Skill Sharpeners: Reading Grade 6+ -- Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Paperback

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 6+ provides 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example:

Fiction Stories:

  • "Hercules and the Many-Headed Hydra"
  • "A Clever Jester Fools a King"
  • "The Sausage"
 Nonfiction Stories:
  • "The Terra Cotta Warriors: An Army of Clay"
  • "Animal Partnerships"
  • "Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary Soldier"
Activity pages include:
  • comprehension questions
  • a vocabulary exercise for every story
Other skills addressed include the following:
  • critical thinking
  • interpreting graphic information
  • using a dictionary
  • summarizing
Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include:
  • How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabulary
  • Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
  • Teaching suggestions for analyzing texts
  • Extension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning

Author: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Published: 6/1/2005
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0 lbs
Size: 0" H x 0" L x 0" W
ISBN: 9781596730427

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