A tongue-twisting journey through the alphabet using well known and not so well known Australian characters. Roger Twiname's paintings contain a wealth of hidden detail and alliterations that will trip the tongue. A challenge for young and old.
Doggy ditties, rather witty about a kids best friend; a crazy collection, a silly selection, from A through to Z at the end. Anybodys whos ever had a dogor yearned to have onewill love these A to Z ditties about lots of different breeds of dog.
Each letter of the alphabet is associated with a dinosaur engaging in a ridiculous activity. For example, "G" is associated with a Gallimimus playing golf and "V" with a Velociraptor playing volleyball.
What can you do when all the birds are gone? Build your own! This comic environmental fable offers a businessman's dollars-and-sense solution to the drastic effects of deforestation.
This trusted teacher resource and course text provides a comprehensive approach to assessing and building children's word knowledge (grades K–8). Kathy Ganske shows how carefully planned word study can improve students' reading and writing skills while fostering their appreciation of language. Complete instructions are provided for implementing the Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA), an easy-to-use assessment tool, and for tailoring instruction to learners' strengths and weaknesses. Numerous word lists, student work samples, and "Literature Links" are included, along with 27 reproducible forms. The large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition: *Addresses the Common Core State Standards. *Incorporates additional activities and technology tips, plus updated research findings. *Chapter explaining the meaning of word study and its role in literacy instruction, including "Researcher Voices" perspectives from noted experts. *Ideas for making the most of small-group instructional time. *Expanded "Literature Links" book lists, now including informational texts. *DSA answer sheets have been enhanced for easier scoring and several new reproducibles added. See also the companion volumes from Ganske, Word Sorts and More, Second Edition: Sound, Pattern, and Meaning Explorations K–3 and Mindful of Words, Second Edition: Spelling and Vocabulary Explorations, Grades 4–8, which provide a wealth of ready-to-use word study activities.
Arabella is a beloved only child who has everything a little girl could want. That is, until her brother, Avery, the master of mayhem, comes along. While she certainly loves him, she finds that it’s sometimes very hard to like him. So she spends her days creating marvelous, magnificent things with her magic pencil, and trying to ignore him. But when he spoils her perfectly proper tea party, she decides drastic action is required and she erases him from her life. Oops! But things aren’t the same without him — can she get him back? Arabella and the Magic Pencil is a charming story, which will appeal to any child coming to terms with a new sibling and to caregivers who are supporting changing family dynamics, as well as those who love fantasy and engaging, alliterative language.
The importance of teaching and assessing vocabulary -- A new perspective for thinking about vocabulary -- Surveying the state of vocabulary assessment -- Which words and word meanings should we teach and assess? -- How should we assess vocabulary? -- Classroom practices for vocabulary instruction -- The role of technology to support adaptive, flexible, and scalable assessments -- Resources for developing a nation of word learners
International bestselling author Fforde invites fans to return to the witty, wizardly world of the Chronicles of Kazam with the fabulous follow-up to "The Last Dragonslayer."