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2019 Grade 7 Kit Items

Why We Wrote These Guides for You We are often asked about the documentation included in our Curriculum Kits, and with good reason. You know that your curriculum handbook will set the tone for the year and you want to make sure it will be a good fit for your family. With that in mind, we wanted our curriculum handbook to be extremely simple, easy to use, and promote independent study as early as possible. Our guides are designed to get you up and running—today—without being overwhelming, boring, or confusing. So What Exactly Do You Get And What Does It Look Like? Each Curriculum Kit comes with its very own Curriculum Handbook; a soft-cover, 8.5" x 8.5" manual, easy for you to reference as needed without being cumbersome or overwhelming. New this year, you'll find a reading challenge in every grade level. It is made to allow you to choose what challenge level will work for you - Light Reader, Avid Reader, Committed Reader, or Obsessed Reader - all of the information is included in the handbook. Handbook length varies depending on the grade. For instance, the PreK Handbook contains a 36-week science course supplement, so it is significantly longer than the 7th Grade Handbook with no supplemental additions. If You're Purchasing A Guide This guide comes completely free with its respective curriculum kit. However, at your insistence, we've made them available for purchase as well. Please note that due to the proprietary nature of these books, they are non-returnable. (If you have any questions about the contents, please don't hesitate to contact us to inquire before you purchase this non-returnable item!) Each handbook you purchase comes with access to our custom scheduling site. Simple Is Better We really believe that, so your guide is as simple as we could make it. First up are the annual planner and weekly checklists, the absolute backbones of Timberdoodle's Curriculum Kits. More on those in a moment. Next up are short bios of each item in your kit, ideal for refreshing your memory on why each is included or to show Dad exactly what your seventh-grader will be covering this year. We've also thrown in our tips or tricks to make this year more awesome for all of you. Finally, we'll conclude with favorite articles and tidbits amassed in our 30+ years of homeschool experience. Annual Schedule PlanningNow back to the most important part: schedules. Included with your handbook purchase will be access to the Timberdoodle Scheduler site, which will allow you to customize your schedule the way you want it. You can do things such as customizing your start date and number of weeks, including building in vacation weeks; add or remove items or alternating courses; adding custom courses; printing recommended checklists; adding lesson numbers; and choosing which courses you want to do on which days. You can also easily add in a second student or teacher. If your schedule changes mid-year, no problem, you can add things in or adjust it when you need to, and can print it in large font for the little ones to see so they can be more involved. Even pre-readers usually love crossing things off their list, and this takes you away from micromanaging your students while encouraging them to be responsible for their own work. In our experience a weekly checklist is the perfect blend of enough structure to finish in a timely fashion and enough freedom that your adventures won't make for stressful catch-up days. You’ll also find a standard paper copy in your handbook. How We Used Checklists In our own family we had a family night every Friday, but only those with their lists done were welcome to be a part. I think each child had to have at least one week where the realization would sink in that it is Friday, and no schoolwork has been done yet. After doing math while everyone else was having fun, time-budgeting became a much more relevant concept! And, of course, learning to be an independent learner is an invaluable lesson in itself! More Manuals Are Included Of course, you'll also find all the necessary teachers' manuals and program-specific resources you need included in each Homeschool Curriculum Kit. Our curriculum handbook is not meant as a substitute for those manuals, but rather as a helpful summary and planning guide to get you up and running. Features View sample pages hereFor a sample of the weekly schedule, check out our 8th grade sample charts here Faith-Based: Yes // <![CDATA[ document.getElementsByName("add")[0].style.display = "none"; document.getElementsByName("add")[1].style.display = "none"; // ]]>

Why We Wrote These Guides for You We are often asked about the documentation included in our Curriculum Kits, and with good reason. You know that your curriculum handbook will set the tone for the year and you want to make sure it will be a good fit for your family. With that in mind, we wanted our curriculum handbook to be extremely simple, easy to use, and promote independent study as early as possible. Our guides are designed to get you up and running—today—without being overwhelming, boring, or confusing. So What Exactly Do You Get And What Does It Look Like? Each Curriculum Kit comes with its very own Curriculum Handbook; a soft-cover, 8.5" x 8.5" manual, easy for you to reference as needed without being cumbersome or overwhelming. New this year, you'll find a reading challenge in every grade level. It is made to allow you to choose what challenge level will work for you - Light Reader, Avid Reader, Committed Reader, or Obsessed Reader - all of the information is included in the handbook. Handbook length varies depending on the grade. For instance, the PreK Handbook contains a 36-week science course supplement, so it is significantly longer than the 7th Grade Handbook with no supplemental additions. If You're Purchasing A Guide This guide comes completely free with its respective curriculum kit. However, at your insistence, we've made them available for purchase as well. Please note that due to the proprietary nature of these books, they are non-returnable. (If you have any questions about the contents, please don't hesitate to contact us to inquire before you purchase this non-returnable item!) Each handbook you purchase comes with access to our <a href="https://www.timberdoodleschedules.com">custom scheduling site.</a> Simple Is Better We really believe that, so your guide is as simple as we could make it. First up are the annual planner and weekly checklists, the absolute backbones of Timberdoodle's Curriculum Kits. More on those in a moment. Next up are short bios of each item in your kit, ideal for refreshing your memory on why each is included or to show Dad exactly what your seventh-grader will be covering this year. We've also thrown in our tips or tricks to make this year more awesome for all of you. Finally, we'll conclude with favorite articles and tidbits amassed in our 30+ years of homeschool experience. Annual Schedule Planning Now back to the most important part: schedules. Included with your handbook purchase will be access to the Timberdoodle Scheduler site, which will allow you to customize your schedule the way you want it. You can do things such as customizing your start date and number of weeks, including building in vacation weeks; add or remove items or alternating courses; adding custom courses; printing recommended checklists; adding lesson numbers; and choosing which courses you want to do on which days. You can also easily add in a second student or teacher. If your schedule changes mid-year, no problem, you can add things in or adjust it when you need to, and can print it in large font for the little ones to see so they can be more involved. Even pre-readers usually love crossing things off their list, and this takes you away from micromanaging your students while encouraging them to be responsible for their own work. In our experience a weekly checklist is the perfect blend of enough structure to finish in a timely fashion and enough freedom that your adventures won't make for stressful catch-up days. You’ll also find a standard paper copy in your handbook. How We Used Checklists In our own family we had a family night every Friday, but only those with their lists done were welcome to be a part. I think each child had to have at least one week where the realization would sink in that it is Friday, and no schoolwork has been done yet. After doing math while everyone else was having fun, time-budgeting became a much more relevant concept! And, of course, learning to be an independent learner is an invaluable lesson in itself! More Manuals Are Included Of course, you'll also find all the necessary teachers' manuals and program-specific resources you need included in each Homeschool Curriculum Kit. Our curriculum handbook is not meant as a substitute for those manuals, but rather as a helpful summary and planning guide to get you up and running.
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Easy Grammar Plus Teacher's Guide Easy Grammar texts use the prepositional approach combined with effective strategies. This helps students understand grammar, a tool for speaking and writing correctly. Non-grade level (junior high through adult) Easy Grammar Plus, Teacher's Guide contains additional higher-level concepts such as gerunds plus the perfect and progressive tenses. It also includes more difficult capitalization and punctuation rules, unit reviews, unit tests, cumulative reviews, and cumulative tests ﻿About Easy Grammar: Most children dread grammar study because it is too complex. But Easy Grammar is just that, easy. What sets Easy Grammar apart is the memorization of prepositions. This is the first step because once the student can identify and eliminate the prepositional phrases in a sentence, then determining the subject, verb, and other parts of speech is much easier. If you lack an adequate grammar background and find even the preceding sentence intimidating, relax. The hardest part will be memorizing the prepositions. After that, everything falls into place. Easy Grammar employs a virtually "hands-on" approach by deleting and marking certain words or phrases. The vocabulary has been kept simple, and, in most cases, the sentences are relatively short. This logical, straightforward, no-nonsense grammar program is easy because each lesson focuses on just one topic. It is clear for the students to understand and provides a logical sequence of language arts skills. Additional strategies and tips that have helped the author's students are also provided. Lots of review helps to ensure comprehensive learning with excellent results. Each Teacher's Manual has: Teaching instructions Worksheet pages that can be copied An answer key on each facing page Unit reviews Cumulative reviews Unit tests Cumulative tests You can also order workbooks if you don't want to copy the pages out of the Teacher's Manual, but our family has taken an even more miserly approach by using the Teacher's Manual with a piece of opaque construction paper to cover the answers on the facing page. We are strong proponents of independent study, which means each child receives a Teacher's Manual instead of a student workbook. They can read the teaching instructions, do the worksheets and correct their own work. This option does not work if you have a couple of children who need the same level book. In that case, photocopying the worksheets from the Teacher's Manual or using the workbooks (which may not be photocopied) may be more cost-effective. Note: Workbooks and Teacher Guides contain worksheets and instruction sheets found in the teacher text. Teacher Guides also include unit reviews, unit tests, cumulative reviews, answer keys, and teaching strategies. Features Easy to Teach... Easy to Learn... Easy to Remember! View sample pages: Page 383, Page 391, Page 479, Page 631Publisher's Information Author: Wanda C. Phillips Pages: 665 Binding: Paperback Copyright: 2006 ISBN: 978-0-936981-13-0 Publisher: Easy Grammar Systems Printed In: USA Consumable: Yes, unless you copy the student pages Reproducible: Yes Faith-Based: No Awards and Endorsements: Home EDucators Resource Directory Seal of Approval Solid Rock Books Customers' Choice Award winner

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Easy Grammar Plus Teacher's Guide

