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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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The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child, by well-known author Linda Dobson, gives a complete guide to your first year of homeschooling. Topics include: Catering to Your Child's Learning Style, A Week in the Life, Half a Dozen Homeschooling Myths, and more. 348 pages. Learn More

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

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 C is for Grade 3. 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 D is for Grade 4. Answer Key is included. Learn More

Presented in reproducible Blackline Master format with answer keys, the Tests add a valuable assessment resource. They feature multiple-choice questions that are compliant with standardized test formats. Types of questions include Sentence Completions, Vocabulary Application, and Analogies. Use with Vocabulary From Classical Roots A Student Book (Item #2255). From EPS. Learn More

Use this helpful resource along with the Old Testament and Ancient Egypt cards and tape. Includes comprehension questions, project ideas, tests and more. Recommended for 2nd grade and up. Learn More

Set includes 32 cards, plan to cover one per week. Included are dates of events, summary of events, resource helps for teaching the events and more. Recommended for 2nd grade and up. Learn More

Use this helpful resource along with the New Testament Greece/Rome cards and tape. Includes comprehension questions, project ideas, tests and more. Recommended for 3rd grade and up. Learn More

Set includes 32 cards, plan to cover one per week. Includes dates of events, summary of events, resources for teaching the events and more. Recommend for 3rd grade and up. Learn More

Use this helpful resource along with the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation cards and tape. Includes comprehension questions, project ideas, tests and more. Recommended for 4th grade and up. Learn More

Set includes 32 full color cards, plan to complete one per week. Includes dates of events, summary of events, resources for teaching events and more. Recommended for 4th grade and up. Learn More

Explorers to 1815 Teacher Edition by Veritas Press is filled with helpful information, student pages, comprehension questions, project and writing ideas as well as tests. Use with Explorers to 1815 cards and cassette tape. Softcover, Christian content. Learn More

Set inlcudes 32 full color cards, plan to complete one per week. Includes date of events, summary of events, resources to help teach events and more. Recommended for 5th grade and up. Learn More

Use this helpful resource along with the 1815 to Present cards and tape. Includes comprehension questions, project ideas, test and more. Recommended for 5th grade and up. Softcover. Learn More

Use this resource for comprehension questions, project ideas, tests and more. Meant to be used with the Genesis Through Joshua cards and tape. Recommended for grades 2nd and up. Learn More

Includes 32 cards, plan to finish one per week. Includes dates of events, summary of events, resources for teaching the events and more. Recommended for 2nd grade and up. Learn More

This resource is for use with the Judges Through Kings cards and tape. Includes comprehension questions, project ideas, tests and more. Recommended for 3rd grade and up. Learn More