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EARTH SCIENCE

NEAT SCIENCE TREATS!

MINERALS, ROCKS, VOLCANOES & EARTHQUAKESGrades 4-7 • 54 pages • Stuck between a rock and a hard place when teaching Geology? Our flexible unit is loaded with everything from the causes of earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes, to how to make a fossil. Culminating activities include Plate Tectonics, Seismograph and Richter Scale, Mountain Building, Earth’s Core, Mantle and Crust Identification, Growing your own Crystals, Rock Tumbling, Rock and Mineral Identification as well as locating Volcanoes and Earthquakes. Geology word searches, review and exam also included.

RHPA14 $24.00 US/CDN

TROPICAL RAINFORESTGrades K-2 • 76 pages • Learn “PARROTmount” environmental issues as your students participate in shared reading to gain knowledge of the world’s rainforests. Hands-on activities, rebus stories, word cards, and family homework activities will provide your young students with a solid foundation of this extensive topic. They will learn about “Parrot Values”, “Jaguar Tails”, “Rain Forest vs. Canadian Animals”, and all about Tree Frogs and Macaws. Also, make a big book with an easy-to-read narrative about the layers of a tropical rainforest.

RHPZ26 $24.00 US/CDN

Grades 1-2 • 82 pages • From core to crust, savor our Earth! Like mountains, your study of the Earth could be enormous. Our resource provides you with ready-made Learning Center-based activities designed to introduce young students to the Earth as a whole, to the Earth’s surfaces, the air we breathe, and pollution and our responsibility for cleaning it up. Hands-on Task Cards, Big Book Patterns, Clean-up Contract Sheet, File Folder Activities, Patterns and Pocket Chart Ideas, Earth Art and more!


EARTH

Grades 5-7 • 49 pages • Are you a friend of the environment? Find out how too much garbage, pollution, oil spills, global warming, acid rain and the destruction of the ozone layer are harming our planet. Captivate student interest with hands-on demonstrations, simple assignments and overhead notes that build a base of knowledge and help students come up with solutions to make a difference. Also, teachers take a break while students create their own exam. Information is reviewed and retained as they work through the test-making process.

RHPA4 $24.00 US/CDN

THE ENVIRONMENT

46-49 pages • Technology Teasers contains a collection of 20 challenges relevant to the technology of mechanisms, electronics and control. Using easy-to-find household items, students build a wide variety of items ranging from burglar alarms to wind-powered milkshake makers. Exciting Inventions answers the “5Ws” on past and present inventions. What’s in a name and what’s in an invention? Students explore popular inventions like the Tossing Pie-tin Toy (a.k.a. “Frisbee”) and the tasty treat invented by an eleven-year-old boy who left his soda pop and water concoction on the back porch one winter (commonly known as the “Popsicle”).

Technology TeasersExciting InventionsBoth Books

Grades 4-5Grades 4-8

RHPA165RHPA212Set-105

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ALL ABOUT PLANTS47-61 pages • Students get a chance to try out their “green thumbs”. “Plant Power” introduces young children to the herbs, vegetables, fruits and other plants we eat. Pocket charts, rebus chants, bookmaking patterns, games and classifying activities are all included in this highly “nutritious” resource. Our resources provide easy-to-do experiments and related questions to help “cement in” key concepts through “concrete” activities. Students learn about seeds, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, the life cycle of a plant and the numerous uses of plants. Optional activities include: tree planting, flower gardening, and the effects of different nutrients and environments within different growing regions across Canada.

Plant PowerPlants (English)Both BooksLes Plantes (French)


Grades 4-5

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Grades 4-6 • 62 pages • Find the “Fungus Among Us” in our captivating resource about trees in our communities. Most trees and shrubs that make up urban forests are not wild or naturally growing – they have been planted by people and to stay healthy, they must be properly cared for. Students explore the benefits and uses of trees, and identify different kinds of trees in their local community. They also investigate the effects and spread of Dutch Elm Disease across Canada and learn about identification and prevention.


CANADIAN TREES & THE URBAN FOREST

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EARTH SCIENCE

WEATHERGrades 1-3 • Weather Words are a “breeze” as children learn Language Arts through Science with a focus on the sun, wind, clouds, rain, snow, hail, sleet, lightning and thunder. Weather Instruments introduces students to rain gauges, barometers, humidity, weather satellites, thermometers and much more. Our Storms resource provides everything you need for a unit on cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, thunderstorms, waterspouts, dust storms, tornadoes, blizzards and droughts. Two full weeks of lesson plans, games, parent pages, student booklets, puzzles, reviews and unit tests are included in each of our three Weather resources.

Weather WordsWeather InstrumentsStorms3 Book Set

84 pages96 pages77 pages

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SPACE59 – 81 pages • Space Space Space introduces the mysteries of the universe with Task Cards for independent learning, Journal Word Cards for creative writing, and hands-on activities for reinforcing skills in Math and Language Arts. Students are guaranteed to get a “blast” out of Space: The Final Frontier. We have combined lecture style notes with interesting assignments and activities to build up a base of information. Four fun activities are devoted to space exploration and how a rocket works. Also included: Parachute Making Competition, Rocket Boat Competition, Egg Splat Competition and end-of-unit exam.

Space Space Space Space: The Final Frontier Both Books


RHPZ40RHPA5Set-125


WATER46 – 94 pages • Set sail for an exciting voyage! Our unit, The Sea, is filled with pictures, hands-on activities, illustrated vocabulary cards, and big book and little book patterns. In Air and Water, children learn about the role of air in our environment, the air cycle, wind and the role it plays in our lives, plants and how they help us live, weather vanes, air pollution, the role of water in our environment, the water cycle, evaporation and condensation, rain gauges and water pollution. Oceans Alive is an extremely precious resource focusing on our Earth’s waterways and oceans. Explore “Down Under” with topics including wave formations, tides, the ocean floor, pollution and food webs.

The SeaAir, Water and The EnvironmentOceans Alive3 Book Set

Grades K-1Grades 2-4Grades 4-6

RHPZ12RHPJ23RHPA133 Set-107


WASTE MANAGEMENT & PRODUCT LIFE CYCLESGrades 4-6 • 71 pages • We have compiled one of our most comprehensive resources that clearly outlines our nation’s Natural Resources and what processes take place to turn them into the products we use. Then we explore the Life Cycle of everyday products, from the manufacturing process to how the product is disposed of at its life’s end. Finally we look at management of the waste that we all create including: landfill, incineration, hazardous waste, source reduction, recycling and composting initiatives. Comprised of reading passages, student activities for before and after reading, crossword, word search, final quiz, as well as complete answer keys.


Grades 4-7 • 65 pages • Twisting through the Fujita Intensity Scale has never been so easy! Our fascinating resource has students tracking and measuring the weather on a daily basis. Students tackle the mysteries and wonders of weather first with a Weather Tracking Chart, then move on to core lessons covering such key weather topics as temperature, wind, air pressure, clouds and precipitation. Wind Vane, Jar Clouds, Rain Gauge, and Solid-Liquid-Gas experiments reinforce and extend learning.


WILD WILD WEATHER

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Grades 4-6 • 51 pages • Our unit is so “sound” that students will love it. They will learn everything they need to know about sound including: What is sound?; how is it made; how sound travels; the speed of sound; high, low, loud and soft sounds; reflection of sound; uses of sound; hearing and the human ear; and voice and speech. Activities include: Drum Race, Homer Simpson’s Vocal Range, Bell in a Vacuum Jar, Glass-to-the-Wall Spy, Paper “Ear Trumpets”, Build an Instrument, Ultimate Sound System, Musician in the Class, How Far Away Is the Storm?, Hand Signal Alphabet and much more.


SOUND AND HEARING

Set-137 3 Book Set $43.99 US/CDN

NUTRITION: FOOD &HEALTHY EATINGGrades 4-6 • 81 pages • We are what we eat! Students will discover why nutrition is an important part of their daily lives. Delve into the basic food groups, the nutritional value of foods, how our bodies digest and use food, the importance of water and fiber in our diet, food labels, food preparation, food allergies, and food safety. Within each lesson are experiments, worksheets, student notes, questions, and other fun activities to reinforce key concepts. Also included: glossary, vocabulary match activities, crossword, word search and a quiz.


Grades 7-8 • 55 pages • CELLabrate as your students study the topic of cells in an exciting yet integrated fashion. We begin with a look at what cells are, followed by a study of the differences between one-celled and multi-celled organisms. Characteristics and functions of cells are studied, as well as an investigation of tissues, organs, organ systems, and diffusion and osmosis. Student assignments include an amoeba labeling exercise, cell reproduction, plant and animal cells, and a study of the bizarre nature of cancer cells. Microscope use is beneficial.


CELLS: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE

Grades 4-6 • 68 pages • Our mountain of innovative, time-saving teacher resources is sure to make life easier. Students study the major systems of the body including: Skeletal, Muscular, Respiratory, Circulatory, Digestive and Nervous Systems, as outlined in the curriculum. Related activities in visual arts, creative writing, physical activity and mathematics help to solidify the concepts taught in this resource. Students will cover disorders of the Nervous System, build their own Kidney, follow an Intestine Maze, solve Pictograms and make a Fun Facts poster.


THE HUMAN BODY

LIFE SCIENCE

ANIMALS: CLASSIFICATION & ADAPTATIONGrades 4-6 • 70 pages • Warm and cold-blooded research! Our comprehensive, four-part study of animals is sure to captivate student interest as they learn 26 terms necessary for a proper understanding of animals, and explore the characteristics of the major vertebrate families – Fish, Amphibians (Life Cycle of A Frog), Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals (Lorne Green’s New Wilderness). Additional activities are: What Am I? (20 Questions Game), Word Search, Habitat Game, Lion King Checklist, Predator and Prey Game, and Camouflage Writing.


Grades 2-3 • 73 pages • Explore the characteristics, life cycles, and patterns of growth and change of ten different animals living in Canada including Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds and Insects. As they progress through our integrated Science/Language Arts resource your students can come to appreciate how these animals live, grow and change as they mature from young animals to adults. Match game, word search, crossword, “What Am I?” riddles, unit evaluation and test complete our extensive resource that is written to curriculum expectations.

RHPJ21 $24.00 US/CDN

ANIMAL LIFE CYCLES

Grades 4-6 • 102 pages • Acid rain, global warming, and the endangerment and extinction of plants and animals are real threats to human survival. We take a close look at the different habitats that make up our world’s unique ecosystems, and examine how plants and animals have adapted to environmental changes and the infringement of civilization. Students will not only gain a better understanding of the world they live in, but may also become more concerned with protecting the fragile environment of which we are all a part.


HABITATS & COMMUNITIES

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PHYSICAL SCIENCE

MATTER44-96 pages • Matter does matter! Discover the many similarities and differences in properties of matter, changes of state, and how matter can look and feel. Students investigate states of matter, learning that it exists in both solid and liquid forms. An engaging array of activities combined with interesting worksheets reinforces key concepts as they apply to daily life. We offer plenty of hands-on experiments exploring atoms, molecules, metal and non-metal elements, and physical and chemical changes in matter.

