Kate Youngdahl

Travel back to the days of raging raptors and the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex, when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Plus, see some of the world's creepiest creatures such as spiders, ants, dung beetles, and more.

"Kids learn the ingredients in multiplication number sentences-- factors, products, multiplication signs and equal signs-- and master multiplication tips including ordering factors, fact families, multiplying by one and zero, skip counting and using patterns. Physical arrays of everyday objects, place value blocks and hundreds charts help students easily visualize and solve multiplication problems. The concepts of prime and composite numbers are explored...

"Students create number sentences using dividends, divisors, quotients, division signs, and equals signs, and discover division tips including fact families and dividing by one, zero and a number by itself. Dividing with both one and two-digit divisors is explained and illustrated. Using a concrete example like pizza, kids learn how to divide objects into equal groups"--Container.

Features strategies for identifying letters and sounds. Includes letter and sound basics, consonants and vowels, blending, and word patterns.

Students explore the settlement of New Amsterdam through realistic reenactments filmed at actual historic locations.

Discover the true meaning of Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and learn about their history through songs, stories, crafts and interviews with veterans.

Shows the customs, foods, songs, and stories with which people around the world celebrate Christmas.

Students find out how Presidents Day is celebrated today and learn about the history of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Through stories, songs and crafts, students learn more about how the president is elected, his or her responsibilities, and the nation's most famous home, the White House.