Mosdos Press Jade The Jade Student Reader is an outstanding book that has captivated seventh-graders across the nation. Initially printed in 1999, Jade has gone through twelve printings and is used by over 25,000 students worldwide. Unusual for the seventh-grade level, Jade is replete with literature that spans several centuries and is drawn from regions across the globe. The curriculum, original art and design, and excellent literature have established Jade as Mosdos Literature’s most popular anthology. The Jade set consists of the Student Reader, Student Activity Workbook, and two-part Teacher’s Edition. The extra student pack includes only the Student Reader and the Student Activity Workbook. Jade includes: 24 short stories 39 poems 9 nonfiction essays 2 plays A complete novel Brief author biographies About Mosdos Literature Literature cannot be neutral but will clash or harmonize with your family’s values. Mosdos Literature is a complete literature program that does not glamorize evil nor present subject matter that is not age-appropriate. It never portrays a cynical disregard for positive values as normal, but it reinforces the universal ideals of courage, honesty, loyalty, and compassion. Nearly 2 decades ago, Mosdos Press launched a unique literature series that would teach all necessary language arts skills through a curriculum that promotes traditional values. Readings are from both classic and contemporary works that are wholesome and stress caring for others and a concern for the natural world. Student Reader Mosdos Literature begins with the Student Reader, which is beautifully illustrated using many full-color photographs, color drawings, and black-and-white pictures. From the beginning, Mosdos committed to collecting for the Student Readers only the most engaging, morally rich, and intellectually challenging selections of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, the novella, and for the older grades, novels. There is an introduction to every story in the Student Reader and an explanation of some facet of literature. That literary focus can include defining character, theme, internal and external conflicts, setting, climax, foreshadowing, and more. This academic component is developed and illuminated through the stories. Vocabulary words that might be unfamiliar are presented in boxes on the pages where the word first appears in the account. The stories are followed not just by the classic review questions designed to assess reading comprehension but also by more complex questions that require thoughtful analysis. Every unit concludes with activities such as writing a short skit, doing a craft, or memorizing a poem. Pick the ones that best suit your child; there are far too many to do them all. Student Activity Workbook Next is the consumable and engaging Student Activity Workbook that works to expand the value of the Mosdos curriculum. For nearly every story in the Student Reader, the Student Activity Workbook contains corresponding vocabulary, creative writing, or comprehension questions. It also provides extended reinforcement of the literary elements being taught. These assignments help you evaluate areas of progress in your child and concepts that might require additional work. The literature, vocabulary, and writing components all tie together, giving your child a chance to truly understand what was taught by approaching it in various ways. Student Activity Workbooks vary by grade levels. There are more word games and puzzles for vocabulary practice, activities that focus on various language arts skills, and brief composition work for younger grades. In older grades, the puzzles and games gradually decrease while the number of writing assignments increases. Teacher’s Edition Each Teacher’s Edition is detailed and well-organized. The Teacher’s Edition will make lively discussions with your child possible through great commentary plus questions and answers. Homeschooling parents will appreciate that Mosdos Press did not assume any level of expertise or teaching degree when preparing their Teacher Editions. So whether new or experienced, anyone can teach literature. Each page of the Student Reader is duplicated at a smaller size in the Teacher’s Edition, still abundantly easy to read. Information is arranged in the ample margins around these replicated pages, discussing the literary components found in each story with clear, concise explanations. Of course, the Teacher’s Guide also includes the answers for the Student Activity Workbook. This makes teaching a lot easier for every homeschool parent. Mosdos Press is the ideal literature curriculum for any family who wants an excellent academic program that encourages wholesome values without any religious content. The thought-provoking selections are colorful and engaging, and while not religious, they still reflect sound principles. Features Download PDF Student Edition Sample. Download PDF Student Activity Workbook Sample. Download PDF Teacher's Edition Sample.Literature Bundle Includes: Student Reader Workbook Teacher's Edition Extra Student Pack Includes: Student Reader Workbook Faith-Based: NoStudent Edition Pages: 656Publication Date: 2007 ISBN: 9780967100906 Teacher's Edition Pages: 656+ Binding: Spiral-bound in two parts Publication Date: 2007 ISBN: 9780967100913 Student Activity Workbook Pages: 251Publication Date: 2007 ISBN: 9780967100968 review by Family, Faith, and Fridays ”All in all, we are quite pleased with Mosdos Press Literature and are thankful we have had the chance to explore it. It is a positive change to our year and one we will continue to use.” Read the Review review by My Three Girls ”This is absolutely able to be a stand alone curriculum and will cover everything a literature curriculum should. You can also use this very easily as an enjoyable read-aloud together, or independent read and workbook for your student. The beauty of this is it can be so easily implemented either way.” Read the Review

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Mosdos Press Literature - Jade - 7th Grade

Wordsmith Student For young people who want to improve their writing skills, step-by-step instructions are provided that will help any writer improve his techniques. The introduction provides a brief review of grammar followed by instruction on building stronger sentences, exercises in descriptive and narrative writing, creating dialogue, story writing, and writing from a particular point of view. Plus, practice the essential skills of every good writer, proofreading and revising. About the Wordsmith Series Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the slew of creative writing programs available for homeschoolers? As a curriculum provider, we have seen more writing programs than any sensible parent would ever want to see, and candidly, after a while, they all look pretty much the same. So what stood out about the Wordsmith line? No Slick Promises To start with, the engaging exercises and doable assignments are pertinent for reinforcing the systematic process of thinking, organizing, writing, evaluating, and re-writing that is critical to any creative writing program. But ultimately, at the very core of the Wordsmith program is the honest reality presented by the author, Janie B. Cheaney, a regular columnist for World Magazine, that while her books will not always produce an enthusiastic and prolific writer, the Wordsmith series, the actual skills of creative writing can be acquired by anyone. So if you need a language arts program that addresses creative writing in more depth, the Wordsmith series is the most effective, painless approach we have seen. A Teacher’s Guide for this course is available separately. From the Publisher:Confidence is what most young writers lack, and Wordsmith is designed to lead them to the place where they can read over their own work and think, “Hey—that’s pretty good!” Wordsmith is the core book in the series, the one that every student from age 12 and up should complete, especially if their writing skills lag behind the recommended level. How to build confidence? Over many years of writing and teaching, I’ve developed a three-pronged approach: 1.Learn how to use the tools. That is, avail yourself of our incredibly rich English vocabulary and master the skill of manipulating sentences for greater effectiveness. What are the most important words of a sentence? How can you make those words pop? What are the sentence openers you should almost always avoid? How can you break out of the sentence-pattern rut? All these questions, and much more, are answered in Parts One and Two. 2.Learn how to tap your own experience for unlimited material. Have you ever heard the complaint, “I don’t have anything to write about?” Or have you ever stared at a blank page with a blank mind? You and your students will be happy to learn that everyone has unlimited subject matter to write about. And even better: one of the most important keys to effective writing, often overlooked, is personal connection. Through the seven core assignments in Wordsmith Part Three, students learn proven techniques for making personal connections with readers—and never running out of material. 3.Practice. No shortcuts here! Like any craftsman, a wordsmith hones her craft by learning the tools, becoming familiar with the medium, and practicing skills. Wordsmith provides plenty of opportunity by expanding on the core assignments with fun and imaginative variations. But it doesn’t stop there. Writing is a TOWER process: Thinking, Organizing, Writing, Evaluating,and Rewriting. Wordsmith helps students begin to evaluate their own work to make it better. This is called revision, and reluctant writers hate it. Wordsmith details revision checklists for each assignment, allowing students to grow in proficiency and—here’s that word again—confidence! A handy Appendix includes summaries of how to proofread and revise, a verb list, several examples of student writing, suggestions for blogging, and four review quizzes. Features Author: Janie B. Cheaney Pages: 119 Publisher: Common Sense Press, 2016 Faith-Based: No View a sample lesson of Wordsmith Student BookAwards and Endorsements:2012 Cathy Duffy's 101 Top Picks review by My Life on a Taffy Pull "This program wasn’t a good fit for my budding authoress Strawberry. She loves to write, but felt that this book was too easy. I guess that’s not a bad problem to have. It didn’t hold her attention or challenge her enough. One good thing about all of the books that Timberdoodle sells in this same series is the cost. They are low-cost books! So the risk is minimal if you want to try them out." Read the Full Review review by For One Another "We have only used this book for 2 weeks now, but I've got to admit that I do like it. The biggest plus so far is that I don't get the rolled eyes and groans when it's time to pull out Wordsmith, like I did with last year's writing curriculum I chose. When I asked my 14 year old daughter what she thought of it, her response was: 'Way better than last year, for sure. AND I'm having fun with the thesaurus'." Read the Full Review review by Eclectic Montage "The approach is simple, but effective. As a short course, I think it does provide the foundation for getting a young writer on the path to understanding that writing is more than just putting words on paper. There is an approach, there are rules, and being able to apply those effectively are the key to success. If you have never had your child really sit down and walk through how to construct sentences, paragraphs, and finally a full essay, then I can easily recommend this program. Writing cannot be taken for granted – it must be taught." Read the Full Review

Wordsmith Student 
For young people who want to improve their writing skills, step-by-step instructions are provided that will help any writer improve his techniques. The introduction provides a brief review of grammar followed by instruction on building stronger sentences, exercises in descriptive and narrative writing, creating dialogue, story writing, and writing from a particular point of view. Plus, practice the essential skills of every good writer, proofreading and revising. 

