Brighter Child Basic Skills Helpers Grade 1 - Brighter Child Workbooks Author:School Specialty Publishing Brighter Child Basic Skills Helpers provides children in grade 1 additional instruction in basic skills necessary for the school year ahead. Offering 80 pages of full-color activities, easy-to-follow directions, and complete answer key, children will have fun learning basic skills. ... more » Features activities that teach: ?Short & long vowel sounds ?Consonant blends ?Compound words ?Reading comprehension strategies ?Predicting & making inferences ?Following directions ?Classifying ?Sequencing ?Nouns, verbs, & adjectives ?Synonyms & antonyms ?Kinds of sentences & punctuation ?Addition & subtraction ?Place value & fractions ?Counting by fives & tens ?Time & money ?Measurement The popular Brighter Child Workbook series offers a full complement of instruction, activities, and information in 51 subject-specific workbooks. Encompassing preschool to grade 6, this series covers key subjects including basic skills, English & grammar, math, phonics, reading, science, and Spanish. This series is helping prepare children by giving them a solid foundation in key skills necessary for success in the classroom!« less