These easy, step-by-step lessons show teachers how to use the interactive whiteboard to engage students in learning excellent writing craft techniques with models of strong writing. Expert writing teacher Lola Schaefer covers all the essentials-organizing, setting a strong focus, writing convincing leads, and more! Includes tips for both Promethean and SMART Board users, plus CD with models to use on screen. For use with Grades 5 & Up....

Please, don't paws.

Be mine right now?

and I'll show my love with a soft . . . meow.

Guess who? I'm a kitten!

In this adorable board book, kids can read the riddles and unfold the pages for a giant 14 x 14 inch surprise! The clues on each page hint to which furry, feathered and flippered friend wants to be their valentine. Clever rhymes and big, bold photographs of adorable frogs, kittens, skunks, and even a toothy shark make this book an interactive delight for all!...

I ride my broom through the October sky,

and cackle at the moon that's hanging high.

Boo! Who am I?

In this delightfully spooky board book, kids can read the riddles and unfold the pages for a giant surprise! The clues on each page hint to which Halloween trick-or-treater is waiting at the door. Clever rhymes and big, bold photographs of adorable children dressed in cute monster, witch, vampire, and skeleton costumes make this book an interactive delight for all....

Please, don't carry germs with you to your seat.

Wash your hands before you come to eat.

Grabbing and poking are quite rude.

Use the word ?please? when you ask for food.

And so the rhyme goes as kids learn table manners with hilarious pigs, chickens, cows, puppies, and even a mouse! As the flaps open, the animals find out that learning table manners is a whole lot of fun! At the end of the book, kids can use the pull-out chart and 42 gold star stickers to keep track of their own table manners....

A master writing teacher shares step-by-step lessons that guide students to analyze and respond thoughtfully to characters, conflict, theme, and other key elements of the literature they read. Schaefer provides 20 strong writing samples on transparencies for the overhead to help teachers model how to write convincing responses. Also included are sample scripts for introducing the lesson, tips for supporting students through the writing process, and book links for teaching each element. For use with Grades 3Ð6....