Gain a sense of responsibility and knowing what it's like to have someone's fate in their hands. Our resource is great for quizzes, vocabulary and writing prompts. Predict what will happen between Tree-ear and Min, and whether Tree-ear will become a potter. Match characters to their actions in the story. Use words in a sentence to show its meaning. Describe how Tree-ear prepares the clay for Min, and how different the process would be today. Write the step-by-step instructions on Kang's new technique for making pottery. Compare Min and Kang's work in a Venn Diagram. Design a poster advertising Min's pottery. Find the cities from the novel on a setting map of Korea. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: Set in 12th Century Korea, Tree-ear—an orphaned little boy—lives under a bridge with a disabled older friend and caretaker named Crane-man. Tree-ear is fascinated with a local potter named Min and dreams of creating his own ceramics. The trade of potter is unfortunately passed down from father to son, therefore Min can't teach Tree-ear the trade. The Royal Emissary tours the village in search for a new potter for the palace. Min and Kang—another pottery-maker—compete for the honor. The emissary chooses Kang but tells Min that if he can create more work and bring it to Puyo, he will reconsider his choice. Now, Min's fate rests in the hands of Tree-ear, who must deliver the pottery to the palace.

Get to know the value of others and that there's more to people than meets the eye. A complete summative assessment with a variety of questions, like multiple choice and vocabulary. Make judgments of the characters before getting to know them. Explore the concept of first impressions by explaining characters' actions towards each other. Recollect details from the text by completing sentences with the missing words. Test writing skills with a police report, complete with a synopsis of the events in question and witness statements. Keep track of the different traits of Freak and Max in a graphic organizer, before stating what they have in common. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: Freak the Mighty is a story about two unsuspecting friends coming together and showing the world how special they are. Maxwell is big and scary. He is also kind and thoughtful. Kevin is small and weak. He is also smart and creative. These two boys are seen as dangerous and pitiful by those around them. It's not until they come together to become Freak the Mighty that people start seeing them for who they really are. Max lives with his grandparents after his mother died and his father was sent to jail. Kevin just moved in next door with his mother. As outsiders, Max and Kevin build a friendship. They both bring to the friendship something that is missing: Max brings strength and Kevin brings smarts. The two embark on many adventures that soon develop into real dangers.

Teach Spanish high-frequency and content vocabulary with 48 patterned rebus texts that scaffold beginning readers. 12 pages each, 16 different titles per set.

Millions of fans young and old have been entertained by the quick wit of Peter Hatcher, the hilarious antics of mischievous Fudge, and the unbreakable confidence of know-it-all Sheila Tubman in Judy Blume's five Fudge books. And now, Puffin Books honors forty years of the book that started it all, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, with a special edition--featuring a new introduction from Judy--to celebrate this perennial favorite.

These classic storybooks represent some of the finest children's literature available. Each set includes the book plus carefully selected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and re-enact these wonderful stories in their own words.

Stunning pictures and engaging words. . . . An accomplished entree to early science topics. -- Booklist (starred review) Dive into the warm ocean and swim around amid the coral and waving sea grass. Do you see an eye like a small black bead peering out at you? Linger for a while and discover the secrets of the sea horse - one of the shyest fish in the sea. With a head like a horse, a tail like a monkey, and a pouch like a kangaroo, the sea horse acts like a chameleon, changing color to ward off danger or to show that he and his mate are a lifelong pair. Watch their fascinating mating dance, as the two of them twine their tails together and twirl, before she places her eggs in his pouch to be born. Could there be a more intriguing creature of the sea?

Each book, carefully evaluated by a reading specialist to correlate with the Guided Reading Levels, is leveled to address the early stages of a child's reading development. Each box includes 75 8-page storybooks (5 copies of 15 titles) and a 4-page mini teaching guide. Ages 4-7.

Curious George is a good little monkey, and always very curious. Now George is curious about numbers. Counting from 1 to 10 is easy, but can he count all the way to 100? George has picked the perfect day to try. It's his town's 100th birthday today and everyone is coming out to celebrate! In this large format, paper-over-board book each page features familiar objects for children to count. A perfect book for celebrating counting, numbers and the 100th day of school.

Twelve popular Dr. Jean songs have been hand selected and transformed into delightful readers. These fun and whimsical stories support early learning concepts by nurturing oral language, alphabet recognition, and print knowledge. These motivating stories are easy to act out and make learning fun! Classroom pack includes 6 each of the following:

• 1358 Color Train
• 1359 Five Little Monkeys
• 1360 Action Alphabet
• 1361 Dinosaur Boogie
• 1362 Rules Rap
• 1363 Birdies
• 1364 Nursery Rhyme Rally
• 1365 May There Always Be Sunshine
• 1366 I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a One
• 1367 Twinkle Friends
• 1368 My Mother Is a Baker
• 1369 My Hands on My Head

These classic storybooks represent some of the finest children's literature available. Each set includes the book plus carefully selected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and re-enact these wonderful stories in their own words.