Anchor Skills

CCSS Level: 2-4Interest Level: 4+Reading Level: 2.0-3.5Our award-winning Specific Skill Builders Series was created to give students targeted practice with these key comprehension skills: main idea, context, facts, sequence, conclusions, and fact & opinion. By focusing on one comprehension skil..

CCSS Level: 2-4Interest Level: 4+Reading Level: 3.0-4.5The Specific Skill Builders Series was created to give students targeted practice with these key comprehension skills: main idea, context, facts, sequence, conclusions, and fact & opinion. By focusing on one comprehension skill at a time, s..

Grade Level: 1Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/ABoost Reading Skills With an Array of Fun ActivitiesHold readers’ interest with this excellent series! This leveled set contains a variety of topics written in different formats. Activities address most aspects of reading comprehen..

Grade Level: 2Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AAdvance their reading skills!Whether being asked to read an advertisement, identify parts of a car, or draw railroad tracks to map where the circus traveled, the 30 illustrated activities included in this book provide an interesting way to boos..

Grade Level: 3Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AUnderstanding the written word - in all its forms. Whether being asked to read an advertisement, decode a message, or follow a recipe, the 30 illustrated activities included in this book provide an intriguing way to boost comprehension skills. From..

Grade Level: 4Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AMaking sense of the written word. After reading a story about “directing air traffic” or finishing a description about “horse saddles,” students are asked to use the information they have learned. What part is the girth anyway? Creative illustratio..

Grade Level: 5Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AHone reading skills!Whether being asked to read a short newspaper article about space machines, a description of the different parts of a spider, or a letter written by Daniel Boone, the 30 illustrated activities included in this book provide a..

Grade Level: 6Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/ABoost Reading Comprehension!Whether being asked to read a newspaper article about an “Ice Man,” a description of the different parts of a castle, or a letter written to Benjamin Franklin, the 30 illustrated activities included in this book prov..

CCSS Level: K-12Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Comprehension skills will soar when you use the challenging and creative exercises featured in this 17-book series. You'll have over 450 reproducible, ready-to-go activities designed to make students smile as they practice key comprehension essen..

CCSS Level: 2-3*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Teaching humor! It’s not at all absurd. In fact, absurdity is at the core of both critical cause-and-effect thinking and basic humor.Example: “We took our dog to training classes so he could learn to chase cars.” The reasoning here is absurd..

CCSS Level: 1-4*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Using analogies to teach problem-solving!Example: Yogurt is to Soft as Potato Chip is to _____.As students use clues to solve the puzzles, they must make comparisons, analyze attributes, find associations, use visual/verbal discriminatio..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Promote thinking!Analysis is the ability to break a whole into its component parts and understand how each functions as part of the whole. The ability to reason logically is a major skill at this step of the critical thinking process.T..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Applying information. “Application” is the use of information that is recalled and understood. When students use acquired facts and skills in a new situation, they are practicing the transfer of solutions from one problem to another.The 26 lessons i..

CCSS Level: 1-3*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Using object classification activities to exercising important thinking skills!Example: The category is Food. Think of an object in this category that begins with each letter of the alphabet.As students create categories using words and ..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Putting knowledge to work.Comprehension implies the understanding of information and the ability to see basic relationships. The 26 lessons in this unit provide plenty of practice in areas that emphasize comprehension.Students are involved..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Teach problem solving! The 24 lessons in this unit are designed to help students turn abstract problems into graphic, semi-concrete formats. This ability is an important step in the development of effective problem-solving techniques.Example: "..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4“Evaluation” is the most abstract and complex level of critical thinking. To evaluate or make judgments, students must accept a given criteria as the standard before being able to come to an accurate conclusion.The 25 lessons in this unit prov..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4The 23 lessons in this unit are designed to provide a variety of sources from which students extract factual information. The practical yet interesting formats encourage students to analyze signs, product packaging, advertisements, diagrams, receipt..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Learning a life skill!At a very young age, children encounter the need to follow verbal directions. As they grow, the directions become more complex.The 23 lessons in this unit use math, language, art, and listening skills - as well as rea..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Informed thinking!  “Knowledge” is defined by Bloom’s Taxonomy as “the obtaining and recall of information.” As such, it is an important step in building effective thinking and problem-solving skills. When students are able to absorb informatio..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4The 22 lessons in this unit cover five major areas of reasoning skills. The sequential activities featured here will most certainly help young learners develop critical thinking skills.Real vs. Make-believe: A fairy godmother? A bumpy road? A..

