Hollister Kids Offers New Product Line for e-Editions Materials include Super Skills Package, Weekly Features and Themed Academic Units
Hollister Kids is excited to announce it has developed a new product line to meet the growing demand for e-Edition materials.
“Hollister Kids for e-Editions” features:
A “Super Skills for e-Editions” activity package introducing e-Editions to students and teachers and exploring academic subject areas through e-Editions.
Two weekly features written live off the news: “NewsBytes for e-Editions,” a feature divided into three age groups, and “e-Edition PLUS,” a current events feature that connects with e-Editions and provides multiple-choice comprehension questions in the style of state tests.
A selection of more than 14 themed Teacher Guides exploring topics ranging from “Reading” to “Science & Biology” to “Writing Skills” to “Diversity” through e-Editions.
Each of these new products includes hands-on activities through which students explore and use the technology and features of e-Editions, while connecting to national technology standards for computers and information technology.
All academic activities are written to state and national academic standards.
E-Editions are a challenging new world, but with the launch of “Hollister Kids for e-Editions” you will still be able to offer teachers a broad range of authoritative teaching resources from a proven creator of NIE materials.
“Super Skills for e-Editions” — More than 100 activity sheets exploring the workings of e-Editions and teaching Language, Math, Science and Social Studies through the e-Edition. Activities tiered for Elementary, Middle and High School. All activities written to state and national standards. Technology activities introduce the features of e-Editions and teach students and teachers how to use them. 8.5 by 11 format can be easily emailed or downloaded. Samples available. Pricing by circulation: $345, $605, $865 for package.
“NewsBytes for e-Editions” — This new feature is written live each week off the news and the school calendar. Each week includes three separate five-activity sets of activities tiered for Elementary, Middle and High School. One activity in each age group each week explores the technology of e-Editions. All activities written to state and national academic or technology standards. 8.5 by 11 format can be easily emailed or downloaded. Samples available. Pricing by circulation: $25, $45, $65 per week.
“e-Edition Plus” — A weekly current events feature that connects with the e-Edition and tests reading comprehension with multiple choice questions in the style of state tests. Each week a 450-word news feature explores an issue in the news from a kids’ perspective, and multiple-choice questions test comprehension from the reading passage. A “Talk About the News” question can be used as a writing or discussion prompt and “Explore Your e-Edition” activities send students into the e-Edition. Written to national and state standards; 8.5 by 11 format; pricing by circulation $25,$45, $65 per week. Samples available.
Themed “Teaching With Your e-Edition” Teacher Guides. 36-52 pages each, 8.5 by 11 format, these guides are priced by circulation at $325, $475, $625.
Supplements formatted for e-Edition use. These are priced by circulation at $345, $605, $865.
Teacher Guide Titles Include:
Teaching Writing Skills with Your e-Edition
Teaching Science & Biology with Your e-Edition
Teaching Reading with Your e-Edition
Teaching Diversity with Your e-Edition
Teaching Black History with Your e-Edition
Teaching Hispanic Heritage with Your e-Edition — Available This Summer
Teaching Science, Environment & Geography with Your e-Edition
Supplements Formatted for e-Edition Use Include: Hollister Kids has converted a number of its award-winning supplements for use with e-Editions as a tab supplement or Teacher Guide. These include:
