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Challenging writing projects for homeschoolers. Student may begin Level 4 at about age 13-14 or any age after completing Level 3. All of the exercises are written directly to the student to encourage independent workThe writing exercises are divided into the four categories of basic, creation, organization and descriptive; this includes exercises on writing about feelings, organizing thoughts into cohesive sentences, outlines, specific writing prompts and more. Writing Strands is designed for homeschoolers who work independently, making the writing process easier for both the teacher and student as the demands for student writing increase. Recommended for Grade 8. It would be helpful for the teacher to have Writing Strands Evaluating Writing.

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Challenging writing projects for homeschoolers. Student may begin Level 5 at about age 15-16 or any age after completing Level 4. All of the exercises are written directly to the student to encourage independent work. Topics covered in this level are narrative attitude, sentence interest, argument, narrative voice knowledge, active/passive voice, narrative voice position, order, dialogue, reader emotion, tense control, details, flashback, foreshadowing, information control, following a scenario, letters. Recommened for Grade 9. Softcover, 91 pages. It would be helpful for the teacher to have Writing Strands Evaluating Writing.

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Challenging writing projects for homeschoolers. For 16 yrs and up or students who have completed level 5. All of the exercises are written directly to the student to encourage independent work. This level covers character traits, organizing ideas, creating conflict, point of view, survey, book report, personal observation, interviewing, creating characters, decisions, character actions, business letters. Recommended for Grade 10. It would be helpful for the teacher to have Writing Strands Evaluating Writing. Learn More

Evaluating Writing is the teacher's manual to evaluating Writing Strands assignments. This manual addresses some concerns and conditions that cause children to fear and disdain writing, including: fear and insecurity, motivation, concentration, thinking through ideas, talking about mechanical problems, following directions, not wanting to edit, proofreading and what to do with a child that "just doesn't want to write". It has rough drafts, second drafts and finished papers written by homeschoolers using our exercises. Softcover, 96 pages, indexed. From National Writing Institute. Learn More

Instill critical Bible truths in your child's heart with LIFEPAC. The LIFEPAC 4th Grade Bible Set continues your child's study of important biblical themes. Using colorful worktexts, this homeschool program presents lessons from the Old and New Testaments on Daniel, Peter, Saul (Paul), David the Shepherd, Jesus and the Sheep, and much more. A teacher's guide is included in this Alpha Omega curriculum. From Alpha Omega. Learn More

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Author: Rea Berg and Rebecca Manor

Recommended For: K-3rd Grade

This open-and-go teacher's guide makes it easy to use the best literature to teach the story of the United States. We have sifted through 150+ titles to choose the best books available. Now you and your homeschooled students can dive into engaging stories with beautiful illustrations as you travel through time to meet Leif Erikson, Benjamin Banneker, Myles Standish, Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Franklin, Pocahontas, and dozens of others. This teacher guide includes historical background, recipes, discussion topics, many supplemental book recommendations, website links, and much more. Homeschool students will learn about the people who shaped our nation's heritage beginning with the Indigenous Peoples who first settled the American continents and ending at the conclusion of the Civil War. 

Learning history is most useful when the curriculum and unit studies show us what we can aspire to and what we ought to avoid or correct.

 An invaluable resource, this homeschooling teacher's guide takes out all the guesswork so you can enjoy hours of reading great books together, learning about the formation of our country, and having valuable discussions that will help you connect with your kids.

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This teacher guide accompanies our History of Science unit study for homeschool / charter schools. This course is an enriching way to introduce biology, chemistry, and physics. Designed for 4th grade - 6th grade, this one-year homeschool curriculum covers basic scientific principles and the history of scientific study beginning in ancient Greece and continuing through the 1990s.

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The Big Idea
Sink into some serious fun with a soft and squishy, super stretchy, seriously sculptable new Playfoam compound specially designed for preschool sensory play!
Psst…They’re Learning!

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The Big Idea
Sink into some serious fun with a soft and squishy, super stretchy, seriously sculptable new Playfoam compound specially designed for preschool sensory play!
Psst…They’re Learning!

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Ages 3 - 8

The Big Idea
Squishable and shapable, Playfoam Naturals is the sensory-satisfying, plant-based learning compound that’s perfect for preschool learning!
Psst…They’re Learning!

• Develops visual artistic talent
• Encourages creative play
• A great sensory learning tool

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Ages 3 - 6

Take a stroll through preschool learning with the ONLY official Pete the Cat game based on the best-selling title “I Love My White Shoes”! Spin a super cool, guitar-shaped, color randomizer to determine whether Pete has stepped in red strawberries, blue blueberries, green grass, or yellow bananas. Spin the included Pete the Cat color wheel until Pete’s shoes match that color, then search for the matching game token in the game box. Collect all 4 colors and you win this groovy game of colors and matching, in addition the game play also encourages good sportsmanship, practices turn-taking, and aids in social/emotional development, so everyone’s a winner! 

