In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable The City Mouse and the Country Mouse, Liz turns up her nose at farm cooking while Abby learns she prefers the peace of the farm to the excitement of the city. Includes original fable, compare and contrast questions, and short bio of Aesop.
Arjun, Nora, and Ping use conjunctions to join up parts of their sentences while they make pizza. Will they have anchovies or jalapeños? Includes a grammar review page.
Scarlett, Ping, Bernard, and William use prepositions as they play hide-and-seek at the farm. Scarlett finds everyone, but there is a noise in the loft. Who is up there? Includes a grammar review page.
William and Ping use pronouns as they get ready for Bernard's surprise birthday party. Someone ate the cake! But who ate it? They need to find out! Includes a grammar review page.
Young readers meet a young girl and her friend Hap as they attempt to follow a map to the lake, while learning words in the -ap word family. Includes word family word bank.
Scarlett, Nora, and Bernard use interjections while they learn about spiders after one bites Scarlett. Ouch! Includes a grammar review page.
Young readers meet Dan, a boy who thinks he can do everything, while learning words in the an word family. Includes word family word bank.
Ping uses verbs to explain to William what the bear outside Bernards cabin is doing. Readers learn the different jobs of verbs in a sentence. Includes a grammar review page.
Scarlett uses adjectives to describe the animal she sees to Arjun and William as they take a walk through the woods. Just how big is that animal? Includes a grammar review page.
Scarlett, Ping, and Arjun have fun with nouns as they play outside on a snow day. They use nouns to tell about the people, places, and things in their sentences. Includes a grammar review page.
Young readers meet a young girl and her Pop, who is always in a hurry, while learning words in the op word family. Includes word family word bank.
Young readers meet Ted, a boy who refuses to go to bed, while learning words in the -ed word family. Includes word family word bank.
Young readers meet Min as she tries to win her soccer game, while learning words in the -in word family. Includes word family word bank.
Nora, William, and Arjun use adverbs to describe their actions while getting a boat ride from Arjuns dad. How fast can the boat go? Includes a grammar review page.
A young boy pretends to be a master chef while cooking in the kitchen with his dad and shows what its like to be a professional chef. Includes hands-on activity and glossary of chef terms.
Young readers follow the silly adventures of Nat the cat while learning new words in the –at word family.
Young readers follow the trials of a young crow growing while learning new words in the –ow word family.
Introduces synonyms for small by detailing the sizes of familiar foods, such as baby carrots, miniature marshmallows, and tiny peas in a pod.
Introduces synonyms for clean by comparing tidy, neat, spotless, and sparkling items in a child’s bedroom.
Young readers read about a pet pig, Zig, who loves to dig while learning new words in the –ig word family.
Introduces synonyms for cold by detailing fun activities to do in cool, chilly, crisp, and frigid weather.
Young readers read about a farmer who tries to get his sheep to sleep while learning new words in the –eep word family.
Introduces synonyms for hot by detailing a day at the beach with a blazing sun and scorching hot sand.
Introduces synonyms for dirty by detailing the messy, sloppy, and filthy animals at the zoo.
Young readers follow a bird trying to nab a crab while learning new words in the
