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"Our school improved our (API) test score by fifty-four points! The API growth was the largest gain in the high-desert area. Options materials contributed to this growth by supporting our students and teachers during our intersession program. In particular, Best Practices in Reading improved student interest and performance. The high interest content and format helped the teachers introduce the key comprehension strategies. The students have retained these strategies and now use them successfully in the regular classroom."
Phyllis Carnahan
Principal
Mohave Mesa Elementary School
Apple Valley, California
Recreational reading improves a student's reading performance. Rereading supports vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency development. Best Practices Home and Back Packs support both with take home practice of fiction and nonfiction reading and hands-on activities. Also perfect for parent involvement, Best Practices Home and Back Packs fun-filled activities provide the opportunity for parents to assist their child with skill building at home.
Home and Back Pack Sets include:
Level A (Grade 1) Home and Back Pack Set (one of each of 6 individual packs and 6 tote bags)
Level B (Grade 2) Home and Back Pack Set (one of each of 7 individual packs and 7 tote bags)
Level C (Grade 3) Home and Back Pack Set (one of each of 9 individual packs and 9 tote bags)
Level D (Grade 4) Home and Back Pack Set (one of each of 9 individual packs and 9 tote bags)
Level E (Grade 5) Home and Back Pack Set (one of each of 9 individual packs and 9 tote bags)
Individual Home and Back Packs include:
Level A: Individual Pack (1 fiction reader, 1 nonfiction reader, 1 Activity Card and 1 Tote Bag)
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Item # |
Topic |
Fiction Title |
Nonfiction Title |
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WB1810 |
Colors |
Why Red Bird is Red |
What Animal Is It? |
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WB1811 |
Water |
Follow the Feathers |
The Toy Trip |
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WB1812 |
Pets/Animals |
I Like Lizards |
Smokey Bear |
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WB1813 |
Bugs |
The Ugly Bug |
Look Again |
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WB1814 |
Ocean Animals |
Muffin Goes to Sea |
Here Come the Puffins |
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WB1815 |
Holidays |
The 5th of May |
Spring Holidays |
Level B: Individual Pack (1 fiction reader, 1 nonfiction reader, 1 Activity Card and 1 Tote Bag)
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Item # |
Topic |
Fiction Title |
Nonfiction Title |
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WB1821 |
Foods |
Pop! Pop! Pop! |
Crazy About Corn |
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WB1822 |
Animal Homes |
The Best Tree |
Amazing Animal Builders |
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WB1823 |
Health |
A Lucky Break |
Under Your Skin |
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WB1824 |
Dogs |
The Dog That Wouldn't Bark |
Dig That Dog! |
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WB1825 |
Special Days |
The Case of the Missing Dragon |
It's a New Year! |
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WB1826 |
Plants |
A Garden for All |
Out of the Rain Forest |
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WB1827 |
Transportation |
Animals Make History! |
Fly Like a Bird |
Level C: Individual Pack (1 fiction reader, 1 nonfiction reader, 1 Activity Card and 1 Tote Bag)
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Item # |
Topic |
Fiction Title |
Nonfiction Title |
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WB1833 |
Weather |
Lonan and the Cloud Taker |
Wild Weather |
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WB1834 |
Plants |
The Giant Prickly Pumpkin |
The Desert Cactus |
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WB1835 |
Inventions |
The Fantastic Homework Machine |
Why Didn't I Think of That? |
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WB1836 |
American Wonders |
Wish You Were Here |
Wonderful Wonders |
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WB1837 |
Heroes |
Sweet Success |
George Washington Carver |
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WB1838 |
Being an American |
Ming Becomes an American |
Symbols of America |
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WB1839 |
Looking into History |
The Alien Dig |
Clues to Our Past |
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WB1840 |
Ice Age |
Stuck in Time |
Digging Up History |
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WB1841 |
Native People |
A Hidden City |
Discover the Inca |
Level D: Individual Pack (1 fiction reader, 1 nonfiction reader, 1 Activity Card and 1 Tote Bag)
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Item # |
Topic |
Fiction Title |
Nonfiction Title |
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WB1847 |
Night |
Night Tales |
In the Shadows |
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WB1848 |
Energy |
Rainbow Robot |
Capture the Sun |
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WB1849 |
In the Sea |
The First Dive |
Pictures from the Deep |
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WB1850 |
Extreme Weather |
A Gift of Water |
Go to Extremes! |
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WB1851 |
Natural Disasters |
A Horse Called Thunder |
On Shaky Ground |
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WB1852 |
Washington, D.C. |
President Mom |
Key to the White House |
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WB1853 |
The Body |
Carl Conquers a Cold |
Cures from Cobwebs |
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WB1854 |
Prehistoric Creatures |
Dinosaur Dreams |
Curious Crocodiles |
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WB1855 |
Cold Places |
Arctic Adventure |
Out in the Cold |
Level E: Individual Pack (1 fiction reader, 1 nonfiction reader, 1 Activity Card and 1 Tote Bag)
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Item # |
Topic |
Fiction Title |
Nonfiction Title |
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WB1957 |
Sports |
Shooting Stars |
Bounce! Whack! Slide!: Fun Facts About Sports Equipment |
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WB1958 |
Moving |
Moving West: Two Tales of the Oregon Trail |
Beginning Again: Immigrating to the U.S. |
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WB1959 |
Technology |
Whistler's Gift |
Eye on Technology |
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WB1960 |
Exploring |
Hiking Blue Glacier |
From Pole to Pole: Circling the Earth on Longitude 0 |
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WB1961 |
The Environment |
Out of Air |
Environmentalists in Action |
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WB1962 |
Communications |
Lost in Colonial Days |
Careers in Communications |
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WB1963 |
Animal Heroes |
The Owl's Wisdom |
Animals to the Rescue |
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WB1964 |
Food |
The Carrotberry Caper |
Eating Around the World |
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WB1965 |
Ecology |
Saving Sandy |
Building on Artificial Reef |
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