Yolanda’s Genius, a Newbery Honor winner, is the story of an African-American family’s love and courage in difficult times. Yolanda is smart, tough, and big for her age. Her brother, Andrew, doesn’t talk much and has trouble reading. But Andrew can create beautiful music on his harmonica. Yolanda wonders if her brother is a musical genius. Can his talent be developed and shared with other people? One day some boys destroy the harmonica – and Andrew’s music stops. Soon Yolanda must make an important decision: whether to try to find another harmonica for Andrew, or to obey her mother
Communication is vital in every facet of our lives, and critical thinking about communication and social relations is an important developmental process. Children - like the rest of us - face daily challenges and with opportunities to become better communicators in their relations with family, friends, and acquaintances. More than Just Words is intended to encourage reflection, critical thinking, and the development of communication competencies at an early age. The book is written for young readers, and for pa
OpenSciEd Middle School science program addresses all middle school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.
The Student Mathematician’s Journal presents simulated or real-life problems that encourage students to think, write, and read like mathematicians. They are asked to reflect on what they have learned and communicate in writing on worksheets.
In this unit, students learn beginning measurement concepts and processes associated with the attributes of length, area, capacity, and volume. Students will communicate with Freeda and Fonzie, the leader of the Frogonauts on Earth, to help them make decisions throughout the unit. Students will continue to think like mathem