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High Interest Low Vocabulary Readers for Students Learning EnglishThis selection of readers provides a fun skill-based reading program for students who struggle with English as a Second Language. The student books have prepared lessons that get students working while, you, the busy teacher, attend to the needs of other students. The extensive teacher’s resource and the student workbooks provide a pre-planned resource for your struggling English students.
Each Storybook has 3 books:
Each Storybook has 3 books:
• Teachers Guide - Includes complete answers and background information for discussion. Glossary.
• Student Workbook - creative writing of short paragraphs by presenting the students with a situation, brainstorming and providing related words. Teaches word order and the use of adjectives. Vocabulary is developed through crossword puzzles and word Bingo games.
• Storybook - Group instruction or can be used with individual students. Chapters are equivalent to one lesson.
Jambo Goes to the Moon
Jambo the Chimp is taken from the jungle and sent to the moon. He uses his exceptional brain to get back home.
1. A fun story in a permanent storybook which can be used again and again.
2. Jambo Goes to the Moon Workbook reinforces the storybook vocabulary through word Bingo games and crossword puzzles. The students are guided in their writing of basic sentences by referring to the storybook sentence structure. (29 pages)
3. A Teacher Guide provides with answers. (15 pages including glossary) Suitable for students aged 7 to 10 years old students.
Includes Word Bingo Games and Crossword Puzzles.
3 books in one giant resource: Teacher's Guide, Storybook and Workbook.
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Jambo's Encounter with Robots
Jambo is always playing silly tricks on his friends. When he finds himself all alone in a huge robot city, he learns the value of good friends. He finds other animals there, and eventually uses his very smart brain to find a way to return to the jungle with his friends.
1. A fun story in a permanent storybook which can be used again and again.
2. Jambo's Encounter with Robots Workbook promotes creative writing by having the students express their ideas in simple sentences. Some words are provided to help them. Vocabulary is stressed through crossword puzzles and word Bingo games. (33 pages)
3. The Teacher Guide provides all the answers as well as complete instructions for the instructor. 15 pages including the glossary.
Suitable for students aged 7 to 10 years.
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Trixie's Secret
Mara is a Chinese Canadian girl who has moved to the city with her dog, Trixie. After some months, Trixie disappears. Mara and her friends, Rachel, Paul and Simon, have adventures in Victoria's China Town before they find Trixie's secret.
1. A fun story in a permanent storybook which can be used again and again.
2. Trixie's Secret Workbook encourages creative writing by having students complete conversations related to the story. They solve problems by brainstorming their ideas. Punctuation and the sequencing of events is included as activities. Vocabulary is strengthened with crossword puzzles and word Bingo games.
3. Teacher's Guide provides the answers. (12 pages including the glossary)
Suitable for students aged 7 to 10 years.
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Permian Times
Permian Times is about 4 young people who travel back to the Permian times. Join the kids as they meet wizards and monsters on their way!
The story has a vocabulary of about 592 words.
1. A fun story in a permanent storybook which can be used again and again. workbook that develops creative writing and encourages vocabulary development and problem solving.
2. Student workbooks for Permian Times encourages creative solutions to problems as well as discussions and creative writing activities. Students travel with the main characters to find solutions!
3. Complete teacher guide.
Suitable for students aged 9 years and older.
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Jurassic Times
Two children travel back to Jurassic times to see the unusual lives of the strange monsters that lived then. Fortunately, they have a guide to keep them safe.
1. The Storybook has a vocabulary of about 345 words.
2. The workbook stresses creative writing,
3. Teacher's Guide.
There are 82 pages in total.
Suitable for 12 to 13 year old students.
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Mystery of the Stolen Money
Two teens go to their Aunt and Uncle's ranch for a holiday. They witness a bank robbery on the very first day. They spend their holiday trying to find the stolen money, with surprising results along the way. (28 pages)
The Stolen Money Workbook develops creative writing of short paragraphs by presenting the students with a situation, brainstorming and providing related words. Students are taught word order and the use of adjectives. Vocabulary is developed through crossword puzzles and word Bingo games. (30 pages)
1. A fun story in a permanent storybook which can be used again and again.
2. The student workbook provides comprehension activities and writing
3. The Teacher's Guide provides answers and instructions for the teacher, and includes
12 pages including a glossary. The dictionary has 4 pages.
Suitable for students aged 8 to 12 years.
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Mystery of the Secret Code
On a visit to Gold Island, two teens find out about the interesting history of the island, said to be a pirate hideout. In their search for gold, they find a map, and a secret code. Is the map authentic? Do they find gold? (27 pages)
1. A fun story in a permanent storybook which can be used again and again.
2. The Secret Code Workbook develops creative writing through brainstorming solutions to problems, sequencing events and planning before writing a paragraph. Strategies for writing topic sentences and final paragraph sentences are provided.
Vocabulary is develped with word Bingo games and crossword puzzles. (30 pages)
3. Teacher's Guide provides all the answers. (15 pages including Glossary).
Suitable for children 8-12 years old.
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