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Curriculum

ESL/ELL Instruction

CURRICULUM PACKAGES

Grades 9 - 12
RIGOR

Benchmark Education Company

K - 5
Differentiated Instruction collection with VCL

Benchmark Education Co.

Academic Language Notebooks
Course Crafters, Inc.

Leapster Story Explorers
LeapFrog SchoolHouse

TEACHING RESOURCES

Activity Books

Grades 6 - 8
Leveled Texts for Social Studies series
Shell Education

K - 5
Word Family Stories and Activities
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

Leveled Reading for English-Language Learners, Book B
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

TECHNOLOGY

Audio/Video

K - 5
Capstone Interactive Library

Capstone Press

Software

K - 5
Orchard Gold Star K-3 Language Arts Bundle v 4.3

Siboney Learning Group

Websites

GRADES 9 - 12
Longman English Interactive Online Level 2

Pearson Longman

 

Mathematics Instruction

BOOKS

Reference

GRADES 6 - 8
Visual Math Dictionary
Didax Inc.

Textbooks

GRADES K - 5
Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley enVisionMATH
Pearson Scott Foresman

Workbooks

K - 5
Must Know Math: 25 Activities to Build Key Skills in 1st Grade

Scholastic Inc.

Must Know Math: 25 Activities to Build Key Skills in 2nd Grade
Scholastic Inc.

Must Know Math: 25 Activities to Build Key Skills in 3rd Grade
Scholastic Inc.

Hooked on Math Addition and Subtraction
Smarterville

CURRICULUM PACKAGES

GRADES 9 - 12
Louisiana 10 Mathematics
Buckle Down Publishing

Academic Support Program: Algebra
Walch Publishers

GRADES 6 - 8
Grades 6-8 FractionsWorks(r) Program

ETA/Cuisenaire

MIND Research Institute Algebra Readiness
MIND Research Institute

Active Algebra: Algebra Readiness
Teacher Created Materials

Building Math
Walch Publishers

K - 5
Math Trailblazers

Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

Hooked on Math Addition and Subtraction
Smarterville

TEACHING RESOURCES

Activity Books

K - 5
Daily Math Practice -- Grade 1
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

Daily Math Practice -- Grade 4
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

Educational Toys and Games

K - 5
Place Value Safari
Didax Inc.

Learning Aids

K - 5
Math Explorers with VCL
Benchmark Education Company

TECHNOLOGY

Learning Appliances

GRADES 9 - 12
TI-Nspire
Texas Instruments Education Technology

Software

GRADES 6 - 8
ST Math: Algebra Readiness Supplemental
MIND Research Institute

Websites

GRADES 9 - 12
ExploreLearning Gizmos
ExploreLearning

GRADES 6 - 8
Adaptive Curriculum
Adaptive Curriculum

K - 5
PracticePlanet
Siboney Learning Group

 

Reading and Language Instruction

BOOKS

Fiction

GRADES 9 - 12
SAT Words from Literature: The Scarlet Letter
Prestwick House, Inc.

K - 5
Mat Man Shapes

Handwriting Without Tears

Pfeffernut County
Picture Window Books

Graphic Novels

GRADES 6 - 8
Max Finder Mystery: Collected Casebook Vol. 2

Bayard Canada

Max Finder Mystery: Collected Casebook Vol. 3
Bayard Canada

Leveled Readers

K - 5
Dragonflies Literacy

Published by Learning Media Limited, Distributed by Nelson Education USA

Know Your Government
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

Where Animals Live
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

Non-Fiction

GRADES 9 - 12
FAQ: Teen Life: Cyberbullying

Rosen Publishing

GRADES 6 - 8
Write Your Own

Compass Point Books

K - 5
Adventures of Riley: Operation Orangutan

Eaglemont Press

Adventures of Riley: Polar Bear Puzzle
Eaglemont Press

Adventures of Riley: South Pole Penguins
Eaglemont Press

Reference

K - 5
Freaky Facts

Picture Window Books

Textbooks

GRADES 9 - 12
Rhetorical Devices: A Handbook and Activities for Students

Prestwick House, Inc.

Workbooks

K - 5
2008 Handwriting Without Tears edition
Handwriting Without Tears
 

CURRICULUM PACKAGES

GRADES 9 - 12
Plugged-in to Reading Level 3
Haights Cross Communications, Recorded Books

African American Literature
Holt McDougal

Academic Support Program for English Language Arts
Walch Publishers

GRADES 6 - 8
Building Vocabulary from Word Roots

Teacher Created Materials

GrammarActive Parts of Speech Series
Forever Learning, LLC

Steck-Vaughn R.E.V. It Up! Robust Encounters with Vocabulary
HMH Supplemental Publishers

Crafting Series
Maupin House Publishing, Inc.

