Monika Davies
Monika Davies
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn are four opinionated sisters, each responsible for their season of the year. However, when Mother Nature gives them a challenging task, will they find the beauty and purpose in a different season? This hi-lo book uses a mix of poetry and prose to captivate students. With full-color illustrations and a compelling story, this short, 32-page chapter book will appeal to reluctant readers.
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn are four opinionated sisters, each responsible for their season of the year. However, when Mother Nature gives them a challenging task, will they find the beauty and purpose in a different season? This hi-lo book uses a mix of poetry and prose to captivate students. With full-color illustrations and a compelling story, this short, 32-page chapter book will appeal to reluctant readers.
In this science fiction story, Taj and Tessa are the newest Color Mixers at a lab in Antarctica where the colors of the world are made. One day, Tessa accidentally deletes the color blue. As her mistake reverberates across the planet, can they find a way to bring back blue? With full-color illustrations and a short chapter format, this 32-page hi-lo book will capture the interest of reluctant readers who enjoy realistic fiction stories with elements of dystopia and science.
In this science fiction story, Taj and Tessa are the newest Color Mixers at a lab in Antarctica where the colors of the world are made. One day, Tessa accidentally deletes the color blue. As her mistake reverberates across the planet, can they find a way to bring back blue? With full-color illustrations and a short chapter format, this 32-page hi-lo book will capture the interest of reluctant readers who enjoy realistic fiction stories with elements of dystopia and science.
Learn about the science behind skateboarding! From the physics behind skateboard tricks, to the design of the skateboard's deck, wheels, and trucks, this high-interest book uses real-world examples to illustrate science concepts. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with content that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math!
Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process, from the initial research and brainstorming sessions, through the design and testing stages, to the evaluation and improvement of the outcome. It makes STEAM career connections by providing a glimpse into the lives of real-life Smithsonian employees currently working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with this e-book that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math!
Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through every step of the engineering design process, from the initial research and brainstorming sessions, through the design and testing stages, to the evaluation and improvement of the outcome. It makes STEAM career connections by providing a glimpse into the lives of real-life Smithsonian employees currently working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with this e-book that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math!
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book about two girls who become friends when they carpool to school! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need support with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage and excite young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: car, large, never, sir, together. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 13 covers r-controlled vowels ar, er, and or. Address social skills, develop reading skills, and boost reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book about two girls who become friends when they carpool to school! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need support with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage and excite young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: car, large, never, sir, together. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 13 covers r-controlled vowels ar, er, and or. Address social skills, develop reading skills, and boost reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book that addresses family, dealing with illness, and other life skills. This book offers a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need support with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: before, care, four, near, world. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 14 covers r-controlled vowels and long vowels plus R. Develop reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book that addresses family, dealing with illness, and other life skills. This book offers a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need support with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: before, care, four, near, world. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 14 covers r-controlled vowels and long vowels plus R. Develop reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book about two friends going to the fair one last time before one of them moves away! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: before, born, care, fair, hair, might, near, never, pair. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 15 covers r-controlled vowels and long vowels plus R. Address social skills, build reading skills, and develop reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable fiction book about two friends going to the fair one last time before one of them moves away! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: before, born, care, fair, hair, might, near, never, pair. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 15 covers r-controlled vowels and long vowels plus R. Address social skills, build reading skills, and develop reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about Mark and Joe, who live on a farm and have to learn to work together! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book engages and excites young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: could, farm, know, look, more, out, water. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 25 covers vowel teams, diphthongs, and r-controlled vowels. Address important social skills and develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about Mark and Joe, who live on a farm and have to learn to work together! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book engages and excites young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: could, farm, know, look, more, out, water. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 25 covers vowel teams, diphthongs, and r-controlled vowels. Address important social skills and develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable nonfiction book about where rice comes from! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This full-color book engages and informs young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: farm, part, water. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 22 covers r-controlled vowels ar and or. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book.
