Foster your child's critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.

Foster your child's critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.

Foster your child's critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.

Foster your child's critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.

Foster your child's critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! The variety of fun and creative activities in this engaging full-color workbook helps your child develop critical thinking skills and become a better learner. Ideal for classroom and home use.

Foster your fourth graders critical thinking skills and see confidence soar! Children are naturally inquisitive from infancy, yet creative and problem-solving skills need to be nurtured as children grow. Like reading and math skills, critical thinking skills require practice.

Help children improve their writing while learning important grammar and punctuation rules. These colorful activity books make language skill practice fun!

Engage children in solving real-world problems with Skill Sharpeners: STEAM. STEAM is an approach to project-based learning that uses science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics to engage children in empathizing, thinking critically, collaborating, and coming up with solutions to solve real-world problems. Skill Sharpeners: STEAM is where creativity meets academics. Each unit includes a fun hands-on STEAM project that encourages children to enjoy the journey of creating and sharing his or her solution to help create a better world. Skill Sharpeners: STEAM activity books for grade 2 are organized around 9 real-world topics related to the environment, the Earth, people and cultures, and social and emotional learning. Topics include themes such as: Safe Bike Lanes STEAM task: Design a safe bike lane. Cheer Up STEAM task: Create a song and dance to perform. School Supplies STEAM task: Record a fundraising video. Working Animals STEAM task: Make a handbook that teaches how to properly care for working animals. School Lunches STEAM task: Design a lunch menu poster with foods from different countries. Each unit includes a grade-appropriate story or nonfiction reading article, a STEAM task to solve, and activities that provide an integrated approach to learning: Science: important concepts and vocabulary related to the unit's theme Technology: models about how technology is applied in the real world Engineering: examples of engineering solutions in the world Art: creative solutions through art projects Math: math operations to figure out solutions Plus, each title includes a: Career spotlight that highlights specific careers related to the topic Supply list for each STEAM task Bonus STEAM puzzle Certificate of completion Answer key Skill Sharpeners: STEAM creates entertaining and fun activities that get children thinking and learning without even realizing it. Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: STEAM Teaching Guides include: How to Use directions for approaching STEAM education Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities Teaching suggestions with STEAM rubric and graphic organizers Extension activities that include literature suggestions, virtual field trips, and discussion guides to deepen children's connections and understanding

Engage children in exploring the world while learning important map skills and geography concepts. The cross-curricular activities integrate the most current geography standards and incorporate colorful learning activities with geography concepts.

Provides at-home practice that helps students build understanding of physical, life, and earth science. Includes engaging activities from songs, rhymes and hands-on projects to motivate and inspire. Aligned to Next Generation Science and state science standards.