If you are interested in purchasing anything on my (super long) list, please email me at lavenderacres{at}xcelco{dot}on{dot}ca. It will be on a first order first serve basis. I will let you know the shipping and handling price based on your order and will send you an invoice via our paypal account. Once I receive confirmation of payment, I will mail your package and if I have a tracking number, I will email you with it so you can follow the progress of your goodies :o). (Don't you always feel like it's Christmas when a new package of books arrive?) I've never done this at all before, so I'm a little nervous, but it will be nice to see all our beloved books go to new homes where they'll continue to be used and hopefully enjoyed!
Homeschooling Helps
A Survivor’s Guide to Homeschooling by Luanne Shakelford and Susan White $3.00 Written with wisdom, candor, and humour, the authors share the situations, solutions, successes and yes, even the failures home teachers face. The test offers practical suggestions, support, and encouragement, all in light of Scriptural guidelines.
Ignite the Fire by Terri Camp $5.00 This book gives parents a vision for their child no matter how much or little they excel academically. It also provides a long list of ordinary household items and their usefulness in educating children. Full of practical and easy-to-implement ideas, prepare to be inspired! SOLD
You’re Going to Do What?! Helping You Understand the Homeschool Decision by Laurajean Downs $3.00 Perhaps not everyone who reads this book will be convinced that homeschooling is the right thing to do. But at least they’ll have a better understanding of why so many parents are choosing this option for their children.
The Heart of Homeschooling Teaching and Living What Really Matters by Christopher Klicka $3.00 Speaking from both his heart and many years of practical experience as a home school father of seven, Chris Klicka walks the walk as he shows how we must live in light of eternity and make every single day count. Demonstrating in a very practical way with sound biblical principles, Chris encourages husbands to unconditionally love their wives and fathers to bring their children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. The Heart of Home Schooling will encourage veteran home schoolers while providing vision and practical steps for soon-to-be or new home schoolers.
Help for the Harried Homeschooler A Practical Guide to Balancing Your Child’s Education with the Rest of Your Life by Christine M. Field $8.00 Meeting our children’s educational needs, being a spouse, parent and more can be overwhelming. Christine Field offers sound advice for parents who want not only to achieve homeschooling success, but also to reach a balance in their lives.
Timeless Teaching Tips How to Think Like a Teacher by Joyce Herzog $9.00 Tailor your educational plans with these timeless and time-honoured techniques, and watch your teaching bear fruit. SOLD
The Socialization Trap Avoiding the Pitfalls of Age Segregation by Rick Boyer $4.00 An answer to the common misconception that home taught children are socially deprived. This book analyzes scripture, scientific research, and personal experience to demonstrate that when it comes to the learning of healthy, effective social skills, there’s no place like home! SOLD
The Organized Homeschooler by Vicki Caruana $5.00 Clutter consumes time – a commodity homeschooling households can’t afford to waste! Let veteran educator and popular workshop leader Caruana show you how to clear the chaos from your home classroom. Discussing schedules, space, materials, and more, she’ll offer ways to bring structure to work areas, paperwork, and your thinking. Develop new habits that will help you leave inefficiency and stress behind! SOLD
Homeschooling from a Biblical Worldview by Israel Wayne $5.00 Every subject area teaches us something about the nature and character of God. In homeschooling, we must begin with proper Biblical presuppositions which will enable us to make sense of the world around us. As we piece together the mysteries of God's law and creation, we will discover more and more about the God Who is. Seeing the world through God's eyes is the essence of a Biblical worldview. Learn how to think Biblically, and transmit a Biblical worldview to your children.SOLD
The Homeschooler’s Guide to… by Vicki Caruana $4.00 Have homeschooling questions? Here's a practical manual that has answers! You'll find information on using standardized tests; teaching high school; preparing kids for college; starting support groups and co-ops; running a home-based business; working with public schools; fostering community involvement; home educating in a military setting; and more.
How to Homeschool (A Practical Approach) by Gayle Graham $7.00 Here is a practical "how-to" guide for those new to homeschooling who may be frustrated or just plain confused. Gayle Graham covers planning and organizing, teaching reading, writing, and math, evaluating curriculum, record-keeping and more.
100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum Choosing the Right Curriculum and Approach for Your Child’s Learning Style by Cathy Duffy $10.00 Choosing the correct curriculum is essential for your child's academic success. Let homeschool expert Cathy Duffy help you determine your educational philosophy and the approach that best complements your child's learning style. Her product reviews will acquaint you with some of the best materials available for all subjects, including unit studies, electives, online classes, and all-in-one programs---all with a Christian perspective. SOLD
Mary Pride’s Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling. $10.00 Packed with insider information, and over 20 more chapters and appendices than the last edition (previous editions were called The Big Book of Home Learning, Volume 1), Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling helps you pinpoint the best teaching methods for your child . . . catch up with what's new in homeschool options and issues . . . and get inspired with the success that's waiting for you! Ideal for new homeschoolers and those just considering homeschooling, Mary Pride's Complete Guide is also sure to please veteran home educators with its up-to-date and expanded information on how to find everything from the newest contests to the coolest learning adventures. SOLD
Reading, Writing, and Parents who Care Enriching your Child’s Education at Home by John Koster. $3.00 Tells the Koster success story and shares ways to implement it in your home with your four-to-ten-year-olds, whether you have one, two, or several hours a day to devote. The book also comes complete with addresses and phone numbers for a multitude of recommended resources.
Let Us Highly Resolve Families Living for Christ in the 21st Century by David and Shirley Quine $3.00 Our children are continually assaulted by today's secular worldview-ever increasing your responsibility to teach Christian values. Praised by Josh McDowell, this gem draws extensively from Scripture, motivating you to build your family on a biblical foundation and teach your kids to discern truth in a post-Christian culture.
Excused Absence Should Christian Kids Leave Public Schools? by Douglas Wilson $3.00 God calls Christian parents to raise their kids for Him, loving Him with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind. But does this divine calling require a distinctively Christian education? Should Christian parents send their kids to public schools as "salt" and "light" or should they take their kids out of public schools to form distinctively Christian schools and home schools dedicated to holding forth Christ as Lord of all? Because our kids belong to God, are we called to surround them with a biblical worldview from the time they get up to the time they go down, including the hours from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.? Excused Absence is a powerful book that points Christian parents to a better way to educate their children. It is sure to inspire and motivate the growing Christian schooling and home schooling movements for many years to come.
Home Educating with Confidence How Ordinary Parents Can Produce Extraordinary Children by Rick and Marilyn Boyer $3.00 Me? Homeschool? Yes, you can! say the Boyers, "ordinary parents" who have been educating their 14 children for more than 20 years. Believing that learning happens better at home than anywhere else, they offer you encouraging, practical, "been there" advice to help you produce your own extraordinary children. Chapters include "Starting Right, Staying Right"; "Curriculum Choices"; "Spiritual Training"; and "Socialization." SOLD
Gaining Confidence to Teach Forty-Two Confidence Builders to Encourage Christian Homeschoolers by Debbie Stayner $4.00 Homeschooling can be a nerve-wracking experience for moms, dads and students alike; will test scores be high enough? Is anyone actually learning anything? What about the unmotivated days? Forty-two succinct, but profoundly encouraging, mini-essays will bring you strength and support to keep going as Debbie Strayer lets you into her world and the world of so many others...and it isn't all roses! Real and down-to-earth, each chapter exudes the principle that you can do it through relying on God's grace.
Add Two Cups of Laughter Keeping Your Homeschool Fresh and Vibrant by Cyndy Reglking and Tammy Duby $4.00 Need a little zip in your homeschool? Two veteran homeschoolers share a multitude of ideas to keep your homeschool fresh, vibrant and full of fun. Meet Mrs. Witherspoon and the Grammar Cop. Find out about PD Days, Workshop Days, Fort Days, and more. Whether you've been around the homeschool block a few times or are just beginning the journey, you'll find plenty of inspiration and encouragement from the Lap Book Ladies! SOLD
A Mom Just Like You by Vickie Farris and Jayme Farris Metzgar $5.00 Let's face it...the bulk of home schooling falls on mom's shoulders. Although very rewarding, it is not an easy task. No one knows this better than home schooling mother of 10, Vickie Farris. Through her warm, practical style, Farris, will fill you with encouragement and practical suggestions for those days when the challenge seems overwhelming. And for those thinking of embarking on the home school adventure, she offers her insights gleaned from years of experience, giving confidence and resolve. After all, she's a mom just like you. Hey Mom...you can do it! SOLD
The Spiritual Power of a Mother Encouragement for the Homeschooling Mom by Michael P. Farris $3.00 As one of the most noted proponents of homeschooling, Michael Farris hears from many homeschooling moms on various issues where they need encouragement. Now, Michael Farris answers letters and questions from homeschool moms, offering them the encouragement they need to keep making a spiritual difference in the lives of their children.
The Homeschooling Father How You Can Play a Decisive Role in Your Child’s Success by Michael P. Farris $3.00 Home school fathers face special challenges. No one knows this better than home schooling father Mike Farris, president of Home School Legal Defense Association and father of 10. Mike offers insight and guidance from years of experience.