About the Wordsmith Series 
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the slew of creative writing programs available for homeschoolers? As a curriculum provider, we have seen more writing programs than any sensible parent would ever want to see, and candidly, after a while, they all look pretty much the same. So what stood out about the Wordsmith line? 
No Slick Promises 
To start with, the engaging exercises and doable assignments are pertinent for reinforcing the systematic process of thinking, organizing, writing, evaluating, and re-writing that is critical to any creative writing program. But ultimately, at the very core of the Wordsmith program is the honest reality presented by the author, Janie B. Cheaney, a regular columnist for World Magazine, that while her books will not always produce an enthusiastic and prolific writer, the Wordsmith series, the actual skills of creative writing can be acquired by anyone. So if you need a language arts program that addresses creative writing in more depth, the Wordsmith series is the most effective, painless approach we have seen. A <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/wordsmith-teacher-book" target="new">Teacher’s Guide</a> for this course is available separately. 
From the Publisher: Confidence is what most young writers lack, and Wordsmith is designed to lead them to the place where they can read over their own work and think, “Hey—that’s pretty good!” Wordsmith is the core book in the series, the one that every student from age 12 and up should complete, especially if their writing skills lag behind the recommended level. 
How to build confidence? Over many years of writing and teaching, I’ve developed a three-pronged approach: 
1.Learn how to use the tools. That is, avail yourself of our incredibly rich English vocabulary and master the skill of manipulating sentences for greater effectiveness. What are the most important words of a sentence? How can you make those words pop? What are the sentence openers you should almost always avoid? How can you break out of the sentence-pattern rut? All these questions, and much more, are answered in Parts One and Two. 
2.Learn how to tap your own experience for unlimited material. Have you ever heard the complaint, “I don’t have anything to write about?” Or have you ever stared at a blank page with a blank mind? You and your students will be happy to learn that everyone has unlimited subject matter to write about. And even better: one of the most important keys to effective writing, often overlooked, is personal connection. Through the seven core assignments in Wordsmith Part Three, students learn proven techniques for making personal connections with readers—and never running out of material. 
3.Practice.  No shortcuts here! Like any craftsman, a wordsmith hones her craft by learning the tools, becoming familiar with the medium, and practicing skills. Wordsmith provides plenty of opportunity by expanding on the core assignments with fun and imaginative variations. 
But it doesn’t stop there. Writing is a TOWER process: Thinking, Organizing, Writing, Evaluating,and Rewriting. Wordsmith helps students begin to evaluate their own work to make it better. This is called revision, and reluctant writers hate it. Wordsmith details revision checklists for each assignment, allowing students to grow in proficiency and—here’s that word again—confidence! 
A handy Appendix includes summaries of how to proofread and revise, a verb list, several examples of student writing, suggestions for blogging, and four review quizzes.
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"This program wasn’t a good fit for my budding authoress Strawberry. She loves to write, but felt that this book was too easy. I guess that’s not a bad problem to have. It didn’t hold her attention or challenge her enough. One good thing about all of the books that Timberdoodle sells in this same series is the cost. They are low-cost books! So the risk is minimal if you want to try them out."
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"We have only used this book for 2 weeks now, but I've got to admit that I do like it. The biggest plus so far is that I don't get the rolled eyes and groans when it's time to pull out Wordsmith, like I did with last year's writing curriculum I chose. When I asked my 14 year old daughter what she thought of it, her response was: 'Way better than last year, for sure. AND I'm having fun with the thesaurus'."
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"The approach is simple, but effective. As a short course, I think it does provide the foundation for getting a young writer on the path to understanding that writing is more than just putting words on paper. There is an approach, there are rules, and being able to apply those effectively are the key to success. If you have never had your child really sit down and walk through how to construct sentences, paragraphs, and finally a full essay, then I can easily recommend this program. Writing cannot be taken for granted – it must be taught."
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Wordsmith Teacher Book Provides teachers the answers to exercises found in Wordsmith. About the Wordsmith Series Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the slew of creative writing programs available for homeschoolers? As a curriculum provider, we have seen more writing programs than any sensible parent would ever want to see, and candidly, after a while, they all look pretty much the same. So what stood out about the Wordsmith line? No Slick Promises To start with, the engaging exercises and doable assignments are pertinent for reinforcing the systematic process of thinking, organizing, writing, evaluating, and re-writing that is critical to any creative writing program. But ultimately, at the very core of the Wordsmith program is the honest reality presented by the author, Janie B. Cheaney, a regular columnist for World Magazine, that while her books will not always produce an enthusiastic and prolific writer, the Wordsmith series, the actual skills of creative writing can be acquired by anyone. So if you need a language arts program that addresses creative writing in more depth, the Wordsmith series is the most effective, painless approach we have seen. From the PublisherConfidence is what most young writers lack, and Wordsmith is designed to lead them to the place where they can read over their own work and think, “Hey—that’s pretty good!” Wordsmith is the core book in the series, the one that every student from age 12 and up should complete, especially if their writing skills lag behind the recommended level. How to build confidence? Over many years of writing and teaching, I’ve developed a three-pronged approach: 1.Learn how to use the tools. That is, avail yourself of our incredibly rich English vocabulary and master the skill of manipulating sentences for greater effectiveness. What are the most important words of a sentence? How can you make those words pop? What are the sentence openers you should almost always avoid? How can you break out of the sentence-pattern rut? All these questions, and much more, are answered in Parts One and Two. 2.Learn how to tap your own experience for unlimited material. Have you ever heard the complaint, “I don’t have anything to write about?” Or have you ever stared at a blank page with a blank mind? You and your students will be happy to learn that everyone has unlimited subject matter to write about. And even better: one of the most important keys to effective writing, often overlooked, is personal connection. Through the seven core assignments in Wordsmith Part Three, students learn proven techniques for making personal connections with readers—and never running out of material. 3.Practice. No shortcuts here! Like any craftsman, a wordsmith hones her craft by learning the tools, becoming familiar with the medium, and practicing skills. Wordsmith provides plenty of opportunity by expanding on the core assignments with fun and imaginative variations. But it doesn’t stop there. Writing is a TOWER process: Thinking, Organizing, Writing, Evaluating,and Rewriting. Wordsmith helps students begin to evaluate their own work to make it better. This is called revision, and reluctant writers hate it. Wordsmith details revision checklists for each assignment, allowing students to grow in proficiency and—here’s that word again—confidence! A handy Appendix includes summaries of how to proofread and revise, a verb list, several examples of student writing, suggestions for blogging, and four review quizzes. Features Author: Janie B. Cheaney Publisher: Common Sense Press, 2016 Pages: 47 Faith-Based: No View a sample lesson of Wordsmith Teacher's GuideAwards and Endorsements:2012 Cathy Duffy's 101 Top Picks review by Eclectic Montage "The teacher’s guide provided with this edition is very effective. Not only does it help with the grammar and basic structure that an answer key can provide, but in a conversational tone helps the parent understand how to evaluate his/her student both through encouragement and constructive criticism...The teacher’s guide is excellent! It truly empowers the parent to work with his or her student to strengthen his writing. I’m very impressed." Read the Full Review

Wordsmith Teacher Book 
Provides teachers the answers to exercises found in Wordsmith. 
About the Wordsmith Series 
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the slew of creative writing programs available for homeschoolers? As a curriculum provider, we have seen more writing programs than any sensible parent would ever want to see, and candidly, after a while, they all look pretty much the same. So what stood out about the Wordsmith line? 
No Slick Promises 
To start with, the engaging exercises and doable assignments are pertinent for reinforcing the systematic process of thinking, organizing, writing, evaluating, and re-writing that is critical to any creative writing program. But ultimately, at the very core of the Wordsmith program is the honest reality presented by the author, Janie B. Cheaney, a regular columnist for World Magazine, that while her books will not always produce an enthusiastic and prolific writer, the Wordsmith series, the actual skills of creative writing can be acquired by anyone. So if you need a language arts program that addresses creative writing in more depth, the Wordsmith series is the most effective, painless approach we have seen. 
From the Publisher Confidence is what most young writers lack, and Wordsmith is designed to lead them to the place where they can read over their own work and think, “Hey—that’s pretty good!” Wordsmith is the core book in the series, the one that every student from age 12 and up should complete, especially if their writing skills lag behind the recommended level. 
How to build confidence? Over many years of writing and teaching, I’ve developed a three-pronged approach: 
1.Learn how to use the tools. That is, avail yourself of our incredibly rich English vocabulary and master the skill of manipulating sentences for greater effectiveness. What are the most important words of a sentence? How can you make those words pop? What are the sentence openers you should almost always avoid? How can you break out of the sentence-pattern rut? All these questions, and much more, are answered in Parts One and Two. 
2.Learn how to tap your own experience for unlimited material. Have you ever heard the complaint, “I don’t have anything to write about?” Or have you ever stared at a blank page with a blank mind? You and your students will be happy to learn that everyone has unlimited subject matter to write about. And even better: one of the most important keys to effective writing, often overlooked, is personal connection. Through the seven core assignments in Wordsmith Part Three, students learn proven techniques for making personal connections with readers—and never running out of material. 
3.Practice.  No shortcuts here! Like any craftsman, a wordsmith hones her craft by learning the tools, becoming familiar with the medium, and practicing skills. Wordsmith provides plenty of opportunity by expanding on the core assignments with fun and imaginative variations. 
But it doesn’t stop there. Writing is a TOWER process: Thinking, Organizing, Writing, Evaluating,and Rewriting. Wordsmith helps students begin to evaluate their own work to make it better. This is called revision, and reluctant writers hate it. Wordsmith details revision checklists for each assignment, allowing students to grow in proficiency and—here’s that word again—confidence! 
A handy Appendix includes summaries of how to proofread and revise, a verb list, several examples of student writing, suggestions for blogging, and four review quizzes.
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"The teacher’s guide provided with this edition is very effective. Not only does it help with the grammar and basic structure that an answer key can provide, but in a conversational tone helps the parent understand how to evaluate his/her student both through encouragement and constructive criticism...The teacher’s guide is excellent! It truly empowers the parent to work with his or her student to strengthen his writing. I’m very impressed."
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Wordsmith Teacher Book

According to national standards, students in grades four to twelve must now be able to demonstrate their knowledge of how to use common Greek and Latin roots for analyzing the meaning of complex words. Lovely! Isn't this just what we needed, one more requirement from the government that our children will be tested for yearly? Yet surprisingly enough, it makes sense. Children who have a solid grasp of word roots are bound to be children with better reading comprehension skills, primarily because they have learned to decode words. But regardless of the benefit, you're probably not looking for another task. In that case, you will appreciate the Word Roots series. It will teach your children the meanings of Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes of words commonly used in English. Because the pages are reproducible, the entire family can be prepared for any assessment tests their state throws at them. Word Roots teaches children the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning word elements will dramatically improve spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. Word Roots will add hundreds of words to your child's vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing. Includes pretest/posttest, lesson reviews, teaching suggestions, and a dictionary of the prefixes, roots, suffixes, and vocabulary words derived from Latin and/or Greek word elements. Features View Sample Pages here Lessons Cover: • Meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes used to form the vocabulary words Activities Following Lessons Include: • Spelling and Defining Words • Completing the Sentence • Defining the Word Parts • Writing Sentences • And Optional Creative Writing Answers are located in the back of this book. Publisher's Information Author: Cherie A. Plant Pages: 240 Binding: Paperback, perforated Copyright: 2015 ISBN: 9781601446718 Publisher: The Critical Thinking Company Printed In: Consumable: Yes Reproducible: Yes Faith-Based: No

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According to national standards, students in grades four to twelve must now be able to demonstrate their knowledge of how to use common Greek and Latin roots for analyzing the meaning of complex words.
 