Matter Properties: Liquids & SolidsMatter And Its ChangesBoth Books


RHPJ22RHPA68Set-109


Grades 4-7 • 75 pages • Go fly a kite! – and learn while doing so. Students will learn all about flight through exciting hands-on activities ranging from how wings, rockets and helicopters work, to building their own kites and gliders. Loaded with information and activities including: Forces of Flight (Flight to the Sun), Three Laws of Flight (Build a Wing), Balloons (Montgolfier Balloon), Build a Bag Kite, Airplanes (Historic Timeline of Powered Flight), Fighter Plane Comparisons, Helicopters (Whirlybird Competition), and Build a Water Propelled Rocket.


FLIGHT

Grades 4-7 • 71 pages • Make the study of magnets a “positive” classroom experience with our hands-on experiments and fun approach. Your students will learn key concepts about magnetism through fact-based information that is presented in an entertaining way. Investigate kinds of magnets, magnetic fields, north and south poles, static electricity and electromagnets. Then, follow-up with as many as 19 optional activities for your science class! Students make their own magnets and compass. A final test completes the unit.


MAGNET MANIA

Grades 4-7 • 47 pages • A POWERFUL unit! We uncover the very nature of energy, its many forms, and the changes it can undergo. Our “Science Challenge Format” will captivate students as they work cooperatively to solve various problems. Topics and activities include: Kinetic Energy, Light, Heat Energy, Ice Cube Meltdown, Chemical Energy, Calorie Counter, Elastic Energy, Paddlewheeler, Renewable Energy, Windmill Penny Lifter, Non-renewable Energy, and Final Quiz. Optional activities include: how a microwave oven works, making sandpaper, energy conservation project and more.


ENERGY AROUND US

Grades 4-7 • 54 pages • Teaching simple machines will no longer be mundane – it will be magnificent! Hands-on activities have students investigating six simple machines: inclined plane (how to build a ramp), wedge (scissors, knife or axe), screw (house jack, snow blower, cork screw), lever (crowbar, teeter-totter, wheel barrow), wheel and axle (pencil sharpener, egg beater), and pulley (clothes line, flag pole). Student notes and enrichment lessons are included for gears, hydraulics, how a car works and more.


MAGNIFICENT SIMPLE MACHINES

Grades 4-7 • 59 pages • This resource is so good, it’s “shocking”! Students will learn all about the concepts of static and current electricity. Use lecture style notes combined with intriguing activities and experiments to answer tough questions about electrical generating stations, and electricity usage and management. Also explore lightning, circuits, bulbs, fuses, breakers, insulators and conductors. Even Thomas Edison’s invention and bad hair days are explained! Includes reproducible student task sheets, crossword puzzle, word search and enrichment activities.

RHPA1 $24.00 US/CDN

ELECTRICITY

Grades 4-6 • 47 pages • Illuminate your science curriculum! Students learn about transparent, translucent and opaque objects, and investigate light’s property of traveling in straight lines with the activity “Building a Working Sundial”. Study the color spectrum, reflection, refraction, prisms, color and pigments. Students also learn about the parts of the human eye, experiment with pupil size and find their blind spot. Worksheets include “Pupil’s Pupils”, “Make Your Homework Disappear” and a Crossword Puzzle. Examine many classic optical illusions including the perplexing “Old Woman/Young Woman” illusion.


LIGHT, COLOUR AND THE EYE

FORCE & MOTIONGrades 4-7 • May the force be with you! Students experience forces, study how they relate to structures and simple machines, and then build bridges, catapults and towers in our Forces On Structures resource. Gravity, friction, tension, magnetic force, air pressure, compression, levers, pulleys, wheels, axles and gears are all looked at. We’ve got cool notions all about motion! From linear motion, to oscillating, reciprocating and rotational motion, our highly informative and simple-to-use resource on Motion will get your students moving. Learn how levers and linkages work, perform swing and windmill experiments, understand how energy transfers from cams to crankshafts, and make elastic powered motion vehicles.

Forces On Structures & MechanismsMotionBoth Books

63 pages57 pages


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ANIMAL SCIENCE

BUGS BUGS BUGSGrades 1-2 • Creepy crawly fun is what our two-week Science/Language Arts resource is all about as you explore the Bugs of Summer. Each lesson includes spelling, writing and brainstorming activities, new words, fact cards, games and parent pages. Insects studied include: Ants, Butterflies, Bees, Ladybugs, Beetles, Dragonflies, Grasshoppers and Mosquitoes. Our Arachnids resource is all about spiders and covers such spine-tingling topics as spider homes, enemies, food, reproduction, identification and misconceptions. Task cards, vocabulary activities, bookmaking patterns, and clip art make up this valuable resource.

Bugs of SummerArachnidsBoth Books

73 pages55 pages

RHPJ11RHPZ29Set-113


DID YOU SAY DINOSAURS?Grades K-1 • Welcome to the world of dinosaurs! Have fun exploring, discovering and creating with the fascinating topic of Dinosaurs. Here you will find reproducible task sheets and activities for classification, visual discrimination, sequencing, color recognition, listening skills, creative thinking to make your Dinosaur studies more complete. Learning center book pages are provided so children can create their own dinosaur booklets. Topics include: Meat-Eaters, Plant-Eaters, Fossil Match, Dinosaur Bone Hunt, Dinosaur Songs, Mega Puzzles and much more.

English VersionFrench VersionBoth Books

99 pages98 pages

RHPZ14RHPZ44Set-112


DINOSAURSGrades K-2 • Stego is a “Make a Big Book” unit and great addition to your dinosaur themed resources. A letter of the word Stego disappears with each verse, and a bone appears in its place. Children clap where the bone replaces a letter. Dinosaur Games includes nine tabletop games in math and language arts that you and your students make and play. Mr. Bones includes ten captivating rebus chants/stories along with worksheet activities and a pictogram glossary. Get all three resources and $ave!

Stego the DinosaurDinosaur GamesMr. Bones3 Book Set


RHPZ50RHPZ78RHPZ90Set-111


PIGSGrades K-2 • 37 pages • Follow up your farm theme with a focus on pigs, the farm’s most interesting animal. Complete with literature enhancing activities, rebus stories, pig facts, book making activities, songs, contracts and certificates. Our resource creatively combines Science with Language Arts, as students explore the world of pigs. Also incorporated are activities in Drama, Gym, Health, Math and Art. Great Pig Storybooks, Literature Enhancement Activities, Rebus Stories, Pig facts, Bookmaking, and Three Little Pigs Flannelboard patterns included.


Grades K-1 • 75 pages • “B” is for Benny Bear’s buttons, balloons and birthdays! Our theme resource for bears includes hands-on bookmaking patterns, activity cards, songs and puzzles. Activities Include: Bears Love Porridge - Word Recognition, Benny Bear Paints a Picture - Color Recognition, B is for Bear - Counting/Visual Discrimination, The Three Bears - Ordering of Size, and Teddy Bear in the Morning – Sequencing. Math activities include Benny’s Birthday and Benny’s Buttons.

RHPZ6 $18.00 US/CDN

BEARS FOR KINDERGARTEN

BEARS BEARS BEARSGrades 1-2 • Your students will “BEARly” contain themselves as they learn about Bears with our two-week Language Arts/Science resources. These units are designed for children who have developed some independent reading and writing skills, to further strengthen both skill sets. Students will brainstorm, study words, alphabetize, rhyme, use descriptive words, categorize words, read, answer questions in complete sentences, and complete writing activities. Also included are group and individual word cards, checklists and activities, spelling words, unit quiz and evaluation, crossword and word search.

Kute Kuddly KoalasPanda PandamoniumPolar BearsBears and Pandas4 Book Set

83 pages84 pages83 pages103 pages

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ANIMAL SCIENCE

PENGUINSGrade K • 85 pages • “Polly penguin of the rookery, is famous for her cookers. She cooks up crabs and fish, in a delicious seafood dish.” Pictures and patterns to make a class big book, a flannel board story and three Penguin Stories including: Four Perfect Penguins - Class Big Book, Four Perfect Penguins - Drama with Puppets, Goldilocks and the Three Penguins - Storyboard Story. Also included are reproducible penguin fact worksheets, rebus chants, homework activity sheets, class bulletin board, journal word cards and clip art.


Grades 4-6 • 70 pages • Warm and cold-blooded research! Our comprehensive, four-part study of animals is sure to captivate student interest as they learn 26 terms necessary for a proper understanding of animals, and explore the characteristics of the major vertebrate families – Fish, Amphibians (Life Cycle of A Frog), Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals (Lorne Green’s New Wilderness). Additional activities are: What Am I? (20 Questions Game), Word Search, Habitat Game, Lion King Checklist, Predator and Prey Game, and Camouflage Writing.


ANIMALS:CLASSIFICATION & ADAPTATION

Grades 2-3 • 63 pages • Have a “Beluga” of a time as you discover these breathtaking giants of the sea. Essential learning skills reviewed are Communication, Independent Learning, Critical and Creative Thinking, Numeracy, Technological Learning, and Personal and Social Values. Find out about whale extinction, the Inuit and whales, geographical locations of whales in Canada, whale communication, whale families and social groups, whale hunting, whale watching, sources of food, and the characteristics that make them mammals. Patterns for hands-on activities and a big book are also included.


WHALES

Grades 2-6 • 100 pages • Whoo gives a hoot? Your students will as they learn about the characteristics, habitats and owls’ love of the night life. Explore owls in both literature and visual arts. Find out which owls are endangered, who their enemies and friends are, what their food sources are, and the growth and development of owl babies. Nineteen Task Cards for independent learning, Creative Writing, Vocabulary Word Cards and an Owl Quiz are all included.


OWLS

Grades K-1 • 87 pages • From Animal Thumbkins activities to farm task cards, our Farm resource has it all! Believe it or not, the story about cows in the cabbage patch is true and Aunt Sophie and Uncle Mike are real and terrific people! This Primary Studies lesson provides a teacher and student section with reading passages, hands-on activities, task cards, rebus stories, reproducible student booklet, bookmaking instructions and patterns, clip art, art ideas and big books to create a well-rounded lesson plan.


FARM

Grades 2-3 • 109 pages • From woodchucks to wapitis (elk), we’ve got it covered! Students will learn factual information about Canadian wildlife, become aware of environmental issues and discover empathy towards animals. Skills include creative thinking and problem solving, communication, numerical literacy and social values. Topics covered include animal homes, how animals adapt to the changing environment, pollution, conservation, fires, animal characteristics, comparisons and animal babies. Twenty-four creative task cards, file folder activities, bookmaking patterns and illustrations.


