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| Introduction | p. 14 |
| Skills Checklists | |
| Phonics and Word Recognition Skills Checklist | p. 18 |
| Reading Skills Checklist | p. 19 |
| Language, Writing, and Usage Skills Checklist | p. 20 |
| Social Studies Skills Checklist | p. 128 |
| Map Skills and Geography Checklist | p. 129 |
| Science Skills Checklist | p. 188 |
| Numbers and Counting Skills Checklist | p. 228 |
| Math Computation and Problem Solving Skills Checklist | p. 229 |
| Language Arts | p. 17 |
| Phonics and Word Recognition Exercises | |
| Silly Soup (Upper- and Lowercase - Vowels) | p. 21 |
| The Amazing ABC Mole Maze (ABC Order - Letter Discrimination - Consonants) | p. 22 |
| An ABC Adventure (Sight Words - ABC Order) | p. 23 |
| Ski Trouble (Sight Words) | p. 24 |
| Underground Dinner (Distinguish Consonants and Vowels) | p. 25 |
| Make a Quilt (Distinguish Consonants and Vowels) | p. 26 |
| Hello! Hello! (Beginning Consonants) | p. 27 |
| Tricky Tongue Twisters (Beginning Digraphs: th, wh, ch) | p. 28 |
| Hopping Frogs (Beginning Consonant Blends: br, cr, fr, gr, bl, cl) | p. 29 |
| A Day in the Desert (Medial Consonants) | p. 30 |
| Snow School (Beginning Blends and Clusters: sc, sk, sl, sn, squ, sch) | p. 31 |
| Tic-Tac-Toe (Final Consonants) | p. 32 |
| Riddle-Dee-Dee (Double Consonants) | p. 33 |
| Ellie Is a Puzzle (Final Blends and Digraphs: ch, ck, nd, ng, st) | p. 34 |
| Bird Watcher (Short Vowels: i and u) | p. 35 |
| Off to Africa! (Short Vowels: a and o) | p. 36 |
| Words Take a Ride (Silent e) | p. 37 |
| Yummm-Yum! (Long Vowel Sounds) | p. 38 |
| Make Way for a Worm (Diphthongs: ow and ou) | p. 39 |
| The Big Blow (Long Vowel Combinations) | p. 40 |
| Double the Fun (Double Vowels) | p. 41 |
| Silly Questions (Long Vowel Combinations) | p. 42 |
| Funny Bunny (Final y) | p. 43 |
| Shooting Stars (Synonyms and Antonyms) | p. 44 |
| Art in the Park (Homonyms) | p. 45 |
| Nouns on the Line (Nouns) | p. 46 |
| Make It Proper (Proper Nouns) | p. 47 |
| One or More Than One? (Plural Nouns) | p. 48 |
| Let's Go Hiking! (Contractions) | p. 49 |
| Balloons to the Moon! (Rhyming Words) | p. 50 |
| Flying Freddy (Compound Words) | p. 51 |
| Reading Exercises | |
| Book Covers to Finish (Book Titles) | p. 52 |
| Choose a Title (Choose Titles) | p. 53 |
| Warning! (Captions) | p. 54 |
| Ranch Roundup (Match Sentences to Pictures) | p. 55 |
| The Dress-Up Party (Illustrations) | p. 56 |
| The Good Morning Machine (Illustrations) | p. 57 |
| Big Bad Al (Find Information on a Poster) | p. 58 |
| A Pail on a Porcupine (Find Information on a Map) | p. 59 |
| How Tall Is Tall? (Find Information on a Graph) | p. 60 |
| A Dear Goldie Letter (Sequence) | p. 61 |
| Hunting for Treasure (Sequence) | p. 62 |
| Raining Cats and Dogs! (Sequence) | p. 63 |
| A Monster in the Closet (Follow Directions) | p. 64 |
| A Jar of Creepy Crawlers (Follow Directions) | p. 65 |
| Out to Sea (Find Facts and Details) | p. 66 |
| The Big Squeeze (Find Facts and Details) | p. 67 |
| A Teeny Tiny Poem (Create Illustrations) | p. 68 |
| Cool Ears, Hot Ears (Inference) | p. 69 |
| Poems to Eat (Personal Response) | p. 70 |
| Sound-Alikes (Homonyms) | p. 71 |
| Some Very Chilly Letters (Antonyms) | p. 72 |
| A Letter Riddle (Synonyms) | p. 73 |
| A Really Big Guy! (Word Classification and Meaning) | p. 74 |
| Cousins with Ears (Synonyms and Antonyms) | p. 75 |
| On a Dark Night (Context) | p. 76 |
| Sign Painters Needed (Context) | p. 77 |
| Language, Writing, and Usage Exercises | |
| Letter to a Friend (Writing: Letter) | p. 78 |
| Poster Problems (Writing: Poster) | p. 79 |
| The Magic Circus Mirror (Writing: Imaginative Piece) | p. 80 |
