Reading activities for every month of the school year Book

For classroom teachers and reading specialists, this unique resource provides a complete, year-round collection of easy-to-use teaching ideas and activity sheets to supplement any developmental or remedial reading program in grades 1 through 6. All of this material is conveniently organized into 12 monthly sections plus an introduction and is printed in a spiral-bound format that folds flat for photocopying. Here are just a few of the teaching ideas and reproducible activities you'll find in each monthly section, beginning with September: SEPTEMBER Ideas: Phonics Workbooks...Word Lists for Labor Day and Back to School Activities: Schoolhouse Word Hunt...Back to School Maze...Word Match OCTOBER Ideas: The Fun Box...Grading Papers...Word List for Halloween Activities: Columbus Day Word Hunt... Jack-o'-Lantern Puzzle... Word Hunt NOVEMBER Ideas: Visitor's Day...Word Lists for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Activities: Turkey Time...Thanksgiving Puzzle...The Lost Feast DECEMBER Ideas: Library Center...Read-In...Making a Reading Cave...Game Boards Activities: Christmas Puzzle...A Letter to Santa...Hanukkah JANUARY Ideas: Superstar Bulletin Board...Word List for Martin Luther King Day Activities: New Year's Eve Puzzle...The Hidden Sled...Snowball Fight FEBRUARY Ideas: Broken Heart Game...Library Contest...Word List for Groundhog Day Activities: Saint Valentine...Sentence Completion...Lincoln's Birthday MARCH Ideas: Listening Lesson...Game Board...Word List for St. Patrick's Day Activities: Shamrock Maze... Shopping Spree...Legend of the Leprechaun APRIL Ideas:Scrambled Egg Game ... Using Cartoons to Teach Quotation Marks Activities: Arbor Day...The Lost Bonnet...Easter Vowel Puzzle MAY/JUNE Ideas: Cloze technique...Word Lists for Mother's Day and Father's Day Activities: May Day Superstitions...Memorial Day...Flag Day JULY/AUGUST Ideas: Word Lists for Independence Day and Columbus Sails Activities: Independence Day Word Hunt and Columbus Sails Each of the monthly teaching ideas includes all of the details and directions you need to use it effectively in your own instruction. And to help you quickly locate appropriate activities to build specific skills, you'll find a special Skills Index that lists each student activity page by number and title, followed by the skill it develops. In short, Ready-to-Use Reading Activities for the Elementary Classroom gives you a comprehensive store of fun-filled games and activities that will catch and hold your students' interests while building specific reading skills throughout the year. All of this material is conveniently organized into 12 monthly sections plus an introduction and is printed in a big 8-1/4 x 11 format for easy photocopying. Each of the monthly teaching ideas includes all of the details and directions you need to use it effectively in your own instruction. Ready-to-Use Reading Activities for the Elementary Classroom gives you a comprehensive store of fun-filled games and activities that will catch and hold your students interests while building specific reading skills throughout the year. Author Biography: Sue Jones Erlenbusch (Ed.D., University of Missouri) is a veteran reading teacher who currently teaches at Berkeley Middle School in Florissant, Missouri, and freelances as a workshop presenter. Dr. Erlenbusch is also the author of Tales of Mystery, Suspense, and the Supernatural (1995), Ready-to-Use Reading Activities Through the Year (1992), and Favorite Books Activities Kit (1993), all published by The Center for Applied Research in Education.