Home Learning Year by Year How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool through High School by Rebecca Rupp $7.00 Finally, homeschoolers have a comprehensive guide to designing a homeschool curriculum, from one of the country's foremost homeschooling experts. , Rebecca Rupp presents a structured plan to ensure that your children will learn what they need to know when they need to know it, from preschool through high school. Based on the traditional pre-K through 12th-grade structure, Home Learning Year by Year features:
The integral subjects to be covered within each grade
Standards for knowledge that should be acquired by your child at each level
Recommended books to use as texts for every subject
Guidelines for the importance of each topic: which knowledge is essential and which is best for more expansive study based on your child's personal interests
Suggestions for how to sensitively approach less academic subjects, such as sex education and physical fitness.SOLD
Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Terri Maxwell $4.00 A desire of a homeschooling mother's heart is to have a meek and quiet spirit instead of the discouragement, fear, and anger she often experiences. In these pages, Teri offers practical insights into a mothers meek and quiet spirit for her individual curcumstances. Comes with a study guide too!
Large Family LogisticsThe Art and Science of Managing the Large Family by Kim Brenneman $11.00 In Large Family Logistics, Kim outlines practical solutions she has learned to effectively manage a busy household. This how-to manual is filled with step-by-step procedures, easy-to- understand organizational advice, and a myriad of tips and hints for managing a bustling home with greater efficiency in a way that honors God and builds up family relationships. Sensible and straightforward, Kim tackles the nitty- gritty, day-to-day challenges moms face and also offers sound counsel on how to plan and accomplish long-term domestic goals. An invaluable home management resource that will equip busy moms to get beyond survival mode and thrive! (Hardcover)
Homeschooling the Early Years by Linda Dobson $6.00 Young children are full of curiosity, imagination, and a sense of wonder. They're willing to try new things and possess a natural joy of discovery. Yet in a traditional school, these natural behavior traits are too often squelched. That's why more and more parents just like you are choosing to teach their children at home during these critical years—the years that lay the foundation for developing learning skills that last a lifetime. Inside, respected homeschooling author Linda Dobson shows you how homeschooling can work for you and your young child. You'll discover how to:
·Tailor homeschooling to fit your family's unique needs
·Know when your child is ready to learn to read
·Teach your child arithmetic without fear—even if you're math-challenged
·Give your child unlimited learning on a limited budget
·And much more!
The Homeschooling Toolbox A guidebook for changing the world and the future one family at a time. By Maxine R. McLellan $9.00 Written from a Christian perspective, one of the primary purposes of The Home Schooling Toolbox is to address questions asked by people who are considering home education, and those just interested in answers. Hopefully, it will also serve as a means for those who may have difficulty in doing so to articulate just why they are already involved in home education. The Home Schooling Toolbox explores home education from a Canadian and a Christian perspective.
Devotions
Just Around the Corner. Encouragement and Challenge for Christian Moms and Dads. By Steven and Terri Maxwell $6.00 A collection of articles the Maxwells originally wrote to encourage and support their local homeschool group. Mom’s corners are in the front and Dad’s Corners are in the back.
The Narrow Way Character Curriculum Building Godly Character from Pearables $12.00 There are approximately 150 lessons that will take you through a whole school year. Each one is self-explanatory and gives clear instructions for the parent to follow.
At the end of each Unit is a Kingdom Story that will illustrate through words and pictures what each trait is about. Your children will love and cherish these stories that were written just for homeschoolers.
You can use this Curriculum year after year, as you will want to reinforce these traits again and again.
All the work has been done for the parent. The research in the Strong's Concordance and the dictionary are in the Curriculum. If you want scriptures of why we homeschool and are living this Narrow Way, this will set your children firmly with Biblical answers when people ask them "Why?..."
The Narrow Way will indeed help in assuring that your precious children will follow after the ways of God and deny the ways of the world! SOLD
Devotions for Homeschool Moms by Jackie Wellwood $5.00 We all need encouragement. Whether it's a hug when we're scared, an ear that will listen to our frustrations, hands to help with a heavy load, or words of support when we are unsure. And the words that best minister to our hearts are those from someone who knows exactly what we are going through. As a homeschool teacher you encounter challenges above and beyond the variety of tasks all moms face. Challenges that only another homeschool mom would understand. Jackie Wellwood, a mother of seven, committed to homeschooling her children over ten years ago. Here she candidly shares her personal experiences and how they drew her closer to the Lord. She also blends those challenges with encouraging scriptural insights and closes each devotional with a prayer and questions that can help you apply God's truths to your specific situation. It is Jackie's hope that these words of reassurance, together with the understanding and compassion you'll find in these pages, will strengthen your spirit as you walk with the Savior.
365 Days of Celebration and Praise Daily Devotions and Activities for Homeschooling Familes by Julie Lavender $7.00 A simple, organized devotional guide especially designed to strengthen the Christian homeschooling family. Packed with creative activities, spiritual teaching ideas, interesting facts, and insightful Christian encouragement, 365 Days of Celebration and Praise is a practical, useful, and refreshing resource.
Bible
Bible Stories to Read $3.00 A collection of basic Bible stories that lays a good foundation for children ages 4-6 years. A colouring book can also be purchased through the Learning House at www.learinghouse.ca
Studying God’s Word Series Books A-H $4.00 each
Book A Kindergarten students will be blessed by this colorful workbook. Many of the major events in the Old and New Testaments are described in detail, and are enhanced by helpful illustrations. Each lesson is accompanied by simple exercises. This is a non-reproducible, workbook for Kindergarten.
Book B in this workbook, an emphasis is placed on the need for young people to develop an understanding of basic Bible doctrine. Students are not only presented with important facts and truths from the Bible; they are also provided with a wealth of personal examples from the lives of God's people that illustrate the truths they need to comprehend. Studying God's Word Book B also contains helpful catechism drill and memory work.
Book C This simple yet effective book presents an overview of some of the most familiar Old Testament Bible stories--Genesis, Gideon, Samuel, Esther and other are all included. Each lesson contains a few paragraphs reflecting and teaching from the text followed by questions or an exercise; the lesson concludes is a puzzle or project that ties in with the lesson. An optional memory verse is also included in each lesson. King James Version used.
Book D Studying God's Word Book D, is an introduction to the main stories and events of the life of Christ. Students will be challenged by the application of God's Word to their lives in colorful, fascinating stories from the Gospels. Contains a rich variety of lessons, questions, and exercises based on Scripture and biblical principles. Includes some tear-out pages; consumable; use with separate teacher book 219536. Please note, there is Bible study course for each grade level from Christian Liberty Press. All Scripture quotations are from the KJV unless otherwise noted; for grade 3 students.
Book E Studying God's Word Book E - 2nd Edition- A chronological Study of the Old Testament from Genesis to Ruth. How well do you know the Bible? How old was Jacob when he tricked his father, Isaac? Did Noah and Abraham live during the same period? Were humanists mentioned in the Old Testament?
To answer these questions and many more, this book is
written in a chronologial - historical format. This is to help the student
understand how the individual stories of the Bible fit together. Without a
correct understanding of the sequence of Scripture, a student will never gain a
complete knowledge of God's Word.
Book F These workbooks are designed to provide elementary students with a thorough understanding of the bible. They utilize a chronological approach to Bible Study so students can comprehend the flow of Bible history. Each workbook contains helpful exercise questions, map work, and suggested memory verses. Book F covers the Old Testament from I Samuel through Malachi.
Book G These workbooks are designed to provide elementary students with a thorough understanding of the Bible. They utilize a chronological approach to Bible Study so students can comprehend the flow of Bible history. Each workbook contains helpful exercise questions, map work, and suggested memory verses. Book G covers the Gospels - A Chronological Study on the Message and Ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Book H Studying God's Word Book H, is a chronological study of the book of Acts. Recommended for grade 7. This is a non reproducible workbook.
Journaling
The Awesome Adventurous Boys’ Daily Journal by Cyndy Regling (and sons!) $1.00 Journal writing ideas for boys everywhere! SOLD
The Gloriously Groovy Girls’ Daily Journal by Cyndy Regling $1.00 Journal writing ideas for girls everywhere! SOLD
From Heart to Page by Michelle Van Loon $1.00 Journaling through the year for young writers. SOLD
September Journal Jumpstarts A Month of Creative Writing Prompts $1.00
January Journal Jumpstarts A Month of Creative Writing Prompts $1.00
April Journal Jumpstarts A Month of Creative Writing Prompts $1.00
Penmanship
A Reason for Handwriting Teacher Guidebook $11.00 This detailed teacher guidebook provides 96 pages of daily lesson plans, specific teaching tips and techniques, remedial and advanced strategies, letter formation charts, vocabulary lists, pre-writing readiness activities, handwriting skills index and more. The same teacher book is used for the entire series from kindergarten through sixth grade.
A Reason for Handwriting Book F Cursive $6.00 provides a fun, meaningful approach to developing effective handwriting skills. Each lesson is built around a Scripture verse chosen not only for proper letter combinations, but also inspirational content. "Border Sheets" included at the back provide a nice way to showcase their newfound writing skills, and can be shared with others. At the end of each week, children copy their "Verse of the Week" on a sheet chosen from the back of their workbooks, using their creativity to color and decorate it. Recommended for 6th grade.
Spelling
Spelling Workout Series Teacher’s Editions B to F $5.00 each Perfect for sports-fanatics—or students who could use some exercise when it comes to the rules of spelling and phonetic principles—Spelling Workout utilizes a sports theme to bring your students to spelling victory. Spelling words are contextualized in interesting, illustrated stories, while games, riddles and other word-list exercises help to reinforce the connections between spelling and phonics.
