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High-quality plastic cubes measure ¾” each and come in 10 bright colors. These stackable cubes are easy for little hands to connect and twist apart. Great for counting to 100 by ones and tens, grouping, and one-to-one correspondence. MathLink® Cubes feature geometric shape cutouts.  Cubes link together on all sides of each cube with geometric shape cutouts for more complex patterning activities. Includes Activity Guide Grades K+

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This book provides parents and other adults with a discussion on training children in Christian values. Its primary purpose is to sharpen the skills and understanding of those individuals who have a burden to guide youngsters in the path of righteousness. The five chapters of this text are entitled: “How to Influence Children in Godliness,” “The Deceitfulness of the Heart,” “How to Instruct Children for Eternity,” “Teaching Children to Be Happy,” and “Teaching Children the Royal Law.” By Christian Liberty Press. Softcover, 138 pages. Learn More

History Stories for Children, 3rd Edition from Christian Liberty Press introduces students to major historical events and important historical people from American and World history through engaging stories children will love to read! Students will improve reading skills while learning about Alexander the Great, King David, Ponce de Leon, The Pilgrims, and many others. This new third edition has been reformatted, updated, and expanded. It has been enhanced with poetry, extension activities, and full-color images. 264 pages, softcover. 3rd Edition. Learn More

Christian values, uplifting quotes, and reminders to pray for help or thankfulness are noteworthy elements of this spelling workbook. Phonics principles presented instruct children how to spell words with short and long vowel sounds, double consonants, special blends, digraphs oo and or, diphthongs, word endings, prefixes, suffixes, and compound words.

Word bank exercises, crosswords, fill-in-the-blank, writing practice, rhyming exercises, and other fun activities are included, helping children gain familiarity with how words and sentences are constructed. Test sheets are included at the back of the book. Teacher-Parent help is required. This second edition features updated fonts and other minor aesthetic changes; two-tone pages don't distract from the content.

This course builds a student’s spelling ability through the use of phonics rules. It instructs the student to spell with the use of short and long vowel sounds, double consonants, special blends, digraphs oo and or, diphthongs, word endings, prefixes, suffixes, and compound words.

Test sheets are included at the back of the book. With 36 units and 5 lessons per unit, the text is designed to be used daily over a 36 week period.

Grade 1. 127 pages. Published by Christian Liberty Press.

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This course features a review of phonics and spelling patterns from Building Spelling Skills: Book 1, and then goes on to explore a variety of consonant combinations, blends, digraphs, the spelling of certain peculiar phonetic sounds, and larger word parts. The course ends with spelling words incorporated into reading selections. Christian values, uplifting quotes and reminders to pray before each test are noteworthy elements of these spelling workbooks for grades 1-6. Phonics principles are emphasized throughout, along with advancing vocabulary through contextual works and lessons that include word meanings. A teacher's help is necessary, especially in the beginning books. Test pages are supplied in the back of each book. Word list exercises, choose the best answer, fill in the blank, list writing practice, sentence practice, categorization and other type questions help with reinforcement and retention of spelling words and principles. This second edition features updated fonts and other minor aesthetic changes; two-tone pages don't distract from the content. Grade 2. 133 pages. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Learn More

Christian values, uplifting quotes, and reminders to pray for help or thankfulness are noteworthy elements of this spelling workbook. Phonics principles presented instruct children how to spell words with beginning consonant sounds, consonant blends, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs, diphthongs ou and ow; words with ar and or; word endings; words with er, ir, and ur; and diphthongs oi and oy.

Vocabulary-building is emphasized through contextual exercises as well as a lesson dealing with word meanings. Word-bank, crossword, fill-in-the-blank, and other exercises are included, helping children gain familiarity with how words and sentences are constructed. Test sheets are included at the back of the book. Teacher-Parent help is required. This second edition features updated fonts and other minor aesthetic changes; two-tone pages don't distract from the content.

This course groups words by various phonetic features (including review material from previous Building Spelling Skills courses). It also seeks to build vocabulary. Students learn how to spell words with beginning consonant sounds, blends, and digraphs; vowel digraphs; and diphthongs.

131 pages. Grade 3. Published by Chrisian Liberty Press.

