This guide offers excellent exercises and activities for the books in First Favorite Collection 2.

This guide includes reproducible activities and exercises for books in our First Favorite Collection 1. A great resource to build reading comprehension skills.

Bede is a timeline ... who strongly resembles a ball of yarn. This loveable character introduces 1^st graders to the basics of American history in a fun way—once a week—all year long.

This workbook is for the eager student ready to join Elmo Tardy in learning about geography, including activities that reinforce latitude and longitude instruction.

One day Elmo Tardy stumbles into the office of Legends & Leagues, Ltd., where he meets Mr. Longitude and Mr. Latitude. These fellows teach him about maps, compasses, and much more! A great way to introduce geography to the young learner.

This eBook offers excellent exercises and activities for books in First Favorite Collection 2.

This eBook includes reproducible activities and exercises for books in is our First Favorite Collection 1. A great resource to build reading comprehension skills.

Bede is a timeline ... who strongly resembles a ball of yarn. This loveable character introduces 1^st graders to the basics of American history in a fun way—once a week—all year long.

Students can apply what Mr. Tardy learned. Includes cut and past state maps, world maps, coloring pages, and many more.

Have you ever wished for more help as you teach, plan and organize your Reading curriculum? Veritas Reading 1 Scripted Lesson Plans are the answer!

Have you ever wished for more help as you teach, plan and organize your Math curriculum? Veritas Saxon 2 1st Grade Math Scripted Lesson Plans are the answer!

Have you ever wished for more help as you teach, plan and organize your History curriculum? Veritas 1st Grade History Scripted Lesson Plans are the answer!

Have you ever wished for more help as you teach, plan and organize your Grammar curriculum? Veritas 1st Grade Grammar Scripted Lesson Plans are the answer!

Have you ever wished for more help as you teach, plan and organize your Geography curriculum? Veritas Geography 1 - Legends & Leagues Scripted Lesson Plans are the answer!

Have you ever wished for more help as you teach, plan and organize your Bible curriculum? Veritas 1st Grade Bible Scripted Lesson Plans are the answer!

A colorful and helpful resource, How to Teach Art to Children is a convenient guide for background information on the seven basic elements of art, literature resources, and step-by-step directions for 96 art projects. Downloadable PDFs of famous art works are included for illustrations...

If your family already has Math-U-See's Integer Block Kit and the Beta instructional DVD, this is what you need for an up-and-coming math whiz! The Math-U-SeeBeta Student Pack contains the student workbook with lesson-by-lesson worksheets, systematic review...

For families who already have the required Integer Block Kit, the Math-U-See Beta Level Up Set has the essentials to complete this course that focuses on multiple-digit addition and subtraction.

Math-U-See is a systematic, cumulative approach to teaching math that helps students master material using a definite, logical sequence of concept instruction. The Math-U-See Beta Universal Set contains everything you need for a successful experience with the course that focuses on multi...

Doctor De Soto simply cannot risk treating animals who have a taste for mice! But when a wily fox shows up in terrible pain, this compassionate mouse-dentist and his wife must find a way to "outfox" this fox with a toothache AND an appetite. Children will enjoy the colorful artwork as they discover...

A great time-saver, introductory and practice sentences from the Teacher's Manual are classified in the Practice Booklet instead of writing them on a board or on paper.

This outstanding program emphasizes parent-student interaction. Children learn jingles and use a simple set of questions to memorize the parts of speech. The program is structured and user-friendly.

The Saxon Math K-3 Home Study Manipulatives Kit contains the hands-on tools you will need for introducing and reinforcing concepts covered in Saxon1, 2, and 3. Take full advantage of hands-on learning to reinforce and master math!

The friendliest and most thorough math program available, Saxon uses incremental advances and continual review to allow any student to master the grammar of math easily. The Saxon Math 2 Home Study Kit, the recommended choice for first graders, includes the teacher's edition, me...

It is 1885. The famous Impressionist painter Claude Monet settles in on an isolated beach to begin another day of open air painting. With single-minded focus, Monet becomes so absorbed in his work that he doesn't notice big changes happening around him! Revealing Monet's passion and focus...

Pint-size books for beginners give extra reading practice in this fun and affordable collection. Clear text and attractive line drawings are just right for young children.

Camille loves to watch the new neighbor, Vincent, paint, but not everyone appreciates his unique style--at least not yet!

