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Improve student understanding and retention with engaging hands-on activities. Each book provides a variety of independent activities to introduce, develop, and reinforce the main concepts. Easy to prepare and use, and most of the materials you need are in your classroom or readily available.

Most of our books are also available as downloadable E-books. Say good-bye to messy copies; copy, paste, and edit activities for use on interactive whiteboards and projectors; and enjoy zero shipping cost!

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Actions with Fractions (4-6)   | Preview

Item#: 1227

$21.95
Grades 4-6; 9 sections—187 pages; Several different physical models—from pie circles to egg cartons—are used to create a strong sense of fraction number sense. The experiences establish mental images of fractional parts and operations on fractions. Students gain a solid foundation and understanding.
The Amazing Circle
Amazing Circle, The (4-9)   | Preview

Item#: 1335

$18.95
Grades 5-9; 22 explorations – 88 pages; Students discover a plain circular sheet of paper contains a secret lode of geometric concepts and problem solving opportunities as they fold, crease, unfold, observe, compare, identify, and draw conclusions about their paper circle. Lessons build sequentially.
Awesome Addition and Super Subtraction
Awesome Addition and Super Subtraction (2-3) + CD   | Preview

Item#: 1120

$21.95
Grades 2-3; 31 activities—192 pages; Dice and playing cards are among items used to conduct fun explorations that build understanding of place value and number concepts in young learners. Several playful practice activities will delight students as they develop a solid mathematical foundation.
Bats Incredible
Bats Incredible (2-4) + DVD   | Preview

Item#: 1125

$21.95
Grades 2-4; 22 activities—138 pages; Bats provide a perfect topic to explore concepts of adaptation, interaction, and diversity. From making masks depicting megabats and microbats to playing a game simulating how some bats use sound to hunt for prey, Life, Earth, and Physical sciences are integrated.
Blockout Book
Blockout Book (1-5)

Item#: 1288

$9.95
Grades 3-5; 128 cards—57 pages; Blockout is a fun, addictive math game, much like Sudoku. A grid of numbers becomes a delightful puzzle as students work to “block out” combinations of adjacent addends to reach a given sum. The intensive practice solidifies basic addition facts and builds confidence.
Brick Layers II: Creative Engineering with LEGO
Brick Layers II: Creative Engineering with LEGO (4-9) + CD   | Preview

Item#: 1350

$21.95
Grades 4-9; 29 activities—229 pages; A favorite toy becomes a scientific tool in this one-of-a-kind book developed in conjunction with LEGO®. Students explore concepts of mechanical and structural engineering as they use the colorful bricks to make levers, gears, inclined planes and more.
The Budding Botanist
Budding Botanist, The (3-6) + CD   | Preview

Item#: 1213

$21.95
Grades 3-6; 26 activities – 122 pages; Students play detectives digging up weeds and identifying root systems; studying tree rings to learn a tree’s history; and placing celery in colored water to see if it moves up the stem. Activities engage students in learning about parts and functions of plants.
Chemistry Matters
Chemistry Matters (5-7)   | Preview

Item#: 1217

$24.95
Grades 5-7; 26 activities – 260 pages; Chemistry comes alive as students study properties, changes, conservation, reactions and organization of matter by making ice cream in a plastic bag, separating the colors found in a black marker, and using red cabbage to determine the pH level of milk.
Counting on Coins
Counting On Coins (1-2)   | Preview

Item#: 1114

$21.95
Grades 1-2; 28 activities – 141 pages; Young learners grasp the value of coins and how to use them through a variety of fun, engaging activities. From making a “Hundred Penny Pie” to placing an order from the class restaurant “Hot Dog Haven,” students gain an understanding about how money works.
Crazy About Cotton
Crazy About Cotton (3-7) + DVD   | Preview

Item#: 1216

$21.95
Grades 3-7; 24 activities—181 pages; Take a video field trip to a cotton farm! This extensive study about cotton brings into real-world application science, math, geography, economics, art, and history. Accompanying activities include exploring cotton plants and taking a clothing material survey.
Critters
Critters (2-5)   | Preview

Item#: 1208

$24.95
Grades 2-5; 31 activities—236 pages; Moths, mealworms, ladybugs, and more pique students’ natural curiosity about critters while developing scientific skills. Investigative hands-on activities—many using real animals—build Life Science knowledge. Internet and literature connections are included.
Cycles of Knowing and Growing
Cycles of Knowing and Growing (1-3)   | Preview

Item#: 1108

$21.95
Grades 1-3; 21 activities - 179 pages; From caterpillars to butterflies, and day to night, our world is filled with cycles of change. Students observe... More

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