Teacher Resources

The Living & Nonliving Things Learning Center provides materials for 4 students and includes:.

1 Curriculum Mastery Game featuring:
• 1 Set of 30 illustrated self-checking question cards
• 1 Laminated double-sided game board & game pieces for up to 4 players

4 Visual Learning Guides focused on the same topic.

Each "Write-On/Wipe-Off" Visual learning guide is 11” x 17”, laminated and consists of four-pages which include self-directed readings, easy-to-follow illustrated explanations, guiding questions, graphic organizers and assessment review questions.

Packed in a zippered storage pouch.

Illustrated fiction, informational texts, and engaging exercises improve reading for enhanced learning across disciplines. Spectrum® Reading for kindergarten is a fun, standards-based language arts workbook that strengthens reading comprehension skills by increasing children's ability to understand, process, and analyze text.

Strong reading skills are the basis of school success, and Spectrum Reading for kindergarten will help children triumph over language arts and beyond. This standards-based workbook promotes reading proficiency and improves the understanding of sounds, letters, word recognition, and idea integration.

Spectrum Reading workbooks will help your child improve their reading habits and strengthen their ability to understand and analyze text. This best-selling series is a favorite of parents and teachers because it is carefully designed to be both effective and engaging—the perfect building blocks for a lifetime of learning.

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Help your child speak, read, and write with confidence and clarity. Encourage creativity and strengthen communication skills with Spectrum® Language Arts for grade 8. This standards-based workbook is packed with engaging, open-ended writing activities and grade-appropriate practice to build a stronger understanding of essential language arts concepts.

An understanding of language arts concepts is key to strong communication skills—the foundation of success across disciplines. Spectrum Language Arts for grade 8 provides focused practice and creative activities to help your child master sentence types, grammar, parts of speech, and vocabulary.

This comprehensive workbook doesn't stop with focused practice–it encourages children to explore their creative sides by challenging them with thought-provoking writing projects. Aligned to current state standards, Spectrum Language Arts for grade 8 includes an answer key and a supplemental Writer's Guide to reinforce grammar and language arts concepts. With the help of Spectrum, your child will build the language arts skills necessary for a lifetime of success.

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Increase test success with rigorous practice and strategic tips. Build your child's confidence and the skills needed to conquer standardized tests with Spectrum® Test Prep for grade 2. This comprehensive workbook goes beyond typical skill drills to explore other contributors to test success—strategies and time management.

Spectrum Test Prep Grade 2 includes strategy-based activities for language arts and math, test tips to help answer questions, and critical thinking and reasoning. The Spectrum Test Prep series for grades 1 to 8 was developed by experts in education and was created to help students improve and strengthen their test-taking skills. The activities in each book not only feature essential practice in reading, math, and language arts test areas, but also prepare students to take standardized tests. Students learn how to follow directions, understand different test formats, use effective strategies to avoid common mistakes, and budget their time wisely.

Step-by-step solutions in the answer key are included. These comprehensive workbooks are an excellent resource for developing skills for assessment success. Spectrum, the best-selling workbook series, is proud to provide quality educational materials that support your students' learning achievement and success.

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Improve problem-solving skills with this Spectrum® math workbook for critical thinking.

Spectrum Critical Thinking for Math for first grade provides practice in applying math to real-world situations by covering skills such as:

• place value
• addition and subtraction through 100
• measurement

Spectrum Critical Thinking for Math guides children through problem-solving strategies.

Give your child the ability to apply classroom skills to everyday scenarios with Spectrum Critical Thinking for Math. This workbook features detailed instructions, word problems, and reasoning questions to strengthen critical thinking while guiding children to demonstrate understanding of the concepts that support their answers. Featuring a completed answer key and a testing section, Spectrum Critical Thinking for Math helps children retain learned skills and teaches how apply the skills with confidence.

Spectrum's best-selling workbooks support skills and standards for classroom success. From subject-specific titles to test prep workbooks, Spectrum offers a variety of ways to enhance and enrich learning at home and in the classroom. For all of your child's need, Spectrum has you covered!

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Help your child learn effective strategies to master test-taking by strengthening math, language arts, and reading skills. Spectrum® Test Prep for grade 6 provides practice with following directions, understanding formats, avoiding common mistakes, and budgeting time.

Spectrum Test Prep Grade 6 includes strategy-based activities for language arts and math, test tips to help answer questions, and critical thinking and reasoning. The Spectrum Test Prep series for grades 1 to 8 was developed by experts in education and was created to help students improve and strengthen their test-taking skills. The activities in each book not only feature essential practice in reading, math, and language arts test areas, but also prepare students to take standardized tests. Students learn how to follow directions, understand different test formats, use effective strategies to avoid common mistakes, and budget their time wisely.

Step-by-step solutions in the answer key are included. These comprehensive workbooks are an excellent resource for developing skills for assessment success. Spectrum, the best-selling workbook series, is proud to provide quality educational materials that support your students' learning achievement and success.

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With 52 weeks of fantastic art projects using easy-to-find, everyday materials, Art with Anything provides a year of creativity, imagination, and fun for children ages 4-10!

Organized alphabetically by material, each week features one everyday material (address labels, fabric scraps, leaves, rocks) and provides five days of unique activities, increasing in complexity with each day. Art with Anything uses materials like buttons, cardboard, hole-punch dots, junk mail, masking tape, sandpaper, and salt, which encourages recycling and reusing!

Children will love making "Glitter Photo Jars"; or working on "Shake-It-Up-Bag Paintings"; and projects like "Family Finger Puppets"; and "Fluff-N-Puff Mobiles"; will keep them entertained for hours and stretch their imaginations.

Whether at home or at school, in child care or an after-school program, exploring the process of creating art is one of the most compelling ways children learn, and Art with Anything keeps children learning creatively all year long!