Katie's visit to the museum with her grandmother becomes even more exciting when five famous pictures come to life. Lovely illustrations and a charming story make art both fun and accessible to young readers.

While visiting the art museum, Katie steps into the painting of the Mona Lisa. A fun way to introduce great artists and paintings; learning the fascinating worlds depicted inside famous paintings will delight children of all ages.

This is the songbook that is included with Geography Songs CD by Larry and Kathy Troxel.

Three soldiers come marching toward a French village seeking food and shelter. The townspeople fear their food will be taken from them and turn the soldiers away. The soldiers devise a clever plan to satisfy their hunger and teach the peasants a lesson of sharing and kindness.

Spring is Mudge's favorite season! There are flowers to smell, puddles to splash in, and newborn kittens to take care of. Join him and his best friend, Henry, in their Spring escapades together.

What will Henry and his 180—pound dog, Mudge, discover once Henry opens up the front door? The scraggly stray cat they find is very friendly and it loves Mudge. What will happen if someone claims Mudge's scruffy new friend?

Henry and Mudge enjoy a beautiful summer day together. Join them as they picnic in the park, take a bath under the garden hose, and experience many magical adventures on the green hill near their home.

Henry takes Mudge to the beach for the first time! Playing in the ocean, eating hot dogs, and chasing crabs just got even more interesting. Join them on their fun-filled day at the beach.

Henry and Mudge enjoy Henry's birthday with bright balloons, fun games, and a yummy cake. May first is the best day of the year! Young readers will thoroughly enjoy this short story.

Henry learns that he is allowed to get a dog! He searches and searches until he finds his perfect match: Mudge. Join the two as they go on an adventure together to become very best friends.

Billy was overjoyed when he got his very own pony for his birthday; he and Blaze were inseparable and learned to trust each other as they explored the fields and woods. A classic story of a boy and his horse, with lovely pencil illustrations that capture the charm of an earlier era.

This retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic yarn weaves a vain emperor and medieval rogues in a kaleidoscope of crazy patterns of cloth.

This classic children's story includes timeless themes and deep truths hidden within a magical, heart-warming story, making this rabbit's adventures beloved by generations.

With stories and related music, this series is a wonderful and entertaining way to introduce children to classical composers and their works. Titles include: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart (The Magic Flute) and Vivaldi.

A fun and effective way to develop a love of classical music, this entertaining series combines stories about famous composers with selections from their famous works. Titles include: Handel, Mozart (Magnificent Voyage), Song of the Unicorn, and Tchaikovsky.

An award-winning music appreciation course for children, this amazing 14-disk resource includes music, history, dramatic presentations, and visual arts to teach the lives and the works of great composers. A great resource for developing a love of music.

Floss is a young Border Collie who loves playing ball with children. When she becomes a working sheepdog, she still dreams of playing but has to work hard to find any time for fun. This family favorite is beautifully illustrated.

Build geography literacy skills for K-2 students with this reproducible teacher resource book. Beginning Geography covers topics including landforms, oceans, beginning map skills, bodies of water, and more. Two full-color foldout maps are included with the 93 reproducible forms.

With the help of Literature Pockets: Folktales & Fairy Tales, children will enjoy making their own mini-books of seven classic tales, including The Three Little Pigs, The Gingerbread Man, The Little Red Hen, and more. Teacher resource pages offer additional tips...

Bold visuals and reproducible pages make The Big Picture Bible Time Line a valuable resource for home or classroom. As the lessons are covered, the pages can be connected for a 60-foot time line, creating a dramatic visual portrayal of Bible events. Scripture references are included for...

When a fire destroys their home, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother save their coins to buy a comfortable chair that everyone can enjoy. A Chair for My Mother is a warmhearted classic has sold over a million copies and was a favorite selection from the Reading Rainbow program...

Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the Cake is a sweetly humorous story that will delight readers of all ages, and the charming illustrations are the perfect complement. Cynthia Rylant's books hold great appeal for beginning readers, and the character lessons are gentle and effective.

Mr. Putter may be elderly, but he still loves toysparticularly toy airplanes. His fine cat, Tabby, has another opinion. Gentle and sweet-spirited, Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane will please both the young and the young at heart.

