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Nbr. 86, September 2008

A man with a great dream: this month, we honor Martin Luther King Jr. He helped make our country a better place for all Americans.

SOCIAL STUDIES

A party for the penny: this year is a big birthday for the Lincoln penny. Do you know how old it is?

A Pilgrim story: many years ago, Pilgrims traveled from England in search of a new land. Turn the page to read more.

SOCIAL STUDIES

A pony at the White House.

A rally is like a party.

MAKING A GRAPH (K-1

Activity five: off to the market we go!

Activity four: I Love Yummy Food.

Activity one: the great taste rainbow.

Activity three: what comes first? What comes last?

Activity two: one, two, three, good for me.

Activity 1: Welcome to AH-CHOO City!(What to do when you AH-CHOO! Learning About Germs)

Activity 2: We know how to fight germs!(What to do when you AH-CHOO! Learning About Germs)

Activity 3: Staying healthy.

What to do when you AH-CHOO! Learning About Germs

All about maps: a map is a flat picture of a place. It shows where things can be found. We need maps.

SOCIAL STUDIES

An election crossword puzzle.

ACQUIRING VOCABULARY (1-2

An important symbol.

USING A DIAGRAM (1-2

Animal of the Arctic.

READING COMPREHENSION/ACQUIRING VOCABULARY

Apple words we know.

ACQUIRING VOCABULARY

Be a super speller.

ACQUIRING VOCABULARY AND SPELLING

Blends at the end.

RECOGNIZING CONSONANT BLENDS

Buddy's[TM] citizenship.

Buddy's[TM] citizenship.

Celebrate a president: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president. This year we celebrate his 200th birthday. Turn the page to read a story about him.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Chipmunks get ready for winter: how is this chipmunk getting ready for winter?

SCIENCE

Compare a desert with a rain forest.

Counting coins.

USING A GRAPH AND IDENTIFYING COINS AND VALUES

Dear Educator.

Donkeys and elephants.

>MAKING VISUAL DISCRIMINATIONS (K-1

Fall is apple time!(SCIENCE)

Find the way to the white house.

IDENTIFYING BEGINNING CONSONANT SOUNDS (K-1

Firefighters help us: they teach people about fire safety.

Go north.

SCIENCE

Grades K-1 overview.

Grades 1-2 overview.

Habitats are homes.

SCIENCE

Happy Chinese New Year: every Chinese year is named for an animal. This is the Year of the Ox.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Happy Constitution Day!(DEVELOPING READING COMPREHENSION)

Happy holidays: many people send holiday cards. The cards bring greetings to family and friends.

SOCIAL STUDIES

How do people vote?

REINFORCING SEQUENCING (K-1

How to become president.

DEVELOPING READING COMPREHENSION (K-1

How to hold a Weekly Reader election.

EVERY VOTE COUNTS--Even for Kids!

I know about our president.

READING COMPREHENSION

I know where monarchs go!(DEVELOPING READING COMPREHENSION)

Interesting insects.

SCIENCE

Keep colds and the flu away! Follow these healthy habits every day!(What to do when you AH-CHOO! Learning About Germs)

Let's see some action!(UNDERSTANDING VERBS)

Listening activity.

READING COMPREHENSION/DEVELOPING VOCABULARY

Look closely at an arctic fox.

USING A DIAGRAM

Look, I lost a tooth!(HEALTH/SCIENCE)

Making history: February is Black History Month. Meet some African American people who have made history.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Match words to numbers.

ACQUIRING VOCABULARY

Meet our new president: Barack Obama will lead our country.

Monarchs butterflies.

SCIENCE

More than one.

ACQUIRING VOCABULARY

My body.

ACQUIRING VOCABULARY

One and more than one.

PLURALS

Our country elects a leader: soon people will vote for a new president. You will learn about voting in school.

Pick a pumpkin: pumpkins grow all summer. In the fall, people harvest, or gather, ripe pumpkins.

Read a story.

READING COMPREHENSION

Read about buddy.

READING COMPREHENSION

Read about buddy.

READING COMPREHENSION

Read Buddy's letter.

READING COMPREHENSION - Letter to the editor

Ready, set vote!(2008 ELECTION SKILLS KIT)

Reproducible student activities.

Say yes to summer safety!

Section 1: Recognizing vocabulary.

Section 2: Recognizing beginning sounds.

Section 3: Reading comprehension.

Section 4: Reading comprehension.

See a butterfly's body.

USING A DIAGRAM

See some super spiders.

Make-a-Book

Sensational sharks.

SCIENCE

Show what you know.

READING COMPREHENSION

Some words have letter pairs.

ANALYZING WORDS

Stop germs: germs can spread from one person to another. Doctors want people to stop spreading germs.

SCIENCE/HEALTH

Teaching resources.

Brief biography

Terrific trees.

SCIENCE

The presidential oath of office.

The sun and the moon.

SCIENCE

Use a table of fun facts.

We can do it! Some women made history long ago. Other women are making history today!

We have school rules.

SOCIAL STUDIES

What a great book!(LANGUAGE ARTS)

What an egg!(SCIENCE)

What great ideas!(SCIENCE) (inventions)

What is a globe?

SOCIAL STUDIES

What is a hurricane?

SCIENCE

What is a leader?

DEVELOPING READING COMPREHENSION(1-2

What is the word?

IDENTIFYING CVC WORDS

What should buddy do?

PROBLEM SOLVING

What's the order?

REINFORCING ABC ORDER

Which season?

ACQUIRING VOCABULARY

Word power.

Word power.

Words that end with a silent e.

REINFORCING CVCE WORDS

WR Annual Edition 1 teacher's survey.

WR test yourself!

WR test yourself!

WR test yourself!

Write the letters.

RECOGNIZING INITIAL DIGRAPHS

You can help earth.

SCIENCE