| Yummy Tummy Stuff (Writing: Similes) | p. 81 |
| Fantastic Circus Tricks (Writing: Titles) | p. 82 |
| Silly Circus Sentences (Writing: Sentences) | p. 84 |
| The Great Rondo (Writing: Sentences) | p. 85 |
| The Big Top's Top 10 (Writing: Lists) | p. 86 |
| Good Words for a Circus (Writing: Descriptive Words) | p. 87 |
| Those Daring Dogs! (Alphabetization) | p. 88 |
| Spotlight on Circus Words (Spelling) | p. 89 |
| Funny, Funny! (Punctuation Marks) | p. 90 |
| A Letter From a Fan (Punctuation Marks) | p. 91 |
| Flip, Flap, and Flop! (Punctuation: Exclamation Points) | p. 92 |
| Meet the Cook (Punctuation: Commas) | p. 93 |
| Balloons for Sale (Punctuation: Question Marks) | p. 94 |
| Crazy Mirrors (Punctuation: Periods) | p. 95 |
| Plenty of Punctuation (Punctuation Marks) | p. 96 |
| The Man with Tattoos (Capitalization Errors) | p. 97 |
| A Riddle with Teeth (Capitalization in Sentences) | p. 98 |
| Private Thoughts (Capitalization of Proper Nouns) | p. 99 |
| Lots of Mail (Capitalization in Addresses) | p. 100 |
| Lovely Lolly (Contractions) | p. 101 |
| Gina the Gypsy (Action Part of a Sentence) | p. 102 |
| Inside a Riddle (Naming Part of a Sentence) | p. 103 |
| Riding High (Sentence Parts) | p. 104 |
| The Ringmaster (Statements, Questions, and Exclamations) | p. 105 |
| Dunk That Clown! (Exclamations) | p. 106 |
| A Fishy Act (Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives) | p. 107 |
| My Hat Is Fat! (Comparative Adjectives) | p. 108 |
| Quick Draw (Adjectives) | p. 109 |
| The Clean-Up Crew (Verbs) | p. 110 |
| The Stars of the Show (Proper Nouns) | p. 111 |
| Spinning Plates (Nouns) | p. 112 |
| Run-On Rollo (Run-On Sentences) | p. 113 |
| All Dressed Up (Complete Sentences) | p. 114 |
| Poor Lost Lucky (Complete Sentences) | p. 115 |
| A Toothless Lion (Complete Sentences) | p. 116 |
| The Mystery Fizzle (Questions) | p. 117 |
| Shhh! All Is Quiet! (Statements) | p. 118 |
| Joey the Juggler (Verbs) | p. 119 |
| Whose Clothes? (Possessive Nouns) | p. 120 |
| Unpack Your Trunks! (Plural Nouns) | p. 121 |
| Zilla's Lost Nose (Nouns) | p. 122 |
| The Circus Parade (Plural Nouns) | p. 123 |
| The Circus Is Coming! (Nouns) | p. 124 |
| Wild Dreams (Writing: Imaginative Piece) | p. 125 |
| Social Studies | p. 127 |
| Social Studies Exercises | |
| What in the World? (Environmental Awareness) | p. 130 |
| Meet a VIP! (Self-Awareness) | p. 132 |
| Look What You Can Do! (Self-Awareness) | p. 133 |
| Once Upon a Time (Growth, Learning, and Change) | p. 134 |
| Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Growth, Learning, and Change) | p. 135 |
| All Shapes and Sizes (Families) | p. 136 |
| Big Helping Hands (Roles and Functions in Families) | p. 138 |
| Little Helping Hands (Roles and Functions in Families) | p. 139 |
| The Growing Garden (Social Groups) | p. 140 |
| What Are Rules For? (Rules of Social Groups) | p. 141 |
| Cookie Delivery (Read Addresses) | p. 142 |
| Just the Way You Want It (Make a Map) | p. 144 |
| Where Should He Go? (Neighborhood Places) | p. 145 |
| Workers Everywhere You Look! (Workers in the Community) | p. 146 |
| Coming and Going (Transportation) | p. 147 |
| Which State Is Yours? (Read a U.S. Map) | p. 148 |
| The American Parade (U.S. Symbols and Traditions) | p. 150 |
| A Very Famous House (American Place) | p. 151 |
| A Very Famous Bird (American Symbols) | p. 152 |
| Some Very Famous People (Special Americans) | p. 153 |
| Everyone Is From Somewhere! (Read a World Map) | p. 154 |
| Where in the World Are You? (Locate Home) | p. 156 |
| Some Like It Hot! Some Like It Cold! (Climate) | p. 158 |
| Which Square? (Read a Grid Map) | p. 159 |
| Great Flags! (Flags of Nations) | p. 160 |