Spelling Workout Student Worktext E $6.00 has all the components you need to lead students from simple sound-letter relationships to more complex spelling patterns. Students learn spelling skills based on phonics through unique, cross-curricular reading passages, practice, and high-interest writing activities throughout. Each MCP Spelling Workout Student Workbook includes: Engaging cross-curricular reading passages introduce key spelling words. A variety of fun activities, including riddles and puzzles reinforce important spelling skills. Plenty of skill review and reinforcement aides mastery. A step-by-step approach to spelling success. A confidence-building approach includes opportunities for students to edit their own work using authentic proofreading marks.
Spelling Workout Student Worktext G $6.00 all the components you need to lead students from simple sound-letter relationships to more complex spelling patterns. Students learn spelling skills based on phonics through unique, cross-curricular reading passages, practice, and high-interest writing activities throughout. Each MCP Spelling Workout Student Workbook includes: Engaging cross-curricular reading passages introduce key spelling words. A variety of fun activities, including riddles and puzzles reinforce important spelling skills. Plenty of skill review and reinforcement aides mastery. A step-by-step approach to spelling success. A confidence-building approach includes opportunities for students to edit their own work using authentic proofreading marks.
Natural Speller by Kathryn Stout B.S.Ed., M.Ed. $10.00 The only book you will ever need to teach spelling. Lists for grades 1 through 8. Latin and Greek roots and word lists can be used to build vocabulary in higher grades as well. Word lists are organized by both sight and sound patterns for use with students having diffiulty with long-term retention. Includes phonic, spelling, and punctuation rules, as well as teaching tips. Activities include practice with grammar, dictionary, and composition skills. Allows individualized pace. This award-winning book has been popular with homeschooling families for over a decade.SOLD
English/Grammar/Writing
English in the Kim Marshall Series. 36 cumulative units in grammar, writing skills, and word analysis. $4.00 A consumable workbook for Grades 4-8. English in the Kim Marshall series is divided into Part A and Part B and includes a total of thirty-six units. Both workbooks are designed to improve your knowledge in English grammar, writing skills, and word analysis. Teacher's Manual is sold separately, #3791722. If you work carefully through each unit, you should become a better writer and reader, and also you should know many of the words that teachers and writers use to talk about our language. Part A covers the following areas: 1.) writing skills, sentences, paragraphs, and letters (units 1 to 7), and 2.) usage, capitals and punctuation (units 8 to 16). Each unit introduces one skill. The first four pages of the unit teach the new material, and the fifth page is a test to see how much you have learned. Part B is available through various suppliers.
Easy Grammar Daily Guided Teaching and Review for Grade 2 by Wanda C. Phillips $8.00 This book is a teaching text with the Daily Grams format. It's an ideal introduction to the understanding of language usage and skills. 180 short, enjoyable lessons.SOLD
Easy Grammar Grade 4 by Wanda C. Phillips $12.00 Students learn grammar faster and easier when they're actually writing and editing texts; this hands-on approach to grammar is just one of the reasons why Easy Grammar is so successful. Utilizing the prepositional approach, students memorize prepositions to then eliminate from sentences, making finding the noun and verb much easier. Concepts are reviewed and introduced throughout the school year; this, accompanied with reviews helps to ensure engaged, mastery learning for all elementary aged children. Workbook pages with answers overlaid face reproducible workbook pages for students to complete. "To the teacher" notes address areas of importance and teaching tips. A writing section is also included. Workbook to teacher's text correlations are noted in the back. Tests included. 585 pages, softcover, indexed. Pages are reproducible.SOLD
Easy Grammar Grade 5 by Wanda C. Phillips $12.00 Students learn grammar faster and easier when they're actually writing and editing texts; this hands-on approach to grammar is just one of the reasons why Easy Grammar is so successful. Utilizing the prepositional approach, students memorize prepositions to then eliminate from sentences, making finding the noun and verb much easier. Concepts are reviewed and introduced throughout the school year; this, accompanied with reviews helps to ensure engaged, mastery learning for all elementary aged children. Workbook pages with answers overlaid face reproducible workbook pages for students to complete. "To the teacher" notes address areas of importance and teaching tips. A writing section is also included. Workbook to teacher's text correlations are noted in the back. Tests included. 700 pages, indexed, softcover. Pages are reproducible. SOLD
Easy Grammar Grade 6 by Wanda C. Phillips $12.00 Students learn grammar faster and easier when they're actually writing and editing texts; this hands-on approach to grammar is just one of the reasons why Easy Grammar is so successful. Utilizing the prepositional approach, students memorize prepositions to then eliminate from sentences, making finding the noun and verb much easier. Concepts are reviewed and introduced throughout the school year; this, accompanied with reviews helps to ensure engaged, mastery learning for all elementary aged children. Workbook pages with answers overlaid face reproducible workbook pages for students to complete. "To the teacher" notes address areas of importance and teaching tips. A writing section is also included. Workbook to teacher's text correlations are noted in the back. Tests included. 712 pages, indexed; softcover. Pages are reproducible.SOLD
WriteShop by Kim Kautzer and Debra Oldar
This is a very comprehensive and easy-to-use program. Just
as Saxon teaches math incrementally,
WriteShop teaches writing in the same way. WriteShop provides detailed daily lesson plans and instructions for teachers. It also provides student workbooks with worksheets and forms that walk you through the activities, including evaluation and grading.
WriteShop teaches writing in the same way. WriteShop provides detailed daily lesson plans and instructions for teachers. It also provides student workbooks with worksheets and forms that walk you through the activities, including evaluation and grading.
The Teacher’s Manual for both levels is bundled with Book 1.
When Book 1 is completed, it is necessary to purchase book 2. Book 1 (Grade
6-10) concentrates on sentence structure and short essays. Book 2 (Gr. 8-12)
focuses on longer, more detailed essays.
WriteShop Copying and Dictation Exercises for WriteShop 1 $2.00
WriteShop 1 Basic Set $75.00 (Includes student workbook and teacher’s manual)
WriteShop 2 $30.00
I have used this program with my children and highly
recommend it. For my student using the program, it provided a wonderful
step-by-step process to learn writing skills. For myself, as his teacher, it
provided the best instructions and examples I have seen. The grading sheets and
methods take the guesswork out of marking which I needed and loved! Consumable
work pages are reproducible for your own family.
Writing with Ease Strong Fundamentals by Susan Wise Bauer $12.00 Young students who learn to write well need one-on-one instruction—something which your child's classroom may not offer. In The Complete Writer series, Susan Wise Bauer turns every parent into a writing teacher. No experience is needed. Drawing on her fifteen years of experience in teaching writing, Susan lays out a carefully-designed sequence of steps that will teach every student to put words on paper with ease and grace. This alternative plan for teaching writing combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing instruction with innovative new educational methods—and explains why so many writing programs fail.
Designed for elementary-aged writers and for older students who still struggle, Writing With Ease builds a sturdy foundation of basic skills for grades 1–4 (or levels 1–4 for the older student who needs more work) all in the same book. Diagnostic tests within the book will help the parent to determine where the child needs to start and which workbook the child will need. You can use the text by itself as a guide, then choose your own copywork and dictation; or you can buy the workbooks (available separately), which do all the work for you. Each workbooks will cover one grade. This Instructor Text covers grades 1-4 in 144 lessons, 4 explanatory chapters, and 4 appendices.
Writing Strands Level 1 by Dave Marks of the National Writing Institute. $4.00 Very different from the rest of the Writing Strands series, Writing Strands 1 is designed for families of children not yet writing. It has games, programs and projects to help young children understand that words are not just things to use to get what they want, but that they can have fun with them. It is a way to have a family demonstrate its value of language use, to present to children models of behavior, and to have all the members of the family help convince the youngest members that the family they are part of lives creating and sharing through language. It consists of a manual of games and projects and an audio tape of examples, made by the author and his son, of what can be done for and with very young children.SOLD
Writing Strands Level 2 by Dave Marks of the National Writing Institute $8.00 Writing Strands 2 is a manual for the parents of children about seven years old. It introduces the skill of giving thoughts and experiences to others in written form. When a child can write by himself (spelling doesn't count) a sentence similar to, "We live on the corner," or "The dog is big," that child is ready for this level. This is the only book from which parents must teach. The rest of the series is written for and to the students, and the assignments are written in such a way that the students can write independently. Even at this level, the assignments produce reports, essays or pieces of fiction.SOLD
Writing Strands Level 3 by Dave Marks of the National Writing Institute $8.00 Designed for students aged 8 to 12, or for those who have finished Writing Strands 2. It is designed to give beginning writers experience in organizing thoughts so that they can be understood easily by others. We have used it successfully even in tenth grade for students needing special help. Please note: Not sure why :o), but I have three of this one to sell. SOLD Two more are available.
