How to use fiction picture books to get children reading while also integrating
non-fiction Science, Math, Geography, and Language instruction
 

What we like to emphasize with parents and teachers using our books and eBooks is that we offer so much more than just great picturebooks. We have developed a significant amount of value-added, teaching activities and interactive quizzes for each title that are free on our website - if folks want to use them. We view it as a sequenced process where trailers and eBooks are a fun tee-up for a much more in-depth, cross-curricular learning experience. Reading the eBooks projected on large screen or using “smart boards” is easy to use technology and so much more fun for the children. For parents and teachers wanting to work the science, math and other learning objectives, each book has a 3-5 page educational section in the back. But that is really just the beginning ... and our free, online resources shown below are just amazing. If you are teaching Spanish or ESL children of all ages, our eBooks and audiobooks are phenomenol tools. At Arbordale, it is about getting the children excited about the subject and then as we like to say: strike while the learning iron is hot!

Here is how the links are set-up on our Book Homepages … click image to go to the Whistling Wings book homepage page or just click the links below to explore the different resources.

 

Whistling Wings   Preview: eBook / PDF  

16 (of 32) pg eBook: with flipviewer technology in English and Spanish text and audio

  For Creative Minds / ES   3-6 pg. Educ section from book in Engl & Span
  Teaching Activities   40-60 pg. Lang Arts, Science, Math, Geo, & More
  Quiz: Reading / FCM / Math   Interactive, 10 question - great on Smartboards!
  Related Websites   Educational sites on the Science or Math subject
  Curriculum Standards   Aligned in all 50 states!
 

Reading Levels & Quizzes

 

  All titles are Lexile measured. Click to view Reading Level summary chart. 

32 of 35 titles are Accelerated Reader books with quizzes available. 5 new titles are pending. 32 of 35 titles are Scholastic Reading Counts books with quizzes available. 5 new titles are pending.

Here is what our Teaching Activities look like:

Click to go to Teaching Activity pages

eBooks are a big part of our program and our new eBook format featuring Auto-Flip, Auto-Read and Language Selection have been designed from the ground up to improve a child's reading speed, comprehension, and language skills. These are some of the most technologically advanced eBooks in the world today. Parents and teachers are encouraged to take a test-drive and see for themselves. Let the children play with these eBooks for a few weeks, and you’ll be amazed at their excitement and improved reading performance. For children wanting to learn a foreign language or ESOL families learning English, these are phenomenal tools.

We think you'll find our new eBooks easy to operate but just in case, we have also put together this short tutorial to assist and an eBook sample to practice with:

eBook Operating Guide

We offer training and set-up help via phone and for group training, we are happy to schedule webinars for schools and teachers who would like a hands-on, 20-30-minute training session with Q&A. If you or your teachers are interested, please check online for details and webinar registration info (or email or call us).

If you are trying to really get the most out of our books, here is the sequence that we recommend. It is a menu that you can pick and choose from but there is quite a bit there on every book homepage and we suggest you just explore all links and enjoy.

Teacher Prep

Step 1 Assess Reading Levels
Step 2  Check Curriculum Standards
Step 3 Bring up eBook Site License and select eBook
Step 4 Click on the Book Homepage Link at the top of your opened eBook window to access the free resources available for that book. You can also access this information by clicking on the book's cover image at http://www.arbordalepublishing.com

 

With the Children

 

Step 1 Trailer (if avail)
Step 2  Questions to ask before reading (from Teaching Activities on Book Homepage)
Step 3 eBook (from Site License or Personal eLibrary)
Step 4 Reading Quiz - Interactive (from Book homepage)
Step 5 Questions to ask after reading (from Teaching Activities on Book Homepage)
Step 6 For Creative Minds / ES (Spanish) (from Book homepage)
Step 7 For Creative Minds Quiz - Interactive (from Book homepage)
Step 8 Math Quiz - Interactive (from Book homepage)
Step 9 Teaching Activities - 40-60 pg, cross-curricular (from Book homepage)
Step 10 AR or Reading Counts Quizzes From your school