| Where Is Tulip? (Read a Map) | p. 161 |
| Never Eat Squiggly Worms! (Directions on a Map) | p. 162 |
| Time to Celebrate! (Read a Timeline) | p. 163 |
| Looking for Biff (Read a Map) | p. 164 |
| Puzzled by Geography (Geography Terms) | p. 165 |
| Map Skills and Geography Exercises | |
| Noah's Neighborhood (Define and Recognize Maps) | p. 166 |
| His Own Backyard (Define and Recognize Maps) | p. 167 |
| Moving Day (Parts of a Map) | p. 168 |
| The Lost Titles (Map Titles) | p. 169 |
| Maxie Makes Maps (Map Symbols) | p. 170 |
| Follow the Paw Prints (Directions) | p. 172 |
| Crab Walk (Directions) | p. 173 |
| Which Birdhouse? (Directions) | p. 174 |
| Find the Berry Pie (Directions) | p. 175 |
| Peek Into the Dollhouse (Scale) | p. 176 |
| Visit to the Candy Store (Scale) | p. 177 |
| A Bear-y Fine Picnic (Find and Place Things on a Grid) | p. 178 |
| A Pizza Map (Place Things on a Grid) | p. 179 |
| Where in the Universe? (Locate U.S. Address) | p. 180 |
| Where in the World? (Continents and Oceans) | p. 182 |
| The Trash Collector (Find Information on a Map) | p. 184 |
| Which Desk is Which? (Find Information on a Map) | p. 185 |
| Science | p. 187 |
| Science Exercises | |
| Is It Alive? (Life Characteristics) | p. 189 |
| Alive? (Life Characteristics) | p. 190 |
| Not Alive! (Life Characteristics) | p. 191 |
| What Good Are Plant Parts? (Plant Parts) | p. 192 |
| Which Happened First? (Plant Life Cycles) | p. 193 |
| Bugs in the Flower Bed (Animal Classification) | p. 194 |
| Going Buggy! (Animal Classification) | p. 195 |
| Mixed-Up Zoo (Animal Classification) | p. 196 |
| What Do Animals Wear? (Animal Coverings) | p. 197 |
| Animals on the Move (Animal Movements) | p. 198 |
| Animal Footprints (Animal Tracks) | p. 199 |
| Danger! (Animal Protection) | p. 200 |
| Something Is Wrong! (Animal Homes) | p. 201 |
| A Place to Belong (Animal Habitats) | p. 202 |
| Which Body Part? (Senses) | p. 204 |
| Use Your Senses (Senses) | p. 205 |
| A Choosy Shopper (Healthy Eating) | p. 206 |
| Take Care (Healthy Habits) | p. 207 |
| Good Ideas (Healthy Habits) | p. 208 |
| More Good Ideas (Safety) | p. 209 |
| When Seasons Change (Seasons) | p. 210 |
| Hot, Cold, or In Between? (Seasons - Temperature) | p. 211 |
| Three Kinds of Matter (Forms of Matter) | p. 212 |
| Solid or Liquid? (Solids and Liquids) | p. 213 |
| Things Are Changing (Changes in Matter) | p. 214 |
| Oh! What Air Can Do! (Air Properties) | p. 215 |
| How Much Air? (Air Properties) | p. 216 |
| Happy Floating (Water Properties) | p. 217 |
| X Out Pollution (Pollution) | p. 218 |
| Which Weather? (Weather) | p. 219 |
| Pushing and Pulling (Force) | p. 220 |
| A Big Attraction (Magnets) | p. 221 |
| Scrambled Pictures (Electricity) | p. 222 |
| Science Words to Know | p. 223 |
| Math | p. 227 |
| Numbers and Counting Exercises | |
| More and More Marbles (Counting) | p. 230 |
| Fun Run (Counting - Writing Numbers) | p. 231 |
| Splash Down (Counting) | p. 232 |
| Trampoline Trouble (Counting to 100) | p. 233 |
| Double Doubles (Skip Counting by 2) | p. 234 |
| High Fives ... (Skip Counting by 5) | p. 235 |
| 100-Yard Dash (Skip Counting by 10) | p. 236 |
| The Winner Is (Ordinals) | p. 237 |
| Under the Sea (Matching Numbers to Sets) | p. 238 |
| A Messy Room (Matching Numbers to Sets) | p. 239 |
| Long Jumpers (Using a Number Line) | p. 240 |
| Ladybug Marathon (Using a Number Line) | p. 241 |
| Swim for It (Matching Numerals to Words) | p. 242 |
| Too Many Players (Matching Numerals to Words) | p. 243 |
| Fishing for Sixes (Writing Numbers) | p. 244 |
| A Long, Hot Run (Writing Numbers - Expanded Notation) | p. 245 |
| A Pogo Puzzle (Writing Numbers - Place Value) | p. 246 |
