Debra Housel

Build Spanish fluency through performance reading with this meaningful script! Students will act out the Civil War story of the Battle of Fredericksburg. During the battle, many soldiers from the Union are left to die, but one heroic Confederate soldier crosses into unsafe territory to provide help and save many of their lives. This Reader’s Theater script features roles written to match multiple reading levels. Teachers can assign specific roles to their readers based on each student’s current reading level, allowing all Spanish readers to get involved in the same activity and feel successful! Students will gain confidence with performing, interacting cooperatively, reading aloud, and using expressive voices and gestures to better tell the story. These drama scripts for students are a great way to teach Spanish literacy and engage all English learners!

Introduce students to the concept of motion with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary including Newton's Laws of Motion, force, drag, and friction. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

What is matter? Anything that takes up space is matter. Matter can be a water, liquid, or gas. These are the states of matter. Learn about matter with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Readers are introduced to some of the most important weather scientists that ever lived in this engaging book Featuring stunning photos, fascinating facts, easy-to-read text, and mini-biographies, readers will be excited to learn about Galileo, Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, Benjamin Franklin, and Tetsuya Theodore Fujita. A captivating hands-on lab activity is featured to encourage readers to explore all they can about weather and science

From thunderstorms to jet streams, storms come in many different forms Learn about rainstorms, sandstorms, hailstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and even blizzards in this thrilling, nonfiction book that features plenty of stunning images, fascinating facts, easy-to-read text, and engaging sidebars. The glossary and index ensure that readers have the tools they need, while the featured hands-on lab activity will leave children captivated and eager to learn more