Teacher's Books

Reading makes you feel good because...
You can imagine you are a scary dinosaur,
You can make someone feel better when they are sick,
And you can do it anywhere!

Reading Makes You Feel Good will inspire and encourage young children to delight in the joyful, rewarding experience of reading. With Todd Parr's trademark bright, bold pictures and silly scenes, kids will learn that reading isn't something that just happens at school or at home-it can happen anywhere! Todd shows us all the fun ways we can read- from in the library and in bed to in the bathtub and on the road. Targeted to those first beginning to read, this book invites children to read the main text as well as all the funny signs, labels, and messages hidden in the pictures.

Along with the four other bestselling Todd Parr picture books debuting in paperback this season, Reading Makes You Feel Good is designed to encourage early literacy, enhance emotional development, celebrate multiculturalism, and promote character growth.

15 Reproducible Passages With Comprehension Questions That Guide Students to Infer, Visualize, Summarize, Predict. Each mini mystery comes with clues for the students to analyze character, understand cause and effect, make inferences, and more.

30 exciting story starters that model good writing and help any student! The prompts provide scaffolding through rich characters, imaginative settings, and an edge-of-your-seat cliffhanger. Students put their natural storytelling skills to work.

8 Fluency-Boosting Plays with easy activities that teach key literary elements.

Irving - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

The Nose - Gogol.

Poe - The Tell-Tale Heart

A Christimas Carol - Dickens

Maupassant - The Necklace

Rikki Tiki Tavi - Kipling

O. Henry - The Gift of the Magi

The Open Window - Saki.

Teaches about PLOT, SETTING, CHARACTER, THEME, and more!

Introduce students to Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving, and other well-known authors with this collection of plays based on their classic short stories.  These engaging plays will expand students' literary knowledge, while "rehearsing" the parts will encourage the repeated readings they need to build their fluency and comprehension skills.  Also includes discussion prompts designed to help students identify and understand plot, setting, character, and theme.

The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age.

Patricia Polacco is now one of America’s most loved children’s book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha’s dyslexia: Mr. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we.

Designed by a master teacher and organizer, this all-in-one collection of management tips, checklists, and reproducible forms helps teachers lead a successful school year right from the start! Covers all the essentials: organization strategies and tools, routines to build independence, planning to meet student needs and instructional goals, and building positive parent communication that supports students' growth.

Includes CD-Rom with 50 Timesaving Forms.

• Organization
• Routines
• Planning
• Parent Communication