Writing Strands Level 4 by Dave Marks of the National Writing Institute $8.00 Designed for students aged 13 to 14, or for those who have finished Writing Strands 3.SOLD
Writing Strands Evaluating Writing by Dave Marks of the National Writing Institute $8.00 There are some things that children do need that I am sure you can give them. They need to feel good about what they do. This is just like you and me. We need this, too, and we're adults. This is one of the very good reasons that so many parents are homeschooling. Their kids weren't feeling good about what they were learning (or not learning) in school. An important thing to keep in mind is that children want to learn and want to please their parents. As a teacher, what a great position you're in. Find something absolutely wonderful about what has been written and ask your child to read that aloud. Then ask your child to read it to you. Then ask your husband or wife to read it. And then ask your child to read it to you both because you both think it's so beautiful. Now your child will feel good about what's been written. At this point, rather than point out all the things that are wrong with the paper, you can show one or two ways to make it even better. Say that the writing is almost perfect, and to make it perfect, you have one rule that you'd like to explain. Read that one rule and explain how it works. Help your child apply that rule to the writing. This will demonstrate what that application has done to that almost perfect sentence. Now, read it again and call it perfect! Your children will break their hearts trying to write perfect sentences for you.
Getting Kids to Write A Natural Approach to Creative Writing by Greta Barclay Lipson , Ed.D. $5.00 Make it easy and fun for your students to write with these imaginative activities. Book includes examples of writing for suggested topics, ideas for discussion, ways to encourage ongoing student-generated ideas, a wide range of writing opportunities in all genres from fiction to nonfiction and more. Reproducible pages.
Report Writing by Marjorie Gann $4.00 Report writing models each step: book choice, outlining, selecting relevant information, paraphrasing, organization, and drafting. This book also contains sections on adapting a written report to present orally and using a computer for research. SOLD
Report Writing Teacher’s Guide and Answer Key $4.00 T his teachers guide and answer key is designed to accompany the student workbook. It includes tips on helping students learn to paraphrase and take notes, making a student outline, keeping the teacher's workload manageable, and teaching students how to present oral reports. Reproducible checklists, guidelines, evaluation forms, and answers to student exercises are provided in the Teachers Guide.SOLD
Jensen’s Format Writing by Frode Jensen $10.00 In this age of computerese and instant-messaging shorthand, it's vital that your students develop effective writing skills! This comprehensive tool teaches the basic components of expository writing---content, style, organization, and mechanics. Through practical applications including 5-paragraph essays, book reports, business letters, resumes, and major research papers, students learn how to organize and communicate their ideas. Includes tests and answer keys. Grade 8 and up. SOLD
Writing with Results by Jo Anne Moore B.Ed. $16.00 Teach your children the six basic story plot and resolution patterns used by authors. The six story plots are: copycat, contest, switch, circle, stuck, and transformation. This wonderful resource book, with many great ideas and techniques for inspiring writing, includes a year's writing curriculum for grades one to six. Assignments include: story writing, poetry, newspapers, journals, book reports, letter writing, reports, essays, autobiographies, biographies, sentences, paragraphs, and a section on how to write with very beginning writers. Also includes a checklist of what our children should know each year from Gr. 1-6. This is an excellent value and from a Canadian author. Let it spice up your writing experience. (Includes sequence stories information.) For grades 1-6.SOLD
Word Meaning and Reasoning Strategies by Dorothy Rubin Ph.D. $3.00 This series helps students improve their ability to figure out word meanings and develop their reasoning skills. These gamelike activities are fun for classroom instruction or at-home support. The three levels are graduated in difficulty and are appropriate for grades 5 and up.
Vocabulary Mind Stretchers by Ann Fisher $2.00 Solving these will stretch challenge even your brightest students and help them to expand their vocabularies in a fun, appealing way. The more than 70 different activities in word play and creative thinking will help students to develop a greater love of language and appreciation of the benefits of an expanded personal vocabulary. Complete solutions to all puzzles are provided in the answer key.
Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On Stories of Joy and Courage in the Face of Natural Disaster by Leland Graham Ph.D. and Dariel Ledbetter, M.Ed. $4.00 Engage struggling readers with these engrossing stories. Based on original material written by middle school students, each story is told from the perspective of a teenager. Relevant topics, believable characters, and compelling plotlines make these narratives perfect for students reading below grade level. Accompanying activities focus on vocabulary, comprehension, cooperative discussion, and independent writing. Readability levels range from 1.5 to. 4.0. Book also includes a CD so students can follow along as varied voices tell each story.
Poetry Prompts Rhyming and Writing for Little Learners Grades 1 to 3 $4.00 Ideas for teaching poetry to primary children include: how to listen to poetry and recite poetry using choral reading skills; exercises that include the word list for the development of listening and ear training skills using two and three rhyming words; and worksheet that progress to solving rhyming riddles. Students will learn to write poetry though 15+ worksheets that progress from practice in writing rhyming words, rhyming pairs and rhyming couplets to students writing their own two line poems. A further 30+ worksheets and activities will extend student’ poetry writing skills in the following poetry forms: two word poems, acrostic, limerick, haiku, and cinquain. SOLD
Reading and Book
Studies
Horizons Phonics and Reading Reader 1 Ann’s Cat Level K $4.00 Time to start reading? Make sure your child has a solid phonics foundation with the Horizons Kindergarten Phonics & Reading Student Book 1. Brightly illustrated, this first of four consumable workbooks contains lessons 1-40 with letter recognition; consonant and vowel sounds; th, ch, wh, sh, tch digraphs; and bl, br, cl, cr blends.
Mike’s Bike Horizons Phonics and Reading K Reader 2 $5.00 Eliminate your child's reading struggles with the colorful Horizons Kindergarten Phonics & Reading Reader 2: Mike's Bike. Forty teacher-guided short stories combine a mixture of short-vowel words and more complex multi-syllable and long-vowel words. Can be used as a companion to Horizons Kindergarten Phonics & Reading Student Book 2.
Christian Liberty Nature Reader (second Edition) Book 1 $4.00 This Christian Liberty Nature Reader series is designed not only to improve a child's reading skills and, but also to increase his understanding of and delight in God's wonderful creation. Children need to see the glory of Christ in all of nature, as it reveals God's eternal wisdom and power. Some of the creatures discussed in this book are: Paper Wasps, Spiders, Butterflies, Honey Bees, Beavers, Ants and Tumblebugs. SOLD
Christian Liberty Nature Reader (second Edition) Book 2 $4.00 The Christian Liberty Nature Reader Series is designed not only to improve a child's reading skills and comprehension, but also to increase understanding of and delight in God's wonderful creation. Children can trace the glory of Christ in all of nature, as it reveals God's eternal wisdom and power. 149 pages; illustrated; Volume 2 for Grade 2. SOLD
Christian Liberty Nature Reader (second Edition) Book 3 $4.00 This illustrated reader exposes young students to the daily routine of various animals. It talks about nature and the life of certain insects such as flies, ants, earthworms, beetles. Also has a section on jellyfish, starfish and dragonflies. Review questions are provided in the text to help instructors evaluate the comprehension level of each reader. Book 3 for level 3. SOLD
The Courage of Sarah Noble Progeny Press Study Guide by Rebecca Gilleland for the book by Alice Dalgliesh $5.00 The Courage of Sarah Noble takes place in 1707, the year eight-year-old Sarah accompanies her father into the wilderness of Connecticut. There her father builds a house and clears land while Sarah keeps the camp and cooks for him. The dark, the wild animals, and the Indians all make it difficult to be brave, but, she reminds herself of her mother's words as she holds her red cloak close: "Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble." When her father leaves to bring the rest of the family back, Sarah is left in the care of a neighboring Indian tribe, where she learns the meaning of trust and friendship.Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press Study Guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted. Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary, comprehension, analysis and critical thinking exercises, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, and a complete answer key. 30 pages, 9 sections, paperback. Grades 1-3.SOLD
Bridge to Terabithia Progeny Press Study Guide by Rebecca Gilleland for the novel by Katherine Paterson $5.00 Bridge to Terabithia was the 1978 Newbery Medal Winner. When Jess befriends Leslie, the new girl at school, she opens up a world of imagination for him. together they create the secret kingdom the Terabithia where Leslie is queen and Jess learns to be king. Only after tragedy strikes does Jess realize what he has learned from Leslie about facing his fears. Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press study guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted.Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary exercises, comprehension and analysis, critical thinking, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, plus a complete answer key. Middle & High School guides take approximately from 8 to 10 weeks to complete. 54 pages, 7 sections, paperback. Grades 6-8.
