Skill Sharpeners: Reading, Grade 6 Workbook

By Evan-Moor Educational Publishing

Book 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 Educational Publishers

Igniting young minds to help every child learn and succeed Evan-Moor creates engaging and meaningful learning resources for children in grades PreK - 8. Trusted by parents and teachers for over 45 years, Evan-Moor's award-winning resources are thoughtfully developed to nurture children's hearts and minds to help them reach their full potential.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596730420
• ISBN13: 9781596730427
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 11 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 7