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Contains reproductions of a selection of primary source documents from the Civil War era, each with background information and teaching suggestions.

Presents a series of nonfiction writing prompts for the lower elementary classroom designed to complement math instruction, and contains prompts for number sense, algebra and function, measurement and geometry, statistics, data analysis, probability, and reasoning.

Presents a selection of reproducible primary source documents designed to spark students' interest in historical events related to the Westward Movement in America, and includes background information, teaching tips, and discussion questions.

A collection of reproducible primary source documents that may be used to teach students in grades four through eight about explorers from before Columbus through the establishment of the American colonies. Includes teaching notes.

Provides primary sources and activities designed to teach fourth through eighth graders about the civil rights movement.

Contains 180 daily lessons teachers may use to help students in kindergarten and first grade develop the character traits of good citizenship, compassion, fairness, honesty, integrity, perseverance, responsibility, respect, self-discipline, and trustworthiness; each with literature selections, discussion questions, and activities.

Contains 180 daily lessons teachers may use to help students in fourth and fifth grade develop the character traits of good citizenship, compassion, fairness, honesty, integrity, perseverance, responsibility, respect, self-discipline, and trustworthiness;each with literature selections, discussion questions, and activities.

Introduces librarians and educators to a variety of free technology apps that can be used for readers' advisory and to promote reading.

Contains over forty word lists for students in grades four to eight that provide synonyms for commonly overused words, as well as options for verbs, transitions, and sensory and emotion words. Reproducible for classroom use.

A comprehensive teacher's guide to the U.S. Constitution for the fourth through eighth-grade reading class that features lesson plans, activity pages, annotated bibliography, and quizzes.