Resource/Activity Books

The Mark Twain STEM Labs: Alternative Energy Workbook for grades 5–8+ provides teachers, parents, and students with the resources to explore the potential of renewable energy sources while using the scientific method. These fun and meaningful mini labs and inquiry labs challenge students to apply scientific inquiry, content knowledge, and technological design to solve real-world problems. The units are designed to cultivate an interest in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, while learning about alternative energy sources. Topics covered are energy, energy sources, electricity, wind energy, solar energy, ocean energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, hydro energy, and nuclear energy.Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Set children on the path to learning success with this innovative series! This colorful 256-page activity book targets essential skills–phonics, word families, and sight words. The formatted activities are predictable and fun, so even young learners can complete them independently. The perfect way to develop and sharpen key skills at home–at every child's own pace!

Set your child on the path to success with this exciting workbook from Scholastic. This workbook targets key skills that will help your child reach important learning milestones. The 192 fun, colorful practice pages are designed to captivate, engage, and motivate your child. With everything from the phonics, word families, sight words, handwriting, and math skills this workbook is both challenging and fun. Help your child learn, practice, and sharpen key skills!

Practice makes perfect! This large collection of fun and engaging practice pages is designed to help students master essential skills in reading, writing, vocabulary, math, and more. With more than 300 skill-building practice pages, students are well on their way to succeed in school! Includes ready-to-use flash cards for extra skills practice.

Kids take home these short readings with the companion comprehension activity and practice reading with the support of a grown-up. Easy tips for parents help them help their kids learn to read. Great for building the home-school connection! 96 pages.

There are many ways to answer the math problems in this book-and that's exactly what children need to build their mathematical reasoning and critical thinking skills. They try different methods to solve the same math problem, using manipulatives, drawing, or writing. Because there is no single correct answer, each reproducible activity page can be reused multiple times as children's math skills develop throughout the year. A fun and engaging way to promote mathematical thinking!

Support all second graders with this engaging resource! Based on today's standards, the activities in this book are designed to develop students' skills in reading, word study, language, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. It also features fun, yet challenging, critical-thinking and extension activities and games. Divided into 10 engaging units, one for each month of the school year, this book is designed to supplement students' learning to help solidify the concepts they are learning in second grade and strengthen the connection between home and school.

Build the skills that all fifth graders need to succeed using this engaging resource! Based on today's standards, the activities in this book are designed to develop students' skills in reading, word study, language, writing, mathematics, social studies, and science. It also features fun, yet challenging, critical-thinking and extension activities and games. Divided into 10 engaging units, one for each month of the school year, this book is designed to supplement students' learning to help solidify the concepts they are learning in fifth grade and strengthen the connection between home and school.

Written for early childhood educators, this exciting new book from the authors of Raising a Rock-Star Reader features lots of fun, developmentally appropriate activities that build oral language and early reading and writing skills. Amy and Allison break down the whys and hows of early literacy into bite-size pieces to help busy teachers support our youngest learners' individual development without pushing them too hard. A must-have resource for teachers in daycare, preschool, and kindergarten.

301 skill-building pages that give kids practice with sight words, handwriting, phonics, addition, subtraction and everything they'll need to succeed as students.