moor products. As a Kindergarten teacher, I am always looking for resources that provide enrichment skills to those students in my classroom who are working about grade level. This product provide both on-level and enrichment learning experiences for my students. Also, my students ...
  
  











  



  
Daily Math Practice, Grade 13 reviews
Evan-Moor

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 1999

Great Review of 1st Grade Math Skills

+ Money well spent on this book!
+ practice is the key

I used this book for after-school review with my 6-year-old son. The format (5 problems per day, including 1 word problem) worked great. Used on a daily basis, it provides just enough repetition to do the trick. You get a total of 180 sets of problems, broken down into 36 weeks. Each set takes up ...
  
  











  



  
Poem of the Week (Grades K-2)1 review
Maria Fleming

Scholastic, 2000

Poetry Pleaser!

This is a must-have poetry book for teachers. There are poems for holidays and special occasions, and even thematic poetry. Maria Fleming has done a great job of adding activities for each poem. The layout is great-- ready to read or make a transperancy for a class read along.
  
  











  



  
Teacher, I'm Done! Now What Do I Do?: Grades 1-2
Sue Lewis, Joellyn Cicciarelli, ...

Creative Teaching Press, 2001

Every teacher faces the problem of "fast" kids who finish their work before the others. This must-have resource provides dozens of creative thinking activities to keep those little minds challenged and on task. Activities include brainteasers, logic challenges, puzzles, and much more. 96 pages.
  
  











  



  
Just Right Writing Mini-lessons: Grade 1 (Just Right Writing Mini-lessons)
Cheryl Sigmon, Sylvia Ford

Teaching Resources, 2004
  
  











  



  
Classroom Management In Photographs8 reviews
Maria L. Chang

Teaching Resources, 2004

Excellent Teacher Resource

+ CLassroom Management in Photographs
+ Great Practical Ideas
+ Very creative book
  
  











  



  
Hands-on Math: Manipulative Activites for the Classroom

Creative Teaching Press, 1994

Over 175 hands-on activities to enhance any K-1 math program. Uses commonly available materials.
  
  











  



  
Daily Handwriting Practice :Traditional Manuscript4 reviews
Jill Norris

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2000

Excellent tool for kids who hate to write!

+ Finally found a handwriting curriculum my wife likes!
+ Practice makes perfect!

I found this book to be an excellent tool for my 1st grade son to practice his handwriting. He absolutely hates writing, and has a bad habit of forming letters the lazy way. We're using this book to work on letters one at a time, and have found the daily layouts to be especially useful for this. ...
  
  











  



  
Write a Super Sentence4 reviews
Evan-Moor Educational Publisher

Evan-Moor, 1997

Great Book!

+ Expanding simple sentences with ease and humor
+ Worthwhile Purchase

This book is GREAT. It's really helped me have my second graders actually break down and look at their sentences in a simple way. It's wonderful.
  
  











  



  
A Poem a Day (Grades K-3)4 reviews
Helen H. Moore

Scholastic, 1999

Excellent resource

+ Poems for every unit for primary grades
+ It's an OUTSTANDING BOOK!!!!!!!!!!

I thought this book was a great resource for the classroom. It is full of great poems for just about every occasion. There is always a poem that you can use in class to relate to subjects you are teaching. Good investment!
  
  











  



  
Making Words: Lessons for Home or School Grade 13 reviews
Patricia M. Cunningham, Dorothy P. Hall

Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company, 2005

WOW!

+ SO useful
+ A good hands on teaching tool

This book is wonderful! It contains 50 lessons for making words. It comes complete with a teacher script; you also have the option of using your own letter tiles or cutting out the tiles at the top of each lesson. Once I started using this in my classroom, my students reading grades soared. They ...
  
  











  



  
Draw...Then Write, Grades 1-32 reviews
Joy Evans

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2000

Draw: Then Write

+ My daughter enjoys it.

I had been searching for a good program that would grab the attention of my son. He is reluctant to write and feels he can't draw worth a darn. So, I got this. He loves it. He asks to work in it and has actaully been drawing the little pictures all over everything. I have him do the excercises ...
  
  











  



  
Daily Language Review, Grade 14 reviews
Jill Norris

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 1998

Great daily skills practice

+ Very good
+ Excellent resource for teachers
+ Useful tool to begin class with
  
  











  



  
Teachin' Cheap: Using Bags, Sacks, Paper, & Boxes in the Classroom2 reviews
Linda Holliman

Creative Teaching Press, 1997

A Teacher Must Have!

+ great resource for teachers

After having seen Linda in person, the book is very good for any teacher that wants to have their student's actively learning and participating. It is a wonderful book to complement any teacher's book collection. She also has two other books that are terrific!
  
  











  



  
Daily Handwriting Practice :Traditional Manuscript4 reviews
Jill Norris

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, 2000

Excellent tool for kids who hate to write!

+ Finally found a handwriting curriculum my wife likes!
+ Practice makes perfect!

I found this book to be an excellent tool for my 1st grade son to practice his handwriting. He absolutely hates writing, and has a bad habit of forming letters the lazy way. We're using this book to work on letters one at a time, and have found the daily layouts to be especially useful for this. ...