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Jane Bell Kiester, author of the popular Caught'ya! Grammar with a Giggle series, has adapted her effective and fun approach to meet the specific learning needs of middle-school students.

Giggles in the Middle gives middle-school teachers the perfect alternative to boring grammar books and dry lectures. With this flexible, proven approach to teaching grammar, usage, and mechanics (GUM) skills and vocabulary, everyone has fun while they learn skills in context.

You'll find:
- One continuous story, "The Bizarre Mystery of Horribly Hard Middle School," divided into three parts, each with enough sentences for an entire school year.
- Classroom-tested writing assignment suggestions, mini-lessons, and teaching tips.
- "Almost midterm" and final exam tests for each grade, with teacher keys.
- Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.
- Complete vocabulary lists for words used in each part of the story.
- For easy reference and duplication, a CD with the Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Guide; the complete, uninterrupted story in narrative form; the midterm and final exam tests; and the Caught'ya sentences.

Use Giggles in the Middle to improve writing and editing skills, raise test scores, engage students in leaning, and create classrooms filled with giggles!.
Price: $16.21 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Jane Bell Kiester is back with more classroom-proven techniques that make you look good. This time, she takes the dread out of the state writing assessment test -- and you and your students win!

With four easy steps, students improve their scores. Includes 41 reproducible student samples for elementary, middle, and high school levels. Jane's 'can - do' attitude prevails -- and you will too!.
Price: $17.53 [Notify me when price goes down.]

For teachers of grades 3- 12 Holy Moldy Bread Contest! Kiester strikes again with four more stories plus mini-lessons, writing workshops, and a complete grammar reference Solid classroom-proven techniques turn students into better writers. Includes teacher keys, tests, and special notes for the home school teacher. A time-saver that really works!.
Price: $11.09 [Notify me when price goes down.]

At last... the popular Caught'ya technique of teaching English is adapted especially for the needs of high school teachers Turn drudge into delight Three Shakespeare comedies help high school English teachers teach grammar, mechanics, usage, vocabulary, and literary devices. Jane Bell Kiester transforms Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Much Ado About Nothing into adaptable Caught'ya sentences that appeal to high school students at any level -- from basic skills and dropout prevention through high honors and advanced placement.

The resource includes literacy devices., a funny mix-and-match menu of Elizabethan swear words; teaching suggestions and lessons plans; end-of-the-year tests and keys; corrected Caught'ya sentences; and a grammar and usage quick- reference section.

The Bard comes alive with sparkling dialogue and direct Shakespearean quotes sprinkled throughout. Each story includes all the grammar, mechanics, usage and vocabulary that a high school English teacher needs to teach for the entire school year. It takes only minutes a day..
Price: $14.16 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Fast, fun, and fuss-free! Teach Spelling So It Sticks! offers teachers in grades four through eight an easy-to-use step-book format complete with instructions, assessment tips, a suggested weekly routine, games, activities, and word lists, plus strategies for teaching commonly confused words such as homophones and those dreaded spell-check nightmares. Whether you are looking for a complete approach for explicit spelling instruction or want engaging games and activities that encourage students to remember how to spell new or easily confused words, Teach Spelling So It Sticks! has the solution. Kiester's engaging and humorous ideas are classroom-proven and great for all students--especially struggling spellers, English-language learners, and ESE students. Students won't just learn to spell words for test day--they'll learn to spell them for a lifetime..
Price: $7.02 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Students in grades 1 - 3 learn grade-appropriate grammar, usage, and mechanics -- and have fun at the same time with Jane Bell Kiester's newest resource. Teach basic skills in context, and build solid, fundamental skills, enhancing early success in language arts for all students..
Price: $24.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]

In Juan and Marie Join the Class, third-grade students will have fun learning about the language and customs of Mexico and France as they master vocabulary, punctuation, literary devices, and sentence structure. Clear instructions help you integrate the proven Caught'ya approach easily into your classroom. And for your convenience, the supplemental CD contains the Caught'ya sentences formatted in Word for duplication, alogn with writing suggestions and activities, a complete and easy-to-use grammar reference with examples and teaching tips, and other helpful tools..
Price: $11.13 [Notify me when price goes down.]

As Eggbert, an adventurous ball, bounces his way into some very strange places, your first-graders get practice with basic punctuation, spelling, and phonics. Story sentences on the CD are formatted one to a page so you can duplicate them easily or print them out as editing journals for your students. The cloze technique used throughout provides practice with consonant blending and diphthongs.

For your convenience, the included supplemental CD contains the Caught'ya sentences formatted in Word for duplication, along with writing suggestions and activities, a complete and easy-to-use grammar reference with examples and teaching tips, and other helpful tools..
Price: $12.86 [Notify me when price goes down.]