Comprehensive K–6 Curriculum. Research-Based. Teacher-Developed.
Essential Skills provides a comprehensive library of supplemental programs for K–6 Reading and Math, plus ELL, Science, Geography, and more. Instruction is explicit, carefully sequenced, and designed to help students build skills step by step through focused, engaging practice.
Used in schools for over 25 years, Essential Skills supports classroom learning, intervention, special education, and English language learners. Built-in assessment, individualized practice, and progress reporting help educators identify learning gaps, reinforce essential skills, and monitor student growth.
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A fast-paced drill and practice program designed to build fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts in as little as 10 minutes per day. This program emphasizes multiplication practice to help students master their times tables and improve their…Read More
Designed for: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 6 Plus, Remedial Students
This program uses more than 130 unique activities, including engaging experiments to teach life science concepts to students in grades 1 through 3.
Designed for: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Students learn about space and the world around them in this exciting new program. The concepts taught are drawn from the curriculum for grades 1 through 3.
Designed for: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
This comprehensive program covers the majority of the grades 1 through 3 curriculum requirements for the physical science strand.
Designed for: Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Designed for students in grades 3 to 6, Map & Globe Skills introduces the basic concepts of maps and map reading.
Designed for: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
This program offers a comprehensive introduction to the major features of global political and physical geography to students in grades 3 to 6.
Designed for: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
This program provides students in grades 3 to 6 with a comprehensive introduction to the political and natural geography of the United States. Students are introduced to these concepts through a series of compelling activities.
Designed for: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
This program introduces students in grades 3 to 6 to the major features of the political and natural geography of Canada.
Designed for: Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6