Lovely! Isn't this just what we needed, one more requirement from the government that our children will be tested for yearly? Yet surprisingly enough, it makes sense. 
 
Children who have a solid grasp of word roots are bound to be children with better reading comprehension skills, primarily because they have learned to decode words. But regardless of the benefit, you're probably not looking for another task. In that case, you will appreciate the Word Roots series. 
 
It will teach your children the meanings of Latin and Greek prefixes, roots, and suffixes of words commonly used in English. Because the pages are reproducible, the entire family can be prepared for any assessment tests their state throws at them.
 
Word Roots teaches children the meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes commonly used in English. Learning word elements will dramatically improve spelling and the ability to decode unfamiliar words. Word Roots will add hundreds of words to your child's vocabulary and greater depth to their thinking and writing.
 
Includes pretest/posttest, lesson reviews, teaching suggestions, and a dictionary of the prefixes, roots, suffixes, and vocabulary words derived from Latin and/or Greek word elements.
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<a href="http://www.criticalthinking.com/pdfcatalog/product/pdfview/id/1265" target="_blank">View Sample Pages here</a> Lessons Cover: • Meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes used to form the vocabulary words Activities Following Lessons Include: • Spelling and Defining Words • Completing the Sentence • Defining the Word Parts • Writing Sentences • And Optional Creative Writing Answers are located in the back of this book. Publisher's Information Author: Cherie A. Plant Pages: 240 Binding: Paperback, perforated Copyright: 2015 ISBN: 9781601446718 Publisher: The Critical Thinking Company Printed In: Consumable: Yes Reproducible: Yes Faith-Based: No

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Word Roots Level 1

Math-U-See Pre-Algebra is typically a good fit for a student entering seventh grade; to find the Math-U-See level that best fits your child you can try the placement test here. Math-U-See Pre-Algebra Pre-Algebra teaches the basic rules of solving equations using the associative, commutative, and other properties. Simple operations with polynomials are demonstrated with place-value blocks for conceptual understanding before being taught conventionally. Geometry concepts include surface area, volume, and the Pythagorean theorem. About Math-U-See Curriculum For more than 20 years, Math-U-See's renowned mastery-based, multi-sensory, student-paced program has been the answer for countless families. Math-U-See is a comprehensive K-12 math curriculum that uses manipulatives to illustrate and teach the concepts. If you regularly experience tears from your child whenever new mathematical topics are introduced, you need Math-U-See's systematic, precept-upon-precept math program. This manipulative-based curriculum ensures your children will be able to fully understand each mathematical concept before moving on to another one. Math-U-See is mastery-oriented, clear, to the point, and compelling with simple, uncluttered pages. In Math-U-See, new ideas are introduced step by step logically. At the same time, concepts that have been mastered are reviewed periodically. The lessons are short, and there are many opportunities for multi-sensory experiences using videos and manipulatives. Math-U-See books are organized into levels, not grades, so students can proceed at their own pace as they master concepts. This is particularly helpful for the child that is not performing at grade level but would rather not have that be a daily reminder. Student workbooks are softcover, and the pages are perforated and punched so they can be removed, completed, and placed in binders if you choose. Occasional fun exercises, like dot-to-dots and crossword puzzles, have been incorporated into the student workbooks. Student workbook pages are consumable, so each child will need their own copy. Instruction manuals include complete answer keys with solutions for all problems. This is more a necessity at the upper levels than the lower ones. The Math-U-See Manipulatives are more than a supplement. They are an integral part of the curriculum. Used from the Primer through Algebra 1 levels, the manipulatives build each concept from place value through polynomials through Integer Blocks, Fraction Overlays, and Algebra/Decimal Inserts. Math-U-See does require a fair amount of parental involvement, especially in the younger grades. They have bent over backwards to make the lesson planning as painless as possible. But to get the most out of Math-U-See, parents should be prepared to plan and not start the lessons unprepared. Math-U-See's teacher guide and supplemental DVD will teach you, the parent, more than just how to solve a math problem. They also show why the problem is solved in this manner and when to apply the concept. Each lesson is demonstrated on the DVDs with such kind-hearted enthusiasm. I now understand why children line up at homeschool conferences to give the instructor, Steve Demme, a hug. DVDs can be played on a DVD player or computer; however, Windows 10 users will need to download a separate video player. Math-U-See is laid out with step-by-step procedures for introducing, practicing, mastering, and reviewing concepts. How do you know when your child has 'mastered' a math concept? Not just when he gets the answers right but when he can teach the concept back to you, especially if he can do so with a word problem. Math-U-See will show you how. So, if you want to give your child a rock-solid mathematical foundation, if your child is shaky on the basics, or just looking for a no-frills, common-sense program, you will be pleased with Math-U-See. Note: Math-U-See manipulative comes in a standard cardboard box with a lightweight plastic tray. These do not hold up well, either in shipment or daily life, so we'd suggest considering a different long-term storage option, such as a bin or bag. Our crew always does their best, but unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that the packaging will arrive in good condition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Is Taught In The Pre-Algebra Level? Negative Numbers: Addition Negative Numbers: Subtraction Negative Numbers: Multiplication Negative Numbers: Division Whole Numbers Integers Number Line Exponents Place Value Expanded and Exponential Notation Understanding of Plane Geometry & Geometric Symbols Using Ratio Reasoning to Solve Problems --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In What Order Do I Use the Math-U-See Levels? There are seven books for elementary grades which can be used in the following order: Primer, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Zeta. These first seven books are followed by Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, PreCalculus with Trigonometry, and Calculus. Placement tests for the different levels are available here. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Do I Choose Which Curriculum Set I Need? Pre-Algebra Universal Set The Math-U-See Pre-Algebra Universal Set includes everything a new customer needs to be successful with Math-U-See Pre-Algebra. The Instruction Pack, Student Pack, Integer Block Kit, Algebra/Decimal Inserts, and the Pre-Algebra Digital Pack are conveniently bundled so customers can be certain they have all of the items they need. Pre-Algebra Level Up Set The Pre-Algebra Level Up Set is geared toward families who already own the Integer Block Kit and simply need the Algebra/Decimal Inserts. If you are looking for a complete set, minus the massive manipulative set, this is what you want. In addition to the Instruction Pack, Student Pack, and the Algebra/Decimal Inserts, the Pre-Algebra Level Up Set also includes the Pre-Algebra Digital Pack with access to streaming instruction videos, instructional PDFs, and all the other online resources for the Pre-Algebra level in one convenient location. Pre-Algebra Level Up Base Sets The Pre-Algebra Level Up Base Set includes the Instruction Pack, Student Pack, and 12 months of access to the Pre-Algebra Digital Pack. The Pre-Algebra Level Up Base Set is the right choice for families who already own both the Integer Block Kit and the Algebra/Decimal Inserts, or who are purchasing them as part of another Math-U-See Universal Set. Pre-Algebra Student Pack This is the right choice for families who have more than one student in the Pre-Algebra level and who need a second workbook, or for families who have previously used Pre-Algebra for one student and already own both the Integer Block Kit, Algebra/Decimal Inserts and the Instruction Pack. The Student Pack includes solely the student workbook and the test booklet; the Digital Pack is not included. You must have the Instruction Pack to utilize Math-U-See effectively. If you do not already own the Instruction Pack, you should purchase the Universal Set or Level Up set, not the Student Pack. Features Pre-Algebra Overview:Pre-Algebra Lesson 3 Sample: View Sample Lesson PDF Table of Contents: Negative Numbers: Addition Negative Numbers: Subtraction Negative Numbers: Multiplication Negative Numbers: Division Whole Numbers Integers Number Line Exponents Place Value Expanded and Exponential Notation Negative Numbers: Exponents Roots and Radicals Solve for an Unknown with Additive Inverse Pythagorean Theorem Associative Property Commutative Property Distributive Property Solve for an Unknown with Multiplicative Inverse Solve for an Unknown with Order of Operations Surface Area of a Solid Transform Celsius to Fahrenheit Transform Fahrenheit to Celsius Absolute Value Ratio and Proportion Similar Polygons Prime Factorization Least Common Multiple Greatest Common Factor Polynomials: Addition Volume of a Cylinder Polynomials: Multiplication Adding and Subtracting Time Same Difference Theorem Volume of a Cone and a Pyramid Military Time: Addition and Subtraction Measurement: Addition and Subtraction Irrational Numbers Square Root Formula Real Numbers Publisher: Demme Learning Series: Math-U-SeeFaith-Based: No Please note: Math-U-See comes in a standard cardboard box with lightweight plastic tray. These do not hold up well, either in shipment or in daily life, so we'd suggest considering a different long-term storage option, such as a bin or bag. Our crew always does their best, but unfortunately we cannot guarantee that the packaging will arrive in good condition. CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

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Math-U-See Pre-Algebra
Pre-Algebra teaches the basic rules of solving equations using the associative, commutative, and other properties. 
 
Simple operations with polynomials are demonstrated with place-value blocks for conceptual understanding before being taught conventionally. Geometry concepts include surface area, volume, and the Pythagorean theorem.
 
About Math-U-See Curriculum
For more than 20 years, Math-U-See's renowned mastery-based, multi-sensory, student-paced program has been the answer for countless families. 
 
Math-U-See is a comprehensive K-12 math curriculum that uses manipulatives to illustrate and teach the concepts. If you regularly experience tears from your child whenever new mathematical topics are introduced, you need Math-U-See's systematic, precept-upon-precept math program.
 
This manipulative-based curriculum ensures your children will be able to fully understand each mathematical concept before moving on to another one. 
 
Math-U-See is mastery-oriented, clear, to the point, and compelling with simple, uncluttered pages. In Math-U-See, new ideas are introduced step by step logically. At the same time, concepts that have been mastered are reviewed periodically. 
 
The lessons are short, and there are many opportunities for multi-sensory experiences using videos and manipulatives.
 
Math-U-See books are organized into levels, not grades, so students can proceed at their own pace as they master concepts. This is particularly helpful for the child that is not performing at grade level but would rather not have that be a daily reminder. 
 
Student workbooks are softcover, and the pages are perforated and punched so they can be removed, completed, and placed in binders if you choose. 
 