K - 5
Passwords: Social Studies Vocabulary
Curriculum Associates

Exploring Nonfiction: A Differentiated Content-Area Reading Program
Teacher Created Materials

Focus on Reading: Math Set A
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

 

TEACHING RESOURCES

Activity Books

GRADES 9 - 12
The Complete Guide To Teaching Jane Austen

WGBH Educational Foundation

GRADES 6 - 8
Reading Skill Builders -- Grade 6

Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K - 5
Reading and Writing Strategies series
Science and Social Studies

Shell Education

Reading Skill Builders -- Grade 3
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

Learning Aids (flashcards, manipulative)

K - 5
Rock, Rap, Tap CD

Handwriting Without Tears

Posters

GRADES 9 - 12
Writing Rules of the Road Posters
Prestwick House, Inc.

K - 5
Scholastic Flashlight Readers Poster
CrossMedia Creative Group

Test Prep Resources

GRADES 9 - 12
Excelling on the FCAT
Prestwick House, Inc.
 

TECHNOLOGY

Audio/Video

K - 5
Sun Sprouts Interactive CD-ROM Set
ETA/Cuisenaire

Software

GRADES 6 - 8
BRAINtastic Reading Success
EdAlive

K - 5
BRAINtastic Reading Success

EdAlive

Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessor
Read Naturally, Inc.

Comprehension Expedition
Six Red Marbles, LLC

Splash Into Phonics
Six Red Marbles, LLC

Websites

GRADES 9 - 12
Britannica Online School Edition

Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc.

GRADES 6 - 8
Word Central Web site for Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Six Red Marbles, LLC

K - 5
BrainPOP Jr.

BrainPOP

Scholastic BookFlix
Scholastic Inc.

 

Science Instruction

BOOKS

Reference

GRADES 9 - 12
Chemistry Basics: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It

National Science Teachers Association

GRADES 6 - 8
The NSTA Ready-Reference Guide to Safer Science

National Science Teachers Association

Chemistry Matters!
Scholastic Inc.

Gut-eating Bugs
Scholastic Inc.

K - 5
chickaDEE Animal Adventures

Bayard Canada

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes
National Science Teachers Association

Textbooks

GRADES 6 - 8
Lighten Up! Discovering the Science of Light

Girl Scouts of the U. S. A.

K - 5
Adventures of Riley: Operation Orangutan

Eaglemont Press

Adventures of Riley: Polar Bear Puzzle
Eaglemont Press

Adventures of Riley: South Pole Penguins
Eaglemont Press

Workbooks

GRADES 6 - 8
Interactive Textbook for Holt Science & Technology

Holt McDougal

K - 5
Electric Circuits KitBook

Edamar, Inc.

Kids in Discovery series: Discover the Waters of New Mexico
Project WET
 

CURRICULUM PACKAGES

GRADES 9 - 12
Bodies...The Exhibition Teachers Guide

Premier Exhibitions, Inc.

GRADES 6 - 8
Life Science

PCI Educational Publishing

Science Readers series
Teacher Created Materials

K - 5
The Great Water Odyssey - Grade 5

St. Johns River Water Management District
 

TEACHING RESOURCES

Activity Books

GRADES 9 - 12
Using Forensics: Wildlife Crime Scene!

National Science Teachers Association

GRADES 6 - 8
Waters of Arizona-Conserve Water Educators Guide

Project WET

Design Squad Educators Guide
WGBH Educational Foundation

GRADES K - 5
A Head Start on Science: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder

National Science Teachers Association

More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4
National Science Teachers Association

Learning Aids

K - 5
Rocks & Minerals Science Mini Bulletin Board Set

Creative Teaching Press Inc./Pacific Learning, Inc.

Understanding Weather Science Photo Cards
Creative Teaching Press Inc./Pacific Learning, Inc.

Posters

GRADES 9 - 12
Global Warming Traveling Exhibit

Teacher's Discovery

GRADES 6 - 8
Sea90E poster and website

Consortium for Ocean Leadership

K - 5
Dinosaurs Alive!

American Museum of Natural History

Test Prep Resources

9 - 12
New York Regents Review Guide from Holt Biology

Holt McDougal

TECHNOLOGY

Audio/Video
GRADES 6 - 8
Know It All: Earth Science

School Specialty Media

Know It All: Physical Science
School Specialty Media

Know It All: The Solar System
School Specialty Media

Know It All: Weather
School Specialty Media

Learning Appliances
GRADES 9 - 12
LabQuest

Vernier Software & Technology

Websites

GRADES 9 - 12
Science Bulletins

American Museum of Natural History

Nova Teachers Website
WGBH Educational Foundation

GRADES 6 - 8
Discovery Education Health

Discovery Education

Kids' Environmental Report Card
Scholastic Inc.

