Evan-Moor just added the 3rd grade edition of the Daily Phonics series to their downloadable eBook line. Now available in Grade 1, Grade 2, & Grade 3, Daily Phonics needs only about 15 -20 minutes a day to help the struggling reader! The book gives practice in phonemic awareness, decoding, and word-study skills necessary to read proficiently. All eBooks are available in Enhanced eBook format as well.
Daily Phonics: New eBooks from Evan-Moor
January 11th, 2012 
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Women Heroes of World War II
January 3rd, 2012 admin 
The book is organized by country, and each section includes a short review of each country’s involvement in the war. The back of the book has additional notes and a glossary of terms. Women Heroes of World War II is appropriate for Junior High to High School reading.
New in Educational Ebooks: E-Lessons
December 20th, 2011 admin 
A whole new world has opened up for teachers with Educational Ebooks, and now there’s more. To add to the convenience of downloading teacher resources exactly when you need them, now several educational publishers are taking this one step further: Educational E-Lessons.
With E-Lessons, you can download individual lessons without having to purchase an entire book. The E-Lessons are short, concise, and very reasonably priced, usually only a couple of dollars. The format is still PDF, and the topics are nearly endless. Currently, School EbookStore is offering over 14,000 E-Lessons, covering a multitude of topics!
Native American Activities
December 19th, 2011 admin 
When studying early American history, you just can’t beat hands-on Native American activities that don’t need much prep work! Evan-Moor puts out an eBook called “Theme Pockets: Native Americans” that fits the bill! Download the eBook, and choose from the 4 “pocket projects” that help you teach Native American traditions in 4 different regions.
Choose from the Cornhusk Mask, the Parfleche, Picture Writing, Weave a Mat, Kachina Dolls, and Chilkat Blankets, among others. The eBook is very reasonably priced and contains over 29 pages packed with activities and ideas for your classroom.
Multicultural Activities
December 2nd, 2011 admin 
Multicultural Art Activities
When you need Multicultural Activities with hands-on art projects in mind, this book is a fabulous fit! Written for Grades 3-5, it has 7 art activities for each of the following cultures: African, Native American, Asian, Hispanic, Colonial American, & Ancient Civilizations. Plus it offers 6 more activities on various cultures that don’t fit in any of those categories — Philippine, Italian Renaissance, New Guinea, Panama, Russia, and France. That’s a grand total of 48 multicultural activities to choose from!
The book is published by Teacher Created Resources and is also available as a downloadable eBook. If you download the Multicultural Art Activities eBook, you can be working on your lesson plans within minutes.
Make a Timeline Book with a Timeline Template
November 19th, 2011 admin Make a Timeline book with a Timeline Template available online! SchooleBookStore.com carries “How To Make Your Own Blank Timeline Book,” which simplifies everything. Just download the ebook, print out the templates, and put it all together with some cardstock, a three-hole-punch, and a notebook.
Revolutionary War Historical Fiction
August 24th, 2011 admin 
With the main characters as boys, and plenty of battle action, this series is another good choice for all Middle School students, and boys in particular. Reading the first story is a great way to learn what really happened on Bunker (Breeds) Hill. The second book shows how the war affected everyone in the colonies at the time, even those who did not live in the major cities, and how widespread the fighting was.
Better yet, the author provides free printable Teacher’s Guides for both books at his website. Click here to find these Revolutionary War Lesson Plans.
Resources for Teaching English in Korea, China, or Another Country
June 21st, 2011 admin 
If you are teaching English to native Spanish speakers, you have a very large selection of teachers resources for Spanish and ESL. But there is not so much for everyone else. Since I have a daughter teaching English in Korea, I tend to take note when I see books for the English Language Learner, no matter what the original language is. The latest find is put out by Weekly Reader Publications, and is geared for “struggling or striving readers” in grades 2-8. These books are called Leveled Reading for ELL, and this two-part set offers Level A and Level B. Each of the 48 lessons has a reading selection, with levels from 2.0 to 3.2.
To see a full description or to download instantly as an ebook, click here for Leveled Reading for ELL Level A, or click here for Leveled Reading for ELL Level B.
Egypt History Project: Make a Pyramid out of Sugar Cubes!
June 18th, 2011 admin When teaching Ancient Egypt for elementary kids, a great Egypt History Project is to have them Make a Pyramid out of Sugar Cubes! The kids love this project, and you don’t have to do much preparation. Just be sure to warn them that this is not to eat!! Also, be sure to use Tacky Glue, since Elmer’s or another school glue will “melt” the sugar cubes. Find more Ancient Egypt History Project ideas here!
History Pockets by Evan Moor
June 17th, 2011 admin 
History Pockets: Greece
One of the best sources for easy, hands-on social studies activities is the History Pockets series of books. These books provide hands-on history activities without much planning or preparation for the teacher. Each title in the series is packed with projects on one historical time period or theme, which you can photocopy for every student. Best of all, most of the completed projects are flat so they can be stored in the students’ History Notebooks. The series consists of several titles for Grades 1-3, and then more titles for Grades 4-6.
Each book divides its topic into several specific areas, such as Daily Life, Government, Religion, etc. In each of these areas you will find several projects that will fit into a “Pocket” made from folded construction paper. The pockets are then hole-punched and bound together with string or ribbon to create a Pocket Book.
Each book in this series is about 100 pages long, and most of those pages are meant to be photocopied, giving you lots of activities to choose from. To give you a specific example, the Greek book has instructions for 9 separate Pockets, each with several activities on a different theme of Ancient Greece, such as Daily Life, Religion, Military Power, Art & Architecture, Government, Sports & Entertainment, and more.
If you are looking for social studies activities for your classroom, you will want to check out the History Pockets books. The books give a wide selection of creative projects for your students and will save you from excessive preparation time. This is a resource you will want to add to your history lesson plans.