The Bronze Bow Progeny Press Study Guide by Carole Pelittari for the novel by Elizabeth George Speare $6.00 The Bronze Bow was the 1962 Newbery Medal Winner. Angry and vengeful at the death of his parents, Daniel bar Jamin joins an outlaw Zealot band pledging to do all he can to rid the land if the hated Romans. But Daniel's life is forever changed after an encounter with a wandering teacher named Jesus. Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press study guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted. Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary, comprehension, analysis and critical thinking exercises, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, and a complete answer key. Middle & High School guides take approximately from 8 to 10 weeks to complete. 70 pages, paperback. Grades 6-8.SOLD
Amos Fortune Free Man Progeny Press Study Guideby Carole Pelittari for the novel by Elizabeth Yates $6.00 Amos Fortune Free Man was the 1951 Newbery Medal Winner. Born a prince in Africa, Amos Fortune believes he must live to serve his people. Although captured and brought to the United States as a slave, Amos never forgot his high calling; In spite of his circumstances, Amos lives his life as a testimony to freedom--the freedom that can only come from faith in God. Based on a true story. Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press study guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted.Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary exercises, comprehension and analysis, critical thinking, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, plus a complete answer key. Middle & High School guides take approximately from 8 to 10 weeks to complete. 68 pages, paperback. Grades 5-7. SOLD
A New Coat for Anna Progeny Press Study Guide by Rebecca Gilleland for the book by Harriet Ziefert $4.00 A New Coat for Anna is the story of Anna and her mother living in the aftermath of World War II. The war has ended, but the stores are empty, there is little food, and no one has any money. Anna has outgrown her winter coat that she has worn for years, so her mother devises a plan to provide her with a new one. With patience, hard work, sacrifice, and one long year of waiting, Anna and her mother finally succeed, making wonderful friends along the way. Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press Study Guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted.Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary, comprehension, analysis and critical thinking exercises, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, and a complete answer key. Middle & High School guides take approximately from 8 to 10 weeks to complete. 22 reproducible pages, paperback. Grades 1-3.SOLD
The Josefina Story Quilt Progeny Press Study Guide by Rebecca Gilleland for the book by Eleanor Coerr $4.00 The Josefina Story Quilt begins when Faith's family packs their covered wagon for the long journey to California; but there is no room for Faith's pet hen Josefina. As the wagon train begins the journey, Faith begins her patches for a quilt that will tell the story of their travels. In spite of Faith's promise to keep her chicken out of trouble, Josefina nearly causes a stampede, and falls in a river during a crossing. But, the difficult journey is too much for Josefina, and Faith must bravely say goodbye to her pet, using her travel quilt to tell the story of their trip and to always remember her pet, Josefina. Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press Study Guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted. Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary, comprehension, analysis and critical thinking exercises, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, and a complete answer key. 26 reproducible pages, paperback. Grades 1-3.
Redwall Progeny Press Study Guide by Janice and Robert DeLong for the novel by Brian Jacques $6.00 Redwall is suddenly threatened by Cluny the Scourge, a terrible one-eyed rat and his horde of minions. Matthias, a quiet and unsure young mouse novice rises to the challenge; but he needs the sword of Martin the Warrior! What clues lie in the old sayings and tapestries? Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press Study Guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted. Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary, comprehension, analysis and critical thinking exercises, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, and a complete answer key. Middle & High School guides take approximately from 8 to 10 weeks to complete. 82 reproducible pages, paperback. Grades 5-9.SOLD
The Door in the Wall Progeny Press Study Guide by Andrew Clausen for the novel by Marguerite de Angeli $5.00 The Door in the Wall by Marguerite DeAngeli was the 1950 Newbery Medal winner. When Robin loses the use of his legs, he believes he can never become a knight. But a kindly monk shows Robin how even someone who cannot walk has a purpose and place in life.Progeny Press Study Guides provide teachers, parents, and students with literary analysis based upon the foundation of the Bible. Examining well-written literature in relation to biblical standards, students will develop and refine how they deal with man's philosophies while learning about the craft of writing. Progeny Press Study Guides deal with literature as works of art and philosophy as they explain and use literary terms; deal with plot construction; dig into character studies; and bring attention to themes and ideas the author has crafted.Easy-to-use lessons include vocabulary, comprehension, analysis and critical thinking exercises, questions on related Biblical principles, activities, and a complete answer key. Middle & High School guides take approximately from 8 to 10 weeks to complete. 42 pages, paperback. Grades 4-6.
Science
Creation Astronomy A Study Guide to the Constellations by Felice Gerwitz and Jill Whitlock $7.00 The authors prepare the teacher with clear explanations of the unit study approach. Supporting activities include a resource guide, experiments, geography, history, art, music, and math application.
The authors competently tackle this subject from a Biblical and scientific perspective. They rely on the scientific method for their conclusions. There are no "stretches" to force a Christian interpretation. The research is certain and clearly indicates the involvement of a Supreme Creator. Acquiring data with such integrity marks the beginning of an unapologetic faith. Grades K - 12 are divided into three levels. Also included are star charts of 48 constellations.
Turn Left at Orion A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope and How to Find Them by Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis $17.00 Hardcover A superb guidebook described in Bookwatch as 'the home astronomer's "bible"', Turn Left at Orion provides all the information beginning amateur astronomers need to observe the Moon, the planets and a whole host of celestial objects. Large format diagrams show these objects exactly as they appear in a small telescope and for each object there is information on the current state of our astronomical knowledge. Revised and updated, this new edition contains a chapter with ten new spreads describing spectacular deep sky objects visible from the southern hemisphere, and tips on observing the upcoming transits of Venus. It also discusses Dobsonian telescopes, with hints on using personal computers and the Internet as aids for planning an observing session. Also new to this edition are redrawn "Guidepost" figures at the beginning of each season chapter that allow readers to visualize a three-dimensional view of the sky's dome; redesigned seasonal object layouts that provide more space for the naked-eye charts; a new spread on double stars near Boötes has been added to Spring, replacing the "Shrinking Double" spread; and a unique "When and Where to Look" table has been added to the last page, among other new features. Unlike many guides to the night sky, this book is specifically written for observers using small telescopes. Clear and easy to use, this fascinating book will appeal to skywatchers of all ages and backgrounds. No previous knowledge of astronomy is needed. SOLD
Teaching the Fun of Science Janice Van Cleave $7.00 Make Learning Science Fun with this Essential Guide from Everyone's Favorite Science Teacher!
Now you can introduce children to the wonders of science in a way that's exhilarating and lasting. In Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science, the award-winning teacher and popular children's author provides key tools to help you effectively teach the physical, life, and Earth and space sciences and encourage kids to become enthusiastic, independent investigators. Each science concept is presented with hands-on activities, teacher tips, key terms, and much more, including:
* reproducible sheets of experiments and patterns
* lists of expectations based on National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks
* advice on preparing materials and presenting each topic
* dozens of suggestions for extensions
As with all of Janice VanCleave's books, the format is easy to follow and the required materials are inexpensive and easy to find. With Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science you can inspire, challenge, and help your students to develop a lively and lifelong interest in science. SOLD
Considering God’s Creation A Creative Biblical Approach to Natural Science (Teacher’s Manual) by Susan Mortimer and Betty Smith $6.00 This hands-on approach to learning science is a wonderful alternative for all types of students! Whether they're creative, Kinetic, high-energy or traditional students, this course has activities and learning opportunities for all. Chapters cover all aspects of God's creation, including the natural world, solar system, the human body, animals, plants, weather and more. Many activities are cut-and-paste, with the final result being a chart, mobile, helpful illustration or demonstration or the concept, sequential order of events or other representation of the creativity displayed throughout the universe. The student text contains the instructions and reproducibles; the teacher's guide contains lessons with instructional information and answers. Student book is 268 pages with puzzles, songs and glossary; Teachers Manual is 128 pages with answers, CD with Bible songs, and lessons. Student workbooks can be purchased separately. Hands down, my favorite science curriculum EVER!
One Week Unit Study on Cats and Kittens by Sarah Constance Julicher $4.00 Use Cats and Kittens as the basis for a solid academic unit. Cats includes research questions on their history, the parts of cats, breeding, wild cats, vet checks and problems with cats, and the different kinds of cats. There are many resources, including the internet sites and addresses to write for free information about cats. Many different activities for all ages are included. Your unit on Cats and Kittens may take a month or it can be used in part for a wonderful week off from your regular studies. Choose among many great activities: poems, essays, book reports, posters, and research interviews. There is a field trip planned into the unit too, complete with interview questions and things to look for at the pet store or breeder's place of business. Count the hours spent studying cats and give your student credit for doing this unit. Students may log anywhere from 1/4 credit to a whole credit of Animal Science using this book.
Usborne Discovery Internet-Linked Astronomy $2.00 An affordable series
of information books, the Discovery series is rapidly growing to cover all the
major children's reference subjects clearly but in detail. Each title is also
internet-linked to enhance its content. Ages 8+.
Extreme Science Science in the Danger Zone by Larry Verstraete $3.00 Sometimes scientists have to put everything on the line to promote and test their ideas. Extreme Science tells the stories of scientists like Giordano Bruno, who was executed in the 17th century for writing that there might be life on planets other than earth. Or of Alfred Nobel, who risked his life and the life of others by conducting dangerous experiments with nitroglycerine to find a stable explosive. Extreme Science takes readers to the cutting edge of discovery. From death-defying tornado chasers to a man who fell through the sky so fast that his body broke the sound barrier, these true stories will keep readers on the edge of their seats! Includes sidebars that feature additional extreme facts. SOLD
Exploring Weather 30 Amazing Projects that Explore the Wonders of God’s Creation by Stephanie Finke $4.00 Here is an extraordinary collection of thirty weather experiments that teach children ages 6-11 about the water cycle, air pressure, sun and wind, barometers, clouds, dew, humidity, rain, storms, rainbows, snow, hail, frost, and much more! Each experiment provides a Scripture reading, informative text, and detailed project instruction. All projects use common, inexpensive materials -- perfect for learning at home, church, or school.SOLD
The Very Young Scientist Hands-on Investigations for Young Children by Jean Stangl $2.00 Curiosity leads to discovery, discovery leads to more curiosity, and curiosity leads to even more discovery! Encourage children to make their own science discoveries with these challenging, yet engrossing activities, which will make good use of the fascination with the world around them.
Made by God Animals Primary $1.00 This book offers what you need to teach nine units on animals from a scientific and Biblical perspective. Included in each unit you will find two pages of teacher resources that include facts about each animal, a memory verse, Scripture links, bulletin board ideas, experiments, writing suggestions, arts and crafts, and more. The first page of every unit features facts, which can be used in many ways such as enlarging, cutting into strips, reading with students, and pasting to a bulletin board of the animal. The third page of every unit is a worksheet designed for the student and based on National Science Education Standards.
