Visit Marko the Pencil's Super Science Station where it's easy to grasp science concepts and prepare for a science test. This DVD covers lab safety, scientific method, atoms and their parts, molecules, states of matter, physical and chemical changes, mixtures versus pure substances, electricity, magnetism, motion, gravity, light, and energy. Meets National Science Education Standards. Approx. 55 min. Grades 3-8.

The perfect way to begin your students' school day! Cross-curricular daily practice gets your fourth grade students focused and engaged—and ready to learn. The daily lessons provide practice of language, math, and reading skills that support your core curriculum.

The meaningful 10 to 15 minutes of daily practice helps sharpen students' skills and helps you see where your students need to improve. With a detailed scope and sequence, you will always know the skills that your students are practicing.

Daily Fundamentals lessons are ideal for morning work, bell ringers, homework, and informal assessment. The daily practice and review prepares students for success on assessments and state testing.

How it works:

• Monday–Friday: Full-page daily activities provide practice of grade-level language, math, and reading skills, focusing on one skill in each subject area.
• The daily lessons progress in difficulty as students move through Day 1 to Day 5, and the weekly units progress in difficulty throughout the year.

The 30 weeks of fourth grade skill practice covers:

• Language: grammar, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary
• Math: algebraic expressions, angles, fractions, decimals, measurement, problem solving, geometry, and data plots
• Reading: main idea and details, theme, inference, text organization, genre, literary elements, visual information, context clues, and figurative language

Daily activities often include open-ended questions that require higher-order thinking skills. These types of questions can be used to promote peer-to-peer discussions as students share and discuss answers, while also fostering critical thinking skills.

Here's a collection of rhythmic activities. Some children thrive when they can combine different styles of learning; rhythmic activities using a manipulative, plus music and movement may be just right for these kids. This is a sampling of eight Georgiana Stewart classroom resources for fun-filled learning.

These dynamic resources provide guided lessons to integrate project-based learning into your science, technology, engineering, and math curriculum. Each unit provides background information for teachers and students and moves from teacher-directed activities toward more open-ended activities. The culminating activity in each unit allows students to design their own unique “invention” or conduct an experiment of their own creation. Students will be challenged to work collaboratively, using a design process that helps them “step into STEM” with greater competence and confidence. 160 pages.

This award-winning series is a great way to add fun, depth, and critical thinking to science instruction on a variety of topics. Students will learn about the scientific method, tools, inventions, and how technology becomes part of our lives. Each book includes a wide range of experiments, projects, activities, and even a science fair project. Possible careers along with the required skills and education are also presented. 32 pages.

Interactive notebooks enable students to organize and synthesize information through creative, independent thinking and writing. They have become widely popular with teachers, and many school systems have made their use mandatory. Provides teachers with all the resources they need to successfully implement this popular instructional method to promote student learning. 96 pages

Instant classroom interventions for phonics and comprehension instruction! Each grade-specific volume offers 20+ ready-to-use 5-day units targeting a specific skill of strategy. Includes quick and easy mini-lessons, 100+ fun and engaging practice activities, end-of-week assessments, plus free pre- and post assessments available online. 108-186 pages.

In this must-read book, Laura Robb uses what she's learned from her vast teaching experience to provide the research-based tools needed to improve students' reading comprehension. This practical resource offers classroom-tested interventions to use with struggling readers in 5-, 10 to 15-, and 30 to 40-minute settings. It provides support for everything from assessment to management and implementation, to support students' comprehension of both literary and informational text. This book also demonstrates how teachers can learn about students' reading needs through their writing about reading and offers practical suggestions for differentiating reading instruction to reach the needs of all readers.

Every song is a unique springboard to learning! Jump into action and make learning more fun. Combine skills and concepts with motivating movement songs. Colors, numbers, letters, days of the week, months of the year. Guided exercise songs.

Practice, Assess, Diagnose. This series provides 180 daily practice activities to build and gauge students' mathematical fluency. Each problem is tied to a specific mathematical concept. Students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities. Data-driven assessment tips are provided, and the Teacher Resource CD includes assessment analysis resources. 208 pages + CD.

Written to the NCTM five strands, this series includes task sheets to teach the lesson and drill sheets for procedural practice. The task sheets introduce the mathematical concepts to the students around a central problem taken from real-life experiences, while the drill sheets provide warm-up and timed practice questions for the students to strengthen their procedural proficiency skills. Each book includes teacher's guide, worksheets, answer key, and 6 mini posters. 60 pages.

The perfect book to introduce rhythm instruments to young children! Children make the sound of the ocean waves using shakers, pretend to be a train using sand blocks, create a rainstorm with rhythm sticks, and perform circus tricks with jingle bells. Plus, they learn to play the instruments along with their favorite songs. 101 Rhythm Instrument Activities is perfect for parents, early childhood teachers, and music teachers who work with toddlers through age 6.