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Find out how explorer Christopher Columbus survived great danger on the high seas on his voyages to the New World. Longer sentences and an expanded vocabulary make this series of 48-page books slightly more challenging: Level 2 is appropriate for children who have started to read but still need help. Information boxes full of background information will stimulate inquisitive minds. These books contain between 700 and 850 words, and they are approximately 70 percent pictures and 30 percent text. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4. 32 pages. Learn More

Examines the life of the Indian princess Pocahontas and her contact with English settlers, especially John Smith

Age Range: 6 - 8 years

Grade Level: 1 - 3

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Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank went into hiding from the Nazis with her family in 1942. Read the remarkable story of her life, death, and legacy.

The 48-page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail. Young readers will devour these kid-friendly titles, which cover high-interest topics such as Sharks#3789, and the Bermuda Triangle,#5562. Information boxes highlight historical references, trivia, pronunciation, and other facts about words and names mentioned. Averaging 2,400 to 2,800 words, these books offer a 50/50 picture-to-text ratio. The Dorling Kindersley Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children’s authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade 4. 

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This in-depth White House tour ventures through history, from the building's inception to the present. Thirty images depict the selection of the site, the impact of the War of 1812, the first Oval Office, the addition of the porticos, Michelle Obama's vegetable garden, and other scenes from the building's history. Captions offer detailed commentary. Dover Original. Learn More

The standards-based critical thinking activities of Reading Detective® develop the analysis, synthesis, and vocabulary skills children need for exceptional reading comprehension. The activities are especially effective at helping children understand more challenging reading concepts such as drawing inferences, making conclusions, determining cause-and-effect, and using context clues to define vocabulary. Students read and analyze short literature passages and stories that include fiction and nonfiction genres. Then they answer multiple-choice and short-response questions, citing sentence evidence to support their answers. The grades 6–12+ remedial (RX) level is organized into single-skill units with a concluding mixed-skills unit and provides an introductory lesson for each skill. (RX activities are "prescriptive" to help underperforming students in grades 6–12+ improve their comprehension skills. Reading level is grades 4–6; story content is grades 6+.) Teaching Support Includes pretests, post-tests, lesson guidelines, and answers with detailed evidence. Reading and literary analysis skills are based on grade-level standards. Grades 6-12+ 192 pages. From The Critical Thinking Company. Learn More

This teaching guide is written at the challenging level. The challenging level focuses on a variety of reading strategies to help students construct a meaningful literature experience as well as develop critical thinking and academic skills. Activities include chapter summaries, strategy pages, tests and more. Answers are included as well as notes to the teacher. Learn More

American Pioneers and Patriots by Christian Liberty Press is a four-color history text which provides young students with a study of early American history and culture including not only political and military events, but also life in America through the fictional accounts of typical pioneer families in the New World. Recommended grade 3, 165 pages. Learn More

American Pioneers and Patriots Answer Key by Christian Liberty Press provides answers to the questions at the end of each chapter in the text American Pioneers and Patriots. It also includes answers to test questions which are available in a separate test booklet. 9 pages. Learn More

Spectrum Test Practice Grade 1. Practice makes perfect! That is the case with standardized tests too. Spectrum® Test Practice for Grade 1 includes comprehensive and "real" first grade practice tests for language arts and math that are Common Core aligned. Each test simulates the actual testing experience by including directions, examples, test questions, and a separate answer sheet with "bubbles" to be filled in for the answers. The online resources include language arts and math practice tests for your individual state's alignments. Answer key included. Reproducible. 160 pages. Learn More

Spectrum Test Practice Grade 2. Practice makes perfect! That is the case with standardized tests too. Spectrum® Test Practice for Grade 2 includes comprehensive and "real" second grade practice tests for language arts and math that are Common Core aligned. Each test simulates the actual testing experience by including directions, examples, test questions, and a separate answer sheet with "bubbles" to be filled in for the answers. The online resources include language arts and math practice tests for your individual state's alignments. Answer key included. Reproducible. 160 pages. Learn More

Spectrum Test Practice Grade 4. Practice makes perfect! That is the case with standardized tests too. Spectrum® Test Practice for Grade 4 includes comprehensive and "real" fourth grade practice tests for language arts and math that are Common Core aligned. Each test simulates the actual testing experience by including directions, examples, test questions, and a separate answer sheet with "bubbles" to be filled in for the answers. The online resources include language arts and math practice tests for your individual state's alignments. Answer key included. Reproducible. 160 pages. Learn More

Spectrum Test Practice Grade 5. Practice makes perfect! That is the case with standardized tests too. Spectrum® Test Practice for Grade 5 includes comprehensive and "real" fifth grade practice tests for language arts and math that are Common Core aligned. Each test simulates the actual testing experience by including directions, examples, test questions, and a separate answer sheet with "bubbles" to be filled in for the answers. The online resources include language arts and math practice tests for your individual state's alignments. Answer key included. Reproducible. 160 pages. Learn More

Spectrum Test Practice Grade 6. Practice makes perfect! That is the case with standardized tests too. Spectrum® Test Practice for Grade 6 includes comprehensive and "real" sixth grade practice tests for language arts and math that are Common Core aligned. Each test simulates the actual testing experience by including directions, examples, test questions, and a separate answer sheet with "bubbles" to be filled in for the answers. The online resources include language arts and math practice tests for your individual state's alignments. Answer key included. Reproducible. 160 pages. Learn More

Spectrum Test Practice Grade 7. Practice makes perfect! That is the case with standardized tests too. Spectrum® Test Practice for Grade 7 includes comprehensive and "real" seventh grade practice tests for language arts and math that are Common Core aligned. Each test simulates the actual testing experience by including directions, examples, test questions, and a separate answer sheet with "bubbles" to be filled in for the answers. The online resources include language arts and math practice tests for your individual state's alignments. Answer key included. Reproducible. 160 pages. Learn More