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Christian values, uplifting quotes, and reminders to pray for help or thankfulness are noteworthy elements of this spelling workbook. Phonics principles presented instruct children how to spell words with suffixes -tion and -ion, silent e words, word endings, words with ch sounds, spelling the three sounds of wh and ch, con-sonant digraphs with f and ph, prefixes, compound words, irregular spellings, and names of time and measurement. Use of the apostrophe is also covered.

Vocabulary-building is emphasized through contextual exercises as well as a lesson dealing with word meanings. Word-bank, crossword, fill-in-the-blank, and other exercises are included, helping children gain familiarity with how words and sentences are constructed. Test sheets are included at the back of the book. Teacher-Parent help is required. This second edition features updated fonts and other minor aesthetic changes; two-tone pages don't distract from the content.

This course uses various categories (such as plurals, consonant digraphs, prefixes, and suffixes) to present lists of words with similar characteristics.

Grade 4. 127 pages. Published by Christian Liberty Press.

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This course presents spelling words in groups according to various domains of knowledge. Domains include (but are not limited to) world and U.S. geography, astronomy, anatomy, health, law, economics, music, buildings, and animals. Grade 5. Softcover, 132 pages. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Learn More

Students who study this workbook will be better prepared to spell words that have difficult sounds or difficult endings. This book also provides instruction in key suffixes and English, Latin and Greek prefixes. Later units in the course teach students how to discriminate between synonyms and how to change accents.

Christian values, uplifting quotes, and reminders to pray for help or thankfulness are noteworthy elements of this spelling workbook. Phonics principles focus on vowel sounds, er, sk, k, and sh sounds.

Vocabulary-building is emphasized through contextual exercises as well as a lesson dealing with word meanings. Word-bank, crossword, fill-in-the-blank, and other exercises are included, helping children gain familiarity with how words and sentences are constructed. Test sheets are included at the back of the book. Teacher-Parent help is required. This second edition features updated fonts and other minor aesthetic changes; two-tone pages don't distract from the content.

Grade: 6th Workbook, 127 pages . Published by Christian Liberty Press

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This course is dedicated exclusively to word building with prefixes and suffixes. The third lesson (of five) for a given week exposes the student to more in-depth information about that week’s words. The fourth lesson of each week challenges the student to demonstrate understanding by using the words in sentences. Grade 7. 136 pages. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Learn More

This course teaches many of the most important root words from foundational languages such as Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, American Indian, and Dutch. The exercises in the workbook include matching words to their definitions, root words or origins, and using the words in sentences. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Learn More

Use with Building Spelling Skills 3. Includes answers and teacher helps. Softcover. Published by Chirstian Liberty Press. Recommended for 3rd grade. Learn More

Includes answers and teacher notes for Building Spelling Skills 4. Softcover. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Recommended for 4th grade. Learn More

Includes answers and teacher notes for Building Spelling Skills 5. Softcover. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Recommended for 5th grade. Learn More

Includes answers and teacher helps for Building Spelling Skills 6. Softcover. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Recommended for 6th grade. Learn More

Includes answers and teacher helps for Building Spelling Skills 7. Softcover. Published by Christian Liberty Press. Recommended for 7th grade. Learn More

Building Spelling Skills Answer Key by Christian Liberty Press. Spelling book teaches students many of the most important root words from foundational languages such as Latin, French, Greek, Spanish, American Indian and Dutch. Also teaches about vocabulary words from ancient and modern poetry, English literature, and world literature. 8th grade. Learn More

The Focus On Elementary Textbooks (3rd Edition) cover a single-subject area for any one of the 5 core disciplines (chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy). There are 12 chapters in each textbook. Chapters are kept short to help students master content efficiently. Ideal as an introductory textbook. Subjects and grade levels are purchased separately.

Elementary Biology gives kids an introduction to the essential elements in biology. Learning real terms and concepts, Elementary Biology students start to put their questions into a useful framework for understanding science.

Students learn about

•cells
•photosynthesis
•plant growth
•protozoa
•butterflies
•frogs. Each chapter also comes with an accompanying laboratory experiment. This is where kids get to really learn real science. The Elementary Biology experiments help kids learn the first step of the scientific method – making good observations.