Make learning to read meaningful for children with this decodable nonfiction book about where rice comes from! This book offers a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This full-color book engages and informs young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: farm, part, water. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 22 covers r-controlled vowels ar and or. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book.
Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy and his mom preparing for a big storm! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: about, could, out, would. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 23 covers diphthongs oi, oy, and ou. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy and his mom preparing for a big storm! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: about, could, out, would. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 23 covers diphthongs oi, oy, and ou. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a girl and her aunt on the lookout for hawks! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: know, look, too, two. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 24 covers vowel teams au, aw, and oo. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a girl and her aunt on the lookout for hawks! This book provides a built-in phonics review for early readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book excites young readers while they gain important practice with several high-frequency words: know, look, too, two. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 24 covers vowel teams au, aw, and oo. Build foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!
It's a big world inside the human body! There are a lot of parts inside and it's up to a team of body bots to keep the parts working. But they face a challenge when the girl they work on isn't getting enough sleep. This illustrated chapter book helps advancing readers learn about human anatomy and physiology. This Spanish fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage students' natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book cultivates lifelong reading success. This fiction book is written in Spanish.
Heng is learning how to surf but is getting discouraged by how hard it is. Will a new friend help her learn how to ride the waves? Introduce the concepts of waves and ocean currents to early readers with this beautifully illustrated Spanish picture book. With pre-reading questions, this fiction book is ideal for guided reading and builds early Spanish literacy skills. This picture book is written in Spanish.
Expanding your child's reading horizons is easy with fiction books from Teacher Created Materials! In "An Even Playing Field" by Monika Davies tells the story of how Wendy, Emma, and Shaun meet and bond over their shared love of basketball. However, when
Learn how to be active and responsible in a digital world! Discover how to be responsible with your personal data. This 32-page nonfiction book covers important online rights and responsibilities. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning to explore staying safe on the internet. Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging text features such as a glossary, useful discussion questions, and a "Civics in Action" activity designed to get students thinking and talking about social issues.
Learn how to be active and responsible in a digital world! Discover how to be responsible with your personal data. This 32-page nonfiction book covers important online rights and responsibilities. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning to explore staying safe on the internet. Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging text features such as a glossary, useful discussion questions, and a "Civics in Action" activity designed to get students thinking and talking about social issues.
It's a big world inside the human body! There are a lot of parts inside and it's up to a team of body bots to keep the parts working. But they face a challenge when the girl they work on isn't getting enough sleep. This illustrated chapter book helps advancing readers learn about human anatomy and physiology. This fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage students' natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book cultivates lifelong reading success.
Learn how to help others in your community. This exciting Spanish nonfiction book describes the many ways that volunteers make a difference, from cleaning up parks to helping in food banks. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a short fiction story related to the topic, discussion questions, a connected activity, and more useful features. This 24-page full-color Spanish book explores the various ways people volunteer and encourages students to give back. It also covers important themes such as community and empathy, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore volunteerism, donating, and helping others.
Learn about the science behind skateboarding! From the physics behind skateboard tricks, to the design of the skateboard's deck, wheels, and trucks, this high-interest book uses real-world examples to illustrate science concepts. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with content that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math!
Learn about the science behind skateboarding! From the physics behind skateboard tricks, to the design of the skateboard's deck, wheels, and trucks, this high-interest book uses real-world examples to illustrate science concepts. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, this Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering innovations that solve real-world problems with content that touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Math!
Heng is learning how to surf, but is getting discouraged by how hard it is. Will a new friend help her learn how to ride the waves? Introduce the concepts of waves and ocean currents to early readers with this beautifully illustrated picture book. With pre-reading questions, this fiction book is ideal for guided reading and builds early literacy skills.
Explore Earth's challenges and learn how you can help! Analyzes major issues that affect communities around the world. This 32-page nonfiction book covers important concepts like global citizenship and discrimination. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning to explore hunger, climate change, and helping others. Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging text features such as a glossary, useful discussion questions, and a "Civics in Action" activity designed to get students thinking and talking about social issues.