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Ages 3 - 6

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Independent learning really hits the spot with this brand new Hot Dots set developed by educational experts specifcally for preschoolers.

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Instill critical Bible truths in your child's heart with LIFEPAC. The LIFEPAC 6th Grade Bible Set is a complete survey of the entire Bible...from Genesis through Revelations. Using colorful worktexts, the program walks your student through both the Old and New Testaments equipping him with a general overview of God's Word. Teacher's guide included. From Alpha Omega. Learn More

Stop dreading math lessons! Picture your child enjoying math and finishing assignments in addition and subtraction, multiplication, and decimals with the colorful, best-selling Horizons 2nd Grade Math Set. Highly acclaimed, this proven math course includes 160 lessons within two student workbooks and a two-part teacher's guide. From Alpha Omega. Learn More

Expand your child's math skills! The Horizons 3rd Grade Math Set builds on previous math concepts with more complex lessons that include square roots, geometry, rounding and graphing, and more! This engaging math course includes 160 lessons within two student workbooks and a two-part teacher's guide. From Alpha Omega. Learn More

George Eliot's Victorian masterpiece: a magnificent portrait of a provincial town and its inhabitants

George Eliot’s novel, Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town in the midst of modern changes.

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Want your child to learn math using real-life illustrations? With the Horizons 5th Grade Math Set, you'll reinforce new math concepts with fun-filled, homeschooling activities. Two colorful student workbooks contain 160 lessons covering problem solving, percents, averages, and more! Teacher's guide also included. From Alpha Omega. Learn More

With more than half a million copies in print, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is the definitive guide to giving your child the reading skills needed now for a better chance at tomorrow, while bringing you and your child closer together. Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? Do you want to help your child read, but are afraid you’ll do something wrong? Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a complete, step-by-step program that shows patents simply and clearly how to teach their children to read. Twenty minutes a day is all you need, and within 100 teaching days your child will be reading on a solid second-grade reading level. It’s a sensible, easy-to-follow, and enjoyable way to help your child gain the essential skills of reading. Everything you need is here—no paste, no scissors, no flash cards, no complicated directions—just you and your child learning together. One hundred lessons, fully illustrated and color-coded for clarity, give your child the basic and more advanced skills needed to become a good reader. Softcover 390+ pages. Learn More

The Language Wars: and Other Writings for Homeschoolers A collection of 25 favorite homeschooling articles by Ruth Beechick. Sample topics covered are: thinking, creativity, math, memory, ancient history, achievement testing, cures for dyslexia, and early childhood. This supplements information given in the homeschooling books above, rather than being repetitive. 252 pages, Paperback Learn More

PARENT-TEACHER GUIDE by Ruth Beechick Please Note: This Parent-Techer Guide has been written Expressly for Mott Media's republication of the 1830's McGuffey Readers. For families who want to use McGuffey's Readers as a reading curriculum for homeschooling or as a summer reading program, the Parent-Teacher Guide features practical, easy-to-follow instructions for each lesson in the Readers. This invaluable resource also enables parents and teachers to tap into Dr. Beechick's years of experience as she explains how McGuffey's Readers correspond to the stages of reading, how to teach phonics, and what to do to help a child at each stage of reading. There's also tips on integrating penmanship, language arts, and spelling with the Readers. 110 pages, Paperback Learn More

Caroline, her selfish younger sister, was the one everyone loved. Growing up on a tiny Chesapeake Bay island in the early 1940s, angry Louise reveals how Caroline robbed her of everything: her hopes for schooling, her friends, her mother, even her name. While everyone pampered Caroline, Wheeze (her sister's name for her) began to learn the ways of the watermen and the secrets of the island. The war unexpectedly gave her a chance to fulfill her dream to work as a watermen alongside her father. Alone and unsure, Louise began to fight her way to a place where Caroline could not reach to find her own identity. Learn More

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Author: Rebecca Manor

Recommended For: 7-9th Grade

This teacher guide, designed for 7th grade - 9th grade homeschoolers, features assignments, research and creative writing projects, discussion and narration prompts to encourage critical thinking, curated reading lists for digging deeper, character connections, activities and handicraft, and more. The teacher's guide allows you, in the words of Charlotte Mason, to "spread a feast" for your child to delight in the accounts of great men and women and to learn from the triumphs and mistakes of the past.

Through the accompanying literature, your homeschooling student will read award-winning books that tell the story of our country from a rich array of voices. They'll develop critical reasoning skills and hone their ability to look at history from multiple perspectives. 

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Expand your student's math skills with the Horizons 6th Grade Math Set. Building on previous math concepts, this best-selling course strengthens your child's skills with advanced math lessons on percents, geometry, personal finance, and more! Two student workbooks with 160 colorful lessons and teacher's guide included. From Alpha Omega. Learn More