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Creating Fiction is for those students who love to write fiction. It presents 17 elements of short story writing with detailed and explicit explanations and directions. It also has these exercises written by high school students. It shows students how to write short stories and how to submit them to publishers. These are very sophisticated exercises and should be attempted only by serious young writers. Each of the exercises in this level has, in the index, a student's paper based on it just as it was handed in to the teacher. There is an 18th exercise that asks students to use the 17 skills in the writing of a short story. Creating Fiction is for those students who love to write fiction. It presents 17 elements of short story writing with detailed and explicit explanations and directions. It also has these exercises written by high school students. It shows students how to write short stories and how to submit them to publishers. These are very sophisticated exercises and should be attempted only by serious young writers. Each of the exercises in this level has, in the index, a student's paper based on it just as it was handed in to the teacher. There is an 18th exercise that asks students to use the 17 skills in the writing of a short story. To be used after completing Writing Strands Level 7. Learn More

Author:  Claire Saunders
Illustrator:  Bethany Lord

Games in Animals of the USA include matching the animal to its home state, counting the bald eagles, and a manatee memory game. Interesting wildlife facts are embedded throughout the book, meaning that readers will absorb educational information as they play.

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Be an eyewitness to the prehistoric beasts that once ruled the earth and find out how ancient fossils and footprints can reveal their awesome world. From their evolution to their extinction, see what dinosaur skin was like, find out how a fossil can show if a dinosaur was a carnivore or herbivore, study claws and tails and how they were used and more in this latest edition of an Eyewitness favorite. For over 25 years, DK's Eyewitness books have been the most trusted nonfiction series in classrooms, libraries, and homes around the world. In summer 2014 this award-winning series will get a fresh new look both inside and out. The introduction of paperback editions, eye-catching jackets, and updated interiors ensure that the Eyewitness series will continue to be relevant in the ever-changing world of education and remain the go-to source for homework help, research projects, reluctant readers, ESL students, and, as always, to satisfy the minds of curious kids. Supports the Common Core State Standards. Learn More

Billy Budd is among the greatest of Melville's works and, in its richness and ambiguity, among the most problematic. Outwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, Billy Budd, Sailor is a nautical recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a searching portrait of three extraordinary men. In this edition are also eight shorter tales, reprinted from the most authoritative recent editions and are supplemented by a penetrating introduction and full notes. Learn More

This popular series offers nonfiction reading passages with comprehension questions on a variety of subjects for students in second grade through junior high school and beyond. Topics and questions prepare students for standardized tests and provide valuable practice in nonfiction reading comprehension. The entire Reading Comprehension series is particularly useful in a classroom that has students of varying reading abilities. Themes such as “Great Americans” and “What Do You Think?” reappear in each book, with the exact focus of the passage changing according to the level of the material. Early Reading Comprehension Four illustrated workbooks contain stories, brief articles, and poems in seven subject areas: general topics, social studies, science, logical thinking, mathematics, literature, and the arts. The variety of the selections gives students practice in reading about a wide range of subjects. Skills Addressed • Story elements • Literal comprehension questions • Recalling the main idea and details • Sequencing • Matching vocabulary words with meanings • Writing in response to reading passages Book A is for Grade 2. Answer Key is included. Learn More

This popular series offers nonfiction reading passages with comprehension questions on a variety of subjects for students in second grade through junior high school and beyond. Topics and questions prepare students for standardized tests and provide valuable practice in nonfiction reading comprehension. The entire Reading Comprehension series is particularly useful in a classroom that has students of varying reading abilities. Themes such as “Great Americans” and “What Do You Think?” reappear in each book, with the exact focus of the passage changing according to the level of the material. Early Reading Comprehension Four illustrated workbooks contain stories, brief articles, and poems in seven subject areas: general topics, social studies, science, logical thinking, mathematics, literature, and the arts. The variety of the selections gives students practice in reading about a wide range of subjects. Skills Addressed • Story elements • Literal comprehension questions • Recalling the main idea and details • Sequencing • Matching vocabulary words with meanings • Writing in response to reading passages Book B is for Grades 2-3. Answer Key is included. Learn More