Curriculum
Writing
MY Access! Home Edition (above) picks up where the classroom version leaves off, so kids can hone their writing skills outside the class. On top of providing instant feedback on their writing, the program provides helpful lessons on organizing a future wordsmith’s thoughts and putting them on paper.
www.vantagelearning.com; 800-230-2213
Science
Why should K–8 teachers draw weather maps or electrical diagrams on the board when they can use AccuWeather’s science curriculum to help with a variety of lesson plans? The topics range from anatomy and botany to geology and motion, and each is tuned to many state-curriculum standards. Each includes complete activity guides. A trial of the service is available. http://science.accuweather.com; 215-540-5681
Reading
Crick Software’s ClozePro can help any class improve its reading skills and vocabulary with activities that range from picture matching to parsing complex passages. Teachers can track student progress through a series of scripted activities supplied by Crick or created by the teacher.
www.cricksoft.com; 866-332-7425
Science
If all work and no play is making the class ornery, try Crazy Machines, a unique program that lets kids combine gears, levers, cranks, and other simple devices to create contraptions that stimulate learning and creativity. With 70 interchangeable parts and more than 200 brain teasers, it’s sure to keep the class engaged.
www.crazy-machines.com
Social Studies
With clips, documentaries, and primary sources, any social studies class can be made more engrossing with a little help from the History Channel’s classroom division. In addition to thousands of programs, there are teaching guides that include online links, vocabulary lists, and discussion questions.
www.historychannel.com/classroom
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Cyberia
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Cyberia
by Chris Lynch
$16.99
Scholastic Summer Challenge Book Pick.
The premise: It's the future. Zane lives in a completely wired world, with completely wired parents. Technology has progressed so that every pet has a microchip in it that allows the pet to talk. Zane's happy about that. Until one day a strictly contraband wild animal -- a mole -- comes into his life. He smuggles it into his apartment -- and learns that the pets aren't actually saying what the chip is translating. In fact, they aren't happy that all animals have been domesticated. So they enlist Zane to help them fight back and ensure their freedom.
books;hardcover books;hardcovers | Ages 9-12
Ages 9-12 $16.99
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Scholastic Keys 2007
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Scholastic Keys 2007
Unlock the kid power of Microsoft® Office!
$175.00
Scholastic Keys™2007 is a Microsoft Office 2007 version. This program provides elementary students with a kid-friendly interface for Microsoft® Word, Excel, and PowerPoint®. This software helps teachers incorporate technology and enhance lesson plans in reading, writing, and math, while maximizing your school's investment in Microsoft Office. Complete with a variety of helpful templates, drawing tools, and hundreds of color
Instructional Program | Grades K-5
Grades K-5 $175.00
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