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Number Pals

Build math literacy and reading fluency with this colorful collection of math readers

What Your Colleagues Say

"The supplemental materials from Options are suited for differentiated instruction. The materials can be used for but are not limited to: intervention, additional practice, accelerated learning, and as a home/school connection. Our teachers and students are experiencing great success with Options."

Kyra Purvis
Reading Resource Teacher
Bronson Elementary School
Levy County, Florida


NEW Number Pals Preview Kit (includes 10 readers, Teacher Guide, 1 student book) 

Introduce and practice math concepts with the Number Pals collection of 34 math readers and companion Practice Books. The Number Pals Library provides leveled reading in the content area of math plus:

    • Introduces unit math concepts and context for skills covered in the Practice Books
    • Presents math vocabulary in a natural context, supporting development of the language of math
    • Develops students’ reading fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension strategies

Practice with math concepts continues in the companion Number Pals Practice Books through modeling, exercises, and concept check-ups.

    • Each 2-page lesson provides a guided model and practice
    • Unit skills are reviewed in Checkup at the end of the unit
    • Skill practice ties to concepts introduced in Number Pals library book
    • Students recognize familiar content from library book to practice pages

For a list of Reading Levels for Guided Reading and DRA see the Research and Results section below.

The Number Pals Teacher Guides integrate instruction of Number Pals library books with application of skills in the Practice Books.

  • Provides scaffolded, guided instruction for emerging and developing readers
  • Provides comprehension and math Blackline Masters that support reading and math objectives
  • Supports reading-strategies and math-concept instruction
  • Provides hands-on activities for math practice
  • Offers extended learning opportunities in both reading and math

Number Pals meets NCTM Curriculum Focal Points. To view NCTM Curriculum Focal Points - Questions and Answers use this quick link http://www.nctm.org/standards/focalpoints.aspx?id=274

Level K, Kindergarten Library (Includes a Teacher Guide, 6 copies of each title, and storage case)

Titles

Math Concept

A Wish for a Fish

Counting

At the Pond

Comparing Numbers

I Like Birds

Addition

The Boat Race

Subtraction

Kites, Kites, Kites

Patterns

Animal Shapes

2-D Shapes

Let’s Eat!

Length and Capacity

Let’s Take a Trip

Weight and Temperature

It’s Time for a Play

Time

Rainy Day Fun

Data Analysis

Level A, Grade 1 Library (Includes a Teacher Guide, 6 copies of each title, and storage case)

Titles

Math Concept

The Fifty Hike

Counting

Fun at the Beach

Place Value

A Toy for Lulu

Money

Our Neighborhood Garden

Addition

Ready, Set, Go!

Subtraction

A Lunch for Pig

Fractions

A Tale of Three Clues

Patterns

The Shape Circus

2-D Shapes

A World of Shapes

3-D Shapes

A Boat for Two

Measurement

It’s Time for Work

Time

The Jumble Sale

Data Analysis

Level B, Grade 2 Library (Includes a Teacher Guide, 6 copies of each title, and storage case)

Title

Math Concept

Book by Book

Counting

Prairie Socks

Comparing Number

Back to the Wild

Addition

The Butterfly Farm

Subtraction

The Feast of the Harvest Moon

Modeling Multiplication

Save a Piece for Me!

Fractions

Going to the Fair

Money

The Number Hunt

Number Patterns

The Big Catch

Number Sentences

Shapes in Art

Geometric Shapes

Frog Facts

Measurement

Dinosaur Clues

Data Analysis

Level C, Grade 3 Library (Includes a Teacher Guide, 6 copies of each title, and storage case)

Title

Math Concept

Eva's Whales

Reading and Rounding Whole Numbers Through Thousands

Blue Swamp Soup

Comparing and Ordering Fractions

Feeding Time

Reading Time

Count and Capture

Using Arrays to Multiply

On a Roll

Using Function Tables to Extend Number Patterns

Animal Art Fair

Identifying Possible Outcomes

A Measure of Friendship

Measuring Perimeter in Standard and Customary Units

The Color Factory

Division of 1- and 2- Digit Dividends With and Without Remainders

Bamboo Bears

Subtracting 2- and 3- Digit Numbers

Living Symmetry

Identifying Line Symmetry

Geometry in Glass

Identifying 2-D Shapes in Real-World Contexts

A Day for Trees

Reading Tally Tables, Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs

 

Get the Number Pals Intervention Kit - your complete solution for literacy-based math review with integrated comprehension strategy or students just below grade.

Research and Results

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  Number Pals Intervention Kit Sampler
  Reading Levels List
  What the Research Says
 
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Purchasing Information

SKU Grade Title Description Price Qty
WB 2287.10 K Student Book $14.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB2288 K Teacher Guide $14.99
WB2299 K Library $199.99
WB2570 K Number Pals Preview Kit Preview $53.80
WB 2300.10 1 Student Book $14.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB2301 1 Teacher Guide $14.99
WB2328 1 Library $229.99
WB2571 1 Number Pals Preview Kit Preview $59.80
WB 2314.10 2 Student Book $14.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB2315 2 Teacher Guide $14.99
WB2329 2 Library $229.99
WB2572 2 Number Pals Preview Kit Preview $59.80
WB 2733.10 3 Student Book $14.99 (1-10 copies)
$8.99 (11+ copies)
WB2734 3 Teacher Guide $14.99
WB2732 3 Library $229.99
WB2573 3 Number Pals Preview Kit Preview $59.80