Life Science Quick Starts for fourth to ninth grades provides quick start activities that exercise skills in observation, reading, critical thinking, research, manipulation, and math, with questions that can be answered through experimentation. This Mark Twain middle grade science resource book features a wide variety of life science topics and includes three to four quick starts per page. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

The Science Vocabulary Quick Starts resource book for fourth to ninth grades helps students review vocabulary to become skilled in using science terms in and out of the classroom. This science resource book provides a quick start for the day's lesson, and helps students build and maintain a powerful science vocabulary. Each page features two to four quick starts. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

The Human Body Quick Starts resource book for fourth to ninth grades prepares students for the day's lesson by providing quick starts that focus on vocabulary, identification, and understanding of the human body. This anatomy resource book includes diagrams and features two to four quick starts per page. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

The Fractions and Decimals Quick Starts resource book for fourth to ninth grades reinforces skills students have learned dealing with fractions and decimals. Teachers can use this Mark Twain resource book for daily warm-ups and test review. Each page includes two to four quick starts, and the quick starts get progressively more challenging to keep up with students’ skill development. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

The Brain Aerobics language arts book for fourth to ninth grades activates your students' brains to help them learn and remember language arts concepts. Students use reasoning skills and creativity to solve puzzles and complete games while reinforcing grammar concepts and highlighting vocabulary words. This language arts resource book includes magic squares, twisted words, palindromes, and more! Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Ideal for students who are new to cursive writing and those who need a refresher, Cursive Writing: Instruction, Practice, and Reinforcement for fourth to ninth grades provides step-by-step instruction and practice in cursive handwriting. This Cursive Handwriting practice book provides real-world examples that motivate students to perfect their handwriting. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

GRADES 4–12: This 64-page history workbook helps students to reinforce their knowledge of ancient civilizations from around the world. FEATURES: A great way to start the day's lesson or as review for test prep, this world history resource book features two to four quick starts that can be cut apart and used separately, or the entire page can also be used as a whole-class or individual assignment. INCLUDES: This resource book for history includes daily mini-activities to help enhance learning for students. With fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and true/false questions, units covered in this workbook include Prehistory, Ancient Egypt, The Romans, Northern Europe, and much more. WHY MARK TWAIN MEDIA: Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using General Science: Daily Skill Builders. This 96-page book features two short, reproducible activities per page and includes enough lessons for an entire school year. It provides extra practice with physical, earth, space, and life science skills. Activities allow for differentiated instruction and can be used as warm-ups, homework assignments, and extra practice. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

In this collection of 15 essays, educators describe successful programs they've developed to fulfill the US National Science Education Standards' vision for the reform of teaching assessment, professional development, and content at the high school level. All the visions correspond with the Less Emphasis and More Emphasis conditions that conclude each section of the Standards, characterizing what most teachers and programs should do less of as well as describing the changes needed if real reform is to occur. Essay titles reveal the range of programs, and creativity, this book encompasses. Among the titles are: "Technology and Cooperative Learning: The IIT Model for Teaching Authentic Chemistry Curriculum," "Modeling: Changes in Traditional Physics Instruction," "Guided by the Standards: Inquiry and Assessment in Two Rural and Urban Schools," and even "Sing and Dance Your Way to Science Success." The book ends with a summary chapter by editor Robert Yager on successes and continuing challenges in meeting the Standards' visions for improving high school science. As Yager notes, "The exemplary programs described in this monograph give inspiration while also providing evidence that the new directions are feasible and worth the energy and effort needed for others to implement changes.

Using Developmentally Appropriate Practices to Teach the Common Core: Grades PreK–3 provides current and prospective primary grade teachers with an understanding of the CCSS-ELA and CCSS-M that highlights their compatibility with developmentally appropriate practices (DAP), the instructional approach generally preferred by teachers of young children. The book begins by framing the CCSS as a distinct improvement over lengthy lists of academic content standards and as a carefully conceptualized and DAP-friendly set of curriculum guidelines. Next, the CCSS-ELA and CCSS-M for Grades K–3 are unpacked, analyzed, synthesized, and cross-referenced to key features of DAP. Finally, several "hot topic" issues—differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners, ensuring equitable access to the curriculum for English Language Learners, addressing assessment and accountability expectations, and educating parents and families about the CCSS and DAP—are prioritized and examined in depth. Using Developmentally Appropriate Practices to Teach the Common Core: Grades PreK–3 is a highly useful guide for both pre-service and in-service early childhood education teachers.