Occasional fun exercises, like dot-to-dots and crossword puzzles, have been incorporated into the student workbooks. Student workbook pages are consumable, so each child will need their own copy. 
 
Instruction manuals include complete answer keys with solutions for all problems. This is more a necessity at the upper levels than the lower ones.
 
The Math-U-See Manipulatives are more than a supplement. They are an integral part of the curriculum. Used from the Primer through Algebra 1 levels, the manipulatives build each concept from place value through polynomials through Integer Blocks, Fraction Overlays, and Algebra/Decimal Inserts.
 
Math-U-See does require a fair amount of parental involvement, especially in the younger grades. They have bent over backwards to make the lesson planning as painless as possible. But to get the most out of Math-U-See, parents should be prepared to plan and not start the lessons unprepared. 
 
Math-U-See's teacher guide and supplemental DVD will teach you, the parent, more than just how to solve a math problem. They also show why the problem is solved in this manner and when to apply the concept. 
 
Each lesson is demonstrated on the DVDs with such kind-hearted enthusiasm. I now understand why children line up at homeschool conferences to give the instructor, Steve Demme, a hug. DVDs can be played on a DVD player or computer; however, Windows 10 users will need to download a separate video player.
 
Math-U-See is laid out with step-by-step procedures for introducing, practicing, mastering, and reviewing concepts. How do you know when your child has 'mastered' a math concept? Not just when he gets the answers right but when he can teach the concept back to you, especially if he can do so with a word problem. 
 
Math-U-See will show you how. So, if you want to give your child a rock-solid mathematical foundation, if your child is shaky on the basics, or just looking for a no-frills, common-sense program, you will be pleased with Math-U-See.
 
Note: Math-U-See manipulative comes in a standard cardboard box with a lightweight plastic tray. These do not hold up well, either in shipment or daily life, so we'd suggest considering a different long-term storage option, such as a bin or bag. Our crew always does their best, but unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that the packaging will arrive in good condition.
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<li>Negative Numbers: Addition</li>
<li>Negative Numbers: Subtraction</li>
<li>Negative Numbers: Multiplication</li>
<li>Negative Numbers: Division</li>
<li>Whole Numbers</li>
<li>Integers</li>
<li>Number Line</li>
<li>Exponents</li>
<li>Place Value</li>
<li>Expanded and Exponential Notation</li>
<li>Understanding of Plane Geometry &amp; Geometric Symbols</li>
<li>Using Ratio Reasoning to Solve Problems</li>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In What Order Do I Use the Math-U-See Levels? There are seven books for elementary grades which can be used in the following order: Primer, Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Zeta. These first seven books are followed by Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, PreCalculus with Trigonometry, and Calculus. Placement tests for the different levels are available <a href="https://timberdoodle.mathusee.com/" target="new">here</a>. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Do I Choose Which Curriculum Set I Need? Pre-Algebra Universal Set The Math-U-See Pre-Algebra Universal Set includes everything a new customer needs to be successful with Math-U-See Pre-Algebra. The Instruction Pack, Student Pack, Integer Block Kit, Algebra/Decimal Inserts, and the Pre-Algebra Digital Pack are conveniently bundled so customers can be certain they have all of the items they need. Pre-Algebra Level Up Set The Pre-Algebra Level Up Set is geared toward families who already own the Integer Block Kit and simply need the Algebra/Decimal Inserts. If you are looking for a complete set, minus the massive manipulative set, this is what you want. In addition to the Instruction Pack, Student Pack, and the Algebra/Decimal Inserts, the Pre-Algebra Level Up Set also includes the Pre-Algebra Digital Pack with access to streaming instruction videos, instructional PDFs, and all the other online resources for the Pre-Algebra level in one convenient location. Pre-Algebra Level Up Base Sets The Pre-Algebra Level Up Base Set includes the Instruction Pack, Student Pack, and 12 months of access to the Pre-Algebra Digital Pack. The Pre-Algebra Level Up Base Set is the right choice for families who already own both the Integer Block Kit and the Algebra/Decimal Inserts, or who are purchasing them as part of another Math-U-See Universal Set. Pre-Algebra Student Pack This is the right choice for families who have more than one student in the Pre-Algebra level and who need a second workbook, or for families who have previously used Pre-Algebra for one student and already own both the Integer Block Kit, Algebra/Decimal Inserts and the Instruction Pack. The Student Pack includes solely the student workbook and the test booklet; the Digital Pack is not included. You must have the Instruction Pack to utilize Math-U-See effectively. If you do not already own the Instruction Pack, you should purchase the Universal Set or Level Up set, not the Student Pack. 
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Pre-Algebra Overview: <iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/pohmkcGP-mg5a4jar.html" width="640" height="360" title="Pre-Algebra Overview" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Pre-Algebra Lesson 3 Sample: <iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/ihEOEEJu-mg5a4jar.html" width="640" height="360" title="Pre-Algebra Lesson 03" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <a href="http://c8d06a5108a478991047-d2b8f846624deedeb4be8165ba46b5db.r23.cf1.rackcdn.com/prealgebra_sample_lesson.pdf" target="new">View Sample Lesson PDF</a> Table of Contents: 
<li>Negative Numbers: Addition</li>
<li>Negative Numbers: Subtraction</li>
<li>Negative Numbers: Multiplication</li>
<li>Negative Numbers: Division</li>
<li>Whole Numbers</li>
<li>Integers</li>
<li>Number Line</li>
<li>Exponents</li>
<li>Place Value</li>
<li>Expanded and Exponential Notation</li>
<li>Negative Numbers: Exponents</li>
<li>Roots and Radicals</li>
<li>Solve for an Unknown with Additive Inverse</li>
<li>Pythagorean Theorem</li>
<li>Associative Property</li>
<li>Commutative Property</li>
<li>Distributive Property</li>
<li>Solve for an Unknown with Multiplicative Inverse</li>
<li>Solve for an Unknown with Order of Operations</li>
<li>Surface Area of a Solid</li>
<li>Transform Celsius to Fahrenheit</li>
<li>Transform Fahrenheit to Celsius</li>
<li>Absolute Value</li>
<li>Ratio and Proportion</li>
<li>Similar Polygons</li>
<li>Prime Factorization</li>
<li>Least Common Multiple</li>
<li>Greatest Common Factor</li>
<li>Polynomials: Addition</li>
<li>Volume of a Cylinder</li>
<li>Polynomials: Multiplication</li>
<li>Adding and Subtracting Time</li>
<li>Same Difference Theorem</li>
<li>Volume of a Cone and a Pyramid</li>
<li>Military Time: Addition and Subtraction</li>
<li>Measurement: Addition and Subtraction</li>
<li>Irrational Numbers</li>
<li>Square Root Formula</li>
<li>Real Numbers</li>
 Publisher: Demme Learning Series: <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/math-u-see" target="new">Math-U-See </a>Faith-Based: No Please note: Math-U-See comes in a standard cardboard box with lightweight plastic tray. These do not hold up well, either in shipment or in daily life, so we'd suggest considering a different long-term storage option, such as a bin or bag. Our crew always does their best, but unfortunately we cannot guarantee that the packaging will arrive in good condition. <img src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/alert_red_large.jpg?v=1498264621" alt="">CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

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Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World Kick start your student’s mental focus with the fantastic Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World. Unlike conventional dot-to-dot puzzles that reveal too much of the picture and ruin the mystery, Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World’s puzzles are intricate and challenging. When your student looks at a page, he will have no idea what the end result will be. Mapping and concentration are just two educational benefits of solving these dot-to-dot puzzles. Your student’s left and right brain will be exercised as he works to complete puzzles containing 400 to over 2,200 dots. Some puzzles even cover a two-page spread - definitely not for the faint-hearted. Recommended for ages 8 and older, these dot to dots are not just for children. Many adults, myself included, find these books both provoking and relaxing, a treat for sluggish minds and weary bodies. Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World contains 32 puzzles of buildings, landscapes, and memorable sights around the world, from St Basil’s Cathedral to a herd of elephants below Mt. Kilimanjaro. A handy key in the back identifies each scene and provides fascinating details and facts. Note: A few landmarks or buildings pertain to various world religions. Sample Page Features 32 puzzles 400 to 2,200 dots per puzzle Educational Benefits: Counting Mapping Concentration Challenging & Rewarding Publisher's Information Pages: 48 Binding: Paperback Copyright: 2012 ISBN: 9781936300174 Publisher: MindWare Made In: USA Dots Per Puzzle: 400 to 2,200+ Faith-Based: No

Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World
 
Kick start your student’s mental focus with the fantastic Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World. Unlike conventional dot-to-dot puzzles that reveal too much of the picture and ruin the mystery, Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World’s puzzles are intricate and challenging. When your student looks at a page, he will have no idea what the end result will be.
 
Mapping and concentration are just two educational benefits of solving these dot-to-dot puzzles. Your student’s left and right brain will be exercised as he works to complete puzzles containing 400 to over 2,200 dots. Some puzzles even cover a two-page spread - definitely not for the faint-hearted. Recommended for ages 8 and older, these dot to dots are not just for children. Many adults, myself included, find these books both provoking and relaxing, a treat for sluggish minds and weary bodies. 
 
Extreme Dot to Dot: Around the World contains 32 puzzles of buildings, landscapes, and memorable sights around the world, from St Basil’s Cathedral to a herd of elephants below Mt. Kilimanjaro. A handy key in the back identifies each scene and provides fascinating details and facts. 
 