English For the Thoughtful Child 2 is published by Greenleaf Press. Like the first volume of English for Thoughtful Child Vol 1, this second book concentrates on the development of composition skills. Includes picture lessons, oral and written narration exercises, memory work and copy work. In addition to these lessons, this book includes nature lessons, narrative and descriptive skills and more. Softcover 110 pages. 3rd grade and up. Learn More

Published by Common Sense Press, Great Science Adventures is the result of the creativity of Dinah Zike and Susan Simpson. This series makes learning relevant and exciting! Check out all 10 titles which include Life, Earth, and Physical Science! In each of the 24 lessons, students make a Lots of Science Library Book using the masters provided inside. Information, pictures and diagrams make the study of each topic meaningful. For lab activities, the exclusive Investigative Loop process helps students get the most from their experience. Complete and clear directions are provided, along with materials lists, questions to ask, and data for students to record. 3D Graphic Organizers make complicated material simple. Students see and touch each part, increasing understanding and retention. Teacher Pages include vocabulary words, concept maps, assessments, assignments for all grade levels, and enrichment activities. From Common Sense Press. Grades K-8 Learn More

These student pages are intended for use with extra students for those who already own a hard copy of R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey Life Level 1 Student Book (sold separately, Item #4792). They do not contain any teacher/parent instruction pages. Sold shrink-wrapped and binder ready. These student pages are for personal family use only. They may not be reproduced and used by schools, co-ops, or groups. From Pandia Press. Learn More

Don't Know Much About the Civil War. Subtitled, "Everything You Need to Know About America's Greatest Conflict but Never Learned," this book follows the question and answer format of the Don't Know Much About Series. For high school students, 500 pages. Learn More

This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 7th-9th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references are given. From Progeny Press. Learn More

Math Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math. Students read a short story that includes a chart, table, or graph. Next they answer critical thinking questions to improve their understanding of the math concept and develop their critical thinking (comprehension) skills. Students can’t just scan the story for answers—they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and the chart, table, or graph to explain and support their answers. Stories are age-relevant, high-interest, and show students that math is integral to everyday activities. Teaching Support: Includes general and student introductions, a lesson that explains the concept of evidence, a chart of topics and key ideas to help select activities, and detailed answers. 110 pages. Grades 3-4. From The Critical Thinking Company. Learn More

Math Detective® uses topics and skills drawn from national math standards to prepare your students for advanced math courses and assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in math. Students read a short story that includes a chart, table, or graph. Next they answer critical thinking questions to improve their understanding of the math concept and develop their critical thinking (comprehension) skills. Students can’t just scan the story for answers—they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and the chart, table, or graph to explain and support their answers. Stories are age-relevant, high-interest, and show students that math is integral to everyday activities. Teaching Support: Includes general and student introductions, a lesson that explains the concept of evidence, a chart of topics and key ideas to help select activities, and detailed answers. Grades 5-6. 128 pages. From The Critical Thinking Company. Learn More

Daily Grams: A Guided Review Aiding Mastery Skill Grade 7 is designed as a guided review. There are 180 lessons of review, one review per teaching day. Daily Grams will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. This is not a teaching text, but has been specifically designed for review. Concepts are usually repeated within 25 to 30 days. Grade 7 covers abbreviations, geographic & structural capitalization, apostrophes, commas, underlining, quotation marks, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, verbs and more. Answers are included at the back; reproducible pages for student use only. 178 pages, softcover with answers at the back. Learn More

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Author: Rebecca Manor

Recommended For: 4-8th Grade

This teacher guide, designed for 4th grade - 8th grade, includes notes for a combination of biographies, audio CDs, and fascinating books. Students and teachers alike will gain an appreciation for classical music and the men and women who created it. Study notes, discussion prompts, hands-on activities, vocabulary words, and website links will help homeschoolers connect the various figures to their music and their place in history.

Through the accompanying literature, learn about the wonderful world of classical music and composition from the Baroque Period to the Modern Period! Tracing the development of orchestral music from Corelli, the father of modern violin playing, up to the time of Igor Stravinsky, students will learn of the lives of the great composers and of their triumphs and failures. Students will study the formation and instruments of the orchestra, the complex job of its conductor, read the most famous ballets, and listen to the greatest musical works in history.

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This teacher's manual gives a step-by-step outline for the entire SWR program. Wanda Sanseri, a homeschool educator with experience as a professional classroom instructor and a private tutor, shows how to teach reading the "write" way. Some children learn to read no matter what a teacher does. By phonetically teaching spelling from the start as the backbone for reading, this program can teach all children, regardless of learning styles, to read and spell. Spell to Write and Read is designed as a the overall step-by-step teacher's guide that accompanies the specific word list in WISE Guide (sold separately, Item #2784). SWR covers preparation, philosophy, pointers for preschoolers, reading aloud, evaluating achievement levels and teaching penmanship with phonograms. It illustrates in scripted detail the spelling dictation process, covers instructions and examples for the teaching spelling rule reference pages, provides ideas for reading assignments, explains ways to improve comprehension skills, and teaches you how to help refine composition skills. Appendices include Wanda's Senate Hearing Speech on Literacy, the Diagnostic Spelling Scale, sample Reference Pages, a summary of keys to the language, detailed lesson plan ideas, a bibliography, glossary, and an index. From Back Home Industries. Reviewer Cathy Duffy lists it in her newest curriculum guide as one of her Top 100 Picks! Learn More