5 Books Published by Teaching Resources on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

2015 Newbery award winner Kwame Alexander knows how to tap into students’ creativity and jumpstart unparalleled excitement for reading and writing. Alexander shares the essential tools and techniques required for drafting, revising, editing, publishing, and presenting original work. Students become confi dent writers and public speakers as they learn to:

• Take risks with language, both oral and written
• Use poetry as the gateway to skillful reading, writing, listening, and speaking
• Create a published book
• Present their writing in a public forum

Kwame Alexander’s Page-to-Stage Writing Workshop will inspire all students by supporting voice, choice, masterful writing, and the triumph of self-expression. And the best part? Kwame can speak directly to your students through the instructional videos featured in this kit.

Inside the kit:

• 176-page instruction-packed Teaching Guide
• Key card with access to online resources, including:
• More than a dozen videos for both students and teachers showing Kwame’s workshop in action
• Digital lesson resources, including How to Self-Publish
• 2-sided poster to inspire writing and organize publishing
• Convenient storage case with magnetic clasp

The JUST FOR YOU!(tm) series features 24 beginning readers written and illustrated by people of color. Young readers will see themselves and their experiences reflected in these delightful books. They will read about how the characters spend their time with family and friends-at home, in school, at the park or barber shop, and other places in their community. These age-appropriate stories include books at three different reading levels. Plus, each book contains instructional-and fun-material for caregivers that targets comprehension and key vocabulary. For use with Grades K-1.

Keisha and Val are best friends … until Val brings a new girl along! Keisha is not happy. Everyone knows "three’s a crowd!"

On a day when everything seems to be going wrong, from cloudy skies to the cancellation of a favorite cartoon, a boy discovers what a difference his attitude can make.

Rhyming words help a grade-schooler deal with his angry feelings in a more constructive way.