Note: A few landmarks or buildings pertain to various world religions. 
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The Basics of Critical Thinking The Basics of Critical Thinking is another favorite book from The Critical Thinking Co. This workbook's color illustrations, engaging storylines, and clear explanations teach your student how to think. He'll learn about common argument forms and practice the critical skill of identifying and evaluating evidence. The Basics of Critical Thinking teaches such a vital skill that your student might find that it's the part of this year's schoolwork that he uses most throughout the rest of his life. Plus, he will have such a blast completing it! Although this book teaches common argument forms, its primary focus is identifying and evaluating evidence – the very basis of critical thinking. Most propaganda, advertising schemes, legal trickery, and bad science are not the result of complex arguments; they result from half-truths and simple arguments. The Basics of Critical Thinking utilizes an engaging yet far from juvenile approach to provide your student with the tools to see through such false arguments. Appropriate for students as young as 4th grade and up through 9th grade. Features View Sample Pages HereTopics What Is Critical Thinking? Conclusions and Decisions Beliefs and Claims Finding (Identifying) Evidence Evaluating Evidence Inferring and Inferences Facts and Opinions Facts and Probable Truths False and Probably False Facts, Probably True, and Probably False Venn Diagrams Logical Connectives Advertising Agreements and Contracts Common Errors in Reasoning Arguments Valid and Invalid Arguments Fallacies Answers are located in the back of this book. Publisher Information: Publisher: The Critical Thinking Co Author: Michael O. Baker Pages: 134 student pages, and answers included in the back Reproducible: Yes ISBN: 9781601445070 Faith-Based: No

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The Thinking Toolbox The Thinking Toolbox is destined to be one of those rare must-have books for all homes where thinking skills are prized. The same brothers who wrote the widely popular The Fallacy Detective have taken another intimidating topic and brought it down to earth. The Thinking Toolbox describes the different tools you can use for various thinking tasks to solve thinking problems. Written for students who want to learn logic and critical thinking skills, The Thinking Toolbox has lessons and exercises and an answer key in the back. Some of the lessons covered are When it is dumb to argue Using the scientific method Five rules of brainstorming Who has a reason to lie? How to analyze opposing viewpoints How to analyze evidence and sources How to list reasons why you believe something The Thinking Toolbox was written with the teen in mind, but I didn't hesitate to use it with our eleven-year-old. The humorous illustrations give this book a friendly feel. The concepts are vital and could easily be within most preteens' grasp with discussion. Features View a sample lesson here. Fun to use - not dry Can be used after The Fallacy Detective Introductory - teaches skills you can use right away Self-teaching format Over 60 cartoon illustrations by Richard LaPierre Publisher's Information Author: Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn Pages: 237 Binding: Softcover Copyright: 2005 ISBN: 9780974531510Publisher: Christian Logic Made In: USA Consumable: No Faith-Based: Yes Awards and Endorsements: First Place in the Logic category of the 2012 Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards

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The Mystery of History: Volume I The Mystery of History: Vol I, 3rd Edition is all your family will need to teach history from ancient civilizations to the time of Christ. What appeals to us most about this program is its worldwide approach to history. Your family will learn that Rome was established less than ten years after Jonah's trial in a fish. The last book of the Old Testament was written at about the time of Alexander the Great. And that the Great Wall of China was built 200 years before the birth of Christ. Combines Biblical & Secular History As they read the Bible, Christians tend to forget that other civilizations were warring, struggling, and searching for truth. Therefore, this history program is written with combined Biblical and secular history. While decidedly Christian in bent, other cultures and faiths are presented with deference. The Mystery of History: Vol I is written in a conversational style for elementary through high school students. But it can also be used as a read-aloud with younger children. Multi-Age Activities Not just a textbook, Volume I includes a digital (as a download code) Companion Guide. This Companion Guide is brimming with multi-age activities, hands-on activities, and research projects for younger, middle, and older students. It also includes memory card ideas, bi-weekly quizzes, exercises, timeline helps; maps; supplemental book lists, etc. This option is particularly beneficial for families with younger students in elementary and middle grades. A print Companion Guide is also available separately for your family's convenience. 108 Lessons The Mystery of History was designed with a thirty-six-week school year in mind. Each week includes a pretest, three lessons, a review, and an exercise or quiz. Written for 4th- to 5th-grade reading level for independent reading. However, as a read-aloud, family study, or classroom program, The Mystery of History can accommodate grades 1-12. Is your family ready to study history in an in-depth, Bible-centered, chronological fashion? Then The Mystery of History is for you. From the Publisher: Volume I, in the words of the author: In Volume I of The Mystery of History, I cover world history from Creation to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The text spans the incredible stories of ancient times, ancient lands, and ancient peoples. Where most ancient studies encompass only Egypt, Greece, and Rome, The Mystery of History goes much farther. In Volume I, I include chronologically based stories from all around the world, including Asia, North America, and the Holy Lands. Beginning with the Garden of Eden, stories will spread from Sumer and Babel to Troy, Phoenicia, and Assyria. The study of early civilizations will include King Wu of China and Asoka of India as well as King David, Julius Caesar, and Xerxes of Persia. Above all, a favorite feature of Volume I is the weaving of Bible history with world history. In reality, it is all world history. But for most of us, history has not been taught this way. It has not been integrated. In The Mystery of History, I have retold major stories from the Bible in the order that they happened alongside significant world history events and figures. As an example, Bible characters and world history figures living just decades apart include: Joshua and King Tut Daniel and Aesop Ezekiel and Buddha Nehemiah and Socrates and Cleopatra and Herod the Great. Imagine lining up such amazing figures on one master timeline! Imagine learning their stories back to back in the order they happened! For most of us, it’s an illuminating experience. Upgraded to a colorful hardback Student Reader, the Third Edition comes with a digital version of the Companion Guide through a one-time download code. (It’s inside the front cover. For those that prefer paper, a printed version of the Companion Guide is available as a separate purchase.) The Companion Guide is loaded with pretests, multi-age activities, timeline directions, mapping exercises, quizzes, reading lists, and more for an adjustable and enriching experience – no matter your method of education. Features Download Student Reader Weeks 1-4 pdf Download Companion Guide Weeks 1-4 pdf Download Map Activity Answer Key pdf 108 Lessons Teaches History from Creation to the Resurrection Multi-Age Activities Suggested Book and Video Lists Memory Helps Timeline Suggestions Reproducible Worksheets Tests Review Publisher's Information Author: Linda Lacour Hobar Publisher: Bright Ideas Press Binding: HardbackFaith-Based: Yes Awards and Endorsements: Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum Tied for first place in Mary Pride’s “Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards” for 2009! Old Schoolhouse Magazine “The Excellence Award – 3rd Place” in the category of “History.” About.com voted Reader’s Choice 2012 by About.com readers in Best Homeschool History Resource Contest review by Purposeful Homeschool ”This homeschool curriculum has a Christian worldview and mixes in biblical history with secular history to provide a beautiful, complete history curriculum.” Watch the Review

The Mystery of History: Volume I The Mystery of History: Vol I, 3rd Edition is all your family will need to teach history from ancient civilizations to the time of Christ. What appeals to us most about this program is its worldwide approach to history. Your family will learn that Rome was established less than ten years after Jonah's trial in a fish. The last book of the Old Testament was written at about the time of Alexander the Great. And that the Great Wall of China was built 200 years before the birth of Christ.  Combines Biblical &amp; Secular History As they read the Bible, Christians tend to forget that other civilizations were warring, struggling, and searching for truth. Therefore, this history program is written with combined Biblical and secular history. While decidedly Christian in bent, other cultures and faiths are presented with deference.  The Mystery of History: Vol I is written in a conversational style for elementary through high school students. But it can also be used as a read-aloud with younger children. Multi-Age Activities Not just a textbook, Volume I includes a digital (as a download code) Companion Guide. This Companion Guide is brimming with multi-age activities, hands-on activities, and research projects for younger, middle, and older students. It also includes memory card ideas, bi-weekly quizzes, exercises, timeline helps; maps; supplemental book lists, etc. This option is particularly beneficial for families with younger students in elementary and middle grades. A <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/mystery-of-history-volume-1-companion-guide" target="new">print Companion Guide</a> is also available separately for your family's convenience. 108 Lessons The Mystery of History was designed with a thirty-six-week school year in mind. Each week includes a pretest, three lessons, a review, and an exercise or quiz. Written for 4th- to 5th-grade reading level for independent reading. However, as a read-aloud, family study, or classroom program, The Mystery of History can accommodate grades 1-12. Is your family ready to study history in an in-depth, Bible-centered, chronological fashion? Then The Mystery of History is for you. From the Publisher: Volume I, in the words of the author: In Volume I of The Mystery of History, I cover world history from Creation to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The text spans the incredible stories of ancient times, ancient lands, and ancient peoples. Where most ancient studies encompass only Egypt, Greece, and Rome, The Mystery of History goes much farther. In Volume I, I include chronologically based stories from all around the world, including Asia, North America, and the Holy Lands. Beginning with the Garden of Eden, stories will spread from Sumer and Babel to Troy, Phoenicia, and Assyria. The study of early civilizations will include King Wu of China and Asoka of India as well as King David, Julius Caesar, and Xerxes of Persia. Above all, a favorite feature of Volume I is the weaving of Bible history with world history. In reality, it is all world history. But for most of us, history has not been taught this way. It has not been integrated. In The Mystery of History, I have retold major stories from the Bible in the order that they happened alongside significant world history events and figures. As an example, Bible characters and world history figures living just decades apart include: 
<li>Joshua and King Tut</li>
<li>Daniel and Aesop</li>
<li>Ezekiel and Buddha</li>
<li>Nehemiah and Socrates</li>
<li>and Cleopatra and Herod the Great.</li>
 Imagine lining up such amazing figures on one master timeline! Imagine learning their stories back to back in the order they happened! For most of us, it’s an illuminating experience. Upgraded to a colorful hardback Student Reader, the Third Edition comes with a digital version of the Companion Guide through a one-time download code. (It’s inside the front cover. For those that prefer paper, a printed version of the <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/mystery-of-history-volume-1-companion-guide" target="new">Companion Guide</a> is available as a separate purchase.) The Companion Guide is loaded with pretests, multi-age activities, timeline directions, mapping exercises, quizzes, reading lists, and more for an adjustable and enriching experience – no matter your method of education.
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 Publisher's Information Author: Linda Lacour Hobar Publisher: Bright Ideas Press Binding: Hardback Faith-Based: Yes <img alt="" src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/ribbon_large.gif?v=1500415094">Awards and Endorsements: <img height="26" width="25" alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/CathyDuffy-100TopPicks-150x150_480x480.png?v=1611168694" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/CathyDuffy-100TopPicks-150x150_480x480.png?v=1611168694">Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum <img height="26" width="26" alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/2009-PracticalHomeschooling-150w_480x480.png?v=1611168725" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/2009-PracticalHomeschooling-150w_480x480.png?v=1611168725">Tied for first place in Mary Pride’s “Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards” for 2009! <img height="28" width="28" alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/2008OldSchoolhouse-150x150_480x480.gif?v=1611168765" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/2008OldSchoolhouse-150x150_480x480.gif?v=1611168765">Old Schoolhouse Magazine “The Excellence Award – 3rd Place” in the category of “History.” <img height="22" width="31" alt="" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/Back_to_Homeschool_Awards_Logo_480x480.jpg?v=1611168797" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/Back_to_Homeschool_Awards_Logo_480x480.jpg?v=1611168797">About.com voted Reader’s Choice 2012 by About.com readers in Best Homeschool History Resource Contest 
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The Mystery of History: Volume I Companion Guide The Mystery of History: Volume I includes a digital (as a download code) Companion Guide. But for those families that prefer a printed copy, we offer The Mystery of History: Volume I Companion Guide. This Companion Guide is brimming with multi-age activities, hands-on activities, and research projects for younger, middle, and older students. It also includes memory card ideas, bi-weekly quizzes, exercises, timeline helps; maps; supplemental book lists, etc. This option is particularly beneficial for families with younger students in elementary and middle grades. About The Mystery of History The Mystery of History was designed with a thirty-six-week school year in mind. Each week includes a pretest, three lessons, a review, and an exercise or quiz. Written for 4th- to 5th-grade reading level for independent reading. However, as a read-aloud, family study, or classroom program, The Mystery of History can accommodate grades 1-12. Is your family ready to study history in an in-depth, Bible-centered, chronological fashion? Then The Mystery of History is for you. The Mystery of History: Vol I, 3rd Edition is all your family will need to teach history from ancient civilizations to the time of Christ. What appeals to us most about this program is its worldwide approach to history. Your family will learn that Rome was established less than ten years after Jonah's trial in a fish. The last book of the Old Testament was written at about the time of Alexander the Great. And that the Great Wall of China was built 200 years before the birth of Christ. As they read the Bible, Christians tend to forget that other civilizations were warring, struggling, and searching for truth. Therefore, this history program is written with combined Biblical and secular history. While decidedly Christian in bent, other cultures and faiths are presented with deference. The Mystery of History: Vol I is written in a conversational style for elementary through high school students. But it can also be used as a read-aloud with younger children. From the Publisher: The Companion Guide is loaded with pretests, multi-age activities, timeline directions, mapping exercises, quizzes, reading lists, and more for an adjustable and enriching experience – no matter your method of education. Features Download Companion Guide Weeks 1-4 PDF Publisher: Bright Ideas Press Faith-Based: Yes Awards and Endorsements: Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum Tied for first place in Mary Pride’s “Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards” for 2009! Old Schoolhouse Magazine “The Excellence Award – 3rd Place” in the category of “History.” About.com voted Reader’s Choice 2012 by About.com readers in Best Homeschool History Resource Contest

