This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills — starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn.
Independent packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones:
- Explores ideas for discussion
- Engages in conversation
- Reads with understanding and purpose
- Reads and comprehends literature proficiently
- Constructs text in an organized manner
- Uses transitional and link words
All About Books
For more than 65 years, Highlights for Children has been helping kids become their best selves through Fun with a Purpose™ magazines, games, books, and digital products. Kids will love exploring this colorful, fun-filled series that includes animated stories and poems, challenging games, puzzles, and video.
Conjunctions for Kids
Learn how conjunctions connect words, phrases, and sentences through engaging grammar activities. Children build language, vocabulary, and writing skills while practicing how ideas work together in complete sentences.
Grades 4 - 5 Word Search 1
Find all of the words in the jumbled grid! Classic WordSearch game, including helpful hints - tap and hold a letter to highlight that letter everywhere in the grid!
Grades 4 - 5 Word Search 2
Find all the words in the fastest time! Featuring 24 built-in word search puzzles, different word themes, varied word lists and many puzzles to choose from. Search vertically, horizontally or diagonally and enjoy hours of word search fun!
Isabel's Car Wash
The Nelly Longhair doll is on sale at Murphy's Toys for ten dollars. But Isabel has only fifty cents. Isabel decides to start a car wash business; she's sure she can make money.
Know It Alls! Bears!
As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning graphics and engaging text, this video puts the spotlight on Bears! Did you know the Sun Bear is the smallest of all the bears? Sun Bears are not much bigger than a dog! They have a yellowish-orange mark on their chest that looks a little like a sun rising. Sun Bears live in the forests of Asia. Learn about Brown Bear, Kodiak Black Bear, Polar Bear, Spectacled Bear, Sloth Bear, Giant Panda Bears and Sun Bears. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxefilled with interesting factmake this 24-page book fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up!
Simple & Compound Sentences
This program meets Common Core third grade language standards as it introduces and explores simple, compound and complex sentences. What elements comprise each sentence type? What are independent and dependent clauses? How do we spot them easily? Definitions and examples are given for all three sentence constructions. Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video, as well as on-screen, multiple-choice reviews at the end of each segment reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
Surfer’s Story, A
A story about following your dream and finding your ideal job, with highlighted text and independent reading modes. eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content.
The Legend of Maui
An exciting legend and fable relating how the north and south islands of New Zealand were formed. eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content.
The Lie
A fictional story with the moral being that "honesty is the best policy". eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content.
The Wizard of Oz
eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content.
Wiggly Tooth
“I felt a funny feeling while drinking some juice. The straw began to jiggle. My tooth was loose!” Read along and discover a little girl’s adventures with her loose tooth. This engaging story uses repetitive language and bright illustrations to show just how fun it is to have a loose tooth! “Wiggly Tooth” will help children achieve reading success in and outside of the classroom while laying the foundation for a lifetime of reading enjoyment!