AWESOME ANIMALS OF CANADA

Grades 2-3 • 73 pages • Explore the characteristics, life cycles, and patterns of growth and change of ten different animals living in Canada including Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds and Insects. As they progress through our integrated Science/Language Arts resource your students can come to appreciate how these animals live, grow and change as they mature from young animals to adults. Match game, word search, crossword, “What Am I?” riddles, unit evaluation and test complete our extensive resource that is written to curriculum expectations.


ANIMAL LIFE CYCLES

Grades 2-3 • 106 pages • No “long winter naps” when your students begin our huge Science/Language Arts resource that will have them investigating Bears, Badgers, Ladybugs, Groundhogs (perfect for February 2nd!), Garter Snakes, Turtles and Bats. Every day a different animal helps to keep students motivated to learn and provides a focus for strengthening reading and writing skills. Also included is a host of activities, such as spelling lists at varying levels, hibernation review game, crosswords, word searches and a culminating test.


HIBERNATION

Grades 4-6 • 102 pages • Acid rain, global warming, and the endangerment and extinction of plants and animals are real threats to human survival. We take a close look at the different habitats that make up our world’s unique ecosystems, and examine how plants and animals have adapted to environmental changes and the infringement of civilization. Students will not only gain a better understanding of the world they live in, but may also become more concerned with protecting the fragile environment of which we are all a part.


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SOCIAL STUDIES

ALL ABOUT ME!24-99 pages • Bring out the creativity in your young students with these two resources of “hands-on” activities for learning centers and rebus activities. Chocked full of activities for self recognition, matching, motor skills, the senses and feelings. Great Big Wonderful Me covers the body, family, house, safety, nutrition, pets, and birthdays. My House, My Family and Me reinforces that families are different, both culturally and socially. The mini unit, Let’s Be Friends, shows the similarities and differences between people. The story and songs included are about friendship and are written to the tunes of popular songs.

Great Big Wonderful MeMy House, My Family and MeLet’s Be Friends 3 Book Set

Grades K-1 Grades K-1 Grades K-2



Grade 1 • 78 pages • Trust your “emotions” with our Social Studies, Health and Language Arts resource designed to help students understand and deal with the ways they feel. Each day a new emotion is the focus with lesson topics including Happy, Sad, Mad, Scared, Surprised, Nervous, Grumpy, Excited, and Embarrassed. Complete with a feelings activity and writing book, word cards, spelling lists, puzzles, matching games, unit test and student evaluation.

RHPJ3 $24.00 US/CDN

FEELINGS

Grade 1 • 78 pages • “Fun” and “family” go together in our action packed resource designed for children that are starting to develop their reading and writing skills. Social Studies and Language Arts come together with lesson topics such as What is a Family, Family Homes, Family Size, Rules, Chores, Family Members, Family Time, Blended Families, Foster Children, and Adopted Children. Complete with a family activity and writing book, word cards, spelling lists, puzzles, matching games, unit test and student evaluation.

RHPJ2 $24.00 US/CDN

FAMILY

TRANSPORTATIONGrade 1 • 77 pages • Planes, Trains and Automobiles! Our Social Studies/Language Arts unit reviews Scooters, Wagons, Bicycles, Automobiles, Trains, Busses, Boats, Roller Blades, Airplanes, and Pogo Sticks with a series of high-interest, low-vocabulary informational paragraphs. Students complete various activities on each topic as they build their sight word vocabulary and learn to write in complete (but simple) sentences. Also included: Group and Individual Word Cards, Spelling Lists, Word Reinforcement Puzzles, Match Game and Evaluation.

RHPJ7 $24.00 US/CDN

PROJECT GEOSGrades 4-7 • 29 pages • Not your typical Social Studies unit! Here’s the twist – instead of doing activities related to the usual countries like Mexico or Argentina, students invent their own countries for a brand new planet called “ Geos”. Ideal for split grade classrooms, the stimulating activities in our unit place an emphasis on creativity and co-operation learning. Students start with creating a country, move on to map making, a major project and finally solving an environmental nightmare.

RHPA6 $12.00 US/CDN

Grades 5-7 • 42 pages • From “Snap, Crackle, Pop” to “ Just Do It”. Every product manufactured needs to be sold. Your students will learn all about advertising techniques used by the mom & pop shops to the big business distributors via television, radio, newspapers, magazines and market research. Understand branding, slogans, brand recognition and stereotyping with included task sheets and fun assignments. We also have included a product survey, review questions, crossword puzzle and worksheets. It’s Grrrrreat!

RHPA2 $18.00 US/CDN

ADVERTISING

COMMUNITIESGrades 2-3 • “Urban and Rural Communities” focuses on different communities throughout Canada. “Communities Past, Present and Future” focuses on the lives of the pioneers, on the children’s present day community, and what their community will look like in the future. A perfect complement to these two units, “Communities Around the World” focuses on a community in Egypt as well as other communities around the world and comes with an added BONUS unit titled “Multicultural Canada”. This mini-unit covers the First Nations people of Canada and includes big book patterns and flannel board stories.

Canadian Urban And Rural CommunitiesCommunities: Past, Present, FutureCommunities Around the WorldMulticultural Canada4 Book Set



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Grades 2-3 • 57 pages • Loaded with practical activities to help children learn about communities. Students will learn the capital cities of Canada and how to locate them on a map. They will locate cities within the province of Saskatchewan on a map and discover elements unique to their city. Independent learning activities, fun tourism reports, task cards, a big book and Canada’s capital city game.RHPZ95 $18.00 US/CDN

CANADIAN CITIES

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MATHEMATICS

MATH OLYMPICS60-61 pages • Let’s compete! – With our resources that give you the necessary materials to run math competitions with single or multiple classrooms. Also designed for school teams to compete in intramurals, and can be used during your regular math class as fun activities. Set up takes 20 minutes for each 30-minute competition. Each book includes the complete instructions for competitors and judges along with practice questions, competition questions, easy marking guide and certificate of participation blanks.

Book 1Book 2Book 33 Book Set

Grades 4-6Grades 5-7Grades 6-8

RHPA160RHPA161RHPA162Set-114


LET’S MEASURE UP!Grades 4-6 • Practical measurement challenges — are you game? Body Length, Marathon Moments, Squares are Fun, Who Holds What?, Does It Weigh Up?, and Leftovers are just some of the captivating activities in our two resources about Measurement. Our proven successful activities require only simple math materials such as blocks, rulers and centimeter cubes that can be found in most classrooms. Designed as extension and independent tasks or can be used as a base for teachers to add further activities.

Length, Time, PerimeterVolume, Mass, AreaBoth Books

53 pages49 pages



Grade 1 • 46 pages • Build with the basics! Graphing and ordinal numbers are the focus of our comprehensive resource that is loaded with take home worksheets and fun graphing art and activities. Ideal for centered or independent learning and comes with numerous pocket chart activities. Rebus chants and stories also included. Includes Graphing, Ordinal Numbers Pocket Chart Activities, Ordinal Numbers Student Worksheets, Ordinal Numbers Hands-on Activities, and Ordinal Numbers Action Rap.


MATH FUN FOR GRADE ONE

Grades 6-8 • 46 pages • Explore the fascinating world of logos - in sports, on flags and on the food products that gives them skin trouble. Students design their own coats of arms and family flags. They also investigate the intriguing subject of optical illusions. Crazy mazes and eye-curdling geometrical designs place an emphasis on proportioning as well as critical thinking skills. Six assignments, from Fuzzy Wallpaper to Maze Craze, will test your students’ perceptive and accuracy skills. A must for any Art class!


OPTICAL ILLUSIONS AND LOCO LOGOS

Grades 4-6 • 41 pages • Great fun for Friday afternoons! (Well, that’s after all the curriculum targets have been met.) Enjoy our collection of amusing and challenging puzzles, word searches, pictograms, shape shifters, quizzes and trivia. You can decide which activities are most suitable for each individual class as difficulty levels go from easy to mind-boggling. Includes puzzles, trivia, pictograms, quizzes and word searches. This Math lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activities, pictograms and trivia to create a well-rounded lesson plan. RHPA28 $12.00 US/CDN

MIND GAMES & PUZZLES

Grades 4-7 • 71 pages • What shape are you in? All artists make use of a few basic shapes when creating an image. Therefore, we explore the shapes most commonly used by artists through the process of drawing cartoons. Eleven lessons are based upon common letters and shapes, and are set up so that students can work individually or with simple class instructions. Basic shapes and templates include letters of the alphabet, hearts, triangles, ovals and beans. Evaluation form, checklist and portfolio also provided.


SHAPE SHIFTERS

ART IN MATHGrades 4-7 • 71 pages • A picture is worth a thousand words (or numbers) with our open-ended lessons that can be easily integrated with math. Symmetry, parallel lines, converging lines, tangents, geometric shapes, fractional parts and angles are all explored. Each lesson details step-by-step directions often involving easy-to-use geometric templates or “tracers” to create an image. Twelve student projects include 3-D lines, kaleidoscopes, tornado lines, and more. An evaluation form, checklist and portfolio are included along with full color examples.


HOCKEY HOOPLAGrades 4-6 • 51 pages • Your students will enjoy the engaging eighteen activities all related to hockey designed for all levels. Although math concepts provide the major focus for the unit, other activities ranging from art to handwriting are sure to keep students motivated. This Math lesson provides a series of activities ranging from Math Facts, Graphing to Word Problems. Also included are activities on spelling, handwriting, crossword, word search and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.

RHPA9 $18.00 US/CDN

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CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS AND ELECTIONSGrades 5-8 • 70 pages • Everything you need to know about provincial and federal governments and the electoral processes, all written to the curriculum. Government studies cover the levels of power, the stakeholders, the Senate, the House of Commons, the Supreme Court, Citizenship and the Constitution. Electoral studies cover the process of conducting an election campaign as well as understanding the democratic process. Includes Prime Minister Report, Elections Campaign Manager and Test for Parents.


NEW FRANCEGrades 7-8 • 64 pages • Explore Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, The Seven Years War, The Plains of Abraham, and The Quebec Act. Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and the first settlers from France contributed to the development of North America. From the beginning, the French of the New World comprised a minority — first to the Aboriginal peoples, and then the English. Examine the lives and history of these courageous people, their economy, society, and relations with the British.


Grades 4-6 • 59 pages • This “nugget” of a unit takes you on a journey north into the “Land Of The Midnight Sun”. Learn about the famous Yukon Gold Rush of 1896 from the discovery of gold by George Carmack, Skookum Jim Mason and Tagish Charlie, to the explosion that followed. More than just historical facts, our resource includes role playing and math activities, and pictorial timelines. Drama activities include: “Miming” For Gold and Disaster Hits Dawson (Starvation Winter). Also includes: Yukon Gold Word Search, Crosswords, Panning for Gold/Meteorites, Homebuilt Sluice Box, Movie Review, and Baking Sourdough Bread.


