Science Vocabulary Building, Grades 5 - 8

Science Vocabulary Building, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Schyrlet Cameron
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2009-02-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580378382

Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using Science Vocabulary Building. This 80-page book reinforces commonly used science words, builds science vocabulary, and increases students' readability levels. This comprehensive classroom supplement includes alphabetized word lists that provide pronunciations, syllabications, definitions, and context sentences for high-utility science words. Activities allow for differentiated instruction and can be used as warm-ups, homework assignments, and extra practice. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

Confusing Science Terms, Grades 5 - 8

Confusing Science Terms, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Schyrlet Cameron
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2010-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580378668

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Confusing Science Terms. This 80-page book helps students differentiate between confused word pairs or triples and perplexing science terminology. The book includes terms from the areas of physical, life, earth, and space science. It encourages students to use a science vocabulary journal to construct their own meanings for confusing terms, write sentences using the terms, and create visual representations for them. Students increase their knowledge and understanding of science concepts through vocabulary building while improving science literacy. This book includes decoding activities and alternative methods of instruction, such as hands-on and small-group activities, games, and journaling, which allow for differentiated instruction. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

Science Games and Puzzles, Grades 5 - 8

Science Games and Puzzles, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Schyrlet Cameron
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580376614

Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using Science Games and Puzzles. This 96-page book promotes science vocabulary building, increases student readability levels, and facilitates concept development through fun and challenging puzzles, games, and activities. It presents a variety of game formats to facilitate differentiated instruction for diverse learning styles and skill levels. Coded messages, word searches, bingo, crosswords, concentration, triple play, and science jeopardy introduce, reinforce, review, and quickly assess what students have learned. The book aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Science Vocabulary Building, Grades 3 - 5

Science Vocabulary Building, Grades 3 - 5
Author: Schyrlet Cameron
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2009-02-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580378374

Connect students in grades 3–5 with science using Science Vocabulary Building. This 80-page book reinforces commonly used science words, builds science vocabulary, and increases students' readability levels. This comprehensive classroom supplement includes alphabetized word lists that provide pronunciations, syllabications, definitions, and context sentences for high-utility science words. Activities allow for differentiated instruction and can be used as warm-ups, homework assignments, and extra practice. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Science

Strategies for Building Academic Vocabulary in Science
Author: Christine Dugan
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1425891934

Boost students' science vocabulary with easy-to-implement effective strategies! Sample lessons using each strategy are included for grade spans 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and K-12 using vocabulary words from standards-based, content-specific units of study. Each notebook includes 25 research-based strategies, differentiation suggestions, assessment strategies, sample word lists including both specialized content and general academic words, and family letters in both English and Spanish. This resource is correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards.

Building Vocabulary From Word Roots Student Book Lv 7 (4c)

Building Vocabulary From Word Roots Student Book Lv 7 (4c)
Author: Timothy V. Rasinski
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2007-04-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781425806576

The Teacher's Guide includes lesson plans with detailed notes about words from each root, overhead transparencies for introductory activities, standards-based connections, and differentiation strategies. A resource CD is also included with 50 bonus activities to support a variety of learning styles.

100+ Science Experiments for School and Home, Grades 5 - 8

100+ Science Experiments for School and Home, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Mark Twain Media Editors
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580376185

Presents a collection of individual experiments, demonstrations, and whole-class projects along with a standards matrix highlighting the National Science Education Standards covered by the activities.

Writing, Grades 5 - 8

Writing, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Cindy Barden
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2010-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580379796

Write on! Write with students in grades 5 and up using Writing: Fundamentals for the Middle-School Classroom. This 128-page book helps students learn how to express themselves through writing. It provides open-ended lessons of personal writing, descriptive writing, short stories, poetry, and reports. This excellent classroom supplement also includes chapters arranged in order of increasing difficulty and activities that allow students to choose their own writing topics. It supports NCTE and IRA standards.

Developing Life Skills, Grades 5 - 8

Developing Life Skills, Grades 5 - 8
Author: Debbie Radliff
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2008-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580378110

Help students in grades 5 and up learn about themselves with Developing Life Skills! This 96-page informative text is full of engaging activities and helpful life tips, including understanding oneself, setting goals, relationships, consumer skills and money management, nutrition and fitness, food preparation, grooming, manners, and careers. The book includes reproducibles and a complete answer key.

Improving Study and Test-Taking Skills, Grades 5 - 8

Improving Study and Test-Taking Skills, Grades 5 - 8
Author: David W. Wilson
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2010-08-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580379702

Support students' learning, memory, and test-taking abilities using Improving Study and Test-Taking Skills for grades 5 and up. This 96-page book provides students with tips on organization and study skills through lessons based on scientific and professional literature. Topics include budgeting study time, motivation, health, learning and remembering new information, and different test types. This resource also includes teacher tips, cross-curricular activities, and a complete answer key.