Dr. Zed’s Sensational Science Activities $2.00 The irrepressible Dr. Zed of OWL Magazine and OWL/TV presents 21 terrific activities you can do at home using safe and easily obtainable materials. These exciting science experiments are sure to delight, inform, and foster further exploration.
Weather Mind Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into
Science Fair Projects by Janice VanCleave $4.00
Janice VanCleave's Weather $5.00 includes 20 fun and simple experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about weather, plus dozens of additional suggestions for developing your own science fair projects. Learn what causes lightning with a simple experiment using a roll of tape in a darkened room. Make a barometer from a soda bottle, straws, modeling clay, and colored water. Use a shoe box, plastic wrap, and some soil to understand the greenhouse effect. All experiments use inexpensive household materials and involve a minimum of preparation and cleanup. Children ages 8-12. SOLD
Janice VanCleave's Weather $5.00 includes 20 fun and simple experiments that allow you to discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions about weather, plus dozens of additional suggestions for developing your own science fair projects. Learn what causes lightning with a simple experiment using a roll of tape in a darkened room. Make a barometer from a soda bottle, straws, modeling clay, and colored water. Use a shoe box, plastic wrap, and some soil to understand the greenhouse effect. All experiments use inexpensive household materials and involve a minimum of preparation and cleanup. Children ages 8-12. SOLD
Dr. Zed’s Science Surprises from OWL magazine. $2.00 These simple, safe, and intriguing activities created specially by Chickadee Magazine’s Dr. Zed, are sure to delight and inspire young scientists. Just gather together a few household items, add a dash of curiosity, and watch the fun and learning begin!
Baby Science How Babies Really Work by Ann Douglas $2.00 Discover the science behind baby’s first exciting year of development. The clear, straightforward information, candid photos, and nifty hands-on activities in this book will turn any reader into a baby expert! SOLD
The Body Book Easy-To-Make Hands-On Models that Teach by Donald M. Silver and Patricia J. Wayne $10.00 Easy-to-make manipulatives help students understand the inner workings of the human body. Reproducible patterns and easy step-by-step instructions help students construct bone and stomach books, a spinal column out of cardboard and string, paper models of the major organs and systems of the human body, and more! Includes background information, facts about drugs, nicotine, and alcohol, plus an updated resource list. For use with Grades 3-6. Comes with a stack of reproductions that I used for my students. SOLD
Teaching Science… and Having Fun! By Felice Gerwitz $4.00 Beginning homeschool parents will find the basic framework for teaching science here. Non-threatening and practical, Teaching Science...and Having Fun begins with "why teach science?" before moving on to a scope & sequence from kindergarten through 12th grade, sample unit study topics, how to get organized, the scientific method, lab equipment, reviewed resources, science vocabulary by grade, and reproducible forms. Perfect for anyone looking for help with teaching science!
The Human Body Nutrition and Body Series $4.00 How knowledgeable are
your students about their different body parts and their functions? This unit
will provide a fresh approach to a topic that has been taught for many years.
75 activities for grades 4-6.
Science Around the Year by Janice VanCleave $4.00 Why do leaves change
colors? How do polar bears avoid slipping on the ice? How are snowflakes made?
Why do your toes and fingertips wrinkle if you spend lots of time swimming? How
do flies taste their food with their feet? Figure out the answers to these and
many other scientific mysteries with this awesome assortment of experiments,
projects, and facts for every season of the year. With an amazing experiment
for each week, Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year introduces you to
dozens of wondrous topics in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and
physics. Discover why leaves turn colors and fall off trees in autumn, why
September is a good time to look for monarch butterflies, how salt melts ice,
what pinecones can tell you about the weather, and much, much more. As with all
of Janice VanCleave's books, each activity is fun and includes simple
step-by-step instructions, as well as clear explanations of the concepts you're
seeing in action. Janice VanCleave's Science Around the Year promises hours and
hours of fascinating, hands-on, safe, low-cost science fun-at home or in the
classroom.
LifePac Science Grade 2 Complete Set by AlphaOmega Publications $20.00 The LIFEPAC Science complete set contains all 10 student workbooks for a full year of study plus the comprehensive Teacher's Guide.SOLD
Topics covered include:
Plants
Animals
The Living and the Nonliving
You
Pet and Plant Care
Your Five Senses
Physical Properties
Our Neighborhood
Changes on Our World
Looking at Our World
God’s Creation
Series
The World God Made Level K $5.00 This science text is designed to give kindergarten students a simple overview of the basic elements of science from a Christian perspective. Topics such as nature, weather, seasons, personal health, and animals are presented in this beautifully illustrated four-color text.
Our Father’s World Level 1 $5.00 This beautiful science text, with crisp easy-to-read text, covers such topics as plants, insects, basic health, animals, and creation science. Each topic is presented with full-color illustrations, hands-on activities, vocabulary drills, and comprehension questions. A delightful way to teach your children the truth of creation and our awesome Creator God.
God’s Wonderful Works Level 2 $5.00 Second grade students will delight to study creation based upon the six-day account described in the book of Genesis. Students learn about what God made during each of the days of creation. In full-color format, students explore the creation of the physical world, energy, plants, heavenly bodies, animals, and human beings. This workbook is truly unique and includes helpful review questions and many hands-on activities.
Exploring God’s Creation Level 3 $5.00 This colorful science text helps students enjoy the study of God’s world by teaching them more advanced scientific concepts. Students will study the environment, matter, energy, plants, and animals often utilizing hands-on experiments. An answer key is also provided at the back of the workbook. A free printout of unit tests accompany this book.
Geography
World Continents Series Asia $6.00 Using the Five Themes of Geography, learn what makes each continent unique. These resources present Geography concepts using simple language and vocabulary, making learning a breeze. Includes information passages, ready-to-use activities, full-color transparency maps, blackline student maps, and more. 60 pages plus 12 overheads.
Africa A Land of Hope by Donna Ward $14.00 Experience Africa just like you were there! You and your family will be changed forever. Hack through the jungle, stroll through a village, or step into a slum through the stories, videos, living novels and vibrant interactive websites. Your child's values and character will be impacted permanently. Learn history, geography, but most importantly, how to be a world changer!
Geography Province to Province by Donna Ward $10.00 Travel from B.C. to Nunavut in 58 self-guided lessons. This complete curriculum allows students to independently explore provincial geography, symbols, natural resources, population and highlights of provincial history.
Lessons cover topics such as forestry, the oil industry, farming, multiculturalism, manufacturing, fishing, tourism and mining. Interesting educational trivia keeps the students reading. Answer key included. SOLD
Canada My Country by Donna Ward $10.00 This easy to use, read-aloud text is a delight for both students and teacher. Lessons require minimal preparation but are packed with content, games and activities. Students will grasp the basics in Canadian geography, both physical and political. Chapters on national symbols, government and Canadian freedoms provide the groundwork for future study. Each lesson includes a reproducible activity worksheet. Children love to search for Bucky the Beaver hiding somewhere on each page. This program is a favourite of many parents and teachers across Canada. SOLD
Canada Its Land and People Second Edition by Don Massey and Patricia N. Shields $14.00 For teachers and students alike, Canada: Its Land and People is a comprehensive textbook observing the human and physical geography of Canada. With material centred on imaginative student activities and questions, this book for upper elementary children provides a link between how Canadians live and Canada's geographical regions. Young readers will enjoy the colourful graphics and detailed maps presented in this book.SOLD
All About Canada Exploring Canada Series $6.00 Study Canada! Learn about the land of towering mountains, clear lakes and lush forests. Includes a reproducible story book told by character Jasper P. Bear. A seven page reproducible student booklet will introduce students to Canada's flag, people, symbols and the names of the capital cities. More than 45 activities, teacher information, suggestions and answer key.
What is Canada? Exploring Canada Series $6.00 Here is everything you need to introduce your students to Canada! More than 65 reproducible activities and a student workbook are integrated across the curriculum, and may be used in any combination to suit the unique needs of your classroom. Answer key included.
Mapping Skills (Grades 4-6) $3.00 This unit is designe dot provide in-depth coverage of the skills needed in map reading: north-south-east-west, symbols, legend, scale, longitude, and latitude. Students will make their own maps of their classroom, school and neighbourhood. Students will learn to locate places on a map, to find countries and locate themselves on a map. SOLD
Wow Canada! Exploring This Land From Coast to Coast by Vivien Bowers $10.00 A multi-award winner and bestseller in North America, this adventure story of a family's zany cross-Canada tour is now revised and thoroughly updated with new information. Amazing facts, funny observations and incredible images of Canada's most famous sites are complemented by sidebars on Canada's natural history, while “Campfire Chats” discuss topics like multiculturalism. SOLD
Cultures of the World Asia and the Far East $3.00 Help students gain an appreciation for other lands and cultures. This book informs and tests comprehension. Follow-up activities enhance learning through music, recipes, literature, and a variety of projects relating to each culture.
