Some problems are too big for individuals to solve alone, and with this exciting 6-pack of nonfiction readers, second grade students will see why working together can have enormous benefits. Solving Problems Together 6-Pack • Explores real-world problems and how individuals have come together to find solutions • Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic to keep students invested • Connects important themes like communication and creativity to students’ daily lives • Includes a glossary, essential discussion questions, and a “Civics in Action” activity designed to get students excited about collaborative problem solving • Offers a focused lesson plan that will assist with implementation of activities From helping a school garden to fixing the global water shortage, issues are easier to solve when people work together. This teacher-approved 6-pack of books details a variety of relevant issues and explains the brainstorming, communication, and collaboration that go into discovering solutions. With bright images, an illustrated fiction story, a useful index, and other helpful features, this 6-pack will show second grade students that while they can solve problems alone, they can make an even bigger difference when they work together. This 6-pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.

For ten years and in two classic books, Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell have described how to analyze the characteristics of texts and select just-right books to use for guided reading instruction. Now, for the first time, all of their thinking and research has been updated and brought together into Leveled Books, K-8 to form the ultimate guide to choosing and using books from kindergarten through middle school. Fountas and Pinnell take you through every aspect of leveled books, describing how to select and use them for different purposes in your literacy program and offering prototype descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books at each level. They share advice on: the role of leveled books in reading instruction, analyzing the characteristics of fiction and nonfiction texts, using benchmark books to assess instructional levels for guided reading, selecting books for both guided and independent reading, organizing high-quality classroom libraries, acquiring books and writing proposals to fund classroom-library purchases, creating a school book room. In addition, Fountas and Pinnell explain the leveling process in detail so that you can tentatively level any appropriate book that you want to use in your instruction. Best of all, Leveled Books, K-8 is one half of a new duo of resources that will change how you look at leveled books. Its companion-www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com-is a searchable and frequently updated website that includes more than 18,000 titles. With Leveled Books, K-8 you'll know how and why to choose books for your readers, and with www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com, you'll have the ideal tool at your fingertips for finding appropriate books for guided reading. Book jacket.

From Stonehenge to the Bermuda Triangle, there are many places on Earth that remain a mystery to scientists! Readers will discover these curious places and more as they read through this fascinating nonfiction title. This mysterious book features detailed images, informational text, and stimulating facts and theories in conjunction with upper-Level Features, such as chapter format, a glossary of terms, and an index. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level S title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

Making money takes hard work and determination. This informative nonfiction book encourages readers learn some of the basic skills for earning and saving money through moneymaking projects, entrepreneurship, patents on their own creative ideas, and fund-raising. With an emphasis on mathematic concepts such as interest and percentage, readers will have the tools they need to kick start responsible personal finances. Through bright images, informational text, accommodating charts and diagrams, readers will be inspired to earn and save money in ways they find fun and exciting! This 6-Pack includes six copies of this Level U title and a lesson plan that specifically supports Guided Reading instruction.

Books about survival are popular, and for good reasons. Not only are they exciting to read, they can also inspire people. The same things that help characters when they are desperate can help people in day-to-day life. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this 6-Pack of nonfiction readers analyzes some of the most popular survival books, and the traits that make them so popular. This high-interest title includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and clear, informational text to engage students as they build their critical literacy skills. The books include text features such as a table of contents, glossary, and an index to increase understanding and improve academic vocabulary. The Reader's Guide and Try It! sections prompt students to connect back to the text, and provide extensive language-development activities that will develop critical thinking. Aligned with state and national standards, this text prepares students for college and career. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.