Sunday, May 28, 2006

Summer Discount Code for Keybookshop.com

We want to make sure everyone knows about the "Summertime Discount Code"  good for 5% off of any purchase made at Keybookshop.com through August 31, 2006. The code is: KBS234. Please feel free  to share this code with anyone else who might be interested in the wonderful educational resources on Keybookshop.com.

To use the discount code:

Shop for and select the books you would like to purchase.
At the checkout screen, enter the code "KBS234" in the coupon field which is located in the green bar just above the list of ebooks in the cart and then click the "Activate" button. When the activate button has been clicked, the system will calculate the 5% discount for the purchase. Additional books can be added to the cart and the discount will be updated appropriately.

Again, this discount code can be used as often as you would like until the end of August 2006. To take advantage of your discount, go to:


http://www.keybookshop.com/

Saturday, May 20, 2006

eBooks for Summer Learning

Summer Idea Book

from Scholastic
SCH0439499631 (Early Childhood, Primary, Intermediate)

Summer patterns, crafts, activities and ideas for the elementary classroom! Dozens of open-ended activities! Celebrate all of the Summer holidays and themes plus a special chapter for the sport of baseball! All reproducible!

Grades: PK - 6


Clip Art for Summer

from Scholastic
SCH0439502896 (Early Childhood, Primary)

Contains hundreds of cute and clever illustrations in the style made famous by Teacher's Friend. Dress up any worksheet, bookmark, craft, award, newsletter or bulletin board with these delightful illustrations.

Grades: PK - 3


Summer Activities

from Teacher Created Resources
TCR0808 (Early Childhood, Primary, Intermediate)

Children of all ages have fun preparing for holidays with creative activities and projects. For use at school, in clubs, and at home.

Grades: PK - 6


Summer Reading

from Hollister Kids
HSKSR026 (Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School)

How do you keep students reading through the summer? This learning package has been a hit solution from the time it was introduced. It offers tips for finding interesting books, newspaper activities to explore language and improve skills, and a chart in the centerspread in which students can log 10 weeks' worth of books they read during summer vacation.

Grades: 3 - 12

Friday, May 05, 2006

Top Selling ebooks for April

2nd Grade Basic Skills: Reading Comprehension and Reading Skills

from Scholastic
SCH0439503957 (Primary)
Teach and reinforce important basic skills! Features engaging individual activity pages that support the units you teach - also great for homework practice. High-interest, age-appropriate, motivating and challenging. Covers phonics and grammar skills, sequencing, reading comprehension, and more. Includes a complete answer key!
Grades: 2


4th Grade Basic Skills: Math Drill

from Scholastic
SCH0439501911 (Intermediate)
Teach and reinforce important basic skills! Age-appropriate, motivating and challenging. Indepth drill worksheets give them the practice they need to succeed on the tests. Covers addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, and fractions. Great for independent work and homework. Includes a complete answer key!
Grades: 4


No Boring Practice, Please: Parts of Speech

from Scholastic
SCH0439531470 (Intermediate, Middle School)
Reproducible practice pages plus easy-to-score quizzes that reinforce the correct use of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and more.
Grades: 4 - 6


Daily Word Ladders: Grades 2-3

from Scholastic
SCH0439513839 (Primary)
Kids climb to new heights in reading and writing with these engaging, reproducible word building games! Kids read clues on each rung, then change and rearrange letters to create words until they reach the top. All the while, they're boosting decoding and spelling skills, broadening vocabulary, and becoming better, more fluent readers.
Grades: 2 - 3


4th Grade Basic Skills: Math Fun Activities

from Scholastic
SCH0439501938 (Intermediate)
Teach and reinforce important basic skills! Features engaging individual activity pages that support the units you teach - also great for homework practice. High-interest, age-appropriate, motivating and challenging. Covers sequencing, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, place value, fractions, and finding proportions. Includes a complete answer key!
Grades: 4


BASIC/Not Boring 2-3 Geometry/Measuremt/Graphing

from Incentive Publications
IPE4055 (Primary)
Each of the books in this series helps students tackle sports themed tasks such as deciding how to weigh a horse, following a snorkler, and searching for figures in a campground to develop basic math skills. Books in the series include: Math Computation & Problem Solving (whole numbers, patterns, accuracy, multiplication); and Geometry, measurement, & Graphing (geometric figures, measurement, money, time).
Grades: 2 - 3


Geometry Grades 3-4

from Teacher Created Resources
TCR3327 (Primary, Intermediate)
Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in reading, mathematics, penmanship, writing, and grammar. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Test practice pages are included!
Grades: 3


Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grade 1

from Teacher Created Resources
TCR8026 (Primary)
High-interest, nonfiction articles help students learn about science topics while developing skills in reading comprehension. Each story is followed by questions that cover main idea, detail, vocabulary, and critical reasoning. The format is similar to that of standardized test, so as students progress through the book's units, they are preparing for success in testing.
Each unit provides:
Introductory key words
A high-interest story
5 test questions
Grades: 1


Life Skills: Self Esteem and Values

from Ready-Ed Publications
RED3005 (Primary, Intermediate, Middle School)
Focuses on student feelings, self awareness, self esteem, goal setting and enriching values both in school and in the wider community. Activities include setting attainable goals, analysing personal strengths and weaknesses and exploring ways to demonstrate values, as well as fun stuff like developing board games for the bored!
Grades: 1 - 7


Funtastic Math! Problem Solving and Logic

from Scholastic
SCH0590373684 (Intermediate, Middle School)
Great Skill-building Activities, Games, and Reproducibles
Make learning problem solving and logic a snap for students with these 30 creative activities. Packed with reproducibles, assessment ideas, and practical teaching tips.
Grades: 4 - 8