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Bear Grylls Survival Camp This fascinating mash-up of history, geography, and survival skills is what your student needs to add drama to his creative writing essays. Through a copious amount of illustrations and riveting text, Bear Grylls Survival Camp presents necessary wilderness survival skills and summaries of both disastrous and victorious historical expeditions through the ages. Moreover, because Bear Grylls Survival Camp includes fact-based scenarios from around the world, geography just became a tad bit more interesting. When creative writing assignments are greeted with groans, hand your student Bear Grylls Survival Camp and watch the wheels turn. Features Author: Bear Grylls Publisher: Usborne Books Page Count: 128 Binding: Hardback Size: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 Age Recommendation: 8-13 ISBN: 9781610677554 Faith-Based: No review by So Every Day ”My boys just wrapped up fifth grade and ninth grade and both really enjoyed it. I’d say it falls under the combo of history and geography – and some solid life and survival skills.” Read the Review review by Andrea Beam ”You’ll find everything from first-aid tips to how to tame a wild camel in the desert (no, I’m not kidding). Each page is packed full of information that your kid will find fascinating.” Read the Review review by Project Happy Home ”I think this is an excellent book in so many ways for children of various ages, but especially for children who are approaching that late elementary stage because it's a great book for kids to read on their own, or for you to read during morning time.” Watch the Review

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This fascinating mash-up of history, geography, and survival skills is what your student needs to add drama to his creative writing essays. 
 
Through a copious amount of illustrations and riveting text, Bear Grylls Survival Camp presents necessary wilderness survival skills and summaries of both disastrous and victorious historical expeditions through the ages. Moreover, because Bear Grylls Survival Camp includes fact-based scenarios from around the world, geography just became a tad bit more interesting. 
 
When creative writing assignments are greeted with groans, hand your student Bear Grylls Survival Camp and watch the wheels turn.
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Author: Bear Grylls Publisher: Usborne Books Page Count: 128 Binding: Hardback Size: 8 3/4 x 11 1/2 Age Recommendation: 8-13 ISBN: 9781610677554 Faith-Based: No
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Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics Tell your child he will learn to build a smoke bomb and watch him enthusiastically reach for Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics. This title from the Young Explorer Series introduces your child to two breathtaking subjects that naturally lend themselves to a multitude of hands-on demonstrations that bring science to life. With this curriculum, your students will make a working periscope, explore physics with paper airplanes, manufacture a homemade electric motor, create the hugely popular smoke bomb, and much more. Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics is packed with full-color pictures and illustrations, oodles of fascinating "Try This!" experiments and integrated narration questions. It will gently but thoroughly prepare your children for the more rigorous classes they will need in high school. See our optional lab kit here. About the Young Explorer Series: Young Explorer Jeannie Fulbright's elementary science program is an in-depth science curriculum with gorgeous, full-color pictures and captivating, God-exalting text. It sparkles in comparison to the mainstream, dry-bones science program, and it utilizes what we believe is the most sensible method of teaching science, the immersion approach. Other science programs quickly become tedious with their yearly superficial overviews as children encounter the repetitiveness of topic matters. The Young Explorer science immersion program, will allow your family to enjoy the depth and riches that genuine science can give. Most home-taught children who enjoy science are taught with a science immersion program. This program utilizes a combination of the Charlotte Mason and classical methods. You can rely on each Young Explorer book to acknowledge the evidence of Creation, have easy-to-follow self-contained lessons, include hands-on activities, and support the National Standards of Science. Recommended for ages six through twelve, but written with a fourth-grader in mind, you may find that your older children will enjoy doing the coursework independently. At the same time, younger, less confident readers will prefer parental involvement. We encourage you to let your child choose the topic to study that captures your student's interest. Your student can use the Young Explorer titles in any order since each book's content stands alone. Because of the concept levels, the publisher suggests that Earth Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, and Chemistry & Physics are better suited for upper elementary grades. However, younger students can certainly follow along and learn well if older siblings have progressed into these last three books. The Junior Notebooking Journals, for grades K-2, will allow them to absorb the concepts at their level. If you would like a convenient, time-saving way to get nearly all of the materials you will need for the experiments, we now offer a lab kit! This lab kit is assembled with virtually every non-household item the curriculum requires, so you won't have to search for elusive components. Features View Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics sample pages here (sample pages include Text & Notebooking Journal sample pages, Table of Contents, Supply List, and more). Though not required, a student journal is available separately and is the perfect complement to this textbook. Get the optional Lab Kit for Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics here.ISBN: 978-1-935495-98-7 Author: Jeannie Fulbright Publisher: Apologia First Printing: July 2013 Pages: 280 Ages: 5-11 Grades: K-6 Faith-Based: Yes Awards and Endorsements:Old Schoolhouse EE Award 2015 1st Place Winner!Practical Homeschooling 2015 Reader Award Top Ranked by Homeschoolers!One of Cathy Duffy's 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum 2015!About.com Readers' Choice Winner!

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 Tell your child he will learn to build a smoke bomb and watch him enthusiastically reach for Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics. 
 
 This title from the Young Explorer Series introduces your child to two breathtaking subjects that naturally lend themselves to a multitude of hands-on demonstrations that bring science to life. 
 
 With this curriculum, your students will make a working periscope, explore physics with paper airplanes, manufacture a homemade electric motor, create the hugely popular smoke bomb, and much more. 
 
 Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics is packed with full-color pictures and illustrations, oodles of fascinating "Try This!" experiments and integrated narration questions. It will gently but thoroughly prepare your children for the more rigorous classes they will need in high school. See our optional lab kit <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/lab-kit-for-exploring-creation-with-chemistry-and-physics" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/lab-kit-for-exploring-creation-with-chemistry-and-physics" target="_blank">here</a>.
 
 About the Young Explorer Series:
 <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" target="_blank">Young Explorer</a> Jeannie Fulbright's elementary science program is an in-depth science curriculum with gorgeous, full-color pictures and captivating, God-exalting text. It sparkles in comparison to the mainstream, dry-bones science program, and it utilizes what we believe is the most sensible method of teaching science, the immersion approach.
 
 Other science programs quickly become tedious with their yearly superficial overviews as children encounter the repetitiveness of topic matters. The <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" target="_blank">Young Explorer</a> science immersion program, will allow your family to enjoy the depth and riches that genuine science can give. Most home-taught children who enjoy science are taught with a science immersion program.
 
 This program utilizes a combination of the Charlotte Mason and classical methods. You can rely on each <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" target="_blank">Young Explorer</a> book to acknowledge the evidence of Creation, have easy-to-follow self-contained lessons, include hands-on activities, and support the National Standards of Science. 
 
 Recommended for ages six through twelve, but written with a fourth-grader in mind, you may find that your older children will enjoy doing the coursework independently. At the same time, younger, less confident readers will prefer parental involvement.
 
 We encourage you to let your child choose the topic to study that captures your student's interest. Your student can use the <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series" target="_blank">Young Explorer titles</a> in any order since each book's content stands alone. 
 
 Because of the concept levels, the publisher suggests that Earth Science, <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series/products/exploring-creation-w-human-anatomy-and-physiology" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series/products/exploring-creation-w-human-anatomy-and-physiology" target="_blank">Human Anatomy &amp; Physiology</a>, and <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series/products/exploring-creation-with-chemistry-and-physics" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/collections/young-explorer-series/products/exploring-creation-with-chemistry-and-physics" target="_blank">Chemistry &amp; Physics</a> are better suited for upper elementary grades. However, younger students can certainly follow along and learn well if older siblings have progressed into these last three books. The <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/exploring-creation-with-earth-science-junior-notebooking-journal-1" class="editor-rtfLink" data-mce-fragment="1" data-mce-href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/exploring-creation-with-earth-science-junior-notebooking-journal-1" target="_blank">Junior Notebooking Journals</a>, for grades K-2, will allow them to absorb the concepts at their level.
 
