Ready-To-Use Reading Activities for the Elementary Classroom

For classroom teachers and reading specialists, this unique resource provides a complete, year-round collection of easy-to-use teaching ideas and activity sheets to supplement any developmental or remedial reading program in grades 1 through 6. All of this material is conveniently organized into 12 monthly sections plus an introduction and is printed in a spiral-bound format that folds flat for photocopying. Here are just a few of the teaching ideas and reproducible activities youll find in each monthly section, beginning with September: SEPTEMBER Ideas: Phonics WorkbooksWord Lists for Labor Day and Back to School Activities: Schoolhouse Word HuntBack to School Maze...Word Match OCTOBER Ideas: The Fun BoxGrading PapersWord List for Halloween Activities: Columbus Day Word Hunt... Jack-o-Lantern Puzzle... Word Hunt NOVEMBER Ideas: Visitors DayWord Lists for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving Activities: Turkey TimeThanksgiving PuzzleThe Lost Feast DECEMBER Ideas: Library CenterRead-InMaking a Reading CaveGame Boards Activities: Christmas PuzzleA Letter to SantaHanukkah JANUARY Ideas: Superstar Bulletin BoardWord List for Martin Luther King Day Activities: New Years Eve PuzzleThe Hidden SledSnowball Fight FEBRUARY Ideas: Broken Heart GameLibrary ContestWord List for Groundhog Day Activities: Saint ValentineSentence CompletionLincolns Birthday MARCH Ideas: Listening LessonGame BoardWord List for St. Patricks Day Activities: Shamrock Maze Shopping SpreeLegend of the Leprechaun APRIL Ideas: Scrambled Egg Game Using Cartoons to Teach Quotation Marks Activities: Arbor DayThe Lost BonnetEaster Vowel Puzzle MAY/JUNE Ideas: Cloze techniqueWord Lists for Mothers Day and Fathers Day Activities: May Day SuperstitionsMemorial DayFlag Day JULY/AUGUST Ideas: Word Lists for Independence Day and Columbus Sails Activities: Independence Day Word Hunt and Columbus Sails Each of the monthly teaching ideas includes all of the details and directions you need to use it effectively in your own instruction. And to help you quickly locate appropriate activities to build specific skills, youll find a special Skills Index that lists each student activity page by number and title, followed by the skill it develops. In short, Ready-to-Use Reading Activities for the Elementary Classroom gives you a comprehensive store of fun-filled games and activities that will catch and hold your students interests while building specific reading skills throughout the year.Erlenbusch, Sue Jones is the author of 'Ready-To-Use Reading Activities for the Elementary Classroom' with ISBN 9780130549839 and ISBN 0130549835.