THE YUKON GOLD RUSH

CANADA

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE (R.C.M.P) Grades 4-6 • 55 pages • The real story behind Canada’s men and women of the red serge! The engaging history of the R.C.M.P comes to life in our factual unit about Canada’s legendary police force, from its infancy in the Canadian West through the growing pains of the Yukon Gold Rush, to the present day. Activities include the Whiskey Traders and Fort Whoop-Up, Native Treaties — The Great Sioux Compromise, the Northwest Rebellion — Bill of Rights, and the R.C.M.P of today.


FAMOUS CANADIANS Grades 4-6 • 73 pages • Canada is a vast country filled with many different people. There are many Canadians that are famous for their special talents and skills. Some Canadians are well known for their ability to entertain others, their ability to play different sports or for their artistic ability. Other Canadians have invented items that are useful to many people. Over the history of Canada, there have also been a number of Prime Ministers whose accomplishments made them famous. Students practice using different reading, writing, research, and language arts skills as they complete the activities.


CANADA AND ITS TRADING PARTNERSGrades 4-6 • Even Wayne Gretzky was traded! It is crucial for students to understand Canada’s role in our fast-paced interconnected world and one should never underestimate the importance of trade. Our in-depth study explores the products and services that we import and export along with Canada’s major trading partners. Understand trade through hands-on activities, word searches, puzzles, web links, maps, a review exam and a student booklet.

RHPA130 Canada And Its Trading Partners 51 pages $24.00 US/CDNRHPA131 The Pacific Rim 90 pages $24.00 US/CDNSet-101 Both Books $39.99 US/CDN

CONFEDERATION77-79 pages • All the facts about the birth of our country! Our resource covers the building of our nation since the formation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867 through to modern issues like the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords. Ten comprehensive lessons explore the reasons, opinions and steps to confederation, the Fathers of Confederation, pioneer life, the building of our nation’s railway, and the U.S. boundary line.

ConfederationThe Building of a Nation

Grades 7-8 Grades 8-9

RHPA155 RHPA166

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Grades 4-6 • 62 pages • Find the “Fungus Among Us” in our captivating resource about trees in our communities. Most trees and shrubs that make up urban forests are not wild or naturally growing – they have been planted by people and to stay healthy, they must be properly cared for. Students explore the benefits and uses of trees, and identify different kinds of trees in their local community. They also investigate the effects and spread of Dutch Elm Disease across Canada and learn about identification and prevention.


CANADIAN TREES & THE URBAN FOREST

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KIDS LOVE CANADAGrades K-2 • We each live in one of the thousands of communities in Canada. Through stories, poems, art, chants and hands-on activities, students will discover the vastness of Canada through the seasons as well as the diversity of people and communities.

Symbols & CommunitiesIn AutumnIn WinterSpring & Summer4 Book Set


RHPZ36 RHPZ37 RHPZ94 RHPZ39 Set-104


SASKATCHEWAN41-80 pages • The objectives in each of our 3 Saskatchewan resources are to identify and recognize Saskatchewan’s people, cultures, towns, animals and customs while developing mapping, vocabulary, numeracy and creative writing skills.

RHPZ47 RHPZ74 RHPZ91Set-103

Saskatchewan Prairies Reserve Community of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: First 100 Years3 Book Set

Grades 2-3Grades K-2Grades K-2


Grades 4-6 • 74 pages • Ulu, sinew, char, qulliq and shaman are just a few of the new words that your students will learn in our fascinating unit about the Inuit today. Discover the richness of Inuit Cultures by learning about local art, climate, landscape, clothing, homes, food and hunting, legends, traditions and customs, and the Inuktituk language with 30 additional activities. Skills and activities cover brainstorming, research, maps, vocabulary, comprehension, and spelling assignments. Word search, crosswords, glossary of terms and quiz included.


THE INUIT

AWESOME ANIMALS OF CANADAGrades 2-3 • 109 pages • From woodchucks to wapitis (elk), we’ve got it covered! Your students will learn factual information about our Canadian wildlife, become aware of environmental issues and discover empathy towards animals. Skills include creative thinking and problem solving, communication, numerical literacy and social values. Topics covered include animal homes, how animals adapt to the changing environment, pollution, conservation, fires, animal characteristics, comparisons and animal babies. Twenty-four creative task cards, file folder activities, bookmaking patterns and illustrations.


CANADA’S FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE29-82 pages • The 3 primary units provide a great introduction for young students with easy-to-follow big and little book patterns. The junior unit is fast-paced with exciting activities ranging from Inuit string games to constructing a teepee. Activities include Land Bridge Theory, West Coast Art, Plains and Arctic Cultures, Making a Canoe, and The White Man’s Gift.

RHPZ27 Big Books for First Nations Grades PK-2 $24.00 US/CDN RHPZ28 Moss Bag Stories mini unit Grades K-2 $12.00 US/CDN RHPZ76 Kokum & Buddy Grades K-2 $12.00 US/CDNSet-102 3 Book Set $43.99 US/CDN

Grades 2-3 • 25 pages • A city consists of many communities and of many cultures. Students will realize that Canada is multicultural, that some people who live in Canada came from other countries, that people of the First Nations lived here long before us, will listen to a story, will participate in a class discussion, and will locate different countries on a map or globe. This Canada lesson provides a teacher and student section with big book pattern, and flannelboard story to create a well-rounded lesson plan.


MULTICULTURAL CANADA

CANADA

CANADIAN GEOGRAPHY57-93 pages • Explore the geographical, geopolitical and industrial make-up of our nation with Canada Eh! Students will complete maps of Canada by labeling provinces, territories, capital cities and oceans. With Canadian Cities, students will learn the capital cities of Canada and how to locate them on a map. RHPA20RHPZ95

Grades 4-6 Grades 2-3

$24.00 US/CDN$18.00 US/CDN

Canada Eh!Canadian Cities

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HISTORY

Grades 6-9 • 64 pages • Experience the Maiden Voyage of the “unsinkable ship” as never before! Lessons include the Titanic’s construction and sinking, with a culmination project that has students creating a “Living Museum”. Groups will research passengers or crew members, write scripts and make presentations. Students also learn about ship schematic maps, Morse Code, buoyancy experiments, icebergs, and restoring artifacts. Included is a Pictorial History, a collection of drawings depicting the events surrounding the sinking.


TITANIC

Grades 4-6 • 62 pages • Examine the adventures, hardships and fears of noted world explorers from Leif Erickson to Henry Hudson, and many other European and Canadian explorers. Learn through maps, games, news articles, role playing, web searches and scavenger hunts. Your students will learn the reasons why these courageous explorers set out for new lands. Also covered are the perils of travel from Scurvy and Pacific Desperation, to Mutiny. Includes eight drawings depicting the explorers’ lives.


WORLD EXPLORERS

Grades 4-6 • 51 pages • Serfs UP! Medieval Times — everything from knights and castles to Crusades and feudal feasts. Students will delight as they examine the many aspects of the Middle Ages including significant events, the roles of the people, and the different cultures. The unit starts off with core teaching lessons to build a base for knowledge, followed by student worksheets that compliment the core lessons. Optional lessons are included to add a degree of flexibility and possible enrichment activities to the lesson.


MEDIEVAL TIMES

Ancient GreeceAncient RomeAncient EgyptAncient Maya, Aztecs & Incas4 Book Set


RHPA134RHPA135RHPA93RHPA137Set-117


ANCIENT CULTURESGrades 4-6 • Walk like an Egyptian or hike Machu Picchu while studying these fascinating cultures. Each unit is designed to help students understand what life was really like during these ancient times, and how these civilizations have influenced our world today. Included are flexible teacher instructions and strategies to explore the topic in a variety of ways, followed by student assignments and worksheets. Core teaching lessons include Timelines, famous people of the era, maps, customs, vocabulary and writing activities, crosswords, websites, games, student handbooks and a post-study test. All resources are complete with optional lesson plans, extension activities and a major project.

WORLD CONFLICTSGrades 7-9 • Learn from Dieppe, Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Queenston Heights. Written from the Canadian perspective and designed for Canadian Students, examine all aspects of the three great wars. Our fact-filled units cover the causes of each war, significant battles and the impact of war. Separate activities include word searches and crosswords, period vocabulary, hand-writing activities, literature, movie and video resources, and a sample exam. Also included is a Pictorial History, a collection of drawings depicting important moments in the history of the war.

War of 1812World War IWorld War II3 Book Set


RHPA87RHPA88RHPA90Set-116


Grades 6-8 • Canadian novels to excite the imagination of young readers! Our study guides for award-winning author Eric Wilson’s masterful novels will have your students hooked on mysteries. Each unit contains teacher information, chapter questions, vocabulary activities, final projects and answer keys. (Can be easily integrated with your social studies lessons as the author has skillfully woven accurate Canadian geographic and historic information into each novel through his use of settings, characters and plot development.) Purchase the complete set and $ave!

ERIC WILSON NOVEL STUDIES $12.00 US/CDN

ITEM # NOVEL STUDY GUIDE

RHPE01 Murder On The Canadian RHPE03 Vancouver Nightmare RHPE05 The Case of The Golden Boy RHPE07 The Kootenay Kidnapper RHPE09 Vampires of Ottawa RHPE11 Spirit In The Rainforest RHPE13 The Green Gables Detectives RHPE15 Code Red At The Supermall

RHPE17 Cold Midnight In Vieux Quebec

RHPE19 The Ice Diamond Quest

RHPE21 The Prairie Dog Conspiracy

RHPE23 The St. Andrews Werewolf

RHPE25 The Inuk Mountie Adventure

RHPE27 The Ghost of Lunenburg Manor

RHPE29 Escape From Big Muddy

RHPE33 Disneyland Hostage

RHPE35 The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma

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AUTHOR & NOVEL STUDY GUIDES

From an unforgettable tale of courage, to hilarious and action-packed stories of adventure, these novels are sure to please. Our Novel Study Guides will immerse your students in great literature while engaging their critical and creative thinking skills, and building their confidence in writing. Reproducible student pages provide chapter questions, creative writing and language activities. Teacher pages feature a story summary and author biography. Complete resources for your literature studies that are ready to use when you need them. Answer Keys included.

NOVEL STUDY GUIDES $16.00 US/CDNGRADES ITEM # NOVEL STUDY GUIDES

3-4 RHPA122 A Cat Named Sunny

3-4 RHPJ31 Socks

3-4 RHPJ33 Winnie The Pooh

3-4 RHPJ29 The Mouse and The Motorcycle

3-4 RHPJ30 Runaway Ralph

3-4 RHPJ32 Charlotte's Web

3-4 RHPJ34 Skinnybones

3-4 RHPJ36 The Flunking Of Joshua T. Bates

3-6 RHPA153 The Nose From Jupiter

4-6 RHPA99 The Egypt Game

4-7 RHPA121 Loser

4-7 RHPA149 How Can a Brilliant Detective Shine in the Dark?

