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Reference Books

Most reference books listed here are used in Sugar Land public schools. They are not conveniently available in general bookstores or Amazon. Some of the books are out of print.

However, these books are not required for using Beestar programs. In fact, most outside students use their own textbooks with corresponding chapters. Beestar plans to adopt a new set of widely available reference books in the future.

Book Abbreviations In Topic/References

Abbreviation Full Name
ATM About Teaching Mathematics
BI Harcourt: Bright Ideas
FV Scott Foresman Reading: Fantastic Voyage
GPB Harcourt: Grammar Practice Book
GRM Harcourt: Guided Reading Manual
HC2 McDougal, Littel: Handwriting Connections 2
HL or L Harcourt: Language
HM Houghton Mifflin Spelling
HS Harcourt: Hidden Surprises
JIT Harcourt: Just in Time
JOW Harcourt: Journeys of Wonder
LBML Literature Based Mini Lessons to Teach Writing
MBMP Month-By-Month Phonics
ML McDougal Littell Handwriting Connections
OD Harcourt: Open Doors
PAYC Phonemic Awareness in Young Children
PPN Harcourt: Phonics Practice Book
RC Scholastic: Reader's Choice
Rhymes Big Books of Rhymes
SCT Harcourt: Selection Comprehension Tests
SFAW Scott Foresman - Addison Wesley Math
SIB Scott Foresman Reading: Seeing is Believing
SN Harcourt: Something New
SPB Harcourt: Spelling Practice Book
SSP Systematic Sequential Phonics
SV Houghton Miffling: Spelling and Vocabulary
TEXTEAMS Texas teacher training program and its materials
TS TEKSTAR: The TEKS Curriculum Toolkit for Texas Teachers
TYW Teaching the Youngest Writer
WH Harcourt: Welcome Home
YI Harcourt: You're Invited


ELA and Vocabulary Books

Book Description Publisher & Year ISBN
Harcourt Language (grade 2) Harcourt, 2002 0-15-320240-8
Harcourt Language (grade 3) Harcourt, 2002 0-15-320241-6
Harcourt Language (grade 4) Harcourt, 2002 0-15-320242-4
Harcourt Language (grade 5) Harcourt, 2002 0-15-317836-1, 978-0153178368
Just In Time (grade 2) Harcourt, 2001 0-15-314986-8
Something New (grade 2) Harcourt, 2001 0-15-314985-X
Hidden Surprises (grade 3) Harcourt, 2001 0-15-314987-6
Journeys of Wonder (grade 3) Harcourt, 2001 0-15-314988-4
Bright Ideas (grade 3) Harcourt, 2000 0-15-312037-1, 978-0153120374
Spelling and Vocabulary (grade 3) Houghton Mifflin, 1998 0-395-85527-6
Spelling and Vocabulary (grade 4) Houghton Mifflin, 1998 0-395-85523-3
Reading: Seeing Is Believing (grade 4) Scott Foresman, 2001 0-673-62163-4
Reading: Fantastic Voyage (grade 5) Scott Foresman, 2000 0-673-62164-2
Collections - Grammar Practice Book (grade 5)
Teacher's Edition
Harcourt, 2000 ISBN-10: 0153133430, ISBN-13: 978-0153133435
The Language of Literature (grade 6) McDougal Littell, 2001 0-395-93169-X
The Language of Literature (grade 7) McDougal Littell, 2001 0-395-93170-3
Language Network (grade 6) McDougal Littell, 2001 0-395-96736-8
Language Network (grade 7) McDougal Littell, 2001 0-395-96737-6


Math Books

Book Description Publisher & Year ISBN
About Teaching Mathematics (2nd edition) Math Solutions, 2000 0-9-4135576-3
Math (grade 2) Scott Fresman - Addison Wesley, 1999-2000 0-201-36379-8
Math (grade 3) Scott Fresman - Addison Wesley, 1998 0-201-69013-6
Math (grade 4) Scott Fresman - Addison Wesley, 1998, 1999 0-201-69014-4, 0-201-36391-7
Math (grade 5) Scott Fresman - Addison Wesley, 1998 0-201-69015-2
Math (grade 6) Scott Fresman - Addison Wesley, 1998 0-201-69016-0
Glencoe Mathematics, Texas Math Course 1 (grade 6) McGraw - Hill, 2007 0-07-874043-6, 978-0-07-874043-5
Glencoe Mathematics, Texas Math Course 2 (grade 7) McGraw - Hill, 2007 0-07-874047-9, 978-0-07-874047-3
Glencoe Mathematics, Texas Math Course 3 (grade 8) McGraw - Hill, 2007 0-07-874051-7, 978-0-07-874051-0


Science Books

Book Description Publisher & Year ISBN
Harcourt Science (grade 2) Harcourt, 2000 0-15-311205-0
Harcourt Science (grade 3) Harcourt, 2000 0-15-311206-9
Harcourt Science (grade 4) Harcourt, 2000 0-15-311207-7
Harcourt Science (grade 5) Harcourt, 2000 0-15-311208-5
Science Explorer (grade 6) Prentice Hall, 2002 0-13-053478-1
Science Explorer (grade 7) Prentice Hall, 2002 0-13-053479-X


Social Studies Books

Book Description Publisher & Year ISBN
Horizons - About My Community (grade 2) Harcourt, 2003 0-15-334229-3
Horizons - People and Communities (grade 3) Harcourt, 2003 0-15-334230-7
Horizons - Texas (grade 4) Harcourt, 2003 0-15-320181-9
Horizons - United States History (grade 5) Harcourt, 2003 0-15-334231-5
Horizons - World Cultures and Geography (grade 6) McDougal Littell, 2003 0-618-22039-9


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