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Matter & Energy Series: Properties of Matter
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Matter & Energy Series: Properties of Matter

$14.95

Learn about solids, liquids and gases, properties and changes in matter, and the difference between a mixture and a solution. Then, explore the invisible world of atoms and molecules. Then on to the periodic table of elements, followed by a study of energy. Jam-packed with experiments, reading passages, and activities. Overhead transparencies and answer key included. 60 pages, 6 mini posters. Grades 5-8; Reading Level 3-4.
Careers Curriculum, Work Words
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Careers Curriculum, Work Words

$9.99

When a boss asks you to check the invoices, don't go listen to the office voicemail. Even the best student can get tripped up by business vocabulary when starting a first job. Don't stumble on your words - get ahead and be ready with a new "working" vocabulary! WORK WORDS: Job/Business/Career Words and Terms You Need to Know! introduces students to the fast-paced jargon of the working world, all defined and described in easy-to-understand English.

Be prepared with the vocabulary you need in the business words. Add words to your vocabulary from all parts of the business world:
  • Accounting
  • Insurance
  • Legal
  • Manufacturing
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • And more!
Brush up on your WORK WORDS: Job/Business/Career Words and Terms You Need to Know! and avoid an embarrassing mix up on the job! Set yourself ahead; catch up on all the real-world vocabulary you'll need when you start working.

WORK WORDS: Job/Business/Career Words and Terms You Need to Know! is part of the highly-anticipated Careers Curriculum series, a line of educational materials designed to prepare students for the "real world" of work, starting in high school. Carole Marsh's Careers Curriculum is an excellent resource for educators, parents, teenagers and young adults throughout the state.

Why be embarrassed when you can be empowered by knowing 'job speak' BEFORE you even get the job?
Character Education Bulletin Board Set
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Character Education Bulletin Board Set

$11.99

Engaging photos highlight building blocks for developing strong character and a caring classroom community. Includes a two-page teacher guide. 8 pieces, 11" x 17" each.
Matter & Energy Series: Energy
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Matter & Energy Series: Energy

$14.95

Learn about solids, liquids and gases, properties and changes in matter, and the difference between a mixture and a solution. Then, explore the invisible world of atoms and molecules. Then on to the periodic table of elements, followed by a study of energy. Jam-packed with experiments, reading passages, and activities. Overhead transparencies and answer key included. 60 pages, 6 mini posters. Grades 5-8; Reading Level 3-4.
Helping Students Understand Pre-Algebra Step By Step
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Helping Students Understand Pre-Algebra Step By Step

$13.99

Facilitate a smooth transition from arithmetic to pre-algebra for students in grades 7 and up using Helping Students Understand Pre-Algebra.

This 128-page math book includes step-by-step instructions with these resources:

  • examples
  • practice problems using the concepts
  • real-life applications
  • a list of symbols and terms
  • tips
  • answer keys

The book supports NCTM standards and includes chapters on topics such as:

  • basic number concepts
  • operations and variables
  • integers
  • exponents
  • square roots
  • patterns

Features:

  • Answer Key
Character Choices Argus® Poster Combo Pack
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Character Choices Argus® Poster Combo Pack

$20.99

Lively visuals and popular themes energize learning, spark discussions, build character, and encourage new ways of looking at life. The results are motivated, successful students who reflect the positive attitudes and behaviors portrayed in these creative themes. 6-poster set includes Trustworthiness, Caring, Respect, Citizenship, Fairness, and Responsibility. Versatile and durable. Each poster 13 3/8'' x 19''.
Interactive Notebook: Language Arts, Grade 8
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Interactive Notebook: Language Arts, Grade 8

$9.99

Encourages students to create their own subject-specific resource that can be referenced for review and test prep. Provides an easy-to-follow plan for setting up, creating, and maintaining an interactive notebook. Uses graphic organizers, diagrams, charts, foldables, and manipulatives to reinforce language arts concepts. Includes 28 lessons in nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, and more. 64 pages.
Integer Chess
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Integer Chess

$23.99

Players plot points and move along the lines as they try to arrange five pawns in a row. Understanding of important algebraic concepts grows through play. The basic game and its variations—Capture, Refuge, Hide and Seek, and Treasure Chest—provide intriguing settings for developing competence in graphing and making vector-like moves on the coordinate plane. 2-4 players.
Reading Detective, Book RX
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Reading Detective, Book RX

$24.99

The standards-based critical thinking activities develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills children need for exceptional reading comprehension. The activities are especially effective at helping children understand more challenging reading concepts such as drawing inferences, making conclusions, determining cause-and-effect, and using context clues to define vocabulary. Students read and analyze short literature passages and stories that include fiction and nonfiction genres. Then they answer multiple-choice and short-response questions, citing sentence evidence to support their answers. Reading Level 4-6. 216 pages.
Six Traits for Writing Success, Middle School
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Six Traits for Writing Success, Middle School

$18.99

Provides students with tools to pinpoint areas of strengths and weaknesses and strategies to improve their writing in six key areas: Ideas and Content, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. Includes Six-traits rubrics with clear, understandable language; Expository, persuasive, and narrative writing workshops; Practice writing prompts, and more. 144 pages.
Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution
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Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution

$9.99

This social studies interactive notebook for middle grades provides everything students need for successful, personalized note taking.

Encourage students to create their own learning portfolios with the Mark Twain Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution for fifth to eighth grades. This interactive notebook emphasizes these important concepts:

  • principles of U.S. government
  • citizens' rights and responsibilities
  • the Constitution

This social studies interactive notebook helps students review and study for tests.

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

WordTeasers® Conversation Starters, Merriam-Webster Middle School Conversation Starters & Vocabulary
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WordTeasers® Conversation Starters, Merriam-Webster Middle School Conversation Starters & Vocabulary

$14.95

This little tangerine box of conversation starters helps middle school students master test-taking words while talking and laughing at the same time. 150 in each deck! Great for writing prompts, too! 3" x 3" cards.