4-7 RHPA150 Charlie & The Great Glass Elevator

4-7 RHPA151 Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

4-7 RHPA152 Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang

4-7 RHPA226 Brian's Winter

4-7 RHPA29 Little House on the Prairie

4-7 RHPA31 Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

4-7 RHPA33 My Teacher Is An Alien

4-7 RHPA39 Bunnicula

4-7 RHPA46 Underground to Canada

4-7 RHPA73 Owls In The Family

4-7 RHPZ87 The Night They Stole The Stanley Cup

4-8 RHPA34 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

4-8 RHPA35 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

4-8 RHPA36 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

5-6 RHPA123 Island of the Blue Dolphins

5-6 RHPA125 The Chicken Doesn't Skate

5-6 RHPA127 Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall

5-6 RHPA129 I Want to Go Home

5-6 RHPA147 A Night To Remember

5-6 RHPA148 The Whipping Boy

5-8 RHPA154 The Viking Princess

5-6 RHPA159 Macdonald Hall: Lights, Camera, Disaster

5-6 RHPJ35 Mice At Center Ice

5-6 RHPJ37 Mr. Popper's Penguins

GRADES ITEM # AUTHOR STUDY GUIDES

1-2 RHPJ13 Reading with Robert Munsch

1-2 RHPJ14 Reading with Jan Brett

1-2 RHPJ15 Reading with Leo Lionni

1-2 RHPZ85 Reading with Mercer Mayer

2-4 RHPA95 Reading with Beverly Cleary

2-5 RHPA96 Reading Comprehension Through Novel Studies

3-6 RHPA97 Reading with Colleen McKenna

3-6 RHPA98 Reading with Gordon Korman

3-7 RHPA167 Ghosts: Reading Comprehension

4-7 RHPA158 Reading with Laura Ingalls Wilder

4-8 RHPA156 Reading with Martyn Godfrey

AUTHOR STUDY GUIDES – REMEDIAL $16.00 US/CDN

These exciting and interesting author studies provide a framework for this effective approach to reading. Comprehension is the main focus, with multiple choice questions designed to ensure students understand what they are reading. The high-interest, low-vocabulary format of these resources is perfect for reluctant readers and is sure to keep students motivated to read. For the teacher, flexibility is key — teaching strategies are given for whole class, small group and individual approaches. Story Summaries and Answer Keys included.

HIGH-INTEREST, LOW-VOCABULARY

CHAPTER 1- 4

Vocabulary and Language

Choose a word from the list that means the same or nearly the same as the underlined word.

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1. There were limits placed on the children in the playground.

2. She had an inborn ability of knowing the right thing to say in all situations.

3. Gretzky was an extraordinary hockey player.

4. Zinkoffs’ lower lip began to tremble.

5. The movies ending could not be determined in advance.

6. The streetcar runs right by my friend’s home.

7. That loud noise is beginning to anger me.

8. The cook used a sieve to separate out the bugs from the flour.

9. The puppy was unmindful of his mother’s warning bark.

10. The climate in California was most suitable to the early pioneers.

© Rainbow Horizons Publishing 15 A-121

ISBN: 978-1-55319-441-5 15 ©rainbowhorizons.com RHPA121

ISBN: 978-1-55319-155-1 25 ©rainbowhorizons.com RHPJ37 ISBN: 978-1-55319-155-1 28 ©rainbowhorizons.com RHPJ37

ISBN: 978-1-55319-080-6 41 ©rainbowhorizons.com RHPA34 ISBN: 978-1-55319-080-6 77 ©rainbowhorizons.com RHPA34

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ART

Grades 6-8 • 38 pages • Why did the robber eat soap? Because he wanted to make a clean getaway! Our cartooning unit is designed specifically for teachers (and students) with little or no talent for drawing. The lessons progress from simpler activities to more challenging and creative assignments. Begin with easy-to-draw facial expressions and cartoon lettering, and move on to original comic strips. Teachers can choose from a variety of optional activities that give flexibility to the unit. Also included: word searches, crosswords, flip books and cartoon conversation strategies.


CARTOONS AND COMICS

Grades 6-8 • 46 pages • Explore the fascinating world of logos - in sports, on flags and on the food products that gives them skin trouble. Students design their own coat of arms and family flags. They also investigate the intriguing subject of optical illusions. Crazy mazes and eye-curdling geometrical designs place an emphasis on proportioning as well as critical thinking skills. Six assignments, from Fuzzy Wallpaper to Maze Craze, will test your students’ perceptive and accuracy skills. A must for any Art class!


OPTICAL ILLUSIONS AND LOCO LOGOS

PRIMARILY PATTERNSGrades PK-1 • 62 pages A collection of patterns, clip art, book mark templates, task cards, lacing and activity cards for events throughout the year including Back to School, Autumn, Halloween, Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day. Other clip art is included for bears, dinosaurs, sea animals, butterflies, farm and zoo animals, and pets. This Art lesson provides a teacher and student section with a variety of activity cards, clip art, task cards, templates, and book marks to create a well-rounded lesson plan.


Grades 6-8 • 68 pages • Da Vinci loved to party and Van Gogh didn’t take criticism well. Find out hundreds of interesting facts as we focus on five of the greatest artists of all time – Da Vinci, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Picasso and Pollock. Our lessons cover important historical periods like the Renaissance, types of art like Fresco, styles of art like Expressionism, and art techniques like Chiaroscuro. Included are objectives, vocabulary, material lists, artist biographies, and activities based on a featured artist. Also: optional lessons for enrichment, a review and exam.


AMAZING ARTISTS

Grades 1-2 • 90 pages • Our huge resource is an exciting study of primary and secondary colors of the color wheel, and is loaded with activities that youngsters are sure to love! This unit features a ready-to-make Big Book complete with six literature enrichment activities, task and journal word cards, creative writing pages, clip art and certificates. Enrichment activities for the color stories include: Mouse Paint, Color Dance, The Color Wheel, The Color Wizard and The Little Red House.

RHPZ3 $24.00 US/CDN

COLOURS

ART À LA CARTEGrades 4-7 • Our series of Art À La Carte resources provides step-by-step directions on how to draw different art projects. With an "Artist's Eye", students will see the shapes to create images of nature in Nature's Beauty and Super Nature; create images in Math with Art In Math; create images and symbols of the First Nations and of European Cave Art and Roman Mosaic Art in Cultural Art; and draw the shapes in letters and animals with Shape Shifters. Each resource also includes an evaluation for individual artwork, portfolio, and term report checklist.

Art À La Carte: Nature's BeautyArt À La Carte: Art In MathArt À La Carte: First NationsArt À La Carte: Shape ShiftersArt À La Carte: Cultural ArtArt À La Carte: Super Nature6 Book Set

63 pages71 pages90 pages71 pages 96 pages 96 pages

RHPA75RHPA76RHPA77RHPA94RHPA66RHPA67Set-141

$24.00 US/CDN$24.00 US/CDN$24.00 US/CDN$24.00 US/CDN$24.00 US/CDN$24.00 US/CDN$79.99 US/CDN

STORYBOOK ARTGrades K-2 • 46 pages • Every picture tells a story. Explore the world of non-verbal communication through pictures by experiencing art through storybooks, giving your students the opportunity to discover various artistic mediums and styles. Children will learn what they like about illustrations and how they make them feel. Students will obtain information about the lives of illustrators, and hear stories about what motivates these creative people. Step-by-step instructions, art exhibit, and certificate are included.


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MUSIC

Grades PK-1 • 73 pages • Find out “the truth” about Hickory Dickory Dock and enjoy our version of Hey Diddle Diddle – with a twist! Instead of jumping, “The cow sang a song under the moon – There’s no udder like you”. We’ve re-written these two nursery rhyme classics for your students to enjoy in big book and little book formats. Follow up hands-on activities reinforce sequencing, counting and telling time. Activities include: mixed up rhyme game, board game, and picture match for visual discrimination. RHPZ83 $24.00 US/CDN

NURSERY RHYMES WITH A TWIST

Grades K-1 • 63 pages • Tried and true nursery rhymes provide a springboard for children with limited reading and writing skills. Our highly structured resource focuses on building children’s sight word vocabulary and introducing them to writing in complete (but simple) sentences as a class activity. The list of fun, familiar rhymes includes Humpty Dumpty, Star Light, Jack Be Nimble, Jack Sprat, Hickory Dickory Dock, Three Blind Mice, Hey Diddle Diddle, and Little Jack Horner. Also included: nursery rhyme chant and student booklet, self-evaluations and review activity.

RHPJ1 $24.00 US/CDN

MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES

Grades 6-8 • 38 pages • From African Tribal music to today’s modern music, students will trace the development of Rock n’ Roll with our unique resource. Written so that it can be used as part of your history studies. Student assignments range from writing their own Blues song, trying to capture the sad, low-down feeling of this musical genre, to writing and illustrating a Rock n’ Roll newspaper with articles on Rock n’ Roll personalities, editorials, comics, horoscopes, sports and gossip. Sample exam included.

RHPA7 $12.00 US/CDN

HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL

Grades 6-8 • 39 pages • Join your students in the Video Revolution! Here is a great resource for an in-depth exploration of the exciting and ever-changing world of music videos and video-making in general. Students will learn what makes a video effective as they study the characteristics of the Heavy Metal genre. Opinions are expressed as students explore two important issues in the video industry — stereotyping and exploitation. Video-making techniques are also presented such as animation and blue screen effect. Unit review and exam are also included.


MUSIC VIDEO FX

Grades 6-8 • 32 pages • Be a DJ for a day! Students discover the workings and history of Hi-Fidelity stereo equipment such as Turntables (Record Players), Cassette Players, and Compact Discs. Learn about the workings of AM and FM radio. Innovative assignments emphasize creative and critical thinking with many possibilities for drama. A major project concludes our unit with students writing fifteen-minute radio scripts that include news, weather, sports, songs, commercials and DJ talk. Students learn to proportion the time spent on each like a real radio broadcast.

RHPA8 $12.00 US/CDN

STEREOS AND STUFF

MUSICAL MANIAGrades 6-8 • 47 pages • Our integrated Arts Education resource involves your students in exciting hands-on experiences. As they explore the history and elements of musicals, they will — through drama, writing and designing — venture into the making of a musical. Loads of activities along with seven optional assignments give you enough material for over a month of Arts Education classes. Assignments range from the history of musicals to song analysis, drama mask design and musical movie reviews.


Grades 6-8 • 60 pages • A must for any middle year music class! Did you know that when he was a child, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart fainted whenever he heard a brass instrument? Did you know that Johann Sebastian Bach fathered twenty children? We focus on five famous composers — Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky — in this structured, information-based resource. Each lesson has a detailed biography and related activities. Also included are musical forms worksheets, musical terms, word searches, riddles, review and exam.


CLASSICAL MUSIC & COOL COMPOSERS

Grades 4-6 • 40 pages • Yahoo for Canadian Country Artists! Introduce your students to the world of country and western music. Students will write, act, dance and draw their way into this entertaining style of music. We start off with structured assignments covering the history and evolution of country music, song analysis, image, line dancing and the CCMA Awards. The remaining assignments are more open-ended and give you flexibility in the unit: fan letter writing, instruments review, artists in the news and more.


CANADIAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN

Grades 4-6 • 26 pages • Create your own rock band! Our resource places an emphasis on communication skills, creative and critical thinking, and is designed to promote both intuitive and imaginative thought. Students will create their own simulated rock band. As well as inventing the individual members of the band, students will assume the roles of the Marketing Director, Newspaper Reporter and Accountant. Students design the band logo, write biographies, tour posters, reviews, and estimate and calculate expenses of holding a rock concert.

RHPA3 $12.00 US/CDN

ROCK BAND SIMULATION

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SPORTS & HEALTH

THE OLYMPICSGrades 4-6 • Build reading, writing and research skills through Language Arts. Our Winter Olympics resource looks at ten different sporting events: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsled, Curling, Figure Skating, Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Snowboarding and Speed Skating. Our Summer Olympics resource looks at eight different sporting events: Gymnastics, Baseball, Boxing, Cycling, Diving, Sailing, Swimming and Triathlons. Each unit is organized by interesting and informational facts and supplementary lessons, and culminates with two major projects — a research scavenger hunt and the promotion of an Olympic sport.

Winter Olympic GamesSummer Olympic GamesBoth Books

76 pages69 pages

RHPA191 RHPA192Set-123


HOCKEY HOOPLAGrades 4-6 • Mostly Language Arts, mostly Math, mostly Art and mostly Fun! Our flexible resources have 3 weeks of hockey-related activities, all tied into the core subjects. Hockey Hoopla has activities from word problems to graphing, logic puzzles and factoring. Hockey Hoopla: The Sequel is a huge resource with activities ranging from Hat Trick Handwriting, Lindros and the Draft reading comprehension, Goalie Mask history and art, to Rookie Card word problems and Players and Their Nicknames word searches.

Hockey HooplaHockey Hoopla: The SequelBoth Books

RHPA9 RHPA19Set-118

51 pages101 pages


Grades 6-9 • 61 pages • Increase your students’ knowledge and understanding of mental illness. Promote personal mental health and introduce students to the array of career options in the field of mental illness. Lessons and activities examine the history, stigmas and myths associated with mental illness, and some of the “treatments” used in the past such as burning at the stake and insane asylums. Understand the difference between “depression” and “depressive illness”. Symptoms, causes, treatments and recovery are also explored.


MENTAL ILLNESS

Grades 1-2 • 85 pages • Slide into winter with “Winter Carnivals”. Our two-week Language Arts resource is sure to be a hit! Students brainstorm, study words, alphabetize, rhyme, categorize words, and work with synonyms and antonyms. Major Topics are: Winter Carnivals, Snow Sculptures, Ice Skating, Hot Chocolate, Sled Rides, Snowshoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Ice Mazes, Sleigh Rides and Fireworks. Each lesson includes a spelling and brainstorming activity, new words, student booklet and writing activity.


WINTER CARNIVALS

Grade 1 • 46 pages • A great way to motivate emerging readers and writers – especially boys. Students will rise to the challenge with these exciting topics: Hockey, Baseball, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Swimming, Gymnastics, Lacrosse and Running. Lessons are laid out in a teacher-friendly format focusing on building children’s sight word vocabulary and introducing them to writing in complete (but simple) sentences. Complete with Groups Word Cards, Individual Word Cards, Spelling Lists, Word Reinforcement Puzzles, Match Game, and even a short quiz.

RHPJ8 $24.00 US/CDN

SPORTS KIDS LOVE

Grade 2 • 72 pages • Blast into winter now! Our favorite winter activities will keep students guessing what new and exciting sport will be the subject of tomorrow’s lesson. Major topics include: Bobsled, Hockey, Curling, Luge, Cross Country Skiing, Downhill Skiing, Snowmobiling and Skating. Every day there is a brainstorming activity, new vocabulary, spelling activity and a writing book activity. Also, a host of activities including Spelling Lists, Word Reinforcement Puzzles, Concentration Game, Crosswords, Word Searches and even a short quiz on the unit.


WINTER SPORTS

Grades 4-6 • 90 pages • Easy to teach, easy to learn and easily adaptable to any environment, Team Handball can be played in the gym or outdoors. Our complete resource includes diverse lead-up and warm-up activities, calisthenics, skill development activities and closure activities. Additional activities include reviewing the history of handball, Olympic handball, passing, catching, shooting, dribbling, goaltending, officiating,handball signals, equipment lists and court design.


TEAM HANDBALL

Grades 4-6 • 49 pages • Students will be introduced to all the general information about the Olympic Games. Using different reading, writing, research and language skills, your students will learn an array of interesting facts and information about the summer and winter games. Lessons and activities range from the Ancient Olympics and first modern events to symbols, ceremonies and the International Olympic Committee. Culminates with a major project: students make City Proposals and the entire class votes for the next host city.


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THEATER & FOLKTALES

Grades 4-6 • A unique and fresh way of introducing students to a number of delightful plays that have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. The plays can also serve as a useful tool for developing students’ oral reading and comprehension skills. Reader’s Theater calls upon students to use their voices, facial expressions and hand gestures to interpret the characters in the scripts. The focus is on reading and interpreting the text, rather than memory work. Lessons include: teaching strategies, themes, answers, theater scripts and follow-up activities.

READER’S THEATRE

Reader’s Theatre: Native LegendsReader’s Theatre: FolktalesReader’s Theatre: Tall TalesReader’s Theatre: Holidays4 Book Set


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Grades 4-6 • 60 pages • Let your imagination soar as students take an adventure through the world of mythology. Discover many different types of myths and learn about the cultures from which they originated. Greek, Roman, Norse, and North American Native myths are the focus as students learn what mythology is, and read about Pandora’s Box, how humans obtained fire, and Odin’s quest for wisdom. Timelines, mapping, persuasive writing, a group major project, vocabulary, a myth play, Internet myths, and mythology word scramble are all included.


MYTHS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Grades 4-6 • 77 pages • Enjoy our Festival of Fun as your students travel to far away lands, immersing themselves in the fabulous, fantastic world of folktales. We focus on the general elements of folktales and some of the many genres including legends, riddles and trickster stories. Creative writing activities form the bulk of assignments, concluding with an open-ended student Folktale Booklet. The rich storytelling traditions of cultures throughout the world are brought to life in our amazing unit.


FOLKFEST: FOLKTALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Grades K-2 • 99 pages • Learning Mother Goose nursery rhymes has never been easier! Contains 2 Language Arts resources: Hey, Mother Goose! is a collection of 19 illustrated nursery rhymes and 5 rebus rhymes including such favorites as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Hickory, Dickory Dock and many more. Also a nursery rhyme trivia game and storyboard for Baa, Baa Black Sheep and Little-Bo-Peep. Nursery Rhymes is loaded with follow-up activities that build and reinforce skills in math, visual discrimination, color concepts and word recognition.


MOTHER GOOSE VALUE PACK

Grades 1-2 • 83 pages Traditional fairy tales with new and exciting activities that will enchant young students. You will find 20 open-ended task cards and delightful illustrations, a student record sheet for use with their workbooks, 4 fully illustrated stories — The Frog Prince, The Little Red Hen, Goldilocks, and The Ugly Duckling — and a fairy tale trivia game, just for fun! Students can test their trivia skills by answering the question cards. Also: reinforcement activities for ordinals, ABC order, classification, math, and visual discrimination.RHPZ33 $24.00 US/CDN

FAIRY TALES

Grade K • 94 pages • Delight students with Princess Cranky Pants from Saskatchewan! Our huge resource begins with three stories: Royal Ruckus Puppet Theater (drama), The Princess and the Pea Pod (rebus story), and Princess Cranky Pants (storyboard story), along with a Fire and Ladders Royal Ruckus board game. Plenty of hands-on activities, rebus rhymes, student book making, journal writing, word cards, and more! Review and reinforce such skills as rhyming, sequencing, numeral recognition, counting, upper and lower case letters, visual discrimination, classification, shape recognition, cloze and listening activities.


ROYALFAIRYTALE RUCKUS

Grades K-1 • 29 pages • Little Boy Blue is another nursery rhyme with a twist. Based on the original nursery rhyme, little boy blue is responsible of looking after the sheep and cow; however, instead of watching over the animals, he is fast asleep under a haystack. Students will construct their own little, and big book of the story. Color the provided illustrations and cut out the text. Students have the option of assembling the big book using a normal template, or using the provided haystack template.


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HOLIDAYS

CHRISTMASGrades PK-1 • Christmas includes lots of hands-on activities, along with certificates and a Christmas story titled “See That Star”. Features dozens of fun-filled activities including: Snowman, Jack-in-the-Box for visual discrimination, Matching with stockings, Not at Christmas for classification, Christmas Colors, and Angels and Clouds for sets to numerals. Big Books for Christmas includes patterns to make three Big books: A Night Filled with Love, Under the Tree, and Make a Snowman. Make Big Books for Christmas the easy way! Just color and cut out the large bold illustrations. Cut out the text. Glue onto Bristol board. Add any finishing touches. Laminate and bind. It’s quick, easy and kids will love them.

ChristmasBig Books For Christmas

RHPZ7RHPZ58

56 pages41 pages

$18.00 US/CDN$12.00 US/CDN

FALL, FALL, FALLGrades PK-1 • Welcome your children to school with our Fun For Fall resource that is chocked full of hands-on activities for numbers 1-5, as well as illustrations for class discussions and bookmaking patterns. Includes “What Time Is It?” class clock patterns that visually organize your school day. Numerous Certificates and Awards are also included. Also included is Big Books For Fall, a collection of patterns and text to make three books: “If I Were an Apple”, “Turkey Tales”, and “School Today”. A perfect complement to our Fun for Fall resource.

Fun for FallBig Books For Fall

RHPZ8RHPZ57

67 pages36 pages

$18.00 US/CDN$12.00 US/CDN

Grades PK-1 • Just For You is loaded with stories for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Springtime. Provides patterns and illustrations to make two big books and two felt boards, both with extended story activities. Be My Valentine includes over 37 pages of hands-on activities and a rebus story about sharing. Plenty of great Valentine ideas including letters and card-making for visual discrimination, sets to numerals, and letter recognition.

VALENTINE’S & ST. PATRICK’S DAY

Just For YouBe My Valentine

53 pages37 pages

RHPZ13RHPZ59

$24.00 US/CDN$12.00 US/CDN

Grades K-1 • Have a Sunsational Spring with our hands-on resource filled with activities and a rebus story centering on creative thinking, color, word, and letter recognition. Perfect for teaching about springtime and all things that go with this season of rebirth. Simply Spring includes a big book story, journal word cards and patterns for hands-on activities. Start your reading program with Favourite Storybook Activities for Spring. Complete with storybook folders, bulletin board ideas, and title cards for ten great spring storybooks including: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Seed, Two by Two, The Napping House, Feathers for Lunch, Wesakejack and the Bears, The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear, Rechenka’s Eggs, The Big Tree and the Little Tree, and Jen and the Great One.