History
The Kids Book of Canadian History by Carlotta Hacker $10.00 Canada has a rich and fascinating history. In this informative overview, kids will discover the people, places and events that have shaped our country. Featuring fact boxes, mini-profiles, maps, a timeline and more, this title in the acclaimed Kids Book of series offers a comprehensive and engaging look at Canada's development, change and growth. Kids can read about * the potlatch ceremonies of the west coast Aboriginal people * the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway * the battle of Vimy Ridge in World War I * the role of Canadian women in World War II * the establishment of Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, and more. SOLD
The Kids Book of Canada by Barbara Greenwood $10.00 The Kids Book of Canada is a made-to-order school project resource book about the world's second-largest country. Anyone seeking a general overview of this vast, diverse nation will be pleased to find so much information laid out in such an accessible manner. The four pages devoted to each of Canada's provinces and territories, and to the country as a whole, contain a short description of distinguishing factors, a quick facts box, and an illustrated map accompanied by notes--about the geography, points of interest, people, and events--that bring each part of the country to life. A timeline in each section traces the region's history from the arrival of Aboriginal peoples to the present. This condensed selection of material covers the basics, but it also features the surprising details that make each province or territory unique. For example, did you know that the oil-drilling project Hibernia off the coast of Newfoundland is in the path of hundreds of drifting icebergs that have to be pushed away by small boats? There is a wealth of clear, colourful illustrations (although some of the portraits bear little resemblance to their subjects). Author Barbara Greenwood, who has a long history of turning research into engaging (and award-winning) historical fiction such as A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840, met with children and teachers across the country to make sure this book included content relevant to them. Her efforts have resulted in a concise, easy-to-read book about Canada. (Ages 8 to 12) --Martha Johnson SOLD
Canada’s Natives Long Ago by Donna Ward $12.00 Travel to a place of forests and rivers and meet the people of Canada from long ago. Learn the lifestyles of the seven cultural groups of Canada’s first nations. This study includes reproducible workpages, project pictures, eye-witness quotes, stories, activities and biographical sketches. Each chapter has a full resource list including books for various ages, videos and novels. You can fast-track through the curriculum, or meander and enjoy the captivating resources and activities. It’s all up to your style and your children's delight. Students are guided to complete a project book suited to their age level (lap-books work perfectly) along with a worksheet and hands-on activities for each unit.
Courage and Conquest Discovering Canadian History by Donna Ward $9.00 Courage and Conquest is a chronological study of Canadian History including all major events in the settlement of Canada to Confederation. Each lesson includes references to literature sure to captivate the student's interests. Text, reproducible workpage and time line picture with each lesson. We highly recommend the purchase of additional resources (see bundles below). SOLD
Includes:
-Suggested reading for each lesson
-Easy to read text and reproducible workpage
-Full bibliography with over 80 titles including historical fiction (now listed with each lesson)
-Visual reinforcement with line drawing and Time Line pictures
-Suggestions for further research for older students
-Basic full-year program or can be a unit study resource
The Story of Canada by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore $20.00 From the epic journeys into the unknown by the first people who crossed the Berring land bridge thousands of years ago to Roberta Bondar’s landmark voyage into space, The Story of Canada is as vast in scope as the country itself.
In this new fully updated paperback edition, authors Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore tell the country’s story through rich narrative, recreations of daily life, folk tales, and fascinating facts.
Alan Daniel’s evocative original paintings, as well as several hundred historical photographs, maps, paintings, posters, and cartoons, make The Story of Canada as splendid to look at as it is fascinating to read.
Forts of Canada by Ann-Maureen Owens and Jane Yealland $4.00 Discover 65 Canadian forts, through information, games and activities. SOLD
Who Runs this Country Anyway? A Guide to Canadian Government by Joanne Stanbridge $4.00 Join Zoe and Nathan as they guide you through our governmental process. From getting elected to passing a bill, they take you behind the scenes. Who knows? Maybe someday you'll be running this country! SOLD
Canada Votes How We Elect our Government by Linda Granfield $6.00 Kids get a close-up look at the political process and explore all aspects of an election -- from the day Parliament is dissolved to the day after the polls close. Granfield charts the evolution of elections to the present day, when a candidate's media image can make or break the campaign. Canada Votes lets kids in on how voting lists are now compiled electronically, what issue the last national referendum decided and more. SOLD
Our Canadian Flag by Maxine Trottier and Brian Deines $4.00 This simple narrative, enhanced by powerful art and anchored by historical detail, touches on Canada’s past and present as it demonstrates how much our flag has come to mean to Canadians everywhere. SOLD
Canadian Pioneers by Maxine Trottier $3.00 Five fascinating biographies of some of the greatest Canadians who ever lived. From the record-breaking sports career of Wayne Gretzky and the wartime daring of Billy Bishop to the historic heroism of Laura Secord – Canadian Greats is written for 7-to 9-year olds to read themselves. Packed with colourful illustrations, this is an excellent introduction to some of the people who have achieved greatness in the eyes of Canada and the world. SOLD
Canadian Explorers by Maxine Trottier $3.00 Take a journey across Canada and learn about the trials and tribulations our early explorers faced while discovering our country. Includes the travels of Samuel de Champlain, Pierre de la Vérendrye, Jacques Cartier, Samuel Hearne and David Thompson.SOLD
Explorers Who Got Lost by Diane Sansevre-Dreher $4.00 During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries just about every explorer who sailed beyond the horizon to find new land thought he knew where he was going. But in fact, most got terribly lost and stumbled on places no one had ever heard of.
Explorers Who Got Lost is the telling of these Age of Discovery heroes. Their discoveries may have been unintentional, but when they found irrevocably changed the map of the world!
Fast paced, exciting, full of facts and adventure, Explorers Who Got Lost provides detailed information on the most influential explorers of the fifteenth century. The history, sociology and even the superstitions of the time along with dozens of drawings, maps, routes and diagrams of ships and navigational equipment are all included. You'll discover the new world as these famous explorers discovered it. You'll follow their routes, you'll experience their hardships, You'll learn all about these amazing heroes whose discoveries altered the face of the globe and changed the course of human history. SOLD
The Mystery of History Volume II The Early Church and the Middle Ages by Linda Lacour Hobar $35.00 The Mystery of History Volume 1 is written from a Christian, young-earth, perspective, teaching children to see God's hand throughout history...and how the Gospel of Jesus is the mystery behind all of history! Written in a conversational style, many lessons are presented in the form of mini-biographies, integrating fascinating stories with the events of the time. Covering creation to the resurrection, students will learn about famous biblical characters, ancient peoples, and well-known men such as Aesop, Buddha, Pythagoras, Confucius, Emperor Asoka, Herodotus, Caesar, Hannibal, and Herod. Arranged by quarters and weeks, each quarter begins with an "Around the World" summary of events to introduce the time period; lessons progress chronologically with each week having 3 lessons, a pretest, review, and exercise or quiz. The 108 lessons will take a year to complete if you follow a traditional 36 week school year. Activities are broken down by age group and reinforce the material just learned through fun ideas that engage all learning styles; they're based upon the classical grammar/logic/rhetoric stages. Review exercises cover the timeline and map work exercises; quizzes are cumulative reviews that go over material from the very beginning of the course; the semester-long tests are similar (though longer), covering materials from 2 quarters (one major time period). Quarter-end worksheets help students synthesize what they've learned and keep everyone straight! Suggested Schedules for different age groups are included, as well as plenty of reproducibles. Line-listed answers included. 636 pages, activity pages reproducible, softcover, three-hole-punched and perforated pages. Grades 4-8, but adaptable for the family.SOLD
The Mystery of History Audio CD’s $20.00 Listen along to the thrilling story of the Mystery of History Volume I! This CD set features the Mystery of History stories read by author Linda Lacour Hobar and set to music. Read the text along with the CDs, or simply listen. Perfect for families on-the-go, with auditory learners, or who simply enjoy listening to an excellent narration! These CDs contain narrated lessons only, and do NOT include pretests, activities, quizzes, exercises, or other similar items in the textbooks. SOLD
Home Economics
The Quiet Arts Series Home Economics for Home Schoolers by Pearables
Level One Ages 6 and up $6.00 SOLD
Level Two Ages 8 and up $6.00 SOLD
Level Three Ages 10 and up $6.00 SOLD
While many parents focus their attention on the academic excellence of their homeschooled children, they, unknowingly, are forgetting to equip their children with the knowledge of keeping a home. With the help of Anne White, great-grandmother and master chef, we have prepared a Christian home economics program for home educators. Each level is planned to be used once-a-week and they are proven to be easy to use, child/parent friendly, and are built upon the same Scriptural teaching principle, "Line upon line, precept upon precept." Starting as early as six, your child can begin today learning the simple art of caring for a home!
Preschool
Making the Most of the Preschool Years by Valerie Bendt 100 activities to encourage independent play! $6.00 While many parents focus their attention on the academic excellence of their homeschooled children, they, unknowingly, are forgetting to equip their children with the knowledge of keeping a home. With the help of Anne White, great-grandmother and master chef, we have prepared a Christian home economics program for home educators. Each level is planned to be used once-a-week and they are proven to be easy to use, child/parent friendly, and are built upon the same Scriptural teaching principle, "Line upon line, precept upon precept." Starting as early as six, your child can begin today learning the simple art of caring for a home!
Little Hands to Heaven A Preschool Program for Ages 2-5 by Carrie Austin, M.Ed. $18.00 Simple daily plans have the work already done for you. Quick and easy activities require little or no preparation and use only materials you're likely to have on hand. There is no literature to gather. Simply use your Bible or purchase one of the listed Bible storybooks. (see below)
Choose one of the following Bibles to use with this
program:
A
Child’s First Bible by Kenneth N. Taylor (Tyndale House, 2000),
The
New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes by Kenneth N. Taylor (Moody,
2002),
or your own personal Bible.