 If you would like a convenient, time-saving way to get nearly all of the materials you will need for the experiments, we now offer a lab kit! This lab kit is assembled with virtually every non-household item the curriculum requires, so you won't have to search for elusive components. 
  
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Though not required, a <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/chemistry-and-physics-notebooking-journal" target="new">student journal</a> is available separately and is the perfect complement to this textbook. Get the optional Lab Kit for Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics<a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/lab-kit-for-exploring-creation-with-chemistry-and-physics" target="new"> here</a>. ISBN: 978-1-935495-98-7 Author: Jeannie Fulbright Publisher: Apologia First Printing: July 2013 Pages: 280 Ages: 5-11 Grades: K-6 Faith-Based: Yes <img src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1994/4551/files/ribbon_large.gif?v=1500415094" alt="">Awards and Endorsements: Old Schoolhouse EE Award 2015 1st Place Winner! Practical Homeschooling 2015 Reader Award Top Ranked by Homeschoolers! One of Cathy Duffy's 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum 2015! About.com Readers' Choice Winner!

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Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics Elementary

For use with Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics The Young Explorer Series is a favorite science program for young scientists and with good reason. The Charlotte Mason approach provides lots of information in a readable, engaging format. Lessons are designed to be spread over multiple weeks, with significant portions devoted to hands-on experiments and notebook keeping. Notebook keeping is simply a system for assisting your child in documenting what he has learned in each lesson. With this book, your child will write out the highlights of the lesson. If your child is young or doesn't enjoy writing, you can instead use the Junior version of the Notebooking Journal, available separately. Notebooking Journal will help your child think through what he has learned, distill it down to its most basic level, and communicate it effectively. If he can't reiterate it well, he probably doesn't grasp it. With 200 ready-to-use pages, as well as 64 pages of full-color supplements, the spiral-bound Chemistry and Physics Notebooking Journal includes: A daily Schedule for completing the readings, notebook assignments, activities, and experiments utilizing a two-day-per-week plan Fascinating facts templates for your student to record what he has learned with words and illustrations for each lesson. Templates for completing the Notebooking Activities Review questions for each lesson, which can be answered orally or as a written narration Scripture copywork, with both print and cursive practice--a valuable method for memorizing Scripture; teaching spelling, grammar, and writing; and handwriting practice Project pages and scientific speculation sheets for the student to record experiments or projects completed throughout the course Fly higher ideas for each lesson include additional activities, projects, experiments, books, or videos that correlate with the lesson Beautiful, full-color, lapbook-style Miniature Books, which the student may wish to create, encouraging him to record facts and information learned in each lesson. These are then placed on the Miniature Book Paste Page to display in his notebook Field trip sheets to record field trips he enjoyed during his studies A final review with fifty questions the student can answer, either orally or in writing, to show off what he knows about chemistry and physics at the end of the course Features View Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics sample pages here (sample pages include Text & Notebooking Journal sample pages, Table of Contents, Supply List, and more). ISBN: 978190110059 Author: Jeannie Fulbright Publisher: Apologia First Printing: July 2013 Pages: 280 Ages: 5-11 Grades: K-6 Consumable: Yes Reproducible: No Faith-Based: Yes Awards and Endorsements: Old Schoolhouse EE Award 2015 1st Place Winner! Practical Homeschooling 2015 Reader Award Top Ranked by Homeschoolers! One of Cathy Duffy's 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum 2015! About.com Readers' Choice Winner!

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Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics Elementary Notebooking Journal

Draw Simply with Simply Draw Anyone can learn to draw. The question is: How hard do you want to make it on yourself? We review drawing programs on a regular basis, and absolutely none of them compares to Simply Draw. Book Plus Video Instruction Designed to teach drawing to children as young as eight through adult education classes, the lessons in Simply Draw with Bob Parsons are simple and come with clear, step-by-step explanations. Because each exercise introduces a new idea or adds to drawing concepts already introduced, Simply Draw is so basic that even those of us who despair of ever learning to draw can do so. Plus, there are almost three hours of additional video instruction included, making this the easiest drawing program available. Plenty of Open Space, High-Quality Paper Because everyone learns better with laughter, Bob Parsons, a father of six, includes humorous drawings and witty asides throughout Simply Draw. Plenty of open space and high-quality paper encourage drawing directly in the book, but with the provided PDF file on the DVD, you can print copies of the practice pages for the entire family and keep your book in pristine condition. Principles Gleaned from Drawing Textbook Simply Draw with Bob Parsons gleans a fair amount from the late Bruce McIntyre's Drawing Textbook, which was wildly popular with homeschoolers for dozens of years. Bob Parsons received permission from surviving family members of Bruce to use his teachings, so if you missed out on securing a copy of the Drawing Textbook while it was still available, you will be delighted to know those excellent principles are in Simply Draw. See a Difference in Virtually No Time Include Simply Draw in your homeschool day, and you will see a difference in your children's drawing skills in virtually no time. Simply Draw with Bob Parsons includes nearly 200 pages, close to three hours of DVD instruction, and a PDF document containing all the practice pages. The DVD is designed to play on a computer only. From the Author Discouragement comes quite often from the teacher. It is a frightening thought that one could be the means by which some child is discouraged from something as important as drawing. It is my goal to encourage the student to believe they can draw, through a simple and methodical process. And then to be able to draw and receive the benefits of a lifelong friend — drawing. Features Inside the book: Step-by-step illustrations Systematic progression Room to draw in the book Includes section on hand lettering On the DVD: Video demonstrations PDF file of practice pages Publisher's Information Author: Bob Parsons Pages: 200 Binding: 3-hole punched, ready for binder (not included) Copyright: 2010 ISBN: 9781616583378 Publisher: Bob Parsons Made In: USA Consumable: Yes Reproducible: Printable PDF file included on DVD Faith-Based: No

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Simply Draw with Bob Parsons

Wordsmith Student For young people who want to improve their writing skills, step-by-step instructions are provided that will help any writer improve his techniques. The introduction provides a brief review of grammar followed by instruction on building stronger sentences, exercises in descriptive and narrative writing, creating dialogue, story writing, and writing from a particular point of view. Plus, practice the essential skills of every good writer, proofreading and revising. Wordsmith Teacher Book Provides teachers the answers to exercises found in Wordsmith. About the Wordsmith Series Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the slew of creative writing programs available for homeschoolers? As a curriculum provider, we have seen more writing programs than any sensible parent would ever want to see, and candidly, after a while, they all look pretty much the same. So what stood out about the Wordsmith line? No Slick Promises To start with, the engaging exercises and doable assignments are pertinent for reinforcing the systematic process of thinking, organizing, writing, evaluating, and re-writing that is critical to any creative writing program. But ultimately, at the very core of the Wordsmith program is the honest reality presented by the author, Janie B. Cheaney, a regular columnist for World Magazine, that while her books will not always produce an enthusiastic and prolific writer, the Wordsmith series, the actual skills of creative writing can be acquired by anyone. So if you need a language arts program that addresses creative writing in more depth, the Wordsmith series is the most effective, painless approach we have seen. A Teacher’s Guide for this course is available separately. Features Author: Janie B. Cheaney Pages: Student Book: 119, Teacher Book: 47 Publisher: Common Sense Press, 2016 Faith-Based: No View a sample lesson of Wordsmith Student BookAwards and Endorsements:2012 Cathy Duffy's 101 Top Picks review by My Life on a Taffy Pull "This program wasn’t a good fit for my budding authoress Strawberry. She loves to write, but felt that this book was too easy. I guess that’s not a bad problem to have. It didn’t hold her attention or challenge her enough. One good thing about all of the books that Timberdoodle sells in this same series is the cost. They are low-cost books! So the risk is minimal if you want to try them out." Read the Full Review review by For One Another "We have only used this book for 2 weeks now, but I've got to admit that I do like it. The biggest plus so far is that I don't get the rolled eyes and groans when it's time to pull out Wordsmith, like I did with last year's writing curriculum I chose. When I asked my 14 year old daughter what she thought of it, her response was: 'Way better than last year, for sure. AND I'm having fun with the thesaurus'." Read the Full Review review by Eclectic Montage "The approach is simple, but effective. As a short course, I think it does provide the foundation for getting a young writer on the path to understanding that writing is more than just putting words on paper. There is an approach, there are rules, and being able to apply those effectively are the key to success. If you have never had your child really sit down and walk through how to construct sentences, paragraphs, and finally a full essay, then I can easily recommend this program. Writing cannot be taken for granted – it must be taught." Read the Full Review

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For young people who want to improve their writing skills, step-by-step instructions are provided that will help any writer improve his techniques. The introduction provides a brief review of grammar followed by instruction on building stronger sentences, exercises in descriptive and narrative writing, creating dialogue, story writing, and writing from a particular point of view. Plus, practice the essential skills of every good writer, proofreading and revising. 
Wordsmith Teacher Book 
Provides teachers the answers to exercises found in Wordsmith. 
About the Wordsmith Series 
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the slew of creative writing programs available for homeschoolers? As a curriculum provider, we have seen more writing programs than any sensible parent would ever want to see, and candidly, after a while, they all look pretty much the same. So what stood out about the Wordsmith line? 
No Slick Promises 
To start with, the engaging exercises and doable assignments are pertinent for reinforcing the systematic process of thinking, organizing, writing, evaluating, and re-writing that is critical to any creative writing program. But ultimately, at the very core of the Wordsmith program is the honest reality presented by the author, Janie B. Cheaney, a regular columnist for World Magazine, that while her books will not always produce an enthusiastic and prolific writer, the Wordsmith series, the actual skills of creative writing can be acquired by anyone. So if you need a language arts program that addresses creative writing in more depth, the Wordsmith series is the most effective, painless approach we have seen. A <a href="https://timberdoodle.com/products/wordsmith-teacher-book" target="new">Teacher’s Guide</a> for this course is available separately.

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