SPRING, SPRING, SPRING

Sunsational Spring (English)Un Printemps Sensa-Soleil (French)Simply SpringFavourite Storybook Activities for Spring4 Book Set

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WINTER TALESGrades PK-2 • 50 pages • Here are three storyboard stories and little books to make for your classroom’s literacy program. Storyboard stories are an easier alternative to flannel board stories by eliminating all the cutting and assembling. The three delightful stories will captivate the interest of your young listeners. The titles are: Hannah’s Toque, Douglas Fir Tree, and How the Animals Found the Sun.


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HOLIDAYS

HALLOWEEN FUNGrades 1-2 • 46-47 pages • Melvis Monster is a collection of hands-on activities, crafts, recipes, task cards, clip art and patterns all designed for students to have fun while learning. Lead up to your students’ big night of trick-or-treating by making Monster Muffins, Paper Bag Puppets and having a Pumpkin Party. Five Little Halloween Cats is a big book with hands-on activities as well as flannel board patterns for story recall. As well, a bonus Halloween Dress-up Game is included.

Hands-On Halloween: Melvis MonsterFive Little Halloween CatsBoth Books

RHPZ34RHPZ80Set-126

47 pages46 pages


HOLIDAY CONCERTS & PLAYS

Storybook Christmas • The Stories: Everything you need for ten mini concerts, from five to fifty-minutes long and for twelve to thirty actors. Countdown ‘Till Concert (PK-2), Santa and Me (PK-2), The Christmas Party (4-6), Charlotte’s Web – The Second Generation (3-5), Silver Collection (6-8), Peter Pan’s Christmas Adventure (5-8), ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – RAP (5-8), Guinness Book of World Records (2-4), A Christmas Carol (4-8), and The Nativity (PK-3). RHPA16 Grades Pk-8 84 pages $24.00 US/CDN

Best on the Box • The Story: A hilarious concert for all grades in which Santa comes down with a cold one week before Christmas. His doctor recommends that he rest up and watch a little T.V. The concert unfolds as Santa watches the BEST ON THE BOX, which includes a variety of T.V. shows, commercials, school choir fill-ins, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Nativity scene.

RHPA17 Grades Pk-8 94 pages $24.00 US/CDN

The Magic of Christmas • The Stories: A 90-minute concert that puts “magic in the air” at Christmas. Designed to include every student in your school, or you can have individual classes perform eleven different plays: Christmas is Magic (PK-2), The Christmas Tree (PK-2), Gifts and Treats (1-3), Christmas Preparation (2-4), Party Time (2-4), Twelve Concert Days of Christmas (5-8), Mother Goose Concert (4-6), Silver Collection (6-8), The Plight Before Christmas (4-6), Mystery of Christmas (6-8) and The Nativity (3-6).RHPA18 Grades Pk-8 77 pages $24.00 US/CDN

Christmas Castaways • The Story: Heart-warming and humorous, this true multicultural Christmas tells the tale of a holiday cruise ship that goes down with the survivors landing on a deserted island. As it turns out, they are all from different countries! Christmas is drawing near, and as they await rescue, each shares their own country’s traditions and celebrations of the season. RHPA23 Grades Pk-8 93 pages $24.00 US/CDN

All Stressed Out at Christmas • The Story: Christmas Eve is just over a week away, and it seems that the North Pole Workshop will not be ready on time for the Christmas trip. Production in the Workshop has come to a virtual standstill, while flight training for the Reindeer has been suspended. Working against two rascally Elves who try to derail their plans, Rudolph and Borman — the Foreman Elf — try various relaxation techniques to calm Santa. But will their therapy work in time?RHPA157 Grades Pk-8 38 pages $12.00 US/CDN

Spacemen Visit Christmas • The Story: A Twenty-five-minute humorous and entertaining story about a spaceship from the planet Zork that visits Earth on December 24th to gather data. The “earthling” Santa is beamed aboard the ship and then explains just what Christmas is all about. The Zorks learn about Christmas trees, exchanging gifts, family and friends, carols, feasting, the shopping mall “Santa-clones”, and finally in a Nativity scene, the real meaning of Christmas.RHPA177 Grades Pk-8 62 pages $24.00 US/CDN

Santa Surfs the Net • The Story: Email and the Internet have captured Santa’s interest, and he foresees many opportunities for their use in his workshop! Needless to say, Santa’s computer skills are minimal, which leads to some serious, yet hilarious mix-ups. Spending hours experimenting with his computer, he neglects his preparations for Christmas. Santa shares his experiences with the audience, which are performed by the various classes on stage. The story culminates with the Nativity, which Santa discovers in “virtual reality” from the First Church of Cyberspace on the Internet.RHPA72 Grades Pk-8 73 pages $24.00 US/CDN


Grade 1 • 78 pages • Jumpstart Your Language Arts with our Special Days resource that kids will love as they learn basic reading and writing skills. What can be more fun than learning about a new special day such as Birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, New Year’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fool's Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Canada Day and Remembrance Day. The familiar and simple-to-use format is specifically designed to encourage young, emerging readers and writers. A must for your grade one class!

RHPJ6 $24.00 US/CDN

SPECIAL DAYS

Grade 1 • 78 pages • “We had joy, we had fun, we had Seasons in the Sun.” Teach Science and Language Arts at the same time! What Are Seasons?, Spring Weather, Spring Clothing, Summer Weather, Summer Clothing, Fall Weather, Fall Clothing, Winter Weather, Winter Clothing, and Animals are the lesson topics specifically designed to nurture children who are beginning to read and write. Our highly structured, simple-to use unit focuses on building children’s sight word vocabulary and introduces them to writing in complete (but simple) sentences.

RHPJ5 $24.00 US/CDN

SEASONS IN THE SUN

Grades 1-2 • 94 pages • Our creative writing program for developing independent authorship includes bookmaking patterns that can be used as stepping stones to writing. Start your emerging readers and writers with individual shape books with optional sentence frames and work towards independent authorship. The story frames encourage a creative written and illustrated response. Some patterns included are: Haunted House, My Pumpkin, Bunnies! Bunnies! Bunnies!, My Friendship Book, The Story of Tad, Busy as a Bee, Yum! – Strawberries, and Are You a Butterfly?


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NURSERY RHYMES

Grades K-1 • 63 pages • Tried and true nursery rhymes provide a springboard for children with limited reading and writing skills. Our highly structured resource focuses on building children’s sight word vocabulary and introducing them to writing in complete (but simple) sentences as a class activity. The list of fun, familiar rhymes includes Humpty Dumpty, Star Light, Jack Be Nimble, Jack Sprat, Hickory Dickory Dock, Three Blind Mice, Hey Diddle Diddle, and Little Jack Horner. Also included: nursery rhyme chant and student booklet, self-evaluations and review activity.

RHPJ1 $24.00 US/CDN

MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYMES

DRAGONSGrades K-1 • 66 pages Do you like Dragons? Students will create a "Big Book" by coloring the provided illustrations and using the provided text. Students complete a "My Dragons Word Book", in which students will fill in the provided pages with drawings and words. A "Don't Wake the Dragon" puzzle is provided for students to complete and color. Our unit is ideal for teaching reading and writing as well as word recognition using a Dragon theme.


Grades 1-2 • 83 pages Traditional fairy tales with new and exciting activities that will enchant young students. You will find 20 open-ended task cards and delightful illustrations, a student record sheet for use with their workbooks, 4 fully illustrated stories — The Frog Prince, The Little Red Hen, Goldilocks, and The Ugly Duckling — and a fairy tale trivia game, just for fun! Students can test their trivia skills by answering the question cards. Also: reinforcement activities for ordinals, ABC order, classification, math, and visual discrimination.RHPZ33 $24.00 US/CDN

FAIRY TALES

STORYTELLINGGrade K • Storytelling props for your classroom for years to come! Add some fun to storytime with our adaptations of popular nursery stories and songs. You will find pictures and text for The Magic Perogy Pot, The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Man, The Farmer in the Dell, and Eensie Weensie Spider. As you tell the story, place the pictures on a flannel board or magnet board. Then, let the children retell the story using the pictures.

Storytelling: Nursery Stories & Songs

Storytelling Pictures Value Pack

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Grades PK-1 • 73 pages • Find out “the truth” about Hickory Dickory Dock and enjoy our version of Hey Diddle Diddle – with a twist! Instead of jumping, “The cow sang a song under the moon – There’s no udder like you”. We’ve re-written these two nursery rhyme classics for your students to enjoy in big book and little book formats. Follow up hands-on activities reinforce sequencing, counting and telling time. Activities include: mixed up rhyme game, board game, and picture match for visual discrimination. RHPZ83 $24.00 US/CDN

NURSERY RHYMES WITH A TWIST

Grade K • 94 pages • Delight students with Princess Cranky Pants from Saskatchewan! Our huge resource begins with three stories: Royal Ruckus Puppet Theater (drama), The Princess and the Pea Pod (rebus story), and Princess Cranky Pants (storyboard story), along with a Fire and Ladders Royal Ruckus board game. Plenty of hands-on activities, rebus rhymes, student book making, journal writing, word cards, and more! Review and reinforce such skills as rhyming, sequencing, numeral recognition, counting, upper and lower case letters, visual discrimination, classification, shape recognition, cloze and listening activities.


ROYALFAIRYTALE RUCKUS

Grades K-2 • 99 pages • Learning Mother Goose nursery rhymes has never been easier! Contains 2 Language Arts resources: Hey, Mother Goose! is a collection of 19 illustrated nursery rhymes and 5 rebus rhymes including such favorites as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Hickory, Dickory Dock and many more. Also a nursery rhyme trivia game and storyboard for Baa, Baa Black Sheep and Little-Bo-Peep. Nursery Rhymes is loaded with follow-up activities that build and reinforce skills in math, visual discrimination, color concepts and word recognition.


MOTHER GOOSE VALUE PACK

Grades K-1 • 29 pages • Little Boy Blue is another nursery rhyme with a twist. Based on the original nursery rhyme, little boy blue is responsible of looking after the sheep and cow; however, instead of watching over the animals, he is fast asleep under a haystack. Students will construct their own little, and big book of the story. Color the provided illustrations and cut out the text. Students have the option of assembling the big book using a normal template, or using the provided haystack template.


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CHANTS & CLASSIFICATION

Grades 4-5 • 64 pages • Teach your young writers the Figurative Language tools that will help them increase their vocabulary and enable the readers of their works to better visualize their story, poem or narrative verse. As well, help your students become proficient in discovering the FIGURE OF SPEECH while reading. We extensively cover METAPHORS, ALLITERATIONS, PERSONIFICATIONS, and SIMILES. Includes reading passages, activities, student reviews, and answer key.


FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Grades PK-1 • 22 pages Our funny story is about a girl who doesn’t like to keep her room clean. Use the story as a kick-start to a classroom environment or clean-up project. Students will become responsible for keeping their immediate environment tidy and clean. Students will realize that respect and responsibility towards a good environment can begin at home with their own belongings, and in the classroom that is shared with others. Includes a big book pattern, hands-on activities for story sequencing and a classroom helper award certificate.RHPZ2 $12.00 US/CDN

WHAT A MESS

Grades K-1 • 99 pages • Travel the world with Mrs. Munchkin! Our resource for transportation includes rebus stories, game board, story activities, hands-on patterns, journal and activity cards, bookmaking patterns, clip art and more! Extended discussions and activities take place when Mrs. Munchkin travels the world on her magic carpet. Where is Italy? Can you find Quebec? On the map, can you find her way home from Tokyo? Additional skills covered include visual discrimination, critical thinking and numeracy.


GOING PLACES WITHMRS. MUNCHKIN

REBUS CHANTSGrades K-1 • Rebus Chants for All Seasons provides the perfect complement to your Special Days theme. Comes with rebus chants for Halloween, Winter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Fall. Popular Themes is a collection of 44 chants to use for independent or group learning. Each with creative thinking activities on such themes as Dinosaurs, Pets, Bears, Fairytales, the Zoo, and The Circus. Rebus Chants A to Z has students point out particular things, such as the beginning of each line, double letters, phonics rules, repeated words, and punctuation.

Volume 1: For All SeasonsVolume 2: Popular ThemesBoth BooksRebus Chants A to Z

RHPZ23RHPZ61Set-133RHPZ22

56 pages56 pages

64 pages


Grades K-1 • 60 pages • Our ever popular Vera Trembach resource, The Mitten, is a Ukrainian folktale adapted and illustrated rebus-style. Includes: Topics for Discussion, How to Assemble Story, The Mitten, Story Illustrations, Storytelling Props, Center Book Pages, Pocket Chart and Bookmaking, Felt Board Patterns for story recall and hands-on activities. Includes hands-on activities, big book, sequence, visual discrimination, and memory match.


THE MITTEN

Grades K-2 • Creative thinking activities with short rebus stories give your emerging readers the encouragement they need. The pictures in Rockin’ Rebuses offer word clues, while establishing left to right tracking and reinforcing the idea that words make sentences that make stories. The stories tell about the senses, things that are big and small and the changing of the seasons. The creative activities will encourage your students to express their ideas through art. More Rockin’ Rebuses offers six all new rebus stories including: Ingrid and Her 100 Hats, You Can Make Magic!, A Handy Handprint, The Little Red Hen, The Storybook of Grandma, and My Goodnight Book.

ROCKIN’ REBUSES

Rockin’ Rebuses (English)Rébus Rock (French)More Rockin’ RebusesRockin’ Rebuses Package (RHPZ24, RHPZ63)




Grades K-1 • 56 pages

Nature Chants, Color Chants and Wacky Animal Rebus Rhymes make up our Canadian resource. The chants and rhymes range from easy, repetitive reading to more descriptive stories. Young readers will find success in reading, learn about Canada and nature, and increase vocabulary. This Chants & Classifications lesson provides a teacher and student section with reading passages, activities, rebus rhymes, and big book assembly to create a well-rounded lesson plan.


NATURE CHANT PACKAGE

Grades PK-K • 79 pages • Our resource is a collection of classification activities for beginning Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. They are an introduction to manipulative activities. Our classification work jobs can be found in classrooms throughout Canada and the feedback has been very positive. Most of the activities or work jobs in this resource can be put into file folders and are easily stored. Our full instructions suggest coloring the pictures, but they will look equally attractive photocopied onto colored bond paper.

RHPZ1 $24.00 US/CDN

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PRIMARY STUDIES

PIGS Grades K-2 • 37 pages • Follow up your farm theme with a focus on pigs, the farm’s most interesting animal. Complete with literature enhancing activities, rebus stories, pig facts, book making activities, songs, contracts and certificates


RED ROVER, THE BIG RAINBOW EATING DOG Grades K-2 • 48 pages • Red Rover’s see-through tummy reveals what he eats. Students complete the story with their cut-out drawings of “rainbow” fruits and vegetables. Interactive chants, hands-on centered listening activities and family homework.


ICE-CREAM CONES Grades K-2 • 69 pages • While focusing on a favorite food, students will work cooperatively, develop basic skills and tantalize their taste buds. Our unit contains songs, activities and patterns for two big books and flannel board stories, rebus chants and recipes.


VERN’S VEGETABLE SOUP Grades K-2 • 14 pages • Vern owns a restaurant and makes the most delicious vegetable soup in all of Canada. Includes: story, flannel board patterns, rebus chants, and reinforces numeral recognition and counting skills.

RHPZ73 $12.00 US/CDN Set-119 4 Book Set $29.99 US/CDN

HAVE YOU SEEN MY BARNYARD BABY? Grades K-2 • 28 pages • The animal parents in this story are looking for their barnyard babies. Resource includes big book patterns, animal classifying and sequencing cards, and Old Macdonald flannel board cut-out patterns.


LET’S BE FRIENDS Grades K-2 • 24 pages • These stories and songs are about friendship and are written to the tunes of popular songs. The big book, “Let’s Be Friends” shows the similarities and differences in people.


STRAWBERRY, THE TRAVELLING MOUSE Grades K-2 • 21 pages • Strawberry is a loveable, plush, gray mouse who knows how to get young authors involved in creative thinking and the reading-writing process. Includes big book patterns and journal.


COWBOY HATS, BOOTS AND BOOKS Grades K-2 • 79 pages • Welcome to the world of cowboys. Our unit focuses on the cowboys’ and cowgirls’ apparel. Complete with clip art, songs, chants, big and little books, patterns and activities.



MITTENS WITH QUILLSGrades K-2 • 48 pages • Learn the art of Quilling and enjoy a big book story and flannel board story with extended activities for each. Our unit can be used as a supplemental resource to theme studies of animals, the family, the community and our Elders.


PRIMARILY PATTERNSGrades PK-1 • 62 pages • A collection of patterns, clip art, book mark templates, task cards, lacing and activity cards for events throughout the year including Back to School, Autumn, Halloween, Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day. Other clip art is included for bears, dinosaurs, sea animals, butterflies, farm and zoo animals, and pets.


STORYBOOK ARTGrades K-2 • 46 pages • Every picture tells a story. Explore the world of non-verbal communication through pictures by experiencing art through storybooks, giving your students the opportunity to discover various artistic mediums and styles. Children will learn what they like about illustrations and how they make them feel. Ideas for a student Art Exhibit and certificates included.


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SCHOOL

Grades PK-1 • 67 pages • Students will delight in the story, “Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs”. Pre-school Prehistorics includes hands-on Dinosaur Songs, Dinosaur Patterns and Illustrations, Mega Puzzles, Dinosaur Footprints, I Am a Dinosaur Big Book, Sandbox Dinosaur Landscape, Fossil Making and a Pre-school Prehistorics Certificate. Visual discrimination activities, color recognition stories, critical thinking activities and storyboard cut-outs are all included.

RHPZ4 $24.00 US/CDN

PRE-SCHOOL PREHISTORICS

Grades K-1 • 101 pages • Learn how to draw mice, and then compare their characteristics to those of other animals. Find out all about different kinds of mice, where they live, and people’s attitudes towards them. Filled with hands-on storytelling activities, big books, rebus chants, puppet patterns, clip art, and organizational materials for the classroom. Mouse art activities, stories and traditional mouse folktales will all add to your students’ understanding and appreciation of these unique creatures.


NOTHING BUT MICE

Grade K • 85 pagesDesigned for — you guessed it — Kindergarten! Our resource is packed full of entertaining activities for visual discrimination, color identification and counting. Contents include: hands-on Matching activities, Find and Count File Folder activities, Counting Mats, and four Big Book patterns titled, “26 Alphabet Bears”, “Colors”, “Bats Are Black” and “One, Two”.

RHPZ9 $24.00 US/CDN

JUST FOR KINDERGARTEN

Grade 1 • 78 pages • School, Books, Paper, Lunch, Recess, Backpacks, Glue, Home — all these topics are a great way to introduce students to reading and writing. Our highly structured unit contains detailed day-by-day lesson plans, a writing book, a student activity book, group and individual word cards for spelling, crossword, word search, test, and a parent/child homework activity page for each lesson. Each lesson includes a brainstorming activity, a new sight word activity, a spelling activity, a writing book activity, and playing the match game.

RHPJ4 $24.00 US/CDN

Grades 1-2 • 85 pages • Slide into winter with “Winter Carnivals”. Our two-week Language Arts resource is sure to be a hit! Students brainstorm, study words, alphabetize, rhyme, categorize words, and work with synonyms and antonyms. Major Topics are: Winter Carnivals, Snow Sculptures, Ice Skating, Hot Chocolate, Sled Rides, Snowshoeing, Cross Country Skiing, Ice Mazes, Sleigh Rides and Fireworks. Each lesson includes a spelling and brainstorming activity, new words, student booklet and writing activity.


WINTER CARNIVALS

Grades PK-K • 97 pages • Welcome to the Big Top! Our versatile resource includes a big book, chants, hands-on activities, and many visuals of the circus. Art activities include: Big Top Circus Train and What’s Under the Big Top. We’ve also included a Big Top Poem, My Circus Word Book, the rebus story “A Life in the Circus”, illustrations and certificates. This Primary Studies lesson provides a teacher and student section with illustrations, poems, big book, hands-on activities, word search, and card game to create a well-rounded lesson plan.

RHPZ5 $24.00 US/CDN

UNDER THE BIG TOP

Grades 1-2 • 72 pages • ARRRRR matey and shiver me timbers! There bes a whole lot of fun going on with this here scallywag of a unit. Action-packed, interesting activities sure to keep students glued to their seats — otherwise they walk the plank! Detailed lesson plans, reproducible student booklet, parent pages for homework skills (phonics, describing words, fill-in-the-blank comprehension questions, ABC order, rhyming, synonyms, compound words), pirate fact cards, group and individual word cards, learning center checklist and activities, spelling lists, crossword, word search, and pirate trivia game.

RHPJ9 $24.00 US/CDN

PIRATES

Grades PK-1 • 96 pages Young children will grasp the concept of the months of the year and the days of the week, and will ultimately take part in daily journal entries for developing creative thought and for planning. A lively rebus chant introduces the month. The monthly format gives a visual plan of the events that are to take place in the classroom or school for that month. The squares are large enough for the children to add their own entries. The journal pages have lines for written entries and a space to draw.


Kindie Calendar

Grades K-1 • 87 pages • From Animal Thumbkins activities to farm task cards, our Farm resource has it all! Believe it or not, the story about cows in the cabbage patch is true and Aunt Sophie and Uncle Mike are real and terrific people! This Primary Studies lesson provides a teacher and student section with reading passages, hands-on activities, task cards, rebus stories, reproducible student booklet, bookmaking instructions and patterns, clip art, art ideas and big books to create a well-rounded lesson plan.


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