Choose one of the following devotionals to use with this
program:
Playtime
Devotions by Christine Harder Tangvald (Standard Publishing, 2002)
or Small
Talks about God by Kenneth N. Taylor (Moody, 1998).
Musical selections from Focus on the Family’s The Singing Bible (Tyndale
House, 2000) correspond with each unit and are included
in the daily plans.
The Singing Bible Musical selections from Focus on
the Family. $4.00 Note:
these are tapes NOT CD’s Includes 50 original sing-along songs. It sets
Scripture to music and includes memorable lyrics and tongue twisters, making
understanding the Bible an exciting journey. This collection of 4 CDs is
fast-paced and perfect for use at home or during car trips. Lyrics included.
Song titles include “God's Promise,” “Noah Built a Boat,” “The Bible Book is
True,” “Joseph's Dream,” “Psalm 23,” “Listen to Wisdom,” “Daniel,” “Elijah,”
“Jonah and the Whale,” and many more!
Thinking Skills
Mind Benders Deductive Thinking Skills Warm Up Grades K-2 by Anita Harnadek $4.00 Prepares your students for testing! Develops reading comprehension, logic, and problem solving.
Mind Benders Deductive Thinking Skills A1 Grades 3-6 by Anita Harnadek $4.00 Prepares your students for testing! Develops reading comprehension, logic, and problem solving.
Mind Benders Deductive Thinking Skills A2 Grades 3-6 $4.00 Prepares your students for testing! Develops reading comprehension, logic, and problem solving.
A Case of Red Herrings A2 by Thomas Camilli $4.00 Each mystery gives just enough information to start students guessing--usually in the wrong direction--as they use deductive reasoning, critical questioning, and creative reasoning to come up with the hidden meaning behind each story. Reading level: grade 4; ability level: grades 4-9; 32 activities and answers included. Reproducible for single-classroom or single-home use.
Basic Level Perplexors $7.00 Perplexors logic puzzles are a fantastic way to strengthen deductive reasoning skills! Kids use the "cross-out-and-circle" method and the process of elimination to work through the clues and discover the correct answer. Perplexors Basic Level from MindWare is recommended for children age 8-9.
Building Thinking Skills Hands on Primary Grades PreK-1 by Warren Hill and Ronald Edwards $13.00 Reading, writing, and math readiness. Develops analysis skills for academic learning! Beginning provides fun, highly effective and engaging reasoning activities to improve the vocabulary, pre-reading, pre-writing, math, logic, spatial, and auditory processing skills of preschoolers. It teaches students to use organized analysis instead of guesswork to solve problems as it develops critical thinking skills necessary for success in reading, math, writing, and science. The title may be used as a complete critical thinking curriculum to prepare young minds for preschool academics. The book uses colorful, easy-to-understand activities, sequenced in small steps, many game-like, and solvable in a short period.SOLD
Building Thinking Skills Student Edition Level 1 by Sandra Parks and Howard Black $15.00 provides highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities to improve students’ vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural-spatial skills, as well as their visual and auditory processing. This exceptional series provides a solid foundation for academic excellence and success in any assessment.
The activities are developmentally sequenced. Each skill (for example, classifying) is presented first in the semi-concrete figural-spatial form and then in the abstract verbal form. Students learn to analyze relationships between objects, between words, and between objects and words as they:
Observe, recognize,
and describe characteristics
Distinguish similarities
and differences
Identify and complete
sequences, classifications, and analogies
These processes help
students develop superior thinking and communication skills that lead to deeper
content learning in all subjects.SOLD
Building Thinking Skills
Instruction and Answer Guide Level 1 by Sandra Parks and Howard Black $12.00 Provides instruction
and answers to the activities in Student Edition Level 1.SOLD
Building Thinking Skills Student Edition Level 2 by Sandra Parks and Howard Black $15.00 provides highly effective verbal and nonverbal reasoning activities to improve students’ vocabulary, reading, writing, math, logic, and figural-spatial skills, as well as their visual and auditory processing. This exceptional series provides a solid foundation for academic excellence and success in any assessment.
The activities are developmentally sequenced. Each skill (for example, classifying) is presented first in the semi-concrete figural-spatial form and then in the abstract verbal form. Students learn to analyze relationships between objects, between words, and between objects and words as they:
Observe, recognize,
and describe characteristics
Distinguish similarities
and differences
Identify and complete
sequences, classifications, and analogies
These processes help students develop superior
thinking and communication skills that lead to deeper content learning in all
subjects.SOLD
Building Thinking Skills Instruction and Answer Guide
Level 2 by Sandra Parks and Howard Black $12.00 Provides instruction and answers to the activities in
Student Edition Level 2.SOLD
Mathematics
Metric and Measurement by Bill Linderman Grades 3-5 $1.00 Discover and practice the metric system of measurement through this collection of creative and interesting activities. Students will use metrics to measure units of length, units of capacity, capacity, and units of mass. SOLD
What are My Chances? Exploring the Laws of Probability by Linda Griffin and Glenda De Moss $2.00 Dynamic and motivating activities involve students in a basic understanding of the nature of probability. Games of chance, investment plans, probability trees, and expected value are just a few of the topics covered. Students make predictions, collect data, and analyze their results. Realistic situations will help students to develop number sense about chance events and apply this knowledge to making reasonable predictions about uncertain events. Based on NCTM Standards.
Using the Standards Problem Solving Grade 5 $2.00 each Problem solving is the emphasis as students delve into diverse activities from all five NCTM content standards. Empower your students to build new mathematical knowledge, solve problems in context, apply and adapt appropriate strategies, and reflect on their thinking while reinforcing mathematical skills. Hands-on activities in a variety of question formats make the mathematics accessible to all learning types. Student-created problems help motivate students and communication prompts enhance mathematical speech and writing. Includes skill checks, cumulative tests, assessment guidelines, and vocabulary cards. The NCTM standards correlation chart and the icons at the top of each page make it easy to identify which content and process standards are being utilized. Answer key provided. ** Note: I have two of these.
Math Minders Beginning Fractions Activities to Stretch Young Minds $1.00 Now you can help your students succeed with fractions. This book will help students with the following skills: identifying equal parts of a whole set, identifying parts of a set, writing fractions and fraction words, and more!
Casting Nines A Quick Check for Math Computation by Susan C. Anthony $4.00 This will help students eliminate careless mistakes from their math papers with a simple method of checking. This method works for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Most students view casting nines as a game or a puzzle and check their work more carefully than ever before.
Languages
Filipino Phrasebook with a 3500 word two way dictionary $5.00
Collins Best Selling Bilingual Dictionaries First Time Spanish Dictionary $8.00
Basic Tagalog Totally Audio, scientifically proven method, interactive lessons, only 30 minutes a day. $10.00
Spanish in 10 Minutes a Day Complete with six audio CD’s, 132 page book which includes, sticky labels, flash cards, puzzles and quizzes, menu guide, beverage guide, currency guide, street signs, metric tables, and Spanish-English glossary. $10.00
Basic Structures French Book I $25.00 The first level in a series using two books and three CDs. This unique course uses only native speakers and is appropriate for the age of 7 years and up. Based on years of university research which has demonstrated the success of the immersion approach for learning a second language, THE LEARNABLES teaches you in an enjoyable, relaxed manner.
Miscellaneous
Preschool and Early Elementary Art Basics by Rich and Sharon Jeffus $4.00 his is a spiral-bound paperback. Topics covered are: Center of interest; Positive/Negative space; Vertical, horizontal, diagonal lines; Expressions; Shapes; Six colors of the color wheel; patterns; eight ways to draw a bird; Nine ways to show scale; Ten ways to draw structures. **Please note: one page has a tiny bit of colouring. It in no way detracts from the book, however.
Pirates Grade 4-6 $4.00 Sail on an ocean of adventure with Bluebeard the Pirate and Captain Kidd. Hve your students create their own pirate diary and discover the secret treasures. Research about famous pirates and ships at sea. Also includes full page black and white pictures of four pirates. SOLD
The Big Book of Books and Activities by Dinah Zike M.Ed. $10.00 This book is the winner of Learning magazine s Teacher s Choice Award. It illustrates how to make HUNDREDS of manipulatives and teaching aids using inexpensive materials found in the classroom or at home. With over 400 black and white photographs and illustrations, this easy-to-use visual guide takes you through the steps for making each student/teacher project that will help convert your classroom into a student oriented learning environment. Gives specific examples of their use over a wide range of subjects. Comes with templates for a couple of the books in the text.
Big step. These decisions we make regarding our kids are not easily made and I know that the Lord is blessing you as you guide your family.
ReplyDelete~~Debbie
So glad to hear that they're doing so well! It's always nice to get rid of things that you don't need -makes you feel accomplished. :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
~Michlyn
I must say I was tired just thinking about you typing all those materials!
ReplyDeleteI think you are wise. We can always trust the LORD to show us the path He has for us.
I hope you are able to sell as many as possible, You have some good things listed.
Its amazing to me to see all the books you have that I have. :)
ReplyDeleteI am interested in a few of yours so I will email you.
Praying for you. How long have you home schooled? Love reading your post.
grace~
Teena