K - 5
OLogy

American Museum of Natural History

www.missmaggie.org
Maggie's Earth Adventures LLC

The Weather Channel : theweatherchannelkids.com
Topics Education

 

Social Studies Instruction

BOOKS

Non Fiction

GRADES 9 - 12
HOMELAND: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel

Nachshon Press

GRADES 6 - 8
Graphic Battles of World War II: Iwo Jima

Rosen Publishing

The Battle of Antietam
Rosen Publishing

Extraordinary People of the Civil Rights Movement
Scholastic Inc.

K - 5
Wolves

Bearport Publishing Company, Inc.

You Choose Books
Capstone Press

Biographies
Picture Window Books

My American Government
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

Reference

GRADES 9 - 12
Cold War: A Student Encyclopedia

ABC-CLIO

GRADES 6 - 8
Student Atlas of the World

GeoNova Publishing, Inc.

K - 5
Picture Window Books World Atlases

Picture Window Books

Workbooks

GRADES 9 - 12
Conflict & Compromise in History

ABC-CLIO

GRADES 6 - 8
Map Skills for Today Grade 6

Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K - 5
Map Skills for Today Grade 2

Weekly Reader Publishing Group

CURRICULUM PACKAGES

GRADES 6 - 8
Exploring History Through Primary Sources: Elections

Teacher Created Materials

Primary Source Readers: The 20th Century
Teacher Created Materials

K - 5
Exploring History Through Primary Sources: Communities Around the World

Teacher Created Materials

To the Rescue! Emergency Relief for Animals
Weekly Reader Custom Publishing
 

TEACHING RESOURCES

Activity Books

GRADES 9 - 12
Election 2008 Mapping the Road to the Presidency

Newsweek Education Department

GRADES 6 - 8
Elections

Shell Education

Social Studies Skill Builders: Grades 6-8
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K - 5
Social Studies Skill Builders: Grades 2-3

Weekly Reader Publishing Group

Educational Toys and Games

GRADES 6 - 8
Team ATB Activity Guide

WGBH Educational Foundation

Posters

GRADES 9 - 12
Our Changing Climate

Newsweek Education Department

K - 5
Rand McNally Florida Wall Map

Rand McNally
 

TECHNOLOGY

Audio/Video

GRADES 6 - 8
Planet Earth Educational Series

Discovery Education

Software

GRADES 9 - 12
Holt World History Human Legacy PowerNotes Presentations with Video CD-ROM

Holt McDougal

U.S. Government: An Interactive Approach
WorldView Software

Websites

GRADES 9 - 12
ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases, Release 2.0

ABC-CLIO

African American History Interactive Online Edition
Holt McDougal

GRADES 6 - 8
Scholastic News Online

Scholastic Inc.

K - 5
Letters From the Mayflower/Letters From the Tribe

Scholastic Inc.

Learn360
School Specialty Media

 

Specialized Audience Instruction

BOOKS

Fiction

GRADES 6 - 8
MY MOM THINKS SHES MY VOLLEYBALL COACH

National Center For Youth Issues

K - 5
I AM A BOOGER, TREAT ME WITH RESPECT

National Center For Youth Issues

Graphic Novels

GRADES 6 - 8
Nature Comic Book

Thirteen/WNET

Leveled Readers

GRADES 6 - 8
Reader's Theater: Classics

Benchmark Education Company

Non Fiction

GRADES 6 - 8
On the Job

Compass Point Books

K - 5
Kids Dish

Picture Window Books

Workbooks

GRADES 9 - 12
Mirror, Mirror: Discover Your Inner Beauty

Girl Scouts of the U. S. A.
 

CURRICULUM PACKAGES

GRADES 9 - 12
Real Stories, Real Teens

Youth Communication

GRADES 6 - 8
TechTools Resource Kit for Digital Movie Making

Teacher Created Materials

K - 5
PCI Reading Program Level One

PCI Educational Publishing

The Creative Curriculum LearningGames
Teaching Strategies, Inc.
 

TEACHING RESOURCES

Activity Books

GRADES 9 - 12
Teambuilding with Teens: Activities for Leadership, Decision Making, & Group Success

Free Spirit Publishing

Learning Aids

GRADES 9 - 12
TV Junkie: Faces of Addiction

Deep Ellum Pictures
 

TECHNOLOGY

Audio/Video

GRADES 9 - 12
Drive It Right DVD

Discovery Education

GRADES 6 - 8
The Character Chronicles:The Fairness Connection

Live Wire Media

Software

K - 5
FLRT - a fluent reading trainer

Mindplay

Websites

GRADES 9 - 12
Perspective
Pearson

GRADES 6 - 8
BabagaNewz.com

BabagaNewz Magazine

Perspective
Pearson

netTrekker d.i.
Thinkronize

K - 5
netTrekker d.i.
Thinkronize


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