Skill Sharpeners: Reading, Grade 6 Workbook

by Evan-Moor Corporation

Overview

Help children improve their reading skills with this engaging full-color workbook!

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 6+ includes 12 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories followed by activity pages that practice a variety of reading skills.

Fiction stories include:

• "Hercules and the Many-Headed Hydra"
• "A Clever Jester Fools a King"
• "The Sausage"

Nonfiction stories include:

• "The Terra Cotta Warriors: An Army of Clay"
• "Animal Partnerships"
• "Deborah Sampson, Revolutionary Soldier"

Activity pages include:

• comprehension questions
• a vocabulary exercise for every story

Other skills addressed include the following:

• interpreting graphic information
• using a dictionary
• summarizing

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! The Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include:

• How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabulary
• Sample pacing guide to complete lessons and activities
• Teaching suggestions for analyzing texts
• Extension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning

About Evan-Moor
A leader in PreK–8 educational publishing, Evan-Moor has been a trusted partner of teachers and parents for over 40 years. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by creating resources that motivate children to learn important skills and concepts across the curriculum while also inspiring a love of learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596730427
Publisher:	Evan-Moor Corporation
Publication date:	06/01/2005
Series:	Skill Sharpeners: Reading
Edition description:	Teacher's Edition
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	349,504
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	11 Years

About the Author

Evan-Moor has been providing high-quality, creative, and engaging PreK–8 educational resources for teachers and parents since 1979. Our mission is helping children learn, and we do this by providing teachers and parents with the resources they need to cultivate a love of teaching and learning. Our award-winning content is created by highly experienced educators, aligned with the most current standards, and available across the curriculum.