Monday, March 31, 2008

10% Discount on all Teacher Created Resources until April 15

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Research Based Reading Strategies

Reading First

from Creative Teaching Press
CTP2259 (Early Childhood, Primary)

Unlock the Secrets to Reading Success with Research-Based Strategies.
Reading First is a comprehensive, all-in-one resource for understanding and implementing the five key areas of reading instruction – phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension. As outlined in the K-3 Put Reading First Initiative of the No Child Left Behind Act, these research-based strategies are essential for effective reading instruction. With plenty of ready-to-go activities and time-saving reproducibles, the single resource puts it all together so you can, with confidence, take up the challenge of helping all children become successful readers.

Grades: K - 3

Sunday, March 23, 2008

10 Reasons Why PDF is the Right Format for Ebooks in Education

The introduction of the Kindle has created a heightened interest in ebooks. While there have been a number of different ebook readers available for a number of years, the Kindle seems to have captured the attention of a great number of people who hadn't considered ebooks in the past. While I believe this attention is good for ebooks in general, I believe that for educational ebooks PDF is the best format for overall use. I have put together 10 reasons why I believe this to be true.

In brief, the reasons are: teacher comfort, equipment availability, cost of creation, font preservation, use of pictures, layout consistency, external links, internal links and navigation, printing when necessary, and cross platform capabilities.

10 Reasons Why PDF is the Right Format for Ebooks in Education

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Student Activity eBooks

Teacher, I'm Done! Now What Do I Do?

from Creative Teaching Press
CTP3343 (Primary)

The Perfect Solution to an Age-Old Problem.
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.

Grades: 1 - 2


I'm Through! What Can I Do? (Grades 5-6)

from Creative Teaching Press
CTPLW400 (Intermediate, Middle School)

Activities to Keep Your Students Challenged and Your Classroom Humming.
Finally an answer for kids who finish class assignments ahead of all others and race to say, "I'm through! What can I do?" Each activity book is filled with word puzzles, logic problems, creative-thinking tasks, and lots more! These ready-to-use activities are also perfect for learning centers and take-home practice.

Grades: 5 - 6


I'm Through! What Can I Do? (Grades 3-6)

from Creative Teaching Press
CTPLW399 (Intermediate, Middle School)

Activities to Keep Your Students Challenged and Your Classroom Humming.
Finally an answer for kids who finish class assignments ahead of all others and race to say, "I'm through! What can I do?" Each activity book is filled with word puzzles, logic problems, creative-thinking tasks, and lots more! These ready-to-use activities are also perfect for learning centers and take-home practice.

Grades: 3 - 6

Friday, March 14, 2008

Math Standards eBooks

Mastering the Standards: Mathematics Grade 6

from Hayes School Publishing
HSPAM106E (Middle School)

Help students do their best on standardized tests in mathematics by familiarizing them with the formats and skills they will need for success. The problems developed for this series are based on standards from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and state standards from across the nation. Each book includes practice pages on Numbers/Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Analysis/Probability. One word problem is included on each page that requires a written response on a separate piece of paper. The activities may be used at any time of the year to assess understanding, for additional practice, or for test preparation.

Grades: 6

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Theme Pockets for March

Theme Pockets, March

Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
EMC0586 (Primary)

With the Theme Pockets series, you can enliven every month of the year with fun, exciting learning projects that students can proudly present in a unique book format. Each of the 12 titles has three engaging themes with lots of writing and art.

Grades: 1 - 3