| A Hidden Sport (Place Value) | p. 247 |
| Hula Hoop Dancers (Comparing Numbers) | p. 248 |
| Headed for Trouble (Comparing Numbers - Counting) | p. 249 |
| Monkey Business (Ordering Numbers) | p. 250 |
| Round-Up Rodeo (Rounding) | p. 251 |
| Table Tennis Terror (Large Numbers) | p. 252 |
| Hide-and-Seek (Estimating) | p. 253 |
| Find a Penny (Value of Coins) | p. 254 |
| A Very Hungry Hockey Player ... (Fractions) | p. 256 |
| The 3-Legged Race (Fractions) | p. 257 |
| First Prize for Yummy Pies (Comparing Fractions) | p. 258 |
| They're Off! (Telling Time) | p. 259 |
| Snow Time (Telling Time) | p. 260 |
| Show Time (Telling Time) | p. 261 |
| Fantastic Gymnastics (Using a Calendar) | p. 262 |
| Walking Tall (Measuring Length) | p. 263 |
| Some Heavy Lifting (Units for Measuring Weight) | p. 264 |
| A Great Sand Castle (Units for Measuring Capacity) | p. 265 |
| Math Words to Know | p. 266 |
| Math Computation and Problem Solving Exercises | |
| She Sells Seashells (Add Sets) | p. 268 |
| Jingo's Short Jog (Subtract Sets) | p. 269 |
| Lost Golf Balls (Add with Sets) | p. 270 |
| Lost Marbles (Addition and Subtraction Facts through 12) | p. 271 |
| Lost in the Web (Addition Facts through 12) | p. 272 |
| The Mud Pie Fight (Subtraction Facts through 18) | p. 273 |
| Fishy Facts (Addition Facts through 18) | p. 274 |
| Skateboard Fun (Addition Facts through 20) | p. 275 |
| Thirsty Runners (Addition and Subtraction Facts with 9) | p. 276 |
| Help! (Fact Families) | p. 277 |
| Floating Away (Addition and Subtraction Facts through 20) | p. 278 |
| Gerbils in the Gym (Number Sentences that Match Models) | p. 279 |
| The Sardine Squeeze (Number Sentences that Match Models) | p. 280 |
| 10 Pin Math (Find Missing Numbers) | p. 281 |
| Turtle Bridges (Find Missing Numbers) | p. 282 |
| Nothing to Do (Add and Subtract with Zero) | p. 283 |
| The Race of the Swamp Serpents (Add 3 Numbers) | p. 284 |
| Mystery on Ice (Add 3 Numbers) | p. 285 |
| Checker Problems (Choose Correct Operation) | p. 286 |
| Bubbles to Juggle (Add 2-Digit Numbers) | p. 287 |
| T-Shirts for T-Ball (Add 2-Digit Numbers) | p. 288 |
| Look Out Below! (Add 2-Digit Numbers) | p. 289 |
| Smashing Fun (Subtract 2-Digit Numbers) | p. 290 |
| Skating Figure Eights (Add and Subtract 2-Digit Numbers) | p. 291 |
| Tug-of-War (Add Tens) | p. 292 |
| Dinosaur Hopscotch (Add Multiples of Ten) | p. 293 |
| The Alligator Races (Subtract Multiples of Ten) | p. 294 |
| Happy Hedgehogs (Problem Solving with Money) | p. 295 |
| A Mouse in a Machine (Problem Solving with Money) | p. 296 |
| Join the Rat Race (Problem Solving with Money) | p. 298 |
| Hold Your Breath! (Problem Solving with Time) | p. 299 |
| Cycle Time (Problem Solving with Time) | p. 300 |
| Friends on Wheels (Problem Solving with Time) | p. 301 |
| A Full Calendar (Problem Solving with Time) | p. 302 |
| Weather Watch (Problem Solving with a Graph) | p. 304 |
| Horsing Around (Problem Solving with a Chart) | p. 305 |
| Keeping Score (Problem Solving with a Chart) | p. 306 |
| The Fly Ball (Problem Solving with an Illustration) | p. 307 |
| The Sports Lover (Word Problems) | p. 308 |
| Spring Cleaning (Word Problems) | p. 309 |
| A Wild River Ride (Word Problems) | p. 310 |
| Spinning Problems (Create Problems) | p. 311 |
| Two-Point Hoops (Explain Solutions to Problems) | p. 312 |
| High-Jumping Jumpers (Using Logic to Solve Problems) | p. 313 |
| Appendix | p. 315 |
| Language Arts Skills Test | p. 316 |
| Social Studies Skills Test | p. 324 |
| Science Skills Test | p. 329 |
| Math Skills Test | p. 332 |
| Skills Test Answer Key | p. 340 |
| Skills Exercises Answer Key | p. 342 |
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