CCSS Level: 2-3*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Bolster basic thinking!It shouldn’t be assumed that students will automatically pick up sequencing skills as a by-product of a regular curriculum. To hone this cognitive technique, it is best if students are regularly challenged to look for l..

CCSS Level: 1-3*Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Promote thinking!The 23 lessons in this unit take a variety of approaches to identifying similarities and differences. Picture puzzles reinforce visual discrimination. Word search activities promote single-word and short-phrase analysis.E..

CCSS Level: 2-5Grade Level: 4-8Reading Level: 3-4S-T-R-E-T-C-H logical thinking skills! Solving oodles of picture problems and word logic puzzles in this book will keep students’ minds active and promote logical thinking. Children must learn to organize the clues presented so they can reach the logic..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4“Synthesis” is the ability to combine parts of a whole in new and different ways. It requires students to think flexibly, determine alternatives, and find new ways to accomplish a given task. A more advanced level of abstract thinking is neede..

CCSS Level: 2-5Interest Level: 2-6Reading Level: 3-4Putting basic logic into practice! Because logic is the basis for all reasoning skills, it is important to teach it in as many different formats as possible.The 24 lessons in this unit involve the basic skills of language, math, and visual per..

CCSS Level: K-2Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AExperts agree that an improvement in thinking power leads to an improvement in reading comprehension, problem-solving ability, writing skills, and more! So give your students the tools they need to help them in the coming years with these clever act..

CCSS Level: K-2Interest Level: K-3Reading Level: N/ATeach the thinking process! Experts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit. 32 pages.The 26, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize word, image, and sha..

CCSS Level: K-2Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/ATeach the thinking process!Experts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit.The 25, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize art, calendars, advertiseme..

CCSS Level: K-2Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/ATeach the thinking process! Experts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit.The 28, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize word searches, puzzles, and co..

CCSS Level: K-2Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AStructured practice in visual discrimination and perception!The 25 lessons in this unit take children a step beyond simply differentiating between “like” and “different” objects by requiring them to specify HOW two objects are similar and diff..

CCSS Level: K-1Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AExercise thinking skills and build vocabulary! In each of the 24 lessons in this unit, students must first answer a series of random letter-placement clues. If their “logic” is correct, the letters spell a word. Students are then challenged to write..

CCSS Level: K-2Interest Level: N/AReading Level: N/AExperts agree that when “thinking power” is improved, reading, comprehension, problem-solving, and writing abilities will follow suit.The 26, highly visual lessons in this unit utilize a variety of activities to teach logic. (Read the clues an..

Grade Level: N/A Interest Level: 3-12 Reading Level: 1-5Do your students need practice making inferences? Are they having trouble reading for details?<> Extremely short passages are followed by comprehension questions designed to target specific reading skills. High-interest topics keep students inte..

CCSS Level: 2-4Interest Level: N/AReading Level: 1-3Do your students need practice making inferences? Are they having trouble reading for details?Extremely short passages are followed by comprehension questions designed to target specific reading skills. High-interest topics k..

CCSS Level: 2-4Interest Level: N/AReading Level: 3-5Do your students need practice making inferences? Are they having trouble reading for details?Extremely short passages are followed by comprehension questions designed to target specific reading skills. High-interest topics..

Grade Level: N/A Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 2-6We've done the work for you! With this series, you won't have to waste time searching through stories and activities to find one that targets the skills you need to include in your lesson plan.Each high-interest book features intriguing stories fo..

Grade Level: N/A Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 2-3Main idea, word analysis, analogies, cause and effect, inferences, drawing conclusions... when you need to target specific reading skills these books are for you!We’ve done the work for you! With this series, you won't have to waste time searching..

Grade Level: N/A Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 2Main idea, word analysis, analogies, cause and effect, inferences, drawing conclusions... when you need to target specific reading skills these books are for you!We’ve done the work for you! With this series, you won't have to waste time searching t..

Grade Level: N/A Interest Level: 4-12 Reading Level: 4-5Main idea, word analysis, analogies, cause and effect, inferences, drawing conclusions... when you need to target specific reading skills these books are for you!We’ve done the work for you! With this series you won't have to waste time searching ..