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We opened a sister site, barbsteachinghelp.com hosted by tomfolio.com, where you can buy our best selling books
from this site and more which may not be on this site. So far, most of our best sellers are listed there.
As of March, 2009,  we have almost 4400 titles there, some of which are used.  You will be able to search by category, author, title, or ISBN. And you will be able to buy directly on line with your VISA, MC, or American Express card.

 If you search the site above, you will only, except in rare cases, find  books which are currently in stock. If you saw the book here and it wasn't there, it means I can probably order it for you or get the quantity you need if you didn't see enough there. Any our our titles which have a BTH number should be on that site if they are in stock, unless we are on vacation and have temporarily removed all our listings until we return. 

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We have just begun to sell eBooks through our ebookdestination store. To visit it, please click the link on the right. The only way to buy the eBooks is through the shopping cart on that site. The advantage of an eBook is you can get it immediately and you don't have to worry about shipping charges. Another advantage is the variety of books -- more than I would be able to physically store in my warehouse. Over 114 publishers are featured, including many that I sell physical books for on this site. I make more on the physical books, but I want to offer you the convenience of eBooks if you prefer them. You will be able to search the site by publisher, grade, level, and subject. Many books which are now out of print are only available now in this form.
Frank Schaffer High Interest/Low Readability Workbooks

These attention-grabbing, age-appropriate stories and articles are perfect for struggling readers. Stories range from a 2.0 to 5.0 reading level and are accompanied by pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion questions, and writing activities. Topics and illustrations will appeal to middle school students. Answers for activities are included. Reproducible for classroom use. Click link for complete list of titles available.

 

Literature-Based Reader's Theater Scripts

These are the only reader's theater products as of May, 2008, based on actual children's books. You don't have to reproduce them for students, since they are ready to use as individual scripts, each one highlighted for one of the the parts. The scripts feature parts for readers of all abilities and also support challenged and English language learners. The books the scripts are based on are not included in the package. Click link for more details and list of titles available.
New titles were added in March, 2009.

Practical Science: Standards-Based Science Experiments

Available for elementary grades

3-2-1- Learn: Foundations for Success

Books in this series provide fun activity pages to learn age-appropriate skills in the areas of language arts, math, science, and social studies for children ages 2-5.

All-Star Math: Learning Through Sports

Books in this series motivate students with grade-appropriate math problems that include applications to the sports that already interest them.
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Available for grades 1-6

24/7: Science Behind the Scenes

This high interest series is written at grade level 5-7 for interest grade levels 8-12. Its colorful graphics, photos, maps, and engaging text hooks are guaranteed to grab the attention of reluctant readers and draw them in. These books also sneak in science terms and techniques and offer a look at interesting occupations behind the scenes that might motivate someone to study harder and make a new goal. Each book focuses on one fascinating aspect of how science is used in the real world to detect disease, catch criminals, gather intelligence to help protect the nation, and solve mysteries which have puzzled people for a long time.

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Lorin W. Anderson and David R. Krathwohl' You have loved the original Quick Flip Questions for Critical Thinking, but you have also been requesting this updated version. $3.59 BTH-3618
Crabtree Visual Dictionaries

Although aimed at children 6-12, this series will appeal to all ages. It introduces children to historic communities in different time periods in a visual way. Each two-page spread covers topics such as homes, clothing, transportation, and tools and features historic illustrations and photographs with labels and captions. Each book also has a glossary and index. 32 pages each. $8.06 each

Titles are available for
A Colonial American Community
Native Communities
The Old West
A Pioneer Community

Jump Into Journals by Joyce Granger. Teacher Created Resources, 1996. Sometimes students faced with making a journal entry get writers' block. They have no idea what to do. This handy book will help them fill those blank pages by giving them ideas that relate to all major curriculum areas -- math, reading, language arts, science, health, and social studies -- as well as topics for the beginning of the school year, seasons and holidays, and general topics. There are also reproducible sheets to use for a variety of journal covers, and reproducible evaluation and student coupons for teacher/student and student/student communication. 80 pages. BTH-4147. $9.89-D
Welcome Books by Children's Press
These 7" x 6" books have simple sentences in large print on one side and a full-page color photo or series of photos on the other. Each introduces a subject  that ties in with various curriculum areas and helps children visualize different times, places, and activities. Each book has a list of new words, a list of book and web resources, and an index at the back. Books are in three subject areas, Colonial America, Math, and Making Things. The Colonial America Books might be suitable for even remedial work with secondary students.

Financial Math Series

This two-book series gives students the financial skills they need to think critically and make sound financial decisions. These books help students achieve personal financial literacy, money management skills, and the ability to solve real-life problems. These books will easily serve as texts for consumer math. For middle school and high school.
These reproducible books feature an easy-to-read print style with lots of white space. They are intended for those having difficulty mastering basic skills who need a step-by-step approach to learn a concept, an example problem, and a full page of reinforcing practice. Although designed for elementary students, they could be used in higher grades by students who need extra help. Each book has several different problem solving strategies, graphic organizers for students, a glossary to help students understand mathematical terms, and a standards correlation chart.  128 pages each.

Strengthening Math Skills Series

 

Flipping Over Making Words Series

These are great for teaching emergent readers how to make words just by flipping pages in a flip book! Each Flip book is accompanied by a word list and several activity ideas for teachers and a variety of reproducible student handouts. Books are available for grades K-3.

Activities for Oral Language Development by Jodene Lynn Smith. Teacher Created Resources, 2005.  Communication is a skill it's never to early to develop! This book will help teach children from Grades K-2 to develop their speaking and listening skills. Some of the activities include storytelling, puppetry, impromptu speaking, reciting nursery rhymes, mystery object speech, and reciting a poem speech. Reproducible activities for classroom use are included, as well as parent letters and mini-posters. 80 pages. BTH-4148. $9.89-D

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Movement Activities A to Z by Holly Burns. Teacher Created Resources, 2007. For grades Pre-K to K. You can use the natural energy young children have to teach them the letters of the alphabet and their sounds. The activities in book provide and multi-sensory approach to developing basic reading skills. You will find a movement poem with variations for each letter; pocket chart cards; descriptions and pictures of body poses; short relaxation stories; movement minibooks; and cross-curricular reinforcement activities. 240 pages. BTH-4146. $22.49

 

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Bilingual Reading Comprehension Featuring English and Spanish Paired Readings by Susan Luton: A Steck-Vaughn series, new in 2007 and now available.  Books in this series are designed for students who read English or Spanish or both. They contain paired readings -- fiction paired with non-fiction -- on various themes. These appear to use the text of the Pair-it Books and add comprehension exercises that are grade-level appropriate. Each book for grades 1 and 2 has 11 themes which gives you 22 stories in English and Spanish with a variety of comprehension activities in English and Spanish. These are a wonderful complement to the Pair-it Books, since they are reproducible for classroom use and have the text of 44 different books -- 22 English and 22 Spanish. But these have the entire text of a book on one page with black and white illustrations, so they don't replace the Pair-it Books. These are currently available for grades 1-4. Books for grades 3 and 4 do not appear to draw on the Pair-it Books for content, but do keep the concept and have one fiction and one nonfiction story for each topic. Actually, the Pair-it Books don't have Spanish translations at the higher levels yet. They have six topical units each -- twelve stories.

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