Education : Home Schooling

Reading Reinforcement Games – Book 2. A 2 book series which provides games that a teacher can use to provide worthwhile activities for groups of students to be engaged in while they work with other groups. Each book provides a variety of games in ascending levels of difficulty with increasing difficulty of vocab. They are aimed at giving students the opportunity to practice word recognition and reading skills in a simple fun way. Book 2 games cover:. • matching words to a picture. • completing cloze activities using given words and a picture. • riddles. • reading and acting out cards. • jumbled stories – sentences and pictures that students put together in the correct sequence so the story makes sense. Teachers need to copy the games onto light card and cut them up to have for the classroom a good range of games that can easily be replaced if they are lost or become worn. The simplicity of the rules and challenges in each game make them very easy and quick to explain and for students to learn. more...

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Learn Basic Sight Words. Book 1 was so popular we have added another book to this series. Book 2 introduces a further 21 basic sight words at the next degree of difficulty to the 24 introduced in Book 1. Book 2 follows the same sequence of activities as Book 1 using large and small motor activities and sentence reading and writing activities with contextual clues to introduce each word. The activities used repeat for each word so that independence is quickly achieved and students can complete the activity on their own as a follow-up activity to instruction. Activities for each word are:. - tracing over a large model of the word. - copying over the word and writing it independently. - cutting out the muddled letters of the word and sticking them in the correct order. - selecting the correct word from a selection of words. - completing a sentence (use basic vocab and picture clues for understanding) with the word and reading the sentences. - cutting out the muddled words of one of the sentences and putting it together in the correct order. These activities are ideal for building into a book that the children can keep and read and re read and take home to share. The importance of being able to retain and instantly recognize the basic sight words to a good start in reading cannot be overstated. This resource will supplement classroom teaching and develop independence and success. more...

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Learn to sew. This book teaches beginning sewing through good construction skills and a variety of sewing projects. From pillowcases to purses to pajamas to quilting. All patterns, girls 8-16 and Misses 8-16 are included. You will receive instruction book and full size patterns that can be printed off and taped together. more...

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Creativity is the wealth of tomorrow. Developing laterality in approach to issues is exciting, challenging and critical, learning. World renowned Edward De Bono's concept of 'Thinking Hats' has proven itself to be an excellent way to ensure that students consider problems and issues from different perspectives; 'actively thinking'. This very successful 3 book series uses Edward De Bono's six thinking hats - yellow for optimism, green for creativity, blue for the overall picture, black for negative, red for emotions - to tease out issues. The 40 lessons per book span science, drama, visual art, music, health, social science, english, technology and mathematics to practise using thinking hats in many contexts. more...

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Who knew how simple Homeschooling could be? Tens of millions of parents like you have decided that the best way to prepare their children for life is by educating them at home instead of at a traditional private or public school. No matter the reason you are considering homeschooling for your children's education, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling outlines all of the legal, social, educational and logistical considerations that are part of the decision. With helpful and easy-to-read advice about everything from building curricula and setting up a home school classroom, to incorporating extracurricular activities like sports and field trips, this book will provide valuable help and ways to expand your children's homeschooling experience. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling will help you decide if homeschooling is the best choice for your children's education and then guide you to the curriculum tools and community resources you need to make the most of at-home classes and activities. Here's a small sample of what you'll find inside: * The benefits and drawbacks of homeschooling * The legal and educational requirements for the state you live in * Valuable lists of resources like homeschooling organizations, curriculum providers, and networking groups * Different ways you can test your child's true educational level, personality type and learning style * Sample plans to set up your homeschooling classroom including workstations, a library, audio-visual equipment, computer access and progress testing * Examples of field trips, sports, music, work or volunteer activities, online courses and tutor or mentor programs more...

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