Marksmanship is a fun skill to develop, but it must be developed safely and responsibly. Both of those aspects of marksmanship are highlighted in this entertaining and educational guide. Young readers are introduced to a number of exciting DIY projects that allow them to practice their shooting skills. In addition to clear and focused instructions, important tips are included to ensure that each project is completed and used in an age-appropriate and safe manner. By following a series of steps accompanied by colorful photographs, readers are able to independently create and use tools that will test their marksmanship.

Readers are introduced to the sneaky world of spies in this hands-on guide to espionage. From secret codes to invisible messages, they’re able to create and use impressive superspy tools all on their own. Clear and focused instructions, along with safety tips, allow readers to independently tackle each project. In addition, lists of materials are provided before each activity so readers can prepare for their various missions, and vibrant photographs appeal to visual learners and reluctant readers. This high-interest topic is sure to be a big hit with superspies-in-training and DIY superstars!

Could you survive in the wild? Young readers will be able to answer yes after tackling these engaging and educational DIY projects focused on survival. Each project is broken down into easy-to-follow steps, allowing young learners and reluctant readers to feel accomplished as they complete each achievable task. In addition, safety tips and materials lists help readers practice being prepared—a truly essential skill for survival! Featuring vivid photographs and a high-interest topic, this guide is sure to spark creativity in readers at a variety of levels.

Readers with a need for speed are sure to enjoy this exciting guide to making their own vehicles. Independent learning, creativity, and reading comprehension are just some of the essential skills that are fostered in this high-interest approach to the world of DIY. Young readers are able to build a variety of speed machines by following step-by-step instructions presented in clear, accessible language. In addition, colorful photographs help visual learners and provide examples for readers to follow. Each fast and fun project features clear lists of materials to help readers prepare, and eye-catching tips reinforce the importance of safety.

Practical jokes and pranks can be fun to plan and even more fun to carry out! Readers are introduced to safe and funny tricks and jokes that they can use on family and friends in this creative DIY guide. As they explore each set of step-by-step instructions, they master another round of hilarious hijinks while also practicing independent reading and following directions. Safety tips and materials lists help ensure that each prank happens safely and successfully, and colorful photographs make this reading experience even more enjoyable.

Halloween is the perfect time to great creative! Young readers are encouraged to embrace the spirit of this holiday through a series of exciting DIY projects guaranteed to gross out their friends. This high-interest topic is presented through clear text that sets the scene and breaks down each project into simple steps. By following the helpful instructions, readers are able to practice following written directions as they independently create impressive Halloween horrors. Safety tips and eye-catching materials lists ensure a safe and successful DIY experience, and colorful photographs enhance the creepy fun.

Mastering Basic Skills(R) Prekindergarten includes comprehensive content for early learners. Topics include fine motor and printing skills, basic concepts, colors and shapes, numbers, readiness skills, alphabet, and safety. The Mastering Basic Skills(R) series includes grade-specific math and language arts activities as well as reading lists, skills checklists, awards, and mini books. The comprehensive content and extra features increase the value of this series making it an appealing choice to parents looking for extra at-home practice for their child.

Brian Enos's Practical Shooting, Beyond Fundamentals - often considered the competitive shooters bible - includes in-depth coverage of the technical and mental aspects of training and competition, and will offer new insights as you continue to improve. "There is only one person in the world who I would allow to talk to my students, and that is Brian Enos." Rob Leatham, 15+ time National & World IPSC Champion. This isn't just another "how to fire a gun" book. This one talks about shooting.... The keys to consistent, high-speed shooting are within you right now. This book will show you ways to bring them out. Through Brian's advice, you'll learn how to recognize and break down the barriers that are limiting your performance—you may begin to look at shooting in an entirely different way. You'll learn to pressure-proof your match performance, how different types of shooting require different focal points, and you'll see how to develop an attitude that will let you reach beyond what you thought was your potential. You'll find a comprehensive set of exercises that will develop and sharpen your skills. You'll see how it's possible to drive the gun to wherever your eye can look. You'll discover that everything you need to know about your technique is told by the gun, if you know how to listen to it. And all the challenges and advanced techniques of practical shooting are covered too: prone, barricade, single-hand shooting, multiple targets, reloading, shooting on the move, and much more. You'll also get inside tips on IPSC strategies, steel shooting, shootoff tactics, Bianchi, and more. Chapters include: - Awareness & Focus - Tools of Shooting - Creative Shooting - Specific Challenges - Competition - Development - Shooting Tools - Revolver Shooting - Group Shooting

From the very first chapter of this informative and inspiring book, a clear picture emerges of how even three- and four-year-olds' capacities for serious authorship can and should be supported. - Lillian G. Katz Coauthor of Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years By the time they reach preschool or kindergarten, young children are already writers. They don't have much experience, but they're filled with stories to tell and ideas to express - they want to show the world what they know and see. All they need is a nurturing teacher like you to recognize the writer at work within them. All you need to help them is Already Ready. Taking an exciting, new approach to working with our youngest students, Already Ready shows you how, by respecting children as writers, engaged in bookmaking, you can gently nudge them toward a lifetime of joyful writing. Katie Wood Ray and Matt Glover guide you through fundamental concepts of early writing. Providing numerous, helpful examples of early writing - complete with transcriptions - they demonstrate how to: make sense of children's writing and interpret how they represent sounds, ideas, and images see important developmental signs in writers that you can use to help them grow further recognize the thinking young children engage in and discover that it's the same thinking more experienced writers use to craft purposeful, thoughtful pieces. Then Ray and Glover show you how little ones can develop powerful understandings about: texts and their characteristics the writing process what it means to be a writer. You'll learn how to support your writers' quest to make meaning, as they grow their abilities and refine their thinking about writing through teaching strategies such as: reading aloud working side by side with writers sharing children's writing. Writing is just one part of a busy early childhood classroom, but even in little doses, a nurturing approach can work wonders and help children connect the natural writer inside them to a life of expressing themselves on paper. Find that approach, share it with your students, and you'll discover that you don't have to get students ready to write - they're Already Ready.