Product Description: Big and small. Wet and dry. Up and down. These are just a few opposite pairs familiar to most people. Now theyll understand the meaning behind these words through this text, which explores all aspects of antonyms. The text also covers synonyms, teaching how shades of meaning can change writing for the better...read more

Product Description: Similes and metaphors are a complex yet fundamental concept for readers of any age. The world of figurative language is decoded through age-appropriate text and relatable, easy-to-understand examples of both similes and metaphors...read more

Product Description: Rhyming is one of the best ways to teach young students about language. Students will learn why rhyming is a core language skill, and how it also makes words and ideas easy to remember. This book features fun examples of rhymes, from silly sentences to popular nursery rhymes...read more

Product Description: In this second set of our successful Core Language Skills series, these highly accessible guides help students acquire an understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings, as well as the conventions of standard English grammar and usage...read more

Product Description: In this second set of our successful Core Language Skills series, these highly accessible guides help students acquire an understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings, as well as the conventions of standard English grammar and usage...read more

Product Description: We live in a fast-paced world. Time is tighter than ever, and were always looking for shortcutseven in writing! Language students will learn all about abbreviations: why we use them, how we use them, and when and where theyre appropriate...read more

Product Description: In this second set of our successful Core Language Skills series, these highly accessible guides help students acquire an understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings, as well as the conventions of standard English grammar and usage...read more

Product Description: Adjectives and adverbs make language more descriptive and precise. This accessible guide teaches students how to employ these useful words and the importance of picking the right word to get your point across. The content correlates to the Grade 3 Common Core Language Standards, specifically CCSS...read more

Learning how to use capitalization and punctuation is an important, if sometimes perplexing, part of learning how to write correctly. This guide covers basic punctuation, such as periods, question marks, commas, and apostrophes. It also explains how capitalization is used at the start of a sentence, in a letter, and with proper nouns. Useful and easy to understand and directly correlated to Common Core Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.2, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 3. Sample exercises, with explanations in an answer key at the back of the book, help to hone skills.

Product Description: Provide young learners with a straightforward explanation of verb tenses and a kid-friendly introduction to irregular verb forms. Theyll also learn about the advantages of picking the perfect verb and get tips for figuring out the meaning of verbs from context, affixes, and root words...read more