Mr. Putter wants to pick the juicy pears growing in his backyard, but his cranky legs don't want to climb the ladder. His ingenious solution in Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears will delight readers of all ages.

Can you imagine a raccoon playing a violin or a walrus a string bass? Thirty years from now your child may still recall this clever book and the memorable pictures that aided his learning of the instruments in an orchestra.

This housekeeper will quickly become a favorite for lots of laughs as her literalism and creative ideas about keeping house take unexpected turns!

The beloved and sometimes exasperating housekeeper at Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, Amelia Bedelia, finds herself in charge of preparing a surprise wedding shower.

Amelia Bedelia has never been camping in the great outdoors before. She's trying her best to do exactly as she's told, but as usual, the mixed-up housekeeper makes this camping trip one hugely entertaining adventure.

Amelia Bedelia and her niece have come to help Miss Emma take care of her house and garden. You can imagine how messed up things get when Amelia Bedelia starts telling her niece what needs to be done!

Your child will enjoy this easy-to-read story about a familiar childhood tendency that is entirely relatable in this beloved and feisty badger, Frances.

`Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!` calls the peddler, walking up and down the streets. Tired and hungry after balancing a stack of caps on his head, he stops under a tree to take a nap. When he wakes up, the caps have all disappeared! Where on earth can the others be? And how will he get...

The childhood classic Frog and Toad All Year features amusing stories about friendship and kindness throughout the calendar. Stories depict each seasonwith a Christmas tale as wellbut the focus is on relationships. Great for beginning readers.

The gentle and humorous tales of Frog and Toad are back to delight another generation of young readers! Whether they are writing letters or finding lost buttons, these two characters in Frog and Toad Are Friends depict the loyalty and the humor of genuine friendship.

Join Harry, the little white dog with black spots, who likes everything, except...getting a bath. When bath day comes, he runs off for a day of adventure, becoming dirtier and dirtier! When he returns home, his family does not recognize him. How will he show them that he is their beloved Harry...

This picture book is a delightful, imaginative story about the possible consequences of a small act on the part of a small creature.

Children love this now classic character who embodies so much of childhood's excitement and dilemmas. As they explore everyday life and exciting events along with Little Bear, they will learn from watching how he and his family interact.

Join Little Bear on an adventure that teaches him about friendships and goodbyes. Throughout this story Little Bear and his friends enjoy the company of a new friend until she has to leave at the end of the summer, which leads Little Bear to getting creative about keeping up their friendship from...

This is the ever faithful children's story of the little blue engine that saved the day by pulling the train over the mountain to take toys and food to the children on the other side. A wonderful, memorable story to teach perseverance.

A Caldecott Honor book, this story will become a family favorite for reading aloud and for young readers ready for an average-difficulty reading level.

A sweet and innocent tale of a stuffed bear waiting hopefully in a toy department for someone to take him home, young readers will enjoy the adventures of Corduroy as he experiences many things he has always wanted to do.

Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors is a short book on his life and work, written by a child and easy enough for children to read. This volume in the Smart About Art series also encourages imitation of this influential 20th century artist as the author of the book shows works...

The beloved children's classic Madeline continues to enchant readers even after 75 years. Young Madeline is not afraid of tigers or mice, and her adventures in the Paris orphanage present a charming picture of another place and time. A Caldecott Honor book.

In The Biggest Bear, join young Johnny in his quest to shoot a bear so he can hang the skin on the barn wall for all to see. But Johnny's plans change when he goes hunting in the woods and comes across a hungry baby bear.

The original book about the curious monkey and his friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat. George wants to be a good little monkey, but his curiosity leads to all kinds of antics. Curious George is a favorite childhood classic.

Miss Nelson's students are naughty! Poor Miss Nelson! Then one day, Miss Nelson goes missing and the students have a substitute teacher they will never forget.

When Nate the Great gets a call to find Annie's lost picture, he gathers the facts, asks the right questions, and narrows the suspect list one by one. Journey with Nate on his mission (and mishaps) as he solves a mystery or two.

Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, are on vacation, but they take the case when his friend's grocery list goes missing.

Nate the Great can't resist a new case. When a mysterious torn piece of paper shows up on his doorstep early one morning, Nate and his dog Sludge are ready for action. But is this case more than he bargained for? Will he remain Nate the Great?

