Books written by Ruth Foster

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 4

  In 1853, James Buchanan was a diplomat . A diplomat is a person who acts for his or her country . A diplomat deals with other countries . President Pierce made Buchanan a minister . He made Buchanan his minister to Great Britain .

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 5

  The format is similiar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book's units, they are preparing for success in testing"--Page 4 of cover.

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  Down to Earth Geography, Grade 4

  Help students become more geographically literate and better prepared for the global community.

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  Take Five Minutes: Fascinating Facts and Stories for Reading and Critical Thinking

  Extraordinary Black Americans from Colonial to Contemporary Times. Childrens Press, 1993. Anderson, LaVere. Mary McLeod Bethume: Teacher with a Dream. Chelsea House Publishers, 1991. Avery, Susan, and Linda Skinner.

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  Paired Passages, Grade 1: Linking Fact to Fiction

  Help students develop and practice the skills they need to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction passages. After each of the 25 pairs of passages, students are asked both multiple choice and open-ended questions.

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  Paired Passages, Grade 5: Linking Fact to Fiction

  Help students develop and practice the skills they need to compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction passages. After each of the 25 pairs of passages, students are asked both multiple choice and open-ended questions.

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  States and Capitals, Grades 4-5

  This resource provides lots of different activities and memory prompts to help students learn state names, locations, and capitals.

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  Paired Passages, Grade 2: Linking Fact to Fiction

  Meeting. Standards. Listed below are the McREL standards used for Language Arts Level 1 (Grades 1–2). ... Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process • Uses strategies to organize written work • Writes in a variety of ...

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  Down to Earth Geography, Grade 1

  Help students become more geographically literate and better prepared for the global community.

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  Analogies for Critical Thinking: Grade 5

  Approach analogies as puzzles.

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grd 6

  The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science: Grade 4

  The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book's units, they are preparing for success in testing.

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  Nonfiction Reading, Grade 2

  "Includes 150 leveled passages with a variety of interesting topics ; comprehensive questions that target reading skills & strategies ; and standards & benchmarks."--Cover [p. 1]

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  Fiction & Nonfiction Writing: Grade 6

  Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grade 5

  The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grade 3

  The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grades 2-3

  If you talk in space, no one can hear you. If you yell in space, no one can hear you. Even if you scream really loudly in space, no one will hear you. Why not? In space, there is no air. Air contains tiny particles. When we talk, we ...

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  Take Five Minutes: Fascinating Facts about Geography

  Take Five Minutes: Fascinating Facts About Geography sparks interest in countries to the north, south, east, and west. Written in five-minute lessons, this book promotes classroom discussion and critical reasoning skills.

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grd 6

  What Are Hyenas Laughing At, Anyway? G.P Putnam's Sons, 1995. “50, 100 & 150 Years Ago From Scientific American: CSI Prussia.” Scientific American. April 2006 : 16. Foster, Ruth. Take Five Minutes: Fascinating Facts About Geography.

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  Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grades 2-3

  The format is similar to that of standardized tests, so as students progress through the book s units, they are preparing for success in testing.