When his friend's stegosaurus stamp disappears, Nate the Great is on the case. How can the stamp just vanish without a trace? With the help of his faithful dog and best sidekick, Sludge, can Nate solve this sticky case?

Nate the Great is on the case, and it's a tough one. Somebody is raiding Oliver's garbage can each night, and the list of suspects is long. Nate faces his stinkiest case yet as he goes under cover of the garbage-can lid so he can narrow the suspects down to one.

After World War II Anna and her mother struggle to make ends meet. Anna needs a new coat, but there is no money for one. Read as Anna's mother trades what few valuables she has left to have a wonderful coat made for her little girl.

Beatrix Potter's four classic tales of Peter Rabbit are reissued in one volume so that children can follow the saga of this beloved character. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, and The Tale of Mr. Tod are all...

In each day of learning, you will employ a teacher-student meeting time to introduce and practice key concepts before you launch into a new lesson. The Saxon Math 2 Home Study Meeting Book provides your first grader practice in dates, time, temperature, and money, as well as serves as a...

The Saxon Math 2 Home Study Teacher's Edition gives you the tools to feel confident about effectively teaching matheven if you are new to the endeavor! Each lesson includes a materials list, preparation notes for the night before and the morning of the lesson, detailed teaching script...

The Saxon Math 2 Student Workbook Set with Fact Cards provides the tools your first grade student needs to practice, practice, practice those essential math skills. The two workbooks contain worksheets and assessments, and the fact cards give your young scholar plenty of practice.

A great time-saver, introductory and practice sentences from the Teacher's Manual are classified in the Practice Booklet instead of writing them on a board or on paper. Two audio CDs included that rehearse answers to practice sentences.

In Jesus: The Promised Child, best-selling children's author Carine MacKenzie faithfully relates the story from Luke 1 and 2 to give children the opportunity to discover Jesus Christ for themselves. See how excited the shepherds are when they hear the news about the newborn baby and...

The Son of God, born as a baby. That familiar story is retold for young children in a fresh and creative style. With excellent illustrations that bring the time and characters to life, Jesus the Child — Bible Alive is is a good introduction to the early years of Jesus.

Jesus began his earthly ministry with miracles of healinggiving sight to the blind, cleansing the leper, even raising the dead. In Jesus the Healer — Bible Alive, these wonderful Bible stories are retold for young children in a fresh and creative style, with colorful illustrations and...

Jesus was a teacher and a healer, but ultimately he came as Savior. In Jesus the Savior — BibleAlive, the good news of the gospel is told for young children in a simple manner with colorful illustrations.

John the Baptist tells people of their sin and their need to repent as he prepares the way for the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. The colorfully illustrated John the Baptist is great for family reading time.

Mary, a young Jewish girl, answers the ultimate call from Godto carry and deliver Jesus, the Messiah. The colorfully illustrated Mary: Mother of Jesus is great for family reading time. In her timeless collection, Carine Mackenzie connects these biblical accounts to Jesus Christ.

God sends Paul to travel to many interesting places to tell people about Jesus. These journeys are long, dangerous, and full of adventures, but Paul preaches the Gospel everywhere he goes. The colorfully illustrated Paul: Journeys of Adventure is great for family reading time. In her time...

Peter is a passionate and dedicated follower of Jesus Christ during Christ's earthly ministry. After Christ's resurrection and ascension, Peter is instrumental in building the early Church. The colorfully illustrated Peter, the Apostle is great for family reading time. In her timeless collection...

Saul's life mission is to persecute Christians. But when God speaks to him, Saul knows his life will never be the same again! Saul: The Miracle on the Road, a colorfully illustrated 32-page book from the Bible Wise series, is an accurate retelling of a well-known biblical account...

There is no better time to memorize the books of the Bible than kindergarten and first grade. Wee Sing will help your students do just that. But, it won`t stop there. The CD and song book are full of over 60 minutes of fun and songs!

An "alphabet of shape" consisting of five basic elements is presented in this unique and effective resource Drawing with Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too. Any object that a student wants to draw can be simply analyzed in terms of how these five elements of shape are c...

Fun songs help children learn the 50 states and their capitals in geographical order. Sung in echo style, the catchy tunes are easy to memorize, and the lyrics are included on the map.

For years we have used The Child's Story Bible for Kindergarten and First grade. We still love it, but we listened to what people had to say and wanted to add an option that is more readable by the child and also easier to understand.